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The influence of stimulants on truck driver culpability in fatal collisions
(2011)
Given the monotony and extended driving periods inherent in transport truck driving, truck drivers might rely on stimulants to sustain attention and combat fatigue. Research indicates stimulants improve some cognitive ...
An exploration of the impact of cultural food beliefs and attitudes on the acceptance of the dietary recommendations for type 2 diabetes
(2011)
The purpose of this research is to discover culturally shared local beliefs and attitudes towards foods that may impact the acceptance of dietary recommendations for the management of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) amongst Ojibwe ...
The relationship between maximal isometric and isotonic neck strength of hockey players and wrestlers
(2011)
The purpose of this study was first to examine the relation between maximal isometric neck force and predicted 1-RM cervical strength values, for neck flexion and extension. The second purpose was to compare maximal isometric ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Measuring patients' perceptions of privacy and its outcomes in health care
(2011)
The purpose of this study is two-fold. The first is to develop a measurement instrument of patient perceptions of privacy in the healthcare sector. Privacy is critical in health care since it affects patient perceptions ...
Attitude estimation and stabilization of a quadrotor aircraft
(2011)
In the past few years, researchers have shown great interest in quadrotor aircraft
as a platform for UAV research due to simplicity of construction as well
as maintenance, ability to hover in small indoor locations or ...
Amorphous selenium (a-Se) avalanche photodetector for applications in positron emission tomography (PET)
(2011)
Although avalanche amorphous selenium (a-Se) is a very promising photoconductor for a variety of imaging applications, it is currently restricted to applications with electron beam readout. This is performed with a vacuum ...
"Welcome to the modern world, painted stick" : postmodern magic in educational virtual reality
(2011)
This dissertation endeavours to create a conceptual frameworkwith which to examine “video games as postmodern magic.” I begin by defining the operative understanding of postmodernism for the purpose of this analysis, ...