title: Growth of interior spruce and attack by the white pine weevil,  Pissodes strobi (Peck) in the sub-boreal spruce zone of British Columbia:  Role of overstorey shade.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 102

subject: Spruce -- Diseases and pests -- Control -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: White-pine weevil -- Effect of light on -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: White-pine weevil -- Effect of habitat modification of -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: SB608.S8 N95 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1226013


title: Identification of the geologic environmental effects of acid gas injection at the Kwoen Gas Plant.

type: Text thesis

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

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 111

subject: Gas manufacture and works -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Gas manufacture and works -- By-products.

subject: Gas manufacture and works -- British Columbia, Northern -- Case studies.

subject: Natural gas -- Geology -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Geochemical modeling.

subject: TP755 .V53 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1302362


title: Causes and consequences of blue-green eggshell colour variation in mountain bluebirds (Sialia Currucoides)

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

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 146

subject:
Mountain bluebird -- Eggs -- Color.
Eggshells -- Research.

abstract: The function and evolution of ornamental traits has been a major focus of evolutionary ecology. Despite this, female ornaments have received relatively little consideration, and are still poorly understood relative to those produced by males. However, presently, there is much interest in determining how sexual selection shapes female phenotypes. Blue-green eggshell colour, derived from the antioxidant pigment biliverdin, is one attribute produced by female birds that has come under scrutiny as a potentially sexually selected trait. Based on the possibility that biliverdin is limited and costly to produce, the sexually selected egg colour hypothesis predicts that blue-green egg colour has evolved in species with biparental care as an advertisement of female quality that elicits increased paternal effort from their social mate... .

abstract: Mountain bluebird


title: Export barriers to the Chinese market: Insights from British Columbia forest products firms.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 113

subject: Forest products industry -- British Columbia.

subject: Forest products industry -- Economic aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.

subject: British Columbia -- Commerce -- China.

subject: China -- Commerce -- British Columbia.

subject: HD9764.C32 H4 2009

abstract: Canada's forest products firms have endeavored to develop the Chinese market as their alternative export destination. These needs became even urgent since the US economic recession in 2008. Reducing the export barriers that firms encountered will minimize their losses and enhance their export performance in the Chinese market. Through a questionnaire survey, thirty-four managers in British Columbia's forest products firms identified and evaluated the barriers that hindering their exporting to the Chinese market. The identified nine export obstacles include difficulties in finding business opportunities, skillful personnel and foreign representatives differences in verbal, nonverbal language and socio-cultural traits, price competition and excessive transportation cost. The findings in this study also indicate that different parameters of firm size have different relationships with export barriers. In addition, different parameters of firm's export experience also show different relationships with export barriers. These findings will facilitate forest policy makers in British Columbia to formulate Chinese market export strategies, especially to target firms with different firm's size and export experience. --P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1647106


title: Ethical decision-making in disability management.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 162

subject: People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- Moral and ethical aspects.

subject: Decision making -- Moral and ethical aspects.

subject: Disability studies.

subject: Disability evaluation.

subject: RC963.4 .J63 2008

abstract: A qualitative, phenomenological, exploratory study of a small purposive sample of disability management coordinators, including union representatives, explored how ethical dilemmas are identified and resolved, revealing that dilemmas arise out of interaction by the parties within the disability management environment in conjunction with professional imperatives. Key findings include the identification of preconditions, factors that facilitate ethical decisions (e.g. competency, training, balancing the parties' interests, and best practices) or predispose the accommodation process to dilemmas (e.g. dual clients and access to sensitive information), and the use of features of the Ethics of Care, Kantian Ethics, and Beauchamp and Childress' ethical principles in ethical decision-making. Based on the findings a visual model of dilemma formation and resolution, a theoretical approach to ethical decision-making combining the Ethics of Care and Kantian Ethics and a decision-making framework were developed, incorporating participants' experiences, best practices literature, ethical theories and principles and facilitating evidence based practice.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1598637


title: The influence of warming, site characteristics, and host plant on root-associated fungal communities from Alexandra Fiord in the Canadian High Arctic.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 217

subject: Vegetation and climate -- Nunavut -- Alexandra Fiord Region.

subject: Plants -- Effect of global warming on -- Nunavut -- Alexandra Fiord Region.

subject: Fungal communities -- Nunavut -- Alexandra Fiord Region.

subject: Global warming.

subject: QK755.5 .F85 2005

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1302871


title: Self-reflective identity processing and psychological maturity: Examining the link between identity and wisdom.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 77

subject:
Self-perception.
Identity (Psychology)
Wisdom.
BF697.5.S43 P79 2014

abstract: The predictive relationship between the use of an informational identity processing style and wisdom was examined by focusing specifically on the mediating roles of self-reflective capacities (self-reflection, insight, mindfulness, and self-compassion). One hundred and eighty three young adult men (N=51) and women (N=132) completed self-report measures of identity styles, identity commitment, self-reflection, insight, mindfulness, self-compassion, and wisdom, with a subsample (N=60 14 men and 46 women) also completing these measures one year later. The use of an information style was positively related to all self-reflective capacities and to wisdom. In addition, each of the reflective capacities partially mediated the relationship between informational identity processing and wisdom. Contrary to predictions, informational style processing, self-reflection, and insight measured at Time 1 did not predict wisdom measured at Time 2. The results are discussed in terms how the reflective capacities of informational individuals may promote wisdom development. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1949633


title: The demise of the corporatist experiment in South Africa.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 116

subject: Corporate state -- South Africa.

subject: South Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1991-

subject: South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-

subject: HD3616.S62 S65 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1225926


title: The role of knowledge gained through bodily experience in the processing of insults.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 54

subject:
Invective -- Psychological aspects.
Compliments -- Psychological aspects.
Psychophysiology.
BF463.I58 W45 2010

abstract: The purpose of this research was to examine whether knowledge gained through bodily experience influences the processing of insults. I presented embodied insults (e.g., asswipe'), non-embodied insults (e.g., cheapskate'), and other non-insults (e.g., armband') or compliments (e.g., eyeful') in four insult detection task experiments (is the stimulus an insult or not?'). After each experiment, participants were given a surprise recall task. In all four experiments, a facilitatory bodily experience effect was observed, such that the embodied insults were responded to more rapidly and were recalled more often than the non-embodied insults. I propose that knowledge gained through bodily experience is an integral component of the conceptual knowledge people possess for insults. My results are also consistent with the idea that embodied insults are understood by creating mental simulations of underlying bodily experiences. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1686292


title: School-based evidence for the validity of curriculum-based measurement norms in School District #57

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 104

subject: British Columbia. School District No. 57 (Prince George)

subject: Curriculum-based assessment -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Educational tests and measurements -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Evaluation

subject: Prediction of scholastic success -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Middle schools -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Curricula.

subject: LB3060.32.C74 F49 2000

abstract: This study examines the relationship between local Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) scores and later academic performance. It adds school-based validity evidence to the body of research literature that has demonstrated CBM to be valid and reliable for a number of assessment purposes. CBM reading and written expression scores for 678 Grade 6 and 7 students were compared to their year-end English and Social Studies marks received in Grades 8, 9 and 10. Correlational and regression analyses confirmed the predictive validity of CBM scores. Data on the academic programming of the students in secondary school allowed for discriminant analysis procedures that demonstrated the ability of CBM to differentiate between student groups of various proficiency levels. Overall, findings support the appropriateness of the use of CBM norms for local assessment applications, including the use of CBM as an indicator of academic performance when making special education eligibility decisions.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1209177


title: Stigma and resilience: Lived experiences of people with HIV in a northern community.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 141

subject: HIV-positive persons -- Mental health -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: HIV infections -- British Columbia, Northern -- Psychological aspects.

