title: Hostility: Individual differences in cognitive processes.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 75

subject:
Hostility (Psychology)
Emotions -- Research.
BF575.H6 S76 2010

abstract: High hostile individuals appear to interpret social information as more hostile than it really is, which is thought to be deleterious to their health. The present investigation sought to determine whether activating hostile thought processes affects impression formation and behavior differently in high versus low hostile individuals. Participants were classified as high hostile or low hostile based on their Cook-Medley Hostility Scale scores. Participants were randomly assigned to either a hostile or a neutral semantic priming condition. Low hostile women formed more negative impressions of a hypothetical person when primed with hostile words than neutral ones. No differences were observed for high hostile individuals. Hostile priming also caused low hostile women to exhibit more hostile behaviors than high hostile women. These findings suggest that high and low hostile individuals process hostile information differently and that high hostile individuals do not merely possess a generalized hostile-other bias. --P. ii.

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title: Local adaptation to cold temperatures by larval coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) from different populations throughout British Columbia

type: Text thesis

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia College of Science and Management (Degree granting institution)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 92

abstract: The influence of environmental variables on larval development of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), with specific focus on the influence of near-freezing incubation temperatures, was examined across populations within British Columbia. A survey across the geographical distribution within British Columbia was conducted to determine the range and variability of incubation temperatures experience by incubating coho salmon. Temperatures throughout incubation differed significantly among locations, averaging approximately 1 °C in colder interior locations and approximately 5 °C in warmer coastal locations. Environmental variables influenced egg size, fecundity, female size and gonadal somatic index, such that higher latitude of spawning grounds increased, larger systems decreased, and increased temperatures experienced by a population increased the four life-history traits. Suggesting significant effects of latitude of spawning grounds, size of spawning system and temperatures experienced by a population on shaping patterns of reproductive investment. ...

abstract: coho salmon

abstract: cold

abstract: british columbia


title: Cleaning up:  The social organization of women and drug use.

contributor: Keith, Barbara Lee Maria Emilia (author)

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 140

subject:
Women -- Drug use.
Women -- Alcohol use.
Women -- Social conditions.
HV5824.W6 K45 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1219464


title: The effects of organic and inorganic nitrogen fertilizer on the morphology and anatomy of industrial fibre hemp (Cannabis sativa  L.) grown in northern British Columbia, Canada.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 113

subject: Plants -- Effect of nitrogen on -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Hemp -- Growth.

subject: Nitrogen fertilizers -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: QK753.N54 F67 2004

abstract: The effect of organic and inorganic nitrogen fertilizer on the morphology and anatomy of 'Cannabis sativa' var. 'f~rina ' was investigated in both a greenhouse and field setting in Northern British Columbia. Plots (90 stems/m2) treated with 0, 75, 150 or 300 kg N/ha of inorganic nitrogen or fishmeal, bloodmeal or sea star organic fertilizer were also replicated with 90 kg inorganic P2 O5/ha application. The application of 150 and/or 300 kg N/ha of any nitrogen fertilizer type benefited field-grown plant morphology, secondary phloem fibre and xylem development, while greenhouse-grown plant morphology, secondary phloem fibre and xylem were positively influenced by 90 kg P 2O5/ha. Primary phloem fibre characteristics of both greenhouse and field-grown plants were benefited by the absence of either nitrogen or phosphorus fertilizer. This study determined that organic can be used in place of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer for the production of a majority of fibre characteristics of 'C. sativa' var. f~rina.

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title: Social constructivism in public alternative education

format:
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Number of pages in document: 162

subject:
Constructivism (Education)
Free schools.
Education -- Experimental methods.
Active learning.
Teaching.
LB1051 .J64 1998

abstract: The central idea of social constructivist thought is that knowledge is not objective but characterized by interpretation. Because knowledge is seen as deriving from individual interpretations of reality, knowledge is subject to change. This understanding contrasts with the present transmission approach taught in public schools. If knowledge is individual and socially constructed, then teachers employing the social constructivist approach in the classroom may be able to move education toward a more pluralistic and inclusive model. Interestingly, it seems that in public alternate education classrooms, many teachers may have avoided the traditional model of school, in which rewards and penalties dominate student-teacher relationships. A focus group research design was used to explore teacher-student relationships in public alternate schools, focusing on the use of social constructivist principles and practices. Data were collected through five focus groups, four groups of students and one group of teachers. All participants were drawn from public alternate schools in northern British Columbia. The results of the focus group study indicated that public alternate teachers rely on some components of a social constructivist approach to teaching and learning. For example, students have been provided with a student-centered learning environment. Findings also reveal that a strong relationship has developed between the teachers and the students in these alternate schools. It seems important for alternate school teachers to become aware that they are exercising some social constructivist learning practices so that a common approach and purpose can be employed in all alternate settings. The implications for counsellors using a social constructivist approach to counselling is discussed.

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title: From pillar to post: Transitioning from child and youth mental health services to adult mental health services in Prince George, British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 163

subject: Child mental health services -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Mental health services -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: RJ502.C2 B68 2007

abstract: This study explored the transition process from Child and Youth Mental Health, (under the Ministry of Children and Family Development) to Adult Mental Health (under the Ministry of Health) in Prince George, British Columbia, as experienced by clients, service providers, and administrators. --P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1326023


title: Fungal community assessment in Canadian arctic soils from Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 81

subject: Fungal communities -- Nunavut -- Ellesmere Island.

subject: Soils -- Nunavut -- Ellesmere Island.

subject: QK604.2.C64 L44 2010

abstract: Fungal communities in arctic soils tend to be less diverse compared to the communities in temperate forest soils due to the harsher environmental conditions. Even in a single arctic site such as Alexandra Fiord, considered a terrestrial arctic oasis, fungal diversity is expected to be lower compared to soils in less extreme environments. We hypothesized that variations in environmental factors would play an important role in determining fungal community structure, as the Alexandra Fiord soils exhibits considerable environmental variation in a small geographic area. To test this hypothesis, we collected soil samples from three sites across the landscape and performed length-heterogeneity polymerase chain reaction (LH-PCR) analyses using ITS3 and NLB4 primers, which have been used successfully to characterize complex communities. Our results showed that there were large relative differences in fungal community structure between the sites. At the Alexandra Fiord Highland Dolomitic site diversity was low with genotypes relatively evenly distributed, whereas Alexandra Fiord Highland Granitic and Alexandra Fiord Lowland sites had higher diversity and a less even distribution of genotypes with a few occurring at a high frequency and many rare species. Among environmental variables, soil moisture, temperature, DOC, DON, C:N ratio and soil pH were significant influential factors in determining fungal community structure. Among these environmental factors, pH showed the strongest correlation with the fungal community data. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1741112


title: Multiple perspectives: Health effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention in the Yukon.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 155

subject: Stress management -- Yukon.

subject: Stress (Psychology) -- Treatment -- Yukon.

subject: RA785 .S73 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1309790


title: Unlocking the garden: motherhood in Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden

format:
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Number of pages in document: 86

subject: Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 -- Characters -- Mothers.

subject: Computer networks -- Workload.

subject: Computer networks -- Management.

subject: PS1214.S423 N54 2015

abstract: This thesis explores the representation of motherhood in Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, The Secret Garden, and seeks to complicate our understanding of motherhood by moving from the static, binary notions central to Victorian culture to motherhood as a form of positive agency. Previous scholarship centers on the debate about Mary's agency and whether this reads as either reinforcing or subverting the patriarchal norms of the Victorian period this work seeks to link questions about Mary's agency to the text's representation of motherhood as a diverse, politically-inflicted, and fluid subject position. Burnett's secret garden is the centre of the book's tensions either as a site of exclusion or as a source of power. Reading the garden as a metaphor for motherhood and drawing upon the unique associations of the garden and the role of Victorian gardening literature, I suggest that Burnett offers a model of female agency that subtly challenges patriarchal norms. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2073986


title: Embedding programming languages: Prolog in Haskell

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 122

subject: Haskell (Computer program language)

subject: Students with disabilities

subject: Learning disabled children -- Education.

