The Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository - January 2016 Statistics

For the month of January the Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 49,015 full-text downloads and 84 new submissions posted.

The five most popular Theses¹ in January were:

1. Polyhydroxybutyrate Production in a Photobioreactor Using Spirulina Platensis (15.61 downloads per day, 562 downloads to date) Adrianna Mika, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, MESc
2. Seasonal and Long-term (1995-2009) Changes in the Distribution and Abundance of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Dreissenid Mussels in Inner Long Point Bay, Lake Erie (2.74 downloads per day, 126 downloads to date) Robin TJ Churchill, Biology, MSc
   
3. Copper Indium Sulfide Quantum Dots for Light Selective Nanocomposite Thin Films and Solar Cell Applications (1.91 downloads per day, 42 downloads to date) Harrison Ward, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, MESc
4. High Fidelity Simulation: Panacea or Potential Problem? (1.22 downloads per day, 39 downloads to date) Mark E. Hunter, Education, MEd
5. Complications of Vaginal Synthetic Sling Surgeries in Women: Population Based Cohort Study (1.08 downloads per day, 41 downloads to date) Hanaa Al-hothi, Surgery, MSc

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository now holds 3,758 records, which have been downloaded a total of 1,640,160 times.

¹Based on the average number of full-text downloads per day for theses posted in the month of January.

The Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository - November 2015 Statistics

For the month of November, the Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 52,176 full-text downloads and 37 new submissions posted.

The five most popular Theses¹ in November were:

1. Individual Education Plan (IEP) Development For Children With Developmental Disabilities In Ontario’s Public Schools: A Narrative Case Study Inquiry (1.79 downloads per day, 125 downloads to date) Karen P. Gregory, Education, PhD
2. Searching for Sakitawak: Place and People in Northern Saskatchewan’s Ile-A La Crosse (1.60 downloads per day, 115 downloads to date) Signa A. K. Daum Shanks, History, PhD
3. Schelling’s Naturalism: Motion, Space, and the Volition of Thought (1.37 downloads per day, 115 downloads to date) Ben Woodard, Theory and Criticism, PhD
4. Secrecy Enhancement in Cooperative Relaying Systems (0.82 downloads per day, 75 downloads to date) Elham Nosrati, Electrical and Computer Engineering, MESc
5. “What About the Boys” in Tights: Beyond the “Boy Crisis” and Into the Literacy Potential of Superhero Fiction (0.71 downloads per day, 51 downloads to date) Jacob Cassidy, Education, MA

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository now holds 3,737 records, which have been downloaded a total of 1,613,248 times.

¹Based on the average number of full-text downloads per day for theses posted in the month of November.

The Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository - August 2015 Statistics

For the month of August the Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 41,839 full-text downloads and 177 new submissions posted.

The five most popular Theses¹ in August were:

1. Bulky but Still Beautiful: Representations of Healthy Femininity in the CrossFit Narrative (2.35 downloads per day, 101 downloads to date) Cheryl Madliger, Kinesiology, MA
2. Hydrotreatment of Lignin into Green Fuels and Chemicals (1.55 downloads per day, 85 downloads to date) Matthew Tymchyshyn, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, PhD
3. Trusting to a Fault: Criminal Negligence and Faith Healing Deaths (1.46 downloads per day, 54 downloads to date) Ken Nickel, Philosophy, PhD
4. Effect of carotenoid volatiles on oviposition and feeding choice of T.ni and T.vaporariorum (1.44 downloads per day, 88 downloads to date) Sneha Challa, Biology, MSc
5. Organizational Support and Job Satisfaction of Frontline Clinical Managers: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement (1.27 downloads per day, 80 downloads to date) Alexandra Peterson, Nursing, MSc

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository now holds 3,494 records, which have been downloaded a total of 1,418,602 times.

¹Based on the average number of full-text downloads per day for theses posted in the month of August.

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Top 10 Most Popular Theses for 2014

1. Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Gold Nanoclusters
   (12.04 downloads per day; 3,649 downloads to date)
   Mahdi Hesari, Chemistry, PhD
   
   
2. Women's Stories of Breast Cancer: Sharing Information Through YouTube Video Blogs
   (5.19 downloads per day; 1,936 downloads to date)
   Jenna Kressler, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, MSc
   
   
3. Knowledge Translation and the Governance of Health Research in Canada:  A Critical Discourse Analysis
   (3.97 downloads per day; 1,205 downloads to date)
   Kathleen S. Ellis,  Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,  PhD
   
   
4. Structural and Durability Performance of Precast Segmental Tunnel Linings
   (3.81 downloads per day; 1,985 downloads to date)
   Safeer Abbas, Civil and Environmental Engineering, PhD
   
   
5. The Orpheus Figure: The Voice in Writing, Music and Media
   (3.33 downloads per day; 17,56 downloads to date)
   Jason R. D'Aoust, Theory and Criticism, PhD
   