subject: Stigma (Social psychology)

subject: RA643.86.C32 M35 2015

abstract: Stigma is a reality for millions of individuals who are living with HIV/AIDS and is accompanied with many challenges, however individuals are resilient in spite of the negative impacts of stigma. The purpose of this research was to explore and highlight the lived experience of people living with HIV-related stigmas in Prince George, secondly, to understand the impacts of stigma, and thirdly, to identify the ways in which those living with HIV/AIDS respond to stigma. The research draws on hermeneutics phenomenology as this enables the exploration of participants' experiences of stigma and resilience. Findings that have emerged from the thematic analysis have shown that stigma both enacted and felt is still prevalent in the lives of the participants. Also, participants' experienced various challenges such as: mental health problems, substance abuse, financial problems and the lack of relationships. However, despite these challenges, participants reported feeling optimistic and hopeful as well as experiencing spiritual growth, finding a sense of purpose while living with their diagnosis. Overall participants in the study are adapting to their hardship and choosing not to be victims of HIV but survivors and fighters. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2006809


title: Canadian Indians and the Second World War:  The pivotal event of the 20<super>th</super> century for Canadian Indians and Canadian Indian policy?

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 125

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

subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian.

subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Canada.

subject: Indian veterans -- Canada -- Government relations.

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

subject: E92 .T66 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1317062


title: A multi-scale behavioural approach to understanding the movements of woodland caribou.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 210

subject: Woodland caribou -- Behavior -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Woodland caribou -- Effect of logging on -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Woodland caribou -- Feeding and feeds -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Woodland caribou -- Effect of habitat modification on -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: QL737.U55 J64 2000

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1216342


title: Self-perception of affect expression.

subject:
Alexithymia.
Affective disorders.
RC540 .B76 2014

abstract: Definitions of alexithymia rest upon the assumption that the trait is characterized by deficits in emotional processing though impaired perception of one's own emotion is considered a core feature of alexithymia, empirical investigation of this deficit is lacking. Additionally, the impact of alexithymia on pain experience, perception and expression has not been well investigated. In this study, participants were covertly videotaped as they rated their feelings during a cold pressor task and an emotional slide-viewing task. In a second session, participants viewed clips of their faces expressing emotion and pain, and made a second set of ratings to determine perceptual accuracy. Results indicate that: while participants are accurate in rating their own facial expressions of emotion and of pain, high scores on components of alexithymia are associated with specific deficits in self-perception of negative emotion, a tendency to rate self-perceived negative emotion as less negative, and increased subjective pain intensity. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1947178


title: "Who works in northern B.C.?"  Identifying personal characteristics and experiences shared by long-term health professionals in northern British Columbia.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 135

subject: Medical personnel -- Attitudes -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Personality and occupation -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Medical personnel -- Recruiting -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RA410.9.C2 M36 2008

abstract: With new health sciences programs designed to serve northern British Columbia (B.C.), student recruitment will focus on applicants who are likely to remain in northern B.C. long-term. The primary objective of this project was to identify personal characteristics and experiences shared by health care professionals who have worked in northern B.C. long-term to potentially create a northern suitability component for health education program selection criteria. Six speech-language pathologists, 4 psychologists, 4 occupational therapists, 8 social workers, and 4 physiotherapists were interviewed in northern B.C. A qualitative descriptive design was used to identify influences in choosing rural or northern training, initiating practice in northern B.C., and remaining in the region. The findings suggest personal characteristics and experiences, along with age and stage of life, rural background, and location of family influence values about family, career, personal preferences, and community. Personal values determine the decision to come and/or stay in northern B.C.--P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1513741


title: Waking to T'imlax'aamit: Ground-truthing the Indigenous rainforests of British Columbia's North Coast.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 151

subject:
Philosophy of nature.
Nature in literature.
Ecology in literature.
Traditional ecological knowledge.
Environmental sciences -- Philosophy.
BD581 .D46 2011

abstract: For many thousands of years, the rainforests of British Columbia's North Coast have been home to immense conifer trees, leafy shrubs, mosses, lichens, and the complex fungal communities that connect and support them. Guided by principles of balanced reciprocity, First Nations cultures have also thrived here for millennia, adapting these and other wild gifts into lesson systems of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). Recently, the arrival of colonial industrialists, European settlers, and international migrants has disrupted the balanced flux of local ecological and economic activities. Considering injustices driven by Globalization, how can the Indigenous rainforests and their original residents teach newcomers to live respectfully and sustainably, and, how can Western thought accept holistic, long-term visions of home? Broadly interdisciplinary in scope, this poetry-prose-essay is a creative investigation of where critical questions lead through the Indigenous rainforest, uncovering true connections with a literary form that is a diverse and complex as its subject.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1783866


title: Machine learning techniques in pain recognition.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 114

subject:
Computer vision in medicine.
Pattern perception.
Pain -- Measurement.
Facial expression.
Neural networks (Computer science).
R859.7.C67 M66 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1317118


title: Staging relationships: using devised theatre to explore First Nations youths' experiences and perceptions of their relationships with healthcare providers

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 129

subject: Indigenous youth -- Medical care -- British Columbia -- Attitudes.

subject: Ireland -- Emigation and immigration -- Government policy.

subject: Social integration -- Ireland.

subject: RA450.4.I53 P48 2016

abstract: In Canada, vast inequities exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth, especially in northern, rural communities. Research has shown positive relationships with physicians greatly impacts on health, yet, to date, research on relationships between healthcare providers and Aboriginal peoples has not widely consulted or involved the younger population. The goal of this research was to explore relationships between Nisga'a First Nations youth (ages 19-25) and their healthcare providers by identifying cultural and social factors that encourage or hinder meaningful access to healthcare. Using a social determinants of health framework, this research employed community-based participatory approaches and decolonizing methodologies as well as arts-based methods (devised theatre). Four key themes emerged exemplifying two Nisga'a First Nations youths' experiences of relationships with healthcare providers. The most important finding was that Nisga'a youth participants identified "~relationships' as a determinant of their interactions with healthcare providers. Furthermore, using theatre proved to be a successful way to engage youth in research. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2140942


title: Human trafficking: an examination of available services and support in Prince George, B.C.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 177

subject:
Human trafficking -- British Columbia.
Pancreas -- Secretions.
HQ281 .E46 2016

abstract: Human trafficking is an abhorrent crime that exists throughout the world, affecting communities of all sizes. Men, women, and children are treated as slaves and are forced into exploitive situations for both labour and sexual services. While the body of research on global human trafficking is growing, there are fewer studies that look at community-level care and support of victims, and even fewer that look at conditions in smaller urban centres where human trafficking is less prominent. The purpose of this interdisciplinary research is to address both these gaps by examining service provision for victims of trafficking in Prince George, British Columbia. I employ the conceptual lenses of intersectionality and heteronormativity to understand human trafficking victimization and the theory of social care to account for systems of care and support organized in response to this victimization. Using a case study approach, I conducted key-informant interviews with service providers in Prince George and Vancouver in order to understand the nature of service coordination and how service delivery differs in a small urban centre compared to a gateway metropolitan centre where human trafficking is more prevalent. My findings indicate that service providers' understandings of human trafficking differ, and that resource access and institutional conditions create barriers for victim identification and service coordination. Finally, I offer recommendations for policy and practice intended to enhance the capacity of local care and support networks to identify and offer help to victims. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2144711


title: Parallelism in multiple sequence alignment.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 78

subject: Parallel processing (Electronic computers).

