Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Selenium is an essential trace nutrient to many organisms, yet in high concentrations it is toxic. Organic selenium is more bioavailable to aquatic biota than inorganic selenium, but is usually found in much lower concentrations. Algae are known to biotransform inorganic selenium into several organo-selenium compounds, but it is unknown whether any of these bioaccumulate in the food… more Full Text: Purification and Identification of Selenium-containing C-phycocyanin from Spirulina: Implications for Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicity A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Stormwater ponds (SWPs) are a common feature in new urban developments where they are designed to minimize runoff peaks from impervious surfaces and retain particulate matter. As a consequence, SWPs can be efficient at retaining particle-bound nutrients, but may be less efficient at retaining nutrients that are present primarily in the dissolved form, like nitrogen (N). However, the… more Full Text: Seasonal variation in nutrient and particulate inputs and outputs at an urban stormwater pond in Peterborough, Ontario A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The relationship between siblings is unique in both its history and duration across the lifespan. Previous relationship researchers have examined siblings in childhood, but few have explored this distinctive relationship in adulthood. In this study, the adult sibling relationship was explored from an attachment perspective to determine the effect of an individual's attachment on… more Full Text: WAR AND PEACE: ATTACHMENT, CONFLICT, AND COLLABORATION IN ADULT SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The typical contrast mechanism employed in multimodal CARS microscopy involves the use of other nonlinear imaging modalities such as two-photon excitation fluorescence (TPEF) microscopy and second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy to produce a molecule-specific pseudocolor image. In this work, I explore the use of unsupervised multivariate statistical analysis tools such as Principal… more Full Text: “Multimodal Contrast” from the Multivariate Analysis of Hyperspectral CARS Images A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Art and Science …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Social and cultural sustainability is increasingly discussed in a variety of disciplines and in the growing body of sustainability literature. However there is a lack of clarity in how the concept is defined and poor understanding as to how it relates to other aspects of sustainability. To address this issue, this research explored current definitions and representations of socio-… more Full Text: ! ! 1! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! DIMENSIONS!OF!SOCIO+CULTURAL!SUSTAINABILITY:! PERSPECTIVES!OF!HOPEDALE,!NUNATSIAVUT!(LABRADOR)! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! A!Thesis!Submitted!to!the!Committee!on!Graduate!studies!in!Partial! …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis focuses on the design of a modelling framework consisting of loose-coupling of a sequence of spatial and process models and procedures necessary to predict future flood events for the years 2030 and 2050 in Tabasco Mexico. Temperature and precipitation data from the Hadley Centers Coupled Model (HadCM3), for those future years were downscaled using the Statistical Downscaling… more Full Text: ADAPT: AN AUTOMATED DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE-DRIVEN FLOODS PREDICTED FROM A MULTISCALE AND MULTI-MODEL FRAMEWORK Predicting flood extents in Tabasco Mexico A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Addiction can lead to a plethora of health, social and economical problems. Substances are used for mood regulation, and therefore, waking day mood is extremely important during recovery of alcohol and drug addiction. The current study examined the effects of Meditation and Sleep Mentation Therapy on mood levels. All participants were male, and currently in treatment programs or early… more Full Text: ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF BRIEF INTERVENTIONS ON MOOD AND DREAM IMAGERY IN RECOVERING ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>In this study, I investigate the effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) on the nutritional stoichiometry and growth of filamentous green algae of the family Zygnemataceae in situ and ex situ. I found a mean of Carbon (C):N:P ratio of 1308:66:1 for populations growing in the Kawartha Lakes of southern Ontario during the summer of 2012. FGA stoichiometry was variable, with much of the… more Full Text: Nutritional stoichiometry and growth of filamentous green algae (Family Zygnemataceae) in response to variable nutrient supply A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): McInnes, Mark Andrew, Thesis advisor (ths): Ellis, David A, Degree committee member (dgc): Thompson, Matthew, Degree committee member (dgc): Gueguen, Celine, Degree committee member (dgc): Stock, Naomi, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) are anthropogenic environmentally ubiquitous surfactants that tend to concentrate on water surfaces. This investigation looked at the effect of simulated rain on the atmospheric concentration of a suite of PFCAs (C2 - C12) above the bulk water system. Increased air concentrations of all PFCAs were detected during simulated rain events. Long chain… more Full Text: The Effect of Water Surface Simulated Rain Drop Impacts on Water to Air Chemical Transfers of Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acids (PFCAs) A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>My research examines the figure of the 'vagabond' as a case study to illustrate how 'modern' </p><p>perception of the 'vagabond' has depleted the diversities in its 'pre-modern' counterparts. It </p><p>argues that the paranoia towards the 'vagabond' was inherited from the west out of the </p><p>colonial… more Full Text: ARCHAEOLOGY OF VAGABONDAGE: SOUTH ASIA'S COLONIAL ENCOUNTER AND AFTER A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Robbins, Julian A., Thesis advisor (ths): Newhouse, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Dockstator, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Thrasher, Michael, Degree committee member (dgc): Andersson, Neil, Degree committee member (dgc): Brascoupe, Simon, Degree committee member (dgc): White, Jerry, Degree committee member (dgc): Zohar, Asaf, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Abstract</p><p>Maintaining Balance in Times of Change: An Investigation into the Contemporary Self-Regulatory Dynamics that Operate in and around First Nations Traditional Healing Systems</p><p>The evolution of health regulation processes in Canada has focused on the development of standards of practice premised upon the