Browsing Brock Theses by Title
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Calculation of nondifferential properties for atomic ground states /
(Brock University, 1997-05-21)A new method for sampling the exact (within the nodal error) ground state distribution and nondiflPerential properties of multielectron systems is developed and applied to firstrow atoms. Calculated properties are the ... -
Calculation of the magnetic field penetration depth for high-Tc cuprate superconductors based on the Interlayer Pair Tunneling model /
(Brock University, 1999-05-21)In this work, the magnetic field penetration depth for high-Tc cuprate superconductors is calculated using a recent Interlayer Pair Tunneling (ILPT) model proposed by Chakravarty, Sudb0, Anderson, and Strong [1] to explain ... -
Calculation of the optical conductivity for the Anderson impurity model using the slave boson technique
(Brock University, 1990-07-09)The optical conductivity of the Anderson impurity mode l has been calculated by emp l oying the slave boson technique and an expansion in powers of l i N, where N is the d egeneracy o f the f electron level . This method ... -
Can a Manipulated Mind Alter Matter? : The Effects of Verbal Feedback on Self-Efficacy, Exercise Intention, and Exercise Behaviour among Low-Active College-Aged Women
(Brock University, 2013-11-05)Self-efficacy (SE), a person’s confidence in the ability to perform a task, is an important predictor of the adoption and maintenance of physical activity. The present study examined the effects of SE manipulated through ... -
Can Attention Focus Instructions Reduce the Effects of Fatigue on Balance Control?
(Brock University, 2014-09-10)Localized muscular fatigue has been identified to have detrimental effects on balance control, an important skill for everyday life. Manipulation of attention focus instructions has been shown to benefit performance of ... -
Can low domain knowledge be compensated for when using the internet? /
(Brock University, 2006-05-19)Previous researchers have found that learners do not benefit fi-om using the Internet when domain knowledge is low. The purpose of the current study was to investigate possible methods to compensate for low domain ... -
Can Mixed Martial Arts be Ethically Defended?: Autonomy, Paternalism and the Harm Principle
(Brock University, 2014-02-21)Abstract Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) founded in 1993 have been under scrutiny for the past two decades. Unlike boxing, the ethical status of MMA and whether it is morally defensible ... -
Can poor readers visually recognize words they are unable to read? /
(Brock University, 1997-05-21)The ability to learn new reading vocabulary was assessed in 30 grade 3 poor readers reading approximately one to two years below grade level; the results of the assessment were compared to the performance abilities of ... -
The Canada Not For Profit Corporations Act: Perceived impact on the governance of federal sport organizations
This thesis examined the impact of the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (2009) on the governance of national sport organizations (NSO). The impact of the legislation was explored through the perceptions of NSO executive ... -
"Canada's toughest neighbourhood" : surveillance, myth and orientalism in Jane-Finch
(Brock University, 2008-11-04)This study examines coverage of lane-Finch in popular Canadian newspapers in 2007. It explores the often-negative representations of the community through conceptual frameworks based on the work of Michel Foucault, Roland ... -
Canada/U.S. border crossing: facilitation and constraint
(Brock University, 2004-07-09)Abstract The aim of this research project is to draw on accounts of experiences ofborder crossing and regulation at the Canada/U.S. border at Niagara in order to illuminate the dynamics of differentiation and inequality ... -
Canadian curling coaches' use of psychological skills training
(Brock University, 2009-01-28)Hom's (2008) model of coaching effectiveness proposes a series of direct relationships between the beliefs and values of coaches, their behaviours, and the perceptions of their athletes. One specific area of coaching ... -
Canadian investors and the discount on closed-end funds
(St. Catharines, Ont. : Brock University, Dept. of Management, 2010., 2010-03-09)Small investors' sentiment has been proposed by behaviouralists to explain the existence and behavior of discount on closed-end funds (CEFD). The empirical tests of this sentiment hypothesis so far provide equivocal ... -
A Canadian Perspective on the ‘NCLEX-RN World’: Pragmatism When the Stakes are High
According to the Ontario nursing regulatory body, the American-designed high stakes nursing licensure examination, the NCLEX-RN, is a valid measure to assess the Canadian entry-to-practice competencies requisite of each ... -
Canadianness is Wilderness? Violent Love Relationships with ‘Wild’ Bodies
(Brock University, 2014-02-21)This thesis reveals contradictions that Canadians experience with groups attached to western construction of wilderness namely Indigenous people and wildlife. My study analyzes how the discourse of Canadian wilderness ... -
Capacity and transformational development within the 2005 Canada Summer Games host society
(Brock University, 2006-05-19)Although capacity has been used in recent federal government accords and policies related to the voluntary and amateur sport sectors, there is little consensus over the meaning of the term. Consequently, the purpose of ... -
Capacity to Attend to the Needs of Persons with Dual Diagnoses in the Criminal Justice System: Views of Mental Health and Criminal Justice Professionals
(Brock University, 2014-08-29)Currently, individuals with intellectual disabilities are overrepresented within the Criminal Justice System (Griffiths, Taillon-Wasmond & Smith, 2002). A primary problem within the Criminal Justice System is the lack of ... -
The capillary supply of human skeletal muscle in health and disease
(Brock University, 2006-06-04)BACKGROUND: Capillaries function to provide a surface area for nutrient and waste exchange with cells. The capillary supply of skeletal muscle is highly organized, and therefore, represents an excellent choice to study ... -
Carbohydrate refeeding rapidly reverses the adaptive upregulation of human skeletal muscle pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase following a high fat diet
(Brock University, 2004-07-14)The time course for the reversal of the adaptive increase in pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) activity following a 6d high fat diet (HP: 4.2 ± 0.2 % carbohydrate; 75.6 ± 0.4 % fat; 19.5 ± 0.8 % protein) was investigated ... -
The carbon disclosure project, an evolution in international environmental corporate governance : motivations and determinants of market response to voluntary disclosures
(Brock University, 2010-10-27)This paper examines the factors associated with Canadian firms voluntarily disclosing climate change information through the Carbon Disclosure Project. Five hypotheses are presented to explain the ...