subject: Parallel algorithms.

subject: Computational biology.

subject: QA76.58 .B35 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1302078


title: Mujeres autorizadas: Women's empowerment programs as a form of community development in Guatemala.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 160

subject: Women in community development -- Guatemala.

subject: Community development -- Guatemala.

subject: Women -- Guatemala -- Social conditions.

subject: HQ1240.5.G9 R43 2005

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1302002


title: Mentalization and interpersonal problems in borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (viii, 90 pages)

subject:
Psychoanalysis.
Interpersonal relations.
Borderline personality disorder.
Psychoanalitic theory.

abstract: Difficulties in mentalization may be a developmentally based foundation for interpersonal problems in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Fonagy and colleagues have developed a theoretical framework whereby relationships between difficulties in mentalization and other core characteristics of BPD (i.e., insecure attachment, intrapersonal emotion dysregulation and identity diffusion) may underlie interpersonal problems. However, most of the published work on these aspects of the framework have been theoretical in nature. The aim of the study was to investigate this framework and extend it by including interpersonal emotion dysregulation. Simple and multiple mediation analyses were performed with a convenience sample of 64 undergraduate students. Results indicated that hypomentalizing mediated the relationship between BPD symptoms and interpersonal problems. No significant mediators were found between insecure attachment and interpersonal problems or between mentalization errors and interpersonal problems. Limitations include the sample size and the lack of a negative emotion induction and recommendations for future research are suggested.


title: Connectionless routing protocols for mobile ad-hoc networks.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 89

subject:
Routers (Computer networks)
Computer networks.
Computer architecture.
TK5105.543 .S86 2004

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1280546


title: The influence of scientists and scientific knowledge on international environmental policy: Canada, persistent organic pollutants, and the Stockholm Convention.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 192

subject: Public health nurses -- British Columbia.

subject: Public health nurses -- Job satisfaction -- British Columbia.

subject: Rural nursing -- British Columbia.

subject: RT97 .B48 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1223491


title: Dynamic correlation between selected world major stock markets and commodity markets.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 77

subject:
Stock exchanges.
Commodity exchanges.
HG4636 .Q53 2014

abstract: This thesis studies the dynamic correlation between price variation of bulk international commodities and major stock markets. Dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) multivariate GARCH model is used to analyze the volatility spillover effect between world major indexes and bulk commodities prices from January 1st, 2003 to December 31st, 2012, for petroleum, copper, and aluminum, and China (SSE), USA (S&P 500), Russia (RTS), Australia (S&P/ASX 200), and Canada (S&P/TSX). Moreover, this study investigates whether the 2007 global financial crisis has strengthened or weakened the dynamic correlations between stock markets and commodity markets. The results show that the dynamic correlations between selected world major stock indexes and commodity prices after the financial crisis have increased than that before the crisis, and the trend of integration of world economic volatility is further verified. --Leaf i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1953232


title: An Aboriginal approach: what teachers need to know in public education

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia College of Arts, Social, and Health Sciences (Degree granting institution)

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 120

abstract: The purpose of this research is to provide an understanding of what British Columbia K-12 teachers require to successfully teach First Nations students, First Nations content and First Nations culture. This thesis brings awareness of the need to prepare teachers to teach with a holistic pedagogical practice in order to close the achievement gap (Auditor General’s Report pg. 3.2015) that presently exists between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students The data collected for the purpose of this thesis was provided through the following; review of the literature, interviews with successful graduates of the University of Northern British Columbia, Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program, and Northern British Columbia Aboriginal School District Principals. The data brings awareness to future teacher preparation to meet the needs of K-12 Aboriginal students that, if followed, will lead to more Aboriginal students meeting success and graduating from the K-12 school system. ...

abstract: First Nations

abstract: Aboriginal

abstract: education


title: First Nations women carvers:  Celebrating creation and creativity.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 124

subject: Carvers (Decorative artists) -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Indian women artists -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Indian art -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: NK5504.C2 S54 2005

abstract: This thesis represents my journey of discovery to learn about the role of First Nations women carvers in today's First Nations societies in the Northern Northwest-Central region of British Columbia. It is based on learning about the creative world of five First Nations Women carvers: Pauline Allan of the Carrier Nation, Valerie Morgan and her sister Virginia Morgan, born into the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation and Gitxsan on their father's side and by marriage, Dale Campbell of the Tahltan Nation, and Victoria Moody of the Haida Nation. What I learned from these women illuminated the concepts of what is traditional and what is contemporary and taught me that my queries about gender disparity, exhibitions, sales and success were coming from a very Western perspective. I use the words the women told me to show their perception that being a First Nations woman is not about breaking down barriers of gendered roles but a means for them to revitalize their traditions.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1288565


title: ‘Experience talks, resilience shapes’ revisiting historic trauma: impact on treatment in indigenous males living with HIV/AIDS in British Columbia

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences (Degree granting institution)

format: electronic 283 electronic

abstract:
There is an over-representation of HIV incidence, prevalence and mortality rates in the Indigenous population of Canada. Further, many do not adhere to HAART partly because of unresolved historic trauma (HT). Most research on HIV/AIDS therapy has focused on “maladaptive” characteristics of Aboriginal males and less on their adaptive, life-maintaining practices.
This study explored the impact of HT on treatment among Indigenous males living with HIV/AIDS in BC, with a focus on adaptive/life maintaining practices, i.e., how the experience of HT positively affects male survivors’ ability to adhere to treatment, and the HT impact on treatment outcomes across age groups and residential school survivor status.
Using interpretive description incorporating a cultural safety lens as the methodological framework, data was collected through one-to-one interviews, a focus group, and a few Life Story Board sessions. Thirty-six HT survivors told their lived experience stories, discussed how HT affected their adherence to HAART, and explained how they build resilience.
Three main themes resulted from data analysis: 1) facilitators of choice or actions leading to HAART adherence; 2) factors leading to HAART non-adherence; and 3) comparative survivor responses on health, services, stigma and the historic trauma effect. Adherence choices and actions are promoted by psychological support, cultural services, religion and spirituality, structural services, resilience, strictness and discipline metered on indirect survivors through their parents. Negative choice or actions resulted from; personal reasons, cultural restrictiveness, lack of structural support and services, spiritual and religion-related factors, and intergenerational historic trauma effects. Finally, comparative responses of survivors’ views noted included the view of health with respect to resilience, availability of and access to services on-and off-reserve, stigma and confidentiality, and the effect of historic trauma through generations and across survivor status. The findings demonstrate how complex the experience and expression of HT is and that most Indigenous men can be resilient to stay on HAART and have better health and wellbeing. Cultural-safety informed recommendations are offered to better address HT, improve treatment-adherent behaviour and resilience, foster healing and reduce deaths due to HIV/AIDS. This study suggests promising resilience factors that have implications for both research and practice.


title: Implementing modified interaction guidance as a treatment for disrupted parental communication in Prince George:  A case study.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 117

subject: Attachment disorder in children -- Treatment.

subject: Attachment behavior in infants.

subject: Parent and infant.

subject: Communication in families.

subject: RJ507.A77 Q56 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1309603


title: HIV+ Aboriginal women speak of experience and strength in a Northern context.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 91

subject: HIV-positive women -- Services for.

