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In this thesis we present TroFi, a system for separating literal and nonliteral usages of verbs through unsupervised statistical word-sense disambiguation and clustering techniques. TroFi…

This study qualitatively explored (1) whether general opportunities for play at the neighbourhood level were related to children’s social competence development, and (2) whether children’s experience…

Pastoralism, a sustainable enterprise appropriate to the fragile steppe ecosystem, accounts for 30% of Mongolia’s gross domestic product. The transition to a liberal market economy, which began in…

This thesis explores the attempts of various Turkish governments to construct two independent narratives, for two separate audiences, around a single site, the Gallipoli peninsula, and the battle…

Proteins sharing a certain biological role often contain short sequences, or motifs, that are conserved at much greater levels than surrounding areas. The presence of these motifs related to function…

The study reported here was an investigation on a new research methodology using physiological data to analyze the extent to which biofeedback can be learnt in gaming environment. The work presented…

Silane-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are commonly used as protective coatings against chemical etchants and adhesion of biomolecules. The conventional methods of producing SAMs are very time…

Practices and theories of Buddhist psychology are explored in general, and those of Nichiren Buddhism in particular. Three aspects of Buddhist psychology are given particular emphasis: the…

“Cinderella’s Slippers” revisits the argument that Charles Perrault, the first writer to publish Cinderella in print form in 1697, allegedly mistranslated the tale, which was relayed to him in French…

This work investigated the properties of catalyst layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) that contained sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK). A series of SPEEK polymers were…

This dissertation argues that the Toronto and Vancouver International Film Festivals have been undervalued as showcases and in fact these hybrid public-private institutions are catalysts in the…

This is the first study that compares Chinese and Caucasians' attitude, perception, and verdict on insanity defense cases. A pilot study was conducted to choose one case scenario that best…

A combination hybrid pension plan that consists of a defined contribution account and a final salary defined benefit guarantee is studied by using multivariate time series analysis. This time series…

In this thesis I reveal, interpret, and apply the ideas of Lev Vygotsky concerning emotions and relationships among emotions, personality, and behavioural mastery. The application is to current…

Salt is a known cross-cultural item of early trade with documented socio-political consequences. Written records on the Ethiopian salt industry go back at least 2,000 years. This dissertation is an…

This thesis is a study into the synchronization of the downlink of a coordinated multibase/multiuser (CMBMU) system. The goal of CMBMU systems is to form a system-wide MIMO network using multiple co-…

Recent years have seen a major increase of interest in the block cave mining method which is characterized by extraction of a massive volume of rock usually accompanied by the formation of a…

This study explored the conditions under which hydrogen might succeed in Canada’s transportation sector in a carbon-constrained world. Long-run simulations were created using CIMS, a hybrid energy-…

In this thesis, I explore why mommyblogs are controversial, who the mommybloggers are and what they are doing, what effect commercialization has on mommyblogs, and whether mommyblogs are dialogic…

Research has shown that teachers’ professional identities are frequently represented as and conceived to be fixed and free of conflict. Semi-structured interviews and visual metaphors were used in…