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Medievalism, the Lost Book, and Handicraft in The Lord of the Rings
No full textThis thesis considers medievalism and the lost book in J. R. R. Tolkien’s text, The Lord of the
Rings, and the effects of inventing textual history. The Lord of the Rings was chosen for this
thesis as the Ur-text of fantasy and medievalism like World of Warcraft, Game of Thrones, and
Dungeons & Dragons. Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae is considered as an
example of using the lost book motif to achieve sociopolitical advantages otherwise unavailable.
The Lord of the Rings frequently associates handicraft with Good and industry (especially for the
purpose of war) with Evil. These ideas are historicized through medievalism. The Middle Ages
are made to be a convenient, pre-industrial, golden age of handicraft. While for some,
medievalism can be a useful escape from the troubles of one’s own time—for others, symbols of
the medieval past can become dangerous icons of ethnonationalism and other hateful ideas.Master of Arts (MA) in Humanitie
Estimating the parameters of simple models from two-component on-time airborne electromagnetic data
No full textThe horizontal and vertical components of an on-time electromagnetic (EM) response can be used to estimate the parameters of simple models such as thin sheets, half-spaces, thin sheets over a lower half-space, and a two-layer model. The formulas used in these methods are valid in areas where the on-time response is essentially proportional to the conductivity or conductance, the so-called “resistive limit.”The half-space and thin sheet over lower half-space models can be combined to give an estimate of the conductivity for a lower half-space below a thick sheet that might be reasonable for the entire survey area. With this estimation, an equation solver can be used to estimate the thickness and conductivity of the overlying thick sheet over the whole sur-
vey area. This latter approach seemed most appropriate for the Russell South area in the Athabasca Basin, Canada, where GEOTEM data have been collected. The output of the algorithm was generally stable. Although it did not always reliably reproduce the overburden thicknesses as measured in a set of reference drillholes, it did give an estimate that was reasonable in the relatively conductive areas
The role of personal projects in the relationship between job fit and satisfaction
No full textOne of the most common measures of employee well-being is job satisfaction. Person-job fit, the degree to which an individual perceives their fit to their job, is one of the strongest known predictors of job satisfaction. However, the idea of fit does not necessarily capture whether a job fulfills one's requirements for a meaningful life. Under Free Trait Theory, people can act in ways that do not fit their personality when situations are sufficiently important. One characterization that may determine a situation's importance is its relevance to an individual's projects. This suggests that person-job fit could be potentially less relevant to satisfaction when their job satisfies the needs of their personal projects. The present study investigated the role of work- related personal projects in the relationship between job fit and satisfaction.
Participants (n=195) were asked about their perceived person-job fit (Person-Job Fit Scale), job satisfaction (Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire), and personal projects (Little's personal project analysis methodology) for their current (or most recent job) and for one previous job. Most participants reported having work-related personal projects that were important to them. There was a strong positive relationship between person-job fit and job satisfaction for both current (or most recent) jobs (r=.71) and for previous jobs (r=.60). The importance and the number of work-related personal projects did not contribute to predictions of job satisfaction. They did not moderate the relationship between person-job fit and job satisfaction. These results contribute to the literature on job fit and satisfaction. Specifically, they suggest that any contribution of personal projects to job satisfaction was, in fact, relatively stable across a variety of job situations and people
Dwelling in model-space: experiments in architectural model making
No full textArchitectural Models are a ubiquitous medium for architectural thought.
For such a widespread medium, architectural theory has often neglected to
critically consider models in lieu of architectural drawings and writings.
The result is models are often considered ideologically neutral, descriptive
tools, rather than hyperimmediate generative ones. This trend has persisted
throughout the history of western architecture and has intensified recently due
to our growing reliance on digital modelling tools in the last twenty years. This
thesis aims to make the case for physical model as tools of critical architectural
design, capable of challenging our understanding of architecture through
their scale, materials, and craft in the same way that drawings challenge our
understanding of architecture through their projection and choice of media.
