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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Identifying and Characterizing BnVQ Genes Involved in Sclerotinia Stem Rot Resistance in Brassica napus, Aishwarya S K Samarakone and Zhongwei Zou
Investigating All-Cause Mortality by Sexual Orientation in Canada, Alik Sarian
ASSESSING DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER SOURCES AND DYNAMICS IN URBAN STORMWATER: IMPLICATIONS FOR GREENHOUSE GASES, Harper W. Schmalz
Episodic Discharge Forcing Dominates Turbidity Variability in the Great Slave Lake: Evidence from 40 years of Satellite Observations, Andy A. Sekoh
Adapting to Uncertainty: Effects of Environmental Instability on Zebrafish Behaviour, Britney Sekulovski
Epistemologies, Positionalities, and Voices in Humanitarian Research: A Critical Examination of How Humanitarianism Is Studied, Emel Seven Bozçam
Parenting in Canada: Lived Experiences of Immigrant Muslim Mothers, Selda Kateroglu Sezen
Between Policy and Practice: Gendered Precarity and the Experiences of Syrian Refugees in Türkiye, Yazgulu Sezgin
Shape- and Size-Engineered Nanoparticles with Tunable Functional Properties for Nanocomposites and Sensors, Salman Shaheen
Cognitive Load Classification using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Pratham Shah
Investigation of Mercury Bioaccessibility in Subsistence Fishes from the Canadian Subarctic, Kiran Mateo Sharma Mr
Intelligent Digital Twin System for Urban Mobility, Mubarak Babasaheb Shikalgar
A Mindful Recovery: Exploring the Experiences of a 6-Session Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE) Program for Injured Athletes, Katie-Jo Smith
Elucidating dsRNA-Induced Antiviral Immune Responses in Rainbow Trout Cells, Meghan J. Soares
Associations Between Insula and Anterior Cingulate Cortex Activity and Fertility Treatment Outcomes Using EEG and sLORETA, Joselle Solarino
Scalable and Dynamic Conversational AI for Higher Education: A Student Advising System Built on Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Anuraj Manish Sule
Effects of Spine Extension on the Annulus Fibrosus: Investigating Dancers’ Range of Motion and Consequences for Annular Integrity, Anastasia M. Sullivan
What Helps When Loss Hurts? Emerging Adults’ Perceptions of Helpful Support Following Death and Non-Death Loss in Higher Education, Karissa G. Tavares
Three Essays on Corporate Bond Short Selling, Climate and Credit Risks, Manisha Thapa
Mixed Methods Insights into Understandings of and Stigma Towards Autism in Children and Young Adults, Natalia GC Van Esch
Exploring Leadership in a Changing Church, Tanya Varner
Exploring Parent-Child Reminiscing Style and Internal-State Talk When Discussing Positive and Negative Shared Events, Komal Verma Miss.
Neural Correlates of Cognitive Fatigue in Regular Cannabis Users and Non-users: A Pilot fNIRS Study, Mariia Vistyzenko