Year: 2013, 2013
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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 …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>A novel passive sampler for mercury monitoring was prepared using organosilica sol-gel materials. It comprises a binding layer with thiol groups for mercury complexation and a porous diffusive layer through which mercury can diffuse and arrive at the binding layer. Our study demonstrated that this new sampler follows the principle of passive sampling. The mass of mercury accumulated in… more Full Text: NOVEL SILICA SOL-GEL PASSIVE SAMPLER FOR MERCURY MONITORING IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS 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: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>Despite - or perhaps because of - her popularity as a best-selling poet, the work of Mary Oliver has been minimized and marginalized within the academy. Nevertheless, Oliver's readership is an expansive and devout one made up of a wired yet insular North American public in search of reconnecting with the natural world. I propose that through Oliver's poetry readers access the… more Full Text: THE RETURN TO “THE CHILD”: NATURE, LANGUAGE AND THE SENSING BODY IN THE POETRY OF MARY OLIVER 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: 2013, 2013
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Bedard, K. ottO, Thesis advisor (ths): McKenna-Neuman, Cheryl, Degree committee member (dgc): Cogley, Graham, Degree committee member (dgc): Ponce-Hernandez, Raul, Degree committee member (dgc): Pond, Bruce, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>A wind tunnel study was conducted to investigate aeolian impact ripples in sand beds of varied texture from coarsely skewed to bimodal. Experimental data is lacking for aeolian megaripples, particularly in considering the influence of wind speed on ripple morphometrics. Additionally, the modelling community requires experimental data for model validation and calibration.</p><p… more Full Text: Aeolian Impact Ripples in Sand Beds of Varied Texture 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 Peterborough, …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>Consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation include smaller effective population sizes and decreased genetic diversity, factors that can undermine the long-term viability of large carnivores that were historically continuously distributed. I evaluated the historical and contemporary genetic structure and diversity of American black bears (<italic>Ursus americanus</italic… more Full Text: UNDERSTANDING HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY GENE FLOW PATTERNS OF ONTARIO BLACK BEARS: TOWARDS REFINING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES A dissertation submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillement of the requirements for the degree of Doctor …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>Assimilative policies limit and disrupt the inclusion of Aboriginal values in most Aboriginal services today. This art-based, qualitative research study approaches that issue, and using symbolism and story a sample scenario was created to demonstrate the impact of assimilative policy on Aboriginal service delivery in a storyboard format. The storyboard was then presented to four… more Full Text: SINĂĂKSSIN (writing/picture) Aboriginal Solutions to Cultural Conflict in Housing A Dissertation submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science Trent …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>In the past few years there has been increasing attention paid to the influence of the motor system on numerical cognition. A 2010 study by Domahs, Moeller, Huber, Willmes and Nuerk tested German and Chinese university students. Number processing time was influenced by cross cultural differences in finger counting habits</p><p>This thesis replicated and elaborated on the… more Full Text: Finger-Counting Habits and Number Processing in Canadian and Chinese University Students 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: 2013, 2013
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Name(s): Creator (cre): CHEONG, KONG FAI, Thesis advisor (ths): Healy, Paul F, Degree committee member (dgc): Iannone, Gyles, Degree committee member (dgc): Powis, Terry G, Degree committee member (dgc): Houk, Brett, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis reports on the 2010 excavations of the North Group and Eastern Court at the ancient Lowland Maya site of Pacbitun. It provides a construction history of the architecture and an analysis of associated artifacts, burials, and caches. The archaeological investigations demonstrate that the seven structures (Strs. 34-40) of this restricted access plazuela group were built in the… more Full Text: ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE NORTH GROUP AT PACBITUN, BELIZE: THE FUNCTION, STATUS, AND CHRONOLOGY OF AN ANCIENT MAYA EPICENTER RESIDENTIAL GROUP A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>This dissertation is an inquiry into the politics of the frame in Canadian refugee policy. It is focused on "framing," thereby taking up the stance of critical policy studies while pressing the contribution of Donald Schön and Martin Rein in a critical and politically inflected direction. The dissertation unfolds as a political history of Canadian refugee policy that provides a… more Full Text: CANADIAN REFUGEE POLICY: THE POLITICS OF THE FRAME 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 UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>Eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) have hybridized extensively with coyotes (C. latrans) and gray wolves (C. lupus) and are listed as a `species of special concern' in Canada. Previous studies have not linked genetic analysis with field data to investigate the mechanisms underlying Canis hybridization. Accordingly, I studied genetics, morphology, mortality, and behavior of wolves,… more Full Text: HYBRIDIZATION DYNAMICS BETWEEN WOLVES AND COYOTES IN CENTRAL ONTARIO 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: 2013, 2013
