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Participants' views on constraints and opportunities in the development of diamond tourism in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
(2009)
Diamond tourism is an experience that is currently being developed in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Ideally, diamond tourism engages tourists in an educational experience about the diamond mining process, ...
Understanding the context of knowledge and values in natural resources decision making : a case study of Parks Canada's Recreational Activities Assessment framework
(2009)
The range of natural, societal and nature-human interactions of contemporary environmental management, especially for parks and protected areas, is seemingly infinite and is continually changing in scope and complexity. ...
Motivational compliance of Canadian inbound tour operators with China Approved Destination Status (ADS) guidelines
(2009)
Tourism is one of the most important industries in Canada and continues to be an important factor in maintaining a strong Canadian economy. One of the markets that currently holds the greatest potential for inbound tourism ...
Mating strategies across the menstrual cycle : preferences, jealousy, and masculinity
(2009)
Recent research suggests that there is more within- than between-sex variation in sociosexuality and that there may be organizational and activational effects of gonadal steroids on the mating tactics of women. For instance, ...
An Examination of bark beetles and their associated blue stain fungi on boreal jack pine (Pinus banksiana) and white spruce (Picea glauca) in the Thunder Bay Region
(2009)
Blue stain, caused by members of the Ophiostomatales, is of concern to the forest industry because it can quickly devalue timber by penetrating deep into the sapwood and creating dark blue to black staining. These fungi ...
Listening to the voices that matter most : establishing personhood in people residing in long-term care with a diagnosed dementia
(2009)
This study sought to hear the voices of people residing in a long-term care facility (LTC), thereby recognizing the inherent worth in all people despite the constraints of dementia. Data were collected through the generation ...
The development of an in-situ ATR-FTIR technique for the study of nanomaterials
(2009)
The Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy technique utilizes a short acquisition time and high sensitivity to function as a strong analytical tool in electrochemical studies. This work will focus on the development of ...
Afforesting marginal agricultural lands in Southern Ontario : an investigation into the effects of planting method and vegetation management on three-year growth and development of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa Michx.), red oak (Querus rubra L.), and, black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) plantations
(2009)
Landowners in southern Ontario have become increasingly interested in afforesting marginal agricultural land. There are few appropriate, up-to-date research studies on afforestation practices to support current practice. ...
Modeling the transport of Escherichia coli through the subsurface environment
(2009)
Subsurface microbial transport is an important concern in many engineering projects. Expanding the knowledge of this process is important for the risk assessment of sites capable of releasing pathogenic bacterial species ...
A qualitative content analysis of the representations of health, income and income distribution in the Canadian press
(2008)
For both the lay public and policy makers, the media are an important source of health
information. While media discourses about health are not uniform, some perspectives are more
commonly reported than others. In reviewing ...