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Personality, drinking motives and protective behavioural strategies among undergraduates
(2014-12-11)
There is a high level of both heavy episodic drinking and related problems among Canadian
undergraduates. Four personality traits and five motives for alcohol consumption place students
at risk for experiencing increased ...
It is only the beginning: an ethnohistory of mid-twentieth century land tenure in Fort Severn, Ontario
(2014-01-22)
This research presents the results of sixteen interviews with Mushkego
(Swampy Cree) elders from the community of Fort Severn, Ontario. The
interviews focused on commercial and subsistence trapping conducted in the
mid-20th ...
The Effect of Spring Loaded Single-Hip Support Cane Mechanisms on Upper and Affected Lower Limb Ground Reaction Forces, Muscle Activity, and Self-perceived Ease of Use
(2016)
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of commercial spring loaded
single-tip canes on ground reaction forces, impulse, and EMG activation in the upper limb during
ambulation. Ground reaction ...
Exploring wild blueberries as a place-based socio-economic development opportunity in Ignace, Ontario
(2014-01-22)
Wild blueberries are an important food source in rural communities of Northwestern Ontario, and can be used as a possible alternative to diversify their economic resource base. This study explores the socio-economic ...
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 ...
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 ...
The role of co-construction of the clock model in the development of fractional understanding in a grade 4/5 classroom
(2014-01-22)
The focus of this case study was to determine the impact of the co-construction and use of the clock model in the development of fractional understanding in a Grade 4/5 classroom. A pretest, instruction, midtest, intervention, ...
Exploring a Potential Means of Measuring Running Economy above Anaerobic Threshold
(2016)
Running economy (RE) is an important predictor of endurance performance. To date, the typical methods of measuring RE involves calculating an athlete’s VO2 (ml-1·kg−1·km−1) at a known speed during a physiological steady-state. ...
Local variation of trace element concentrations in Usnea subfloridana
(2012-11-10)
A mensurative study into the local variability of trace element concentrations in
the lichen Usnea subjloridana was conducted. Samples were collected from an Abies
balsamea located in the Thunder B y region away from any ...
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 ...