subject: Indigenous women -- Diseases.

subject: AIDS (Disease) in women -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RA643.86.C2 W45 2011

abstract: Aboriginal women living with HIV in the North have a unique perspective regarding helpful and useful services as well as painful experience concerning gaps in services. This research examines the responses of eight Aboriginal women in this regard and, additionally, invites them to identify life factors, which have been particular sources of strength. Using an open interview method via snowball sampling, the women were asked about services they found most helpful, resources that they thought were missing and to identify personal strengths contributing to their optimism and survival. A systematic thematic analysis of the interviews resulted in five major themes: support, resources, identity, northern obstacles and strengths. The analysis also illuminated the reality that the women feel very supported and cared for by existing services that have proven to be incredibly valuable to their everyday lives. Follow up recommendations include: maintaining and increasing crucial services, continuing to lobby for increased funding, adding courses specific to HIV and AIDS to schools of social work curriculum and highlighting the realities of living with HIV and AIDS in a northern context. --P. 2.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1737957


title: Lymph node vascular plasticity during Herpes Simplex Virus Type II infection.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 131

subject:
Lymph nodes.
Immune response.
RC646.3 .S45 2011

abstract: Lymph node (LN) blood supply has long been thought to be integral to the immune response. Recently, the phenomenon of remodeling of the LN feed arteriole during viral infection was demonstrated as a key component of induction of an effective adaptive immune response. Here, the data presented show that during infection the LN feed arteriole is capable of non-pathogenic, reversible, outward remodeling peaking seven days post-immunization before returning to pre-infection size. Using pharmacological blockade and genetic ablation models, the remodeling process is demonstrated to be dependent upon the presence of CD4⁺ T cells in the LN, the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), tumor necrosis factor alpha, and age, as well as influenced by mast cells. Collectively, these results demonstrate key links between immune response, arteriole remodeling, and vascular mediators and represent a novel mechanism of vascular modulation of immunity. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1783832


title: The importance of identity and Aboriginal mothering.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 107

subject: Kesey, Ken -- Criticism and interpretation.

subject: Individualism -- United States.

subject: PS3561.E667 .Z74 2009

abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to examine, through cultural studies, the works of Ken Kesey and establish that he is building upon certain long-standing mores and myths in American society and that, despite being popularly viewed as a countercultural icon, his works demonstrate that he is actually more of a traditionalist in terms of his views. He is a writer who believes individualism is both a right and a means of personal success and emotional well-being. As such, his works embody the kind of frontier mentality outlined by Frederick Jackson Turner and Richard Slotkin. These works promote the belief that American independence stems from characteristics that are necessarily forged when people leave the city for the frontier, characteristics such as pragmatism and self-sufficiency.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1600509


title: Integrating harvesting values with community: planning for mineral aggregate extraction in the City of Prince George

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 152

subject: Aggregates (Building materials) -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Aggregate industry -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: TD195.S3 B69 1996

abstract: This thesis describes a conceptual model wherein the environmental impact of mineral aggregrate extraction on an urban area can be researched, managed, and mitigated.

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title: Computing ethics: the case for codes of ethics and privacy policies

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abstract:
Ethics and privacy are integral to life although limited research has been conducted
relative to global codes of ethics and privacy policies of corporations. This piqued the interest
on this research where the first contribution examines codes of ethics worldwide. It compares
codes of different societies to IEEE and proposes changes which address issues of diversity,
culture, and sociopolitical differences. Four countries have adopted the IEEE codes of ethics,
while 28 countries have some variations. A global code of ethics would be useful in a world
without borders. The second contribution introduces new guidelines for Canadian
corporations regarding privacy policies. It examines the compatibility and compliance of
corporate privacy policies with PIPEDA. An examination of the corporations revealed only
1,017 have public-facing privacy policies on their websites and some do not seem to satisfy
all PIPEDA principles. New guidelines will help to ensure a better compliance with PIPEDA
by corporations.

abstract: Ethics

abstract: Professional Codes

abstract: Code of Ethics

abstract: Global Code of Ethics

abstract: Corporate Privacy Policies

abstract: Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)


title: Survival, growth and the possible environmental impacts of introduced blue mussels (Mytilus spp.) in Georgia Strait, British Columbia:  Implications for mussel aquaculture.

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subject: Mytilidae -- British Columbia -- Georgia, Strait of.

subject: Mytilus -- British Columbia -- Georgia, Strait of.

subject: Mussels -- British Columbia -- Georgia, Strait of.

subject: QL430.7.M95 Y36 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1225389


title: Sequential Monte Carlo methods for data assimilation in strongly nonlinear dynamics.

subject: Monte Carlo method -- Computer programs.

subject: Meteorology -- Mathematical models.

subject: Oceanography -- Mathematical models.

subject: QA298 .W36 2009

abstract: Data assimilation is the process of estimating the state of dynamic systems (linear or nonlinear, Gaussian or non-Gaussian) as accurately as possible from noisy observational data. Although the Three Dimensional Variational (3D-VAR) methods, Four Dimensional Variational (4D-VAR) methods and Ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) methods are widely used and effective for linear and Gaussian dynamics, new methods of data assimilation are required for the general situation, that is, nonlinear non-Gaussian dynamics. General Bayesian recursive estimation theory is reviewed in this thesis. The Bayesian estimation approach provides a rather general and powerful framework for handling nonlinear, non-Gaussian, as well as linear, Gaussian estimation problems. Despite a general solution to the nonlinear estimation problem, there is no closed-form solution in the general case. Therefore, approximate techniques have to be employed. In this thesis, the sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods, commonly referred to as the particle filter, is presented to tackle non-linear, non-Gaussian estimation problems. In this thesis, we use the SMC methods only for the nonlinear state estimation problem, however, it can also be used for the nonlinear parameter estimation problem. In order to demonstrate the new methods in the general nonlinear non-Gaussian case, we compare Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods with the Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) by performing data assimilation in nonlinear and non-Gaussian dynamic systems. The models used in this study are referred to as state-space models. The Lorenz 1963 and 1966 models serve as test beds for examining the properties of these assimilation methods when used in highly nonlinear dynamics. The application of Sequential Monte Carlo methods to different fixed parameters in dynamic models is considered. Four different scenarios in the Lorenz 1063 [sic] model and three different scenarios in the Lorenz 1996 model are designed in this study for both the SMC methods and EnKF method with different filter siz

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1600512


title: A software system for agent-assisted ontology building

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subject:
Intelligent agents (Computer software)
Counselor trainees -- Attitudes.
QA76.76.I58 M86 2016

abstract: This thesis investigates how one can design a team of intelligent software agents that helps its human partner develop a formal ontology from a relational database and enhance it with higher-level abstractions. The resulting efficiency of ontology development could facilitate the building of intelligent decision support systems that allow: high-level semantic queries on legacy relational databases autonomous implementation within a host organization and incremental deployment without affecting the underlying database or its conventional use. We introduce a set of design principles, formulate the prototype system requirements and architecture, elaborate agent roles and interactions, develop suitable design techniques, and test the approach through practical implementation of selected features. We endow each agent with model meta-ontology, which enables it to reason and communicate about ontology, and planning meta-ontology, which captures the role-specific know-how of the ontology building method. We also assess the maturity of development tools for a larger-scale implementation. --Leaf i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2144712


title: Populism and brokerage politics: an examination of the Cooperative-Commonwealth Federation-New Democratic Party and the Reform Party of Canada

