electronic theses and dissertations: recent submissions
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dvs-capable ultra-low-power subthreshold cmos temperature sensor / by gregory toombs.
(2010)there are many contemporary contexts in which a small, low-power-consumption temperature sensor is very valuable. power, area, speed and temperature range factors are important constraints in modern vlsi design. as transistor ... -
retooling gender? a constructivist analysis of tomboy tools / by rebecca collins-nelsen.
(2010)"in this study, i will examine the case of 'tomboy tools' as a form of gendered material culture. i will analyze the way this company has come to cross the traditional gender boundaries placed on women that has historically ... -
hasta manana...teacher : perspectives of cultural identity infusion on a group of youth in arequipa, peru / maija lamminmaki.
(2009)this intrinsic ethnographic case study examines the group identity of youth attending the villa chachani community school, in arequipa, peru. considering the colonial, historical and current contextual factors, this study ... -
"lord i know i been saved" : religious experience in james baldwin's go tell it on the mountain / by andrew connolly.
(2009)"the world of go tell it on the mountain is a theological world. not only do the characters themselves follow a theology, but a version of the christian god arguably appears as a character in the novel. rather than promote ... -
changing subcultures from old roles to new identities : an analysis of gender through the emergence of women in drag racing / by amanda r. sundell.
(2009)this is a study in interpretive and critical sociology of the experiences of women in drag racing. the purpose of this study is to examine and give voice to women's gendered experiences in drag racing. the methodology ... -
walking through anxiety : examining the role of expectancy in exercise / by thomas newman.
(2009)exercise has consistently been found to reduce anxiety (petruzello, landers, hatfield, kubitz, & salazar, 1991). however, the mechanisms underlying the effect of exercise on anxiety are unknown. the present study evaluated ... -
exploring opportunities and constraints associated with protected areas in northern ontario, canada / by izabela anna wozniczka.
(2009)in recent years, there have been increasingly more protected areas established as an attempt to preserve the biodiversity of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems. in canada, government agencies have set a goal to protect 12% ... -
efficiency optimal control of interior permanent magnet synchronous motor / by fasil abera.
(2009)there has been a growing concern over energy consumption since the past decade mainly because of the soaring cost of energy and tight environmental laws and regulations. in this thesis a model based efficiency optimization ... -
knowledge, attitudes, and practices of breastfeeding women in krong, kep municipality, cambodia / by hilary m. wren.
(2009)south-eastern asia has the highest levels of undernourishment among children in asia. cambodia remains one of the least developed and poorest countries in this region; the probability of a child dying before age five is ... -
knowledge, attitudes and barriers toward breast and cervical cancer screening of french and aboriginal women in timmins, ontario / by michelle haavaldsrud.
(2009)"the primary objectives of the study were to explore aboriginal women's current cervical health practices and cervical cancer screening (ccs) utilization, to identify aboriginal women's knowledge and risk associated with ... -
investigation into the attention profile of boys with and without developmental coordination disorder / by laura anne sheehan.
(2009)attention problems have been identified as an associated problem in children with developmental coordination disorder (dcd), using the child behaviour checklist, and the covert orienting of visuospatial attention task. ... -
impact of the ontario works program on the quality of life of aboriginal people living on reserve in northern ontario / by janis yahn.
(2009)an important goal for many first nations communities is to increase the economic health and development of their community by assisting community members to become employable through education and training programs as well ... -
can education be healing? : adult women's motivations for and experiences with university education / by janis cox.
(2009)"previous research reveals that some women might pursue university education as a means to heal from experiences of violence, poverty, and trauma or to take control over aspects of their identity that have been sublimated ... -
writing the ascent : narrative and mountaineering accounts / by justin allec.
(2009)mountaineering is an activity traditionally practiced in remote areas of the world by a select few participants. upon returning from an expedition, some mountaineers retrospectively publish their account as a testament of ... -
urban mirror, kabuki's reflection of tokugawa social trends
(2009)the tokugawa period (1615-1868) ushered in an era of unprecedented peace and unity for japan, a nation that had been engulfed by several hundred years of internal warfare. it was during this unique period of time that ... -
impact of benzodiazepines and opioid analgesics on safe driving / by sacha dubois.
(2008)benzodiazepines are prescribed to relieve anxiety and aid sleep; opioid analgesics are prescribed to relieve severe or chronic pain. both medications act as central nervous system depressants and can impair ones ability ... -
thermophilic and mesophilic aerobic biological treatment of wastewater / by shawn langevin.
(2009)"to achieve closed cycle operation and subsequent reuse of treated effluent, individual streams of pulp and paper mill effluents are being evaluated for their suitability fur in-mill treatment. this thesis includes two ... -
production of bio-crude from forestry waste by hydro-liquefaction in sub-/super-critical methanol and upgrading of bio-crude by hydro-treating
(2009)bio-energy is renewable and clean (with trace amount of sulfur and neutral in terms of co2 emission), and abundant in resource, thus it could be a securable and sustainable energy for future. due to the declining reserve ... -
synthesis and cytotoxic activity of diosgenyl saponin analogues
(2008)saponins are naturally occurring glycosides that are widely distributed in the plant kingdom and lower marine organisms. saponins consist of a carbohydrate chain attached to either a steroid or triterpene aglycone. diosgenyl ... -
intelligent systems for active vibration control in flexible engineering structures / by ji xiaoxu.
(2008)vibration arises in almost all moving structures. vibration control is important to many applications such as robotic arms, aircraft wings, buildings in wind, vehicle transmission systems,to name but a few. the objective ...
