Browsing Retrospective theses by Title
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Baby boomers : will they age successfully?
(2002)The purpose of this study was to examine factors considered likely to predict whether or not baby boomers are likely to age successfully. Data were obtained from a secondary analysis of selected items from a healthy aging ... -
Backward and forward associative strength in children's false recall for DRM and categorial word list / by Nadine M. Gagnon.
(2007, c200)Recent findings with children and adults propose that the developmental increase in the DRM false memory illusion is not related to children's increased ability to process relational meaning across list items as proposed ... -
Battered and nonbattered women's preferences for and expectations about liberal feminist, radical feminist, and cognitive therapy
(1997)Prior research has suggested that feminist therapy is an effective form of counseling for battered women (BW). To date however, virtually no studies have considered the importance of the client's expectations of, or ... -
Beaver central place foraging : literature review, model and field test
(1984)The spatial distribution of tree cutting activity by beaver (Castor canadensis Kuhl) and tree availability were measured at two beaver colonies near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Beaver maximize the net rate of energy ... -
Beginner and elite hockey players' perception of rule infractions in hockey
(1999)The purpose of this study was to examine differences in perceptions of rule infractions in hockey between beginner and elite hockey players. Seven categories (“legal,” “logical,” “value non-moral,” “contextual,” “value ... -
Behavioral bioassay examining the effects of ethanol on flagfish reproduction
(1983)A behavioral bioassay method was developed to examine the effects of ethanol on the reproductive success and behavior of flagfish (Jordanella floridae). Reproductive behavior was divided into eight categories; egg ... -
Behavioral conditioning of a primary humoral immune response in selectively bred lines of rats
(1987)Behaviorally conditioned immunosuppression o-f a primary humoral immune response was investigated in both the sexes of five selectively bred lines of rats. In the experimental group, an illness-induced taste aversion ... -
Behavioral confirmation of loneliness in dyadic conversations
(1995)This study was designed to examine the self-fulfilling nature of the social stigma of loneliness. It was hypothesized that individuals (perceivers) would be less warm and friendly in dyadic conversations with persons ... -
Behaviour and reproductive success of female-female pairs of Ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarenis), Granite Island
(1982)Female-female pairs of Ring-billed Gulls were studied on Granite Island, northern Lake Superior, during the breeding seasons of 1979 and 1980. In 1979 the colony consisted of approximately 2400 pairs with 99 nests (4.1%) ... -
Behavioural effects of benzodiazepines following metrazol-induced seizures
(1986)Previous research indicates that seizures cause transient and in some cases, long lasting increases in the density of benzodiazepine receptors in the brain. The present research sought to discover the behavioural effects ... -
Beliefs about the fetus as a moderator of postabortion adjustment
(1993)The purpose of this study was to determine whether women who have had abortions report different levels of well-being than women who have not had abortions, and to examine the possible moderating effect of perceived ... -
Best approximation in L1 [T,...]
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Best practices in HIV/AIDS programming for non-governmental organizations [research project]
(2009)HIV/AIDS is the most devastating illness of modem day. There were thirty-three million people living with HIV/AIDS in 2007, and there were two million AIDS deaths. In his hook. Race Against Time, Stephen Lewis explains ... -
Bidentate phosphine complexes of copper (I) : their syntheses and interactions with sodium tetrahydroborate and sodium cyanotrihydroborate
(1981)Copper(l) chloride and perchlorate complexes of the types (L~L)CuCl, (L-L)[subscript 3]Cu[subscript2]X[subscript2] (X=Cl-,C10-4), C(L-L)[subscript2]Cu]C10[subscript4] (L-L=DPPM, DPPE, trans VPP, cis VPP, DPPP, DPPB,DPPPe,DPPH) ... -
Biodegradation of fenitrothion and fenitrooxon by the soil fungus Trichoderma viride
(1987)The biodegradation of fenitrothion (0,0-dimethyl-0-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)- phosphorothioate and fenitrooxon (0,0-dimethyl-0-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)phosphate by the soil fungus Trichoderma viride Pers. has been ... -
Biodiversity and forest management : five forest management plans evaluated
(2000)The five forest management plans evaluated are: Trout Lake, Nipissing, French-Severn, Kapuskasing, and, Whiskey Jack.