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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
CARING IN TRANSITION: HOME CARE WORKERS’ EXPERIENCES OF CARE RELATIONSHIPS IN SHANGHAI, CHINA, Liu Hong
The Effects of Script on Reading Development of Farsi and Arabic Bilinguals, Fatemeh Hosseini Almadani
Strange Compositions: Chemistry and its Occult History in Victorian Speculative Fiction, Susan Hroncek
Long Term Optimal Portfolio Selection Problem in Different Models, Bowen Hu
Can a Power Training Program Reduce Fall Risk Factors in Parkinson's Disease?, Brittany Intzandt
Theoretical investigations of Zinc Blende and Wurtzite semiconductor quantum wells on the rotated substrates, Igor Ivashev
The Effects of Altered Auditory Feedback on Speech Production in Adults: A Comparison of Perturbation and Sensorimotor Adaptation Paradigms, Danielle S. Jacobson
Moral Identity from Cross- and Bi-cultural Perspectives, Fanli Jia
Essays on Earnings Forecasts, Tax Expense and IFRS Adoption, Yan Jin
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