Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Examining the Nucleotide Preference of the Linker Domain in Engineered Tev-mTALENs, Brendon C. McDowell
Viral Possibilities: Media, the Body, and the Phenomenon of Infection, Daniel McFadden
On Philosophical Intuitions, Nicholas D. McGinnis
'I am not disabled. It's my environment that makes me disabled': A critical ethnography of age-related vision loss (ARVL) in older adulthood, Colleen E. McGrath
Stimuli-Responsive Polymersomes and Surface Functionalized Dendrimersomes: Platforms for Biomedical Applications, J Trevor McIntosh
Freeze tolerance in the spring field cricket, Gryllus veletis, Alexander H. Mckinnon
Lead Hip Kinematics and Weight Bearing Patterns of Amateur Golfers With and Without Low Back Pain, Steven K. McRae
Spirituality and Autonomous Religion in Southern Ontario: A Sociological and Theological Study, Christopher J. Medland
The Anointing That Teaches: A Socio-Historical and Rhetorical Study of Chrisma in 1 John 2:20 and 27, Jenny Meggison
"Zeus the Head, Zeus the Middle": Studies in the History and Interpretation of the Orphic Theogonies, Dwayne A. Meisner
Optical Flow At Occlusion Boundaries And In Occlusion Regions, Hua Meng
Settlement Experiences of Professional Immigrant Women in Canada, USA, UK and Australia, Naila Meraj
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor: Its role in gut-homing macrophage generation and colitis, and production by probiotics, Shahab Meshkibaf
The Impact of Resource Availability on Patterns of Discharge to Inpatient Rehabilitation after Stroke in Ontario, Canada, Matthew J. Meyer
Weaving the Statesman: the Unity of Plato's Politicus, Ryan Middleton
Polyhydroxybutyrate Production in a Photobioreactor Using Spirulina Platensis, Adrianna Mika
A Plant-Made Vaccine Candidate To Protect Ruminants Against Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli, Sean Miletic
Capacity Building in Community Sport Organizations, Patricia L. Millar
Guilty Subjects: The Biopolitical Function of Guilt in Neoliberal States, David Miller
Clustering-Based Personalization, Seyed Nima Mirbakhsh
A Comprehensive Study Of Esterification Of Free Fatty Acid To Biodiesel In a Simulated Moving Bed System, Nillohit Mitra Ray
Abnormal Hippocampal Activation In Freely Behaving Mice Deficient For The Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter, Shahin Moallem
Experimental and Numerical Study on Full-Scale Precast Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Pipes, Nedal Mohamed
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition in the metastatic progression of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, Stephanie Mok
Silver Nanoparticle Transport Through Soil: Illuminating the Governing Pore-Scale Processes, Ian L. Molnar
No Safe Base: An Attachment Theory Perspective on the Mediational Effects of Reappraisal and Resilience on the Well-being of Homeless Women in the Skid Row District of Los Angeles, Stephanie L. Montgomery-Graham
A Real-Time N-Gram Approach to Choosing Synonyms Based on Context, Brian J. Moore
Quantitative Techniques for Spread Trading in Commodity Markets, Mir Hashem Moosavi Avonleghi
Study of the Hydrophobin Genes in Verticillium Dahliae and Characterization of the Hydrophobin Gene VDH5, Nadia P. Morales
Quantitative Estimation of P-glycorptein-Mediated Drug Transport by Mechanistically Modeled Intrinsic Clearance, Alex D. Morgan
Dendroclimatic Studies of White Spruce in the Yukon Territory, Canada, David S. Morimoto
Strength Study of Zircon Under High Pressure, Ievgeniia Morozova
Discrimination is in the Eye of the Beholder: Perception of Discrimination and Microaggressions, Sarah E. Moroz
Using a Pearl Harvested Synonym Ring for the Creation of a Digital Index on Giftedness, Nichole E. Mortimer
Ontario College of Teachers Cases of Teacher Sexual Misconduct, Taryn Mototsune
T2 Relaxation Time in Men and Women Following Eccentric Elbow Flexor Exercise, Patrick A. Moull
Smart PV Inverter Control for Distribution Systems, Ehsan M. Siavashi
Effects of Motion Pattern Characteristics on the Perception of Visual Acceleration, Alexandra S. Mueller
Evaluation and Treatment of Lower Extremity Wounds in a Vascular Surgery Patient Population, Christine Anne Murphy
Vocalizations, feeding and flight behaviour of nectar-feeding bats (Glossophaga soricina and Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), Meghan A. Murphy
The Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Hepatic Glycogen Metabolism in Type 1 Diabetic Rats, Michael Murray
Evidence-Informed Advocacy: Non-Profit Organizations Use of Evidence for Policy Influence in Public Health - A Case Study of Wash Org Uganda, Carolyne Esther Nabalema
We Met at the Beach: Examining Sense of Community through Charity Sporting Events, Daniel Nabben
Dexamethasone regulates gene expression induced by the mechanosensitive P2X7 receptor in osteoblasts, Meena Na
Catalytic Conversion of Glycerol to Value-Added Chemical Products, Malaya Ranjan Nanda
Epidemiology of Fracture in Adults with Kidney Disease, Kyla L. Naylor
Cyber-Psychopathy: Examining the Relationship between Dark E-Personality and Online Misconduct, Andrew D. Nevin