subject: American Sign Language

subject: QA76.73.H37 S65 2016

abstract: This thesis focuses on combining the two most important and wide spread declarative programming paradigms, functional and logic programming. The proposed approach aims at adding logic programming features which are native to Prolog onto Haskell. We develop extensions which replicate the target language by utilizing advanced features of the host language for an efficient implementation. The thesis aims to provide insights into merging two declarative languages namely, Haskell and Prolog by embedding the latter into the former and analyzing the results of doing so as the two languages have conflicting characteristics. The finished products will be something similar to a haskellised Prolog which has logic programming-like capabilities. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2141352


title: Morphological and molecular assessment of ectomycorrhizal communities associating with black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) in wetland and upland forests in central British Columbia.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 128

subject: Ectomycorrhizal fungi -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Black spruce -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Forested wetlands -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Upland ecology -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: QK604.2.M92 R63 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1242157


title: The cross-cultural collaboration of the Community Forest.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 150

subject: Likely-Xats'ull Community Forest (B.C.) -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies.

subject: Community forests -- British Columbia -- Likely Region -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies.

subject: Forests and forestry, Cooperative -- British Columbia -- Likely Region.

subject: Shuswap Indians -- British Columbia -- Likely Region.

subject: SD568.B8 R63 2007

abstract: Cross-cultural collaboration between First Nations and non-First Nations people in the context of local resource management has not been comprehensively documented in Canada. This thesis will explore how two cultures are collectively managing local land as equal partners. My research has been guided by the question: How can First Nations and non-First Nations communities work together to manage local land in a way that fosters meaningful cross-cultural partnerships and builds sustainable communities? Data about the case study, the Likely-Xats'ull Community Forest, was obtained through ethnography, participant observation and semi-structured interviews. I will discuss the strategies and policies that have been created by citizens at the local level to make this project a success. First Nation citizens from the Xats'ull Nation are collaborating with the non-First Nation community of Likely to create a new social reality by collectively participating to manage a community forest. Local people are exemplifying what can be accomplished when decision-making over land management is carried out at the grassroots level. By working together, local citizens are focusing on similarities as well as common goals and interests that can be improved through cross-cultural work stabilizing local control of the forest with all of its inherent values.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1362345


title: Minimizing oppression and discrimination faced by gay and lesbian youth in Northern British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 125

subject: Lesbian youth -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Gay youth -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Bisexual youth -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Transgender youth -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Youth -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Discrimination -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: HQ76.27.Y68 O37 2011

abstract: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender questioning (LGBTQ) youth are at high risk of not receiving necessary care as a function of marginalization anti-LGBTQ violence and abuse and, social exclusion. This study explores the subjective experiences of gay men and lesbians in Northern British Columbia (B.C.) who self-identified as having difficulties in accessing health care services. An in-depth face to face interview and a critical hermeneutic phenomenological approach were used to share their subjective experience of oppression, and recommendations for future improvements of health-care services delivered to LGBTQ youth in Northern B.C. five main themes emerged from these interviews: no support for LGBTQ youth, lack of a desire to access health-care services, professional skills, challenges, and services delivery. While these themes overlap and reinforce each other, lack of respect from health care professionals was an overwhelming and ongoing concern presented by participants. In addition, I examined thirteen sub-themes in the daily experience of LGBTQ youth: not enough health-care professionals, nowhere to socialize, discrimination and denial of health-care services, fear and internalized homophobia, lack of education on LGBTQ issues, not enough services, no need to access healthcare services, lack of psycho-education program for health-care professionals, equal treatment for everyone, questions and harassment, isolation and depression, lack of support and advocacy services for LGBTQ. These themes offer insight into the everyday effects of multiple forms of oppression and marginalization, and the possibilities for innovative forms of health-care services that could be delivered to LGBTQ youth. The findings from this research can increase understanding for health-care professionals in servicing LGBTQ youth. The findings can also be applied to enhance community outreach, develop services for LGBTQ youth, and improve relationships within and among marginalized communities. --P. i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1737769


title: Assessing offshore wind power resources in British Columbia

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Degree granting institution)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xvi, 170 pages).

subject: Wind power.

subject: Wind power.--British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Offshore wind power plants.

subject: Wind power--Research.

abstract: Wind resources are investigated and estimated offshore of the northern and central coasts of British Columbia, Canada. Remote sensing-based wind speed observations from a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mounted on the Canadian RADARSAT-2 satellite are used for mapping offshore winds. In addition, in-situ wind speed observations extracted from several buoys distributed in the study region are used to analyze the temporal and spatial wind speed variations in relation to wind power generation. Sustained winds above several wind turbine thresholds are analyzed and values of 50-yr and 100-yr return extreme wind speed levels are calculated. The wind variability analysis suggests few interruptions to power generation by either very low wind speeds or extreme wind speed events with high spatial variability between offshore areas and sites located within the coastal mountains. The SAR wind speed fields are characterized by a high spatial resolution but cover a period of less than 2.5 years with a random temporal availability. The SAR fields are extrapolated to reanalysis long-term wind fields that are available over a climatological time period with a sub-daily temporal resolution but a coarse spatial resolution. The extrapolation procedure is developed by applying a statistical downscaling model and a bias-based correction method. Wind fields from both methods are validated against the in-situ observations from buoys. The extrapolated wind fields are used for mapping offshore winds by creating a robust wind climatology that represents the mesoscale wind variance as well as the diurnal wind variability. This wind climatology is used to calculate the wind statistics and power density, in addition to estimate offshore wind resources. Viable areas for wind power development are defined by using high resolution bathymetric data and considering the general environmental and ecological constraints in the region. The estimated offshore wind resource energy using only theiv determined viable areas is found to resemble a large portion of the current total power generation in British Columbia. Most suitable areas for offshore wind farms are determined by developing criteria based on a combination of the turbine tower technology, water depth zoning and power density values.


title: Clash of concepts:  An exploration into the conflicts between Aboriginal self-government and liberalism.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 102

subject: Native peoples -- Canada -- Legal status, laws, etc.

subject: Liberalism -- Canada.

subject: Communitarianism -- Canada.

subject: Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada

subject: Indians of North America -- Canada -- Politics and government.

subject: Indians of North America -- Canada -- Government relations.

subject: E78.C2 H43 2004

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1280619


title: After discharge from hospital, where do we go? Follow-up of clients with mental illness and/or addiction:  30 days post-acute care.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 149

subject: Hospitals -- After care -- British Columbia -- Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Region.

subject: Medical social work -- British Columbia -- Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Region.

subject: Mentally ill -- Care -- British Columbia -- Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Region.

subject: Addicts -- Care -- British Columbia -- Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Region.

subject: Hospitals -- Admissions and discharge -- British Columbia -- Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Region.

subject: RA973 .F45 2008

abstract: This retrospective descriptive research explores post-acute hospital follow-up for individuals with mental illness and/or addiction diagnosed in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Area in 2004/2005. The study examines follow-up rates determined by Performance Measure 5.1 and their differences as a function of other factors including diagnostic categories, Local Health Area hospitals, types of follow-up and number of separations. Data gathered from information systems in acute care hospitals, community mental health and addictions centres, and physicians' service billings of Medical Services Plan demonstrated an average of 75.9% follow-up. Variations occur between types of community follow-up and diagnostic categories. Findings indicate individuals diagnosed with substance use disorders have less follow-up whereas individuals with psychosis, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, depression, and disorders with early onset have more follow-up. These implications direct suggestions for post-acute discharge follow-up procedures and areas for further research.--P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1513739


title: Genetic structure of the foliar pathogen Dothistroma septosporum in northwest British Columbia suggests recombination and high gene flow.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 114

subject: Mycosphaerellaceae -- Genetic aspects

subject: Pine needles -- Diseases and pests -- Research -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Pine -- Diseases and pests -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: QK623.M93 D35 2008

abstract: Genetic structure and reproductive mode was studied in the pine pathogen Dothistroma septosporum using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and mating type markers in 19 populations in northwest BC. Within population diversity was high as determined by AMOVA (85%, p = 0.000). Twelve of 19 populations were not significantly different from each other suggesting high gene flow. The remaining seven populations showed some level of divergence possibly due to historic separation. Genotypic diversity was high, and overall mating type segregation did not differ significantly from 1:1 suggesting the presence of sexual reproduction. However, statistical mating tests suggest that only a few populations are randomly mating. Growth rate and toxin production was highly variable between isolates, and overall toxin production was relatively low and did not differ significantly between two populations. Results indicate a high evolutionary potential and long distance dispersal in this pathogen, important to consider in future forest management.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1434917


title: "She's the queen of everyone's heart": Community, gender, morality and sexuality in the "Queen Val-Vedette" and "Queen Aurora of the Evergreens" beauty pageants, 1948--1970.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 110

subject: Beauty contests -- British Columbia -- History.

