identifier: Beronich, Erika <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Beronich=3AErika=3A=3A.html>   (2006) Recovery of natural gas liquids with membranes from associated gas on Newfoundland and Labrador offshore production facilities.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The market for natural gas has been rapidly increasing and is becoming one of the most important sources of energy in the world. Natural gas is a "cleaner" burning fuel when compared to other fossil fuels and therefore environmental impacts are minimized. Gas produced (associated gas) with oil is largely methane with heavier fractions referred to as NGL (Natural Gas Liquids). NGL is used as feedstock for petrochemical processes or as fuel for industrial and domestic purposes. The recovery of NGL is commonly carried out at onshore oil and gas operations where space and weight are not critical design parameters. The limited space on offshore platforms makes NGL recovery a challenge. Currently, in the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore, the associated gas is re-injected, used for power on the platforms, and some is flared but not recovered due to the difficulties to storage and transport in this remote location. This associated gas contains high levels of NGL, making attractive its recovery from the economical and environmental points of view. This thesis describes in detail the development of a membrane process to recover NGL. Different processes such as turbo-expander, absorption, adsorption, external refrigeration and membranes are reviewed and compared. As a result of this comparison, membranes are proposed as a feasible option for NGL recovery. Several membrane models are investigated. Membranes are placed in different locations in a three-stage separation train on an offshore platform, and the effect of pressure, inlet temperature process, flow pattern, and location in the process are analysed. The analyses are then extended by incorporating the recycle of the permeate and residue streams of the membranes to separators. Twelve alternative configurations of the original process are investigated with the objective of evaluating the impact of the membranes on the production of crude oil base. As a result, it is demonstrated that some of the configurations considered increase the production of crude oil.


identifier: Bijaksana, Satria <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bijaksana=3ASatria=3A=3A.html>   (1996) Magnetic anisotropy and correction of paleomagnetic inclination shallowing in deep-sea sediments.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

type: Thesis NonPeerReviewed

abstract: Please see thesis for abstract.


identifier: Billah, Mostaem <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Billah=3AMostaem=3A=3A.html>   (2012) Trading, salvaging and valuing of grey electronics and e-scrap in Bangladesh.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The rapid advancement of product development and the continuous decrease in the useful lifespan of electronic goods have accelerated the amount of obsolete electronic equipment which is known as electronic waste (e-waste) around the world. Yet, the status of these electronics as waste is found to be non-essential. The present study examines ongoing transformations of e-waste into commodities in Bangladesh and reconceptualizes e-waste as ‘grey electronics and e-scrap.’ An intra-regional trade of grey electronics and e-scrap occurs in Asia where Bangladesh is an indispensable receiver mainly from China, Singapore and South Korea. The thesis identifies the main conduits through which grey electronics and e-scrap move in and out of Bangladesh. These conduits include reselling, repairing, refurbishing, remanufacturing, dismantling and smelting, all of which play a key role in capturing and creating value of grey electronics and e-scrap. As grey electronics and e-scrap undergo more processing through these conduits they become more profitable. Thus, a substantial economic activity is found to revolve around the geographies of trading, salvaging and material recovery of grey electronics and e-scrap in Dhaka, Bangladesh.


identifier: Biswas, Debmalya <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Biswas=3ADebmalya=3A=3A.html>   (2005) Hierarchical web services compositions: visibility, compensation and monitoring.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Industry and researchers acknowledge Web services as being at the heart of next generation distributed systems. The most promising feature of the Web services platform is its ability to form new services by combining the capabilities of already existing services, i.e., its composability. The existing services may themselves be composed of other services, leading to a hierarchical composition. In this work, we focus on the visibility, compensation and monitoring aspects for hierarchical compositions. -- Most works on mechanisms to provide extended functionalities like transactions, monitoring, security, etc. for Web services compositions consider single-level compositions with an implicit assumption that they can be straightforwardly extended to hierarchical compositions. As such, they fail to appreciate an important and unique aspect of hierarchical compositions, the visibility aspect. For example, a service provider may not be aware of any providers in the hierarchy other than its parent and children. On the other hand, a service provider may be aware of all other providers in the hierarchy. Towards this end, we introduce the notion of Spheres of Visibility (SoV). Basically, SoV provides an abstraction to capture the upward/downward visibility aspects in a hierarchical composition. We expect other compositional aspects like transactions, monitoring, security, etc. to build on this abstraction. -- We discuss in detail what "compensation" means in a Web services context, analyze proposed models and show how compensation can be implemented efficiently in hierarchical compositions. We identify two aspects, Cost of Compensation (CoC) and End User Involvement, missing from most of the proposed models. Current transaction models also constrain the act of compensation to the original service provider. Given the ability to bind with a service provider at run-time (dynamic binding), we believe that this is an unnecessary restriction and outline a mechanism for provider independent compensation. We also introduce the notion of side-effects in a hierarchical composition to determine if provider independent compensation is possible for a given scenario. Finally, we outline a compensation mechanism for hierarchical compositions incorporating the above aspects while conforming to the visibility restrictions modeled as So V. -- With respect to monitoring, we focus on capturing the state of a hierarchical Web services composition at any given point of time (snapshot). Such information is useful not only for reporting the current status to the end-user but also for answering specific queries related to the execution. Analogous to distributed systems, capturing the state of a hierarchical Web services composition is difficult because of the absence of a global observer, inherent nondeterminism, unexpected communication delays, etc. In addition, for Web services compositions, the "components" of the distributed system may not be known in advance (due to dynamic binding). We discuss in detail how some of the snapshot algorithms proposed in literature can be adapted for hierarchical Web services compositions. Snapshots usually reflect a state of the system which "might have occurred". We outline algorithms to acquire a state that "actually occurred", from such snapshots. Finally, we discuss how the acquired snapshots help us in answering execution status related queries.


identifier: Blackmore, Jerome Lloyd <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Blackmore=3AJerome_Lloyd=3A=3A.html>   (1993) A report of a counselling and assessment internship at the Waterford Hospital with a report on an investigation of the ability of the Jesness inventory to discriminate between offending and non-offending juveniles within the school system.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The internship was carried out primarily at the Waterford Hospital in St. John's, Newfoundland from May 15, 1989 to August 11, 1989. Other settings included the Pre-Vocational Training and Assessment Centre and the Children's Rehabilitation Centre, both also located in St. John's. -- During this internship opportunities were provided for the intern to: (a) further develop and enhance both personal and professional skills in individual counselling, group counselling and consultation; (b) gain experience in the administration, scoring, interpretation, and application of a wide range of instruments used in the assessment of intellectual and cognitive abilities and behavior and personality functioning; (c) develop greater awareness of the issues involved in the assessment, management and delivery of services to mentally retarded clients; and (d) gain experience with the rehabilitation services provided to children with physical and developmental disabilities. -- The research component of the internship was conducted to determine if the Jesness Inventory could be used to discriminate between adjudicated juvenile offenders in a residential custodial facility and non-offending juvenile students receiving remedial academic instruction in rural Newfoundland. The results show significant differences between the groups on the Social Maladjustment, Autism and Asocial Index scales at the.05 level of confidence using two-tailed t-tests.


identifier: Blackmore, Tina M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Blackmore=3ATina_M=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2004) An investigation into the role of human mesoderm induction-early response 1 (hMI-ER1) in regulating a histone acetyltransferase, a chromatin remodeling enzyme.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: xmi-er 1, Xenopus mesoderm induction early response 1 gene, was initially discovered as a developmentally regulated gene that was transcribed in response to fibroblast growth factor (FGF). FGF family members are involved in mitogenesis, differentiation, and angiogenesis (Baird and Klagsbrun, 1991). Additional studies revealed that XMI-ER1 functioned as a potent transcriptional activator, where the N-terminalacidic domain was responsible for the activity. The human orthologue of mi-er 1, hmi-er 1, was also isolated and was shown to be 91% similar to xmi-er 1. Further analysis revealed that hmi-er 1 expression levels were upregulated in breast carcinoma cell lines and tissue, and that it acted as a transcriptional repressor by interaction with a histone deacetylase, HDAC1, through its ELM2 domain (Paterno et al., 1998; Paterno et al., 2002; Ding et al., 2003). HDACs and histone acetyltransferases (HATs) are enzymes that play a very important role in modifying histones, altering chromatin, and regulating transcription. -- In this study, we further investigated the role of hMI-ER1 in the regulation of transcription. We demonstrated that hMI-ER1B, an isoform ofhMI-ER1, inhibited the HAT activity of the coactivator Creb-binding protein (CBP). hMI-ER1β physically interacted with CBP, and the interaction led to the inhibition of CBP HAT activity. The interaction required a region within aa 1-179 ofhMI-ER1, an area containing several acidic regions. Within the CBP molecule, a region located between aa 1092-2441, which contains a bromodomain, a C/H2 and C/H3 domain, a HAT domain, and a Q rich domain, was required for the interaction. The results indicate that hMI-ER1 interacts with CBP and that it has the potential to play a role in HAT-mediated transcription.


