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.
Other benefits include:
- publicity for research - authors of electronic theses become more widely known and their reputations are enhanced
- easy worldwide access to your theses for colleagues and collaborators
- easy worldwide access to theses for job and grant applications
- a raised profile for research institutions
- reduced costs at the point of graduation since there is no need to have multiple copies printed.
For an overview of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation process at The University of Western Ontario, please refer to any area from our site dedicated to supporting ETD at Western:
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
A Study on the Turbulent Characteristics within the Hurricane Boundary Layer, Sunwei Li
Migration Behaviour of Discontinuous Buffers in Capillary Electrophoresis during Protein Enrichment, Ting Li
An Automated Lab-on-a-CD System for Parallel Whole Blood Analyses, Tingjie Li
The role of GRK2 in hypertension and regulation of GPR30, Bonan Liu
Multi-stage Wireless Signal Identification for Blind Interception Receiver Design, Gejie Liu
Volatility, Duration, and Value-at-Risk, Pujun Liu
Strategic Overpricing of Initial Public Offerings, Zheng Liu
Automatic Foreground Initialization for Binary Image Segmentation, Wei Li
Improvements on Seeding Based Protein Sequence Similarity Search, Weiming Li
Calclium-calmodulin regulation of TRPM2 currents, Brian M. W. Lockhart
Evaluation of Jarosite as a Biosignature: A Comparison of Biogenic and Synthetic Jarosites, Liane Loiselle
Self-Reported Racism, Transphobia, Their Intersection and Impact on Past-Year HIV Related Sexual Risk Behaviour, Roxanne M. Longman Marcellin
Trademarks and Geographical Indications: Conflict or Coexistence?, Melissa A. Loucks
Understanding the Subjective Norms Surrounding Noise Exposure and Hearing Conservation in Children, Jill E. Lowther
Familiality of Auditory Evoked Potentials: Preliminary Investigation of the Auditory Brainstem Response and Late Latency Cortical Response, Matthew B. Lucas
Neuroprotective Effects of Long-term Endurance Training on the Cortical Autonomic Network in the Aging Brain, Torri A. Luchyshyn
Charles Ives and Musical Borrowing, Allison C. Luff
It's Complicated: Romantic Breakups and Their Aftermath on Facebook, Veronika A. Lukacs
Identification of a Molecular Opiate-Addiction Memory Switch in the Basolateral Amygdala, Danika C.A. Lyons
Population-Based Placental Weight Ratio Distributions and Determinants of Placental Weight Ratios, Erin M. Macdonald
Late Quaternary Histories of Lakes Huron and Michigan: A Stable Isotope Investigation of Sediment Cores and Modern Biogenic Carbonates, Rebecca A. Macdonald
Studies on Molecular Sieve Crystallization and Heteroatomic Substitution, Adam R. MacIntosh
Early child care and adiposity at kindergarten entry, Jessica D. Mackle
Metallogenic Setting of High-Grade Iron Ores, Mary River District, North Baffin Island, Nunavut, Meghan E. MacLeod
Women's Engagements with Christianity in Oksapmin, Papua New Guinea, Angela MacMillan
The role of non-canonical Wnt/planar cell polarity signalling in breast cancer progression, Connor D. MacMillan
The Spatiality of Housing Price Risk and Return in The Greater Toronto Area, Andrew Spencer MacPhail Barnes
Underemployment, Unemployment, and Mental Health, Heather L. Maddocks
Disinfection of Low UV Transmittance Fluids: Fundamentals and Applications, Housyn Mahmoud
Electrohydrodynamic Enhancement of Heat Transfer and Mass Transport in Gaseous Media, Bulk Dielectric Liquids and Dielectric Thin Liquid Films, Seyed Reza Mahmoudi
Strucutural, Chemical and Bacteriological Characterization of the Rhizosphere of Zea Mays Grown in Metal-Contaminated Soil, Nahed Nasser Mahrous
A Use-Wear Analysis of Gravers from Paleo-Indian Archaeological Sites in Southern Ontario, Monica S. Maika
Nanomechanics of Electrospun Nanofibres for Tissue Engineering of the Tympanic Membrane, Sara Makaremi
Sexual Trafficking in the Canadian Context: Exploring the Political Landscape, Examining Discourse, and Identifying Health Issues among Women with Lived Experience, Hoda Malakouti-Nejad
Gender and Sexual Orientation in the Elementary Classroom: Teachers Negotiating Critical Literacies and Queer Pedagogies, Pamela M. Malins
Physical activity among Latino children in London, Ontario: An assessment of physical activity levels, sedentary behaviours, and physical activity-related barriers and facilitators, Gillian E. Mandich
Molecular Dynamics Studies of Water Flow in Carbon Nanotubes, Alexander D. Marshall
MRI-Based Attenuation Correction in Emission Computed Tomography, Harry R. Marshall
Valuation of Multiple Exercise Options, T. James Marshall
Feasibility, Effectiveness, Costs and Patient Satisfaction Associated with a Web-based Follow-up Assessment Following Total Joint Arthroplasty, Jacquelyn Marsh
Creating and Raising Humans: Essays on the Morality of Procreation and Parenting, Jason T. Marsh
Exploration of Three-dimensional Morphometrics of the Hip Joint and Reconstructive Technologies, Charys M. Martin
