Browsing Brock Theses by Title
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THE FACIAL WIDTH-TO-HEIGHT RATIO AND ITS ROLE IN ADVERTISEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS OF THREAT POTENTIAL
As do many species, humans visually assess the ability and propensity of others to cause trouble or harm (threat potential), although the mechanisms that guide this ability are unknown. One potential mechanism that may ... -
Facilitating an Educational Development Initiative Focused on Reading Comprehension Instruction: Exploring University Professors' Experiences and Beliefs
This qualitative exploratory case study focused on the experiences of university professors as they implemented reading comprehension instruction in their discipline-specific first- and second-year courses within the context ... -
Facilitating self-directed learning: the nurse educators' perspective
(Brock University, 1991-07-09)The concept of self-directed learning was examined from the nurse educators' perspective. One structured interview, lasting between one and one-and-a half hours, was conducted with each of 14 nurse educators in two ... -
Factors affecting a woman's decision to leave an abusive relationship : the theory of planned behaviour /
(Brock University, 1998-05-21)The present study tested the appHcabiUty of Ajzen's (1985) theory of planned behaviour (TPB), an extension of Fishbein and Ajzen's (1975) theory of reasoned action (TRA), for the first time, in the context of abused women's ... -
Factors affecting DNA uptake by mammalian cells
(Brock University, 1998-07-09)The ability to introduce DNA and express custom DNA sequences in bacteria opened the door for improvements in a large number of fields including agriculture, pharmacology, medicine, nutrition, etc. The ability to introduce ... -
Factors affecting performance proficiency : a case study involving intermediate piano students
(Brock University, 2006-11-04)The goal of this study was to determine the effect of a number of factors on the performance proficiency of three intermediate piano students having different learning styles, all of whom shared the same teacher. Four ... -
Factors affecting treatment decision making for women with breast cancer
(Brock University, 1994-07-09)This study examined the factors affecting treatment decision making for young women with early stage breast cancer. Thirty women, aged 35 to 52 years, were presented information about two equally effective chemotherap ... -
Factors Associated with Small Aggressive Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas
Small aggressive non-small cell lung carcinomas (SA-NSCLC) are characterized by spread to distant lymph nodes and metastases, even while the primary tumour remains small in size, as opposed to tumours that are relatively ... -
Factors influencing the seasonal changes in primary productivity of the photosynthetic bacteria of Crawford Lake, Ontario
(Brock University, 1981-07-09)A naturally occurring population of photosynthetic bacteria, located in the meromictic Crawford Lake, was examined during two field seasons (1979-1981). Primary production, biomass, light intensity, lake transparency, ... -
Fade to black : picturing mortality in contemporary popular film /
(Brock University, 2008-06-01)This thesis attempts to understand representations of death in contemporary popular film within a framework that posits mortality as a category of particular social and political importance for the way we understand both ... -
The Falkland Islands War of 1982: a legal, diplomatic and strategic evaluation
(Brock University, 1989-07-09)The Falkland Islands War of 1982 was fought over competing claims to sovereignty over a group of islands off the east coast of South America. The dispute was between Argentina and the United Kingdom. Argentina claims ... -
False Discoveries in the Performance of Canadian Equity Mutual Funds
This thesis assesses the performance of Canadian equity mutual funds over the period 1991-2016 using the False Discovery Rate (FDR) methodolody. We find that around 85% of the sampled funds are genuinely zero-alpha, and ... -
Families of the traumatically brian-injured : a case study approach to perceptions of quality of service, degree of satisfaction, and family needs /
(Brock University, 1997-05-21)The purpose of this qualitative research study was to foster an understanding of the rehabilitation counselling practice offamilies of the brain-injured. Specifically, the study explores the perceptions of stakeholders ... -
Families with Children with Autism, Developmental Delay, and Typical Development: The Relationships of Parenting Self-Efficacy, Parenting Strategies, and Child Problem Behaviour
(2013-04-10)Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and developmental delays (DD) may experience more child problem behaviours, report lower parenting selfefficacy (PSE), and be more reactive than proactive in their ... -
Family attitudes toward the deinstitutionalization of individuals with developmental disabilities in Ontario : a quality of life analysis
(2012-04-02)The deinstitutionalization of individuals with developmental disabilities to community-based residential services is a pervasive international trend. Although controversial, the remaining three institutions in Ontario ... -
The Family Game: A Parent Education Intervention to Increase Positive Parent-Child Interactions in Parents with Learning Difficulties
(Brock University, 2014-04-21)Children of parents with learning difficulties (LD) are at risk for a variety of developmental problems including behavioural and psychiatric disorders. However, there are no empirically supported programs to prevent ... -
Far infared reflectance along the C-axis of the charge stripe superconductor La1.875Ba0.125CuO4.
(Brock University, 2011-03-08)Reflectance measurements along the c-axis of La1.875 Bao.125CU04 at temperatures above(6K) and below(O.5K) the bulk superconducting transition temperature(3K) were performed using a Bruker rapid scan spectrometer ... -
Far infrared optical properties of V and Cr doped Sb2Te3 /
(Brock University, 2009-06-15)The far infrared reflectance of Sb2Te3 , Sbi.97Vo.o3Te3 and Sbi.94Cr .o6Te3 was measured near normal incidence at different temperatures (between 45K and 300K). The direct current resistivities of the above samples were ... -
Far infrared reflectance and optical properties of organic superconductor (TMTSF)2ClO4 /
(Brock University, 2001-05-21)Polarized reflectance measurements of the quasi I-D charge-transfer salt (TMTSFh CI04 were carried out using a Martin-Puplett-type polarizing interferometer and a 3He refrigerator cryostat, at several temperatures between ... -
Far infrared spectroscopy of heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn5
(Brock University, 2004-07-09)The optical response to far infrared radiation has been measured on a mosaic of heavy fermion CeColnssingle crystals. The superconducting transition temperature of the crystals has been determined by van der Pauw resistivity ...