identifier: Blakey, Jennifer Helene <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Blakey=3AJennifer_Helene=3A=3A.html>   (2003) Bodies online: a narrative inquiry-based critique of online learning.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Through the use of autobiographical narrative, this thesis argues that the Cartesian mind/body split characterizes the distance-learning environment, where learners and instructors are separated by distance and technology, with the resulting interaction focusing primarily on content, thereby making physical and emotional connections less likely to occur. In such situations, learners who rely on their entire bodies for learning, women in particular, may be disadvantaged. Because knowledge of the body is already devalued by the mind/body binary, online learning environments may serve to preserve traditional power relationships by excluding the body and embodied knowledge. Drawing on autobiographical data from teaching and learning experiences in online contexts, and from participation in online communities, this thesis seeks to increase awareness of the experiences of online learners and to propose suggestions for the creation of more inclusive situations.


identifier: Blokhina, Marina <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Blokhina=3AMarina=3A=3A.html>   (2003) Mesoscale variability in the Black Sea: satellite observations and laboratory experiments.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The circulation in the Black Sea is characterized by a strong basin-wide current along the shore in the cyclonic direction known as the Rim Current. Satellite and field data demonstrate that this circulation is subject to mesoscale variability in the form of meanders, intense jets, eddies and filaments. In this thesis the surface circulation of the Black Sea is simulated in the laboratory experiments and analyzed using the satellite data. This work focuses on improvement of methods for analyzing the satellite images in order to investigate the Black Sea mesoscale dynamics and to understand the physics of eddies, air-sea interaction and circulation. In this work we develop a new approach to the measurement of velocity and vorticity fields of the upper layer of the Black Sea, using direct observations made by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Advanced Very-High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) during 2000-2002 years. The analysis is based on the Maximum Cross Correlation (MCC) analysis and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) method. The application of these two techniques to the Black Sea investigation reveals the large scale dynamic feature of circulation, as well as many details of mesoscale vortical activity. The results demonstrate the main characteristics of the Black Sea circulation. In particular, the Black Sea Rim Current is well defined by an average velocity of 20 cm/s. The Rim Current intensifies along the Turkish coast and displays a meandering structure with essential seasonal variability. -- The unstable cyclonic boundary current was modeled in a new series of laboratory experiments on a rotating platform using a scaled model of the Black Sea. The dynamical similarity of the important dimensionless control parameters, including the normalized Rossby deformation radius, the Rossby number and the Ekman number, was satisfied in the experiments. The results demonstrate the development of baroclinic instability due to fresh water discharge imitating the river inflow in the Black Sea. Persistent transient features of the circulation, such as the so-called Batumi Eddy and the Sevastopol Eddy as well as other features, were reproduced in the experiments when the background rotation rate of the system was varied.


identifier: Blundell, Jacqueline <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Blundell=3AJacqueline=3A=3A.html>   (2005) NMDA receptors and PCREB: their role in brain and behavioral changes after stress.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: In this dissertation, we employed the ecologically valid predator stress model to assess the effects of stress on brain and behavior. A five minute unprotected exposure of a rat to a cat induces long-lasting changes in anxiety-like behaviors in the rat (Adamec & Shallow, 1993; Adamec et al., 2001; Cohen et al., 2004). Using this model, we addressed four main questions. First, are the various manifestations of the anxiogenic effects of predator stress N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-dependent? Second, are the neuroplastic changes that occur after predator stress NMDA receptor-dependent? Third, do neuroplastic changes occur after exposure to other, milder stressors, such as the elevated plus maze (EPM)? Finally, is the neuroplastic response to a mild stressor enhanced in animals that have been previously stressed? -- In Chapter 2, we assessed the effects of a NMDA receptor antagonist [(3-(2-carboxypiperazin4-yl)propyl-l-phosphonic acid) - CPP] on anxiety-like behavior produced by predator stress. An affect test battery including hole board, elevated plus maze (EPM), light/dark box, social interaction, social avoidance, and response to acoustic startle was employed to assess the behavioral response to stress. Doses of 1-10 mg/kg of CPP administered ip 30 min prior to predator stress blocked most anxiety-like behaviors measured eight and nine days after stress. CPP blocked the predator stress-induced reduction in open arm exploration and risk assessment in the EPM, blocked the predator stress-induced decrease in entries into the lighted arm of the light/dark box, and blocked the predator stress-induced delay in habituation of the acoustic startle response. Behaviors in which the effects of predator stress were not blocked by CPP included reduction in unprotected head dips in the EPM and reduced social interaction. In addition, predator stress was without effect on social avoidance as measured with the Haller test. Taken together, these findings add to a body of evidence showing that a syndrome of behavioral changes follows predator stress. Components of this syndrome of behavioral changes likely depend on changes in separable neural substrates initiated by NMDA receptors as well as by other neurochemical means. -- Since phosphorylation of cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) is regulated by NMDA receptors and pCREB-like immunoreactivity (lir) is increased after predator stress, we examined the effects of CPP on predator stress-induced changes in pCREB-lir in Chapter 3. pCREB-lir was assessed using immunocytochemistry in brain areas implicated in fearful and anxious behavior including the amygdala, periaqueductal gray (PAG), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and dorsal medial hypothalamus (DMH). Results showed that CPP blocked the predator stress-induced increase in pCREB-lir in the right lateral column of the PAG, blocked the predator stress-induced increase in pCREB-lir in several amygdala nuclei, and reversed the predator stress-induced suppression of pCREB-lir in the BNST. Importantly, at least in the amygdala and PAG, the pattern of pCREB-lir was hemisphere- and anterior-posterior (AP) plane-dependent. Our results suggest that several amygdala nuclei, the PAG, and the BNST, where predator stress changes pCREB-lir in a NMDA receptor-dependent manner, are candidate areas of neuroplastic change contributing to lasting changes in anxiety-like behavior. However, like predator stress-induced changes in anxiety-like behavior, not all stress-induced changes in pCREB-lir were NMDA receptor-dependent. -- In Chapter 4, we examined pCREB changes in response to other stressors, such as the EPM, in brain areas implicated in fear and anxiety. In addition, we investigated the effects of prior traumatic stress on pCREB-lir in animals exposed to the EPM. In particular, pCREB-lir was examined after exposure to the EPM in rats that had been exposed to a cat seven days earlier and naive (handled) controls. Brain areas investigated for both experiments included the amygdala, PAG, and BNST, which are all areas that show NMDA receptor-dependent pCREB-lir changes after predator stress. Results showed that there were no pCREB-lir differences between naive control rats and rats exposed to the EPM only. However, exposure to the EPM in predator stressed rats elevated pCREB-lir in the right lateral column of the PAG and bilaterally in the dorsal column of the PAG. Findings suggest mechanisms associated with neuroplasticity may be further engaged by relatively mild stresses in animals with a history of severe stress exposure. -- Taken together, these results suggest that most changes in anxiety-like behavior following predator stress are NMDA receptor-dependent. In addition, changes in pCREB-lir in several amygdala nuclei, the right lateral column of the PAG and the BNST may mediate the predator stress-induced increases in anxiety-like behavior. Furthermore, mechanisms associated with neuroplasticity may be further activated by relatively mild stresses in animals with a history of severe stress exposure.


identifier: Boak, Cathryn Jean <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boak=3ACathryn_Jean=3A=3A.html>   (1985) The composing process: insights from the literature and an established adult writer.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purposes for this investigation were to establish a theoretical and research framework for composing from a review of the literature and to extend this framework by studying the composing processes of an active adult writer. -- A critical review was carried out of selected studies of composing. The reviewed studies were then utilized to trace the development of a theoretical framework for composing research. Within the theoretical structure that emerged, the investigator observed an established writer in her normal work setting as she composed a self-assigned article. -- Three types of verbal reports from the writer were utilized in the analysis of her composing. These reports took the form of a preliminary interview, thinking-aloud protocols and retrospective interviews. The reports were supplemented by a text-based analysis of the writer's revisions in book reviews composed outside the research context. - The review of composing studies showed that since 1971 many researchers have moved away from a stage model of composing and toward a cognitive-process model of composing to serve as a theoretical framework for their research. The cognitive-process model was adopted as the theoretical structure for this study. Within this structure, analysis of composing was based upon the researcher's inferences about the cognitive processes employed by the writer as based upon the writer's verbal reports and the researcher's observations. The utilization of multiple verbal reports within a case study method was found to be a valuable approach to research, yielding large amounts of basic information and converging lines of evidence about the writer's composing. -- Composing was found to be a dynamic process in which writing processes could not be assigned to any one stage or function. Instead, composing was characterized by complex interactions of thinking processes that were deployed according to the writer's broad goals, learned strategies and immediate plans. These goals, strategies and plans were key factors in composing. They mediated the influence of contextual factors and provided direction for the thinking processes, but were themselves subject to review and modification as the writer's ideas developed through her creation of text.


