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Title Efficient, Stable Infrared Photovoltaics based on Solution-Cast PbSe Colloidal Quantum Dots

Excerpt Half of the sun’s power lies in the infrared. As a result, the optimal bandgaps for solar cells in both the single-junction and even the tandem architectures lie beyond 850 nm. However, progress in low-cost, large-area, physically-flexible solar cells has instead been made in organic and polymer materials possessing absorption onsets in the visible. Recent […]

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Author Koleilat, Ghada

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SDGs Affordable and Clean Energy

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Title Space for Healthy Communities: An Exploration of the Social Pathways between Public Space and Health

Excerpt This thesis investigates the relationship between access to public gathering spaces and self-reported health with indicators of community life as the intervening variables. This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between the access to public space and self-rated health status in multicultural communities. A survey of 785 randomly-selected households was conducted across four low-income […]

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Author Speer, Alexis Kane

Advisor Dunn, James

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SDGs Good Health and Well-BeingNo Poverty

Types Master's Thesis

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Departments Geography

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Keywords health, socioeconomic

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Title Oral Health Policies in Toronto Daycare and Elementary Schools

Excerpt This study’s objectives were to: 1. Determine the prevalence of oral care policies in daycares and elementary schools. 2. Examine the availability of resources. 3. Analyze the results by neighborhood income class. Information was collected using a questionnaire. Differences in proportion of institutions with policy, comparisons between daycares and schools, and prevalence of policies by […]

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Author Gartsbein, Elena

Advisor Kulkarni, Gajanan

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SDGs Good Health and Well-Being

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Departments Dentistry

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Title Student Leadership for Social Justice in Secondary Schools: A Canadian Perspective

Excerpt This qualitative study investigates how the views of student leaders (and some of their staff advisors) illuminate the discussion in the broader literature around issues of student leadership, conflict, diversity and social justice in secondary schools. Eighteen one-hour, semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve student leaders and six teachers from six provinces across Canada. This […]

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Author Cooper, Amanda-Mae

Advisor Portelli, John P.

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SDGs Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsQuality Education

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Departments Theory and Policy Studies in Education

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Keywords educat, justice

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Title Cost Based Design Optimization of a Laminated Plate

Excerpt The focus of this thesis is to introduce a proof-of-concept illustrating the integration of cost and performance as primary design drivers for structural design. Of particular interest to the aerospace industry is laminated structural design, therefore an example problem of a laminated plate structure is selected. This problem presents two primary challenges: linking cost in […]

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Author Beltempo, Christopher André

Advisor Hansen, Jorn S.

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SDGs Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Title The Technological Landscape: Competition and Opportunity

Excerpt Technological position is a dimension along which organizations can either differentiate from or mimic the behavior of other organizations in the technological landscape. This paper is aimed at providing empirical evidence of the specific ways in which an organization’s technological position choice is impacted by the tension that arises from technological co-location; the information available […]

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Author Aharonson, Barak Simcha

Advisor Silverman, Brian S.

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SDGs Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Title Deal? Or No Deal? Explaining Comprehensive Land Claims Negotiation Outcomes in Canada

Excerpt In 1973, the Canadian government created the federal comprehensive land claims process to negotiate modern treaties with Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Despite 35 years of negotiations, many Aboriginal groups have failed to complete modern treaties. This dissertation explains why some Aboriginal groups have been able to complete modern treaties and why some have not. After […]

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Author Alcantara, Christopher

Advisor White, Graham

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Title The Relationship Between Temperature and 911 Medical Dispatch Data for Heat-Related Illness in Toronto, 2002-2005: An Application of Syndromic Surveillance

Excerpt Heat-related illness (HRI) is of growing public health importance, particularly with climate change and an anticipated increased frequency of heat waves. A syndromic surveillance system for HRI could provide new information on the population impact of excessive heat and thus be of value for public health planning. This study describes the association between 911 medical […]

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Author Bassil, Katherine

Advisor Cole, Donald

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SDGs Good Health and Well-Being

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Departments Dalla Lana School of Public Health

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Keywords health

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Title Novel Self-categorization Overrides Racial Bias: A Multi-level Approach to Intergroup Perception and Evaluation

Excerpt People engage in a constant and reflexive process of categorizing others according to their race, gender, age or other salient social category. Decades of research have shown that social categorization often elicits stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Social perception is complicated by the fact that people have multiple social identities and self-categorization with these identities can […]

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Author Bavel, Jay Van

Advisor Cunningham, William

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SDGs Gender Equality

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Title The Role of Drinking Water as a Source of Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia coli

Excerpt Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to the treatment of infectious diseases and a leading public health concern of the 21st century. Antimicrobial resistant E. coli has been detected in many places including domestic livestock, humans, food items, surface water, and drinking water. Although the use of antibiotics is a major contributor to the emergence […]

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Author Coleman, Brenda Lee

Advisor McGeer, Allison

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SDGs Clean Water and SanitationGood Health and Well-BeingResponsible Consumption and Production

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Zero Hunger

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Departments Dalla Lana School of Public Health

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Keywords agriculture, consum*, health, water

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