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Go Teams! A Situational Analysis of Interdisciplinary Primary Care Teams in Ontario
(2014-10-01)
Arguably, no reform in health care in the past decade has generated as much attention,
idealism, and optimism as the movement toward interdisciplinary teams. Since the early
2000s, the Canadian federal government has ...
Regenerative Air Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Integration: System Modeling and Optimization
(2014-04-04)
As energy systems shift away from fossil-fuel based electricity, the non-dispatchability of renewable energy converters (REC) continue to stress the grid infrastructure and conventional thermal generating units. These ...
“REFORM IS BECOME OUR ENEMY:” ANGLO-JAMAICAN PLANTERS AND BRITISH IDENTITIES, 1765-1786
(2014-12-16)
This is a case study of the imperial identity an elite resident planter in late-eighteenth century Jamaica named Simon Taylor from 1765 to 1786. By analyzing sections of Simon Taylor’s correspondence with his business ...
TOWARDS BIOMARKER DISCOVERY IN CONGENITAL URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION
(2014-05-30)
Proteome analysis techonologies are commonly employed for discovery-based biomarker identification studies. This thesis aims to help bridge the gap between analytical technology development and clinical application by ...
Investigating Different Map Views for Exploring Neighbourhoods
(2014-04-07)
Mobile wayfinding and guide applications have become indispensable tools for navigating unfamiliar urban spaces. Such applications address locations targeted, “just-in-time” queries, This thesis reports on research examining ...
Stereochemical Aspects in the Interrupted Nazarov Reaction of Allenyl Vinyl Ketones: A Computational Study
(2014-07-24)
Transition state models are often invoked to explain stereochemical outcomes in chemical reactions. The relevance of these models to correctly predict these outcomes can be further validated by studying reactions where ...
Anti-inflammatory properties of potato protein hydrolysates in cellular and animal models
(2014-12-17)
Inflammation is a series of non-specific immune responses and irregular inflammation can lead to injury and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases. TNF-α is one of the primary pro-inflammatory cytokines mediating ...
Analogues of the Binomial Coefficient Theorems of Gauss and Jacobi
(2014-03-31)
Two of the more well known congruences for binomial coefficients modulo p, due to Gauss and Jacobi, are related to the representation of an odd prime (or an integer multiple of the odd prime) p as a sum of two squares (or ...
Reframing the Branch Library: Enhancing Communication for the Public Good
(2014-04-04)
The public library is challenged by changing technologies and the spread of commercial strategies which undermine the purpose of the institution. The library must remain a key part of mass communication in a democracy, and ...
The Aliment of Anxiety: Nutritional Advice Pertaining to Sugar in Post-WWII Canada
(2014-08-25)
This thesis traces changes in dietary recommendations regarding sugar from WWII to the 1970s, considering the ways advice was shaped, disseminated, and digested as it related to three competing but interconnected factors: ...