electronic theses and dissertations: recent submissions
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the influence of neck stiffness, impact location, and angle on peak linear acceleration, shear force, and energy loading measures of hockey helmet impacts
(2016)head and brain injuries like concussion affect many hockey players throughout their playing careers. hockey helmets remain to be the best form of head protection available as they function well to reduce the occurrence of ... -
environment tobacco smoke exposure reduction and smoking cessation interventions targeted at parental populations: a meta-analysis and exploration of implementation measures
(2016)background second hand smoke can cause disease and death in both adults and children who do not smoke (us department of health and human services, 2006). to protect children, interventions with parents who smoke have been ... -
nim-bii-go-nini ojibwe language revitalization strategy : families learning our language at home
(2010)the nim-bii-go-nini ojibwe language revitalization strategy is a grassroots approach to language learning that has been in collaborative development and implementation with members of my family since december 2008. ... -
effects of photoperiod, soil moisture and soil temperature on the northward migration potential of jack pine under the scenario of doubled atmospheric co2 concentration
(2016)climate envelope models predict that boreal trees can potentially migrate northward by as much as 10º by 2100 as a consequence of the predicted climate change associated with the doubling of atmospheric co2 concentration, ... -
eco-arts education: developing a connection with the natural world through yoga and mindfulness
(2016)this research studies how yoga and mindfulness, in an outdoor setting, helps elementary 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 connect to and understand the natural world. the four interrelated spheres of holistic development created as the conceptual ... -
perspectives on the social, economic and environmental impacts of all-season roads in two remote first nation communities in northern ontario
(2016)remote indigenous communities face a number of challenges associated with accessibility. the development of all-season road corridors promises to solve some of these problems. however, changes to transportation can create ... -
navigating barriers: a grounded theory of the experiences of canadian armed forces veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
(2016)this research project serves as an initial foray into the experiences canadian armed forces veterans with ptsd. several problems are identified with the current sociological and social scientific literature on military ... -
social anxiety and alcohol use: examining the relationships among social anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, and alcohol-related variables
(2015)socially anxious undergraduates tend to report more alcohol-related problems despite consuming less alcohol than non-anxious counterparts. the present study aimed to clarify this paradox by examining the roles of anxiety ... -
the mineralogy of nyf pegmatites from the coldwell alkaline complex, northwestern ontario
(2009)the coldwell complex, northwestern ontario, is a multiphase alkaline intrusion that is host to rare earth element, actinide and other high field strength element mineralization. preliminary studies have shown that these ... -
cathodoluminescence studies of feldspars and apatites from the coldwell alkaline complex
(1995)the coldwell alkaline complex is located on the north shore of lake superior, and consists of three centers representing three magmatic episodes. center i consists of gabbro, and layered and unlayered ferroaugite syenite. ... -
petrogenesis of the ferrogabbroic intrusions and associated fe-ti-v-p mineralization within the mcfaulds greenstone belt, superior province, canada
the mcfaulds lake area (commonly known as the ring of fire), has been the site of much recent exploration within northern ontario. the area represents a recently discovered archean greenstone belt which is host to world ... -
a microstructural study of musselwhite mine and hammond reef shear-zone-hosted gold deposits
(2011)musselwhite mine and hammond reef are shear-zone-hosted gold deposits located in northwestern ontario, in the western superior province of the canadian shield. a detailed microscopic investigation of three gold-hosting ... -
paleomagnetism, structure and magnetic fabrics in a traverse of the quetico subprovince between atikokan and kashabowie, nw ontario
(1993)the metasedimentary rocks along the traverse reveal low to high grade metamorphism from chlorite schist near atikokan, through biotite schist to migmatites in the west within the centre of the quetico belt. continuing ... -
the potential of microfossil use in paleodiet and paleoenvironmental analysis in northwestern ontario
(2008)historically wild rice was important economically and spiritually across much of central and eastern canada, but the antiquity of its use by native communities is unclear. unlike plant macrofossils, which have traditionally ... -
an investigation of the use of anisotropy of complex magnetic susceptibility to analyse strain in experimentaly deformed materials and massive sulphides
(1991)anisotropy of magnetic susce:ptibility (aivjs) has become a widely accepted method of fabric analysis in rocks, especially those which have been deformed tectonically. the use of anisotropy of complex magnetic suscepti ... -
rock magnetic and structural investigation of the moss lake stock and local area : western shebandowan belt
(1995)the thesis area is located 120 km west of the city of thunder bay, ontario, straddling the contact of the quetico and wawa subprovinces of the archean superior province. metasedimentary rocks of the quetico subprovince ... -
depositional environments of the 3.0 ga. finlayson and lumby lake greenstone belts, superior province, ontario, canada
(1998)the finlayson and lumby lake greenstone behs are located approximately 200km west of thunder bay, ontario, nom of atikokan, ontario. within both the finlayson lake and lumby lake grsenstom belts two distinct sequences ... -
the structure, stratigraphy and strain history of the seine group and related rocks near mine centre, northwestern ontario
(1982)one or possibly two overlapping periods of deformation are responsible for the structures observed in the rocks in the seine river area. this deformation has resulted in the formation of tight to isoclinal, non-plane ... -
magnetic fabrics of granitic plutons and gneisses, northwestern ontario
(2004)specimens of plutonic granitic gneisses have been collected from different locations of the superior province. the study of their koenigsberger ratio (related to natural remanent magnetization) and the theoretical ... -
first nations’ equity experts talking about differential treatment, identity tension and cultural sovereignty: an application of weber’s sociology
(2015)service providers, researchers and policy makers acknowledge that first nations, and other marginalized citizens, encounter disproportionate barriers to being heard, feeling respected, developing trust, and accessing care ...
