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Title Role of Acculturation, Social Capital and Oral Health Literacy on Access to Dental Care among Preschool Children of Arabic-speaking Immigrants in Toronto, Canada

Excerpt Objectives: To determine access to dental care among preschool children of Arabic-speaking immigrant families; to investigate the influence of social and cultural factors on access to dental care; and to measure preschool children’s oral health as reported by their parents. Methods: This survey used a semi-structured questionnaire to interview 100 Arabic-speaking parents of children under […]

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Title Cyberspace: The Gated Public Sphere

Excerpt Cyberspace, as a notional environment, is a reality that comes into existence only through the proprietary technologies, platforms, and infrastructures of private industry. This has given “Internet companies”, as the non-substitutable pathways to the virtual world, a truly unique and tremendously powerful role in exercising their discretion in regulating citizens’ behavior online. Consequently, citizen’s fundamental […]

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Author Alaeddini, Mohammadreza

Advisor Austin, Lisa M.

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Title Changes in Extreme Temperature Trends in the Greater Toronto Area from 1971 to 2000

Excerpt The impacts of extreme temperatures on human health and morbidity have been well documented in many studies. In literature, changes in the trends of extreme temperatures have been studied using percentiles, indicators and climate modeling. The aim of this study is to determine if the trend exhibited in the literature of statistically significant increases in […]

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Author Allen, Shannon

Advisor Gough, William A.

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Title Kuwait and Bahrain’s Anti-terrorism Laws in Comparative and International Perspective

Excerpt Counter terrorism is one of the contemporary issues that concerns both the international community and Arab states. A problematic issue in this regard is the lack of a definition, which allows states to criminalize “terrorism” based on the best interest of each individual state. This thesis examines the laws that deal with terrorism in Kuwait, […]

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Author Alzubairi, Fatemah

Advisor Roach, Kent

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SDGs Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Title Optimization of Aggregate Gradation Combinations to Improve Concrete Sustainability

Excerpt By optimizing the packing of the combined aggregate gradations, the cement paste content needed to make concrete can be reduced, improving sustainability, cost, performance, durability, and workability. Optimization can be achieved using theoretical and empirical techniques, or waste concrete material as an intermediate size fraction. However, the potential for improvement is currently limited by prescriptive […]

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Author Anson-Cartwright, Majella

Advisor Hooton, Robert Douglas

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SDGs Responsible Consumption and Production

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Title Chinese Influence on the African “Resource Curse”

Excerpt This thesis explores the impact that Chinese aid and investment has on the political economy of resource-rich African countries. In particular, it examines the effects of Chinese resource-for-infrastructure agreements on the political economy of the resource curse. Using Ghana as a case study, this thesis highlights the peculiar obstacles that countries face with regard to […]

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Author Asiedu-Akrofi, Harvey

Advisor Trebilcock, Michael

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Title When Daughters become Caregivers to a Parent who has Suffered a Stroke: A Qualitative Exploration of how the Parent-to-child Relationship is Associated with Caregiver Well Being

Excerpt Rationale: Many community-dwelling stroke survivors receive care from their family, often daughters. However, we lack in-depth information on the caregiver/care-recipient relationship and its impact on adult daughter caregivers (ADCs). Objective: To systematically review the caregiving literature and qualitatively explore the pre-and post-stroke parent-to-child relationship and its association with ADCs’ well being. Method: A qualitative descriptive […]

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Author Bastawrous, Marina

Advisor Cameron, Jill

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Title “Young Women Growing Graciously”: Considering Sport, Gender and Development in Diasporic Space

Excerpt This thesis aims to expand our understanding of the relationship between gender, sport and development. Specifically, it asks 1) how a sport, gender and development program is conceptualized and deployed by members of a young Somali-Canadian women’s group in Toronto, Canada and 2) if female participation in sport is thought to contribute to new gender […]

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Author Belore, Melanie

Advisor Kidd, Bruce ||Donnelly, Peter

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Title ‘Artificial’ Land and ‘Natural’ Disaster: Hazard and Vulnerability on Created Urban Land

Excerpt During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, waterfront cities expanded over wetlands and shallow water by building land on which to build the city. Today, this artificial land is threatened by a range of environmental hazards. This increases the risk of natural disaster for people occupying the area. A framework for risk analysis using Geographic […]

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Author Blundell, Caitlin

Advisor Hess, Paul M. ||Boyes, Don ||Wolff, Jane

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SDGs Clean Water and SanitationClimate ActionIndustry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Title To Care for the Dying: A Sonic Exploration

Excerpt This audio documentary explores the contemporary landscape of death and dying with specific focus on caregiving, the process of cultivating personal death value systems, and the importance of intergenerational exchange for fostering inquiry and acceptance of the aging process. The audio thesis is fluidly presented in three parts, with an accompanying annotation to be read […]

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Author James, Rachel

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