Keeping Up with the Virtual Joneses: The Practices, Meanings, and Consequences of Consumption in Second Life, Jennifer M. Martin
Individual Differences in White Matter Microstructure Predict Mathematical Achievement, Anna A. Matejko
The When (and How) of Intergroup Competition and Discrimination: Distinguishing the Contributions of Competitive Perceptions and Motivations, Matthew A. Maxwell-Smith
Microglial activation in the harlequin mouse retina as a mechanism for early retinal degeneration, Justin G. Mayers
The Cruelty of Reading: Reading and Writing in the Works of Friedrich Schelling, Marc D. Mazur
Dawn: a symphonic sketch for orchestra, Jeff McClellan
Investigating Personality Vulnerability to Suicide Ideation in Community-Residing Older Adults, James Andrew McClure
Anti-Foundational Categorical Structuralism, Darren McDonald
A Method to Measure the Detective Quantum Efficiency of Radiographic Systems in Clinical Setting, Michael C. McDonald
Antenatal Care Determines Immunization and Care for Fever and Diarrhea in Ghanaian Children, Natalie K. McGlynn
When voters decide: Causes, correlates and effects of the time-of-voting-decision, Robert M J McGregor
Physiological Ecology of Bat Migration, Liam P. McGuire
Psychological contracts in the workplace: A mixed methods design project, Kate J. McInnis
Narrative Tactics: Windigo Stories and Indigenous Youth Suicide, Gerald P. McKinley
Developing Dynamic Capabilities in Environments of Persistent Disturbances, Brent A. McKnight
Application of Cytotoxicity Assays for Detection of Potentially Harmful Bioactive Compounds Produced by Freshwater Bloom-Forming Algae, Jace Thomas McLaughlin
Reliability of flow-mediated dilation measures in the popliteal artery and implications for use in clinical and research practices, Kaitlin M. McLay
Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor Partitioning: Molecular Mechanisms and Functional Consequences, Sarah E.A. McLean
Regulation of the bacterial transposon Tn5, Crystal R. McLellan
Intellectual Property and Its Alternatives: Incentives, Innovation and Ideology, Michael B. McNally
The Impact of the Neuropeptide Y System on the Progression of Breast Cancer, Philip J. Medeiros
Controlled Degradation of Poly(ester amide)s via Cyclization of Pendant Functional Groups, Jose Samuel Mejia
Topographic Influences on Trends and Cycles in Nutrient Export from Forested Catchments on the Precambrian Shield, Samson G. Mengistu
System of Terrain Analysis, Energy Estimation and Path Planning for Planetary Exploration by Robot Teams, David C. Michel
Chronic North American Ginseng Administration Alters Metabolic and Cardiovascular Variables in the Rat, Megan J. Migchels
Development and Evaluation of a Real-Time Framework for a Portable Assistive Hearing Device, Aleksandar Dimitrov Mihaylov
Emotional Geographies of Home: Place Identities Among Senior Women Residing in a Long-Term Care Facility, Malgorzata M. Milczarek
Hazardous Experiments: The Elusive Prefaces of William Godwin, Mary Hays, William Wordsworth and Percy Bysshe Shelley, Jeffrey W. Miles
The influence of habitat composition and configuration on the genetic structure of the pitcher plant midge, Katie Millette
Enabling Techniques Design for QoS Provision in Wireless Communications, Penghui Mi
Essays on Capital Gains, Household Consumption and Corporate Payout Policy, Chris Mitchell
Strength, Elasticity and Phase Transition Study on NaCl and MgO-NaCl Mixture to Mantle Pressures, Zhongying MI
Incomplete Market Models of Carbon Emissions Markets, Walid Mnif
Characterization of Cardiomyopathy in a Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Using Echocardiography, DCE-CT, and PET-FDG, Seyed Hamed Moazami
Revenue Management in Multi-Firm, Multi-Product Price Competition, Michael P. Moffatt
Stress Induced Protein 1 (STI1) protects neurons against Beta-Amyloid (Abeta) neurotoxicity, Amro Hasan Mohammad
Subsynchronous Resonance in Wind Farms, Akshaya Kumar Moharana
On the Distribution of Quadratic Expressions in Various Types of Random Vectors, Ali Akbar Mohsenipour
Error Correction in Next Generation DNA Sequencing Data, Michael Z. Molnar
Sequesteration of lead, cadmium and arsenic by Lactobacillus species and detoxication potential, Marc A. Monachese
Essays on Health Insurer and Provider Interactions, Daniel Montanera
Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Microgrid in Island and Grid Connected Modes with a Fuel Cell Power Source, Andrew T. Moore
The Effects of Lubrication on Pharmaceutical Granules, Garett Morin
Synthesis of (±)-Quebrachamine, Tetrahydroisoquinocarbazoles, and Progress Towards Biselide A and E, Barbora Morra
Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Amphidinolide C, Nicholas A. Morra
A Modest Proposal: A Chamber Opera in One Act, Kevin Morse
A Convexity Theorem For Symplectomorphism Groups, Seyed Mehdi Mousavi
Complementary and Self-Complementary Hydrogen Bond Double Helical Complexes, Bhanu P. Mudraboyina
The Regulation of Prokaryotic Transposable Elements by the RNA Binding Protein Hfq, Brian J. Munshaw
The Construction of Edmond Halley's 1701 Map of Magnetic Declination, Lori L. Murray