Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Differential effects of freezing on the drought tolerance of herbaceous plants at the species, community and ecosystem scales, Ricky S. Kong
Hiding in plain sight: A mixed methods analysis of older adults who are reported missing in two Canadian cities, Larissa Kowalski
Duration and Depravity: Religious and Secular Temporality in Puritanism and the American Gothic, Taylor Kraayenbrink
Common Factors in Military Domestic Homicides: Implications for Prevention and Intervention, Mariah Krancevich
Clinical Predictors of Driving Simulator Performance in Drivers with Multiple Sclerosis, Sarah Krasniuk
Protecting Health Data in a Pandemic: A Systematic Adversarial Threat Analysis of Contact Tracing Apps, Leah Krehling
Indisciplined Ceramic Outhouses and Blob-like Glass Bunnies: Four Case Studies on Canadian Prairie Ceramics and Glass, Julia Krueger
The Hell of a Boiling Red, George Kubresli
A 3D Printed Axon-Mimetic Diffusion MRI Phantom, Tristan K. Kuehn
The Role of TIMP3 in Microvascular Endothelial Cell-Extracellular Matrix Interaction and Regulation of Microvascular Barrier Function, Nidhi Kulkarni
The Motherhood Penalty: Not so Black and White, Shruti Kumar
Feasibility of Post-Operative Mobile Health Monitoring Among Colorectal Surgery Patients, Tanya Kuper
Effects of corner radii on wind tunnel testing of low-rise buildings, Kytin Kwan
Communicative participation outcomes of preschool speech-language services: Opportunities, challenges, and solutions, Elaine Yuen Ling Kwok
Immigrant’s Personal Network in the Integration Process: a case study of Ghanaian immigrants’ in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, Emmanuel Kojo Kyeremeh
Earthquake site characterization of rock sites in Eastern Canada and stiff ground sites in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sameer Ladak
Understanding the Support for Municipal Green Bin Programs, Oluwatomilola Ladele
Clothed in History: Costume and Medievalism in Fantasy Film and Television, Avery Lafortune
Extensions of Classification Method Based on Quantiles, Yuanhao Lai
The Role of Synovium and Synovial Macrophages in Experimental Post-Traumatic Knee Osteoarthritis, Yue Lai-Zhao
The Goldstone Commission in South Africa’s Transition: Linking Gradual Institutional Change and Information-Gathering Institutions, Tammy Lambert
Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation in Open Aortic Surgery - The AORTUS Trial, John H. Landau
still, unfolding, Ramolen Mencero Laruan
Multisensory Associative Learning and Multisensory Integration, Sebastien Lauzon
Development of an Active Infection Monitoring Knee Spacer for Two-Stage Revision, Michael K. Lavdas
Identification of Aerodynamic Damping for Flexible Structures using Wind-induced Response, Shea Laventure
The Subplate and Its Role in the GABA System in the Prefrontal Cortex, Gaeul Kyla Lee
Understanding the Determinants of the Cost of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Hun Lee
Coping and Stress Related to Support Needs: Assessing Needs in Parent and Caregivers of Children with Down syndrome, Yejin Esther Lee
Examination of Institutional Investment in the United States of America from 1999 to 2018, Martin R. Lefebvre
Chemical Reactions at Metal Surfaces: Functionalization Strategies and Spectroscopic Characterization, Sydney Legge
Development of a Thermosensitive Endonuclease to Act as a Plasmid Kill-Switch, Christopher D. Leichthammer
Sacred Mnemonics in Late Medieval England: ars memoria in the Hagiography of Osbern Bokenham, Erica C. Leighton
Exploring the Role of Cannabidiol-Monoterpene Formulations in Modulating Anxiety Symptoms, Richard Leu
Quadriceps Muscle Layer Thickness in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Potential Measure of Frailty and Sarcopenia, Max A. Levine
Computational Modeling of the Human Brain for mTBI Prediction and Diagnosis, Yanir Levy
Developing Competencies for Public Policy Advocacy: A Comparative Case Analysis, Amy L. Lewis
Development of High-Performance All-Solid-State Batteries, Jianneng Liang
Geo-structural Analysis of Integral Abutment Bridges, Biyi Li
Essays on Share Repurchases and Boom-Bust Cycles, Bohan Li
Point Process Modelling of Objects in the Star Formation Complexes of the M33 Galaxy, Dayi Li
On Polysemy: A Philosophical, Psycholinguistic, and Computational Study, Jiangtian Li