subject: Beauty contests -- British Columbia -- Penticton.

subject: Beauty contests -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: HQ1219 .M38 2012

abstract: During the decades immediately following the Second World War, beauty pageants were popular spectacles throughout North American society. In contests held in Penticton and Prince George, British Columbia during the 1950s and 1960s, the winners were named Queen Val-Vedette' and Queen Aurora of the Evergreens' respectively. As indicated by unique titles awarded to the queens, these pageants held very specific meanings to some residents. Beauty contests were used as outlets for these residents' to express their sense of community identity, as well as gendered expectations for local young women. This thesis argues that the Penticton and Prince George pageants shared many similarities but ultimately portrayed their candidates and queens in manners that reflected divergent local values. These specific meanings did not necessarily translate to the provincial level, as evidenced by Queen Val-Vedette and Queen Aurora of the Evergreen's involvement with the Miss Pacific National Exhibition' pageant in Vancouver, British Columbia. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1805482


title: Interactions of wolves, mountain caribou and an increased moose-hunting quota --- Primary-prey management as an approach to caribou recovery.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 144

subject: Caribou -- Conservation -- British Columbia -- Parsnip River Region.

subject: Wolves -- British Columbia -- Parsnip River Region.

subject: Caribou -- Effect of habitat modification on -- British Columbia -- Parsnip River Region.

subject: Caribou -- Effect of predation on -- British Columbia -- Parsnip River Region.

subject: Moose -- Predators of.

subject: QL737.U55 S735 2011

abstract: Mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are endangered across their range. The leading cause of their decline is increased apparent competition with other ungulates, mainly moose (Alces alces), because of increase in densities of predators such as wolves (Canis lupus). I tested some assumptions of, and evidence for, moose management as an approach to caribou recovery through the indirect reduction in wolf numbers. Increased hunting quotas drastically reduced moose densities in the Parsnip River Study Area of northern British Columbia, and I monitored 31 collared wolves during this decline. Despite wolf selection for vegetation types associated with moose and avoidance of areas selected by caribou, wolves occasionally forayed during snow-free months to elevations where caribou were more common. Wolf diets were comprised of >80% moose, with little caribou and other prey items. Annual dispersal rates of wolves increased compared to rates before moose reduction, and compared to a control study area. In systems where moose comprise the majority of wolf diets and caribou are at low densities, reductions in moose numbers may help to facilitate caribou recovery. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1754822


title: The Link Between Identity Processing Style and Compassionate Love: Are Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Key Components?

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 120

subject:
Identity (Psychology)
Compassion.
Love.
BF697 .B78 2010

abstract: This research examined the relationship between compatibility in identity processing styles (informational, normative, and diffuse-avoidant) and compassionate love in long-term married couples, as well as the mediating effects of mindfulness and self-compassion. Fifty heterosexual couples (N=100 couples 35 and older) completed measures of identity style, compassionate love (for humanity, close others, and intimate partner), mindfulness, and self-compassion. Compatibility in couple level of the informational style alone was found to positively predict compassionate love for both humanity and close others. The level of couples' normative identity style was positively related to compassionate love for close other, while compatibility in level of the diffuse-avoidant style was negatively related to compassionate love for intimate partner. Hierarchical regressions revealed that only the informational style made a unique positive contribution to compassionate love for humanity, over and above mindfulness and self-compassion. Mindfulness and self-compassion were not found to be mediators of this relationship. --P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1677139


title: Music in the brain: Differences between musicians and non-musicians.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 70

subject:
Cerebral dominance.
Brain -- Localization of functions.
Musicians -- Case studies.
QP385.5 .O75 2001

abstract: This study used dichotic listening to examine the differences between musicians and non-musicians in the levels of distraction produced by music in the left and right ears. -- p. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1219467


title: Development of a checklist for evaluating cohesion in writing.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 145

subject: English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

subject: English language -- Composition and exercises -- Ability testing -- Methodology.

subject: LB1576 .S77 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1220379


title: Expressions of mother-daughter disconnections and homelessness in Prince George.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 112

subject: Mothers and daughters -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Homeless women -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Identity (Philosophical concept) in art.

subject: HQ755.85 .E33 2014

abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine expressions of mother-daughter disconnection and homelessness in Prince George, Northern British Columbia. The primary groups for this case study are mothers or daughters living in an emergency shelter in downtown Prince George, BC, i.e., the Association Advocating for Women and Children (AWAC). A descriptive multi-method collaborative authoethnographic design was used for the study. In-depth face-to-face interviews which were conducted during the research were combined with field notes to write this thesis. This thesis gives insight into the reasons for homelessness and disconnection in the mother-daughter relationship using a creative art process. This present thesis follows the pattern, and builds on the scholarship of my predecessors, two research activists (Harding, 2010 Bradley, 2013). --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1949708


title: Assessment of perceived functional capacity: Using Rasch analysis to evaluate the measurement properties of four perceived pain & disability scales.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 99

subject:
Work capacity evaluation.
Vocational rehabilitation.
Disability evaluation.
RC963.4 .L63 2009

abstract: Determination of readiness to return to work often involves having the individual participate in a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE). In this evaluation, scores on self-report measures are compared with scores on performance-based measures. A difference in the two scores can be interpreted as symptom magnification which can impact eligibility for benefits. FCEs include four widely used self report measures the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), the Dallas Pain Questionnaire (DPQ), the Spinal Function Sort (SFS) and the Neck Disability Index (NDI). My objective was to use Rasch Modeling to evaluate the original classification categories of the ODI, DPQ, SFS and NDI to examine the hypothesis that the items in each scale form a unidimensional construct and to ascertain if the categories in the items are ordered to assess perceived disability. Data from 298 subjects presenting for FCE were fit to the Rasch Model. Examination included fit of data to model expectations, threshold ordering of items, differential item functioning and item difficulty. None of the scales demonstrated unidimensionality in their original format. For the ODI and DPQ, rescaling and/or eliminating items improved the scales. The SFS is not a unidimensional scale and demonstrates differential item functioning. The NDI does demonstrate unidimensionality when two of the items are eliminated but disordered thresholds could not be fixed. Health Professionals using these measures should be aware that they do not perform as well as expected. --P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1646699


title: Impact of general practitioner payment scheme on health care system in avoidable hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 140

subject: Medical care, Cost of -- British Columbia, Northern -- Evaluation.

subject: Physicians -- Salaries, etc. -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Medical care -- British Columbia, Northern -- Cost shifting.

subject: Medical care -- British Columbia, Northern -- Cost control.

subject: Ambulatory medical care -- British Columbia, Northern -- Costs.

subject: RA410.55.C3 E33 2011

abstract: This study compares the effectiveness of primary care interventions provided by general practitioners (GP) remunerated under the fee-for-service (FFS) or alternative payment plan (APP), using hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) in select Northern British Columbia (BC) communities. This study used BC Ministry of Health hospital separation data held at Population Data BC. Bivariate statistics were used to compare hospitalization rates for ACSC between both groups. The results indicate overall hospitalization rates of ACSC were higher in APP than FFS communities. Further, several ACSC showed varying hospitalization rates (asthma, pneumonia, COPD, diabetes, angina, gastroenteritis/dehydration and convulsion/epilepsy) and length of hospitalizations (convulsion/epilepsy and dental conditions) between both groups. In summary, this research informs policy on the effectiveness of GP remuneration adopted in Northern BC using hospitalization rates for ACSC. Further research is needed to further validate the findings of this study. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1738198


title: Plant performance on anthroposols at Huckleberry Mine, Houston, British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 154

subject: Revegetation -- British Columbia -- Huckleberry Mine.

subject: Anthropogenic soils -- Research -- British Columbia -- Huckleberry Mine.

subject: Mine soils -- British Columbia -- Huckleberry Mine.

subject: Plant-soil relationships.

subject: Soil formation.

subject: S627.R47 C37 2012

abstract: Supplies of topsoil are often in limited supply for use in mine reclamation activities it may be necessary to build soils (Anthroposols) using locally available substrates. Revegetation test plots were established at Huckleberry Mine, Houston, B.C., to investigate plant performance on soils supplemented with (or without) non-acid generating (NAG) sand and fertilizer. The addition of NAG sand reduced some soil properties conducive to plant growth (e.g. cation exchange capacity), yet plant performance was not significantly lower than that observed in soil-only plots. When combined with a fertilizer application, plant performance on NAG sand-supplemented soils significantly increased. Trace element concentrations in supplemented soils were low and should not have any adverse effects on plant growth or the local environment. Plant performance of blue wildrye (mixed genotype variety) was shown to be higher than all other species examined and is suggested as the best candidate for the revegetation at Huckleberry Mine. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1807830


title: The relationship between genetic variation and fitness in chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum): Implications for aquaculture and evolutionary theory.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 96

subject:
Chinook salmon -- Genetics.
Chinook salmon -- Research.
QL638.S2 B79 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Predicting depression across multiple domains in a 12 year longitudinal investigation of a population sample of children and adolescents.

