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The Newly developed competitiveness orientation measure : psychometric development and evaluation
(2013-02-12)
The concept of competitiveness as a personality trait has been alluded to for over 70 years; yet, it has surprisingly been largely neglected as an individual differences variable. Instead, researchers have focused on the ...
Comparing vertical jump height measurement methods
(2013-04-10)
Vertical jump height is a method of assessing muscle strength and power in the lower body, and is used to assess athletic ability. The gold standard in measuring vertical jump height is the measurement of the vertical ...
Early evidence of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) on the northern plains : an examination of Avonlea cultural materials (AD 300-1100)
(2013-02-03)
The goal of this thesis is to reconstruct the plant component of paleodiet for the Avonlea complex (AD 300 – 1100 BP), an early ceramic-producing culture on the Northern Plains. Avonlea peoples have been assumed by ...
The sharing of traditional aboriginal knowledge of pipe carriers from Winnipeg, Manitoba and the implications for the health of Aboriginal Peoples living in urban centers
(2013-02-01)
Aboriginal peoples are part of the history and culture of Canada. The history is a tragedy as the Europeans exerted control of the land, resources and Aboriginal peoples themselves. The years of control, oppression and ...
A Creative arts-based approach to using children's rights as a vehicle for tolerance education at the senior elementary school level
(2013-04-10)
The following arts-based qualitative research study investigates the potential value of art-based children's rights and tolerance curricula in Canadian schools. The study addresses the question: Are the arts an effective ...
Documenting First Nations perspectives on water : engaging Fort William First Nation in source water protection using photovoice
(2013-02-21)
This research project was created through a partnership between the Anishnabe of the Gitchi Gami Environmental Programs, the Fort William First Nation Youth Council and Lakehead University. Together 13 members of the Fort ...
The carcinogenic properties of naturally occurring human papillomavirus 16 E6 oncogene variants
(2013-02-03)
Human papillomavirus is the causative agent of the 2nd highest occurring cancer in women, cervical cancer, which is the result of expression of the E6 and E7 oncogenes. Here we challenged the dogma that the oncogenic protein ...
Small-business owners' attitudes towards tourism and capacity for innovation: a case study in rural northwestern ontario
(2013-02-12)
Rural communities in much of the developed world have turned to tourism as a possible means to assist with the decline of traditional extractive industries (such as forestry and mining) and the resulting negative impacts ...
Ontology development for drug-disease knowledge management
(2013-02-03)
Traditionally, physicians rely on medical knowledge learned or acquired through practice to make a correct decision in diagnosis of diseases and affected medications. Progress in knowledge base systems and related Information ...
Bottom-up and top-down forces shaping caribou forage availability on the Lake Superior coast
(2013-02-03)
Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) occupying the Lake Superior Coastal distribution, Ontario, exist in three subpopulations with distinct ranges and demographics. In this study, three ranges are analyzed in terms of ...