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subject: Reform Party of Canada.

subject: New Democratic Party.

subject: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (Canada)

subject: Populism -- Canada.

subject: Political parties -- Canada.

subject: JL197.R34 M67 1997

abstract: The concepts of populism and brokerage politics have been applied to many different settings, movements, and political parties. Their definitions, culled from a critical analysis of relevant books, scholarly journals, and newspaper and magazine articles, are applied to two different Canadian political parties, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation-New Democratic Party (CCF-NDP) and the Reform Party of Canada. This application provides an interesting comparative examination of the organization, policies and Constitutions of both parties. It highlights the relationship between the two concepts concerning how a populist party can become a brokerage party due to pressures such as those experienced when in power. The application also displays the limitations with the definitions of populism and brokerage politics that make it difficult to characterize definitively any political party as populist or brokerage. The CCF-NDP and the Reform Party are neither completely populist nor brokerage. From this finding emerge several options for the CCF-NDP and the Reform Party to consider regarding their future.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1183834


title: Maternal and perinatal community outcomes associated with having a "no caesarean section policy".

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subject: Cesarean section -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Rural women -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia -- Bella Coola.

subject: Rural women -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii.

subject: RG761 .L96 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1237271


title: Design and simulation of an adaptive concurrency control protocol for distributed real-time database systems.

subject:
Distributed databases.
Adaptive control systems.
QA76.9.D3 S76 2007

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1325917


title: Regeneration of lodgepole pine after wildfire in mountain pine beetle-killed stands in north-central British Columbia.

subject: Lodgepole pine -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Forest regeneration -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Wildfires -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Mountain pine beetle -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: SD397.P585 S36 2007

abstract: The ecological disturbance from wildfire (2004) on ~10,000 hectares of forests near the Kenny Dam presented a unique opportunity to study the natural and artificial regeneration in burned mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) infested stands in north-central British Columbia. Mountain pine beetle (MPB) has been documented as a natural disturbance agent that may precede wildfire in lodgepole pine forests (Pinus contorta var. latifolia). The objectives of this thesis were to i) characterize lodgepole pine regeneration and related micro-site conditions associated with wildfire, ii) identify limitations for germination, survival and recruitment of natural and artificial regeneration in relation to site moisture, fire severity, and vegetative competition, and iii) provide guidance on local operational management of MPB-killed stands.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1391469


title: Perceived barriers based on lived experiences of recent visible minority immigrant women's labour force integration : a phenomenological study based in Prince George, BC

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abstract: The study investigated the lived experiences of visible minority immigrant (VMI) women and their economic integration in Canada, using Prince George as a case study. The thesis explored the barriers to labour market integration of a sample of VMI women, using phenomenological research methods. For data collection face-to-face interviews were conducted with 10 recently migrated VMI women residing in Prince George, BC. Major findings of the study revealed nine barriers, out of which, four (cultural differences, lack of access to affordable and reliable childcare, discrimination, and credential assessment challenges) were found to be more prominent. The study concluded with recommended policy initiatives that may ease the economic integration of VMI women, such as bridging programs and subsidized childcare. The study concluded that a proactive shift in the mind frames of immigrant women may facilitate their integration by better preparing them to handle various challenges accompanying the settlement experience.


title: Plasticity in selection strategies of woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou) during winter and calving.

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subject: Woodland caribou -- Habitat -- British Columbia, Northern -- Greater Besa Prophet Region.

subject: Caribou calving grounds -- British Columbia, Northern -- Greater Besa Prophet Region.

subject: QL737.U55 G87 2005

abstract: Woodland caribou may be an important indicator' or focal species for management agencies because they require large areas to persist and are sensitive to both direct and indirect forms of disturbance. Prior to industrial development in northern regions, it is important to acquire baseline information on areas that are important to local 'herds' as well as to identify physiological and ecological mechanisms of resource selection. I used global positioning system (GPS) data from caribou {Rangifer tarandus caribou), wolves {Canis lupus), and grizzly bears {Ursus arctos), and satellite imagery, resource selection functions, and cause-specific mortality data from 50 caribou neonates to define calving and wintering areas of woodland caribou in northern British Columbia. I identified scale-dependant mechanisms of selection relative to predation risk (calving, summer, winter, and late winter) and forage availability (calving and summer), and energetic costs of movement (winter and late winter) at 2 spatial scales, and quantified the variation in responses to these mechanisms among individual caribou. In all seasons, caribou selected habitats in a hierarchical fashion, and exhibited high variation among individuals. Three unique calving areas, or calving strategies, were defined for the Greater Besa Prophet area; each calving area had different attributes of risk and forage. During calving, spatial separation from areas of high wolf risk was important to parturient females as was access to areas of high vegetative change (i.e., forage quality); animals made trade-off decisions between minimizing the risk of predation and securing forage to address the high nutritional demands of lactation. Calf survival through the first 2 months of life ranged from 54% in 2002 to 79% in 2003. A total of 19 of 50 neonates died during the summers, of which 17 were by predation: wolverines (age of calves <14 d) and wolves (age of calves >18 d) each killed 5 calves. Movements away from calving sites (>1 km) peaked during the third week of life and increased the odds of a neonate surviving by 196%. These movements coincided with a change in vegetative phenology and the high energetic demands of lactation. During winter and late winter, minimizing the energetic costs of movement was the most important parameter in the selection of resources at a smaller spatial scale defined by seasonal movement, whereas Individual caribou showed increased sensitivity to the components of risk at a larger scale of the home range. Variation in the selection of resources by individuals was high, but some similarities facilitated using pooled use/availability data to model resource selection. These pooled models, however, collapsed important biological variation in the selection of resources, limiting biological interpretation of selection models. Variation in the selection of resources among individuals (i.e., plasticity) during all times of the year may be an important life-history strategy for woodland caribou to decrease their predictability on the landscape to major predators. Identifying and maintaining this variation within selection strategies is an important step towards determining the ability of caribou populations to persist in the presence of environmental and anthropogenic disturbance.

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title: Text generation processes in the development of written cohesion: The contribution of semantics and syntax.

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subject: Cohesion (Linguistics)

subject: English language -- Writing -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

subject: Semantics.

subject: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.

subject: PE1404 .S87 2014

abstract: The ability to write cohesive texts is a complex skill that engages multiple cognitive processes including language. However, there is a dearth of research examining the relationship between language skills and the emergence of cohesion. In this two part study, I examined the differential contributions that oral syntax and semantic skills make to fourth-grade children's ability to write cohesive texts. In the first experiment, regression analyses showed that assessed semantic skills accounted for approximately 15% of the variance associated with conjunction use, indicating that children with higher semantic abilities used fewer conjunctions in their writing. There was also a relationship between assessed syntax skills and the appearance of semantically related words in writing, such that children with stronger syntax skills tended to use fewer semantically related words. In the second experiment, children received either semantic, syntactic, or no language treatment over a period of four weeks. Children receiving semantic treatments showed increase in the number of semantically related words that appeared in their writing over the course of treatment. This change included a greater increase in the use of sophisticated lexical devices than the control group. Children receiving syntactic treatments changed the way they used conjunctions at midtreatment. More specifically, they showed a reduction in the use of simple conjunctions like and, then, and so following oral practice with more complex conjunction and sentence forms. All three groups showed improvements in cohesion as demonstrated by a decrease in the distance between ties however the changes for those receiving language treatments were larger and occurred sooner than for those in the control condition. These changes mirror developmental trends that have been found in cross-sectional studies of cohesion development. Overall, this two part study shows that both semantic and syntactic language processes and representations impact cohesion, and that th

