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The role of self efficacy in constraints negotiation : rural Nova Scotia physical education teachers ability to implement outdoor education
(2011)
Previous research has highlighted a noticeable shift from humans, especially
children and youth, engaging in activities in natural environments to an increasing
tendency to participate in sedentary activities in front ...
The Root dynamics of mixed and single species stands in the boreal forest of central and eastern Canada
(2010)
I examined trends of fine root biomass and necromass in different mixed- and single-species stands within the central and eastern regions of the North American boreal forest to determine how annual fine root production, ...
Semantic web system for differential diagnosis recommendations
(2012)
There is a growing realization that healthcare is a knowledge-intensive field. The ability to capture and leverage semantics via inference or query processing is crucial for supporting the various required processes in ...
Nanomaterial-based Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Glucose and Cholesterol
(2011)
Electrochemical detection methods are highly attractive for the monitoring of glucose, cholesterol, cancer, infectious diseases, and biological warfare agents due to their low cost, high sensitivity, functionality despite ...
The relationship of gambling to health, social functioning, and life satisfaction in older adults
(2012)
The health, social functioning, and life satisfaction of older adults, age 50 and older were explored across levels of gambling activity as measured by the National Opinion Research Centre DSM Screen for Gambling Problems ...
Lesbian and gay male identity development and online communities
(2012)
The aim of this study is to broaden the understanding of how online resources including
blogs, chats, websites, and social networking can help support identity formation in lesbian and gay people. More specifically, my ...
Ecological Concept Development at the Elementary School Level
(2012)
This case study of one school was designed to examine the level of knowledge and understanding elementary students (ages 9 – 13) have for key ecological concepts that are found in the Ontario 2007 science curriculum ...
Fuzzy logic control of a two degree of freedom parallel robot
(2010)
Parallel robots differ greatly from their serial counterparts in terms of performance and mechanical ability. Serial robots are open chained mechanisms since each link is connected to an adjacent one and each joint is ...
Key duplicating software using digital image processing
(2011)
In order to cut a key duplicate, it is necessary to measure the original key very precisely. There is a great variety in the key measuring devices currently in use; however, they follow the common basic principle of using ...
Effects of a virtual reality intervention on postural adaptation of children with movement and balance problems
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 20-session Wii Fit intervention on postural adaptation of 10 children with movement and balance problems (M = 8.50 years; SD = 1.27 years). The children’s balance ...