Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The Minority Stress Model proposes that LGBTQ+ people experience stressors unique to their identity that negatively impact their mental well-being. The model also outlines that, in the case of the LGBTQ+ community, two minority coping resources - social support and connection to the LGBTQ+ community – may act as potential minority stress buffers; however, research has been unable to… more Full Text: VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE: A LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF MINORITY STRESS AND COPING PROCESSES IN A SAMPLE OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Abstract: <p>In this work, a deep learning approach proposed by Valensise et al. [3] for extracting Raman resonant spectra from measured broadband CARS spectra was explored to see how effective it is at removing NRB from our experimentally measured "spectral-focusing"-based approach to CARS. A large dataset of realistic simulated CARS spectra was used to train a model capable of performing… more Full Text: Deep learning for removal of non-resonant background in CARS hyperspectroscopy 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 Trent …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): González Gómez de Agüero, Adrián, Thesis advisor (ths): Szpak, Paul P, Degree committee member (dgc): Szpak, Paul P, Degree committee member (dgc): Conolly, James J, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Jocelyn J, Degree committee member (dgc): Santana-Sagredo, Francisca F, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of 571 archaeobotanical samples was performed to assess agricultural practices at Cerro de Oro in the Cañete Valley, Peru, during the transition between the Early Intermediate Period and the Middle Horizon. This thesis presents a comprehensive range of δ13C and δ15N values for the major C3 and C4 plant resources at the site. No differences were… more Full Text: Agricultural Intensification at Cerro de Oro (Cañete Valley, Peru): Exploring the Use of Fertilizers through Stable Isotope Analysis A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Frattasio, Kyle James, Thesis advisor (ths): Cazorla-Sanchez, Antonio, Degree committee member (dgc): Wright, Robert, Degree committee member (dgc): Nguyen-Marshall, Van, Degree committee member (dgc): Shubert, Adrian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936 divided national public opinions throughout the West. One of the factors behind such split was religious beliefs. This was the case for the United States and Ireland where Francisco Franco's rebels got significant public support. This work argues that both the Irish and American Catholic Church hierarchies and laity Catholics'… more Full Text: The Internationalized Crusade: Examining the International Catholic Support of the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. The Cases of Ireland and the USA. A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Abstract: <p>Phenolic compounds are used in industry, such as agriculture and biotechnology, and inevitably end up in our environment. These compounds may serve as a phenolic precursor to produce raw materials for a wide range of applications. Chemical oxidation has been the common synthetic pathway to oxidize phenols and related compounds. However, traditional chemical approaches suffer from use of… more Full Text: Electrochemical versus Chemical Oxidation of Bulky Phenols: 2,6-diphenylphenol and 2,2dihydroxybiphenol A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Abstract: <p>Faced with the intersecting environmental crises of the 21st century, conservation organizations are searching for practices that produce better, more sustainable outcomes. However, they have often relied on forms of conservation which shore up rather than disrupt settler relationships to land in the form of fortress conservation and assumptions about the human-nature dualism. In this… more Full Text: Community and conservation: contemporary constructions of land protection among volunteers involved in a local land trust A Thesis Submitted to Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Abstract: <p>The scope of my scholarship has undergone a primarily interdisciplinary approach with an emphasis on historiographic scholarship and method, with the support of communication and sociological theory to underpin my core arguments in each chapter. I use the theories of Third Space, commodified racism, and common sense racism in combination to provide an in-depth analysis of prior… more Full Text: ENTERTAIN ME: THE HISTORY OF COMMODIFIED RACISM AND THE EXPLOITATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING 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: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Burials at the Early Bronze Age IA (c. 3700-3400) cemetery of Fifa, Jordan included a variety of grave goods including beads. These were made of glazed steatite or carnelian. This thesis utilizes use-wear analysis, SEM-EDS, XRD, and a database of 5th and 4th millennium BCE beads in order to build life-histories for Fifa's beads. Beyond focusing on how the beads were manufactured,… more Full Text: BEYOND BEADS: A LIFE HISTORY STUDY OF ORNAMENTS FROM THE FIFA CEMETERY, JORDAN 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 TRENT …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Howell, Devon Jean, Thesis advisor (ths): Newton, Jennifer, Thesis advisor (ths): Haines, Helen R, Degree committee member (dgc): Ullinger, Jaime, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Jocelyn, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Commingled teeth present a unique opportunity for a novel application of standard methodological approaches commonly utilized in dental anthropological studies. Unfortunately, little research has been conducted on loose or commingled dental assemblages to determine if they are suitable samples for reconstructing bioarchaeological narratives of ancient human populations. The lack of… more Full Text: Use and Utilization of Loose and Commingled Human Dental Remains in Investigations of Ancient Human Populations A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the shot-term relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution and human health through metrics such as mortality and hospitalization in Canada. We begin by detailing the organization and interpolation of air pollution data from its partially quality-controlled source form. Analyses of seasonal, regional and temporal trends of all major components of PM2.5, was… more Full Text: Particulate Matter Component Analyses in Relation to Public Health in Canada 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: 2023, 2023
