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Possessing the literary mystery : reading, writing and interpreting the detective process in A.S. Byatt's Possession
(1998)
This thesis investigates how Byatt’s literary mystery Possession uses elements of
antidetective fiction and subverts conventions of the classic detective story. The classic
detective novel is a genre in which the strange ...
Effect of group goals on group performance
(1998)
The purpose o f the present study was to investigate the effect o f group goal difficulty and
group goal commitment on group performance. In addition, it was also to investigate two
mediating processes, effort and ...
Control of flexible-link manipulator
(1998)
Flexible-Iink manipulator has many advantages over classic rigid body manipulator in
industrial and space applications. However, it also poses high requirements on controller
design, to ensure the accurate tip position ...
Study of the relationships between physical activity levels, experienced bodily changes, age-stereotyped interpretations of changes, and motivation to exercise in older adults
(1998)
In this study, the relationships between physical activity levels, experienced
changes, interpretations of bodily states, and motivation towards physical
exercise were examined in a sample of older adults (n = 151). Males ...
School council implementation : women principals' experiences with a policy for improving school leadership
(1998)
The 1995 Ontario initiative that requires representatives of all school
stakeholder groups to participate in the new forum of community governance
known as school councils is based on the premise that decentralized ...
Participatory action research as a tool for community development : experiences from Northwestern Ghana
(1998)
This study reports on a community development project conducted in Charia, a small village
in northwestern Ghana. The primary intent of the study was to field-test the participatory action
research approach of actively ...
Analysis of hierarchical characteristics of landscapes in Ontario : detecting emergent levels of organizaton
(1998)
Hierarchy theory suggests that complex systems such as ecosystems will develop
hierarchical structure that can be reflected in multiple emergent levels of organization in
landscape patterning. Emergent levels of organization ...
Quest for identity : defining the "self" in two novels by Annie Proulx
(1998)
The idea of the “self’ as an autonomous whole is no longer sufficient in
contemporary discussions of identity. Individuals are “subjects,” defining themselves
against and through other subjects and their environments. A ...