identifier: Boe, David Stewart <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boe=3ADavid_Stewart=3A=3A.html>   (1982) A musical analysis of folktunes from Deseronto, Ontario.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study contains a structural and contextual analysis of the music of 112 English-language folksongs collected from eighteen residents of Deseronto, Ontario, Canada. An overview of Deseronto's historical, cultural, and social background, as well as a textual classification of the songs, places the collection in context. Viable methods of transcription and analysis are discussed and exemplified to illustrate how the general results were achieved. The stylistic norms of the collection are assessed through an examination of tonal structure, melodic movement and design, melodic embellishment, metro-rhythmic structure, form, dynamics, and vocal timbre. Where applicable, findings are compared with those of other analysts of British-North American folksong. Interpretations of singers' verbalizations about· music supplement the theoretical approaches. In conclusion, the salient revelations of the thesis, along with recommendations for further research, are summarized.


identifier: Boeckner, Matthew James <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boeckner=3AMatthew_James=3A=3A.html>   (2003) The ecology of bryofauna in northern, coastal Labrador, Canada: a study of the effects of elevation, moss depth, seasonality and latitude on moss fauna distribution patterns.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Nematodes, tardigrades, bdelloid rotifers, oribatid mites and collembolans (the dominant bryofauna) were obtained and identified from the moss species Dicranum polysetum at various elevations within 3 towns of northern, coastal Labrador, Canada: Nain, Hopedale and Makkovik. A preliminary field collection took place in October, 2001 followed by 2 further collections in June and August, 2002 which focused more on quantitative data. Twenty three nematode genera, 18 tardigrade species, 3 rotifer genera, 15 oribatid mite genera and 1 collembolan genus were identified during the study. All findings were new records for Labrador and many were significant national discoveries. -- A quantitative sampling design and multivariate analyses (non-metric multidimensional scaling) were used to examine differences in bryofaunal community structure across 4 environmental gradients: elevation, horizon depth/desiccation tolerance, seasonality and latitude. The nematodes contributed the most to understanding how variable environmental gradients affect bryofauna community structure as they had the greatest relative abundance throughout the study. The tardigrades and oribatid mites also exhibited some significantly variable distributions with regard to the environmental parameters, although fewer total specimens represented them. Bdelloid rotifers and collembolans were not quantitatively analyzed due to extremely low representation in the dataset. -- It was determined that moss horizon depth had the greatest effect on nematode, tardigrade and oribatid mite distributions. In some cases elevation and seasonality also accounted for much of the variability in bryofaunal distribution patterns but results were often variable between geographic locations. The effect of latitude on distribution patterns did not show any significant relationship to bryofaunal distribution and was likely too small of a gradient to greatly affect the bryofaunal communities. -- Some biotic relationships between bryofaunal groups were inferred and the general application of the moss fauna as a biological indication system was evaluated. Additionally, guidelines were given for the use of such an indicating system that would result in optimal effectiveness.


identifier: Boland, Frederick Joseph <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boland=3AFrederick_Joseph=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Lithium aversion treatments with alcoholics.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: An extensive literature shows that animals can be trained to avoid a flavored substance if sickness follows consumption. These experiments question the use of electrical aversion treatment for alcoholics and offer a strong rationale for the less popular chemical aversion treatment. These studies also suggested the following possible improvements to the design of chemical aversion treatment: (a) Lithium may be the preferred drug with which to produce sickness. (b) The strength of the alcohol-sickness association would be increased by minimizing competing associations between alcohol flavors and eliminating interference from non-alcohol flavors. (c) The sickness should be induced after the patient begins to drink even if this results in a considerable delay between drinking and the peak of sickness. (d) Intoxication may be avoided by having patients consume a small quantity of alcohol but allowed exposure mainly through smell and taste. -- In this study a treatment design incorporating the above main features received preliminary testing with 15 detoxified male-alcoholics. The patients received an average of six alcohol-sickness pairings spaced at least two days apart. Clinical results indicated that single oral dosages of 1500 and 1800 mg. of lithium carbonate were necessary to produce effective aversive reactions. No signs of lithium toxicity developed and serum lithium levels showed these dosages to be conservatively safe. Clear aversions to alcohol developed in 11 of 15 patients even though the alcohol was introduced a considerable time before sickness started. This was supported by reports of nausea and vomiting by relapsed patients and by patients who were inadvertently exposed to alcohol during treatment. The pattern of onset and duration of sickness developed by patients over treatment sessions was also indicative of conditioned sickness. The four patients who did not develop strong aversions to alcohol proved resistant to lithium sickness. A correlation of -.68 between degree of reaction to lithium and rate of excretion indicated a possibility of selecting out these poor reactors. A matched retrospective control group was drawn from 200 previous admissions and a one year follow-up will be reported separately.


identifier: Bolt, Dianne Elizabeth <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bolt=3ADianne_Elizabeth=3A=3A.html>   (1992) The identification of home literacy factors and their relationship to middle grade students' reading achievement.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of the present investigation was to explore the relationship between selected home literacy factors and reading achievement in the middle grades and to determine whether there were significant differences according to school location (rural/urban), gender, grade level, age, and parental education. The following home factors were examined: parental reading habits, parental assistance, parental expectations, children's leisure reading habits, children's participation in cultural and extracurricular activities, and accessibility and use of reading materials. -- Researchers highlight the role played by parents in children's reading development and suggest that reading ability is strongly influenced by the importance of reading to the family, parent-child interactions, and the availability of home literacy materials (Greaney, 1986; Lee, 1984; Morrow, 1983). However, existing studies on home and parental variables and reading have usually focused on preschool, primary, or elementary school children. Thus, a study of middle grade students in Newfoundland and Labrador was undertaken. -- Participants in the study were 530 fourth, sixth, and eighth grade students and their parents from five randomly selected rural schools and two selected schools in an urban centre. A standardized test was used as a measure of reading ability and a parent questionnaire was developed to identify the nature of support provided for home literacy. Complete information was obtained on 314 parents and their children. Means, standard deviations, Pearson product-moment correlations, and multiple regression coefficients were used to analyze the data. -- Important conclusions emanating from this study revealed that the quality of the home literacy environment and the kinds of interactions that occur in the home have a positive influence upon middle grade students' reading achievements. Parents' level of education showed significant but low correlations with parental reading habits, accessibility and use of reading materials, and parental expectations. Overall, urban students outperformed rural students of the same age and grade. -- The findings of this study suggest the need for educators to recognize the importance of the home in influencing students' reading achievements and to encourage greater parental participation in children's educational development. Consideration should also be given to improving the social, cultural, and economic status of Newfoundland families through a long-range program of adult education.


identifier: Xie, Boluo <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Xie=3ABoluo=3A=3A.html>   (2006) Artificial neural network based scheme for voltage and harmonic compensation.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis presents the analysis and design of the application of a novel hybrid active power filter (APF). The proposed APF scheme employs the recurrent artificial neural network (RANN) structure to determine each harmonic component in the distorted line voltage and the nonlinear line current. The compensation unit of the APF employs the multi-loop feedback control strategy to operate the PWM voltage source inverter to generate the replica of the harmonics and inject them into the system for compensation. The implementation of the proposed APF can maintain the utility supply current and the voltage at the point of common coupling (PCC) in a distribution network almost sinusoidal and minimize the total harmonic distortion (THD) levels in the network. Applying the harmonics extraction method and inverter control scheme, three compensation topologies were investigated to examine the functionality of the system under different source-end disturbances and load-end conditions. The obtained simulation results showed that the compensation system is capable of mitigating the harmonic and distortion caused by the operation of two kinds of nonlinear loads. In order to identify the contribution of design parameters and their interactions on the performance of the overall compensation system, the response surface method (RSM) was used to investigate the influence of the controlling parameters such as inverter controller gains and low-pass filter specification.


identifier: Bondar, Alanna F. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bondar=3AAlanna_F=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2003) Greening the green space: exploring the emergence of Canadian ecological literature through ecofeminist and ecocritical perspectives.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: According to Gaile McGregor, nature has largely been associated in Canada with a ''violent duality," that "is not accessible and [where] no mediation or reconciliation is possible." Faced with an unexpected, unexplainable, and unimaginable wilderness, Americans, Annette Kolodny theorizes, fantasized the pastoral ideal-that nurturing feminine landscape-into daily reality, while Canadians, according to Northrop Frye, Margaret Atwood, Tom Marshall, D. G. Jones, W. H. New, Coral Ann Howells, and McGregor, erased pastoral expectations, and replaced them with stories of disaster and survival. Margaret. Atwood explores "the North," within this tradition, as a place "hostile to white men, but alluring" (19), as a place explored, experienced, and colonized almost exclusively by men. Atwood challenges us to examine women's wilderness writing in relation to masculinist texts that paint Canadian landscape as "a sort of icy and savage femme fatale who will drive you crazy and claim you for her own." -- In compliance with Kolodny's theories of "pastoral impulse," Lawrence Buell's and Terry Gifford's "post-pastoral," and Murphy's "proto/ecological literature," Michael Branch theorizes how the "topological imperative" demonstrates an American "need to have a culture develop in the greatness of the landscape" (284). Canadians, in contrast, seem to have developed a 'topological departure.' Thus, for the Canadian scholar, ecocriticism poses many unique cultural and political complexities, and cannot be easily transplanted from Europe or America and applied to Canadian literature. Though Canadians write profusely about nature, in general, they do not reflect an eco-consciousness in a nature aesthetic that strives towards biotic community as Gary Snyder, W. S. Merwin, A. R. Ammons, and Wendell Berry have in the U.S.A. -- I believe that an ecological consciousness can be found in the Canadian literary tradition-in both theory and literature-but that its continued love/hate relationship with nature stems from an inability to think outside of, or even aspire beyond, inherited European conventions. Focusing on, though not limited to women writers, this study explores the ways in which ecofeminist writers-as those who identify with the marginalized position of nature in society, and are likewise, identified with a mysterious and feared wilderness-environment-revisit the human-nature dynamic through an emerging Canadian (proto)ecological literary sub-genre.


