Browsing Masters Theses by Title

X-ray diffraction from Al powder using energy dispersive technique

Elyaseery, Ibrahim S. (Brock University, 1991-07-09)

Using the energy dispersive x ...ray diffraction (EDXD) technique, the room temperature diffraction pattern of Al powder was obtained at diffraction angles ~ 30° and 50°. From the small angle diffraction pattern the ...

X-ray diffraction of a gram-negative bacterial membrane mimetic

Razavi, Panteha. (Brock University, 2009-01-28)

This thesis applies x-ray diffraction to measure he membrane structure of lipopolysaccharides and to develop a better model of a LPS bacterial melilbrane that can be used for biophysical research on antibiotics that ...

X-ray diffraction studies of muscle : observations on the anterior byssus retractor muscle of Mytilus edulis and the insect flight muscle from Sarcophaga bullata

Cottrell, Alan Philip. (Brock University, 1977-07-09)

The interfilament spacing of the anterior byssus retractor muscle from Mytilus edulis was studied as the muscle was extended. It was found that variations in this spacing were very small and consistent with the hypothesis ...

Y works : average hours worked and average salaries

Nicholls, Shane (Brock University, 2011-05-17)

Generation Y is entering the workforce in large numbers and, because this generation holds different values than previous generations, accounting firms are having difficulty managing these new hires. I t is important ...

You get what you pay for : independent music and Canadian public policy

Testa, Jennifer. (Brock University, 2008-11-04)

The aim of this MA thesis is to demonstrate how corporate concentration within the global music industry specifically affects the Canadian music industry's ability to compete for its own national audience as well as ...

“You Know What I Mean?”- Language and Cultural Retention in Luso-Canadian Mothers in the Greater Toronto Area

Vieira, Sara Isabel (Brock University, 2014-01-27)

The Portuguese community is one of the largest diasporic groups in the Greater Toronto Area and the choice of retention and transmission of language and culture to Luso-Canadians is crucial to the development and sustainability ...

Young children's behavioral responses to the distress of others /

Goertzen, Larissa R. (Brock University, 1999-05-21)

The relationship between child temperament and parenting factors in the development of prosocial behavior during the toddler years was investigated by examining children's helping behaviors and responses to the distress ...

Youth Living in Residential Care: Implications for Leisure and Identity

Oswald, Austin (Brock University, 2013-09-11)

The purpose of this study was to explore the intersection of living in residential care, leisure engagement, and adolescent identity development. The investigation included the voices of six youth living in a residential ...

Youth with intellectual disabilities and the right to make choices : investigating the family context to inform a training program

Saaltink, Robyn (Brock University, 2011-03-08)

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are more likely to be victims of abuse and human rights violations than people without ID. The 3Rs: Rights, Respect, and Responsibility project has developed and is testing ...