Welcome to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' Electronic Theses & Dissertation site. These pages are dedicated to help you find all the information you might require in order to format and successfully submit your graduate thesis for examination and publication electronically.
Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) are prepared as text-based PDF files. ETDs can contain non-text elements such as sound, video, and hypertext links. ETDs are available through Scholarship@Western, Western's digital library repository, and also released to the world-wide web with priority in many search engines, enabling scholars worldwide to locate, search, and download the University of Western Ontario's ETDs.
The most significant benefit is the dramatic increase (50-250%) in citation impact that results from electronic publishing. This leads to increased rewards from universities, in the form of promotion and increased salary, and from granting agencies.
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- publicity for research - authors of electronic theses become more widely known and their reputations are enhanced
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- a raised profile for research institutions
- reduced costs at the point of graduation since there is no need to have multiple copies printed.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Developmental characterization of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase domain functions in Xenopus laevis, Michelle A. Nieuwesteeg
Uncommon Ecology: Reading the Romantic Oikos, Shalon Noble
Structure of C-terminal Domain of Parkin, IBR-RING2, Yeong Ju Noh
Maps of Lessons Learnt in Requirements Engineering, Ibtehal Noorwali
Semi-automatic Tracking of the Hyoid bone and the Epiglottis Movements in Digital Videofluoroscopic Images, Seereen Noorwali
"Radiant Imperfection": The Interconnected Writing Lives of Robert Bringhurst, Dennis Lee, Tim Lilburn, Don McKay, and Jan Zwicky, Kostantina Northrup
Aging and Obesity Models in Osteoarthritis, Sara Ohora
Essays on Skilled Workers and Economic Development, Dozie Okoye
Specimen Size Effect on Shear Behavior of Loose Sand in Triaxial Testing, Tarek Omar
Role of branched-chain amino acid transporters in Staphylococcus aureus virulence, Sameha Omer
Representation of faces in perirhinal cortex, Edward B. O'Neil
Interstory: A Study of Reader Participation and Networked Narrative in Media Convergence, Elika Ortega Guzman
Corporate Social Responsibility in Canadian Banking a Case Study on the Equator Principles, Ian Osellame
Redesign of Johar: a framework for developing accessible applications, Oladapo Oyebode
Optimisation of the Transesterification Stage of Biodiesel Production using statistical methods, Arnold Paintsil
Adolescents Perceptions of Victims and Perpetrators of Cyberbullying, Jasprit K. Pandori
An Autoethnographical Tapestry of Feminist Reflection on My Journey of a Fitness Model Physique, Stephanie A. Paplinskie
Husserl's Transcendental Idealism and the Problem of Solipsism, Rodney Parker
Out of Alignment: Managing Literacy Assessment Work in the Primary Classroom, Holly Carol Parkinson
Understanding the Relationship between Perception and Production of the Beat, Taylor W. Parrott
Cognitive Activity Support Tools: Design of the Visual Interface, Paul Parsons
Word-Finding Difficulties: Exploring Tip-of-the-Tongue States in Young and Old Adults, Allison J. Partridge
Experimental Modeling of Wind Farm Topography and Canopy, Dan S. Parvu
Atlas-Based Attenuation Correction for PET/MRI, John Christian Patrick
"A Painter's Brush That Also Makes Poems": Contemporary Painting After Northern Song Calligraphy, Andy J. Patton
The Vancouver Asahi Baseball Team and Cultural Acceptance 1920-1941, Christopher M. Pellerin