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subject:
Depression in children.
Depression in adolescence.
Depression, Mental -- Diagnosis.
RJ506.D4 B45 2012

abstract: The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate the strength and relative importance of multiple predictors of depression in adolescence and young adults aged 16 to 20 years. Data for this study were drawn from Statistics Canada's National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Hierarchical regressions were conducted separately by gender in a mixed sample containing biological mothers and other caregivers and in a sample containing exclusively biological mother-child dyads. In both samples, age predicted depression with adolescents reporting more depression symptoms compared to young adults. Girls reported higher depression scores than boys. Anxiety/depression and lower self-esteem predicted depression for boys. Girls' depression was predicted by loss of a parent, higher anxiety/depression, and higher aggression. The biological mother-child sample revealed a stronger effect of maternal depression as a predictor of depression for girls. Lower parental monitoring predicted depression for girls and parental rejection predicted depression for boys and girls. --Leaf ii.

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title: Zine is believing: The personal growth of five contributors to a youth magazine.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 133

subject:
Self-esteem in young adults.
Youths' writings.
Zines.
BF724.3.S35 M54 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Little boats and big concerns? Seeking a balance between ecotourism and motorboat use in Tortuguero, Costa Rica.

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Number of pages in document: 173

subject:
Motorboats -- Costa Rica -- Tortuguero.
Ecotourism -- Costa Rica -- Tortuguero.
GV835.3.C8 E35 2012

abstract: Motorboat use in ecotourism is not a typical tourism-related research focus. This interdisciplinary study addresses local concerns about ecotourism-related motorboat use in Tortuguero, Costa Rica, a popular and relatively isolated ecotourism destination. My study contemplates related impacts and management suggestions by incorporating social and physical science methods, tools, and techniques including: a custom Boat Observations and Traffic Evaluations (BOTEs) protocol, semi-structured interviews, and erosion-related measures of Total Suspended Solids (TSS). My results highlight respondent concerns regarding high levels of motorboat use, captains traveling at fast speeds, and increased erosion. From the results, I derived eight management-oriented suggestions, including local respondents' most frequent recommendation: the introduction of local motorboat speed limits. To address these recommendations in the future, management should prioritize reducing negative social and environmental boat use-related impacts--an essential undertaking in seeking a balance between ecotourism and motorboat use in Tortuguero. --Leaf i.

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title: Factors influencing juvenile sheltering in sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus Franciscanus and S. Droebachiensis)

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subject: Red sea urchin -- Behavior -- British Columbia.

subject: Green sea urchin -- Behavior -- British Columbia.

subject: QL384.E2 N57 2002

abstract: Juvenile red sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscan us) are often found under the spines of adults, but those of the green urchin (S. droebachiensis) do not shelter to the same extent. As broadcast-spawners with free-swimming larvae, two questions arise: (1) why and; (2) how does sheltering occur? Juvenile S. franciscanus increased sheltering in response to increased predation risk and hydrodynamic factors, whereas juvenile S. droebachiensis did not. Sheltering afforded protection from a predatory starfish (i.e. Pycnopodia helianthoides) in S. franciscanus but not S. droebachiensis. Water velocities were reduced by 90% within 5 cm of adults where juveniles sheltered. Field surveys confirmed that juvenile abundance is positively correlated with increased water motion. However, results indicate that juveniles compete with adults for kelp, displaying lower growth rates when exposed to adults. Juvenile S. franciscanus displayed consistent movement towards a secondary chemical signal released by adults exposed to P. helianthoides, whereas adults did not respond in the same manner. These results highlight the importance of post-settlement processes and call for the inclusion of juvenile stages in predictions of recruitment and population dynamics.

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title: Facilitators and barriers to medical evaluation of child maltreatment in northern British Columbia

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subject: Child abuse -- Investigation -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Ecosystem services -- Health aspects -- British Columbia, Northern -- Pacific Coast.

subject: Coastal zone management -- British Columbia, Northern -- Pacific Coast.

subject: Environmental impact analysis -- British Columbia, Northern -- Pacific Coast.

subject: HV8079.C46 R49 2015

abstract: The goal of this qualitative study was to gather insights into how the primary care system could maximize opportunities to identify and address child maltreatment when children present for both routine and acute medical care. Through personal semi-structured interviews with twelve northern physicians/nurse practitioners I learned about systemic barriers they faced which prevents health care providers from accessing critical health and social history, sharing diagnostic information with investigators in an understandable way, and developing competence in conducting these assessments. Participants provided practical suggestions for addressing these concerns and highlighted facilitators that assisted them in completing these assessments. As the national approach to primary care transitions to a new model of interprofessional primary care teams, it presents numerous opportunities to improve systemic procedures for information exchange and interprofessional collaboration. --Leaf i.

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title: We done it!: the story of Warmun Women's Centre and Safe House: women's agency in western Australia

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subject: Women -- Australia -- Warmun.

subject: Women's shelters -- Australia -- Warmun -- History.

subject: Women -- Sweden.

subject: Sex role -- Australia -- Warmun.

subject: Sex role -- Sweden.

subject: HV1448.A8 K54 2000

abstract: This thesis documents the history of a women's centre and shelter in the Kija Aboriginal community of Warmun in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia where gender relations were characterized by a balance in economic and spiritual realms but have been threatened by increasing social problems, such as violence against women, introduced through the colonization process. I have attempted to answer the question: Why do I perceive Warmun women as having a stronger status than women from my own Swedish culture? This is divided into three subquestions: What does the history of Warmun women's centre indicate about the continuity of balanced Kija gender roles, what does it show about different aspects of Kija women's agency, and how can I relate this to Swedish women's gender status? I have decentered Western European patriarchal ideology by listening to Warmun women who represent a gender balanced ideology and presented what Warmun women have to say about women's collective action, their mode of organizing and the ideological base of their agency. My methodological approach has been my own movement between different worldviews and feminist histories over time and space; feminist ethnography provided the field data. The story of the Centre reveals that Warmun women have not allowed the intrusion of a Western European ideology to weaken their egalitarian status but have adhered to an organizational independence determined by their traditional culture and based in the spiritual heritage of "Women's Law." It indicates that Warmun women have an authority as women which is not found in the Swedish patriarchal democracy.

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title: Residents' perspectives on forest health issues and management practices in Mount Robson Provincial Park.

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subject: Mount Robson Provincial Park (B.C.) -- Management.

subject: Mount Robson Provincial Park (B.C.) -- Citizen participation.

subject: Forest management -- British Columbia -- Robson Valley -- Citizen participation.

subject: Forest health -- British Columbia -- Robson Valley.

subject: FC3815.M68 R43 2009

abstract: British Columbia and in particular the Central Interior region have a long history of infestation by mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae). However, current levels of mountain pine beetles have reached epidemic proportions in part due to the changing weather conditions and forest management practices. This current epidemic has resulted in changed forest conditions that make the forests more susceptible to fire and renewed beetle attacks. The epidemic is of particular concern for parks and protected areas due to the long history of fire suppression and inactive management. In the Robson Valley, community members find themselves immersed in issues regarding forest health and mountain pine beetle management and the corresponding effects on amenity, property, and ecological values without sufficient information from reliable and trusted sources. The rich amenity values of the Robson Valley manifest themselves in active and vocal community members thus recent strategies for active management within Mount Robson Provincial Park have met with some resistance. Limited communication between BC Ministry of Environment and local residents regarding active management strategies has only served to amplify this opposition. A survey was conducted with residents of Valemount and McBride to explore their perceptions of forest health and management practices in the Robson Valley. Results show that residents overwhelmingly want to be involved in the planning process for active management in Mount Robson Provincial Park. Resident's agree with active management strategies for a variety of management rationale, however they do not agree with all forms of active management. Improved communication strategies could help agencies such as BC Ministry of Environment gain support for more controversial management actions.