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Karl, Katrina Anna-Marie, Thesis advisor (ths): Aherne, Julian, Degree committee member (dgc): Sager, Eric, Degree committee member (dgc): Liang, Tanner, Degree committee member (dgc): Hickie, Brendan, Degree committee member (dgc): McKenna-Neuman, Cheryl, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Plastic pollution is a growing concern, owing to its durability, ubiquity, and potential health impacts. The overall objective of this study was to assess the abundance and distribution of microplastics within Lake Scugog catchment, Ontario. This was fulfilled through two tasks (i) the development of a microplastic particle budget for the lake catchment, and (ii) the determination of the… more Full Text: Abundance and Distribution of Microplastics in Lake Scugog Catchment, Ontario A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Kollaard, Jelissa, Thesis advisor (ths): Dubreuil, Laure, Degree committee member (dgc): Fitzsimons, Rodney, Degree committee member (dgc): Conolly, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Zaidner, Yossi, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>In the southern Levant, ground stone tools (GST) provide insight into early plant food exploitation, butchery, and cognition. Outside of these examples, GST evidence is scarce, particularly for the Middle Paleolithic. An extensive assemblage of GST recovered from Nesher Ramla, an open-air hunting camp in Israel, presents the unique opportunity to study the role of GST within Middle… more Full Text: Functional Variation within Middle Paleolithic Ground Stone Tools: Use-Wear Analysis of ad-hoc Limestone Tools from Nesher Ramla Units I-II. A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Fungal pathogens adapt to environmental changes faster than their hosts, due in part to their adaptive mechanisms exhibited in response to stress. Ustilago maydis was used to investigate potential natural antisense transcript (NAT) RNA-mediated mechanisms that enhance fungal adaptation to stress. Of the 349 NATs conserved amongst U. maydis and two related smut fungi, five NATs were… more Full Text: Exploring the Role of Natural Antisense Transcripts in the Stress Response of Ustilago maydis A thesis submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Researchers have found associations between attachment, childhood adversity, and posttraumatic stress symptoms; however, the underlying mechanisms between these variables remains unknown. The present study explored the moderating effects of childhood adversity on the relationship between adult attachment and posttraumatic stress symptoms in two samples. In total, 533 undergraduate… more Full Text: WHAT HAPPENS IN CHILDHOOD, DOES NOT STAY IN CHILDHOOD: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT, CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY, AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Poulin, Laura Iona Leone, Thesis advisor (ths): Skinner, Mark W, Degree committee member (dgc): Fox, Mary, Degree committee member (dgc): Patrick, Donna, Degree committee member (dgc): Woodend, Kirsten, Degree committee member (dgc): Brassolotto, Julia, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Aligning health services with aging populations is the fundamental issue of modern Canadian health policy, yet rural older populations still experience compromised patient safety and poor-quality care as they transfer between care settings. As such, contemporary scholars acknowledge that more contextually sensitive studies are needed to better understand the unique health and care… more Full Text: RURAL OLDER ADULT TRANSITIONS IN CARE A thesis 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 UNIVERSITY Peterborough, Ontario, …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>In Ontario, the dominant cash crop rotations consist of soybean (SB), which is a leguminous crop grown in rotation with maize (MZ) and winter wheat (WW). In addition to these crops, some farmers integrate cover crops (CC) into crop rotation, especially during the fallow period and winter seasons, to reduce nitrogen (N) losses via nitrate (NO3-) leaching and emission of N2 and the… more Full Text: i IMPACTS OF COVER CROPS ON SOIL HEALTH, SOIL NITROGEN DYNAMICS, AND CYTOKININ PROFILES 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 …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Through an exploration of shared stories, hauntings and the sea, this study outlines the idea that an ideological shift is a necessary first step to address the impact of colonialism in the publishing industry. This thesis draws sustained attention to the ways in which colonialism has an inextricable material effect on the publishing industry, and focuses on the myriad ways this past… more Full Text: HALF-DROWNED TEXTS: A (RE)-VISION OF PRINT COLONIALISM AND PUBLISHING FOR THE POST COLONIAL TEXT A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Nutrient losses from forest soils caused by decades of acid deposition and intensive tree harvesting have affected tree growth and forest health in North America and Europe. Non-industrial wood ash (NIWA), a substance rich in macronutrients, may be a potential remediation strategy to return lost nutrients to forest. However, the chemical composition of NIWA and its effects on soil and… more Full Text: Non-industrial wood ash chemistry and its biogeochemical effects on sugar maple (Acer saccharum, Marsh.) in three central Ontario sugar-bushes A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on the Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This dissertation offers a historical look at the book cover as a material object of particular significance. As a part of the bibliographical tradition, the cover binds the book not only to its reader, but also to the culture that gives it meaning. Consequently, by chronologically reviewing the book cover through a mix of historical and fictional accounts, this study had as its goal to… more Full Text: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE BOOK COVER A doctoral 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 UNIVERSITY Peterborough, …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in drastic impacts for people with disabilities across Canada. The pandemic opened questions about what meaningful access practices are and how these can be utilized to better engage people with disabilities in the arts. 10 participants, comprised of people with disabilities, were recruited for semi-structured interviews to understand their experiences with… more Full Text: EXPLORING ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN PETERBOROUGH-NOGOJIWANONG 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 …
