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Marqueurs de comptence (socio)linguistique chez des apprenant(e)s universitaires de franais langue seconde: laccord verbal de nombre et la particule ngative ne
(2021-03-08)Par le biais dun cadre thorique composite (perspectives acquisitionniste et sociolinguistique variationniste), cette thse examine deux indicateurs de comptence (socio)linguistique parmi des apprenant(e)s universitaires de ... -
Dharma noise: parergonality in Zen Buddhism and non-idiomatic improvisation
The objective of this dissertation is to explore philosophical and practical approaches to the study of improvisation in relation to Japanese Zen Buddhist doctrine and aesthetics. It specifically asks whether free form ... -
Tomorrow's Godly Americans: Citizenship Education and National Identity in Conservative Christian Homeschools
"This dissertation examines citizenship discourse and national identity in conservative evangelical homeschools in the U.S. Using the Christian Home-Educators of Colorado (CHEC) as an ethnographic case study, it elucidates ... -
Two weddings: an examination of the design process as applied to Blood Wedding and Vernasz
The objective of this study was to examine the design process, and how it was affected when applied to the different forms of opera and theatre, using two specific examples as test subjects. To ensure homogeny between these ... -
Top girls: conventional costumes and a digitized stage design
Top Girls: Conventional Costumes and a Digitized Stage Design describes the process of designing the projected sets and traditional costumes for an intermedial production of Caryl Churchill's Top Girls. Intermediality in ... -
A study of oral language use in a grade three classroom: implications of a systematic approach
Oral communication is a vital component of the learning process. Research demonstrates that children benefit from engaging in oral interactions with their peers and, through such interactions, can co-construct knowledge ... -
But is it really worth it? Examining the economic returns on higher education for Caribbeans and Latin Americans in the Greater Toronto Area
My research analyzes the social mobility of Caribbean and Latin American ethnic groups by examining the economic returns on higher education for both groups in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Through quantitative data ... -
Wildlife, cattle, and people in the limpopo national park: a more-than-human political ecology of conservation-induced displacement and resettlement
"Established in 2001, the Limpopo National Park (LNP) in Mozambique joined South Africa's Kruger and Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou National Park a year later to form the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park with the aim of creating a ... -
Spectrum of gluelumps containing various qcd colour-multiplet particles
As experimental collider physics is able to access higher and higher energies, testable predictions are needed to guide the searches for new Beyond-the-Standard-Model the- ories. Most models predict new coloured particles, ... -
Testing for equivalence of group variances
"The purpose of this paper was to situate a test for equality of group variances within the equivalence testing framework. Even though difference-based procedures are appropriate to answer questions about differences in ... -
There is a lion on the reef: the political ecology of the lionfish
The lionfish is a beautiful and enigmatic creature that has become a conservation priority for organizations that are committed to protecting coral reef ecosystems in the Caribbean. The management of the lionfish is the ... -
A score complete without themes: Henry Mancini and the frenzy experience
This dissertation examines the musical features of, and circumstances surrounding, the film score composed in 1971 by Henry Mancini for director Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate work, Frenzy. Mancini's music was rejected by ... -
A systems approach to health, well-being and the environment: air pollution and Shanghai's elderly
Using Soft Systems Methodologies (SSM) to transcend cultural boundaries in an open format, this paper examines the changes experienced by Shanghai's elderly in the context of health, well-being and the environment. Shanghai ... -
Analysis and design of a wide dynamic range pulse-frequency modulation CMOS image sensor
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor is the dominant electronic imaging device in many application fields, including the mobile or portable devices, teleconference cameras, surveillance and medical ... -
The effects of TMS over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on multiple visual object memory across fixation and saccades
Trans-saccadic memory, the process by which the visual system maintains the spatial position and features of objects across eye movements, is thought to be a form of visual working memory (Irwin, 1991). It has been shown ... -
The politics of intimacy: an ethnography of illegalized migrant women and their undocumented children in tel a viv, israel
"This study of migrant women and their undocumented children in Tel Aviv, Israel is based on 13 months of ethnographic fieldwork spanning 2009 to 2011. It draws upon participant observation, as well as interviews and ... -
A Gulf Stream dream: a merging of steel pan orchestra and chamber orchestra
The steel pan and its associated music were first intended to serve carnival and its revelers who would be parading around the streets of Trinidad & Tobago during carnival time. The tradition has progressed from a single ... -
Autonomy, equality, and respect for difference: investigating principle-based approaches to technologically mediated reproductive contexts
The objective of this project will be to explore how the principles of autonomy, equality, and respect for difference are formulated and applied when disability diagnostic technologies affect women's reproductive ... -
The development and use of translation competence by novice and experienced professional translators: implications for translation pedagogy
A case study has been carried out to explore translation as a process and the development and application of translation competence as the central skill in professional translation activity. As a review of the literature ... -
Other choreographies: somatic practice, improvisation atild collaboration in the creation of new dance work
In this thesis, dance artist Bee Pallomina reflects on the creative process of three new choreographies: Field Guide, b side, and the understory. The three projects draw inspiration from the natural and material world, and ...