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1953227


title: Elemental sulfur amendment decreases bio-available Cr-VI in soils impacted by leather tanneries

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subject: Soils -- Heavy metal content -- China -- Shuitou.

subject: Special education educators -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

subject: Exceptional children -- Education -- Evaluation.

subject: Educational tests and measurements -- Guidebooks.

subject: TD879.H4 S55 2015

abstract: Long-term disposal of tannery wastes contributed to elevated accumulations of Cr-VI in soils in Shuitou (China). This thesis investigated the reduction of toxic Cr-VI to less-harmful Cr-III using elemental S (S~) in the presence of microorganisms from Cr-contaminated soil. Total Cr in soil varied from 1,822 to 35,168 mg kg\u207b~ and 99% was present as Cr-III species. Fe-rich minerals such as hematite and goethite seemed to concentrate and isolate Cr from redox processes as revealed by the chemical and synchrontron-based micro X-ray fluorescence and diffraction analyses. Amendment with 4.0 mg g\u207b~ S~ decreased the bioavailable Cr-VI below the 0.4 mg kg\u207b~ limit for Cr-VI toxicity in soils. Treatment with S~+Na-acetate+, the addition of non-sterilized soil decreased the Cr-VI in K\u2082CrO\u2084 solution from ~10.8 to 0.28 L\u207b~ and highlighted the role of microorganisms in Cr-VI reduction. This thesis concluded that S~ amendment minimized the Cr-VI toxicity through biologically-mediated redox processes.

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title: Community consociation and urban Aboriginal self-government.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 79

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

subject: Indians of North America -- Urban residence -- Canada -- Social life and customs.

subject: E98.T77 H35 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1237334


title: Entropy of printed Bengali language texts.

format:
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subject:
Entropy (Information theory)
Bengali language.
Redundancy (Linguistics)
Data compression (Computer science)
Q370 .P73 2008

abstract: One of the most important sources of information is written and spoken human language. The language that is spoken, written, or signed by humans for general-purpose communication is referred to as natural language. Determining the entropy of natural language text is a fundamentally important problem in natural language processing. The study and analysis of the entropy of a language can be a meaningful resource for researchers in linguistics and communication theory. For the purpose of this research we have taken printed Bengali language text as our source of natural language. We have collected a sufficient number of printed Bengali language text samples and divided them into two classes, newspaper and literature. We have studied each class in order to come up with specific entropy for each category and analyzed their characteristics. As a separate study, we collected printed religious Bengali language texts, divided them into two classes, Islamic and Hindu, found their entropy and studied and analyzed their characteristics. From our research, we have found the zero and first-order entropy of Bengali language to be 5.52 and 4.55 respectively. The language uncertainty and redundancy are 0.8242 and 17.58% respectively. These entropy and redundancy results of the language will be useful to researchers to help find a better text compression method for Bengali language.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1466062


title: Daily experiences of parenting a child with suspected FASD and the applicability of a psycho-educational group.

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subject: Parents of children with disabilities.

subject: Parents -- Services for.

subject: Children of prenatal alcohol abuse -- Care.

subject: HQ759.913 .B46 2015

abstract: The present study explored the types of challenges parents with children of suspected FASD face on a daily basis and parents' experiences of those challenges. Participants were 7 foster and biological parents who were raising children with suspected FASD these parents were scheduled to participate in a psycho-educational parenting group and their children were on a waitlist for assessment. Qualitative data was gathered using semi-structured interviews and journals. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis and incorporated aspects of the constant comparative method. Results suggest that participants have faced challenges related to a challenging environment, the child's impaired cognitive functioning, other medical conditions, seeking to facilitate the child's independence, and the child's confrontational attitudes. Meta themes included parents having hope that improvement was possible, parents' self-awareness and self-reflection, parents' flexibility and creativity, and parents' understanding of situations form the child's perspective. Implication for programming, counselling, and future research are discussed. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2006824


title: Characterization of PPAR-alpha overexpression in beta-cell lipotoxicity and its effects on obesity-induced type 2 diabetes.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 150

subject: Pancreatic beta cells -- Research.

subject: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes -- Research.

subject: QP188.P26 H65 2012

abstract: Lipotoxicity is implicated as a mechanism for pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in obesity-induced type 2 diabetes (T2D). In vitro, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) protects against lipotoxic β-cell dysfunction preserving insulin secretion. Utilizing an adeno-associated virus (dsAAV8), we induced overexpression of PPARα specifically in pancreatic β-cells of adult, C57B16 mice that were fed a high-fat diet for 20 weeks to induce obesity. We show that overexpression of PPARα in pancreatic β-cells, in vivo, protects β-cell function in obesity, improving glucose tolerance by preserving insulin secretion compared to obese controls. No change in islet morphology or β-cell mass was observed. Despite metabolic improvements observed in diet-induced obese mice, overexpression of PPARα in pancreatic β-cells of a genetic model of severe obesity (db/db) did not improve carbohydrate metabolism. We have developed the first in vivo model of β-cell specific PPARα overexpression to elucidate the mechanisms involved in β-cell lipotoxicity in obesity-induced T2D.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1803178


title: Towards First Nations energy self-sufficiency: Analyzing the renewable energy partnership between T'sou-ke Nation and Skidegate Band.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 124

subject: Indian business enterprises -- British Columbia.

subject: Strategic alliances (Business)

subject: Solar energy -- British Columbia.

subject: Renewable energy sources -- British Columbia.

subject: Business networks.

subject: E98.B87 O96 2012

abstract: First Nations communities, especially in remote areas, face economic, social, and environmental challenges that threaten their future sustainability. One avenue to enhance sustainability is to achieve energy self-sufficiency. The T'Sou-ke Nation on Vancouver Island, British Columbia is on the road to achieving this. In 2009, they successfully completed a Solar Community Project, which brought numerous benefits to the community and attracted the attention of other First Nations, including the remote First Nation of Skidegate in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. Thereafter, Skidegate developed a unique partnership with T'Sou-ke Nation in 2010 in which T'Sou-ke became a solar mentor to Skidegate. My research evaluated whether this partnership was successful. I assessed the technical (applicability of the T'Sou-ke Solar Community Project to meet Skidegate's energy needs) and social (strength of the relationship) elements of success. Overall, the partnership was deemed highly successful by all parties. I also identified determinants of success that may be useful in creating other First Nations-to-First Nations partnerships for renewable energy development. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1805620


title: The habitat ecology of the post-metamorphic coastal tailed frog (Ascaphus truei).

format:
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Number of pages in document: 121

subject: Tailed frog -- Habitat -- British Columbia, Northwestern.

subject: Tailed frog -- Behavior -- British Columbia, Northwestern.