   
6. Deep Learning via Stacked Sparse Autoencoders for Automated Voxel-Wise Brain Parcellation Based on Functional Connectivity
   (2.98 downloads per day; 1,255 downloads to date)
   Céline Gravelines, Computer of Science, MSc
   
   
7. Surface Functionalization and Bioconjugation of Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
   (2.63 downloads per day; 1,261 downloads to date)
   Longyan Chen,  Chemical and Biochemical Engineering,  PhD
   
   
8. Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Conical Tanks under Hydrostatic Loading
   (4.42 downloads per day; 1,161 downloads to date)
   Tareq M. Azabi, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MESc
   
   
9. The Evolution of Indifference: Locating Stoic Influence in Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly's "Du Dandysme et de Georges Brummell" and Charles Baudelaire's "Le Peintre de la vie moderne"
   (2.21 downloads per day; 1,152 downloads to date)
   Aurie Zeran,  Comparative Literature,  MA
   
   
10. Estimation of Hidden Markov Models and Their Applications in Finance (Synthesis, Testing and Modeling)
    (2.01 downloads per day; 589 downloads to date)
    Anton Tenyakov, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, PhD

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The Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository - May 2015 Statistics

For the month of May the Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 48,315 full-text downloads and 84 new submissions posted.

The five most popular Theses¹ in May were:

1. Power Management Strategies for a Wind Energy Source in an Isolated Microgrid and Grid Connected System (4.49 downloads per day, 184 downloads to date) Devbratta Thakur, Electrical and Computer Engineering,  PhD
2. Toward Epistemic Empowerment of Indigenous Youth (3.43 downloads per day, 175 downloads to date) Nazia Bano, Education,  PhD
3. Factors Associated with Success in PARE Testing Among RCMP Officers (2.38 downloads per day, 81 downloads to date) Robert Andre Seguin,  Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,  PhD
4. Game Scoring: Towards a Broader Theory (2.08 downloads per day,  73 downloads to date) Mack Enns,  Popular Music and Culture,  MA
5. Navigating the Social Landscape: An Exploration of Social Networking Site Usage among Emerging Adults (1.50 downloads per day, 77 downloads to date) Kristen Colbeck, Media Studies, MA

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository now holds 3,116 records, which have been downloaded a total of 1,265,583 times.

¹Based on the average number of full-text downloads per day for theses posted in the month of May.

The Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository - March 2015 Statistics

For the month of March the Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 46,062 full-text downloads and 14 new submissions posted.

The five most popular Theses¹ in March were:

1. Settlement Experiences of Professional Immigrant Women in Canada, USA, UK and Australia
   (4.0 downloads per day, 168 downloads to date) 
   Naila Meraj, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,  MSc
2. The Debate about Time: Examining the Evidence from our Ordinary Experience of Time
   (1.52 downloads per day, 64 downloads to date)
   Melissa MacAulay, Philosophy,  PhD
3. Mirror Therapy for the Lower-Extremities Post-Stroke
   (1.10 downloads per day, 45 downloads to date)
   Lucas David Crosby,  Health and Rehabilitation Science,  MSc
4. Explaining the Establishment of the Independent Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
   (0.89 downloads per day,  24 downloads to date)
   Laszlo Sarkany,  Political Science,  PhD
5. The Emotional Experience and Expression of Anger: A Child's Perspective
   (.83 downloads per day, 35 downloads to date)
   Craig A. Oolup Education, MA

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository now holds 2,962 records, which have been downloaded a total of 1,169,659 times.

¹Based on the average number of full-text downloads per day for theses posted in the month of March.

The Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository - December 2014 Statistics

For the month of December the Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 29,827 full-text downloads and 63 new submissions posted.

The five most popular¹ Theses  in December were:

Low temperature tolerance of adult Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) (2.14 downloads per day, 101 downloads to date) Ruth Jakobs, Biology,  MSc

Without Religion: Non-Philosophy and Messianism (1.69 downloads per day, 78 downloads to date) Michael Saunders, Theory and Criticism,  MA

Studies In Small Scale Thermal Convection (1.63 downloads per day, 77 downloads to date) Daniel F. Stranges,  Mechanical and Materials Engineering, PhD

Transition and Thriving in University: A Grounded Theory of the Transition Experiences and Conceptions of Thriving of a Selection of Undergraduate Students at Western University (1.12 downloads per day,  62 downloads to date) Lisa S. Cossy,  Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD

Mechanical Pretreatment of Corncobs for Bioethanol Production by a Twin-Screw Extruder (0.93 downloads per day, 44 downloads to date) Jun Zheng, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, PhD

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository now holds 2,879 records, which have been downloaded a total of 1,049,880 times.

¹Based on the average number of full-text downloads per day for theses posted in the month of October.