Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis is a theoretical study of Facebook's surveillance project. It begins by taking one of the predominant organizational forms of modern surveillance, Foucaultian panopticism, and examining the ways in which its form, along with Foucault's broader model of the disciplinary society, is realized, remixed and extended by Facebook's virtual form. Following this… more Full Text: CONTROL, SURVEILLANCE AND SUBJECTIVE COMMODIFICATION ON FACEBOOK 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 UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Dobosz, Rafal, Thesis advisor (ths): McConnell, Sabine, Thesis advisor (ths): Hurley, Richard, Degree committee member (dgc): McConnell, Sabine, Degree committee member (dgc): Hurley, Richard, Degree committee member (dgc): Hajibabaei, Mehrdad, Degree committee member (dgc): Cater, Bruce, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>As the generation of genetic data accelerates, Big Data has an increasing impact on the way bioinformatics software is used. The experiments become larger and more complex than originally envisioned by software designers. One way to deal with this problem is to use parallel computing.</p><p>Using the program Structure as a case study, we investigate ways in which to… more Full Text: An Investigation of the Impact of Big Data on Bioinformatics Software A Thesis Submitted to the Committeee 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
Abstract: <p>ABSTRACT</p><p>The Ethics of Being-With: Exploring Ethics in Heidegger's Being and Time</p><p>Adam Rejak</p><p> Martin Heidegger is perhaps best known for his work Being and Time, in which he tries to re-discover what he deems to be a forgotten question; the meaning of being. However, what many have missed in this work is the ethical potential it… more Full Text: THE ETHICS OF BEING-WITH: EXPLORING ETHICS IN HEIDEGGER’S BEING AND TIME 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: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The distribution of animals is rarely random and is affected by various environmental factors. We examined space-use patterns, habitat selection and stress responses of whip-poor-wills to mining exploration activity.To the best of my knowledge, fine scale patterns such as the habitat composition within known home ranges or territories of eastern whip-poor-wills have not been investigated… more Full Text: HOME RANGE USE, HABITAT SELECTION, AND STRESS PHYSIOLOGY OF EASTERN WHIP-‐POOR-‐WILLS (ANTROSTOMUS VOCIFERUS) AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THEIR RANGE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Ringrose, John Lyons, Thesis advisor (ths): Beresford, David, Thesis advisor (ths): Abraham, Ken, Degree committee member (dgc): Beresford, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Abraham, Ken, Degree committee member (dgc): Nol, Erica, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>I studied the abundance, distribution and diversity of horse fly and deer fly species (Diptera: Tabanidae) and mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in the boreal forest region of northern Ontario in 2011 and 2012. I collected 19 mosquito species, including one species new for Ontario, Aedes pullatus (Coquillett). I documented 11 northern and one southern range extension. I also… more Full Text: TABANIDAE AND CULICIDAE IN THE NORTHERN BOREAL REGION OF ONTARIO 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 UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Experiments have observed a two-dimensional electron gas at the interface of two insulating oxides: strontium titanate (SrTiO<sub>3</sub>) and lanthanum aluminate (LaAlO<sub>3</sub>). These interfaces exhibit metallic, superconducting, and magnetic behaviours, which are strongly affected by impurities. Motivated by experiments, we introduce a simple model in which… more Full Text: TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONDUCTIVITY AT LaAlO3/SrTiO3 INTERFACES 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 University …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Clemens, Miranda, Thesis advisor (ths): Harris- Stoertz, Fiona, Degree committee member (dgc): Boynton, Susan, Degree committee member (dgc): Elbl, Ivana, Degree committee member (dgc): Siena, Kevin, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis examines Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)'s theology of music, using as a starting place her letter to the Prelates of Mainz, which responds to an interdict prohibiting Hildegard's monastery from singing the liturgy. Using the twelfth-century context of female monasticism, liturgy, music theory and ideas about body and soul, the thesis argues that Hildegard… more Full Text: THAT THEY MIGHT SING THE SONG OF THE LAMB: THE SPIRITUAL VALUE OF SINGING THE LITURGY FOR HILDEGARD OF BINGEN. 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 1915 U.S. Marines invaded Haiti. Driven first by the epidemiological dangers in Haiti, health and medicine was made a central tenet in administering the occupation. Useful for protecting the American Marines from disease, the Service d'Hygiene (the occupation-era Public Health Service) also served a hegemonic purpose. By bringing American biomedicine to sick Haitians, the Service… more Full Text: EMPIRE AND ITS PRACTITIONERS: HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE U.S. OCCUPATION OF HAITI, 1915-1934 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
Name(s): Creator (cre): Falconer, Christa, Thesis advisor (ths): Fitzsimons, Rodney D., Degree committee member (dgc): Conolly, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Jocelyn, Degree committee member (dgc): Smith, Robert A., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Mortuary remains comprise a large part of the archaeological record for the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean. By the Palatial period, chamber tombs became the most common burial type on the Mycenaean Mainland, with their popularity continuing into the Postpalatial period. In addition, a single chamber tomb could be reused for as many as ten generations, resulting in large collections of… more Full Text: AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUNERARY OFFERINGS PLACED IN MYCENAEAN CHAMBER TOMBS DURING THE PALATIAL AND POSTPALATIAL PERIODS IN THE AEGEAN 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
Name(s): Creator (cre): Gallagher, Sara S., Thesis advisor (ths): Epp, Michael, Thesis advisor (ths): Macleod, Lewis, Degree committee member (dgc): Dunaway, Finis, Degree committee member (dgc): Popham, Beth, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The Beat Generation shaped, and was shaped by, the post-WWII containment culture that arose in 1950s America. This so-called cultural containment reflected the social, political, and economic factors that were unique to the post-WWII period and are often </p><p>considered concurrent to post-war McCarthyism, which promoted a national ideology of exclusionism that was foremost… more Full Text: “LEARNING TO BE MAD, IN A DREAM”: THE COLD WAR AND THE BIRTH OF THE BEAT GENERATION 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
