• A Novel Approach for Simulating Soil and Pipe Response to Seasonal, Environmental and Field Conditions 

  Saadeldin, Ramy M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-04)

  Climate change related problems are increasing in occurence and severity leading to significant econocmic losses in many places of the world. In semi-arid environments, like Saskatchewan, the main phenomenon involved in ...
• Experimental Research on Multiphase Liquid Mobilization and Motion in Capillary and Micro Models Subjected to External Low Frequency Vibratory Excitations 

  Zhang, Yihe (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-03)

  The research of this dissertation experimentally investigates the impacts of external vibratory excitation on the mobilization and motion of multiphase liquid in capillary and microcell models, aiming for understanding the ...
• Discourse and the Construction of the Science-Teacher-Subject: An Examination of why we say the Science Teacher is Elite 

  Wernikowski, Mark Louis (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-03)

  Science education has found itself in a paradoxical state of stagnant flux. Despite numerous calls for reform and a near consensus amongst science educators on the teaching techniques that hold the most promise, new ...
• Study of Ionic Liquids as Effective Solvents for Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery 

  Tunnish, Ahmed (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-03)

  Injecting chemicals in reservoirs is an efficient technique to improve oil recovery. In this study, several types of Ionic Liquids (ILs) were initially screened using the Conductorlike Screening Model for Realistic ...
• Handling Qualitative and Quantitative Preferences with Constraints in Interactive Applications 

  Mohammed, Bandar (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-03)

  Preference elicitation is very important for interactive systems. A potential buyer typically has speci c expectations in the attributes of the product he or she is interested in. While the current interactive systems ...
• Policy Agenda Setting and Twitter - Three Cases from Canada 

  Deschamps, Bruno-Ryan Douglas (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-03)

  Social media sites are arenas for online collaboration, political controversy or, at times, mob justice. These sites are also arenas for discussion about policy problems. Dramatic events, amplified by Twitter, create an ...
• Winter Ecology and Ecophysiology of Prairie-Living Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus Fuscus) 

  Baerwald, Brandon Jeremiah (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-03)

  Hibernation allows animals to survive lengthy periods of energetic deficit, but is not without costs. Hypometabolism, low body-temperature, and inactivity are associated with a variety of costs such as immuno-incompetence, ...
• Exploring subjectification processes in environmental education: How environmental education researchers come to construct their environmental subjectivities 

  Hart, Catherine Leigh (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-02)

  In this study I explore ways in which environmental subjectivities are formulated in and through developing discourses, practices and ways of interacting. Using the poststructurally-informed concept of environmental ...
• A Narrative Inquiry into Indigenous Nurses' Experiences of Care: A Dialogic/Performative Narrative Analysis 

  Green, Brenda Lynn (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-02)

  One of the most fundamental social processes regularly explored in nursing practice and education is the concept of care and caring. This study suggests that the more deeply we understand the experience of caring in our ...
• The assessment of fatigue-related changes in stride mechanics, variability and long-range correlations in recreational and elite distance runners using foot-mounted inertial sensors 

  Brahms, Clemens Markus (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-03)

  This thesis was designed to assess stride mechanics, variability and long-range correlations during running, as well as their relationship with fatigue and skill level. For this purpose, three separate experiments were ...
• Escherichia coli and Rhizobium leguminosarum response mechanisms to sub-lethal 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid 

  Bhat, Supriya Venkatesh (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-02)

  The chlorophenoxy herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is used extensively worldwide despite its known toxicity and our limited understanding of how it affects non-target organisms. To determine the global ...
• Characterization and Behaviour of Clayey Slurries 

  Ito, Maki (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-12)

  The purpose of this research is to develop a fundamental understanding of the characteristics and behaviour of clayey slurries. A comprehensive research methodology consisting of laboratory investigations and computational ...
• Emergency Evacuation Management for Nuclear Power Plant Accidents Under Multiple Uncertainties 

  Guo, Li (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-01)

  Nuclear power accidents are one of the most dangerous disasters posing a lethal threat to human health and have detrimental effects lasting for decades. Therefore, emergency evacuation is important to minimize injuries ...
• Tradition and Discipline: The Evolution of the Caring Teacher Subjectivity in the Poiesis of the Saskatchewan Educational System 

  Thomas, Theodore Edward (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-09)

  This thesis began as an exploration in to the nature of teacher subjectivity and the ‘truths’ that make up our individual reality. It is the interplay of knowledge/power in the social that generates the discourses that ...
• Classification of Subcategories in Abelian Categories and Triangulated Categories 

  Liu, Yong (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-09)

  Two approaches for classifying subcategories of a category are given. We examine the class of Serre subcategories in an abelian category as our first target, using the concepts of monoform objects and the associated atom ...
• Pain Communication in Couples with Chronic Pain 

  Gagnon, Michelle Marie (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-10)

  Having a partner with chronic pain (CP) can lead to relationship strain. In couples, poor verbal or non-verbal communication about pain is associated with increased disability (Cano, Johansen, & Geisser, 2004), mental ...
• Species richness, heterogeneity and nitrogen contributions of roots along an arctic elevation gradient 

  Trager, Sabrina (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-12)

  Roots allow interactions between plants and their belowground environment. Such interactions are especially important in ecosystems where plant biomass is dominated by roots, such as the Arctic. In contrast, we are still ...
• Comorbidity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment 

  McMillan, Katherine (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-12)

  Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) demonstrate a high degree of comorbidity. Indeed, rates of past-year SAD among individuals with PTSD have been shown to range from 14.8 to 46.0% within ...
• Dewatering Behaviour of Clay Slurries 

  Khan, Faseel Suleman (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-01)

  The main objective of this research was to develop a fundamental understanding of the dewatering behaviour of clay slurries. A comprehensive research methodology was developed to understand the natural dewatering processes ...
• Planning and Optimization of Cellular Heterogeneous Networks 

  Castro-Hernandez, Diego Alberto (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-12)

  Over the past few years there has been an dramatic increase in mobile data tra c demand, a trend that is expected to continue in coming years. Traditional macrocellonly networks are incapable of providing the quality of ...

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