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Improved data compression techniques to analyze big data in structural health monitoring
(2018)
With growing number of complex and slender structures worldwide, long-term structural
health monitoring (SHM) has been intensively pursued to retrofit and control
these structures under extreme climatic events. Modern ...
The impact of daily number talks on the development of mental math abilities of second graders within a reform-based classroom
(2018)
In this mixed methods case study I examined the impact of daily number talks (or strings) on the development of mental math abilities of second graders within a reform-based classroom. I also looked at whether or not the ...
Comparing Aboriginal community-based criteria and indicators in forest management planning
(2018)
Criteria and indicator (C&I) frameworks have been developed and implemented
on national and international scales to measure sustainable forest management. The
purpose of this research is to examine the reasons why ...
Exploring older adult male participation in a free, biweekly, group-based, indoor walking initiative
(2018)
Aging is an inevitable part of life that ushers individuals across the life course (Bryant, Corbett, & Kutner, 2001; Kirk-Sanchez & McGough, 2013; Song & Kong, 2015). The chronological age of 65 is mainly associated with ...
Increased production of cellulosic sugars from lignocellulosic materials
(2018)
Renewable energy is energy that is regenerated naturally for infinite time. Renewable energy can
be categorized into solar, hydro, wind, geothermal, and biomass. Biomass is an organic material
such as agricultural, forest ...
Diatoms as an indicator of pharmaceutical contamination in a freshwater system
(2018)
Historically, microalgae have been used as bio-indicators of aquatic health and this can
be seen in several studies across the world. Often at the bottom of the food chain, microalgae
constitute the primary producer of ...
Contextualized garden-based mathematics
(2018)
Research has investigated the use of locally valued activities to contextualize mathematics for
First Nations students; for example, Beatty and Blair (2015), Lipka, Sharp, Adams, and Sharp
(2007) , Nicol, Archibald, and ...
Flexural bending behaviour of built-up glulam box-selection beams at ambient and elevated temperatures
(2018)
The recent increasing trend of sustainable construction and advancement in the manufacturing of engineered wood have made products such as glued-laminated timber (glulam) and cross-laminated timber (CLT) preferred building ...
Climate change education : a portfolio
(2018)
The focus of this portfolio is climate change education, with a particular emphasis on the challenges facing educators in Alberta where economic matters are often prioritized over environmental ones and the lessons we can ...
Leadership in a flattened organization: conditions for creating sustained collective efficacy
(2018)
This portfolio aims to determine the characteristics or traits that are required to lead system-wide educational change, specifically, a flattening of the traditional hierarchal structure in a school board. Through a review ...