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Negotiating healthy sexuality : factors influencing dual contraceptive use by female university students in Northern Ontario
(2006)In spite of the rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases among young women in Canada (and particularly in the North), the factors affecting the use of dual contraception to prevent both pregnancy and STDs remain ... -
Neighborhood system in concept lattice
(2000)In this thesis, we apply and generalize the notion of neighborhood system from topology to study the relation between the concepts in a concept lattice. We classify all concepts in the concept lattice into various classes ... -
Neighborhood-based information systems
(1997)The concept of neighborhood systems originated from studies in topology. In this study, semantical interpretations of neighborhood systems are given by introducing certain assumptions on neighborhoods. Based upon the ... -
Neo-tectonic and rock magnetic study of the Circum Troodos Sedimentary Succession, Cyprus
(1999)The Circum Troodos Sedimentary Succession (Late Cretaceous to Recent) overlies the Troodos ophiolite of Cyprus, located in the Eastern Mediterranean. The pattern of neo-tectonic deformation was investigated through ... -
Neoarchean coastal sedimentation in the Shebandowan Group, Northwestern Ontario
(1996)The study interpreted depositional environments from sedimentological data present in metasedimentaiy rocks of the Neoarchean Shebandowan Group of the Wawa Subprovince. Outcrops in the study area contained sedimentary ... -
Nesting dynamics of the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) in Trinidad, West Indies
(2009)The effect of human disturbance on colonial waterbirds is a global issue. Many colonial waterbirds are migratory, and their protection depends on balancing conservation of their habitats and habits across many regions. ... -
Nesting ecology of a population of red-necked grebes in Northwestern Ontario
(2001)One of the largest, documented breeding populations of Red-necked Grebes (Podiceps grisegena holboelli) in the world was studied at Whitefish Lake, Ontario in 1993 and 1994. Whitefish Lake (WFL) represents a unique area ... -
Neural synergy in compact biomedical IoT devices: spintronic pathways for MEG-EEG integration and portability
(2023)The human brain, a marvel of nature, consists of intricate neural networks that have fascinated and perplexed the scientific community for generations. As scientists and researchers globally endeavour to unravel the ... -
Neurological content and impact on Personality Assessment Inventory scale elevations / by Jeannette H. Prenger.
(2000)The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI/MMPI-2), the most frequently used measure ofpersonality and emotional frmctioning in clinical neuropsychological settings, does not meet current psychometric standards. ... -
Neuropsychological characteristics of nonclinical obsessive-compulsives
(1995)Neuropsychological functioning was examined in 118 introductory psychology students (males=43, females=75) who reported varying levels of nonclinical obsessive-compulsive behaviours. Using the four subscales of the ... -
Neuropsychological study of northern Native male solvent abusers / by Cameron Dokis.
(2008)Solvent abuse constitutes a major health concern in all ethnic groups because of its serious social, medical, and neuropsychological consequences. The present study examined the neuropsychological consequences of long-term ... -
Neutrophils in the interface between innate and adaptive immunity in response to Haemophilus influenzae type a
(2022)Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) is a bacterial human pathogen that has emerged as a significant cause of invasive disease in Canadian Indigenous populations. Protection against encapsulated bacteria such as Hia is ... -
A new control technology for the development of an air-to-air refueling system
(2023)Air to Air Refueling (AAR) was first performed over 100 years ago and until now it has almost exclusively been used in military applications. This is due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining a tanker fleet to enable ... -
New demodulation techniques for gearbox bearing fault detection
(2018)Nowadays, modern rotating machinery industries such as automotive, aerospace, turbo machinery, chemical plants, and power generation stations are rapidly increasing in complexity and in their everyday operations, which ... -
New generation of dispersants by grafting lignin or xylan
(2017)Synthetic dispersants are commonly used in the stabilization of various colloidal suspensions. However, their non-biodegradable and toxic natures hamper their industrial use. The use of natural polymers as dispersants for ... -
New insights into modern human behaviour at Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) based on the temporal distribution of pottery and mollusks during the past 5,000 Years
(2022)In addition to preserving a rich archaeological record spanning from ~190 thousand years ago (ka) until the terminal Pleistocene, Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) also preserves a rich and relatively complete Holocene ... -
New mother's opinions on prenatal education : how useful are prenatal classes in assisting first-time mothers through pregnancy, childbirth and the early postnatal period? / by Katarina A. Edwards.
(2008)The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether prenatal education programs are useful in assisting women in pregnancy, childbirth and the early postnatal period. A selfselected sample of seven women who had attended ... -
New paradigms of distributed AI for improving 5G-based network systems performance
(2023)With the advent of 5G technology, there is an increasing need for efficient and effective machine learning techniques to support a wide range of applications, from smart cities to autonomous vehicles. The research question ... -
A new PWM CSC-based wind energy conversion system
(2020)In order to eliminate the bulky and costly offshore substation, a new offshore wind farm configuration has recently been proposed: series-connected configuration. Among the seriesconnected configurations, the pulse width ...