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title: Can the magnitude of the belief-bias in causal reasoning be attenuated through the manipulation of content?

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subject:
Reasoning (Psychology)
Belief change.
Rationalism.
BF442 .B87 2009

abstract: According to the two-stage model of causal reasoning, people automatically recruit their pre-existing beliefs when evaluating causal judgments. The current study investigates the effect of content in reducing the belief-bias effect in causal reasoning. The belief-bias was measured using the standard causal paradigm and in addition, the problems were divided equally into the following conditions: mental health, physical health, positive, and negative content. It was hypothesized that the belief-bias effect would be attenuated for the problems with negative content and mental health content because they are assumed to restrict the automatic recruitment of beliefs. This hypothesis was partially supported. It was found that the belief-bias effect was attenuated in the negative condition when compared to the positive condition, as expected. There was no difference in the magnitude of the belief-bias effect between the two health type conditions. Several explanations of the contrasting results are discussed.

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title: The Internal Strengths and Challenges of Community Grassroots Committees Addressing Homelessness in Prince George.

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subject: Homeless persons -- Services for -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Committees -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Homelessness -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: HV4510.B8 G73 2011

abstract: This research thesis explores the internal strengths and challenges of community grassroots committees addressing homelessness in Prince George. The intention of this research is to provide valuable insight into the perspectives and lived experiences of members of these committees. There is limited research and documented work on community grassroots committees that address homelessness in Prince George and this research will contribute to a greater understanding of this topic. Nine members of community grassroots committees that address homelessness in Prince George were interviewed. Each participant had different committee experience, and brought a unique perspective to the research. This research employed a hermeneutic phenomenology methodology which was concerned about the lived experiences of the participants. Internal strengths and challenges were identified and analyzed as a result of this thesis. --P. ii.

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title: Teaching mathematics for understanding: Developing teacher knowledge through classroom instruction.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 198

subject: Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Methodology.

subject: Multiplication -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

subject: Teacher-student relationships.

subject: QA135.6 .K47 2005

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Intimate stories: Examining Prince George women's awareness about and use of cervical screening services.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 109

subject: Sexual health -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Women -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Attitudes.

subject: Medical screening -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Cervix uteri -- Cancer -- Diagnosis.

subject: RA788 .R87 2011

abstract: The purpose of this research was to examine contributing factors in women's use of cervical screening and to promote cervical health and screening awareness for young and/or vulnerable women in Prince George, B.C. The project was a community-based participatory research project that took place over a six-month period and organized in three stages, including: 1) using questionnaires with women in the community to try to better understand women's lives and lived experiences, 2) facilitating health groups for four months to build deeper relationships with women in the community and, 3) offering two community workshops to promote cervical health and screening. The objectives of the first two stages were to examine women's experiences with health services, and understand their personal her/stories and various health determinants that impacted them. The objective of the stage three was to evaluate how awareness about sexual health topics (i.e., the human papillomavirus (HPV), and cervical health/screening) changed as a result of arts-based and peer-driven interventions. Results from this study indicated that social determinants such as finances and education play an important role in women's awareness about, access to, and use of cervical screening services. Further to this, her/stories of victimization, gendered feelings, feelings of disempowerment, and life circumstances also significantly influenced women's comfort levels with, access to, and use of cervical cancer screening services in Prince George, B.C. --P. iii.

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title: Towards their own identity: Persons with disabilities in English Canadian fiction.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 88

subject: People with disabilities in literature.

subject: People with disabilities -- Canada.

subject: Canadian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

subject: Canadian fiction (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

subject: PN56.5.H35 P68 2008

abstract: Although they make up one of the largest physical minorities in Canada, persons with disabilities are not well represented in English Canadian fiction. Many stories that feature persons with disabilities present them in unflattering, stereotypical ways. Persons with disabilities are portrayed as dependent, pathetic characters that help perpetuate a harmful vision of what disability is. However, certain works of fiction that have been published in the last ten years--for instance, Frances Itani's Deafening and Lori Lansen's The Girls-- treat disability in a more multi-dimensional fashion. The characters in these books are independent people who use their disabilities as a means to identity and even language. With the help of disability scholars such as Lennard Davis, Rosemarie Garland Thomson, and Erving Goffman, this thesis examines English Canadian disabled fiction as a way of establishing the idea that disability constitutes a cultural identity within Canada's multicultural mosaic and that each disability comprises its own subculture.

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title: Beneath the waters: a microhistory of Ootsa Lake, a northern Eurocanadian community

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subject: Ootsa Lake Region (B.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

subject: Nechako River Region (B.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

subject: Wistaria (B.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

subject: Streatham (B.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

subject: Kemano Completion Project (B.C.) -- Environmental aspects.

subject: Marilla (B.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

subject: Ootsa (B.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

subject: FC3845.N43 B43 1998

abstract: The building of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad across Canada in the years prior to the FIrst World War led to an unprecedented degree of non-aboriginal settlement in northern British Columbia. Thousands of euroCanadians flocked to the North in search of inexpensive agricultural land, spreading out and creating communities in even the most remote sub-regions adjacent to the railway corridor. This thesis explores the development of one such community, Ootsa Lake, from its inception shortly after the turn of the century through to its displacement fifty years later. The community, composed of the four settlements of Wistaria, Streatham, Ootsa and Marilla along the north shore of Ootsa Lake, was flooded out by Alcan's Kemano project in the early 1950s. By looking back through the oral testimony of twenty-six former residents, this thesis examines how the settlers came to know, use and appreciate their environment in ways that defy conventional academic wisdom about non-aboriginal communities in northern British Columbia history. Such wisdom paints a picture of non-native sojourners who travel to the North in search of fortune and either succeed in the purpose or leave shortly thereafter in defeat. Yet the experience of the Ootsa Lake settlers suggests an altogether different story. These settlers quickly discarded any notions of economic grandeur and learned to adapt to their abundant, yet often harsh, environment. A strong dependence upon the surrounding landscape coupled with extreme geographic isolation, brought about a subsistence/barter economy and a relative absence of wage labour and currency. Consequently, the Ootsa Lake settlers were able to build a viable, multi-generational community that survived largely outside of the boom and bust economic cycles that have haunted 'company' and resource-based towns in the provincial North. As such, the history of the Ootsa Lake settlements, long forgotten beneath the waters of the Nechako Reservoir, provides an insightful look into the development of northern British Columbian society.

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title: An investigation of natural hybridization between jack pine (Pinus banksiana) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) in northern British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 251

subject: Forest genetics -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Jack pine -- British Columbia, Northern -- Genetics.

subject: Lodgepole pine -- British Columbia, Northern -- Genetics.

subject: SD399.5 .W658 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Family Development Response Social Work and Family Service Social Work: From the service provider's perspective.

subject: Social workers -- Attitudes -- British Columbia.

subject: Family social work -- British Columbia.

subject: Social work with children -- British Columbia.

subject: HV41 .S36 2013

abstract: The purpose of my thesis was to understand a service provider's perception of working with Family Development Response and Family Service Child Protection Social Workers. Service providers participated in face to face interviews where they were asked to share their experiences regarding the strengths and challenges of working with child protection social workers. The service providers told stories of positive working relationships and stories of child protection workers supporting clients in a positive manner. The service providers also expressed a need for increased communication, relationship building, supports and services, as well as a desired change in the child protection system in British Columbia. Finally, the service providers noted program-specific strengths and weaknesses. --Leaf iii.

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title: Determining factors affecting carcass removal and searching efficiency during the post-construction monitoring of wind farms.

