Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This qualitative study examines the applicability, impact, best practices, sustainability and livestock welfare implications of mobile processing service operation in central Ontario. Grounded theory concepts were utilized to analyze data generated from semi-structured interviews and a community focus group, supplemented by an initial exploratory literature review, and focused review… more Full Text: The Potential Contribution of Mobile Processing Services to Food System Sustainability in the Regional Livestock Production Industry of Central Ontario A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Wynia, Abby, Thesis advisor (ths): Whillans, Thomas H., Thesis advisor (ths): Doka, Susan E., Degree committee member (dgc): de Kerckhove, Dak T., Degree committee member (dgc): Sager, Eric P.S., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Invasive Phragmites australis ssp. australis (herein "Phragmites") has established and rapidly spread throughout many coastal areas of the Great Lakes. Known to displace native vegetation communities as it forms large, monotypic stands, Phragmites has a bad reputation when it comes to losses of biodiversity and habitat provision for wildlife. However, the extent to which… more Full Text: Fish and invertebrate use of invasive Phragmites in a Great Lakes freshwater delta 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 Sciences …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The AeolianBox is an educational and presentation tool extended in this thesis to </p><p>represent the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) flow over a deformable surface in the </p><p>sandbox. It is a hybrid hardware cum mathematical model which helps users to visually, </p><p>interactively and spatially fathom the natural laws governing ABL airflow. The… more Full Text: AUGMENTED REALITY SANDBOX (AEOLIAN BOX): A TEACHING AND PRESENTATION TOOL FOR ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER AIRFLOWS OVER A DEFORMABLE SURFACE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies In the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Coldwater streams are becoming increasingly impacted due to urbanization. Using environmental surveys, mark-recapture and telemetry, I assessed factors influencing seasonal brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) habitat use and movement in urban headwater streams in central Ontario between 2017-18. Generalized additive models were used to assess which habitat variables best explained… more Full Text: SEASONAL HABITAT USE AND MOVEMENT OF NATIVE BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) IN URBAN HEADWATER STREAMS 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: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Vezsenyi, Kathryn Anne, Thesis advisor (ths): Beresford, David V, Thesis advisor (ths): Schaefer, James A, Degree committee member (dgc): Skevington, Jeffrey H, Degree committee member (dgc): Crins, William, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Syrphids, also known as hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) are a diverse and widespread family of flies. Here, I report on their distributions from a previously understudied region, the far north of Ontario, as well as Akimiski Island, Nunavut. I used samples collected through a variety of projects to update known range and provincial records for over a hundred species, bringing into… more Full Text: Syrphidae (Diptera) of northern Ontario and Akimiski Island, Nunavut: new diversity records, trap analysis, and DNA barcoding A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Competition is known to impact population dynamics through both indirect and direct interactions, and direct interactions can often lead to injury in one or both parties. As such, response to injury through tissue regeneration can be important for surviving post-competitive interaction. However, the impacts of outside factors like temperature and genome size (e.g. polyploidy) are not… more Full Text: How Abiotic and Biotic Factors Can Alter the Competitive Landscape in an Aggressive Species Complex (Genus: Ambystoma) A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Public transportation systems play important role in the quality of life of citizens</p><p>in any metropolitan city. However, public transportation authorities face</p><p>criticisms from commuters due to irregularities in bus arrival times. For example,</p><p>transit bus users often complain when they miss the bus because it arrived too</p><p… more Full Text: Predicting Irregularities in Arrival Times for Toronto Transit Buses with LSTM Recurrent Neural Networks Using Vehicle Locations and Weather Data A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>How can educators use drama to nurture an ability in their students to identify and challenge the discourses and practices that have historically perpetuated oppression and inequality within Canada — without miring them in those narratives of oppression? This dissertation discusses the work of De-Railed, a theatre group that worked with youth in Hamilton Rapids, a Toronto neighbourhood… more Full Text: FROM TORONTO TO AFRICVILLE: YOUTH PERFORMING HISTORY AS RESISTANCE 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 …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The central scholarly contribution of this dissertation develops through bringing the theories of Michel Foucault to bear in a sociolegal study of rave culture's criminalization by the United Kingdom's 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act. My methodology develops rave as a cultural keyword. This keyword navigates through a quasi-materialist definition of rave as a… more Full Text: A SOCIOLEGAL MEDIATION OF RAVE SOUND SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES 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 …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Environmental monitoring and investigation of metal biogeochemical cycling has been</p><p>carried out in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), an important and complex system in Southern</p><p>China. In this study, rare earth element (REE) patterns as well as isotope ratios (i.e., Zn and Cd)</p><p>were evaluated as tools to identify contamination sources in… more Full Text: AN INVESTIGATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENT PATTERNS AND AN APPLICATION OF USING ZN AND CD ISOTOPE RATIOS IN OYSTERS TO IDENTIFY CONTAMINATION SOURCES IN AN ESTUARY IN SOUTHERN CHINA A Thesis Submitted the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Yellowknife, which