identifier: Bonia, Kimberly Adrienne <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bonia=3AKimberly_Adrienne=3A=3A.html>   (2007) Daughters' narratives of mothers' life threatening illness.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This qualitative study investigates the narratives of six women from an urban area of Newfoundland whose mothers have life threatening illnesses. Using individual and focus group interviews, the purpose of the study is to explore the impact of mothers' illness on the mother-daughter relationship. Interviews were audio taped, transcribed, and analyzed using Mauthner and Doucet's (1998) voice-centred relational analysis. The women's narratives reveal that their relationship with their mothers during the illness is influenced by their relationship before the illness. Feelings of needing to provide support, understanding, and care for their mothers as well as the impact on the daughter's relationships with other family members are discussed. The results indicate that the daughters are concerned with issues of caregiving as it relates to issues of gender, pressures, homecare, and access to services and policies. I also found that although the women in my study indicated that they are familiar with the symptoms of their mother's illness and would be able to detect symptoms in themselves, they are not overly concerned with developing the illness themselves. This study provides a unique view of the impact of illness on the mother-daughter relationship because it is reflexive in nature. I share my own experiences as a daughter of a mother with a life threatening illness. My study begins to fill the gap in literature on the impact of a mother's life threatening illness on the social and economic lives of daughters, the changing definition of life threatening illness, and the similar experiences of care giving across different types of illnesses. My research also demonstrates the need for gender-based analysis of health policies and benefit programs relating to the support given to caregivers.


identifier: Bonia, Laurie <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bonia=3ALaurie=3A=3A.html>   (2006) Regional development associations in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: In the mid to late 1960s, a grassroots rural development movement emerged in Newfoundland and Labrador in response to the economic and social crisis many areas were experiencing. Ad hoc groups arose across the province and quickly developed into structured organizations known as Regional Development Associations (RDAs). By 1969, these associations had formed an umbrella organization and were receiving funding from the provincial government on an experimental basis to cover administrative expenses. Within a few years, RDAs were formally recognized as the primary agents for Newfoundland's rural development program and were funded accordingly through a series of successive federal-provincial agreements. RDAs continued in this role until 1995 when the provincial government shifted to a new program for regional development and ceased core funding to the fifty-nine associations and their umbrella organization, the Newfoundland and Labrador Rural Development Council (NLRDC). This paper looks at the events and process that led to government's decision and, in so doing, examines the RDA movement from infancy to present day status. It concludes that RDAs dependence on government funding created a credibility crisis in the movement that ultimately led government to eliminate its support.


identifier: Bonnell, Frederick G. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bonnell=3AFrederick_G=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1982) A needs assessment of guidance and counseling services as perceived by trades students of the district vocational schools of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study was designed to examine the need for guidance and counseling services in the district vocational schools of Newfoundland and Labrador, as perceived by trades students. -- A needs assessment instrument was developed for this purpose, and its validity and generalizability established. The instrument was designed to measure, in addition to a total overall level of perceived need, levels of perceived need in each of the following five need categories: vocational, educational, personal, financial and social. -- During the period of this study (1981-82), there were sixteen district vocational schools in the Province, with a trade student population of two thousand eight hundred seventy. A stratified sample of five hundred trade students were randomly selected within school clusters and program clusters. School clusters each consisted of several schools which were similar with respect to the size of community in which they were located and the resulting availability of guidance and/or counseling services in that community. Program clusters consisted of trade programs which were grouped according to the recommendations of the Division of Technical and Vocational Education, Department of Education, Newfoundland and Labrador. Beyond the basic sample of five hundred trade students, a number of other trade students were randomly selected from several program clusters in order to facilitate inferential analysis. -- Data for the study were collected through the needs assessment instrument which was administered by the researcher, to groups of trade students in the sample. A small proportion of the sample was administered the instrument under the supervision of a district vocational school principal. -- The data was analyzed by means of descriptive statistics as well as distributions and appropriate inferential procedures, such as T-distributions and analysis of variance. -- A large proportion of the trade students sampled indicated a moderate to high level of need for guidance and counseling services both from a total need point of view and from the point of view of categories of need. Significant differences were found between the level of perceived need by need categories. Data also showed significant differences between program clusters on several of the need categories. No significant differences were found between school clusters. Data analysis was also conducted on several demographic characteristics of trade students and results revealed significant differences between groups for several of these characteristics. -- Major recommendations resulting from this study were as follows: 1) guidance and counseling services be provided to each of the district vocational schools of Newfoundland and Labrador by assigning a qualified guidance counselor to each school and 2) a provincial guidance and counseling coordinator be appointed to the central office of the Division of Technical and Vocational Education, Department of Education, Newfoundland and Labrador.


identifier: Bonnell, Weldon Scot <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bonnell=3AWeldon_Scot=3A=3A.html>   (2013) Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in the treat of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a pilot study.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Background and Purpose: Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for brain development but their dietary intake is low. Controlled trials of omega-3 fatty acids in Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggest benefit but have limitations. The purpose was to conduct a small clinical trial to serve as a pilot study. -- Methods: This was a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial, supplementing youth (6-17 years old) with ADHD, with an omega-3 fatty acid supplement or identical placebo for 6 months. The primary outcome measure was the Conners' ADHD scale. -- Results: There were recruitment problems requiring inclusion/exclusion criteria revision. Seven (of 10) patients per group were recruited. Withdrawal was a problem; 57% of participants did not return following treatment assignment. One participant per group completed the study. Treatment assignment did not affect study withdrawal. Tolerability was a major reason for withdrawal in both groups. No differences in study outcomes were detected. -- Conclusions: Several limitations and potential protocol enhancements were identified, including a change of supplement. No conclusions could be made regarding the efficacy of this supplement in the treatment of ADHD.


identifier: Boone, Christie Priscilla <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boone=3AChristie_Priscilla=3A=3A.html>   (2013) Evaluation of management practices as a result of an implementation of a participatory ergonomics program in a poultry processing plant.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The ergonomics program in this study was initiated when a poultry processing plant contacted a university-based research alliance requesting a participatory ergonomics (PE) program implementation to address the incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). This research observed changes in management practices as a result of the PE program. Management practices observed were communication, networking, and leadership. The PE program activities provided opportunities for quality social exchanges between levels of management, employees and project stakeholders. Results suggest that upper management committed financially to the PE program but did not engage management at all levels or promote stakeholder accountability. The program was driven by an Ergo-Team (ET) middle management member and much of the management participation was transactional in nature focusing on day to day program activities. The PE program remained at a superficial level within the organization, knowledge transfer capacities were not enhanced, and overall management practices were unchanged.


identifier: Boone, Kelly M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boone=3AKelly_M=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2005) A study of axial and radial flows for annular channels with roughened walls.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The accurate prediction of pressure drop in production wells is very important to the petroleum industry. To decide if a reservoir is economically feasible, the underground reservoir's naturally occurring pressure should be properly determined. -- In the initial stages of production, most oil is produced by natural lift production methods. In older reservoirs, unless injection methods are employed, the underground pressure eventually declines and oil will no longer naturally flow to the surface. Artificial lift techniques must then be used to extract the oil from the reservoir. Flow through an annulus, or casing flow, is used with artificial lift techniques. Due to the importance of casing flow, predicting pressure drop in these circumstances has become quite important. -- Experiments were carried out using the multiphase flow loop at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Pressure differentials through varying sized annular channels with varying axial and radial flow rates were measured. For each of the three test sections incorporated into the design of the annulus, independent variables such as flow rate and pipe roughness were altered to study the effect each of these parameters would have on the pressure drop and hence the associated friction factors. -- The data was collected and experimental friction factors were calculated. These values were plotted as a function of Reynolds numbers and compared to friction factors found theoretically.


identifier: Borggaard, Diane L. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Borggaard=3ADiane_L=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1996) Assessing the effects of industrial activity on cetaceans in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The effects of industrial activity on cetaceans, including humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), in Bull Arm, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland during 1992 (Todd et al., 1996), 1994, and 1995 were assessed. Within-year measures of population abundance and distribution, and individual respiration could not detect effects with certainty. These measures were often too variable, too few, or confounded by effects of season and prey distribution. -- Tracking individual animals within years provided some evidence of the short-term effects from industrial activity. In 1994, when dredging was the predominant activity, humpback whales were less likely to be resighted near the industrial activity and exhibited movement away from the site; no such changes were observed during blasting in 1992 (Todd et al., 1996) or during vessel activity in 1995. Humpback resightings and residency were comparatively higher in 1995 than in other years. Furthermore, minke whale resightings occurred in an area of heavy vessel activity in 1995. Reactions by individual cetaceans appeared to depend on the type of industrial activity. -- Resightings of individually identified animals between years suggested long-term effects of industrial activity on cetaceans. Humpback whales photo-identified in Trinity Bay in 1992 were observed less frequently in Newfoundland in 1993 than were whales identified in other inshore bays. In addition, a lower proportion of humpback whales identified in Trinity Bay in 1992 were resighted in Newfoundland in 1993 compared with animals identified in an undisturbed area Individual minke whales were resighted in the industrial area in a subsequent year. Individually identified whales, monitored for several years, were a more sensitive indicator of long-term impacts of anthropogenic activity than abundance, distribution, and respiration measures.


identifier: Bose, Jennifer <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bose=3AJennifer=3A=3A.html>   (2005) The adoption of the wood stove as an agent of material culture in Newfoundland: a historical geography.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis examines the methods by which the Newfoundland population provided themselves with the warmth essential to survival, from the seventeenth century onwards. The provision of warmth was crucial to life on the island. It underlay all other activities and imposed its patterns on such fundamental geographical properties as the development of settlement and ecology. Two main components of creating this warmth were firewood from local forests and the cast iron stove, both of which are discussed here. Local forest resources were the staple fuel for much of the Newfoundland population. They were a fundamental component of seasonal work patterns and of the cashless subsistence economy. Three potential types of fuel wood shortages are identified, and the extent to which each may have occurred in Newfoundland is discussed. The adoption of the new technology of the cast iron stove is also examined, from its first appearance in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to its common acceptance in homes by 1870. A variety of sources contribute to a preliminary picture of the heating and cooking technology used, and of the utilization of fuel wood resources. These include such archival sources as merchant ledgers and local manufacturing records, as well as published sources like censuses and newspaper advertisements. This study also describes the decline in wood stove use during the twentieth century as other fuel options became available.


identifier: Botting, Gary Norman Arthur <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Botting=3AGary_Norman_Arthur=3A=3A.html>   (1970) Dualism in the novels of William Golding.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: In each of his novels, William Golding portrays three types of individuals: the type committed to the irrational world of spirit and imagination, the type committed to the rationalistic world of matter and mathematics, and the type who struggles with himself and his environment to attain an objective, dualistic view of the cosmos incorporation both worlds. The irrational world of spirit and imagination is represented in Lord of the Flies by Jack and his followers, in The Inheritors by the new people, in Pincher Martin by Christopher Martin when after his first death he returns to the cellar of his childhood nightmares, in Free Fall by Rowena Pringle and Father Watts-Watt, in The Spire by Dean Jocelin, and in The Pyramid by Cecilia Dawlish. The rationalistic world of matter and mathematics is represented in Lord of the Flies by Piggy and Ralph, in The Inheritors by Lok, in Pincher Martin by the Fallen Christopher, in Free fall by Nick Shales and Sammy Mountjoy, in The Spire by Roger Mason and Pangall, and in The Pyramid by Oliver and his father. Those who manage to attain transcendence beyond systems of thought include Simon of Lord of the Flies, the prelapsarian Neanderthals and the post-lapsarian Tuami of The Inheritors, Nathaniel of Pincher Martin, the redeemed Sammy Mountjoy of Free Fall, the dying Jocelin of The Spire, and the humbled Oliver of The Pyramid. Golding sincerely believes that a philosophy of life which does not account for both the rational and irrational elements in man is untenable and unrealistic, for both worlds are real and both must be accepted as real. With the ultimate acceptance of a dualistic view come profound epiphany and apocalypse and true insight - a visionary flash, perhaps - into the real nature of the universe and man.


identifier: Bourne, Christina <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bourne=3AChristina=3A=3A.html>   (2013) How to quantify aquatic connectivity?: verifiying the effectiveness of the dendritic connectivity index as a tool for assessing stream fragmentation.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: In recent decades the study of landscape ecology has moved beyond its terrestrial roots to explore the impacts of habitat fragmentation in aquatic systems, where populations of freshwater fish are declining at an alarming rate worldwide. Quantifying fragmentation within these habitats has been a challenge for ecologists, as the spatial arrangement of stream networks influences the distribution of both organisms and habitat features. I used the dendritic Connectivity Index (DCI) to evaluate aquatic connectivity in Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island National Park, testing the impacts of barrier assessment methods and inclusion of biological data in the index to evaluate functional connectivity. I found that while the passability values of individual barriers (road culverts) can vary widely with assessment methods, connectivity estimates provided by the DCI for entire catchments did not show the same degree of variability and overall assessment results did not change when using different methods. When a Functional parameter (biomass) was substituted for structural one in the DCI, connectivity values for catchments changed, but not significantly. These simulations demonstrated that the DCI is a robust tool for evaluating stream connectivity which can provide meaningful results to managers, even when resources and data are limited.


identifier: Bowden, Gregory <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bowden=3AGregory=3A=3A.html>   (2005) The politics of representation.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

title: The politics of representation

abstract: This thesis studies contemporary posters that are purportedly antiwar to demonstrate that they constitute a heterogeneous group of signifiers. There is therefore tension between the individuality of each poster and the unity that results from the rubric of opposition to war. In general terms, this disparate group is unified in spite of internal differences. Thus a more general political concern is exposed, the ability of a particular representation to take on a universal function, speaking for differential elements as though they were equivalent. To explore difference and equivalence as structuring forces, Ernesto Laclau's concept of empty signifiers is recruited, not merely to understand these posters, but to unpack the broader political and social concerns that result. People too are represented as different or equivalent in ways which they do not control. The consequences of empty signifiers for the agency of the political subject are thus also discussed.


identifier: Bower, Lisa Christine <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bower=3ALisa_Christine=3A=3A.html>   (2007) Home care nurses' appraisals and coping strategies in a critical incident.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: There is considerable literature concerning how home care nurses react to and cope with stress. However, there is little research pertaining to home care nurses and critical incident stress. The purpose of this descriptive, retrospective study is to identify how home care nurses appraise, react, and cope with critical incidents and the resulting stress from these events. Lazarus and Folkman's (1984) transactional model of stress, appraisal, and coping guided this study. -- A total of 25 home care nurses completed each of the four instruments used in the study. Data collected with the instruments were summarized and the written descriptions of the critical incidents were analyzed using content analysis. From the content analysis, critical incidents were classified into one of six categories or themes: patient death, abuse, sexual harassment, urgent situations, organizational limitations of care, and potential threat to personal health. -- Home care nurses experienced physical and emotional reactions in the immediate days and evenings following the critical incident. The majority of the emotions were negative. At the same time, home care nurses also used a variety of coping strategies. The four most frequently used coping strategies were seeking social support, planful problem solving, self-controlling, and positive reappraisal. -- The study has implications for nursing educators, administrators, and researchers who have a pivotal role in guiding and supporting home care nurses in coping with the experience of a critical incident. A greater understanding of the meaning that critical incidents have for home care nurses may contribute to improving nursing practice for this group of nurses.


identifier: Bowering, W. R. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bowering=3AW=2E_R=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1982) Certain biological characteristics of Greenland halibut in the northwest Atlantic and their significance for stock identification.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, (Walbaum)) are distributed throughout the Canadian Northwest Atlantic from Baffin Bank to the northern Grand Bank and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Larger older fish are found in deeper waters than the smaller fish and are more abundant in the more northerly areas. Analysis of growth rates indicated that the largest size at age for Greenland halibut is in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the smallest size at age associated with Baffin Bank. Average sizes at age for intervening areas were generally similar. Probit analysis on female maturity indicated that fish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence mature at a much smaller size than other areas. In the Labrador area size at 50% maturity decreased progressively moving northward. Fish fecundity was also found to be significantly higher for the same size fish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence compared with those of southern Labrador area size at 50% maturity decreased progressively moving northward. Fish fecundity was also found to be significantly higher for the same size fish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence compared with those of southern Labrador. Tagging studies in eastern Newfoundland inshore indicate that Greenland halibut migrate towards deeper water and northward to Davis Strait. Young Greenland halibut move towards the coastal areas in summertime as part of a feeding migration. Based on the analyses of these biological characteristics, two separate spawning stocks of Greenland halibut are identified. One stock is comprised of fish from the northern Grand Bank to Davis Strait where spawning occurs, the second in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence with spawning occurring southwest of St. George's Bay in the Laurentian Channel.


identifier: Boyalla, Rajya Lakshmi <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boyalla=3ARajya_Lakshmi=3A=3A.html>   (2004) Formation and modeling of disinfection by-products in Newfoundland communities.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: For the past few years, the presence of disinfection by-products (DBPs) especially chlorinated DBPs has become a health concern. This will be an important and particular concern at the water utilities. As standards are becoming very strict, water utilities have to adjust their operation strategies to comply with the new regulations while maintaining residual chlorine, which should ensure an acceptable microbiological quality. This study was aimed at finding the parameters affecting the formation of these DBPs, studying the kinetics of DBPs formation during the chlorination of raw water and developing models to predict the formation of DBPs. Gas chromatograph with an ECD detector was used for the analysis of the samples. Four compounds of trihalomethanes (THMs) Chloroform, dibromochloromethane, bromodichloromethane, bromoform, four compounds of Haloacetonitriles (HANs) dichloroacetonitrile, trichloroacetonitrile, bromochloroacetonitrile, dibromoactonitrile along with two compounds of Haloketones (HKs) 1,1- dichloropropanone and 1,1,1- trichloropropanone were analysed.  Chloroform, dichloroactonitrile and 1,1,1- trichloropropanone dominated among the DBPs. TOC, pH, chlorine dosage and reaction time were the important parameters which where affecting the formation of these DBPs. The models to predict the formation of THMs, HANs and HKs were developed with coefficient of correlations of 0.77, 0.685 and 0.681 respectively. Data fit software was used to develop these models.


identifier: Boyce, Gilbert <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boyce=3AGilbert=3A=3A.html>   (1986) A report on the development of an instructional unit entitled "The Newfoundland sailing fleet".  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This instructional unit entitled The Newfoundland Sailing Fleet was developed to introduce young Newfoundland students to the maritime skill and expertise of their ancestors. It is intended to supplement the existing Grade Five Social Studies program. -- The unit consists of: -- 1. A student booklet containing reading material, illustrations and activities about the Newfoundland sailing fleet. -- 2. A teacher's handbook containing copies of the instructional objectives, task and concept analyses, and the test for the unit. Additional resources and a list of resource material are also included. -- The unit was developed using a four stage model designed by Thiagarajan, Semmel and Semmel (1974). -- Developmental testing was carried out during the design and developmental stages of production. The validation testing was conducted in classes organized under the jurisdiction of the Avalon Consolidated School Board within the town of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. Results from developmental and validation testing indicate that the unit can be used effectively as resource material in the Grade Five Social Studies program.


identifier: Boyd, Cynthia <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Boyd=3ACynthia=3A=3A.html>   (2013) Reading women's home and garden lives: a folkloristic examination of English gardening books of Marion Cran.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Building on scholarship from folklore and literature, everyday autobiography, women's traditional culture, and women's garden history, this thesis examines how Marion Cran documented home and garden experiences in Surrey and Kent through a series of gardening books she wrote between 1913 and 1941. -- While providing useful information on plants and gardening practices, Cran's writing was fragmented and tangential: her books were filled with planting references suffused with culinary tips and recipes and traditional lore that evoked meaning and "encoded memories" (Kirshenblatt-Gimblett 1989). Although Cran was fascinated by garden styles indicative of the period, such as the English cottage garden, she also valued individuality in garden making, and implored her readers to create gardens that fulfilled their own expectations. -- In her everyday autobiographies, Cran revealed her innermost thoughts based on her own experiences and what she learned through her observations of and interactions with fellow gardeners and homemakers. Cran inspired a predominantly female audience to create and maintain homes and gardens that benefited their own lives as well as those of their families and members of their communities. In direct correlation, women corresponded with Cran, confiding to her their own home and garden experiences whether they lived in England or South Africa. While exploring Cran's appeal to women readers, this thesis focuses on several themes: community and fellowship in gardening practices, implicit coding, female performativity, and women's sense of empowerment through creating a home and garden. -- This thesis examines not only how  Cran and her books inspired gardeners and homemakers' lives during the interwar period, but also, it recognizes her relevance to contemporary readers and present-day gardeners. Not unlike many gardeners today, Cran was committed to natural gardening practices and growing her own produce. Cran can be found not only between the pages of her books, but through the existence of her former home and garden, "Coggers," in Kent. By preserving Coggers and welcoming visitors, the current residents have fostered a growing community of readers and gardeners whose enthusiasm in Cran and her writings will continue her legacy for future generations. Marion Cran and her garden literature offer folklorists an alternative resource through which to understand and appreciate how women expressed themselves creatively through common, everyday tasks in homes and gardens of the early twentieth century.


identifier: Bradbury, Carole G. J. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bradbury=3ACarole_G=2E_J=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1993) Ultrasonic tracking of activity and movement patterns of female cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus, in Broad Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Ultrasonic tracking using a fixed hydrophone array system was conducted in conception Bay, Newfoundland, to study the activity and movement patterns of female cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus, (Walbaum 1792). Eight female cunner were monitored at various times from June 17 to November 24, 1991, providing 107 days of tracking. The tracking system provided positional information on individual cunner at 15- second intervals. Ultrasonic transmitters had an average life of 17 days. Transmitters were attached externally through the dorsal musculature. Transmitters had no adverse effect on equilibrium or swimming ability and produced no detectable changes in female activity or movement. -- Fish were active diurnally, commencing activity on average 55 minutes after sunrise and ceasing activity about 60 minutes after sunset. Fish were assumed active whenever positional information was obtained on movement. The active period, ranging from 11 to 16.5 hrs, corresponded to the interim between daily onset and cessation of activity and was interrupted by periods of inactivity lasting between 5 and 15 minutes. Several factors influenced the activity of female cunner. As daylength shortened, cunner had a corresponding decrease in the duration of their diurnal activity. Increases in water temperature resulted in a decrease in the length of inactivity bouts. At temperatures below 5°C cunner seek shelter and remain inactive. During increased surface waves cunner remained inactive for longer periods of time. -- Activity was uninfluenced by cloud cover and tidal cycle. Activity did not differ between morning and afternoon observations, but over the observation period between June and November inactivity bouts became more numerous and lasted for longer periods. -- Female cunner exhibited limited movements, remaining within 80m of their original point of capture. The home range areas of 8 female cunner ranged in size from 300 to 2353 m². Females utilized space disproportionately within the boundaries of their home ranges, spending 60% of their time in 30% of their home range. -- As water temperatures increased, both on a daily and seasonal basis, females occupied smaller home ranges. Home range areas were larger during the afternoon than the morning. Size of home range areas were not affected by sea state, but increased as cloud cover increased. Seasonally the largest home ranges occurred in June-July, followed by October-November, and lastly August-September. -- While daily changes in environmental variables (Le. Water temperature, cloud cover, and sea state) affect activity and movement patterns of female cunner, changing energetic requirements associated with spawning and overwintering torpor appear to play a more important role.


identifier: Bradbury-Squires, David James <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bradbury-Squires=3ADavid_James=3A=3A.html>   (2013) Simulation training in a virtual environment of an offshore oil installation.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Emergency situations on offshore installations demand exemplary employee performance to achieve highly safe performances. Traditional training methods may effectively inform personnel of Escape, Evacuation and Rescue (EER) procedures. However, training under stressful, more realistic situations is practically impossible due to the high degree of danger involved. The objectives of this study were to determine the effectiveness of different modes of learning on task performance during simulation training (ST) in a virtual environment (VE) of an offshore oil installation. Different measures of presence (the experience of feeling located in an environment while being physically located in a different environment) were measured to investigate possible relationships between these measures and with spatial learning in VEs. Active explorers and males demonstrated superior VE task performance. Video game experience was correlated with VE task performance, whereas subjective and objective measures of presence were not correlated with each other, or with VE task performance. Future research should investigate how ST using a VE transfers to similar, real-world environments.


identifier: Braimoh, Adebola <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Braimoh=3AAdebola=3A=3A.html>   (2004) Analysing longitudinal data in the presence of missing responses with application to SLID data.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: In longitudinal studies, outcomes that are repeatedly measured over time may be correlated and some may be missing. In this practicum, we empirically examine the performance of a recently proposed generalized quasi-likelihood (GQL) approach for the analysis of longitudinal data that includes observation that are missing completely at random (MCAR) or missing at random (MAR). This GQL approach is also illustrated by reanalyzing the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) data from Statistics Canada.


identifier: Brake, Jamie E. S. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brake=3AJamie_E=2E_S=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2007) Ashuanipi Kupitan: excavation at the Ferguson Bay 1 site in Western Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: In this thesis evidence from the Ferguson Bay 1 site (FfDn-01) in western Labrador is presented and interpreted. This is a multi-component site located on the northwestern shore of Ashuanipi Lake and evidence shows that it was used at least as early as 1600 B.P. The site was occupied repeatedly by Amerindian groups since then and historically it is known to have been part of an lnnu travel route through the interior of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula. Ashuanipi Lake, and the area around the Ferguson Bay 1 site, continues to be used by the lnnu today. -- It is argued that the earliest evidence from FfDn-01 shows a relationship with several precontact period Amerindian cultures which have been recognized in other parts of the "Far Northeast". The material culture associated with the earliest known occupation of the site is most similar to that of the FlècheLlittorale and Petit Havre complexes of the Quebec Lower North shore. Archaeological evidence also suggests relationships with the people of the North West River phase of Hamilton Inlet, and the Cow Head complex of Newfoundland. There is evidence that a component at FfDn-01 which dates to approximately 1000 B.P. is related to Recent Indian groups who occupied the Labrador coast during the same time period. -- The Labrador interior, and western Labrador in particular, have until recently, received less archaeological attention than other parts of the "Far Northeast". This thesis provides archaeological evidence which will help build an understanding of the culture history of interior Labrador.


identifier: Bramwell, Bryan K. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bramwell=3ABryan_K=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2004) Bullying in the school setting: video illustrations of related strategies.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis has no abstract.


identifier: Brandon, Nicole E. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brandon=3ANicole_E=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2006) Rhenish, English and French stoneware, 1550-1800, from the Ferryland site (CgAf-2), Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis provides an analysis of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century stoneware from the Ferryland site (CgAf-2), Newfoundland and Labrador. The Ferryland harbour was frequented by seasonal fishers in the sixteenth century and was settled in 1621 by Sir George Calvert. A successful fishing colony, Ferryland has been continuously inhabited since its founding, save for a few years. Archaeological excavations of the site produced a stoneware assemblage spanning the years 1600 to 1760. As expected, the majority is Rhenish, though English and French wares are present in smaller quantities. These broad origins were subdivided into Frechen, Westerwald and Raeren for the Rhenish wares, English brown and English white stoneware, and Normandy and Beauvais/Loire for the French wares. Analysis concentrated on the functional and social roles of stoneware over a span of 160 years of this early North American colonial community. To accomplish this goal it was necessary to review, refine and compile dates of commonly recovered seventeenth- and eighteenth-century stonewares. It was found that the success and decline of particular stoneware vessels were dependent on a popularity often bestowed by the English elite. Additionally, Ferryland planters mirrored some English behaviours in their choices of stoneware acquisition.


identifier: Brandy, Eliza McLaren <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brandy=3AEliza_McLaren=3A=3A.html>   (2013) Inuit animal use and shifting identities in 19th-century Labrador: the zooarchaeology of Snooks Cove.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The archaeological site of Snooks Cove (GaBp-7), situated in Hamilton Inlet along the central coast of Labrador, has been confirmed as a place where multiple Inuit families resided from the late 18th through 19th centuries. Analysis of the faunal remains recovered during excavation of two houses at this site provides a glimpse at how the Inuit inhabitants prioritized traditional animal use patterns, while still actively participating in new intercultural exchanges, such as the trapping and trading economy. This thesis can demonstrate the dynamic nature of cultural continuity and changing identities. At Snooks Cove this is seen most prominently when the results are compared to Inuit, British, and mixed ethnicity sites. This research further supports that zooarchaeology can contribute valuable insights into the varied Inuit responses to social and economic opportunities brought about by the increasingly permanent European presence in Labrador.


identifier: Braun-Jackson, Sally J. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Braun-Jackson=3ASally_J=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2006) Allusion in A.S. Byatt's fiction.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

title: Allusion in A.S. Byatt's fiction

abstract: This study delineates A.S. Byatt's use of allusion over the course of her literary career. From the tentative attempts in The Shadow of the Sun to the elaborate patterns of allusions in Possession, Byatt has continually experimented with the device with surprising effects. A.S. Byatt employs allusion in the early stages of her career sparingly, but gradually incorporates more complex references as her technical skill matures. Although Byatt's mid-career novel, Possession, is best-known for its many allusions to nineteenth-century literary figures and for Byatt's insertion of poems, journals and prose, she has experimented with all of these elements in each of her earlier novels. – Chapter One traces the development of Byatt's allusory effects in epigraphs to signal the conventions she will be using. In The Shadow of the Sun, an excerpt from a Renaissance poem hints at the Petrarchan love sonnet conventions Byatt will apply to her novel about a girl's first serious love affair. The epigraphs from Still Life successfully allude to the conventions of narrative realism and still life painting, as Byatt experiments with verbally representing Van Gogh's paintings. The cross-pollination of the arts reaches its climax in Possession, a novel in which Byatt blends the conventions of the romance novel and the realist novel. Chapter Two shows how readers may misapply the allusion to a much wider network of precursor texts than Byatt's original allusion is intended to evoke. When readers do not grasp the import of Byatt's choice of an allusion embedded in an epigraph from Coleridge, they might apply the allusion to an alternate precursor text, or they might resist the alluding epigraph because it is too difficult to understand or because it is perceived as unimportant while the main body of the tale awaits. Focussing on the complexity of the biblical and classical serpent allusions in The Game, Chapter Two offers explanations for misapplied and misunderstood allusions. Chapter Three focusses on the historical allusions in Byatt's mid-career works: Possession, Angels and Insects, and Babel Tower. Each of these works is compared to a contemporary novel to demonstrate that Byatt is not unique among writers of historical fiction. Chapter Four focusses on the function of ekphrasis - the verbal representation of a visual work of art - in Byatt's short stories, particularly those following the publication of Possession. -- This work is essential for several reasons: most of the critical, scholarly work on Byatt's fiction focusses on Possession and very little academic work has been done on the novels preceding it; similarly, very little work has been done on the novels and short story collections that follow Possession, although interest is growing. While a small amount of critical work examines recurring themes and images in Byatt's novels, very few critics analyse the allusions. It is the objective of this study to contribute to the commentary on Byatt's experimentation with the form of the novel, particularly as it has been reflected in her allusions to literary conventions; to classical and biblical precursor texts; to historical figures and events; to philosophical ideas; and to visual works of art.


identifier: Breen, Jason <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Breen=3AJason=3A=3A.html>   (2004) The secret education of a wise sovereign: toward Kant's idea of perpetual peace.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Toward Perpetual Peace is Immanuel Kant's treatise on international peace. The argumentative strategy of the text is aimed at increasing the likelihood of peace by reducing the risk sovereign nations face when attempting to trust one another. As part of the risk reduction strategy Kant prohibits nations from keeping secrets. Secrets erode trust and thus jeopardize the movement toward perpetual peace. Having established this, Kant issues the Secret Article for Perpetual Peace which allows the sovereign to benefit from the counsel of an educated citizenry without acknowledging their influence and, in effect, he receives counsel in secret. Kant acknowledges the contradiction yet defends it, claiming that public consultation is damaging to the sovereign's dignity and thus must be conducted in secret. -- Although the dignity defense is ultimately a self-refuting and, therefore, inadequate grounds for the secret article, this thesis argues that the article can be understood as being commensurate with Kant's project of enlightenment. I resolve the contradiction by reading the article in the context of What is Enlightenment?. Not only is the article coherent in this context, it necessarily creates a range of action beyond the contractual limitations dictated by the private obligations of the social contract to empower the sovereign to take possession of his reason and become an enlightened public thinker. This is the secret education ensured by the secret article.


identifier: Breen, Sarah-Patricia <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Breen=3ASarah-Patricia=3A=3A.html>   (2009) Small hydro: a tool for sustainable community development in rural Canada.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: An examination of the use of small hydro as a tool for sustainable community development, this dissertation combines research from the fields of community development, sustainability, and renewable energy development. Historically, community owned small hydro has been used for the benefit of local communities, initially through the provision of services and later through the generation of revenue. Current literature suggests that there is also a strong link between community energy and sustainability. Through an examination of four community-owned small hydro case studies, this research employed semi-structured interviews and sustainable development indicators to examine how each of the communities developed and used small hydro for the betterment of the community. This examination provided the basis for an evaluation of the overall impact of small hydro on community sustainability. Additionally, this dissertation discusses the connection, or lack thereof, between sustainability, energy use, energy generation, and the surrounding institutions (i.e. the energy disconnect).


identifier: Brennan-Parsons, Sheila <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brennan-Parsons=3ASheila=3A=3A.html>   (2000) Mothers' experiences in living with a child with encopresis: a phenomenological study.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: A phenomenological method of inquiry was used to explore the lived experience of mothers with a child with encopresis. Van Manen's Hermeneutic Phenomenology was used during data collection and analysis. Eight mothers participated in two or three audiotaped unstructured interviews. Throughout the interview process, participants were encouraged to speak freely and openly about their lived experience with a child who had encopresis. -- Thematic statements formulated from the analysis of the narratives were identified: dealing with uncertainty, becoming frustrated with care giving, struggling to endure, and taking control. The interrelationship between these themes allowed the essence of the phenomenon to be captured as rising to the challenge. -- There is a need for health care providers to reevaluate current approaches to assist parents in the effective management of children with encopresis. It is essential that parents be included in the management plan and their struggle recognized. The challenge to health care providers is to assist parents in increasing their resources and coping behaviors for managing the daily challenges and frustrations encopresis places on them. Community supports are also needed to assist them to develop diverse strengths and resources required to meet the needs of their children. Nursing has the resources to assist these mothers to help their children gain control over their elimination disorder.