Name(s): Creator (cre): Fawcett, Robert Benjamin, Thesis advisor (ths): Green, Jonathan, Degree committee member (dgc): Walker, Ryan, Degree committee member (dgc): Newhouse, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Andersen, Chris, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The self-determining autonomy of urban Aboriginal communities in Canada's Prairie Provinces can be strengthened at the local scale through decolonized municipal governance frameworks. The City of Saskatoon's Strategic Plan 2012-2022 is highlighted to explore two interrelated questions: do Saskatoon's Aboriginal engagement strategies represent a co-produced or indigenized… more Full Text: EXPLORING INDIGENOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO (INDIGENIZATION OF) THE CITY OF SASKATOON’S STRATEGIC PLAN 2012-2022 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 …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The fate of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in surface waters determines the ecological risk of this emerging contaminant. In this research, the fate of AgNPs in lake mesocosms was studied using both a continuous (i.e. drip) and one-time (i.e. plug) dosing regime. AgNPs were persistent in the tested lake environment as there was accumulation in the water column over time in drip mesocosms… more Full Text: Fate of Silver Nanoparticles in Lake Mesocosms 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 Sciences TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>There is little research devoted to exploring psychology's historical and discursive development. Psychological knowledge is generally presented as the contributions of individuals, but without context. The social, political, and economic aspects of psychology's development are scarcely discussed, including how the discipline came to be considered a science. This thesis project… more Full Text: THE SCIENTIFICITY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THE CATEGORICAL PARADIGM OF MENTAL ILLNESS: A CRITIQUE OF THE HISTORY OF CLINICAL DEPRESSION AND ANTIDEPRESSANTS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Recent declines in growth and condition of Great Lakes' lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) have been linked to ecosystem-wide changes stemming from the invasion of dreissenid mussels. To test the influence of invasive mussels on this commercially important coregonid species, we collected archived scale samples from ten Great Lake locations and analyzed long-term changes in… more Full Text: Widespread changes in growth, diet and depth distribution of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in the Great Lakes are linked to invasive dreissenid mussels A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p><italic>Ustilago maydis</italic> (DC) Corda is the causal agent of 'common smut of corn'. Completion of the <italic>U. maydis</italic> lifecycle is dependent on development inside its host, <italic>Zea mays</italic>. Symptoms of <italic>U. maydis</italic> infection include chlorosis and the formation of tumours on all aerial corn… more Full Text: GENOME ANNOTATION, GENE CHARACTERIZATION, AND THE FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF NATURAL ANTISENSE TRANSCRIPTS IN THE FUNGAL PLANT PATHOGEN Ustilago maydis A dissertation submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Least cost path analysis is considered by many scholars as being a good proxy for studying movement and interactions between sites in the landscape. Although it is widely used, there are many limitations and challenges yet to be overcome concerning the reliability of the results. The examples used from the Göksu Valley during the late Roman Imperial rule emphasize the need to clearly… more Full Text: EXPLORING LEAST COST PATH ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE GÖKSU VALLEY, TURKEY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master on Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Barrett, Sophie Elizabeth, Thesis advisor (ths): Watmough, Shaun, Degree committee member (dgc): Sager, Eric, Degree committee member (dgc): Emery, Neil, Degree committee member (dgc): Hutchinson, Tom, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Peatlands are prevalent in the Sudbury, Ontario region. Compared with the well documented devastation to the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in this region, relatively little work has been conducted on the peatlands. The objective of this research was to assess factors controlling peat and plant chemistry, and vegetation composition in 18 peatlands in Sudbury after over 30 years of… more Full Text: Factors Controlling Peat Chemistry and Vegetation Composition in Sudbury Peatlands after 30 Years of Emission Reductions A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Balch, Jordan, Thesis advisor (ths): Gueguen, Celine, Degree committee member (dgc): Hickey, Brendan, Degree committee member (dgc): Thompson, Matthew, Degree committee member (dgc): Aherne, Julian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The efficacy of the diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) passive samplers to provide accurate measurements of free metal ions and those complexed with dissolved organic matter (DOM) was investigated. DOM controls the diffusive properties of DOM-complexed metal species in natural systems. Knowing the diffusion coeiffiecent (D) for DOM of different molecular weights (MW) and the major… more Full Text: THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES AND DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER CHARACTERISTICS ON THE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER USING DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS IN THIN FILMS A Thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Catchment soil acidification has been suggested as a possible mechanism for reducing phosphorus (P) loading to surface waters in North America and northern Europe, but much of the research that has been conducted regarding P immobilization in pH manipulated soils has been performed at high P concentrations (> 130 μM). This study investigated how soil acidity was related to P… more Full Text: Phosphorus forms and response to changes in pH in acidsensitive soils on the Precambrian Shield 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 …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Twomey, Amy, Thesis advisor (ths): Struthers, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Chivers, Sally, Degree committee member (dgc): Armstrong, Hugh, Degree committee member (dgc): Anastakis, Dimitry, Degree committee member (dgc): Wiseman, Nelson, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Because federal funding for long-term care was not included as part of Canada's publicly-funded universal health care system, provincial governments have been free to determine how much, or how little, they will rely on the for-profit sector to meet the long-term care needs of their senior populations. The proportion of beds in the for-profit sector differs in each province,… more Full Text: “Pursuing Different Paths in Long-Term Care: Manitoba, Ontario and the Politics of Commercialization” A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the …