Reproductive Success and Sexual Selection in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae), Trinh Xuan Thi Nguyen
Internal Migration, Networks and Gender Roles among Domestic Workers in Vietnam, Van Nguyen
Trusting to a Fault: Criminal Negligence and Faith Healing Deaths, Ken Nickel
The Coffee Shop Effect: Investigating the Relationship between Ambient Noise and Cognitive Flexibility, Emily G. Nielsen
Thermal Convection in Non-Fourier Fluids and Application to Liquid Helium II, Mohammad Niknami Esfahani
Multi-method Modeling Framework for Support of Integrated Water Resources Management, Vladimir V. Nikolic
Fibulin-3 Promotes Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Invasion, Michelle M. Noonan
Enterprising Outsiders: Livelihood Strategies of Cape Town’s forced migrants, Madeleine Ann Northcote
Secrecy Enhancement in Cooperative Relaying Systems, Elham Nosrati
Multilingual Information Access: Practices and Perceptions of Bi/multilingual Academic Users, Peggy I. Nzomo
Investigating the role of the extracellular matrix protein, Spondin 1, in ovarian folliculogenesis, Caitlin O'Flynn
Quantifying the Effects of Systematic STN-DBS Programming on Rest and Postural Tremor in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease Patients, Kristina Ognjanovic
A Study Of Green’s Relations On Algebraic Semigroups, Allen O'Hara
Investigating Trans-Affirmative Education Policies and Practices in Ontario, Kenan Omercajic
Blood Supply to the Brain via the Carotid Arteries: Examining Obstructive and Sclerotic Disorders using Theoretical and Experimental Models, Onaizah Onaizah
The Emotional Experience and Expression of Anger: A Child's Perspective, Craig A. Oolup
Faces of (and for) Toronto: Community-Engaged Portrait Projects in the Neoliberal City, Jennifer E. Orpana
An fMRI Study of Command Following and Communication Using Overt and Covert Motor Responses: Implications for Disorders of Consciousness, Natalie R. Osborne
Charging Level and Deposition of Droplets in Electrostatic Painting, Husam Osman
Hair Cortisol Concentrations in High- and Low-Stress Mother-Daughter Dyads, Sarah J. Ouellette
An Approach to Developing a Spatio-Temporal Composite Measure of Climate Change-Related Human Health Impacts in Urban Environments, Mohammad Amin Owrangi
Exploration of Spatial and Temporal Changes in Trophic Status of Lakes in the Northern Temporal Forest Biome Using Remote Sensing, Aleksey Paltsev
The Association Between the Neighbourhood Food Environment and Prevalence of Three Chronic Diseases in Urban Canada: A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Jagraj Singh Pandher
Effect of Temperature and Successive Sprays on Liquid Distribution in Fluidized Beds, Liliana Andrea Pardo Reyes
Calcification Of Bovine Pericardial Aortic Heart Valves, Asha Parekh
Analyzing A-series gangliosides in neurons following exposure to glutamate, Dae Hee Park
Doping Plasmon-Enhanced TiO2 with Zirconia to Improve Solar Energy Harvesting in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Anastasia Pasche
Vibrational Imaging at the Nanoscale: Surpassing the Diffraction Limit Using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Farshid Pashaee
The Development of Cyclic RGD Peptides Stabilized Through 99mTc/Re(CO)3+, Aagam Patel
Detection of Circulating Thyroid Tumor DNA in Patients with Thyroid Nodules, Krupal Bhupendrabhai Patel
Development of a Novel Humanized Single Chain Antibody-Streptococcal Superantigen-Derived Immunotherapy Targeting the 5T4 Oncofetal Antigen, Kelcey G. Patterson
Non-invasive Quantification of Alveolar Morphometry Measurements in Older Never-smokers, Gregory A. Paulin
Protective Effect of Modified Human Fibroblast Growth Factor on Diabetic Nephropathy, Ana M. Pena Diaz
The Public Advocacy of the American Jewish Committee, 1906-1929, Joshua Perell
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Joint Health and Osteoarthritis, Michael A. Pest
Organizational Support and Job Satisfaction of Frontline Clinical Managers: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement, Alexandra Peterson
Investigation of Endogenous In-Vivo Sodium Concentration in Human Prostate Cancer Measured With 23Na Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Justin C. Peterson
Clinical Outcomes of Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Brian L. Phee
The lung microenvironment influences the metastatic behaviour of breast cancer cells in an innovative 3D ex vivo pulmonary metastasis model, Matt M. Piaseczny
Edge states and quantum Hall phases in graphene, Pavlo Piatkovskyi
Diabetic Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Dysfunction, Meghan A. Piccinin
Reactions between Zinc Metallothionein and Carbonic Anhydrase, Tyler B. J. Pinter
The Role of Bone-Derived Osteopontin in the Migration and Stem-Like Behavior of Breast Cancer Cells, Graciella Pio
Peri Algeos: Pain in Aeschylus and Sophocles, Anda Pleniceanu
Engaging With The Future: A Historical Investigation of Greenpeace, Yves Plourde
Words to Live By: How Experience Shapes our Information World at Work, Play and in Everyday Life, Angela Pollak
The Role of Emotional Support in Emotional Well-being, Maria Sol Pound