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One world, one dream : comparisons of the newspaper coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games
(2009)
This study compared and explored the newspaper coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic (OG) and Paralympic Games (PG) by a Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail. The methodology for this study was mixed methods design which ...
Measuring S100B in concussed athletes following a maximal aerobic fitness test
(2009)
An objective biological test to measure concussion may provide further insight into a player's decision to return-to-play. Protein S100B is a calcium-binding protein that has been studied as a sensitive biomarker of central ...
Examining the effects of trial order and conditioning on the covert orienting of visual attention task (COVAT)
(2009)
It has recently been reported by Deller (2006) that the mechanisms of early facilitation followed by late inhibition of return (IOR) attenuated upon ANS activation, manipulated through head-down neck flexion (HDNF). The ...
Establishing the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the repeat ice skating test in adolescent boys ice hockey players
(2009)
This study examined the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Repeat Ice Skating Test (RIST). This was an on-ice field anaerobic test that measured average peak power. It was validated with 3 anaerobic lab ...
The Effect of breastfeeding on the neonatal abstinence scores of infants born to mothers on a methadone maintenance program : an epidemiological study
(2010)
The objective of this research study is to determine the effects that breastfeeding has on methadone exposed infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), born at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Methadone ...
The relationship of behavioral responses to selected swimming performance classifications
(1977)
This study investigated relationships between behavioral responses on the Psychological Inventories for Competitive Swimmers to selected performance classifications
at the 1977 Canadian Winter National Swimming Championships. ...
Manipulating the salience of stimulus & response features in the spatial precuing task
(1998)
Reeve, Proctor, Weeks and Dornier (1992) demonstrated that the
Gestalt grouping principles could be used to influence performance
in the four-choice spatial-precuing task by enhancing the
organizational features of the ...
Effect of feedback and motivational orientations on intrinsic motivations
(1998)
The purpose of the study was to investigate how dispositional motivational
orientations effect the perception of external rewards and the resulting effect on
intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation was assessed with ...
Effects of Tai Chi on balance and mobility in older women who are at various risk levels for falls
(2001)
Physical activity has been accepted as instrumental in the maintenance of functional ability and
quality of life across the lifespan. Despite the benefits of exercise, Canada's Physical Activity
Guide to Healthy Active ...
Impact force testing of long distance running shoes
(2001)
The primary purpose of the study was to calibrate and validate a shoe impact
machine designed to replicate heel strike impact force produced during running.
The secondary purpose was to compare impact force attenuation ...