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Literacy through graphic novels : an autobiographical journey of developing teaching identity
(2014-01-22)
This study explored the writer’s growth as a literate person and her emerging
identity as a teacher and describes personal and educational experiences that influenced
her beliefs about teaching. There is particular ...
Comparison of methods to determine the carbonation depth in fly ash blended cement mortars
(2014-01-22)
Carbonation negatively affects the durability of steel-reinforced concrete structures by causing a decrease in pore solution pH, thus facilitating corrosion which eventually leads to cracking and spalling. Different ...
Real-time implementation of some bilateral teleoperation schemes
(2012-11-10)
Today's technology has pushed back many boundaries that we thought were impossible. One of these technologies is bilateral teleoperation. Bilateral teleoperation allows an operator to control a robot, at a distance, over ...
The Canadian Forces and American military influence, 1963-1989
(2014-01-22)
The 1963 to 1989 period witnessed a rapid change in Canadian defence matters.
During this period the Canadian government forced the military away from its traditional
ally the United Kingdom and moved it closer to the ...
The design, synthesis and enzymatic evaluation of aminocyclitol inhibitors of glucocerebrosidase
(2014-01-22)
Gaucher disease, the most common lysosomal storage disorder, is caused by mutations in the GBA gene which codes for the enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCase) resulting in its deficiency. GCase deficiency results in the ...
Parks Canada's National Marine Conservation Areas : Can we sink a ship in these waters to create an artificial reef and dive site?
(2015-02-02)
Current marine policy in Parks Canada indicates that creating an artificial reef for display purposes or sinking a vessel for recreational diving is not permitted in a national marine conservation area. Interviews and ...
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 ...
Examination of pathways by which parental attachment and secondary attachment strategies predict disordered eating attitudes and behaviours
(2015-06-15)
Research has established a connection between insecure attachment and disordered eating (O’Kearney, 1996; O’Shaughnessy & Dallos, 2009; Ward et al., 2000). Over three studies, the current research examined the relationship ...
Speed sensorless and MPPT control of IPM synchronous generator for wind energy conversion system
(2014-01-22)
The popularity of renewable energy has experienced significant growth recently due to
the foreseeable exhaustion of conventional fossil fuel power generation methods and increasing realization of the adverse effects that ...