It does so by creating an ‘Architecture of Model Space’ through a research
creation process that practically explores the foundations of architectural
model making practice.Master of Architecture (M.Arch
Understanding the South Range Sudbury impact structure: a study of shear zones, impact breccias and PGE occurrences in the Vermilion and Crean Hill mines area, Sudbury, Canada
No full textThe Sudbury impact structure formed when a bolide collided with the southern Superior craton
margin ca. 1.85 Ga ago. During the impact, the target rocks were brecciated and melted, which
resulted in the formation of a thick impact melt sheet, the Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC),
underlain by brecciated basement rocks. Nickel-copper-platinum group elements (Ni-Cu-PGE)
deposits formed at the base of the SIC as contact deposits, in association with offset dikes that
flowed from the melt sheet into the basement rocks (offset deposits), and as sulphide veins and
pods of disseminated PGE mineralization that were emplaced into the brecciated basement rocks
(footwall deposits). The deposits and their host rocks were subsequently modified by orogenic
events that reworked the South Range of the impact structure. The thesis discusses the formation
of syn-impact breccias below the SIC-basement contact, the structural and metamorphic
modification of the impact structure during subsequent orogenic events, and the effect of syn-
and post-impact processes on the formation and remobilization of (Ni-)Cu-PGE mineralization at
the contact-type Crean Hill deposit and offset-type Vermilion deposit. The breccias formed by in
situ shock melting of the footwall rocks during the impact, and were modified by contact
metamorphism during cooling of the SIC and by syn-tectonic deformation and metamorphism
after the impact. The latter resulted in the formation of regional folds and south-side-up-dextral
shear zones during northwest-directed shortening of the impact structure. (Ni-)Cu-PGE
mineralization at the Crean Hill and Vermilion deposits was emplaced as sulphide melts
immediately after the impact and was remobilized by metamorphic semi-metal melt and
hydrothermal fluids into the breccias and shear zones during and after regional deformation.
These results illustrate how both syn- and post-impact processes contributed to the formation and
modification of Ni-Cu-PGE deposits in Sudbury.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geolog
Lifting the ‘Invisible’ veil through architecture: transitioning unhoused women in Northeastern Ontario through an intersectional lens
No full textThis thesis investigates the scale of womens’ hidden houselessness and
poverty, and aims to prove that houselessness is not gender neutral and
women have distinct needs when it comes to services and housing.
The rise in the visibility of unhoused men has led to a policy and service
environment that heavily favors men, which has resulted in women’s
houselessness becoming invisible to the public and the service system.
Using an intersectional feminist approach, this thesis is an architectural
response to hidden houseless womens’ unique needs in a caring and
sensitive way through creating a woman-centered place in an urban city
like Sudbury and an integration of a drop-in centre with its support
services hub, supportive housing along with public programs and
employment opportunities to promote women’s empowerment, their
physical and mental recovery and, most importantly, to foster independent living. Using trauma-informed design, it aims to shift the focus
from housing to ultimately healing women by promoting dignity and
hope.Master of Architecture (M.Arch
Vers le développement d'une théorie de la persévérance humaine: une recherche documentaire effectuée à l'aide de la théorisation enracinée
No full textL’état de la littérature concernant le phénomène de la persévérance humaine est
fragmenté. Bien qu’il existe de nombreuses explications, il manque un cadre cohérent
pour informer adéquatement les interventions. À l’aide de la théorisation enracinée, une
version préliminaire d’une théorie de la persévérance humaine face à l’adversité a été
générée, afin de comprendre pourquoi certaines personnes sont capables de se mobiliser
et de persévérer dans leur lutte contre des adversités telles que des injustices sociales,
alors que d’autres ne le sont pas. Des catégories conceptuelles ont été délimitées en
fonction des propriétés identifiées et des hypothèses explicatives proposées. Le résultat a
été un système de rétroaction bidirectionnelle composée des catégories conceptuelles
suivantes : (I) le Bien-Être Motivationnel, (II) les Comportements Temporels Motivés,
(III) les Poursuites de Buts par Rétroactions, et (IV) la Contrebalance de la Résilience
Composite et des Adversités. Les hypothèses explicatives principales sont : (i) les
interactions entre le bien-être et la motivation de la personne influencent les interactions
entre sa motivation et ses comportements dans le temps ; (ii) les interactions entre la
motivation et les comportements informent et influencent ensuite divers aspects de la
poursuite de buts ; (iii) les ajustements qu’apportent les rétroactions aux buts poursuivis
terminent enfin la boucle par son influence sur les interactions entre le bien-être de la
personne et sa motivation ; (iv) le Bien-Être Motivationnel et les Comportements
Temporels Motivés sont affectés de façon négative par les adversités et de façon positive
par les diverses facettes de sa résilience.Maîtrise en service social (M.S.S.