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Hanson, Andy Bruce, Thesis advisor (ths): Palmer, Bryan, Degree committee member (dgc): Sears, Alan, Degree committee member (dgc): Pendleton Jimenez, Karleen, Degree committee member (dgc): Warskett, Rosemary, Degree committee member (dgc): Hobbs, Marg, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This dissertation examines the rise of teachers' union militancy in Ontario through a case study of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario (FWTAO) and the Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation (OPSTF) between 1970 and their amalgamation into the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) in 1998. It uses the archival records of the two… more Full Text: NOT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS: CLASS STRUGGLE AND UNION STRENGTH IN ONTARIO’S ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ UNIONS, 1970–1998 by Andy Hanson A thesis submitted to the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>This project is a Heideggerian critique of the subject/object metaphysic presupposed in the Representationalist claim that the world is made intelligible solely in virtue of internal states that bear representations. It is comprised of two sections. The first is a critique of the ontological primacy of representational-intentionality/action in which I argue that where Brentano, Husserl,… more Full Text: BACKGROUND PRACTICES, AFFORDANCES, AND THE FRAME PROBLEM: A HEIDEGGERIAN CRITIQUE OF THE REPRESENTATIONALIST METAPHYSIC A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Silver nanoparticles (nAg) are the largest and fastest growing class of nanomaterials, and are a concern when released into aquatic environments even at low μg L<super>-1</super. levels. Measurement at environmental levels requires extremely sensitive instrumentation, therefore this research developed two passive samplers to track the the concentration of nAg and… more Full Text: The Development and Use of Passive Samplers for Monitoring Dissolved and Nanoparticulate Silver in the Aquatic Environment A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>I implemented three hayfield management regimens in southern Ontario (a typical schedule at the farmer`s discretion, a delayed first harvest after July 14, and an early first harvest before June 1 with 65 days before second harvest), and evaluated the costs/benefits to farmers regarding hay quality and feasibility, and to Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) regarding reproductive activity… more Full Text: EVALUATION OF HAYFIELD MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND BOBOLINK TERRITORIAL HABITAT IN SOUTHERN 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 …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Changes in climate and land-use practices are leading to higher peak flows and increased transport capacity of channel substrate. Semi-alluvial streams underlain by bedrock or clay were examined to understand the potential impacts of alluvium loss on the biological community and overall productive capacity of semi-alluvial rivers. More specifically, this research investigates the… more Full Text: PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF SEMI-ALLUVIAL STREAMS IN ONTARIO: THE IMPORTANCE OF ALLUVIAL MATERIAL FOR FISH, BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES, PERIPHYTON AND ORGANIC MATTER A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>My study was primarily focused on the comparison of life history traits between stocked American eel and their naturally recruited conspecifics in Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River (USLR/LO). I found that stocked eels experienced faster annual growth than their naturally recruited conspecifics and were comprised of a greater proportion of males. These findings indicate that… more Full Text: THE LIFE HISTORY STRATEGY, GROWTH, BODY CONDITION, AND DIET OF STOCKED AMERICAN EEL (Anguilla rostrata) IN THE UPPER ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AND LAKE ONTARIO TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, Ontario, Canada © Copyright by Joshua Alexander Stacey 2013 …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The inclusion and application of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) has become a central and often demanded element of policy making involving Indigenous peoples. However, there are very few examples that exist in the literature and elsewhere that show how IK can be effectively integrated into decisions, policies, and programs. In response to these challenges, this research explored what… more Full Text: BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INCORPORATION IN POLICY MAKING: THE NUNATSIAVUT CASE 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 …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Deshane, Evelyn, Thesis advisor (ths): Eddy, Charmaine, Degree committee member (dgc): Chivers, Sally, Degree committee member (dgc): McGuire, Kelly, Degree committee member (dgc): Mitchell, Liam, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis examines what the term "transgender narrative" represents at this particular time and location. I do this by examining various methods of transgender storytelling through different forms of media production, including autobiography, film, novels, and online platforms such as Tumblr and YouTube. In chapter one, I look at the production of novels and the value system… more Full Text: FLESH MADE REAL: THE PRODUCTION, RECEPTION, AND INTERPRETATION OF TRANSGENDER NARRATIVES 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: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Winter