A Comparative Study on Artificial Intelligence Curricula, Li Li
Galvanic Corrosion of Carbon Steel-Stainless Steel Welds, Mi Li
Experimental and Numerical Study of Polymorphism in Crystallization Processes, Mengxing Lin
Rational design of cell configurations for high-performance Na-O2 batteries, Xiaoting Lin
A novel spatio-temporal examination of children's accessibility, exposure, and engagement to parks and recreation spaces in Middlesex-London, Ontario, Malcolm K. Little
Design, Fabrication and Applications of Efficient Conductive Polymers for Photocatalytic Antimicrobials, Chunbo Liu
com-posing abolitionist≠posthumanism: notes on incommensurability, incomputability and incognita syn-aesthetics, Michelle Liu
Essays on Student Loans and Returns to Skill, Qian Liu
Intelligent and Efficient Ultra-Dense Heterogeneous Networks for 5G and Beyond, Yanan Liu
Malory, Chivalric Medievalism, and New Imperialist Masculinity, Andrew LiVecchi
Computational Methods for Predicting Protein-protein Interactions and Binding Sites, Yiwei Li
A Computational Investigation Into Acromial Fractures After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Jason Lockhart
No Future, Matthew Lomas
Leadership-as-Disciplinary Stewardship: A Social Movement for Kinesiology’s Future Success in the 21st Century University, Jenna R. Lorusso
Understanding Viktor Ullmann Through His Liederbuch des Hafis, Chad G. Louwerse
Advanced Phenotyping of Otosclerosis in an Ontario Population and Two Large Newfoundland Families, Matthew B. Lucas
Dreamvision Songbook: Five Songs for Mixed Ensemble, Maxwell R. Lucas Mr.
AWT1 is Constantly Expressed in Palmar Fascia Fibrosis and Promotes a Pro-Inflammatory Milieu, Johnny Luo
Growing Relations: An ethnographic study on rice, vanilla, and yams in Madagascar, Tyler MacIntosh
Pulmonary Imaging of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using Multi-Parametric Response Maps, Jonathan MacNeil
Hyperspectral Image Classification for Remote Sensing, Hadis Madani
Yield-Stress Fluids in Confined Geometries, Thalia Magyar
Characterization for Spray Droplet Behaviour in Afterburner-like Flow Conditions, Matthew D. Mahaffy
Evaluating quantitative methods for intercategorical-intersectionality research: a simulation study, Mayuri Mahendran
The Effect of Nitric Oxide on Microglia Function and Activity: Implications on Transient Receptor Potential Channels, Matthew J-E. Maksoud
Computation of Sensitive Multiple Spaced Seeds, Arnab Mallik
The Study of Bubble Growth Hydrodynamics in the Supersaturated Liquids, Raj Kumar Nayak Maloth
Effects of a Pregnancy Lifestyle Intervention on Emotion Regulation in Infants Responding to a Toy Removal Task at One-Year of Age, Mollie Manley
Mental Health Literacy and Ontario Secondary School Curriculum, Christine J. Manser
Exploring the Effects of Hemodialysis on Renal and Hepatic Blood Flow and Function using CT Perfusion Imaging, Raanan Marants
Psychological Predictors of Injury in Collegiate Cheerleaders, Alexander Marchand
Characterization of Impact Melt Rocks and Hydrothermal Mineralization at the Haughton Impact Structure, Devon Island, Canada: An Investigation of Impacts into Carbonate Targets, Cassandra L. Marion
Evaluation of Warpage for Composite Automotive Components, Eric J. Martin
Assessment of Autistic-like Behaviour of Mice Lacking ATRX in Forebrain Glutamatergic Neurons, Nicole A. Martin-Kenny
Mechanistic Insights into Analyte Charge Enhancement using Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Leanne Martin
Framework For Kernel Based BM3D Algorithm, Mena Abdelrahman Massoud
Genetic basis of hybrid sterility between Drosophila pseudoobscura and D. persimilis, Alannah J.P. Mattice
The Role of Regulator of G Protein Signaling 2 in Inflammatory Cytokine Release in Endotoxemia in Mice, Xin Tong Ma
Organizational Change, Work Conditions and Professional Learning, a Case Study of Nurses in Ontario, Elise McClenaghan
Ken Moore: A National Story of an Indigenous Athlete, James C. McCormick
Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging in a Rodent Model of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Patrick McCunn
Floral traits and carbon dynamics of cucumber in response to climate change, Sarah Josina McDonald
Toward a Fluid Cinematic Spectatorship and Desire: Revisiting Laura Mulvey’s Psychoanalytic Film Theories, Taylor Ashton McGoey