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Online loss minimization based direct torque and flux control of IPMSM drive
(2015-10-21)
With the advent of high energy rare earth magnetic material such as, third generation neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB), permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is becoming more and more popular in high power industrial ...
Constructing bodies of knowledge: examining the discursive sites through which individuals come to understand what "health" means
(2015-02-02)
How individuals perceive and understand health will impact the health behaviours that they en-gage in, how they engage with the healthcare system, and how they perceive themselves on a spectrum of healthfulness. Perceptions ...
Social anxiety and alcohol use: examining the relationships among social anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, and alcohol-related variables
(2015)
Socially anxious undergraduates tend to report more alcohol-related problems despite consuming less alcohol than non-anxious counterparts. The present study aimed to clarify this paradox by examining the roles of anxiety ...
First Nations student engagement in secondary school: enhancing student success in a northern Eeyou community
(2015-08-05)
This study investigated engagement and disengagement factors for high school
students in a northern Eeyou community using a mixed methods participatory approach.
A quantitative survey, administered to a stratified sample ...
Assessment of strength profiles in adolescents and the relationship to mental health concerns
(2015-01-13)
The purpose of the proposed investigation was to advance our understanding of the strengths concept in the adolescent population. The relationship between adolescent strengths and mental health, and individual differences ...
"What guides us here?" Exploring community health nurses' experiences of moral distress
(2015-08-25)
The concept of moral distress was first developed in the mid 1980’s by the American philosopher Dr. Andrew Jameton. Since then, moral distress has been studied in many health care practice settings and among various ...
Constructing unitizing: the critical strategies and models that build this essential mathematical concept
(2015-06-15)
The focus of this longitudinal case study was to investigate the progressive development
of unitizing in a cohort of students receiving reform-oriented mathematics instruction.
One-on-one videotaped mathematics interviews ...
An examination of cognitive behavioural group therapy for problem gamblers who gamble over the internet: a controlled study
(2015-08-05)
The purpose of the present study was twofold: first, to examine the efficacy of group CBT for
self-identified problem Internet gamblers and second, to qualitatively examine participants’
perspectives on their treatment ...
Balance control of a five-DOF robot leg
(2015-06-15)
A biped robot, also known as a humanoid robot, is built to resemble the shape and perform
the actions of the human body. While functioning, a biped robot interacts with surrounding
human environments. Currently, various ...
Anxiety symptoms and precautionary behaviour across the menstrual cycle: the role of hormones
(2015)
The present study examined the influence of hormones on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms and related phenomena across the menstrual cycle. After exclusions, 223 participants (51 free-cycling women, 100 hormonal ...