subject: QL668.E217 M34 2014

abstract: The coastal tailed frog (Ascaphus truei) has a biphasic life-history that includes the use of high-elevation streams and adjacent old growth forests. This species is at risk from a variety of land-use activities that result in younger and more fragmented terrestrial habitats. I investigated the fine-scale spatial ecology of post-metamorphic tailed frog populations as revealed by seasonal variation in activity and movement. I used an Information Theoretic Model Comparison approach to relate tailed frog captures in pitfall traps to sets of explanatory factors and infer habitat use by adult tailed frogs located with VHF radio transmitters. Trap data suggested that variation in the relative abundance and distribution was attributed to time of year, associated with reproductive activity seasonal trends in local climate canopy closure and distance to the larval stream. The most parsimonious logistic regression model for both years of trapping data demonstrated good' predictability (Area Under the Curve (AUC) > 0.7). Data from 24 tailed frogs with radio transmitters (8 males, 16 females) fitted to a resource selection function suggested that tailed frogs were positively associated with habitats containing decayed coarse woody debris (CWD), less light, adjacency to the larval stream, wet site types, and cool temperatures (11-12C). When compared to males, females were more selective in their choice of habitat (AUC > 0.7). Overall, the relationship between distribution and activity of tailed frogs was reflective of reproductive phenology in combination with micro-site or broader climatic conditions. Thus, habitat protections should reflect the behavior and habitat of the species as it varies across spatiotemporal scales.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1976532


title: Extrapolation of high winds in complex terrain:  An application in the McGregor Model Forest, British Columbia, Canada.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 246

subject: Trees -- Effect of wind on -- British Columbia -- McGregor Model Forest.

subject: Windstorms -- British Columbia -- McGregor Model Forest.

subject: Winds -- Speed -- British Columbia -- McGregor Model Forest -- Measurement.

subject: SD390.7.W56 M87 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1223485


title: Numerical modelling of airflow within and above forests and forest clearings using computational fluid dynamics.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 225

subject: Trees -- Effect of wind on -- Mathematical models.

subject: Clearcutting -- Environmental aspects.

subject: SD390.7.W56 P43 2009

abstract: The computational fluid dynamics program, FLUENT, was first tested to validate windtunnel measurements of a scaled 10 ha forest clearing in a two dimensional domain. A variety of domain and canopy configurations were examined along with processor settings. Validation of the CFD program produced excellent results for horizontal wind velocity. Conifer shaped tree elements for the forest stands performed well and similar to the more traditional way of representing forest canopies. Turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) values output by the program seem to over predict the values calculated by using wind tunnel statistics. Various sizes of forest clearings were simulated to determine the stress that would be experienced by a forest edge immediately downwind of a clearing. Shorter gaps (<15 tree heights) seem to experience high values of TKE over the downwind forest, compared to the stand upwind of the clearing and lower stress values along the downwind forest edge. Large gaps (>60 tree heights) saw higher stress values but TKE values no larger than those reported upwind of the clearing. From the stress values calculated from various input velocities and gap sizes, a new tool was produced which takes into account a sites endemic wind speed and canopy density to predict stress on forest edges downwind of clearings.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1600514


title: Psychogeriatric services for the Northern Interior Health Region

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Number of pages in document: 101

subject: Geriatric psychiatry -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RNA-protein interactions.

subject: Protein binding.

subject: Genetic regulation.

subject: Gene expression.

subject: Messenger RNA.

subject: RC451.4.A5 S73 1997

abstract: Arctic systems are expected to be impacted earlier and more severely by global warming than temperate ecosystems. However, much of the research on the impact of warming on arctic ecosystems has centered on plant communities. One objective of this thesis was to examine how passive warming would impact the root-associated fungal community at Alexandra Fiord, Nunavut. The root-associated fungal community consists mostly of mycorrhizal, dark-septate and hyaline-septate fungi, which are considered important mutualists in arctic ecosystems. The objective was to compare the fungal community from plots warmed by open-top chambers to ambient plots, using two methodologies: 1) fungal DNA extracted directly from root tips with terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms (T-RFLPs) used to estimate variation, and 2) fungal cultures isolated from root tips to which PCR-RFLP techniques were applied to assess variation. T-RFLPs were used to examine the root-associated fungal community on Salix arctica. Differences between the communities were analyzed using canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). Genotype diversity was tested using a 2-way, 2-stage, nested ANOVA. Warming did not significantly change genotype cumulative frequency or diversity of the root-associated fungal community, but cumulative frequency tended to increase on the warmed plots. Genotype richness was significantly different according to site, which was correlated with differences in soil chemistry. Again site, not warming, was the main factor that distinguished the root-associated fungal community of Salix arctica, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Cassiope tetragona, and Dryas integrifolia based on fungal cultures. Warming did not have a detectable impact on cumulative frequency and diversity, based on CCA and a nested, 3-way ANOVA. Fungal cultures were identified based on sequence analysis and morphology. Phialocephala fortinii was the most frequently identified taxon, but almost half of the fungal isolates remained unknown. The root-associated fungal community was examined along a glacier forefront characterized by a directional, non-replacement primary plant succession pattern. CCA was used to examine genotype frequency; linear regressions were used to test for changes of cumulative frequency and diversity as succession advanced. The fungal community on only one of the host plants increased in frequency and richness as succession advanced. The dark- and hyaline-septate endophyte communities were distinct on different host plants, providing evidence for host specificity and higher diversity than previously reported.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1301891


title: Cultural studies: The silenced or courageously loud sister of social work.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 187

subject: Social work education -- Canada.

subject: Culture -- Study and teaching.

subject: Social service -- Canada.

subject: Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 -- Political and social views.

subject: Livesay, Dorothy, 1909-1996 -- Political and social views.

subject: Social work with minorities.

subject: HV11 .F53 2011

abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to explore if the continuation of the work of the legendary Jane Addams and Dorothy Livesay could be witnessed in the theoretical pedagogy of cultural studies and structural social work. My journey, which incorporated over 100 years of text, allowed me to look for indicators of possible patterns in authorship exploring the his/story and her/story of cultural studies and social work. This research further explored the identifiable indications of explicit overlap between cultural studies and social work in the course descriptions and outlines of 17 accredited Master of Social Work programs in Canadian universities. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1737647


title: Brown Sheep, Brown Landscape:  Australia as I Remember It.

subject: Women -- Australia -- Social conditions.

subject: Families -- Australia.

subject: Australia -- Social life and customs.

subject: Australia -- History -- 20th century.

subject: HQ1822 .S27 2005

abstract: In the following pages, I present my personal perspective on the 1950s and 1960s in Australia's development, with particular emphasis on the Second World War, the Baby Boom, the Vietnam War, women's experiences with family life and gender formation, and immigration. In this life writing, I illustrate my personal knowledge of the stresses on middle class family life during the 1950s. I also examine the conflicting desires of many middle class women to experience fulfillment in the workplace, while at the same time conforming to the societal expectations of women in suburban family life. As well, I explore personal gender and sexual identity formation pressures that I experienced as I tried to meet patriarchal expectations for young women during this period. My personal experiences have greatly informed my analysis of the social expectations for women during this period.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1288643


title: Partnerships and value chains for lignin-based biorefineries - A case-study approach.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 108

subject: Forest products industry -- Economic aspects.

subject: Biomass conversion.

subject: Lignin.

subject: Pulp mills -- Economic aspects.

subject: Pulp mills -- Waste minimization.

subject: HD9764.C32 S53 2014

abstract: The Canadian forest products industry is exploring new opportunities to diversity their revenue sources and product portfolio, and accessing new markets by implementing a forest biorefinery. This research considered the overall approach for the implementation of a biorefinery at a Kraft pulp mill by creating partnerships within the value chains of the mill to mitigate risks and enhance the likelihood for success of a biorefinery. The key challenges with forming successful partnerships for a biorefinery revolve around finding and evaluating potential partners. This research attempted to mitigate the impact of these challenges by creating a systematic partner selection process and evaluation criteria. This was accomplished by creating partnership strategies which included a customized partner selection process, identification of types of partners needed, finding potential partners, and development of evaluation criteria using the analytical hierarchical method. These methods were applied to a case-study Kraft pulp mill in western Canada to demonstrate their applicability. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1953373


title: Planning for resilience: A case study of Kitimat, BC.