Evolution of seismic response and seismic hazard at Goldex Mine’s D1-zone
No full textThis thesis observes both the evolution of the seismic response and associated seismic hazard at
Goldex Mine’s D1-zone over the time period including August 2018 until December 2020. A
variety of evaluation methods have been used to discuss the changes in seismic response, the
source mechanisms, and the associated hazards. Data visualization and analysis were performed
using mXrap software (Australian Centre for Geomechanics).
Ultimately, the hazards of the change in seismic response are associated with significant or large
seismic events occurring at times well outside of the normal blasting times. Understanding the
role that both mining sequence and production constraints plays in the seismic response is key to
understanding relative hazards. The change over time as the extraction ratio of the orebody
increases is also considered.Master of Science (MASc) in Natural Resource Engineerin
The dawn of the Canadian Coptic architectural identity: establishing Coptic architectural archetype for the Canadian diaspora
No full textThe thesis examines the origin of Coptic architecture
and its modern transformation into Canadian Coptic
architecture. First, the genesis of the Coptic community and
its faith is introduced to understand the development of
Coptic architecture with the influence of ancient Egyptian
architecture throughout time, leading to contemporary
architecture examples. Following this, the reasons for
their exile and emigration from Egypt to form the Coptic
diaspora are outlined. The second chapter investigates the
struggles and the persecution of the Copts. Case studies
of the contemporary language of the diaspora reveal the
preserved Coptic architecture essence. In the third chapter,
a design proposal that reflects the aspirations of the Coptic
community of Sudbury is proposed to revive and grow the
Coptic community and reflect their new identity in their
church.Master of Architecture (M.Arch
BERT-based multi-task learning for aspect-based sentiment analysis
Get PDFThe Aspect Based Sentiment Analysis (ABSA) systems aims to extract the aspect terms (e.g., pizza, staff member), Opinion terms (e.g., good, delicious), and their polarities (e.g., Positive, Negative, and Neutral), which can help the customers and companies to identify product weaknesses. By solving these product weaknesses, companies can enhance customer satisfaction, increase sales, and boost revenues. There are several approaches to perform the ABSA tasks, such as classification, clustering, and association rule mining. In this research we have used a neural network-based classification approach. The most prominent neural network-based methods to perform ABSA tasks include BERT-based approaches, such as BERT-PT and BAT. These approaches build separate models to complete each ABSA subtasks, such as aspect term extraction (e.g., pizza, staff member) and aspect sentiment classification. Furthermore, both approaches use different training algorithms, such as Post-Training and Adversarial Training. Moreover, they do not consider the subtask of Opinion Term Extraction. This thesis proposes a new system for ABSA, called BERT-ABSA, which uses MultiTask Learning (MTL) approach and differentiates from these previous approaches by solving all three tasks such as aspect terms, opinion terms extraction, and aspect term related sentiment detection simultaneously by taking advantage of similarities between tasks and enhancing the model’s accuracy as well as reduce the training time. To evaluate our model’s performance, we have used the SemEval-14 task 4 restaurant datasets. Our model outperforms previous models in several ABOM tasks, and the experimental results support its validit