Theses/Dissertations from 2014
(Un)Covering Suicide: The Changing Ethical Norms in Canadian Journalism, Gemma Richardson
“Companions of the Flame”: Concealment and Revelation in H.D.’s Trilogy, Cam Riddell
The Role of Integrins in Support of Pancreatic Function, Survival and Maturation, Matthew Riopel
The Association Between Women's Autonomy and Women's HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes in Ethiopia, Fadumo Rirash
Women's Navigation of Maternal Health Services in Ghana's Upper West Region in the Context of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Andrea C. Rishworth
Perceptions about Equity in Public Health: A comparison between frontline staff and informing policy in Ontario, Katherine E. Rizzi
Genomic predictors of drug response to the alpha-specific phosphoinositol 3-kinase (PI3Ka-alpha) inhibitor BYL719 in head and neck cancers, Giananthony T. Rizzo
Cognitive Predictors and Behavioural Mediators of Vulnerability-Specific Stress Generation in Depressed Adults, Katerina Rnic
Characterizing Spoken Discourse in Individuals with Parkinson Disease Without Dementia, Angela C. Roberts
Protein Conformational Studies by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry, Antony D. Rodriguez
Understanding the role of cholinergic tone in the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus, Kaie Rosborough
Realistic Dialogue Engine for Video Games, Caroline M. Rose
Boxing in the Union Blue: A Social History of American Boxing in the Union States During the Late Antebellum and Civil War Years, Greggory M. Ross
Hypothetical Necessity and the Laws of Nature: John Locke on God's Legislative Power, Elliot Rossiter
Host-imposed regulation of bacterial transposons Tn10 and Tn5, Joseph A. Ross
Struggling to Compete: Community-Based Research on Agrarian Change in the Caribbean, Karen A. Ross
The Implications of Altered Cholinergic Signaling in Cardiac Health and Disease, Ashbeel Roy
Body Mass Index Trajectories: The Effect of Fetal Size and Early Life Modifiable Factors, Mathew Roy
An Accurate Offline Phasor Estimation Technique For Fault Location In Series Compensated Lines, Rubeena Rubeena
Quantitative Susceptibility Imaging of Tissue Microstructure Using Ultra-High Field MRI, David A. Rudko
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 Regulates miR-200b in Retinal Endothelial Cells: Possible Implications in Diabetic Retinopathy, Michael A. Ruiz
Protein Body Biogenesis and Utility in Recombinant Protein Production in Nicotiana benthamiana, Reza Saberianfar
A New Generation of Polymer/Ceramic Composite Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration, Mehrnaz Salarian
Prostate Tumor Volume Measurement on Digital Histopathology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mehrnoush Salarian
Curcumin-Loaded Magnetic Nanoaggregates Conjugated with Folic Acid for Targeted Cancer Treatment, Melessa Salem
Acetyl Rb1 Ginsenoside from North American Ginseng: Extraction and Application, Raziye Samimi
What is Writing in Undergraduate Anthropology? An Activity Theory Analysis, Boba M. Samuels
In Search of a Cause: An Etiological Analysis of Manubrial Porosity, Jose Sanchez
Nativos migrantes: poesía en la encrucijada, Juan Sanchez
Statistical Analysis and Computer Modelling of Volcanic Eruptions, Laura Anabelle Sanchez
A Statistical Investigation of Nonmetric Vertebral Traits with a Skeletal Population Sample from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, Tiffany A. Sarfo
Essays on the Relationship Between Host Market Corruption and Multinational Enterprise Strategy, Michael A. Sartor
Role of Integrin-linked kinase in epidermal integrity and barrier function, Samar Sayedyahossein
Development of an Emergent Narrative Generation Architecture for Videogames, Nicholas A. Schudlo
Canada and the 2001 United Nations World Conference against Racism, Steven J. Seligman
Islet Regenerative Properties of Ex Vivo Expanded Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells, Ayesh K. Seneviratne
MRI Relaxation Rates: A Quantitative Approach to Track Tumour Cells Expressing MagA, Anindita Sengupta
Young adults reflect on the experience of reading comics in contemporary society: Overcoming the commonplace and recognizing complexity, Lucia Cederia Serantes
The Preferential Loss of Small Geographically Isolated Wetlands on Prairie Landscapes, Jacqueline N. Serran
NGN3 Expression in Definitive Endoderm Progenitors Specifies Pancreatic Endocrine Precursors, Ahmed Shah
Investigating the Multiple Hit hypothesis of Parkinson disease using transgenic LRRK2-R1441G rats, Komal T. Shaikh
Identification of Informativeness in Text using Natural Language Stylometry, Rushdi Shams
Multivariate Spatial Visualization using GeoIcons and Image Charts, Bo Shan
Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy on Graphene Thin Films for Solar Cell and Biosensing Applications, Faranak Sharifi
Multiparametric Imaging and MR Image Texture Analysis in Brain Tumors, Harish A. Sharma
Association of Head and Cervical Injuries in Pediatric Occupants Involved in Motor Vehicle Collisions, Shayan Shekari
