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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Spanish River Carbonatite: Its benefits and potential use as a soil supplement in agriculture, James J
Analysis of the Geosocial Landscape in the City of Toronto, Courtney J. Jones
The Role of Oxidative Stress in the Mechanisms of Ammonia-Induced Brain Swelling and Tolerance in the Goldfish (Carassius auratus), David F. Jones Lisser Mr.
An Exploratory Approach to Manipulating Dynamic Stability: Investigating the Role of Visual Control during a Precision Foot Placement Task, Russell CG Kennedy
Evaluation of an Abuse Prevention Education Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Karen E. Klee
Policing and the Dirty Underbelly: Understanding Narratives of Police Deviance on Social Media Platforms, Amanda Lancia
Host Community Narratives of Volunteer Tourism in Ghana: From Developmentalism to Social Justice, Danielle E. Lediard
Factors Influencing Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Rural Ontario Paramedics, Tonya A. Leduc
The Contribution of the Cerebello-thalamo-cortical Circuit to the Pathology of Non-dopaminergic Responsive Parkinson's Disease Symptoms, Shannon C. Lefaivre
REPRESENTATIONS OF STRANGER AND NON-STRANGER HOMICIDE: A QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF CANADIAN NEWS MEDIA, Gabriella L. Leone
Twerking, Alcohol, and Fame: The Construction of Disney Celebrities in the Media, Carla R. López
Investigative Inadequacies or Investigative Corruption? Exploring the Role of Police Misconduct within Canadian Wrongful Conviction Cases, Michelle L. Lovegrove
Do Toxicity Modifying Factors Influence Acute or Chronic Toxicity of Thulium to Hyalella azteca?, Alexandria H. Loveridge
"Getting Ahead" Versus "Getting Along": Examining the Role of Agency and Communion in Prejudice, Courtney A. Lunt
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Daughters/ Daughters-in-Law Providing Primary Informal Care to Their Mothers/ Mothers-in-Law with Dementia, Sarah MacFarlane
Agents of Change: The Role of Foreign Financial Institutions in China’s Financial Transformation Since the early 1990s, Anton Malkin
Experiences of Victimization and Health Care Access Among Non-metropolitan LGBTQ+ Individuals, Ashley-Ann Marcotte
MATE CHOICE AND CONSEQUENCES FOR CONSANGUINEOUS MATING IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, Emily S. Martin
Let's Talk About (Consensual) Sex!, Eleanor M. McGrath
Investigating balance-enhancing effects of midsole hardness and thickness for older adult footwear, Elizabeth McLeod
Implications of galling herbivory on ground thaw in Canada’s northern boreal forest, Allison McManus
Estimates of Persistent Inward Current Decline in Human Soleus Motor Units during Fatigue, Kirby Mendes
Japanese Encephalitis: Assessing disease risk due to landscape factors at multiple scales, Julia E. Metelka
The effects of manipulated somatosensory input on simulated falls during walking, Sarah Mitchell-Ewart
What Lies Past Remission: The Perceived Late Effects of Pediatric Cancer, Monica L. Molinaro