A Stable Isotope Investigation of Palaeodiet and Residential Mobility During the Integration Period, Quito Basin, Ecuador, Carlie Pennycook
The Impact of Social Integration on The Lived Experience of Resilience Among Women who Lived in Poverty During Childhood, Nedra R. Peter
Selected Cases on the Continuum of First Nations Learning, Julie Peters
Fertility Preservation Technologies for Women: A Feminist Ethical Analysis, Angel Petropanagos
Foreign Women in Latin Literature: The Representation of Boudicca, Kaitlyn Pettigrew
Investigating the Influence of Interface and Vacancy Defects on the Growth of Silicon Quantum Dots in SiO2, John Phelan
Exploring the neural basis of top-down guided action in macaque monkeys, Jessica M. Phillips
Insights into the Function of the FATC Domain of Saccharomyces Cervisiae TRA1 via Mutation and Suppressor Analysis, Samantha A. Pillon
Friendly Antagonism in Humorous Interactions: Explorations of Prosocial Teasing, David J. Podnar
Are Visual Texture-selective Areas Recruited During Haptic Texture Discrimination?, Samantha K. Podrebarac
Reorganization of inhibitory synapses in experimental epilepsy, Emily J. Pollock
Impact Craters as Habitats for Life: Endolithic Colonization of Shocked Gneiss from the Haughton Impact Structure, Devon Island, Canada, Alexandra Janine Pontefract
Exploring Teachers’ Understanding of Equity and Inclusive Education and Their Pedagogical Choices, Kelley G. Porteous Jones
"Smile and Carry On:" Canadian Cavalry on the Western Front, 1914-1918, Stephanie E. Potter
Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Wideband Speech Quality, Nazanin Pourmand
Novel Thiophene Supported N,N'-Chelating Ligands and Their Main Group Compounds, Jacquelyn T. Price
A Variability Study of the Typical Red Supergiant Antares A, Teznie J D Pugh
The Relationship Between Quality of Parks and Playgrounds and Park-Based Physical Activity in Children, Hammad Ali Qazi
Local Ideal Point Method for GIS-based Multicriteria Analysis: A Case Study in London, Ontario, Xue Qin
Cholesterol-Mediated Dysfunction of Surfactant Effects of Surfactant Protein-A and Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia, Joshua Qua Hiansen
A Novel Mixed Metallic Oxygen Carrier for Chemical Looping Combustion: Preparation, Characterization and Kinetic Modeling, Mohammad Rezwanul Quddus
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Iron in Early Multiple Sclerosis at 3 Tesla, Matthew P. Quinn
Co-Ownership and Environmental Performance, Robert R. Raffety
Prognosis and Movement Patterns in Patients After Rotator Cuff Repair, Jayaprakash Raman
Producción de la Concordancia en Español por Hablantes de Náhuatl, Alma P. Ramirez-Trujillo
The Effects of Virtual Rehabilitation Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Feasibility Study, Taylor L. Randall
The Local Food Environment of Children in London Ontario: A Methodological Comparison, Claudia Rangel
Design and Development of a Novel Expanding Pedicle Screw for Use in the Osteoporotic Lumbar Spine, Parham Rasoulinejad
Differentials in Physical Health Outcomes among Children in Single-Parent and Dual-Parent Families, Jennifer Lynn Rayner
Electrochemical and Surface Compositional Studies on Uranium Dioxide, Mayuri Razdan
Understanding First Nations Young Adults' Health Literacy, Ebony Rempel
Effects of Biodiesel Concentration on Microbial Deterioration of Polyethylene in a Simulated Fuel Storage Tank, Juan Manuel Restrepo-Florez
Resource Allocation in Uplink Long Term Evolution, Aidin Reyhanimasoleh
Upgrading Pyrolysis Oil to Produce Liquid Transportation Fuels, Ehsan Reyhanitash
The Philosophy of ‘Playing’ Games: A Lusory Introspection of the Sincere Player and the Meaning of Play Amidst the Moral Morass of Contemporary Sport, Justin M. Rhoden