principle of `do no harm' and the… more Full Text: Maintaining Balance in Times of Change: An Investigation into the Contemporary SelfRegulatory Dynamics which Operate in and around First Nations Traditional Healing Systems A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Samoil, Andrea, Thesis advisor (ths): Palmer, Bryan, Degree committee member (dgc): Anastakis, Dimitry, Degree committee member (dgc): Dunaway, Finis, Degree committee member (dgc): Finkel, Alvin, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The lengthy and raucous 1986 Gainers meatpacking plant strike in Edmonton, Alberta was one of the most important events in recent Alberta labour history. In the midst of the economic crisis of the 1980s and the rise of neo-liberal ideas, the strike marked a backlash by both the labour movement and ordinary citizens against attacks on workers and unions. Characterized by widely covered… more Full Text: Class Struggle and Solidarity in Neo-Liberal Times: The 1986 Gainers Strike A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Trent …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>ABSTRACT</p><p>There is a growing number of juvenile novels and picture books that mean to educate the reader about synaesthesia. The synaesthete in these texts for young readers desires to be a social agent, yet sh/e also considers synaesthesia to be a healing power and a deeply personal psychedelic form of escapism; I argue that the synaesthete in these texts `uses'… more Full Text: STOP MAKING SENSE: SYNAESTHESIA AND SUBJECTIVE DISSONANCE IN CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Caribou experience direct and indirect negative effects of harassment from biting flies, influencing behavior and activity on several spatial and temporal scales. I used systematic insect collection surveys during the summers of 2011 and 2012 to examine the spatial and temporal distributions of black flies (Simuliidae), mosquitoes (Culicidae), and deer flies and horse flies (Tabanidae)… more Full Text: ECTOPARASITIC INFLUENCES OF DIPTERA ON THE ACTIVITY AND BEHAVIOUR OF WOODLAND CARIBOU (RANGIFER TARANDUS) IN A MANAGED BOREAL FOREST LANDSCAPE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfillment of the …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Ensing, Leah, Thesis advisor (ths): Harris-Stoertz, Fiona, Degree committee member (dgc): Boulby, Marion, Degree committee member (dgc): Elbl, Ivana, Degree committee member (dgc): Gerish, Deborah, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This study examines interaction and accommodation between Western Christians and Muslims in the Levant between the Second and Third Crusades, 1145 to 1192, examining three groups: short term crusaders, members of military orders, and permanent settlers. While members of these groups possessed several personal and group identities, most shared a prescriptive religious identity that… more Full Text: COOPERATION AND CONFLICT: CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM GROUP IDENTITY AND ACCOMMODATION BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD CRUSADES, 1145-1192 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Sojourn, Willis Judson, Thesis advisor (ths): McLeod, Neal, Degree committee member (dgc): Lacombe, Michelle, Degree committee member (dgc): Longboat, Dan, Degree committee member (dgc): Cariou, Warren, Degree committee member (dgc): McKegney, Sam, Degree committee member (dgc): Sherman, Paula, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>maskihkîyâtayôhkêwina- </p><p>mashkikiiwaadizookewin: </p><p>Cree and Anishnaabe Narrative Medicine </p><p>in the Renewal </p><p>of Ancestral Literature</p><p>Jud Sojourn</p><p>This work represents an experiment in developing Cree and Anishnaabe nation-specific approaches to understanding Cree and Anishnaabe texts.… more Full Text: MASKIHKÎYÂTAYÔHKÊWINA -‐ MASHKIKIIWAADIZOOKEWIN: CREE AND ANISHNAABE NARRATIVE MEDICINE IN THE RENEWAL OF ANCESTRAL LITERATURE A dissertation submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Sutinen, Jessica, Thesis advisor (ths): Williams, Jocelyn S., Degree committee member (dgc): Keenleyside, Anne, Degree committee member (dgc): Iannone, Gyles, Degree committee member (dgc): Thornton, Erin, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Strontium isotope analysis has become an important tool in identifying non-local individuals at archaeological sites. For this study, tooth enamel samples were collected from 20 individuals from the ancient Maya centre of Minanha, Belize. These individuals date to periods spanning the formative occupation of the centre, as well as its fluorescence and protracted decline. The goal of this… more Full Text: IDENTIFYING NON-LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AT THE ANCIENT MAYA CENTRE OF MINANHA, BELIZE THROUGH THE USE OF STRONTIUM ISOTOPE ANALYSIS A thesis submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p><bold>Fractionation of mercury isotopes in an aqueous environment: Chemical Oxidation</bold></p><p><italic>Dimitri Stathopoulos</italic></p><p>The study of fractionation patterns for the stable isotopes of mercury is a growing field. The potential for stable isotopes to trace mercury through the environment from pollution sources to sinks… more Full Text: FRACTIONATION OF MERCURY ISOTOPES IN AN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT: CHEMICAL OXIDATION A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Ugray, Lisa Madeleine, Thesis advisor (ths): Shiell, Ralph C, Degree committee member (dgc): Shiell, Ralph C, Degree committee member (dgc): Slepkov, Aaron, Degree committee member (dgc): Gaspari, Franco, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis is divided into two parts, each of which supports constructing and using a lithium magneto-optical trap for cold collision studies:</p><p>Part I</p><p>One outgoing channel of interest from cold collisions is the production of ion pairs. We describe an effective method for calculating bound-to-continuum cross-sections for charged binary systems by… more Full Text: Heavy Rydberg Photo-dissociation Cross-section Calculations and Experimental Progress Towards Cold Collisions in Lithium TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, Ontario, Canada c 2013 Lisa Madeleine Ugray, some rights reserved. This work is released under a …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores post-millennial girl fiction, or young adult works published for girls since the turn of the millennium. Writing for girls has been traditionally placed beneath `more serious' literature, within a hierarchal model, while modern works enjoy an iconic status that is the product of cross-media popularity and a wide readership. Criticism has focused on post-… more Full Text: FROM READING TO REALITY: THE GIRL PUBLIC’S RESPONSE TO POST-MILLENNIAL GIRL FICTION A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science …