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Number of pages in document: 89

subject: Wind turbines -- Environmental aspects -- Research.

subject: Birds -- Effect of wind power plants on -- British Columbia -- Chetwynd Region.

subject: Bats -- Effect of wind power plants on -- British Columbia -- Chetwynd Region.

subject: Birds -- Conservation -- Research.

subject: Birds -- Mortality -- British Columbia -- Chetwynd Region.

subject: Bats -- Conservation -- Research.

subject: Bats -- Mortality -- British Columbia -- Chetwynd Region.

subject: Wind power plants -- Environmental aspects -- Research.

subject: TJ828 .L33 2008

abstract: Wind energy, although desirable in the goal to slow global warming and climate change, does have the potential to create negative impacts to bird and bat populations sharing the same airspace as the turbines used to generate energy. Quantifying the effects of wind farms on migrating birds and bats is currently done by searching for collision-related fatalities beneath turbines. There are, however, two factors that hinder the accuracy of this technique: carcass removal by scavengers prior to searches and failure to detect carcasses by researches during searches. This study aims to determine which variables affect carcass removal and searcher inefficiency in an attempt to gain a better understanding of how species are being affected by turbines. Carcass removal and searcher efficiency trials were conducted at potential wind farm locations near Chetwynd, BC and variables thought to potentially contribute to these two events were recorded and subsequently analyzed. Smaller carcasses in areas of bare ground were most likely to be scavenged and smaller, less brightly coloured carcasses in areas with high amounts shrub and tall grass were the most likely to be missed during searches. My results provide predictive models that can be effectively used to predict the likelihood of a carcass being scavenged or found by searchers. Findings can also be used to quantify the risk to certain species of being missed during searches if they are colliding with turbines. Habitat modification and the use of dogs during searchers are two other potential mitigation techniques that could be administered to correctly identify the number of collisions occurring.

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title: Evaluating a sufferer's pain: the role of contextual and attributional variables

format:
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Number of pages in document: 62

subject:
Pain -- Psychological aspects.
Perception.
Pain -- Measurement.
Shoulder pain.
RC73 .L86 1999

abstract: This study examined the effects of context related information and observers' attributional style on evaluations of pain severity, the pain sufferer, and treatment choice for shoulder pain patients. Ninety-six undergraduate participants read information containing the independent variable manipulations before viewing a videotape of one of two shoulder pain patients undergoing a physiotherapy assessment. Participants then rated their perceptions of the pain patient and completed a questionnaire assessing their attributional style (AS) for others' misfortunes. This study used both a 2 (coping: yes or no) X 2 (medical evidence: present or absent) X 2 (target patients) X 3 (pain level: high, moderate, and low) design with repeated measures on the last variable (with AS as a covariate) and a 2 (coping: yes or no) X 2 (medical evidence: present or absent) X 2 (target patients) mixed design (also with AS serving as a covariate). Significant main effects and an interaction emerged indicating that a contextual factor, the perception of the patient's coping, influenced judge's perceptions of the pain sufferer. In addition, observers were sensitive judges of levels of pain severity. However, contrary to expectation, there were no effects for AS or medical evidence. Thus, while judges can differentiate between differences in the amount of pain a patient is in, pain patients appear to be facing biasing factors which may result in differential evaluations and treatment choices.

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title: Multum in parvo: Toward a generic compression method for binary images.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 123

subject:
Data compression (Computer science)
Image compression.
QA76.9.D33 B67 2010

abstract: Data compression is an active field of research as the requirements to efficiently store and retrieve data at minimum time and cost persist to date. Lossless or lossy compression of bi-level data, such as binary images, has an equally crucial factor of importance. In this work, we explore a generic, application-independent method for lossless binary image compression. The first component of the proposed algorithm is a predetermined fixed-size codebook comprising 8 x 8-bit blocks of binary images along with the corresponding codes of shorter lengths. The two variations of the codebook--Huffman codes and Arithmetic codes--have yielded considerable compression ratios for various binary images. In order to attain higher compression, we introduce a second component--the row-column reduction coding--which removes additional redundancy. The proposed method is tested on two major areas involving bi-level data. The first area of application consists of binary images. Empirical results suggest that our algorithm outperforms the standard JBIG2 by at least 5% on average. The second area involves images consisting of a predetermined number of discrete colors, such as digital maps and graphs. By separating such images into binary layers, we employed our algorithm and attained efficient compression down to 0.035 bits per pixel. --P.ii.

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title: Environment, climate and tree growth relationships at the western Canadian Arctic treeline.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 122

subject: Trees -- Effect of global warming on -- Canada, Northern.

subject: Trees -- Canada, Northern -- Growth.

subject: Climatic changes -- Canada, Northern.

subject: QK745 .S94 2011

abstract: The latitudinal forest-tundra ecotone is an area that is experiencing substantial changes with respect to tree growth and climate change. We examined the response of radial tree growth to climate in adjacent regions of northern Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada, across environmental and spatial gradients using dendrochronological methods. Principal components analysis was used to derive the primary modes of variation in the tree-ring records, which were subsequently attributed to environmental and climatic features. We found that slope gradient (small spatial scales) and ecoregional classification (larger spatial scales) played substantial roles in determining the response of tree growth to climate. Climate correlations were found for current and previous years to growth, many of which challenge currently held assumptions regarding the dominant climatic determinants of tree growth at high latitudes. These findings indicate that Arctic forest environments are highly complex, and that expected changes in the biosphere will occur at various rates, times and places. --P. ii.

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title: The reduction of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil under saline conditions using ultrasound.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 97

subject: Soil remediation -- Research.

subject: Hydrocarbons -- Environmental aspects -- Research.

subject: Oil pollution of soils -- Research.

subject: TD879.P4 M36 2008

abstract: Salts (i.e. NaCl) and hydrocarbons are common soil pollutants found at contaminated sites generated by the oil and gas industry, and such pollutants pose serious risks to the environment and human health. In this study, a series of laboratory experiments were conducted to identify the properties influencing interactions of crude oil, dissolved salt, and soil particles and to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasonic technology as a useful remediation technique for treating mixed soil contaminants. A sample of soil (sand, clay and muskeg) equivalent to 30 ml volume was spike with 1 to 2% of crude oil (volume: volume). Two salinity categories (no salt and 0.14 M salt added) were selected and the soil slurry was irradiated for up to 40 minutes using a 20 kHz ultrasonic probe operating at an intensity of 400 W/m². The change in crude oil concentration was measured in treated samples by gas chromatograph. The results indicated that the application of ultrasound generally increased the removal of hydrocarbons by a maximum of approximately 50% observed in sand. In contrast, the presence of salt significantly reduced the removal of hydrocarbons.

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title: Investigating the coding region determinant binding protein-RNA interaction in vitro, in cells and in silico.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 144

subject:
RNA-protein interactions.
Protein binding.
QP623.8.P75 V36 2014

abstract: The Coding Region-Determinant Binding-Protein (CRDBP) belongs to a family of RNA-binding proteins involved in embryogenesis and oncogenesis. Accumulative evidence suggests that the physical interaction with target mRNAs is a critical determinant for CRDBP function. The goal of this study is to better understand the CRDBP-RNA interaction. The role of the glycine-X-X-glycine motif in each of the KH domains of CRDBP for RNA binding in vitro, in cells and in vivo was investigated. Smaller RNA fragments of c-myc, MITF, MAPK4 and β-TrCP1 bound by CRDBP were determined and used for in silico analysis. Overall, the results showed that the G-X-X-G motif in the KH domains of CRDBP are critical for RNA binding, and that the KH domains play differential roles in binding different RNA molecules. The mapped smaller RNA regions aid in discovering inhibitory molecules and in silico analysis leading to improved approach for understanding the CRDBP RNA interaction. --Leaf ii.

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title: The prediction of moose-vehicle collisions in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, Canada.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 150

subject: Traffic safety and wildlife -- British Columbia.

subject: Moose -- British Columbia -- Mount Revelstoke National Park.

subject: Moose -- British Columbia -- Glacier National Park.

subject: HE5620.W54 H87 2007

abstract: Moose (Alces alces)-vehicle collisions (MVC) can result in large ecological and socio-economic costs. The increasing number of MVC across Canada are resulting in population-level effects for moose, greater numbers of human injury and mortality, and increased costs to motorists and insurance companies. In my thesis I developed a set of predictive models to better understand MVC and the locations where they might occur on the Trans Canada Highway bisecting Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks in British Columbia, Canada.--P.2.