began as a gold-mining town in the 1930s, developed into a modern city and the territorial capital. Yellowknife is a popular destination for tourism with yearly growing numbers that reflect aurora viewers, business travel, general touring and visiting friends and relatives. Consequently, tourism in the Yellowknife area is increasing in volume and is of growing economic… more Full Text: TOURISM AROUND YELLOWKNIFE: A BRILLIANT DEVELOPMENT 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 University Peterborough, …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Hill, Lauren Ann, Thesis advisor (ths): Pendleton Jimenez, Karleen, Degree committee member (dgc): Mumford, Marrie, Degree committee member (dgc): Ryan, Allan J, Degree committee member (dgc): Arraiz Matute, Alexandra, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This dissertation explores a 2017 elementary school Hoop Dance project that was organized by a white music teacher, and taught by an Indigenous artist in Peterborough, Ontario. It aims to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, numbers 10 and 63, which ask the federal government to sufficiently fund legislation that incorporates the following principles:… more Full Text: THE HOOP DANCE PROJECT: SEARCHING FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION IN AN ONTARIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Canada takes a national approach to border management. While this ensures that security practices are consistent across the country, it also fails to consider that different regions in Canada may have their own border needs. This dissertation, therefore, seeks to determine if border management priorities in Northern Canada are the same as in Southern Canada, along the 49th parallel.</… more Full Text: Securitization, Borders, and the Canadian North: A Regional Approach A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of the Arts and Science …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The modern sense of historicism developed over time that brought different textures at the intersection between history and fiction. The life of Jesus of Nazareth, prolifically researched after Herman Reimarus (1694-1768) right until today – a phenomenon known as The Quest for the Historical Jesus – provides an instructive case study for a wider discussion about the intersection between… more Full Text: AT THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN HISTORY AND FICTION IN BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY; A REPOSITIONING, USING THE QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL JESUS AS A CASE STUDY. A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Goldberg, Sophie Clare Gabriella, Thesis advisor (ths): Iannone, Gyles, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Jocelyn, Degree committee member (dgc): Keenleyside, Anne, Degree committee member (dgc): Elton, Hugh, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis examines the interrelationship of urban planning and population health at the site of Angkor (c. 802-1432 CE), the capital city of the Classical Khmer state, now found within modern-day Cambodia. The inhabitants of Angkor developed a settlement strategy that relied on the dispersal of water management features, rice fields, temples and residential areas, to best utilize the… more Full Text: i ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE URBAN INHABITANTS OF CLASSICAL ANGKOR, CAMBODIA (C. 802-1432 CE) 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 …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This study explored teacher infusion of Indigenous curriculum content through interviews with ten non-Indigenous teachers of social studies and history. The interviews centered on teacher perceptions of preparedness to implement Ontario's recent TRC curriculum revisions, which include more about the contributions, histories, cultures, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples. A brief… more Full Text: “It's like getting a new car without the manual”: Exploring Teacher Perceptions of Capacity to Implement Ontario’s Revised Curriculum on Indigenous Histories, Cultures, And Perspectives A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This study provides important perspectives and guidance for educators in Ontario to assist in integrating Indigenous content into public education programs – both in schools and other community educational settings. It explores how Indigenous worldviews provide unique insights for holistic education and learning how to live sustainably in place. The study also focuses on approaches to… more Full Text: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC EDUCATION: ISSUES AND GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATORS 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: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Wild populations are notoriously difficult to study due to confounding stochastic variables. This thesis tackles two components of investigating wild populations. The first examines the use of niche modeling to quantify macro-scale predator-prey relationships in canid populations across eastern North America, while the second examines range-wide molecular structure in Canada lynx. The… more Full Text: ASSESSING MOLECULAR AND ECOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION IN WILD CARNIVORES 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: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Seizures induce long-term changes in gene expression in the hippocampus. Experimental evidence has demonstrated a significant effect of epileptic activity on the activity of neurons that participate in complex cognitive and behavioural processes. The present series of experiments involving kindling with subconvulsive doses of PTZ demonstrates a link between seizures and altered immediate… more Full Text: ALTERED HIPPOCAMPAL REGULATION OF IMMEDIATE EARLY GENES AFTER PENTYLENETETRAZOL-INDUCED SEIZURES 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 …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Cognitive impairments, such as memory loss, are a frequent and devastating co-morbidity associated with epilepsy. The neurobiological mechanisms through which recurrent seizures induce cognitive impairments are not well understood. New neurons born after seizures develop abnormal morphological and functional characteristics that promote network hyperexcitability and hippocampal… more Full Text: Impaired contextual fear discrimination learning after long-term amygdala kindling 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 Science …