nutrient export from forested catchments is extremely variable from year-to-year and across the landscape of south-central Ontario. Understanding the controls on this variability is critical, as what happens during the winter sets up the timing and nature of the spring snowmelt, the major period of export for water and nutrients from seasonally snow-covered forests. Furthermore,… more Full Text: Hydroclimatic and spatial controls on stream nutrient export from forested catchments 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 …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>ni' o-nah-ko-nah ah-di-so-kah-nahg zhigo di-bah-ji-mo-wi-nan g'dah mi-kwe-ni-mah-nahn obwandiacbun (nigig), tecumthabun (mizhibizhi), miinwaa shingwaukbun (ah-ji-jawk) </p><p>(I ceremonially call upon the stories, the sacred and spiritual narratives and stories of personal experience... In the spirit of obwandiac, tecumtha and shingwauk) </p><p>gi-mi-ni-… more Full Text: gi-mi-ni-go-wi-ni-nan o-gi-ma-wi-win zhigo o-gi-ma-win (The gifts of traditional leadership and governance) A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctorate of Philosophy …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The literature to date that investigates the development of social perspective taking in children primarily focuses on preschool aged children. These studies provide evidence that implicates language as being crucial for social perspective taking in young children but less is known about the importance of language to social perspective taking during middle childhood and early adolescence… more Full Text: Talking it out: Social Problem Solving and Language in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence 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: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>I investigated biodiversity of birds and vegetation associations along the boreal-tundra ecotone in Ivvavik National Park, Yukon Territory, and breeding adaptations used by American Robins (Turdus migratorius) at high latitudes. Twenty bird species were detected over three years using point-count surveys. Densities of American Robin, Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis), and Yellow-rumped… more Full Text: HABITAT SELECTION AND LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS OF BREEDING BIRDS IN THE BOREAL-TUNDRA ECOTONE, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE AMERICAN ROBIN (TURDUS MIGRATORIUS) A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Turmel, Theresa, Thesis advisor (ths): Davis, Lynn, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Shirley I, Degree committee member (dgc): Sherman, Paula, Degree committee member (dgc): Jones, Susie, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Gaagnig Pane Chiyaayong: Forever, We Will Remain </p><p>Reflections and Memories:</p><p> `Resiliency' Concerning the Walpole Island Residential School Survivors Group</p><p> Theresa Turmel</p><p>From 1830 to 1996, Canada pursued a policy of removing Indigenous children from their families and educating them… more Full Text: Reflections and Memories: ‘Resiliency’ Concerning the Walpole Island Residential School Survivors Group A Dissertation submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p><italic>The Battle of Maldon</italic>: A Medieval Screenplay</p><p>History and Heroism in the Cinematic Adaptation of an Old English Poem </p><p> <italic>The Battle of Maldon</italic> is an artistic representation of a historical event whose style lends itself to being adapted into a screenplay. This project examines how the poem presents a… more Full Text: THE BATTLE OF MALDON: A MEDIEVAL SCREENPLAY History and Heroism in the Cinematic Adaptation of an Old English Poem 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: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The Serial Discontinuity Concept describes the downstream recovery of key biophysical variables below an impoundment. With the proliferation of hydropower dams to meet increasing societal demands, further refinement and understanding of the Serial Discontinuity Concept is needed to accurately predict downstream impacts and ensure the proper management of rivers. In this study, I examine… more Full Text: Longitudinal Trends of Benthic Invertebrates in Regulated Rivers: A Test of the Serial Discontinuity Concept A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Mohseniahouei, Yasaman, Thesis advisor (ths): Abdella, Kenzu, Thesis advisor (ths): Pollanen, Marco, Degree committee member (dgc): Abdella, Kenzu, Degree committee member (dgc): Pollanen, Marco, Degree committee member (dgc): Cater, Bruce, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>In this thesis, we explore the application of the Sinc-Collocation method to an oceanography model. The model of interest describes a wind-driven current with depth-dependent eddy viscosity and is formulated in two different systems; a complex-velocity system and a real-value coupled system. In general, the Sinc-based methods excel over other traditional numerical methods due to their… more Full Text: An Application of the Sinc-Collocation Method in Oceanography 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: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This research project focused on the positive behaviour changes in First Nations youth as a result of participation in a community-based recreation program. The study was a secondary analysis based on a qualitative data set. Both adults and youth were interviewed in one-on-one and focus group settings in 12 First Nations communities across Ontario. The data was analyzed using a grounded… more Full Text: FIRST NATION COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS OF POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN YOUTH ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION IN A COMMUNITY RECREATION PROGRAM: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment …
