title: An Explication of the Writings on the Bhagvad Gītā in the Published Works of Simone Weil

contributor:
Grant, G. P.
Arapura, J. G.
Younger, P.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Simone Weil's writings on the Bhagavad Gītā are, for the most part, scattered throughout her notebooks, posthumously published under the title Cahiers. The present study is an attempt to gather her references and notes on the Gītā and to present them as a coherent whole. It is an attempt to make clear from other of her writings what she meant in her references to this classic scripture of the Indian religious tradition and to see her interpretation of it in terms of the rest of her thought. It is not a critical analysis of her interpretation. The question of the validity of what she says about this text, and, indeed, of the Indian religious tradition as a whole, will be left to a further study.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Doctrine of Justification in the Theology of Juan de Valdes (1500?-1541)

contributor:
Meyer, John R.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract:
A historico-doctrinal analysis or the doctrine of justification in the theology of Juan de Valdes, a Spanish Reformer of the sixteenth Century. The present study is an attempt to investigate the rich historical and cultural background out of which Valdes came and to delineate the various phases in the development and structure of his thought on justification.

In the lengthy biographical account of Valdes, we shall indicate the highlights of his early life in Spain, is education at the University of Alcala and his literary activity during the last years of his life. To locate Valdesian thinking within the stream of both Protestant and Catholic traditions, we shall present a comparative analysis of his doctrine in relation to that of Luther, Calvin and the Council of Trent. In conclusion, personal reflections on the major points discussed will be given.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Bifurcation Study of Wrinkling in Deep Drawing

contributor:
Sowerby, R.
Mechanical Engineering

subject:
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

abstract:
This work is concerned with the wrinkling behaviour when deep drawing cylindrical cups from circular blanks. Wrinkling is a uniqueness problem, and the present work uses a bifurcation approach to predict its occurrence. The results are presented in terms of a critical ratio of blank diameter to thickness above which wrinkling commences, along with the number of waves into which the flange of the cup buckles.

It is demonstrated that when the classical Prandtl-Reuss equations are incorporated into the bifurcation analysis, the theoretical predictions are at variance with the published experimental data.

A number of ad-hoc modifications are made to the classical elastic-plastic model to make the predictions conform with the experimental results.

A critical re-examination of both the flow and deformation theories of plasticity was carried out, leading to the proposal of a modified incremental theory. The modified constitutive equations is shown to reduce to an appropriate model for both elastic and rigid-plastic solids, as limiting cases. The consequence of the modified equations is non-coaxiality of the principal axes of stress and plastic strain increment, and this is supported by published experimental data. The proposed constitutive equations lead to a better prediction of the wrinkling behaviour vis a vis the other models discussed here-in.

An experimental investigation of the wrinkling behaviour of a number of materials, drawn through a conical and a modified tractrix die, was undertaken. The study has resulted in proposals for certain material parameters as being beneficial for inhibiting wrinkling.

A theoretical study of wrinkling when drawing through a conical die is also presented.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: The Relations of Russell and Bradley

contributor:
Radner, M.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Self-Deception

contributor:
Simpson, Evan
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: After several competing analyses of self-deception a examined and found wanting, a model is presented that not only isolates central cases of self-deception but also distinguishes it from other related phenomena with which it is so often confused.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Logic of the Concept of the Concept of Art

contributor:
Simpson, J. E.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Shyness and sociability re-examined: Psychometrics, interactions, and correlates

contributor:
Schmidt, Louis A.
Psychology

subject:
Shyness
Sociability
Psychometrics
Illness Attitudes Scale
Bodily Preoccupations
Developmental Psychology
Personality and Social Contexts
Developmental Psychology

abstract:
Numerous studies have suggested that shyness and sociability may be orthogonal personality traits, each of which are associated with distinct behavioural and psychophysiological correlates. Shyness has been linked to a variety of adverse mental health outcomes, and individuals who are high on both shyness and sociability (conflicted subtype) may be particularly at risk. The current study first aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale (RCBSS; Cheek, 1983) before examining the moderating influence of sociability on shyness in relation to psychological and psychosomatic functioning. The internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and convergent/discriminant validity of the RCBSS was assessed using a sample of 152 university students, a subset of whom were tested 6 months later. Results provided support for the strong internal consistency and short- and long-term stability of the measure, as well as its convergent, divergent, and predictive validity.

A significant shy X social interaction was found for the Bodily Preoccupations (BP) subscale of the Illness Attitudes Scale (IAS; Kellner, 1986, 1987). In particular, BP scores were significantly higher for the high shy-high social group than the low shy-high social group. This finding suggests that the conflicted subtype can be distinguished not only on behavioural and psychophysiological dimensions but also on the psychosomatic level. This result extends prior research and lends further evidence towards the notion that the treatment of shyness as a multidimensional construct, rather than a unitary construct, accounts for additional variance in psychosomatic outcomes in different types of shy and socially withdrawn individuals. Accordingly, this knowledge may better inform treatment in some cases of extreme shyness in which people are socially withdrawn and inhibited for different reasons.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: Verbal Control and the Descriptive Completeness of Rules in Concept-Identification Tasks

contributor:
Brooks, L. R.
Psychology

subject: Psychology Psychology

abstract:
When Ss on a card-sorting task were required to make a rapid sorting response prior to stating their rule on each trial, actual frequencies of correct classification were found to be significantly higher than the frequencies predicted from the Ss' trial-by-trial rules. These disparities were observed even though virtually every placement was consistent with the rule given on the same trial. No disparities were found when Ss stated their rule prior to placing each card.

The observed disparities indicate that the stated rules were insufficient to describe all of the stimulus cues used in determining the placements made. They also suggest that verbal rules do not necessarily control above-chance sorting performance unless the experimental conditions encourage verbal control over responding.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Hume's Dichotomy

contributor:
Noxon, James
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Fourteenth Century Christian Mysticism and Twentieth Century Drug-Induced Religious Mysticism

contributor:
Combs, A.E.
Hahn, M.A.E.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Short Thesis on the Works of St. Augustine, Especially the City of God

subject: History

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Relationship of the Idea of God and the Postulate of God in Kant

contributor:
Hahn, M.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
This thesis is the product of a year's research at the Friedrich Alexander Universitat Erlangen - Nurnberg, made possible by an exchange scholarship granted by the Deutsoher Akadamischer Auatauschdienst, to whom I am most grateful. Somehow, contact with German thinking at a German university creates the right atmosphere for the study of one of Germany's greatest philosophers.

I wish to express my thanks to my thesis supervisor at McMaster University, Miss M. Hahn, who first led me to consider a treatment of Kant for my thesis in view of my interest in the Philosophy of Religion. The suggestion at first scared me, but in carrying it out; I found it very challenging and satisfying. I wish to thank Miss Hahn for her help, guidance and useful criticism during the writing of my thesis.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Magical Beliefs of Hindus

subject:
Religious Studies
Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Pelletized Slag Cement: Hydraulic Potential and Autoclave Reactivity

contributor:
Emery, John J.
Civil Engineering

subject:
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

abstract:
With the current pressures to conserve energy and protect the environment, research to take advantage of the cementitious nature of vitreous pelletized blast furnace slag (a byproduct of the steel industry) should yield both economic and technical advantages to the Canadian construction industry.

Three specific areas were chosen for study.

1. The development of a test method to quantify the degree of vitrification achieved in the quenching of blast furnace slags (a property known to have fundamental influence on its reactivity) and the evaluation of new and existing test methods with regard to simplicity and accuracy for potential use as a basis for commercial quality control.

2. The study of the incorporation of slag cement in autoclaved binders having a wide range of compositions in the ternary system containing slag, portland cement and ground quartz (silica flour).

3. The effects of variations in the physical and chemical properties of slag cement on autoclave reactivity.

Within the previously defined areas, a few of the findings are given.

1. From analysis of glass content determinations, the method adopted is critical to the results obtained. The McMaster Individual Particle Analysis was found to give the most accurate and reliable glass content values when compared to a QXRD standard procedure and when used to predict strength potential.

2. Optimum strengths were obtained with ternary slag-portland cement-silica flour binders containing 60 to 75 per cent slag. When autoclaved 4h at 185°C, high strengths corresponded to the presence of semi-crystalline C-S-H resulting in fine pore size distributions, and mixtures of C-S-H and ∝C₂SH. It was also found that slag was activated by silica flour alone resulting in high compressive strengths, high tensile to compressive strength ratios and relatively well crystallized tobermorite.

3. The degree of vitrification of slag was found to have the most significant influence on strength of autoclave cured pastes but the trend was not clear at high glass contents. The CaO and MgO contents were significantly related to strength when combined with the degree of vitrification. However, for evaluating slag hydraulicity, it is suggested that only physical strength testing has the authority for engineering decision making.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: The Place of Risk in Kierkegaard's Understanding of Commitment

contributor:
Robertson, John C.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This thesis is an attempt to analyze the relationship that exists between the concepts of risk and commitment in the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard. Against the background of the "stage of existence", it seeks to illuminate Kierkegaard's understanging of the risks involved in moving from one stage of existence to another, and to show that risk is a necessary element in commitment as the latter concept is understood by Kierkegaard. The author after introducing Kierkegaard's thought concerning the stages of existence, proceeds to examine in detail the specific risks involved in moving by means of commitment to the ethical, relgious and Christian stages of existence. The thesis concludes with a discussion of the relevance for today's world of Kierkegaard's understanding of commitment.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Scholastic Doctrine of Analogy

contributor:
Thomas, John E.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: This thesis is mainly concerned with the doctrine of analogy to be found in the works of St. Thomas Aquinas and in Cardinal Cajetan's celebrated little treatise, The Analogy of Names. Particular attention is given to Ralph M. McInerny's interpretation of analogy as a logical doctrine and his consequent criticism of Cajetan for distinguishing between two main kinds of analogy, analogy of attribution and analogy of proper proportionality on the basis of intrinsic and extrinsic denomination.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Study of "La Duree" in Bergson

contributor:
Shalom, A.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Intention and Human Action

contributor:
Wilson, N. L.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: An examination of intention relative to human action is undertaken. A theory of human action is briefly sketched, based on the notion of rule-governed behavior, in order to give a framework for the discussion. It is argued that the notion intentional is not indigenous to the concept of human action; there are unintentional actions. One important point is that only actions of the agent are the proper objects of his intentions. The nature of intention, a mental state, is examined by studying how intention is connected with deliberating, deciding, trying, choice and belief. The close connection of intention, intentional action and the reasons the agent might have for doing the action necessitate a discussion of reason explanations of actions. It is decided that most often the link is a causal one; explanations in terms of reasons are of the causal sort. When they are not, the link might be seen as a logical one.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The incomprehension of the Disciples in the Marcan Redaction

contributor:
Meyer, B. F.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract:
This inquiry is conducted from the standpoint of Redaktionsgeschichte: Attention is focused on the gospel framework and the articulation of traditions in order to formulate the theological position of the Evangelist.

The study seeks to discover the exact purpose which governed Mark's representation of the disciples as uncomprehending in the redaction of his Gospel. It begins by examining the problem of interpretation which is evident from the history of Marcan scholarship. It then examines the symbolism and structure of the redaction with a view to uncovering themes and motifs which hopefully give an insight into Mark's intentions in writing.

The conclusion maintains that the motif of the incomprehension of the disciples is very significant in the understanding of the Second Gospel. It is typology per contrarius which sets into sharper focus what the christian catechuren must understand to be initiated into the Mystery of Christ.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Making Cognition: Towards an Evolutionary Philosophy of Human Cognition

contributor:
Allen, Barry
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
In my thesis I argue against the four primary commitments of Evolutionary Psychology 1) Adaptationism, 2) Nativism, 3) Modularity, and 4) Computationalism.

In the second half of my thesis, I present an alternative view. I argue that many aspects of human cognition that Evolutionary Psychology take to be adaptations, are in fact spandrels, or by products of adaptation. Facts about human developmental neurobiology put further strain on the first three theses. I reconceptualize human cognition as a decoupled use of artifacts. I claim that this makes better sense of the phylogenie difference between humans and chimpanzees.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Soul-Culture in the Upanisads in the Light of Sri Aurobindo's Thought

contributor:
Arapura, J. G.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: MARTIN HEIDEGGER'S THE QUESTION ABOUT TECHNIC - A TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY

contributor:
Grant, George P.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract:
It might be asked as to whether or not the translator has a muse. The question must seem at first to be an impossibility: the translator is only a technician, a correlator of existing thoughts and words, or even worse:

Such is our pride, our folly and our fate, That only those who cannot write, translate.

Yet in an undertaking such as the one at hand, the translation of the words of a man which are so profoundly difficult in his own language, one must have a trust in even the impossible.

Muse or no muse, I hereby renounce full credit for the translation which follows and acknowledge my great debt to the students of Religion 775 of 1970 and 1972 whose questionings were responsible for innumerable revisions both of particular passages and words and of the general tone and understanding of the entire lecture 0 And of course to George Grant, who conceived of this translation, inspired it, and without whose 'invaluable - understandings and criticisms this undertaking would have been but half what it is at present.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: THE UGARITIC CULT OF THE DEAD A STUDY OF SOME BELIEFS AND PRACTICES THAT PERTAIN TO THE UGARITIAN'S TREATMENT OF THE DEAD

contributor:
Craigie, P. C.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This work attempts to deal with the results of the excavations of the tombs at Ras Shamra, and with the Ugaritic literary material that has relevance for the treatment of the dead at Ugarit. The investigation has shown that an important aspect of the religion at Ugarit centred around the reverencing of the family dead.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: THE RELIGIOUS VIEWS OF TULSI DAS

contributor:
Kinsley, D.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: A study of religious views of Tulsi Das, as expressed in the Ramearitmanas, compares with those Valmiki, as expressed in the Ramayana.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Frequency Judgments for Related and Unrelated Events

contributor:
Begg, Ian M.
Psychology

subject: Psychology Psychology

abstract:
This thesis examines people's estimates of the number of times events have occurred. Specifically, the thesis investigates how frequency estimates for pairs of related events differ from estimates for pairs of unrelated events. Previous research on "illusory correlation" (Chapman, 1967) has led to the conclusion that people show a bias that causes them to systematically and grossly overestimate the frequency or correlation of related pairings relative to unrelated pairings. The introduction of this thesis presents some empirical and theoretical grounds to question this characterization of "illusory correlation". The contention is that the theories and the existing body of research about frequency estimation are at odds with the conclusion that there is an overall bias. The introduction develops a theoretical view which predicts that frequency estimates for related pairs will show lower sensitivity and worse discriminability than estimates for unrelated pairs. There are also good reasons to suppose that related and unrelated pairs will not differ in the overall average magnitude of the frequency estimates they each receive.

An important consequence of difference in sensitivity or frequency discrimination is that such differences can look like magnitude differences (a bias) if only a small range of actual frequencies is examined. It is possible that the characterization of illusory correlation as a response bias resulted from a failure to examine a wide enough range of actual frequencies.

The first experiment demonstrates that the important difference between frequency estimates for related and unrelated events is lower sensitivity for estimates of related pairings. The second experiment provides evidence that this sensitivity difference occurs because subjects treat related and unrelated pairs differently during study. Basically, this difference in encoding strategy is characterized as attention to the general, categorical or semantic features of related events, and attention to spatial, temporal, episodic characterisitics of unrelated events. Because general, semantic encoding is less useful as a basis for later frequency judgments than is specific, episodic encoding, frequency estimates for related pairs are less sensitive to actual frequency than are estimates for unrelated pairs.

The next two experiments demonstrate that the conclusions one draws about frequency estimates depend importantly on the relationship between the demands of the final test and the nature of the subjects' encoding strategy. If, for example, the test of frequency judgment is a task which allows subjects to make advantageous use of the association between the members of related pairs, results consistent with a response bias view are obtained.

The fifth experiments extends the findings to judgments of conjoint frequency. Again, the important result is that unrelated pairings show higher frequency discriminability and sensitivity than related pairings. If only low actual correlations are examined, however, results are obtained that look like the operation of a bias. The sixth experiment shows that the results reported in this thesis cannot be attributed to the semantic association between pair members, per se. Instead, the encoding strategy together with the demands of the frequency test are crucial. Finally, the seventh experiment extends the analysis to still other encoding strategies and frequency tests, and confirmation of the main theoretical account is obtained.

In the final section, theoretical issues are re-examined. A union among traditional theories of frequency estimation is proposed. In addition, the theoretical position advocated in this thesis is discussed in the context of more general approaches to human memory.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: La conscience du monde et la conscience dans le monde

contributor:
Madison, G.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: A study Df Husserl's phenomenology, this thesis will concentrate on the meaning of the transcendental ego within his phenomenology. Merleau-Ponty will be studied with the specific intention of complementing Husserl's thought through another philosophical, though phenomenological, perspective on the problem of the return to the things themselves.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: WITTGENSTEIN'S THEORY OF THE SELF

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Philosophical Interpretation of Time: A Critical Exposition of the Theories of Newton, Leibniz, and Berkeley

contributor:
Ajzenstat, S.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Michael Polanyi: His Theory of Personal Knowledge and Some Theological Implication

contributor:
Going, C.
Greensnan, L.
Religious Sciences

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: The question behind the thesis is whether Michael Polanyi's cognitional theory helps in formulating the relationship between between human knowing and religious faith. The main outline of his theory, as this writer understands it, is presented relying heavily upon Personal Knowledge but using his other publications to elaborate the descriptive foundation of his theory. The adequacy of Polanyi's description in covering the whole structure of knowing is questioned. An evaluation is made of the theory as an explanation of the knowing process described; the basic commitments which group the theory and Polanyi's affirmation of the continuity in all realms of knowledge are examined. A link is thus established with which to open the question from which the thesis began.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: RELATIONS BETWEEN WHOLE AND PART IN ARISTOTLE'S POETICS

contributor:
Burkowski, Gordon Edward
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Aristotle analyzes drama from several different perspectives. As a result, he recognizes several kinds of artistic whole, each with different kinds of constituent parts. This thesis examines the nature of these parts, as well as their relations to each other and to a particular concept of the whole. Aristotle is most interested in drama viewed as an organized combination of incidents. Therefore, the largest part of this thesis is concerned with plot: with the incidents that form a plot and the episodes that express these incidents. The relation between the different elements of tragedy are also discussed. Aristotle is shown to have devised a highly complex account of drama--which, unfortunately, achieves unity and coherence by emphasizing plot at the expense of the other elements.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Identity of Sensations and Physiological Occurrences

contributor:
Radner, Michael
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Perhaps the most puzzling of the mind-body issues is the problem about the nature of the felt qualities or "raw-feels" of experience. Most philosophic positions on the mind-body problem - materialism, mind-body interactionism, evalutionary energent theories, epiphernomenalism, neutral monism - are positions taken in answer to this problem. The scope and content of this thesis is limited to examining one such position - the current identity theory that raw-feels are identical with physiological occurrences.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Characterization of Fosfomycin-Resistant MurA from Borrelia burgdorferi, Fragment-based Inhibitor Design for AroA and DAHP Synthase

contributor:
Berti, Paul
Giuseppe Melacini, Murray Junop
Giuseppe Melacini, Murray Junop
Chemical Biology

subject:
Asp-containing MurA
pH profile characterization
fosfomycin titration
fragment-based approach
transition state analog design
Biochemistry
Biochemistry

abstract:
MurA catalyzes the first committed step of peptidoglycan biosynthesis and it is the target of the antibiotic fosfomycin. Due to a Cys-to-Asp substitution in the active site, MurAs from a number of pathogenic bacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease), are fosfomycin resistant. His-tagged Borrelia burgdorferi MurA (Bb_MurA) and its D116C mutant have been successfully expressed, purified and characterized. The kcat value of wild-type Bb_MurA was 0.74 ± 0.01 s-1. The D116C mutant’s kcat decreased by 25-fold and was fosfomycin sensitive. The pH profiles of kcat for both Bb_MurA and its mutant were characterized. There was little difference in pKa1 values, but the pKa2 value shifted from 7.4 ± 0.2 in wild-type enzyme to a value >11 in the mutant. This demonstrated that the pKa2 of 7.4 was due to D116, and that it must be protonated for activity. Fosfomycin inactivation of Bb_MurAH6(D116C) was time-dependent and only proceeded in the presence of UDP-GlcNAc. The dissociation constant, Ki, was 5.7 ± 0.4 µM and rate of covalent modification, kinact, was 0.021 ± 0.003 s-1.

DAHP synthase catalyzes the first committed step in the shikimate pathway, and its catalysis has been proposed to proceed through two oxacarbenium ion intermediates. Pyruvate oxime, glyoxylate oxime and 4-imidazolecarboxylic acid have been evaluated as inhibitors of DAHP synthase. In the presence of glycerol 3-phosphate, the fitted Ki values of pyruvate oxime and glyoxylate oxime were 7.6 (± 0.9) × 10-5 M and 7.4 (± 1.7) × 10-5 M, respectively. 4-Imidazolecarboxylic acid’s inhibition was cooperative, and its binding was competitive with respect to PEP, and uncompetitive with respect to E4P. Its equilibrium dissociation constant was 3.0 (± 0.2) × 10-3 M.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: The Changing Nature of Health Professionals' Work: The Impact of Infectious Disease

contributor: Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Mabel Hunsberger, Camille Kolotylo

subject:
infectious disease
hospital work
nurses
laboratory staff
infection control practitioners
executives
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences

abstract:
Background. As disease patterns change, healthcare facilities have had to adapt and create new strategies. Little is known about the impact of infectious disease on the changing nature of work for frontline nurses, healthcare executives laboratory staff, and infection control practitioners (ICPs), in these disciplines in community hospitals. In the past seven years, there has been an increase in the incidence of infectious disease in Ontario (MRSA, VRE, C. difficile). As a result, there has been implementation of new infection control policies and practices, and transparency in the public reporting systems (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care [MOHLTC], 2008). However, no research has focused on how these changes have impacted the work of health professionals.

Purpose. The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) on the changing nature of work of frontline nurses, healthcare executives, laboratory staff, and infection control practitioners. Methods. The study uses an exploratory descriptive case study design and is situated in South Eastern Ontario (Niagara Health System). The methodology includes document analysis, demographic workforce questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews.

Findings. The findings demonstrate that work has changed for all health professionals because of (1) the continued increase in infectious diseases, (2) the proliferation of infection control policies and practices, (3) the increase in data management and data-based decisions, and (4) increased communication and connectivity required across disciplines.

Conclusion. Implications for future research include the need to address streamlining changes at the healthcare system, institutional, and clinical level. There needs to be an evaluation of the evidence supporting existing institutional policies and procedures, and of the care structures in the management of infectious diseases.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: Binocular Eye Novements in Unstructured Visual Fields

contributor:
Pritchard, R. M.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine binocular eye movements in humans with two types of unstructured visual fields, diffuse light and darkness, and to compare these conditions to normal binocular vision. Variability of eye movements, both monocular and binocular, increased markedly in unstructured fields. This effect was especially evident for movement in the horizontal plane. The findings are interpreted in terms of recent evidence of the neurophysiological conditions for binocular fusion in cats.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Man and Society; the Factual Basis of Morality

contributor:
Noxon, J.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: An attempt to discover the essential nature of morality through an analysis of 'human nature', so as to show not only that morality has a factual basis in 'human nature' but also exactly how this factual basis of morality is related to morality.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Nitrifying Biomass and Kinetics in Carbon Removal-Nitrification Systems

contributor:
Murphy, K.L.
Chemical Engineering

subject:
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering

abstract:
Although several dynamic models of the nitrification process have been developed in recent years, application of this work to full scale design and operation has been limited. This is primarily due to the difficulties associated with accurate estimation of the several kinetic parameters required in these models. An examination of the literature indicated that differences in system SRT (Solids Retention Time) and influent carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N) contribute to the wide diversity in reported nitrifier kinetics. This dissertation examines the degree to which these effects may be quantified for a combined carbon removal - nitrification process.

A kinetic parameter, batch estimation technique was proposed which allows the measurement of nitrifier kinetics in the presence of heterotrophic microorganisms. The method utilizes a pure culture activity equivalent approach, and requires a specific nitrification inhibitor to differentiate between heterotrophic and autotrophic nitrogen dynamics measured in situ. This technique was found to give satisfactory results at several levels of nitrifier biomass fraction.

The parameter estimation technique was then applied to laboratory scale extended aeration plants operated at a number of SRT and influent C:N levels. Parameter values determined under these conditions were summarized by empirical regression equations to quantify the SRT and C:N effects. Arrhenius temperature coefficients for pure nitrifiers at several SRTs were also determined.

The equations relating SRT, C:N and temperature effects were then incorporated into a dynamic mechanistic model of the suspended growth carbon removal-nitrification process. Following verification against steady state and transient data from independent sources, it was concluded that the model adequately predicts mixed culture nitrification rates without prior parameter calibration.

Several simulation runs were then utilized to illustrate that previously observed C:N effects were the result of altered nitrifier kinetics. However, reported SRT effects could be attributed to autotrophic-heterotrophic population dynamics.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: Socinianism, the Enlightenment, and Voltaire: A Preliminary Historical Study of the Socinians, of their Influence on the Origins of the Enlightenment, and of their Place in the Life and Works of Voltaire from 1694 to 1734

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This thesis has three major goals: first, to present a historical sketch of the Socinian movement, and second, to show how Socinian thought influenced the climate of opinion around the beginning of the eighteenth century. The third and major portion of this work traces the influence of Socinianism on Voltaire in the first part of his life (1694-1734). Both his biography and works are examined in detail for evidence of Socinianism. OEdipe, the Fête de Bélébat, the Henriade, the Epitre a Uranie, and above all the Lettres philosophiques are the primary works analyzed.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Wilsdom, Justice and Knowledge in the book of Job

contributor:
Combs, A.E.
Religious Sciences

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: 'This thesis examines various interpretations of the book of Job.These interpretations are found to be inadequate for different reasons. It is then proposed that an examination of certain key concepts - wisdom, justice and knowledge - and their usages Suggests that the poet's objective is the definition of human knowledge and its relation to the divine.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: "God" and Nonsense

contributor:
Thomas, John
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: The following intellectual exercise has as its purpose an evaluation of Antony Flew's neo-positivist falsifiability challenge to the meaningfulness of religious language and Ian Ramsey's attempt to meet that challenge via the use of models and qualifiers. The work: of other philosophers such as Frederick Ferré, William Austin, John Hick and Ronald Hepburn is also related to the points discussed by Flew and Ramsey

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: LENIN'S THEORY OF REFLECTION

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Caitanya and Medieval Bengal Vaisnavism

contributor:
Jan, Yun-Hua
Religious Sciences

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This study is an analysis, of the actions and attitudes of Caitanya in the light of the ideals of the Bhāgavta Purāna. The basic sources for the study are: the Caitanya Caritāmrta of krsnadāsa Kavirāja, the Bhāgavata Purāna and the devotional poetry of the Bengal Vaisnava cult. It is the contention of this thesis that the distinctive religious contribution of Caitanya. is that his life was seen as the concretization of the love romance of the Bhāgavata. Max Weber's concept of charisma is introduced in order to demonstrate the relevance of this thesis to the wider study of religion.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Examination of the Development of Plato's Theory of knowledge in his Early Dialogues.

contributor:
Thomas, J. E.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: HUSSERL'S PHENOMENOLOGY: 1907-1911

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
The philosophy of Edmund Husserl is not easily characterized by a single phrase or even a few sentences. It has been labelled psychologism, Platonism, subjective idealism, transcendental idealism, realism, phenomenalism, reconstructed empiricism, etc. And according to the aspects of his philosophy which are neglected in interpreting the rest, all such labels are, in part, justifiable. It is undoubtedly true that Husserl's thought underwent important modifications. Eugen Fink, Hnsserl's assistant in Freiburg, has suggested three main stages in Husserl's philosophical career. It is our contention, however, that such periodization is contributory to a distortion of his philosophy. Aside from his early psychologism, Husserl's thought forms a systematic whole. It is systematic in the sense that his search for t:he "absolute foundation" of knowledge leads him progressively deeper and deeper into subjectivity.

Nevertheless, one may emphasize different layers of the Husserlian "diggings". We have chosen to examine a relatively small one, viz., the years 1907 to 1911. On the basis of this examination, we hope to portray phenomenology as a method - a metaphysically neutral method whereby "objects" may be brought to clarification through reflecting on their modes of appearance. The reriod suggested for investigation cannot, however, be quite so neatly cut off. To avoid, as far as possible, a one-sided (mis-)interpretation of Husserl's philosophy, it will be necessary to consider briefly the foundations of phenomenology. Only by re-thinking Husserl's thought can we hope to understand him. Also in the interest of clarification, we shall not hesitate to refer, both explicitly and implicitly, to his works published after 1911.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: THE SIEVING OF GOAT'S MILK: AN EXAMINATION INTO THE HISTORICAL PRESUPPOSITIONS OF EDMUND HUSSERL'S TRANSCENDENTAL PHENOMENOLOGY

contributor:
Hitchcock, David
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
The thesis objective is proof that the theory of immanence is the foundation of Edmund Husserl's transcendental phenomenology. This point is important because transcendental phenomenology is not capable of justification of the use of this theory as its foundation. As a result, the proof of this point is proof that transcendental phenomenology is the systematic development from this key presupposition.

The method of proof is contained in two parts. In the first part, the assumption we are looking for, i.e., the theory of immanence, and, the framework within which we are looking for this assumption, i.e., the foundation of transcendental phenomenology, are examined. This is necessary as the context for the second part to this proof. The second part is examination of the three fundamental ingredients to the foundation: the problem of cognition; the theory of transcendental subjectivity; and, the phenomenological epoche. Examination of each of these ingredients uncovers various implications and other manifestations of the theory of immanence.

The result of these examinations is proof of the conviction that transcendental phenomenology is the systematic development of the presupposition of theory of immanence. In addition, the incapacity of this philosophy to justify this presupposition is proven by the linear line of development of both the theory of immanence and transcendental phenomenology.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Sacralization, Secularization and Personality

contributor:
Mol, Hans
Gay, Volney
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract:
The point of departure for the thesis is the relative lack of systematic, descriptive, empirically-based generalizations in the four major traditional schools of psychology of religion, stemming from the work of Freud, Jung, James, and Adorno and the postwar social/personality psychologists. It is argued that all of these suffer from severe limitations of conceptual scope and data base, consequently falling short of developing a taxonomic, typological, and explanatory psychology of religion.

It is suggested that sociological conceptions of religion have tended to be more comprehensive and to possess greater explanatory power than psychological theories, and that theory from the former discipline might be fruitfully applied to empirical data from the latter. Mol's theory of religion as "sacralization of identity" is chosen, and its psychological contents are made explicit and subjected to verification through a search of empirical studies from the present decade relating religious variables to attitudes, behavior, personality constructs and psychological health.

The main findings are that religious individuals and non-religious individuals may be characterized by a basic structural difference in personality organization, with more religious individuals typically exhibiting an internalization of the "collective ideal", and less religious individuals possessing a personality which is organized toward greater autonomy.

The social dynamics of sacralization and secularizationg it is concluded, correspond to the two basic personality types epitomized by the principles of "integration through adjustment" and "self-actualization through autonomy", each of which represents a viable mode of adjustment.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Ethical Generalization Argument

contributor:
Najm, Sami
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: This thesis examines the ethical generalization argument from a methodological point of view. The generalization is not considered in a historical (Kantian) I sense of deductive implication, but rather in a more I empirical fashion of behavoristic investigation. The argument, its: limitations, and other attendant problems are analyzed.The final recommendations combine several I approaches within and without standard philosophical procedure.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Directed Hypergraphs: The Group of Their Composition

contributor:
Rosa, A.
Mathematics

subject: Mathematics Mathematics

abstract:
In this thesis we extend Sabidussi's theorems on the automorphism group of the wreath product of graphs to a special kind of relational systems. That is, we define directed hypergraphs and their wreath product and prove theorems giving necessary and sufficient conditions for the group of the product to be the wreath product of the groups of the components.

This also extends our own results on the groups of the wreath products of directed graphs and hypergraphs.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: The Transitions From Primitive to Classical and from Classical to Contemporary Christian Eschatology

contributor:
Meyer, B. F.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This dissertation has a two-fold aim: (1) to give an accurate analytic account of the transition from primitive Christian eschatology to that which, in the wake of Luke's Gospel and his Acts of the Apostles, became classical Christian eschatology; and (2) to define and resolve, in principle, the problems which the historical consciousness of contemporary man poses for classical Christian eschatology. Specifically, this has been done in two steps: (1) by an analysis of why primitive Christian eschatology became a problem, together with the Lucan solution to that problem; and (2) by an analysis of why the Lucan solution also became a problem to the modern mind. Using the Lucan achievement as a paradigm, the dissertation concludes with an attempt to specify a way toward resolution of the contemporary problem.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Whitehead on Moral Value and Ethical Codes

contributor:
Dulmage, Horace A.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: To show that Whitehead's metaphysics offers a means of understanding the human situation and the all-important role of moral decision. Chapter 1 is an attempt to present his view of things, an essential feature of which is his use of the word "aesthetic" in the widest sense, to indicate experience in general. Chapter 2 sets out the place of value in the scheme and how it may be analysed and assessed, with particular reference to moral value. Chapter 3 discusses ethical codes and their application, and presents Whitehead's insistence that codes for use in a living process cannot be rigid, but do, nevertheless, express ultimate principles.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An examination of the Concept of Meaning in Wittgenstein and Schlick

contributor:
Shalom, A.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: To examine the concept of' meaning in Wittgenstein's Tractatus, and to contrast this with the concept of meaning of meaning in the Logical Positivism of the Vienna Circle, as exemplified in Moritz Schlick's article "Meaning and Verification". I have examined the Picture Theory of Meaning, and the doctrine of 'showing forth' in the Tractatus, and found these to be dependent upon an a priori, view of logic. In Schlick I examined the Verifiability Criterion of Meaning, discussing claims it made, and claimed that this too must be accepted pre-theoretically. Finally, I compared the position of the two, and attempted some evaluation as to their success in eliminating metaphysics, and, in Schlick's case, establishing a sound basis for science.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Examination of the Relation of Religious Groundmotives and Philosophical Analysis

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: To examine the relation of religious commitment and philosophical thought, with special reference to aspects of A.J. Ayer's Language, Truth and Logic, R.B. Braithwaite's An Empiricist's View of the Nature of Religious Belief, A.G.N. Flew's discussion of Falsification and P.M. Van Buren's The Secular Meaning of the Gospel. I begin with a presentation of certain influential views of the autonomy (i.e. independence from 'religion' ) of genuine philosophical investigation. I point out that such 'neutrality' does not seem to have been achieved in practice and raise the question as to whether it is possible in principle. Finally, in the light of the view that Western thought since the Rennaissance has actually been controlled by the dialectical religious nature-freedom ground-motive of Humanism I seek to examine the works mentioned above.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Structure of the Argument in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
This essay is conceived as a defense of the thesis that Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a sustained philosophical argument with a philosophically significant literary structure.

It is divided into two chapters. The first, introductory, chapter creates a thought context for approaching Zarathustra l and is full of quotations from Nietzsche's other books to give a more sure idea of· his thought and my interpretation of it. I felt such an introduction "vas absolutely necessary because unless one shares somewhat the Nietzschean perspective -- that perspective being so different from any other philosopher's -- analysis of particular problems in his philosophy will have to be superficial.

The long main chapter presents the thesis. It first clarifies the problem, then describes the style of philosophizing Nietzsche rejected, and then it analyses his style in general, the structural component of style as he realized it in writing Zarathustra in particular, and it establishes "That . type of argument Zarathustra is. It concludes with an overview of the whole argument in Zarathustra, emphasizing its structure.

The thesis of this essay is unique in English language Nietzsche scholarship. Nowhere is Thus Spoke Zarathustra understood as a philosophical whole, which just means it is not understood. Because of this, and despite its great popularity, Nietzsche's magnum opus still goes to waste after eighty-five years, as Nietzsche himself saw it had gone to waste for lack of comprehending readers in the first five years after it publication.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Brethern of Early Christianity: A Study of a World-Rejecting Sect.

contributor:
Blumstock, Robert E.
Sociology and Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Sociology Anthropology

abstract: An examination of the normative and structural features of a world-rejecting sect, with an analysis of its emergence and maintainance of a distinctive 'contraculture'.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Aggiornamento in Two Seminaries 1962 - 1972

contributor:
Meyer, Ben F.
Religious Sciences

subject: Religion Religion

abstract:
The aim of this dissertation is first to detail the changes that have taken place in two Roman Catholic seminaries in southern Ontario in the course of the decade 1962-1972; second, to discern the direction of these changes as well as the forces that are powering them and their impact on priestly self-understanding in the Catholic Church of southern Ontario. In virtue of the social organization of Catholicism, such developments have far-reaching significance. They affect not only the clergy but the church at large and they are an index to the evolution of Catholic self-understanding far beyond the borders of southern Ontario.

This dissertation is in two parts. Part One is informational, reporting changes that have taken place from 1962 to 1972 in the two major seminaries of southern Ontario: Saint Augustine's in Toronto and Saint Peter's in London. These changes are detailed under three headings: philosophical, theological and spiritual formation. Part Two is analytic in the manner of contemporary social religious history. It attempts to say what the changes mean; that is, "what is going forward" in our time in and through the changes. The hypothesis of Part Two: the priesthood is being re-conceived in terms of ministerial function (on a "prophetic-deaconal" model) rather than as "state of life" (on a "sacro-hierarchic" model) and the priestly function (preaching and Eucharistic celebration) is increasingly seen:

a) in the larger context of a common Christian task.

b) the task being to create, sustain and develop Christian Community

c) a Community which interacts and shares.

Thus the ,barriers created by previously authoritarian structures are laboriously given way to the expression in Community of a "holistic" environmental dynamic," favouring the fuller charisms of all individuals.

This changed priestly ideal and self-understanding has emerged from an ancient understanding of the Church and one attested in our day by the documents of Vatican II. But if this vision of the Church is to make its way as the Catholic self-understanding of our time, it would be through a new priJestly self-understanding, ready to acknowledge the existence of charisms among the laity and to invite and capitalize on their expression. Such is "the meaning of the changes" reported and analyzed in the present study.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Survey of the Struggle of Religious Liberty

subject: History

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: On Pfiilip Rieff

contributor:
Greenspan, Louis
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to examine, define and critically evaluate Professor Philip Rieff's central thesis which may be stated in the following way. After the great theoretical works of Freud and his successor-critics, the western world has seen the emergence of a new self-understanding which is the most important symptom of a fundamentally new culture in which therapy replaces religion.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: ⁵¹V, ¹³C and ¹H FT-NMR Studies on Vanadium (V) Species in Aqueous Solutions

contributor:
Dr. O.E. Hileman, Jr.
Chemistry

subject: Chemistry Chemistry

abstract:
The solution chemistry of the Stretford Process - a liquid redox, cyclic process employed to efficiently remove hydrogen sulfide from sour gases - is not fully understood. The intent of the present work is to investigate the speciation of metavanadate ions in aqueous and in Stretford-like solutions; the interactions between vanadium (V) species and several oxygen- and nitrogen-donating ligands and the molecular microdynamics of several vanadium (V) species in aqueous solutions by means of multinuclear FT-NMR spectroscopies.

This thesis is comprised of three parts. In the first part, ⁵¹V FT-NMR chemical shifts, line widths, and area ratios obtained for various vanadium (V) species in aqueous solutions as functions of counter-ion, pH, and analytical vanadium concentration changes are reported. ⁵¹V chemical shifts are assigned to each of the following vanadium (V) species: VO₄³⁻, VO₂(OH)₂(H₂O)⁻, V₂O₇⁴⁻, HV₂O₇³⁻, V₃O₉³⁻, V₄O₁₂⁴⁻, V₆O₁₇⁴⁻, HnV₁₀O₂₈(⁶⁻ⁿ)⁻ and VO₂(H₂O)₄⁺. In the pH range 8.5 to 7.0, ⁵¹V FT-NMR resonances are observed at -574 ppm and -582 ppm. The resonance at -574 ppm is assigned to both the V₃O₉³⁻ and the V₄O₁₂⁴⁻ species, while the resonance at -582 ppm is assigned to the V₆O₁₇⁴⁻ species. The suggestion that tetralkyl ammonium cations stabilize V₃O₉³⁻ and/or V₄O₁₂⁴⁻ species in solution is confirmed.

In the second part, ⁵¹V FT-NMR chemical shifts and line widths obtained for the complexation of the pervanadyl cation [VO₂(H₂O)₄]⁺ with a series of dicarboxylic acids, α-and/or β-hydroxy carboxylic acids and polyaminocarboxylates are reported. Tentative structures for the observed complexes are proposed. Variations of δ⁵¹V with pH are noted. An attempt to explain the obtained δ⁵¹V in terms of the size and type of the ring formed is made. To help elucidate the structures of the complexes formed in solution, ¹³C and ¹H FT-NMR data are also reported.

The third part is comprised of two sections. In the first, spin-lattice relaxation times (ᴛ₁) are measured using the inversion recovery method for several vanadium (V) species present in solution in the pH range 14 to 1.0. At pH = 14, VO₄³⁻ is the only species present; ⁵¹V ᴛ₁ value for this species is 340 msec, while at pH 1.0 - where only VO₂(H₂O)₄⁺ is present - ᴛ₁ equals 0.7 msec. In the pH range 12-5, ᴛ₁ values are invariant with pH and are equal to 9 ∓ 1 msec. A structure that is consistent with the observed ⁵¹V ᴛ₁ value for the protonated form of VO₄³⁻ is proposed.

The second section discusses the temperature dependence of ⁵¹V spin-lattice relaxation times for the VO₄³⁻ species at pH 14. The results are consistent with the proposal that two relaxation mechanisms with opposite temperature dependencies are observed. A quadrupole relaxation mechanism predominates at temperatures below 310 K whereas a spin-rotation mechanim becomes more important at temperatures above 310 K.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: Locke's Conception of Substemce

contributor:
Bristol, John
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
It is the purpose and intent of this thesis to examine the conception of substance and other notions relevant thereto as expressed in John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. It outlines the fundamental epistemological position upon which Locke's conception of substance is based, then critically considers Locke's account of primary and secondary qualities, the central conception of substance, and the attendant notions of essence and abstraction. The concluding chapter is a summarizing of Locke's position and a statement as to the final position of this thesis.

The primary method or technique employed is one of textual analysis. The edition of the Essay which was primarily used was that edited by Alexander Campbell Fraser and published in two volumes (paperback) by Dover Publications, Inc., of New York in 1959.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: THE LANGUAGE GAME OF ETHICS

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Exegetical method of Oscar Cullmann

contributor:
Combs, Eugene
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: A critical examination of two of Oscar Cullmann's books to determine the extent to which his exegetical work is adversely affected by his theological presnppositions. Cullmann's presuppositions are isolated and described. Then a critical examination reveals that the presuppositions are not inherent in the New Testament mateirial but are imposed upon it. Cullmann's "theological exegesis" is shown to be an inadequate method of biblical interpretation.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Mircea EIiade and the Concept of 'Mythic Consciousness'

contributor:
Arapura, J. G.
Religious Sciences

subject:
Religious Sciences
Religion
Religion

abstract: Previous considerations of Mircea Eliade have not dealt fundamentally with the important presrlpposition regarding the concept of 'mythic consciousness' which underlies his writings. After clearly differentiating the thought of Eliade from that, of psychologist Carl Jung, a discussion of Eliade's writings on Yoga follows. The phrase 'mythic consciousness' is shown to be' less than satisfactory in dealing with this presupposition in preference to Eliade's own term, the 'transconscious.'

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: George Herbert Mead's Theory of the Self

contributor:
Shalom, Albert
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: This thesis explores Mead's thought from his social psychology through his cosmology. It argues that Mead felt compelled to introduce the speculative principles of sociality and temporality into his social psychology in order to do full justice to the experience of the individual. In so doing he developed a radical theory of the self.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Unitary Mathematical Probability- An Introductory Essay in the Philosophy of Statistics

contributor:
Radner, Michael
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Apologetic Structure of Butler's Analogy

contributor:
Greenspan, L. I.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Articulation of Transcendence: Aquinas and the Names of God

contributor:
Thomas, John. E.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: This thesis deals with St. Thomas Aquinas interpretation of religious language. Particular attention is given to his theory of analogy and its employment in religious language. The first of our four chapters examines Thomas' treatment of univocity and equivocity. Its importance is twofold. First, it introduces the reader to some of the major considerations that lead Aquinas to eventually appeal to analogy in order to explain the meaning of the divine predicates. Secondly, it brings to light certain key metaphysical elements that underpin his analysis of univocity and equivocity, elements which will re-emerge in his application of analogy to religious language. The second chapter examines Thomas' theory of analogy and its employment in the predication of names to God. The third chapter focuses upon a crucial distinction that Aquinas makes between a term's modus significandi (mode of signification) and its res significata (the thing signified). There we provide an account of this distinction and show how it relates to Thomas' interpretation of religious utterances. In the fourth chapter we move towards a critical assessement of Aquinas' handling of religious language, Therein we consider two basic problems that afflict his treatment of the divine predicates. The first involves the agnostic character of Thomas' analysis of these predicates. The second is tied up with the problem of the ratio communis of analogous terms. We conclude the thesis with a number of summary observations on the difficulties that are found in Aquinas' interpretation of religious language.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Study of Karl Rahner's Philosophy of Religion as Presented in his Work, Hörer des Wortes

contributor:
Vallée, Gérard
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This thesis is a detailed and systematic study of Karl Rahner's philosophy of religion as it is developed and presented in his book. Hörer des Wortes. Special attention is directed to Rahner's conception of the proper relationship between philosophy of religion and theology, and to Rahner's emphasis upon the importance of human history in attempting to work out his philosophy of religion.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Interpretive Framework for the Generation Effect and its Generalizability to Related Memory Phenomena

contributor:
Levy, B.A.
Psychology

subject: Psychology Psychology

abstract:
The generation effect refers to the superior retention of verbal materials that were generated by the subjects rather than supplied by the experimenter and just read by the subjects. The major objective of this thesis is to present a new interpretive framework for the generation effect obtained with sentences. This framework emphasizes the distinction between two organizational among the words of a sentence -- its interword organization. The second process characterizes the organization among the perceptual and conceptual elements within a word -- its intraword organization. The experiments presented highlight the importance of distinguishing between these two types of organization. Results from tests that are primarily sensitive to interword organization showed a generation effect with meaningful but not with anomalous sentences. Results from tests that are primarily sensitive to intraword organization showed a generation effect with both types of sentences. Results from a test that is simultaneously highly sensitive to both of these organizational dimensions revealed both an increase in interword organization along a meaning dimension and an increase in intraword organization.

The generalizability of the current interpretive framework was tested on generation effects obtained with word pairs; it was also examined on the superior retention of sentences read in geometrically transformed as compared to normal typography. The present results cannot readily be assimilated by any of the interpretive views previously offered for the generation effect. The ability of the proposed framework to accommodate these related findings revealed it as an effective investigative tool that promises to be useful in the examination of memory phenomena related to the generation effect.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: Verifying Permutation Rewritable Hazard Free Loops

contributor:
Anand, Christopher
Kahl, Wolfram
Soltys, Michael
Computer Science

subject: parallelism multicore verification permutation high-performance computing

subject: Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

abstract: We present an extension to the language of Atomic Verifiable Operation (AVOp) streams to allow the expression of loops which are rewritable via an arbitrary permutation. Inspired by (and significantly extending) hardware register rotation to data buffers in multi-core programs, we hope to achieve similar performance benefits in expressing software pipelined programs across many cores. By adding loops to AVOp streams, we achieve significant stream compression, which eliminates an impediment to scalability of this abstraction. Furthermore, we present a fast extension to the previous AVOp verification process which ensures that no data hazards are present in the program’s patterns of communication. Our extension to the verification process is to verify loops without completely unrolling them. A proof of correctness for the verification process is presented.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: On "The Parables of Elevation": A Short Study of Aesthetic Perspectivism - of the Politics of OverComing and Will-To-Power in the work of Friedrich Neitzsche

contributor:
Grant, G.P.
Religious Studies

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Introduction to Hegel's Phenomenology of Mind

contributor:
Ajzenstat, S.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Evaluation of the Relationship Between the Syllogistic Implication and the Scientific Syllogism of Aristotle

contributor:
Shalom, A.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
In Aristotle's Prior Analytics he develops his doctrine of syllogistic implication. In the Posterior Analytics he presents his doctrine of the scientific syllogism which, for him, is productive of scientific knowledge. My concern in this work is to analyse the relationship between his doctrine of syllogistic implication and his doctrine of scientific syllogism.

It would seem that there is an irreducibly distinctive difference between the roles performed by the syllogistic implicational form. Consequently. the syllogistic implicational form cannot be used as the form of the scientific syllogism and, hence, the value of the syllogistic implication does not depend on any relationship it might have to the scientific syllogism. The syllogistic implication is valuable as a body of theoretical knowledge.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: AN EXAHINATION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ABSURD AS DEVELOPED IN THE WORKS OF ALBERT CAMUS

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Leibniz's Law and Identity

contributor:
Wilson, N. L.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
In this essay I consider various alleged exceptions to the principle of the indiscernibility of identicals -- Leibniz's Law. There are two major difficulties. First, the apparent antinomy that arises when Leibniz's rule combines with the modalities. I argue that there are a number of ways of dealing with this problem and we are not therefore obliged-to abandon or modify Leibniz's rule. Second, the unacceptable inference which results when Leibniz's rule is applied in contexts expressing mental attitudes. Here, I show how Leibniz's rule and intentional attitudes combine in a perfectly acceptable way.

I also deal with a number of other minor objections to this rule, from the current literature on the topic, all of which I hope to show present no difficulties. In fine, despite the many apparent counter-examples considered, I hope to show Leibniz' s Law, which permits the unrestricted interchange of the terms of an identity sentence, has not been falsified.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: R. M. HARE AND NATURAL LAW

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Problem of Language in Being and Time

contributor:
Meyer, John
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: The thesis shows how "language" is relevant to Heidegger's overall ontological project in Being and Time through an investigation of "significance" as it is founded in everyday things which are ready-to-hand, and "Being in the truth", as it is shown in the Existentiales: "mood", "discourse" , and "understanding". It considers what Heidegger thinks is implied by an Husserlian approach to language, if his own views on the reductions are adopted. The view is ,that, even more basically than being communication, the essence of language is articulation. Truth is taken to be disclosedness. Heidegger's temporal account of language based upon the structures of lived experience is also shown to be a fully temporal (and non-technological) approach to Being problematics.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Man in the Mode of Not-Being. An Ontological Study of Human Freedom in the Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre Developed from the Ontological Analysis of Conciousness as the Origin of the Negation.

contributor:
Noxon, J. M.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: The subject of this thesis is Jean-Paul Sartre's philosophy of freedom. This involves an examination of Sartre's ontological description of the being of the world, the being-in-itself, and the being of men, the being-for-itself. Sartre's description reveals man, a conscious being, as the origin of negation. The nihilating characteristic of man' consciousness enables him to freely project ends of action in a world of obstacles. By choosing his own mode of being, man makes himself and his world takes on meaning in relation to his projects. In short, freedom, Sartre claims, in absolute and limited only by freedom itself.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: WHAT DID PAUL THINK HE WAS DOING? A STUDY OF PAUL'S USE OF AΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ AND AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS "STATEMENTS OF ACTION"

contributor:
Runesson, Anders
Religious Studies

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: The goal of this study is to add to our knowledge of Paul's notion of apostleship, and to perhaps say something new about early views of the apostle-concept in general. I begin to present my original research in Chapter Two, where I attempt to offer a better description of Paul's definition of apostleship than the ones that came before it. Previous descriptions unanimously mention and give equal weight to a vision of Christ, and a charge to carry out certain activities as the two main components to apostleship. However, Paul's words on the matter suggest that he and his contemporary Christ-believers regarded the activities-component to be of greatest significance to the identity of the apostle. For this reason, I state that we must take a serious look at Paul's words on his apostolic activities if we seek to understand his notion of his apostleship. Yet, very little work has been done in the past to organize our first-hand data on Paul's actions. In the interest of launching this initiative, I compile an inventory of all actions that Paul claimed to perform in the past, present, and future. I call these passages "statements of action." Such an inventory has never been published, and I view it as this study's major contribution to NT scholarship. In Chapter Three, I place all statements of action into one or two of four categories. The categories are: (1) authenticating his authority; (2) converting; (3) establishing congregations; and (4) maintaining congregations. I argue that the four categories represent Paul's four apostolic objectives, and that Paul thought it necessary to fulfill them in order to prepare his "converts" for imminent eschatological events.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Microlayer Formation, Evaporation and Bubble Growth in Nucleate Boiling

contributor:
Judd, Ross L.
Mechanical Engineering

abstract:
A numerical study of microlayer formation and evaporation is reported in which computer programs developed in order to predict the isothermal (initial) and the instantaneous microlayer thicknesses as well as the time varying mass evaporated from the microlayer for any specified bubble growth rate are presented. The results of these programs show that the isothermal microlayer thickness δ₀(r) is of the order of 1-5 μm and its profile agrees with the author's experimental data. The results of the microlayer evaporation show that the microlayer may contribute up to 100% of the bubble mass and that the instantaneous microlayer profile δ(r,t) agrees with some photographically measured data from the same reference for certain selected bubbles.

Another computer program was developed to solve the Navier-Stokes equations, which account for all forces in the liquid acting on the bubble, in conjunction with the energy equation in order to study the entire hydrodynamic and thermodynamic fields around a growing bubble on a heating surface. The velocity, pressure and temperature distributions were analysed and the time varying mass evaporated from the bubble cap was computed. The results show that the mass evaporated from the bubble cap is less by an order of magnitude than the mass evaporated from the microlayer.

Finally, a numerical model for bubble growth was constructed using the programs mentioned above, assuming the mass transfer across the liquid-vapour interface from both the microlayer and bubble cap to be the predominant mechanism for bubble growth. Some aspects of bubble growth are discussed including the time varying bubble mass, vapour pressure, bubble growth rate and bubble growth relationship. A comparison between this numerical model and the author's experimental data for the instantaneous microlayer thickness shows good agreement.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: Temples and Sutras: Nara Japan's National Defense System

contributor:
Rowe, Mark
Religious Studies

subject: Religion Religion

abstract:
In the mid-eighth century, Emperor Shōmu ordered the creation of provincial national protection monasteries and convents (kokubunji and kokubun-niji, respectively) connected to the Golden Light and Lotus Sūtras. The monasteries were called the "Temples of the Golden Light Four Deva Kings for the Protection of the Country" (konkōmyō shitennō gokoku no tera) and the convents were the "Temples of the Lotus for the Atonement of Sin" (hokke metsuzai no tera). Emperor Heizei added the Sūtra for Benevolent Kings to the kokubunji half a century later; by the end of the ninth century the three texts were known collectively as the "three national protection sūtras" (sangokokukyō). While the Golden Light Sūtra and the Sūtra for Benevolent Kings both contain passages related to national protection, the Lotus Sūtra does not. Nor does the Lotus Sūtra include the theme of atonement that could suggest why it was connected to the kokubun-niji.

examine what the three sūtras say with regards to protection, kingship and atonement to determine if their specific messages might be responsible for their becoming Japan's official national protection sūtras. I also look at King Aśoka, Sui Wendi and Empress Wu's relic distributions as forebears to Emperor Shōmu's kokubunji system, where he may have spread sūtras as relic replacements. Finally, I examine the relationship between atonement and national protection. I propose that Kūkai and Saichō, both looking to promote their sects' protective powers, made use of these three sūtras, which were already seen as particularly potent protective texts on account of their association with the kokubunji and kokubun-niji.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Reform of the Divine Image in Augustine's De Trinitate

contributor:
Widdicombe, Peter
Religious Studies

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: In this thesis I provide a critical exposition of the theme of the reform of the image of God in human beings (Gen. 1:26) in Augustine's De Trinitate, a theme that has hitherto been neglected in Augustinian scholarship. I argue that this reform is a trinitarian process in which the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit seek to remedy the defects in their image in the human mind -- defects that Augustine believes were introduced by original sin. I emphasize the psychological character of this process of reform, focusing on how Augustine argues the persons of the Trinity improve the operations of the human mind in order to make it fit for the knowledge of God (sapientia), which he believes is the source of well-being for the divine image. Insofar as Augustine believes the divine image is reformed through the knowledge of God, my thesis also criticizes the opinions of some modern interpreters of Augustine's theology who argue that his method for coming to understand the Trinity in the De Trinitate departs from the external economy of salvation through what they believe is his excessive focus on introspection as a means to the knowledge of God. Against these scholars, I argue that for Augustine human beings are always dependent on divine grace and faith to advance in their understanding of God, even at the most seemingly introspective level. I also contend that for Augustine the reform of the divine image, although focused on the individual, incorporates the interests of the community through his emphasis on the necessity of the love of God and the neighbour (Matt. 22:36-40) for this reform.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Knowledge of the Absent Entity in Advaita Vedanta

contributor:
Arapura, J. G.
Religious Studies

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: What doesn't exist, be it knowledge, the deceased, or an object, is of concern to us. By tracing the position of non-existent things trough some of the Śaṅkarite literature, the explanation of their occurrence and acknowledgement is uncovered. Non-existent things in general are seen to be absent. Under this analysis of absence all non-existent things may be subsumed by the character of being-away. Advaita Vādanta explains that absent objects are known by a unique means of knowledge. They are attended to as positive entities by non-apprehension. Ignorance and the solution to problems are known by other means even though they have an equally absent character.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Holy Spirit In the Theology of Paul Tillich

contributor:
Going, C. M.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: The thesis is a positive evaluation and outline of Paul Tillich's theology of the Holy Spirit. Included in this evaluation are Tillich's views on the method of correlation of divine Spirit and human spirit is presented with with emphasis on his attempt to recover the dimension of spirit in a doctrine of man. Important to this thesis is Tillich's emphasis on "the freedom of the Spirit." It was an emphasis which led Tillich to adopt definite views about the relation of the sacred to the secular realms of life. Finally, Tillich's theology on the Spirit is found to have contributed to him growing concern for a new boundary situation between Christianity and the world religions in "The Religion of the Concrete Spirit."

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Role of Pleasure in the Good Life in the Philebus

contributor:
Najm, S.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: This thesis is concerned mainly with Plato's dialogue, the Philebus, with specific references to the Phaedo, the Protagoras, the Republic and the Gorgias. An attempt has been made to confine the discussion to the description of the forms of pleasure and an analysis of pleasure's role in the good life as they are presented in those dialogues. Included in the account is an analysis of the method and the arguments presented by Plato. Because of the limited nature of the topic, only a brief discussion of the role and nature of the forms of knowledge appears in the paper.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: When the Music's Over, Renew My Subscription to the Resurrection: Why Doors Fans Won't Let Jim Die

contributor:
Badone, Ellen E.F.
Religious Studies

subject:
1960s
American icons
celebrity
counterculture
cultural religion
dead celebrity
fans
grave site
Jim Morrison
pilgrimage
popular myth
The Doors
subculture

abstract:
This thesis examines how American icons, such as Jim Morrison, become the focus of "secular" religious followings. Morrison died in Paris, France, in 1971. His grave site, in Paris, attracts thousands of visitors each year. As the lead singer of 1960s era band, The Doors, Morrison achieved extraordinary fame. Tiring of his rock star status, Morrison moved to Paris in 1971, where he died under mysterious circumstances at age 27.

After his death, Morrison remained a focus of popular biographies and films; many attributed mythic qualities to the dead singer. The continued interest in the celebrity of Morrison, following his death, generated much popularity among a new generation of fans.

The motivation for visiting the Morrison grave, in Paris, is not only the music of Morrison or the Doors. Rather, fans gather in Paris each year to remember Morrison as cultural hero and the values he represents: freedom and rebellion against authority.

An ethnography in Paris completed during the anniversary of his death, July 3, supplements an analysis of the subculture surrounding Morrison. A wider conclusion concerning the purpose of dead celebrity followings, in contemporary society, is a final focus.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: CHRISTIAN EDUCATION--A PRACTICAL APPLICATION TO THE EMERGING AFRICAN NATION OF GHANA

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: I was encouraged to undertake this project in preparation ,for the teaching profession, both in the High School and in t he ministry of the Church, on my return home to my native Ghana, West Africa. This project is a combination of my own insights and those I have acquired since my 'arrival here in Canada, two winters ago.

abstract: Bachelor of Religious Education (BRE)


title: THE PRODUCTION OF GOLD, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

subject: Political Economy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: It's Not Just a Game: A Case Study in Leisure

contributor:
Henry, Frank
Sociology

subject: Sociology Sociology

abstract: This work assumes that games and sports provide their participants with opportunities to actualize human potential that is not realized in everyday life. The sport of golf has been chosen to see what it has to offer its participants. A sample of golfers drawn from players at a local civic golf course is studied via participant observation and interviewing. It is seen that golf, for the sample, represents a challenge that is not present elsewhere in their life. The challenge is sought out so desperately and continuously that it appears to take on 'sick' proportions. The sample recognizes this and refers to themselves as 'addicted' to golf. Whether addiction can be thought of in a non-chemical way is then researched and the findings are applied to the sample. It is concluded that addiction can be non-chemical, but because addiction is defined as being antitlhetical to challenge it is concluded that the sample is not addicted.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: IN THE ORlGINAL TEXT IT SAYS ... A STUDY OF HEBREW AND GREEK LEXICAL ANALYSES IN COMMENTARlES

contributor:
Boda, Mark J.
Porter, Stanley E.
Divinity College

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This thesis examines Hebrew and Greek lexical analyses in commentaries that were written after the publication of James Barr's The Semantics of Biblical Language in 1961. Commentaries used by evangelical pastors and that discuss one of the following four biblical passages are examined: Gen 15:1-6; Isa 53:1-6; Luke 18:1-8; Rom 3:21-26. Using a modem linguistic approach, it is demonstrated that Old and New Testament commentaries evidence many lexical fallacies. In addition, statements are regularly made by commentators which do not evince linguistically-nuanced language, and thus could easily lead pastors to make errors in their statements from the pulpit about Hebrew and Greek words. In the hope that evangelical pastors can become more ably equipped to exegete the Scriptures, suggestions are made for how Bible colleges and seminaries can prepare students to incorporate the knowledge which has been gained from modem linguistics into lexical analysis.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Approach to Race Relations and the Law in Britain

contributor:
Nagler, M.
Sociology and Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Sociology Anthropology

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATION IN CANADA

subject: Political Economy

abstract: Co-operation is one of the important problems which is today being discussed by many well-informed groups in Canada Because of the copious supplies of information being printed about foreign developments in this field, student's of economics as well as statesmen are becoming more than interested. The recent commission authorized by F. D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, to investigate European Co-operatives with a view to further establishment in his country, is a case in point. The study which is attempted below may in no way be considered full or faultless. The lack of comparable statistics and the confusion arising from the divisions between producers and consumers' figures. are examples of the difficulties to be faced by the writer on this subject.

abstract: Bachelor of Arts (BA)


title: PREACHING AS CATALYST OF CHURCH RENEWAL

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This thesis treats the theories of communication and dialogue and their application to preaching. It is contended that preaching as a two-way encounter is an effective means of communicating the gospel for the renewal of the local church. Chapter I is confined to an examination of the theory of communication as it applies to preaching. Chapter II expounds the principles of dialogue and indicates the relevance of their application to the preaching process. Chapter III discusses Robert A. Raines' experiment in church renewal at Germantown Methodist Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania, in which preaching has been employed extensively. Chapter IV presents the positive evidence for the important place of preaching in church renewal taking place under the leadership of Wallace E. Fisher, minister of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

abstract: Bachelor of Divinity (BD)


title: The Coptic Orthodox Church in the Greater Toronto Area: The Second Generation, Converts and Gender

subject:
Religious Studies
Religion
Religion

abstract:
In 1965, the first Coptic Orthodox church in Canada was established in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) by Abuna Marcos, the first Coptic priest sent to minister to the Coptic diaspora in North America. Until the 1980s, the Coptic community in the GT A concentrated on the needs of the new immigrants arriving from Egypt. At present, however, the Coptic Church has had to re-ascertain its position in the Coptic community and Canadian society. The needs and desires of the second generation are now focused upon.

This thesis examines the adaptations made by the Coptic community in the GT A as it faces the issues of language and intermarriage. Strategies of adaptation include the process of separating the community's Egyptian or ethnic identity from its religious identity and the construction of authenticity through reference to the community's Pharaonic heritage, apostolic foundation and the history of the Council of Chalcedon. Until recently, the Coptic Church did mission work only in Africa. However, with the founding of the first missionizing Coptic church in North America, located in the GTA, the Church is taking on a new adaptive strategy: missionization. Through outreach to non-Copts and non-Egyptian converts, the Coptic Orthodox Church is ensuring its survival in the diaspora.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Phenomenology of Self-Realization in the Philosophy of Śaṅkarācārya: A Study of Vivekacūḍāmaṇi and Aparokṣānubhūti

contributor:
Sivaraman, K.
Religious Sciences

subject:
Religious Sciences
Religion
Religion

abstract: This thesis explores the phenomenological characteristics of Śaṅkarācārya's Advaita philosophy, using two minor works attributed to him by tradition, namely, Vivekacūḍāmaṇi and Aparokṣānubhūti. An attempt is made to find parallels in the major commentaries of Śaṅkarācārya, such as the Brahma Sūtra Bhāsya, the Bhagvad-Gīta Bhāsya, and commentaries on the ten or eleven Upanisads. The Transcendental Phenomenology of Edmund Husserl is used as the basic model of comparison.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Whitehead's Theory of Propositions and its Relevance to Language and Ontology

contributor:
Dulmage, Horace A.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: To set forth and explain Whitehead's theory of propositions and to show how this theory is a repudiation of philosophies based upon (i) substance ontology and (ii) an uncritical use of ordinary language. Chapter I is intended to supply the philosophic bases necessary for an understanding of Whitehead's theory of propositions. Chapter II is a development of the doctrine of propositions with reference to: ontology, the notions of truth and falsity, and of error. The theory of relations and its bearing on the theory of proposi tions is also explained. In conclusion, chapter III is intended to show how 11bitehead's theory of propositions may be used to question the legitimacy of an alleged fact-value dichotomy in current scientific method.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Eschatology of Sri Aurobindo's Evolutionary' Doctrine

contributor:
Arapura, J. G.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Analysis of the Concepts of the Religious and the Secular in the Thought of Paul Tillich

contributor:
Robertson, John C.
Religion

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: The thesis aims to analyze the thought of Paul Tillich with a view to finding out the meaning and meaningfulness of his understanding of the religious and the secular. Specifically, this has been done through three steps: (1) by an analysis of Tillich's notion of the secular in terms of variations of his broad definition of religion; (2) by a look at the secular in its strongest cultural expression - autonomous culture; and (3) by a discussion of the chief sources of confusion and disagreement in his views of the religious and the secular. The thesis concludes with the author's views on the extent to which problems surrounding Tillich's broad definition of religion do, or do not, undercut the meaningfulness of that definition.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Taoist Influence on Chinese Bhuddism in the Fourth Century. Case Study: Chih Tun's Understanding of the Prajńāpāramitā

contributor:
Shinohara, K.
Religious Sciences

subject:
Religious Sciences
Religion
Religion

abstract:
The transmission of Indian Buddhism into China presents an excellent opportunity for a case study in the dynamics of a complex cultural interaction. The Prajńāpāramitā literature, introduced in the +2nd century, proved to be the most influential Buddhist religious texts during the following two hundred years. The Chinese interpreted these texts in terms of their own already existent philosophical categories, primarily established in the so-called Neo-taoist movement.

By the fourth century, the Chinese had assimilated the Buddhist ideas well enough to begin to create original works expressing the first 8hinese understanding of these ideas. Heretofore research on these Buddho-Taoist works has indicated that the Chinese had failed to adequately comprehend this sophisticated Indian system because they had been unable to escape the confines of their own Taoist philosophical system. This research on one principal Buddho-Taoist thinker, Chih Tun, questions these conclusions.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Indeterminary as a Function of the Limits of A- Language

contributor:
Shalom, A.
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Numerical Hartree-Fock-Slater Calculations on Diatomic Molecules

contributor:
Sprung, D.W.L.
Physics

subject: Physics Physics

abstract:
A completely numerical method has been developed for the calculation of Hartree-Fock-Slater wave functions in diatomic systems. The method is numerical in the sense that no LCAO basis sets are employed. All molecular functions are represented by cubic spline interpolants on a two-dimensional discrete mesh in prolate spheroidal coordinates. The method is mathematically simple, and numerical accuracy is very easily controlled by adjusting the number of mesh points. Furthermore, it is easily applied to other local exchange-correlation theories beyond the Hartree-Fock-Slater approximation.

Calculations on the molecules B₂, C₂, N₂, CO, O₂ and F₂ have been carried out in order to compare dissociation energies, bond lengths, vibrational frequencies and quadrupole (or dipole) moments with recently reported LCAO results, and with experiment. These calculations indicate that the present numerical method works very nicely for the molecules considered, and also that the Hartree-Fock-Slater theory describes molecular systems remarkably well.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: "You've got to put your money where your mouth is": How Jewish Advocacy Organisations in Ontario Understand the Relationship between Public Funding for Faith Schools and Multiculturalism.

contributor:
Rothenberg, Celia
Religious Studies

subject:
Religious Studies
Religion
Religion

abstract: This thesis discusses the ways in which arguments for equity in faith-based education funding were constructed by some of the major advocacy organisations within the Ontario Jewish community during the period June-October 2007. On June 8th 2007 John Tory, the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, announced that if he should be victorious in the October Ontario provincial elections, his principal education policy would be to extend public funding to independent faith schools of all religions. He avowed that the extant system, in which the province of Ontario extends public funding to Roman Catholic schools, but not to schools of any other religious orientation, was fundamentally unjust. I discuss how Jewish advocacy organisations framed their constructions of equity for faith school funding as an election issue, and analyse how these organisations relate their search to secure equity for faith-based education funding to multiculturalism.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Subsidies

subject: Political Economy

abstract: The interrelationship of the social, economic and political life of our Western civilization is an evident reality. A thesis on this relationship, existing as it does even in Canada, would be a tremendous task. However, a specific topic relating to the complementary forces of these three factors presents a much less laborious and less complex work. One such specialized topic is the subject of this thesis, namely, the use of subsidies by a government in their political, economic and social environment. Insufficient attention has been given in the past to the economics development of the principles and effects of subsidies. Numerous articles have been written on the specific use or uses of a subsidy (as for example an article on the advisability of giving a subsidy in this past war to increase the production of certain farm commodities), yet when it comes to writings on the principle, the incidence and the effects of subsidies, a dearth of material exists. Because of the steadily increasing use of this form of government assistance since 1929 greater attention should be directed to the basic principles of subsidization. The prime purpose of this thesis therefore is an enquiry into such principles as well as an evaluation or the economic and social advisability of subsidies used in connection with their various motives. There are two further considerations which should be made. First, the possibility that the economic and social factors arising from the use of subsidies are pulling in opposite directions thereby making it necessary to weigh the value of the economic effects against the value of the social effects. Secondly, the possibility that these factors are working in similar directions. It is secondary purpose of this study to indicate which of these two cases exists.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Burtch Fellowship Group

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Anabaptism in Europe During the Reformation Period

subject: Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREEN TO IDENTIFY SMALL MOLECULES THAT SELECTIVELY TARGET TUMOR-INITIATING CELLS IN A MOUSE MODEL OF HER2-INDUCED BREAST CANCER

contributor:
Hassell, John A.
Sheila K. Singh, Gerry D. Wright
Sheila K. Singh, Gerry D. Wright
Biochemistry

subject:
Breast Cancer
Drug Discovery
High-Thoughput Screening
Cancer Stem Cells
Cancer Biology
Chemicals and Drugs
Cancer Biology

abstract:
A growing body of evidence suggests that most human tumors, including those of the breast, are organized as cellular hierarchies. Positioned at the apex of these hierarchies are tumor-initiating cells (TICs), which are capable of limitless self-renewal and also differentiate, to give rise to various populations of non-tumorigenic cells that make up the bulk of the tumor. Importantly, recent findings have demonstrated that TICs are refractory to current best practice therapies, and thus likely account for high rates of tumor recurrence following remission. Therefore, it will likely be important to identify novel means of targeting TICs in order to achieve durable cancer cures.

Using a highly sensitive transplantation assay, our laboratory previously showed that mammary tumors arising in various strains of transgenic mice comprise a very high fraction of TICs, and that when cells from these tumors are propagated in serum-free medium as tumorspheres, the high frequency of TICs is maintained. We therefore sought to use mouse mammary tumorspheres as an in vitro system with which to identify TIC-targeted agents and carried out a high-throughput screen of nearly 32,000 small molecules. To eliminate compounds showing general toxicity, we employed mouse mammospheres, which primarily comprise normal mammary epithelial stem and progenitor cells, in a secondary screen. Using this platform, we identified a small molecule that selectively targeted tumorsphere-derived cells in vitro and led to tumor growth arrest and tumor cell death in vivo. This study illustrates the utility of mouse models and high throughput screening to identify compounds which may target TICs but spare untransformed stem cells.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: The Logic Diagram

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Philosophy of Art

subject: Philosophy

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)