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title: Discovering a relationship: adolescents' insights into the counselling relationship in a secondary school setting

format:
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Number of pages in document: 134

subject:
Counseling in secondary education.
Teenagers -- Counseling of.
LB1620.4 .T46 2001

abstract: This study was designed to explore, with five grade twelve students, their understandings of the counselling relationships they shared with their counsellors in a single northern B.C. secondary school setting. The investigation was guided by four questions: (1) What conditions make it possible for the students to talk to a school counsellor? (2) What conditions give students the confidence to share private and confidential information with their counsellor? (3) What are the critical incidents during their counselling which affected the development of the counselling relationship? (4) What were the characteristic elements that constituted the counselling relationship between a school counsellor and a student client? Participants were identified by their school counsellors based on the following criteria: (1) the students were grade twelve students, (2) they were familiar with the counselling programme in their school, (3) they had developed a personal counselling relationship with the students, ( 4) the students could articulate their understandings of those relationships, and (5) they had not had a counselling relationship with the researcher. A series of open ended, in-depth interviews were conducted with the students. Grounded Theory method was used to analyse the data that was transcribed from these interviews. A conceptual model of the counselling relationship was developed consisting of five stages: the Motivating Stage, the Initiating Stage, the Comfort Stage, the Working Alliance Stage, and the Change Stage. Each stage was further divided into Key Categories and Subsidiary Categories that provided insights into conditions that fostered the development of the counselling relationship in the secondary school setting. The search for comfort in the counselling relationship was a constant theme throughout all stages and was identified as the core concept of the model. Several implications for practice were identified and included: ( 1) the centrality of the personal counselling relationship to the school counsellor's role, (2) the conflict between supervisory roles and the development of a personal counselling relationship, (3) the advantages of a multifaceted role for school counsellors, (4) the role of counselling as an arena of comfort, (5) the importance of giving students a role in the design of counselling services, (6) the importance of a professional friendship in the counselling relationship, and (7) the importance of clearly articulated professional identities for school counsellors.

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title: Speckle pattern based single pixel imaging

format:
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Number of pages in document: 126

abstract: This thesis introduces a new modality for terahertz single pixel imaging which takes advantage of compressive sensing techniques and random speckle patterns. This proposed modality offers a new trade-off in complexity and speed in comparison to current imaging systems with the introduction of a spatial light modulator that is minimally simple and inexpensive. Experimental results are obtained exhibiting the successful application of this technique. Extensions and applications of the proposed technique are also discussed.

abstract: single pixel imaging

abstract: speckle patterns


title: Secure data communication over mobile devices in health networks.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 125

subject: Mobile computing -- Security measures.

subject: Computer security.

subject: Data protection.

subject: Medical care -- Data processing.

subject: Confidential communications -- Physicians.

subject: QA76.59 .S23 2011

abstract: The continuous developments in the field of mobile computing have made it possible to use mobile devices for healthcare applications. These devices can be used by healthcare providers to collect and share patients' medical data. However, with increasing adoption of mobile devices that carry confidential data, organizations need to secure the data from unauthorized users and mobile device theft. When unencrypted data is transmitted from one device to another it faces various security threats from malicious code, unsecure networks, unauthorized access, and data theft. The objective of this research is to develop a secure data sharing solution customized for healthcare environments, which would allow authorized users to securely access and share patients' data over mobile devices. We identify the vulnerable locations in mobile communication network that can possibly be exploited by unauthorized users or malicious code to access the confidential data, and develop an efficient security protocol that provides end to end data protection without compromising device's performance. To demonstrate the feasibility of our proposed data sharing architecture, a prototype customized for Point-of-Care-Testing (POCT) scenarios was built in collaboration with Northern Health, Prince George. Simulations were performed to analyze and validate our solution against the pre-defined requirement criteria. --P. ii.

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title: Human Rights and the Duty to Accommodate in Employment: Stakeholders' Knowledge and Attitudes.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 91

subject: Human rights -- Canada.

subject: Work environment -- Attitudes.

subject: People with disabilities -- Employment -- Canada.

subject: JC599.C3 H83 2011

abstract: The purpose of this study was to measure the level of knowledge and the type of attitudes of key stakeholders on human rights and the duty to accommodate in employment in Canada. Two survey instruments, a 20 item true or false knowledge questionnaire and a 20 item seven point Likert scale attitudes questionnaire, developed by the researcher based on literature review, were administered to 160 participants. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses were utilized for this study. Among all participants, the results indicated a general low level of knowledge with a mean score of 11.20 (SD = 2.317) and slightly positive attitudes with a mean score of 90.17 (SD = 14.098) on human rights and the duty to accommodate. Specifically, analysis indicated participants in the human resource occupation, in higher income brackets, working in larger organizations, in a unionized environment and in the public sector have more knowledge than their counterparts. There was also statistical significance for participants in the higher income brackets and working in a unionized environment demographic on the attitudes questionnaire. With respect to correlation factors, both academic attainment/knowledge level and knowledge/attitudes were slightly positively correlated at a statistically significant level. However, in both cases the coefficient of determination (R²) was relatively low at 0.021 and 0.068 respectively. Therefore, the variability of knowledge based on academic attainment and attitudes based on knowledge share 2.1% and 6.8% respectively. In essence, 97.9% and 93.2% of variability can be accounted for by other variables. --P. ii.

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title: A multiagent architecture for semantic query access to legacy relational databases.

subject:
Multiagent systems.
Relational databases.
Semantic Web.
QA76.76.I58 Z83 2011

abstract: This thesis proposes a novel approach to accessing information stored in legacy relational databases (RDB), based on Semantic Web and multiagent systems technologies. It introduces an architectural model of the Semantic Report Generation System (SRGS), designed to address the rising demand for flexible access to information in decision support systems. SRGS is composed of server Database Subsystems (DBS) and client User Subsystems (US). In a DBS, an agent interacts with the administrator to build a reference ontology from the RDB schema, which enables semantic queries without modifying the database. In a US, the decision-making user accesses the system through a simplified natural language interface, using customized extensions to the reference ontology that was imported from DBS an agent helps build the custom ontology, and facilitates query formulation and report generation. The proposed approach is illustrated by several scenarios that highlight the key behavioral aspects of accessing information and developing ontologies. --P. ii.

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title: Gyetim Gan: faces in the forest

format:
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Number of pages in document: 170

subject:
Gitksan Indians -- Wood-carving.
Gitksan Indians -- Legends.
Gitksan art.
Tsimshian Indians -- Wood-carving.
Tsimshian Indians -- Legends.
Tsimshian art.
Carrier Indians -- Wood-carving.
Carrier Indians -- Legends.
Carrier Indians -- Art.
Totem poles -- British Columbia.
E99.K55 B53 1996

abstract: This thesis examines the history and meanings of Gitxsan Gyetim Gan, or face carved in a [living] tree , or tree art. In this work the author tries to answer an number of questions about this art form, such as, What are the purposes of tree art? who is the audience? why has tree art been so invisible to the colonizer? how can tree art be protected? and why were faces a common image carved in trees? To find answers to these questions, the author called upon adaawk (a Gitxsan term for oral history and stories).

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title: Along Highway 16:  A creative meditation on the geography of northwestern British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 149

subject: Landscape assessment -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Geographical perception -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: British Columbia, Northern -- Description and travel.

subject: GF91.B7 L44 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Grounding in intercultural communication.

contributor: Aguilera Rodriguez, Ma. de Jesus Laura (author)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 82

subject:
Intercultural communication -- Canada.
GN345.6 .A38 2005

abstract: The study of effective intercultural communication is relevant to the Canadian multicultural society. This experimental study explores the effect of intercultural (Chinese/Canadian) grounding strategies as a function of social role (doctor/patient) and communicative role (listener/speaker). Grounding activities (e.g., questioning) serve to construct a mutual frame for interactions once a misunderstanding is perceived in the communication. The process of grounding enhances mutual understanding through the reactivation and deactivation of information units. Data obtained from intercultural conversations were analyzed for the use of grounding and its relationship with the information transmitted and retrieved in the communication. Results showed increased use of grounding activities associated with more units of information presented and retrieved in the treatment groups. Cultural variability affected the interactional process but did not influence the information exchanged or the use of grounding in the conversations. This study illustrates that training in grounding is an efficient strategy to facilitate intercultural communication.

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title: Image characterisation of marine explosive cyclogenesis.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 173

subject: Satellite meteorology -- Remote sensing.

subject: Cyclone forecasting.

subject: QC879.5 .P54 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Interventions and supports for adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: An integrative and interpretive review.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 158

subject: Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Patients.

subject: Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Patients -- Rehabilitation.

subject: HV3005 .R34 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Cognitive training in the rural elderly: A randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy and accessibility of a new approach.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 81

subject: Cognition in old age -- Research -- Canada.

subject: Rural elderly -- Canada.

subject: Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Canada.

subject: BF724.85.C64 R59 2013

abstract: Background: Cognitive training is an important determinant of successful aging but rural areas of Canada are uniquely deprived from accessing such speciality services. A need exists to examine the application of cognitive training through a rural lens. Objectives: 1. To develop a novel collaborative approach to improving access to cognitive training in rural settings. 2. To evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent cognitive training program for improving cognition in normal elderly persons ...Conclusion: Results support the efficacy of multicomponent cognitive training in reliably improving targeted and functional abilities. Physicians are critical players to the delivery of regimented cognitive training for older adults both in terms of recruitment and compliance. --Leaf ii.

