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Title Beyond Indicators and Reporting: Needs, Limitations and Applicability of Environmental Indicators and State of the Environment Reporting

Excerpt This research examines the perceptions and use of environmental indicators and state of the environment reports by local government and Conservation Authority decision makers and practitioner’s within the Ontario portion of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence basin. Participants describe their information needs and how indicators and SOER are used at the local level; and […]

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SDGs Climate ActionLife on LandPeace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Title Measuring the Impact of Human Factors and Education Informed Training on the Safety and Efficiency of Smart Infusion Technology

Excerpt This thesis evaluated the effects of two types of training on nurses’ ability to safely and efficiently administer IV medications using a smart infusion pump. A high fidelity simulated nursing unit was created in which nurses recruited from the University Health Network programmed a series of infusions after receiving training. A training script modeled after […]

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Author Fan, Mark

Advisor Easty, Anthony ||Woods, Nicole

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SDGs Good Health and Well-Being

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Title Circuit Debugging with Error Trace Compaction and Maximum Satisfiability

Excerpt Improving the performance and functionality of contemporary debugging tools is essential to alleviate the debugging task. This dissertation aims at narrowing the gap between current capabilities of debugging tools and industry requirements by improving two important debugging techniques: error trace compaction and automated debugging. Error trace compaction leverages incremental SAT and heuristics to reduce the […]

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Author Chen, Yibin

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SDGs Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Title Improving Patient Safety during Radiation Therapy through Human Factors Methods

Excerpt This study aimed to apply human factors methods to identify potentially unsafe aspects of a radiation therapy delivery system at Princess Margaret Hospital, and to provide recommendations accordingly. Analyses were conducted to examine the workflow, work environment and user interfaces involved in the treatment process. Based on findings from these analyses, components of the user […]

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Author Chan, Alvita

Advisor Cafazzo, Joseph ||Islam, Mohammad

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Title Human Rights and the War Against International Terrorism: A War Without Rights?

Excerpt The United States has justified targeted operations against suspected terrorists as a legitimate tool in the war against terrorism. In response to international criticism that a November 2002 targeted killing operation in Yemen violated human rights standards, the US asserted that the right to life was suspended during war. While this assertion is prima facie […]

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Author Cho, Harry Yeon

Advisor Morgan, Ed

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Title Law as a Social Determinant of Unsafe Abortion in Argentina

Excerpt Using Burris et al.’s model of law as a social determinant of health, this thesis postulates that the law and its application contribute to abortion-related morbidity and mortality among those women who qualify for a legal and safe abortion according to the justifications stipulated in the Criminal Code. This thesis proposes a circular model in […]

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Author Cavallo, Maria Jr.

Advisor Cook, Rebecca J.

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SDGs Gender EqualityGood Health and Well-Being

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Title Women’s Reproductive Health Rights: The Rule of Law and Public Health Considerations in Repealing the Criminal Laws on Abortion in the Republic Suriname

Excerpt Within the Surinamese jurisdiction the Constitution grants women the right to health and imposes a legal duty on the state to facilitate the realization of this right. Also treaty law, in particular, the ICESCR article 12 and the CEDAW article 12 grant women the right to the highest attainable standard of health and the right […]

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Author Castelen, Milton Andy

Advisor Cook, Rebecca J.

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Title The Core Principles of Arbitral Expertise: A New Lens Through Which to View Weber v. Ontario Hydro

Excerpt This thesis considers the substance of a labour arbitrator’s expertise. The author argues that the question is timely in that its answer provides a novel way to approach the position the Supreme Court of Canada has taken with respect to an arbitrator’s rightful jurisdiction, most notably in the over-decade old decision of Weber v. Ontario […]

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Author Campbell, Courtney

Advisor Langille, Brian A.

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SDGs Decent Work and Economic Growth

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Title Natural Health Products (NHPs) and Canadian Pharmacy Students: Core Competencies

Excerpt Objective: To reach consensus on entry-to-practice natural health product (NHP)-related competency statements for Canadian pharmacy students. Methods: Four rounds of a modified Delphi method were conducted. Participants; pharmacy educators,and representatives from Canadian pharmacy organizations (n=17), ranked their level of agreement using a 5-point Likert scale. Results: Consensus occurred when all participants ranked a statement 4 […]

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Author Byrne, Ani M.

Advisor Boon, Heather

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Title Multicohort Management and LiDAR: New Forest Management Tools for Northeastern Ontario Boreal Mixedwood Bird Communities

Excerpt While traditional management of the boreal forests results in even-aged forests with low landscape scale variability, recent work has suggested that much of the eastern boreal forest of North America is subject to long natural fire return-intervals. This has led to the development of new management strategies to maintain a mosaic of even and multi-aged […]

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Author Burrell, Michael

Advisor Malcolm, Jay R. ||Drapeau, Pierre

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