identifier: Brett, Paul <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brett=3APaul=3A=3A.html>   (2004) SAR Image classification of first-year ice types, Bay d'Espoir, Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Sea ice during spring melt and breakup can prove dangerous to infrastructure located in the coastal zone. Industries such as aquaculture, which houses much of its infrastructure in the near shore environment, are at the mercy of sea ice motion. Knowledge of the condition of ice during the melt season could allow such users of the coastal zone to plan against potential damage due to the premature breakup of the ice coverage. -- Traditional methods of sea ice detection and classification have been limited to the open ocean and dedicated to problems associated with navigation. Their primary concern is in the identification of first-year ice, multi-year ice and open water. -- The use of second order texture measures, along with a new approach to histogram characterization, and neural network classification have allowed the classification of a fine beam mode RADARSAT image to map five sub classes of first-year sea ice – brash, puddle, flooded, rotten, snow covered, – and open water. Classification accuracies achieved are on the order of 60% with user's accuracies for several of the ice types approaching 100%.


identifier: Brewster, Natalie <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brewster=3ANatalie=3A=3A.html>   (2005) The Inuit in southern Labrador: a view from Snack Cove.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis explores the nature of Inuit occupations in southern Labrador, and their contacts with Europeans during the 17th century, based upon excavations from Snack Cove 1 and Snack Cove 3. Due to a paucity of archaeological investigations of the Inuit in southern Labrador, there is little known about how the Inuit lived in this area, and the form of their interactions with Europeans during the early Contact Period. Data from Snack Cove has been analyzed and compiled with ethnohistoric data to address the objectives of this research, and to situate the occupations at Snack Cove within the long term culture history of the Inuit in Labrador. The results of this research have shown that the Inuit occupations in southern Labrador during the 17th century were much the same as those in northern Labrador, with the exception that they are a part of the southernmost frontier of Inuit expansion. Further, the results of this analysis show that the nature of Inuit contact with Europeans was such that a large quantity of European materials flowed into Inuit exchange networks, but that the flow of European ideas, information and beliefs was less frequent during the early Contact Period. Through this research, it has been possible to portray the central role of the Inuit, and their decision making in the unfolding of events during the Contact Period.


identifier: Bridger, Christopher J. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bridger=3AChristopher_J=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2002) Movement and mitigation of domestic triploid steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) escaped from aquaculture grow-out cages.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Cultured fish may occur in the wild from intentional release for restocking and sea ranching purposes or aquaculture escapees from ocean grow-out facilities. Aquaculture facilities lose some individuals during the production cycle, especially when sea cages are used. In addition to economic loss incurred to the fish farmer from escapement, potential disease, ecological and genetic interactions between escapees and wild conspecifics are of concern. In this study I monitored escapee movement, by tracking transmitter-implanted domestic female triploid steelhead trout in the wild using sophisticated biotelemetry fixed data-logging and manual tracking techniques, in Bay d'Espoir, Newfoundland, Canada. Of the 68 triploid steelhead released on-site, in July 1998,51 (75%) remained within a 500 m radius of the summer grow-out site 32 days after release. Similar to on-site released triploid steelhead, 17 of 66 (26%) triploid steelhead released approximately 1000 m outside of the summer grow-out site returned to the site within 4 hours of release. Subsequent tracking found that an additional 26 triploid steelhead had returned to the summer grow-out two days after release, bringing the total number of off-site released triploid steelhead return to 65%. Triploid steelhead trout released during the winter displayed lower fidelity than those released in summer. -- Dispersing triploid steelhead during summer were detected in the vicinity of other salmonid aquaculture sites throughout the bay. Summer and winter released triploid steelhead both displayed a directed movement upstream towards the hydroelectric spillway - also the location of the local salmonid hatchery. Results suggest escaped triploid steelhead trout may survive in the wild - moving between summer grow-out sites and the hydroelectric spillway, while feeding on excess farm feed during the summer season. A biotelemetry methodology was developed, and also described herein, to monitor and optimize potential recapture traps for the salmonid aquaculture industry. Recapturing escapees aggregating near aquaculture sites may help mitigate negative implications through removal of escapees from the wild.


identifier: Briggs, Robert D. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Briggs=3ARobert_D=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2012) Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the last glacial cycle: a data-constrained large-ensemble modelling approach.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is an important component of the global climate system and has been identified as a major source of uncertainty to future sea level change. It is also one of the slowest components; much of the interior reacts on timescales greater than 10,000 years. To better understand the role Antarctica played in the global climate, the observed contemporaneous change, and to make predictions of its future behaviour, reconstructions of past ice sheet evolution are required. Furthermore, to interpret reconstructions with any degree of confidence, meaningful uncertainty estimates should be attributed. -- Glaciological modelling is an effective tool to generate continental-scale reconstructions over glacial cycles, but the models depend on parametrisations to account for the deficiencies (e.g., missing physics, poorly represented sub-grid processes, uncertain boundary conditions) inherent in any numerical model. These parameters, considered together, form a parameter-space from which sets of parameters can be sampled; each set corresponds to an ice sheet reconstruction. Previous modelling studies have relied upon a limited exploration of this space; furthermore few studies have employed the available observations to constrain the reconstructions. Large ( 0 ( 1000) member) ensemble analysis techniques have been effectively employed to explore the phase-space of models configured for other Quaternary ice sheets, but have yet to be applied to the AIS. -- This thesis documents a large-ensemble data-constrained study of the evolution of the AIS over the last glacial cycle. The contemporaneous glacial system model I use has been modified through the definition of 31 ensemble parameters that explore the uncertainty in t he ice-physics, the climate forcing, and the ice-ocean interaction. A database of constraint data with an associated evaluation methodology is used to compute probability distributions for ice sheet evolution. -- The reconstructions predict that the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in Antarctica occurred at ~24 ka BP, with deglaciation commencing after 8 ka BP, and that during the LGM the AIS contained 8.9 m equivalent sea level (mESL) in excess ice when compared to present day (with a 1σ upper and lower range of 5.8-12.2 mESL).


identifier: Brock, Hope Maria Elizabeth <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brock=3AHope_Maria_Elizabeth=3A=3A.html>   (2006) Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Newfoundland and Labrador: distribution, diet, threats and the use of education in recovery efforts.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are critically endangered (IUCN) throughout their range which extends into waters off Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). Geo-referenced sightings, strandings and entrapments were used to map distribution in relation to bathymetry, and remotely-sensed sea surface temperature and chlorophyll density data. Coastal waters (< 50 m in depth) characterized by the warm seasonal layer and increased medusan abundance provide critical leatherback habitat. Caloric content of two jellyfish species (Aurelia aurita and Cyanea capillata) were determined using bomb calorimetry and used to extrapolate energy requirements of leatherbacks while foraging in northern waters. Daily food energy requirements (43-155% of body mass) confirm the need for high density jellyfish aggregations during their foraging season. While foraging off NL leatherbacks are at risk for entrapment in all types of fishing gear, with the number of entrapments greatest in August and September, and along the south coast. Necropsy results indicate ingestion of plastic debris is a definite threat, while injuries associated with stranding events suggest vessel collisions should also be considered a potential threat. Species at risk education initiatives were also considered. An objective of this study was to examine the current curricula in NL with regards to species at risk, and to evaluate an educational programme aimed at teaching school-aged children about the biology of, and threats to, leatherback turtles.


identifier: Broderick, Ronald James <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Broderick=3ARonald_James=3A=3A.html>   (1993) A study of professional development of part-time faculty at Eastern Community College.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study focused on the professional development of part-time faculty at the Bonavista, Burin and Clarenville campuses of Eastern Community College. Specifically, the study investigated the occurrence of pre- and in- service professional development for part-time faculty, their satisfaction with and importance which they attributed to it. -- The sample consisted of 215 part-time instructors who taught at Eastern Community College during the period September 1987 to June 1991. The study concentrated on two major areas of professional development: pre-service orientation and in-service development. -- Data were collected using the mail-back questionnaire technique. The instrument contained specific questions about certain components of pre- and in-service as well as open ended questions to allow respondents to think freely, offer suggestions and clarify their points of view. -- The researcher found that there was a need to provide more extensive professional development to part-time faculty and to improve presentation in many areas. Regarding pre-service orientation, it was found that, overall, instructors who responded to the survey were satisfied with their pre-service orientation. Certain professional development components occurred for less than 50 % of the instructors. In the section on "conditions of employment", for example, explanation of evaluation procedures occurred for only 30.3 % of the respondents. Much improvement was needed in the area of "policies and procedures" because three of the eight areas surveyed had an occurrence rate of less than 20%. Findings from the section on "the college and its students" showed an occurrence rate of less than 50% in five of the six items and exactly 50% in the other item. Considering the importance that instructors gave to these items, extensive work in this area would seem prudent. -- The college fared better on the "in-service development" component of the questionnaire, however, in the section "support for teaching", three of the seven items showed a positive response for more than 80% of the participants. The section on "professional work environment" also showed promise with only two of the seven items indicating less than 50% in occurrence. The category where the college really needed to improve was "professional growth opportunities" where five of the eight items occurred for less than 50% of the respondents. -- The study resulted in a number of recommendations to deal with the deficiencies in an effort to bring about some real improvement in the professional development of all part-time faculty at Eastern Community College.