electronic theses and dissertations: recent submissions
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severity and gendered mental disorders: does perceived illness severity influence gendered stereotypes of mental health stigma?
(2020)compounding the already difficult nature of mental illness is the stigma attached to it, and mental illness is highly stigmatized. social scientists have begun to explore and find evidence that stereotypes are not always ... -
closing the northern gap: care provider perspectives on the suitability of an ehealth app for maternal mental health in northwestern ontario
(2020)maternal depression affects up to 25% of women during the perinatal period; however, less than 10% of these women go on to receive adequate mental healthcare (andersson et al., 2004; bailey, 2001; cox, sowa, meltzer-brody, ... -
the lived experiences of ‘home' for women waiting to relocate into a long-term care home
(2020)'home' is typically described as a haven for safety, comfort, privacy, and familiarity. for older women who are unsure of their future or who may have a different relationship with their place of residence, 'home' is an ... -
tweezing and manipulating nanomaterials on tapered optical fiber to develop surfaceenhanced raman spectroscopy (sers) substrate
(2020)a compact and cost-effective fiber-based probe was manufactured for the detection of chemicals at low concentrations using surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy (sers). multi-mode optical fiber was tapered with a dynamic ... -
unsettling environmental and place-based literature for young children
(2020)this portfolio seeks to trouble and unsettle the pervasiveness of settler colonialism, white supremacy, and anthropocentrism in young children’s environmental and place-based literature through the creation of a picture ... -
a modification of the effros-handelman-shen theorem with z2 actions
(2020)in this thesis, we show that if we have a z2 action on a latticeordered dimension group, then it will arise as an inductive limit of z2 actions on simplicial groups. this work was motivated by the range of the invariant ... -
the stereochemical impact of chiral ionic liquids on [2+2] photochemical cycloadditions and aldol reactions
(2020)eight chiral ionic liquids have been prepared for use as solvents to test whether they can induce enantioselectivity in both photochemical [2+2] cycloadditions and aldol reactions using a variety of starting materials. ... -
a proposed moderation model of socially prescribed perfectionism and mattering to predict maladjustment in first-year university 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
(2020)emerging adulthood (ages 18-29) is recognized as a stage associated with unique developmental needs and transitions. moving from high school to university is one life transition that demands for multiple adjustments and ... -
“be kind to yourself – because you’re doing fine”: using self-determination theory to explore the health-related experiences of primiparous women participating in a motivational interviewing-via-co-active life coaching intervention
(2017)pregnancy and the postpartum period are a vulnerable time for the onset of obesity, especially in primiparous (first-time) mothers. because postpartum weight retention is a strong independent risk factor for chronic ... -
the immediate effects of tai chi on the postural stability, muscle activity and measures of inferred ankle proprioception of healthy young adults
(2020)tai chi has often been applied in research among older adults to affect postural stability and proprioception in the lower limbs; however, little is known about the effects tai chi may have in these domains among healthy ... -
conceptualizing strengths: positive development and mental health correlates in emerging
(2020)research on individual strengths has historically been conducted with samples across the lifespan. however, the conceptualization and operationalization of strengths has varied by study, leaving gaps in the literature. ... -
arts4socialjustice
(2020)in the following pages i will tell a story. this story is mine, but it is also others’. with this narrative i will recount the journey and people that took me to where i stand now. i will discuss how i found myself in ... -
cross laminated timber (clt) future potential in ontario compared with bc and quebec
(2019)cross laminated timber is a relatively new timber product in canada with a bright future the product is an advancement that is allowing the industry to create products for larger structures and more specifically taller ... -
the biomechanical effects of rotator cuff taping on muscle activity and throwing velocity in fatigued baseball players
(2020)introduction: due to the repetitive, high forces and torques placed on an individual during a baseball pitch, shoulder pain is present in 46-57% of pitchers. therapeutic taping has been used in various sports including ... -
jack pine budworm (choristoneura pinus) effects on fuel loading and resulting fire risk
(2020)plots were done in various locations to determine the effect of the jack pine budworm on fire frequency to the insect outbreaks on jack pine budworm infected sites. this information can be useful in determining resulting ... -
intraspecific height variation of white spruce provenances in ontario
(2020)provenance tests in ontario have been used for decades to evaluate the optimal seed sources for different environments. understanding the genetics, adaptations and selection pressures of tree species using provenance ... -
a case for the commercial harvest of wild edible fungi in northwestern ontario
(2020)this undergraduate thesis explores the feasibility of a commercial wild edible mushroom industry in northwestern ontario. commercially relevant fungi reviewed in this thesis include chanterelles, matsutake, boletes, ... -
design and evaluation of novel fluorescent molecular probes targeting cathepsin b
(2020)lysosomal cysteine proteinase cathepsin b (ctb) is a member of the cysteine protease family known to participate in intracellular degradation processes and protein turnover in the lysosomes of healthy cells. cathepsin b ... -
impacts of mysis diluviana extirpation on a whole lake ecosystem
(2020)understanding species interactions is critical to predicting the ecosystem-level impacts of anthropogenically-caused species extirpations. in particular, the loss of keystone species - those that have exceptionally large ... -
online sequential learning with non-iterative strategy for feature extraction, classification and data augmentation
(2020)network aims to optimize for minimizing the cost function and provide better performance. this experimental optimization procedure is widely recognized as gradient descent, which is a form of iterative learning that starts ...