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title: Women's participation in land use planning:  A case study of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Land Use Plan (CCLUP).

subject: Women and land use planning -- British Columbia -- Cariboo-Chilcotin Region.

subject: Land use -- British Columbia -- Cariboo-Chilcotin Region -- Planning.

subject: Cariboo-Chilcotin Land Use Plan -- Citizen participation.

subject: HD108.6 .T46 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: The experience of alexithymia:  A thematic analysis of an MSN online group.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 84

subject:
Alexithymia.
Affective disorders.
Emotions -- Health aspects.
BF511 .C37 2005

abstract: In the light of the controversy and lack of clarity which exists around the alexithymia construct a qualitative study was undertaken to answer the questions: What is the lived experience for those who self identify as being alexithymic? How is alexithymia experienced and described by those closest to people who self-identify as being alexithymic? A thematic analysis of postings to the 'Alexithymia chatsite' was conducted in the tradition of interpretive phenomenology. The analysis yielded six theme clusters, the central cluster being Varying Levels of Emotional Awareness. The other five theme clusters are: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships, Attributed to Childhood, Coping Strategies, Sexual Disinterest and Unique Experiences in the Body. The analysis suggests that lack of awareness of emotion creates difficulties and challenges in the lives of those who identify as alexithymic. The data supports suggestions in the literature proposing different types of alexithymia based on varying levels of emotionalawareness. Being unable to identify and name feeling during an emotional event and the implied delayed processing are interesting findings discussed. Also anhedonia, sexual disinterest and other consequences of alexithymia are discussed in the light of current research.

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title: Breaking copper: Legislating the repatriation of First Nations cultural property to restore self-determination and promote reconciliation.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 138

subject: Native peoples -- Canada -- Government relations.

subject: Indians of North America -- Canada -- Politics and government.

subject: Native peoples -- Canada -- Ethnic identity.

subject: Native peoples -- Material culture -- Canada.

subject: Cultural property -- Protection -- Canada.

subject: Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Canada.

subject: Self-determination, National -- Canada.

subject: E92 .F53 2010

abstract: The repatriation of cultural property to First Nations is often guided by voluntary procedures developed by museums, and legislation enacted by government. The treaty process can also direct repatriation negotiations between First Nations and museums. The return of cultural property from museums to First Nations has the potential to restore aboriginal cultural self-determination rights and begin a process of reconciliation between these two groups. However, neither First Nations cultural self-determination nor reconciliation with museums can be achieved through the repatriation of cultural property alone. In order for cultural self-determination to be fully realized complete control over cultural property must be reinstated to First Nations communities. Conditions placed on the care and storage of returned objects can interfere with First Nations cultural practices and can foster mistrust and resentment towards museums. An examination of voluntary policies, treaty processes, and legislative acts demonstrates that legislation is best able to restore full cultural self-determination to First Nations and achieve reconciliation with museums. --P.ii.

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title: Influence of Linear Features and Snowmachine Activity on Resource Selection by Wolves.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 132

subject: Wolves -- Behavior -- Alaska -- Nelchina Basin Region.

subject: Wolves -- Effect of habitat modification on -- Alaska -- Nelchina Basin Region.

subject: Snowmobiles -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Nelchina Basin Region.

subject: QL737.C22 R56 2010

abstract: Snowmachines and the alterations made to the landscape from their activity can have profound impacts on the dynamics of wolves (Canis lupus) and their prey. Snowmachine activity can displace animals and disrupt their activity and movement patterns conversely, the creation of trails can enable energy-efficient travel by wolves, thereby increasing the likelihood of encountering and successfully capturing prey. High hunting and trapping pressure could exacerbate these effects, particular during critical late-winter periods when animals are most stressed and anthropogenic activity is greatest. With its dense network of trails, the Nelchina Basin in south-central Alaska presented a unique opportunity to assess quantitatively the spatial and temporal relationships among wolves, human activity, prey resources, and snow characteristics. I monitored the movements of wolves telemetered with global positioning system (GPS) collars, quantified snowmachine activity using remote-sensing techniques and enumeration counters to delineate the timing and distribution of human use, defined relative moose (Alces alces) abundance using aerial surveys, and routinely measured snow depth and hardness to construct ecologically plausible resource selection models. The seasonal movements, distribution and use areas of wolves in the Nelchina Basin, Alaska, were not influenced consistently by snow or the distribution of prey. Nor did wolves exhibit a strong selection for or an avoidance of linear features (i.e. snowmachine trails, and seismic lines), potentially because responses were confounded by predator-management activities. Levels of recreational snowmachine activity were relatively low and followed predictable patterns by day, week, and season. Wolves appeared to respond to this pressure by using trails when snowmachine activity was least. Wolves travelled 3.7 times faster on trails than off trails, although the proportion of locations specifically on trails was low. Findings from this study suggest that for a heavily exploited wolf

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title: Performance of glued-in-rod connections in cross-laminated timber

format:
electronic
1 online resource (viii, 104 pages)

subject:
Laminated wood.
Laminated wood construction.
Engineered wood construction

abstract: The widespread availability of Cross-laminated timber (CLT) provides opportunities to extend the use of wood beyond traditional low-rise residential construction. Glued-in rods (GiR) are an interesting technical solution for numerous structural applications in timber engineering. Although GiR connections have the potential to be used in combination with CLT, research on this application is scarce. In this thesis, an experimental investigation on the performance of GiR in CLT is presented. Two different 5-ply CLT panel thicknesses (139 and 175 mm), two steel rod diameters (d = 12.7 and 19.1 mm) and five different anchorage lengths (la = 6d, 10d, 12d, 14d and 18d) were considered in single and multiple rod connections. A total of 260 specimens were fabricated and subsequently tested under uni-axial quasi-static monotonic tension. The results were assessed in terms of load-carrying capacity, stiffness and failure modes and demonstrated that GiR in CLT offer an alternative high capacity timber connection.


title: Evolving co-management practice: Developing a community-based environmental monitoring framework with Tl'azt'en nation on the John Prince Research Forest.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 180

subject: Experimental forests -- British Columbia -- Fort St. James Region -- Management.

subject: Natural resources -- Co-management -- British Columbia -- John Prince Research Forest.

subject: Tl'azt'en Indians -- British Columbia -- Fort St. James Region.

subject: Environmental impact analysis -- British Columbia -- John Prince Research Forest.

subject: Land use -- British Columbia -- John Prince Research Forest -- Planning.

subject: John Prince Research Forest (B.C.)

subject: SD360.C3 Y56 2009

abstract: This thesis describes a community-based research project that was conducted in partnership with Tl'azt'en Nation and the co-managed John Prince Research Forest. The purpose of the research was to identify, develop, and verify Tl'azt'en environmental measures for five traditional use activities: talo ha'hut'en - fishing salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), huda ha'hut'en - hunting moose (Alces alces), tsa ha tsayilh sula - trapping beaver (Castor canadensis), duje hoonayin - picking huckleberries (Vaccinium membranaceum), and yoo ba ningwus hunult'o - gathering soapberries (Shepherdia canadensis) for medicinal use. The process of developing Aboriginal environmental measures was participatory and iterative. I worked in partnership with two teams of Tl'azt'en community members, including Elders and traditional land users. The central methods used in our framework included: focus groups, workshops, one-on-one interviews and Photovoice. Our participatory research approach was evaluated throughout the course of the project and comprehensively at the end of the project by Tl'azt'en team members, researchers, and research assistants. This iterative evaluation process fostered an adaptive outlook and ensured that our methodology was culturally appropriate and meaningful. Evaluation results revealed how participant satisfaction, personal development, independence, and the building of relationships contributed to sustained participation and the achievement of project objectives. Overall, 252 Tl'azt'en environmental measures were developed in this project for our five focal traditional use activities and two inductively identified environmental monitoring themes: monitoring environmental change across Tl'azt'en Nation traditional territory and monitoring community adherence to Tl'azt'enne traditional environmental land use methods and principles. A prioritized subset of these measures will be applied in the future through a Tl'azt'en community-based environmental monitoring initiative on the John Prince Research Forest. Applying th

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