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Elderspeak : seniors' perceptions, estimated frequencies of receipt from different sources, and associations with self-esteem
(2000)
Community living seniors and nursing home residents (in Canada and the United States) were surveyed for their impressions of elderspeak (with warmth / superiority) and neutral talk from friends, family, & service workers.
Factors influencing attrition of students in a baccalaureate nursing program
(2001)
A nursing shortage is looming in Canada (Canadian Nurses Association, 1997, November 4). It is
inperative that as many students graduate from nursing school as possible in order to alleviate this
problem. This purpose o ...
Lived experience of new graduate physiotherapists in the first year of practice : mentorship and program management
(2001)
The object of this qualitative study was to explore the experience of the
first year of practice of newly graduated physiotherapists working in a program
management healthcare institution, in order to identify the systems ...
Development of junior intermediate preservice teachers' mathematical knowledge and values / by Carlos Zerpa.
(2008)
This research thesis is composed of two studies. The first study examined the validity and reliability of a locally developed instrument called the Perceptions of Mathematics (POM) questionnaire (Kajander, 2005). The POM ...
Trends and variability of temperature and precipitation in Northwestern Ontario during the 20th century : implications for forest management
(2000)
Time series of temperature and rainfall in Northwestern Ontario are joined and
adjusted to provide a database for analysis of regional climate change.
Processes used to locate and adjust for non-climatic discontinuities ...
Differential item and test functioning of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview in First Nations and non-First Nations children and adolescents / by Dana Bova.
(2006)
In 2001 the Ontario Ministry of Social Services mandated that all Ontario funded providers of children mental health services utilize the BCFPI (Brief Child and Family Phone Interview) which assesses emotional and behavioural ...
Parent and child attitudes towards educational and occupational achievement as a function of acculturation
(2001)
As individuals and families move from India to Canada, they bring with them
the values, attitudes, and beliefs they held in their native country. During the process
of building new lives in a new country the immigrants ...
Study of mortality and cancer incidence in Xstrata's Ontario nickel workers : history, results, impact, and recommendations / by Bradley Gottfred.
(2008)
OBJECTIVES: Xstrata is a global diversified mining group whose businesses maintain a meaningful position in seven major international commodity markets, including those of copper and nickel, with a large cohort of nickel ...
Modelling soil temperature on the boreal plain with an emphasis on the rapid cooling period
(2009-10-15)
To accurately model soil temperatures on the Boreal Plain, factors that influence fine-grained
soils during the rapid cooling period must first be identified. The effects of air temperature, soil
moisture and snow depth ...
Writing the ascent : narrative and mountaineering accounts / by Justin Allec.
(2009)
Mountaineering is an activity traditionally practiced in remote areas of the world by a select few participants. Upon returning from an expedition, some mountaineers retrospectively publish their account as a testament of ...