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2012-05-31
Author: Barrie, Jennifer Nicole
Emotional expressions have been found to affect various event-related potentials (ERPs). Furthermore, socio-emotional functioning is altered in individuals with autism, and a growing body of…
2012-07-25
Author: Wherland, Sharon Naomi
This study constructs a theoretical framework and argument for the development-advancing functions that art education can have during childhood as based on the theories of child development,…
2012-07-12
Author: Dai, Yun
Immobilization and electrochemical characterization of specially designed DNA-aptamer constructs (namely, “DNA conformational switches”) are of great importance for the development of versatile…
2012-07-18
Author: Hojjati, Alireza
The accelerating expansion of the universe is considered to be a well-established fact. However, a physical explanation of its origin is still missing. While the cosmological constant, Λ, is the…
2012-06-27
Author: Wardrop, Amanda Megan Myfanwy
This thesis is informed by my experience working with grade 7 fine arts students to create, rehearse, produce and perform an original play. I used performative inquiry as the lens through which to…
2012-07-19
Author: Gallupe, Owen Scott
The symbolism associated with delinquency can be very powerful. By engaging in delinquent behaviour, adolescents may be able to improve their social status by sending the message to their peers that…
2012-07-16
Author: Khodabakhshi, Naghmeh
We present a novel content based copy detection system for 3D videos. The system creates compact and robust depth and visual signatures from 3D videos. The system returns a score, using both spatial…
2012-08-15
Author: McColeman, Caitlyn
A previously reported effect of similarity on reaction times in a categorization task (Hahn et al., 2010) is tested and extended by using eye trackers as a measure of visual attention. The original…
2012-08-10
Author: Barnes, Jordan Idir
A technique for measuring the relative strengths of associative learning of eye- movements is introduced. In experiment designs that manipulate feedback signals, the strength of the learning…
2012-05-25
Author: Lally, Sukhchandan
Measuring and monitoring traffic in deployed communication networks is necessary for effective network operations. Traffic analysis allows network operators to understand the network user’s behavior…
2012-08-08
Author: Sinopoli, Lucas
This thesis introduces a novel DSP-based emulator that employs a 3-phase current controlled inverter to reproduce the dynamic behavior of marine current turbines. The proposed marine current turbine…
2012-08-15
Author: Dhopeshwarkar, Amey Sadashiv
Benzophenanthridine alkaloids chelerythrine and sanguinarine inhibited the binding of 3HCP55940 and 3HSR141716A to mouse brain membranes IC50s approx. 1-2 µM. Piperonyl butoxide and S-methoprene…
2012-08-21
Author: Ghorbani, Majid
This exploratory study seeks to gain a better understanding of immigrant entrepreneurs’ decision to do business with their country of origin (COO) and their level of resource commitment in country of…
2012-08-10
Author: Carter, John David
Today maleness and art processes are in a state of flux. In the former case meaning and identity are questioned, and long-standing skills face ongoing technological change in the latter. Each has…
2012-08-14
Author: Wong, Tammy
The emergence of Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) technologies has made cloning of genes much more efficient by dramatically reducing the cost, labour and time required. In this work, I have…
2012-07-13
Author: Liao, Yuan
Managers in today’s organizations face the challenge of giving appropriate performance-related feedback to employees with various cultural backgrounds. Performance feedback that motivates employees…
2012-07-06
Author: Soltani, Samaneh
A Software Product Line is a family of software systems in a domain, which share some common features but also have significant variabilities. A feature model is a variability modeling artifact,…
2012-08-10
Author: Matheson, Danica
This thesis examines a mathematics classroom where students are taught mathematics through problem solving. Weekly observations of two different classrooms were done. One was an Honors of Math 10…
2012-08-20
Author: DiCarlo, Anna
Severe bacterial blight occurs periodically in British Columbia’s blueberry fields for unknown reasons. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss) - the putative causal organism, P. viridiflava, P.…
2012-08-16
Author: Stielow, Timothy Mark
The brief histories of the Steveston Fishers’ Strike of 1900 are dominated by the arrival of the militia on 24 July and images of racialized violence between Japanese and white fishers. This thesis…