Adolescents Experiences with Cyberbullying: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Nasim Shojayi
Inheritance of virulence in the root rot pathogen Phytophthora sojae, Sirjana Devi Shrestha
Aspects of Newtonianism in Rameau’s Génération harmonique, Abigail Shupe
Prostate Cancer Microparticles as a Next Generation Screening Tool for Prostate Cancer, Khurram M. Siddiqui
The Hα Spectroscopy of Classical B-emission Stars, Jessie M. Silaj
Observational and Theoretical Investigation of Cylindrical Line Source Blast Theory Using Meteors, Elizabeth A. Silber
The Development of Metal-Organic Compounds for Use as Molecular Imaging Agents, Emily J. Simpson
Development of Non-Covalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes for siRNA Delivery, King Sun Siu
Investigating the Primate Prefrontal Cortex Correlates of Cognitive Deficits In the Ketamine Model of Schizophrenia, Kevin J. Skoblenick
Isotopic Fingerprinting of Shallow and Deep Groundwaters in Southwestern Ontario and its Applications to Abandoned Well Remediation, Mitchell E. Skuce
Adult Women's Perceived Facilitators, Barriers, and Health Benefits of Sustaining a Membership in a Commercial Fitness Facility, Shawn M.T. Slade
Dirty Modernism: Ecological Objects in American Poetry, Michael D. Sloane
American Ginseng Supplementation Does Not Attenuate Indices of Exercise Induced Muscle Damage, Brent Smith
Neuromuscular adaptations to voluntary contraction following postactivation potentiation, Cameron B. Smith
Foster parents' experiences and withdrawal considerations: Comparing treatment and regular foster care, Jessica N. Smith
Food For Health: An Investigation of Infant Feeding Practices, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Barriers and Facilitators, Jessica W. Smith
The Perfectionism-Psychological Outcome Link: The Mediating Effect of Personal Resiliency, Martin M. Smith
Changing the substrate specificity of arogenate dehydratases (ADTs) from Arabidopsis thaliana., Megan ES Smith-Uffen
Synaptic architecture of the acoustic startle response pathway, Mahabba Smoka
Photochromic Molecular Materials for the Controlled Organization of Nanoparticles, Kristen Elise Snell
Examining the Relationship of Variables Associated with Pre-Service Teachers Coping During their Practicum Experience, Andrew E. Soave
Acquisition and Reconstruction Techniques for Fat Quantification Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Abraam S. Soliman
The Association between Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol-Related Unsafe Sex among Canadian Undergraduate Student Drinkers, Shirley Solomon
From 'Means to Ends': Labour As Art Practice, Gabriella Solti
William James' Theory of Emotion, James Southworth
Labours Of Love: Affect, Fan Labour, And The Monetization Of Fandom, Jennifer Spence
Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Carboxylic Acid Functionalized Polyisobutylene, Inderpreet Sran
Post-Translational Control of Retinoblastoma Protein Phosphorylation, Paul M. Stafford
A Critical Examination of the Social Organizations within Canadian NGOs in the Provision of HIV/AIDS Health Work in Tanzania, Oona M. St-Amant
Behavioral Feeding Problems of Normally Developing Children Under 4 Years of Age, Julia Stanislavskaia
Effects of Mixing and Vapor Residence Time on the Thermal Cracking Performance of Fluidized Beds, Clayton Stanlick
Full-Scale Tests of a Wood-Frame Structure under Extreme Wind Loads, Derek A. Stedman
Between Mercersburg and Oxford: The Ecclesiology of John Williamson Nevin, Kevin H. Steeper
Comprehensive Analysis of Abdominal Tendon Length:Muscle Length Ratios in Human and Rat Specimens, Alexander J. Stephen
Functional Anatomy of the Anconeus: Muscle Architecture and Motor Unit Number Estimation, Daniel E. Stevens
Fragmentation and Wake Formation in Faint Meteors: Implications for the Structure and Ablation of Small Meteoroids, Edward Stokan
Studies In Small Scale Thermal Convection, Daniel F. Stranges
Human Metaphase Chromosome Analysis using Image Processing, Akila M.S Subasinghe Arachchige
Effect of Reverberation Context on Spatial Hearing Performance of Normally Hearing Listeners, Renita E. Sudirga
Physical Sulphate Attack on Concrete, Ahmed Ramadan Suleiman
The ATP2C2 Gene as Transcribed from a Novel Transcriptional Start Site in Pancreatic Acinar Cells, Caitlin M. Sullivan
Ubiquitin-mediated degradation via UPS and lysosome, Qizhi Sun
MR to Ultrasound Registration for Image-Guided Prostate Biopsy, Yue Sun
Gender Relations in Hospice Palliative Home Care for Clients with Cancer and Their Family Caregivers: A Critical Analysis, Nisha S. Sutherland
Effect of Ascorbate on Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Factors in the Septic Microvasculature, Scott Swarbreck
Allostratigraphy of the Upper Ordovician Blue Mountain Formation, Southwestern Ontario, Canada, Sarah N. Sweeney
On the Interfacial Fracture Mechanics of Long-fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites, Ian N. Swentek
Quantifying the Effect of a Novel topical Hyaluronic-Acid Phosphatidylethanolamine Cream on the Epidermis, Caitlin J. Symonette