Investigating Adenosine’s Role in Controlling the Cerebral Metabolic Rate of Oxygen following Hypoxia-Ischemia, Mustafa Ridha
Conjoint Therapy for Intimate Partner Violence Among Aboriginal Couples: Service Providers' Perspectives on Risk and Safety, Ellissa M. Riel
Gendered geographies of food security in Blantyre, Malawi, Liam John Riley
Potassium Metasomatism at the Polymetallic NICO Deposit, Northwest Territories, Canada, Gregory B. Robinson
Cognitive Roles of Anterior and Posterior Pedunculopontine Tegmentum Subregions, Jordan C. Robinson
El espacio torcido en la narrativa mexicana de temática homosexual: 1977-1997, Juan Carlos Rocha Osornio
Heterologous Production and Characterization of Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes Using Plants as a Bioreactor, Eridan Orlando Rodrigues Pereira
Sport Event Volunteer Role Perceptions at the 2012 Ontario Summer Games, Kristen A. Rogalsky
Tu envidia es mi progreso: An Ethnographic Account of the Development of Squatter Settlements in San Juan de Miraflores, Lima, Peru., Brandon E. Rouleau
Delay Extraction based Macromodeling with Parallel Processing for Efficient Simulation of High Speed Distributed Networks, Sourajeet Roy
Modeling leafhopper populations and their role in transmitting plant diseases., Ji Ruan
“Alma” o “arma”, evidencia de la neutralización /l/ /r/ en la variedad dialectal andaluza de Sevilla, Maria de la Esperanza Ruiz-Peña
Topological properties of modular networks, with a focus on networks of functional connections in the human brain, Estefania Ruiz Vargas
A Case Study of Pedagogical Practices and Learning Environment in an Ontario Francophone Child Care Centre, Alan D. Russette
A Quantitative EMG Assessment of Motor Unit Recruitment in Patients with Ulnar Neuropathy, Kayla N. Ryan
Glass-Ceramics for Non-Metallic Dental Implant Applications, Selma Saadaldin
Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by Metal Organic Frameworks (Synthesis, Testing and Modeling), Rana Sabouni
Batch and Continuous Studies of Chlorella Vulgaris in Photo-Bioreactors, Claudia Sacasa Castellanos
Geographic Issues in Evaluating the Food System and Effective Interventions for Health and the Economy, Richard Casey Sadler
Numerical Simulation of an Open Channel Ultraviolet Waste-water Disinfection Reactor, Rajib Kumar Saha
Missing Requirements Information and its Impact on Software Architectures: A Case Study, Md Rounok Salehin
Cold-activation of the Drosophila melanogaster immune system, Golnaz Salehipourshirazi
Balanced Bilinguals' Unique Emotional Expressiveness, Maya Salloum
Some disputed aspects of inertia, with particular reference to the equivalence principle, Ryan S. Samaroo
Hydrodynamics in Recirculating Fluidized Bed Mimicking the Stripper Section of the Fluid Coker, Francisco J. Sanchez Careaga
Particle Fluidization in Upward and Inverse Liquid-Solid Circulating Fluidized Bed, Long Sang
The Resilience of a Refined Higher-Order Thought Theory of Consciousness, Lee-Anna T. Sangster
Fate of Estrogens in Anaerobic Digestion and their removal in Advanced Oxidation, Shubhajit Sarkar
The quest for territorial autonomy: Mapuche political identities under neoliberal multiculturalism in Argentina, Lucas Savino
Effect of fluid loss following hemodialysis on tibialis anterior muscle strength in people with end-stage renal disease, Anuradha Sawant
Orthodontic Retainers: A Survey of Patient Compliance and Satisfaction, Bhavana Sawhney
A quantitative method for measuring and visualizing species' relatedness in a two-dimensional Euclidean space., Abu Sadat Md. Sayem
The Study of Optoelectronics in Semiconductor and Metallic Nanoparticle Hybrid Systems, Daniel G. Schindel
Song as an Honest Indicator of Developmental Stress in Song Sparrows, Kimberly L. Schmidt
Ignition Method Development and First Field Demonstration of In Situ Smouldering Remediation, Grant C. Scholes