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Simveillance in hyperreal Las Vegas
(2002)On a Thursday afternoon, an average Canadian leaves her office, and goes to a nearby bank machine to get a cash advance on one of her credit cards. She uses the money to buy lunch at a mall food court, then wanders into ... -
Single mother families : a participant observation study of human service agencies, organizations / by Melissa Reynolds.
(2008)The purpose of this mixed methods study was to better understand single mother families by integrating both qualitative data describing the lived experiences and needs of single mother families, with quantitative data ... -
Sino-Canadian parents' perceptions of their children's Chinese literacy development
(2004)This qualitative study was conducted in a Northwestern Ontario urban community where the population of Sino-Canadian people is approximately 300 members. The purpose of the study was to describe Sino-Canadian parents’ ... -
Site analysis, rehabilitation options and recommendations for land at the mouth of the Current River
(2000)The land located at the mouth of the Current River in the City of Thunder Bay is derelict urban industrial land with significant social, ecological and recreational value to the community. A study of this land was ... -
Site fidelity and habitat characteristics of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) nursery areas in Wabakimi and Woodland Caribou provincial parks, Northern Ontario / by Natasha Lynn Carr.
(2007)To prevent further range recession, habitat features essential to the life history requisites of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) such as calving and nursery areas need to be protected for the persistence of ... -
Site quality evaluation of jack pine in Northern Ontario using site-index curves
(1994)Jack pine stem analysis data from 383 fully stocked, mature, undisturbed plots were collected from studies located in four Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources regions (Northeast, Northern, North Central, Northwestern) ... -
Six grade 6 students' perceptions of the Ontario Province-wide reading and writing assessments
(2004)This qualitative study investigated Grade Six Students' Perceptions of the Ontario Province-wide Reading and Writing Assessments. The participants in the study were six Grade 6 students attending a rural school in ... -
Ski jumping flight : a kinematic analysis of the mid-flight and preparation for landing phases
(1998)Competitive success in the sport of ski jumping is made possible through the optimal performance of junkers during flight. While the flight phase has been the subject of several scientific investigations, there remain ... -
Skiers' and snowboarders' perceptions of the quality of a ski resort in Japan : an application of importance performance analysis and recreation specialization / by Michael Scorgie.
(2008)Identifying customers' perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of a particular service is an important step in the process of providing good service quality. This insight will allow managers to prioritize and allocate ... -
Small-scale disturbance and vegetation dynamics in trembling aspen dominated forests in northeastern Ontario
(2004)The scientific understanding of boreal forest stand development and vegetation dynamics has been well documented with respect to stand-initiating disturbances; however, the role of subtler disturbance events has received ... -
Smoking, aerobic exercise, and health locus of control
(1984)This study examined the effect of aerobic exercise, health locus of control, and health value on smoking behavior. Thirty-eight subjects were randomly assigned to either an exercise treatment group or a selfmonitoring control ... -
Social capital and the incidence of falls
(2007)Study participants : Seniors from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. -
Social construction of the middle class : class identification and class images of young Canadians
(1999)There is a contradiction between some of the theoretical issues regarding class and the results of subjective class identification research in the United States and in Canada. Arguments concerning the decline of the ... -
Social determinants of health & community engagement : developing a framework for public health
(2008)Discussion includes Canada and Northeastern Ontario. -
Social facilitation of extinction in rats
(1991)Theories of resistance to extinction such as the generalized decrement theory (GDT) have been largely based on research involving isolated individuals. In the natural environment however, extinction, like acquisition ... -
Sociological investigation of "The Simpsons" with respect to the institution of education
(1997)Operating from the premise that episodic television comedy The Simpsons is perceived more as a living culture than as a symbolic artifact, this thesis uses a qualitative approach to examine the program's education system ... -
Soil characteristics of the deciduous forests in Central Ontario and their relationships with site indicies of sugar maple, American beech and red oak
(2004)Tolerant hardwood forests occupy a broad geographic range in Ontario and they are important for their ecological and economical values. Although sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), American beech (Fagus grandifolia ... -
Soil respiration following alternative site preparation treatments in a boreal mixedwood forest
(1996)The effects of experimental site preparation on CO2 evolution and on planted black spruce {Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) seedling growth were studied one year after the site preparation treatment, during the 1994 growing ... -
Soil-site relations for jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) in Northeastern Ontario
(1994)Site index of jack pine {Pinus banksiana Lamb) measured on 76 plots in northeastern Ontario was related to features of soil and topography using multiple regression. Site index at breast height age 50 years (SIBHSO) was ...
