Brock Theses: Recent submissions
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Bioinformatic and morphological characterization of Catharanthus roseus mutants
Catharanthus roseus, a member of the Apocynaceae family, has been studied extensively for its valuable chemotherapeutic monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs). Ethyl methanesuphonate (EMS) mutagenesis is a screening tool ... -
Reactive stepping strategies following lateral surface translations in individuals with a unilateral lower limb amputation
Following a loss of balance, individuals may utilize specific stepping strategies to prevent themselves from falling. The stepping strategies that are used by lower limb amputees, which likely consist of unique properties ... -
An Analysis of Invasive Species Management in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada: Establishment of a Database to Improve Knowledge Sharing
Worldwide, 17,000 invasive species drive biodiversity loss, and cost the global economy at least $1.4 trillion annually. The UN and Convention on Biological Diversity have declared invasive species a global initiative and ... -
An Examination of Concussion Education Practices
The purpose of this research project was to examine concussion education practices, and to recommend effective ways of delivering concussion education materials. A blended design included both quantitative and qualitative ... -
Does e-Government Always Fit? Moderating Role of Technology-Job Fit on Employee Acceptance of e-Government Technology.
E-government technologies have widely been praised by academics, policy makers and the public. However, despite that many governments heavily invest in these technologies, they still struggle to implement them into their ... -
Novel Tridentate N,S,N-Metal Compounds of Zinc, Germanium and Phosphorus
A novel ligand based on a flexible NSN tridentate framework, and main group compounds of the general formula M(NSN) were prepared on zinc, germanium, and phosphorus. The compound ZnNSN(dimethylaminopyridine) (III-45a) ... -
Learning Product Attributes from User-Generated Content for Dynamic Promotion Strategies
One widely adopted product attribute classification in the literature is the “Search” versus “Experience” dichotomy. Because the costs involved in searching and experiencing products vary across consumers and over a product’s ... -
A Week in the Life of Community Programs: Describing Barriers Experienced by Three Transition Age Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Caregivers
Various barriers for participating in physical activity for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have been identified; specifically, the insufficient availability of programs and knowledgeable personnel to run them ... -
Perfectly Alone (and Anxious): A Test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model in Adolescents
Perfectionism contributes to psychopathology in youth. Yet, little research has examined the pathways that may explicate why perfectionism is a risk factor for poorer outcomes, particularly among youth. Consequently, in ... -
The Cycle of Abuse for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities who Engage in Sexually Offending Behaviour
Individuals with an intellectual disability (ID) have higher rates of childhood sexual abuse than other clinical groups, and the general population. Over the past 15 years, research has lent support to the theory of a cycle ... -
A Phenomenological Analysis of Chronic Pain Self-Management
Self-management is a poorly understood concept from both the academic and patient perspectives. Within the literature it is known as a vague concept which is often mistaken for other terms such as self-care and self-help. ... -
Understanding Canadian Winegrowers’ Perceptions of Climate Change and Their Implications for Adaptation Behaviors
Climate change (CC) is currently impacting and will continue to affect the international and the Canadian wine industry in the future. Understanding how Canadian winegrowers perceive CC and address its consequences through ... -
Idiosyncratic Momentum and Option Markets
This study examines whether the idiosyncratic momentum strategy can generate excess returns following the emergence of traded options. Portfolios are formed based on past residuals of the Fama-French three factor model in ... -
Impacts of Top Five Executives’ Compensation on Employee Wages
This paper studies the impacts of incentive compensation to the top five executives on employee wages. We employ pay-performance sensitivity (PPS) to measure executive incentive compensation. Using data for firms from ... -
Investigation of the effect of microwave irradiation (2.45 GHz) on biological systems at constant bulk temperature
In this thesis the effect of MW irradiation (2.45 GHz) at constant bulk temperature was investigated on several biological systems. Studies on enzymatic activity revealed that MW irradiation could enhance the activity ... -
North Gale Landform and the Volcanic Sources of Sediment in Gale Crater Mars
An investigation into the origins of a previously unidentified landform north of Gale Crater, Mars (North Gale Landform, NGL) using remotely sensed datasets and morphological mapping has determined that it is a volcanic ... -
Self-Esteem and Obesity: A Longitudinal Analysis among Children and Adolescents in Niagara, Canada
As the prevalence of obesity has surged in the past decade, with a marked increase in the rates among North American youth, it is important to comprehensively understand its downstream effects and the burden these may have ... -
Public Communications and the Foreign Exchange Risk Around the Global Financial Crisis
This study explores the effect of four public communication attributes and macroeconomic news surprises on the conditional mean, volatility, and the jump components of the euro-dollar, pound-dollar, and yen-dollar foreign ... -
Investigating the Effects of Aerobic Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction on Vastus Lateralis Muscle Oxygenation
Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) is a novel adaptation to traditional forms of aerobic or resistance exercise. By restricting blood flow to the active skeletal muscles, previous research has demonstrated that it can ... -
Proximate influence on eusocial caste behaviour
Queens and workers of eusocial sweat bee species are morphologically and developmentally similar, which means that each female is capable of behaving as a queen or a worker. However, few females lay eggs and behave as ...