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Cognitive processes in acquaintance rape judgments : an information processing perspective
(1996)Acquaintance rape has been considered society's "hidden crime", often being seen as wrong, but not criminal (Bechhofer & Parrot, 1991). In comparison to other violent crimes, rape has the highest rate of acquittal and ... -
Cognitive-behavioral program for young offenders : by focusing on the peer helping approach
(2001)The present study evaluated a newly developed cognitive behavioral program, the Equip program (Gibbs, Potter & Goldstein, 1995), that focuses on teaching youth to think and act responsibly through a peer helping approach. ... -
Cold flow improvement of biodiesel and investigation of the effect of biodiesel emulsification on diesel engine performance and emissions
(2017)Increasing concerns over environmental issues and conventional resource depletion have heightened our motivation to use clean and alternative fuels. Biodiesel is simply derived from biomass proposed as an alternative fuel ... -
Collaborative professionalism by way of collective efficacy
(2019)This project portfolio explores how, by improving teacher efficacy and enhancing collaborative professionalism, there are accompanying gains in student learning. The project is based around Ontario’s Policy and Program ... -
Colonial legacy and the experience of First Nations women in cervical cancer screening: a Canadian multi-community study
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Regular Papanicolaou (Pap) screening has dramatically reduced cervical cancer incidence in Canada since the 1950s. However, Indigenous women’s rates of cervical cancer remain disproportionately high, a factor which is not ... -
Colour appearance of perceived illuminants and surfaces
(1994)The colour appearance of a patch of light is only partly determined by the light itself. A patch's perceived colour can also be influenced by cognitive processes. Cognitive effects on colour appearance were examined ... -
A combined method for establishing keratinocyte cultures from cervical biopsy specimens and creating patent-derived 3-dimensional organotypic raft cultures
(2018)High-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are responsible for nearly all instances of cervical cancer, and a significant proportion of head and neck cancers. Studying HPV in the laboratory requires the cultivation of ... -
The Coming and Going of Eugenics in Alberta: A Discarded History, 1928 to 1972
(2016)Eugenics. The term brings to light a dark history. From 1928 to 1972, Canada, specifically Alberta, championed eugenic programs as a means to control and eliminate feeblemindedness within society. Influenced by the ... -
Coming full circle : non-Aboriginal teachers' narratives of their engagement in urban Aboriginal education
(2012-11-10)Current Aboriginal researchers address how Eurocentrism construsts and reinforces a set of normative and oppressive "educational" values that do not recognize or include Indigenous epistemologies. A few studies are emerging ... -
Coming to know through story: exploring the social economy of blueberry foraging in Northwestern Ontario
(2018)Foraging for wild blueberries is part of the identity of many Northern Ontario residents. As far back as many people can remember their families have completed the annual trek out to the blueberry patch to harvest blueberries ... -
Common characteristics of behaviour, habitat, and diet of endangered wetland birds
(2018)Wetland birds are birds that depend on wetlands for survival. They can be separated into endangered and abundant species. The protection of wetland birds has become a critical topic, as pollution, habitat loss and changes ... -
Communicable disease prevention and control program structure in Eastern Nova Scotia
(2008)Public health nursing services and programs are intended to improve the health of the population. These services must be evaluated to achieve this goal. Healthcare system changes in 2004 lead to two separate reviews of ... -
Communication and behavioral assessment of persons with developmental disabilities
(1995)Communication affects many areas of daily life. Therefore, support programs to assist persons with developmental disabilities should identify individuals who would especially benefit from communication training. Forty ... -
Community and conflict : a study of the working class and its relationships at the Canadian Lakehead, 1903-1913
(1974)Labour history is frequently equated with the internal workings of trade unions and radical parties in isolation from the society on which they are based. This paper treats these institutions as important, though not the ... -
Community care providers' perception of dementia in Aboriginal seniors: a qualitative study
(2013)Little research has explored dementia within Aboriginal communities in northwestern Ontario; as a result, we know little about the experiences of health service providers in caring for these populations. This research ... -
Community context of retiree migration intentions
(1985)Current research into retiree migration has focused on identifying geographical patterns of migration and on analysing the personal characteristics of retirees. Very few studies have investigated the community context of ... -
Community dynamics resulting from an experimental pulse fishery on the walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum Mitchill) in Henderson Lake
(1988)Henderson Lake is a small 151 ha boreal percid lake approximately 128km northwest of Thunder Bay. A pulse fishery conducted from 1980 to 1982 inclusively, removed 3226 walleye reducing the stock to very low levels (Reid, ... -
Community forestry in Canada: an overview of current affairs and potential for the future
(2018)This paper examines the current body of literature available covering the topic of community forestry in Canada. Using a modified synthesis literature review method articles covering the theoretical and practical applications ... -
Community gardening : exploring motivations, benefits and gardener experience
(2012-11-10)A food system is a set of interrelated functions that includes food production, processing and distribution, food access and utilization by individuals, communities and populations, and food recycling, composting, and ...