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subject: City planning -- British Columbia -- Kitimat.

subject: Social planning -- British Columbia -- Kitimat.

subject: Company towns -- British Columbia -- Kitimat.

subject: Social participation -- British Columbia -- Kitimat.

subject: Kitimat (B.C.) -- Social policy.

subject: HT169.C22 K624 2009

abstract: Kitimat, British Columbia was the first comprehensively planned town in the province. Built in 1954 to house the workers of Alcan, it was planned to be a town with strong social cohesion, a high quality of life, and resilient to change over time. The physical plan intended to encourage interaction while the social plan was meant to solidify those bonds, thereby developing social cohesion and community capacity supports for the town to potentially remain resilient. A triangulated research approach combines an historical analysis of Statistics Canada data, mapping techniques, as well as focus group and key informant interviews. Information obtained through the focus group and interviews is reviewed to understand the affects of the physical plan on the people and the community, and the data are further explored to determine what, if any, other factors influenced the development of social cohesion and resilience in Kitimat. With a better understanding of what encourages and prohibits interaction and the development of a sense of community, policies and plans can be developed to allow for the development of structures that encourage interaction and minimize those that inhibit it. The findings suggest that the physical organization of Kitimat encourages interaction and serves to support the development of social cohesion. Social cohesion is further developed through relationships based on factors such as ethnicity, job-type, length of residence, and interests. --P. ii.

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title: Environmental values and beliefs in university students.

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subject: Environmentalism -- Study and teaching (Higher)

subject: College students -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Attitudes.

subject: GE195 .P35 2011

abstract: People's personal values and beliefs are believed to be a key factor underlying their willingness to engage in environmental conservation. Values are learned throughout the individual's life, and educational institutions are assumed to be a vital part of that socializing process. The present research explores whether different academic programs at the university-level have an influence on the values of the students in those programs. In previous research, values that are associated with environmental conservation include: environmental values, values of equality and justice, and of benevolence towards others. The values that have been linked to anti-environmental orientations are beliefs in the importance of growth and technology, valuing power and wealth, and having an utilitarian approach to nature. Using a cross-sectional quasi-experimental design, students in the 1st and 4th year of five university programs, Environmental Studies (N= 22), Biology (B= 55), Health Sciences (N= 49), Environmental Engineering (N= 37) and Commerce (N= 67), completed a questionnaire that assessed the above values and beliefs. Contrary to predictions, within the different academic programs there were no significant value differences between 1st and 4th year students. This finding suggests that students' program of study does not have a strong influence on their values. Instead it appears that students select a program of study that matches the values they hold when they enter university. This is supported by the significant differences found amongst the results of students majoring in different academic programs. In addition to completing the values measures, fourth year participants were also asked to reflect upon the education they received over the course of their undergraduate degree and to indicate the following for a subset of the values: (1) which values were fostered the most by their academic program and (2) what values they believed had strengthened or weakened as a function of their education. In terms of values fostere

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title: Out of pocket expenditures on healthcare across Canadian provinces

format:
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1 online resource (ix, 98 pages)

subject:
Medical economics
Medical economics--Canada
Medical care, Cost of
Economic conditions
Social conditions

abstract: Out of pocket (OOP) healthcare expenditures can be burdening for persons of low socioeconomic status. Little is known about socioeconomic, demographic, and health disparity in OOP healthcare expenditures in Canada. This thesis examines the trends of OOP healthcare expenditures during the 2004-2015 period in Canadian provinces using microdata files from the Canadian Research Data Center through the University of Northern British Columbia, and describes the association of OOP healthcare expenditures with various socioeconomic, demographic, and pre-existing health factors. It also estimates the contribution of these factors to the share of OOP healthcare expenditures to incomes. Regression results reveal that the share of OOP healthcare expenditures to incomes are negatively related to income, but positively related to old age, being married, larger household sizes, and pre-existing health conditions. Also, OOP healthcare expenditures are generally higher for female Canadians, and for persons residing in the provinces of Quebec, Alberta and New Brunswick.


title: Before and after: Spirit in the act of reading an exploration of John Green's "Looking for Alaska".

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subject: Emotions in literature.

subject: Books and reading -- Psychological aspects.

subject: Reader-response criticism.

subject: Spirituality in literature.

subject: Green, John, 1977- Looking for Alaska.

subject: PN56.E6 D43 2012

abstract: In my thesis I argue that the intangible mystery of the spirit is a vital dynamic in reading. When I use the word 'spirit,' I mean the vital animating essence within us. I develop my argument using the metaphorical lens of a labyrinth and show how this symbol replicates the spiritual component of reading. The labyrinth is a metaphor that has room for the mystery of spirit and for the rational thinking required in academic research circles. The text I have chosen to support my argument is John Green's Looking for Alaska. My analysis of reading builds on the work of reader-response theorists and educators who view literature as a transitional object. I argue that the process of loosening the boundaries which exclude the visceral from the public realm will strengthen scholarship directed to the education of our youth. --Leaf ii.

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title: The teenager's experience of the transition to fatherhood: a community health perspective

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Number of pages in document: 192

subject: Teenage fathers -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Fatherhood -- British Columbia, Northern -- Psychological aspects.

subject: HQ759.64 .M33 1999

abstract: In northern British Columbia, teenage pregnancy rates are high in comparison to other regions in the province. Approximately half of the babies born to teenage women are fathered by teenage men. Despite the attention given to teenage pregnancy by health care providers and policy makers, most of the attention is focused on the mother and her baby. Young fathers' experiences during transition to parenthood have been less well documented than those of mothers. The purpose of this descriptive, qualitative study was to gain insight into the experience of the transition to fatherhood from the perspective of teenage men. The goal of such research was to provide an understanding of those complex issues that are a part of this experience and their impact on the well-being of teenage fathers. In-depth interviews were conducted in a small northern British Columbian community with seven fathers, whose babies were born when they were age 17-19 years. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using a process of thematic analysis. The latter revealed that the experience of coping with the impact of challenges of fatherhood can be depicted by the metaphor "catching the curve-ball thrown into life". In general, the fathers reported that they have caught "the ball" pretty well. All have adapted to the father role by discarding past destructive behaviors, and through a new motivation to work hard have begun to provide for their families. In spite of obstacles, most have developed a vision of the future, a definite life-direction and close relationships with their children. In terms of personal development, results indicated that the fathers experienced an increase in self knowledge and respect, and improved skills in coping with anger, loneliness and lack of intimacy. As a result of catching the curve-ball, they discovered new capabilities as fathers and providers. Parents and friends were recognized for the key support that they provided, and their on-going affirmation of these fathers in their new roles as parents was seen as vital to the success of early fathering. It is the willingness of these fathers to be responsible parents and remain involved in their children's lives, often against great odds, that needs to be captured and mobilized by policymakers and health care planners. Support services could be. designed to capitalize on those positive attributes of young fathers, as well as responding to direct needs. In addition, policies and educational resources could incorporate positive images that affirm the importance of teenage men in the lives of their children. In the light of some unique findings of this study that relate to the social context of a remote northern community, it is important to produce programs and policies that reflect cultural and environmental differences.

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title: Photodissociation dynamics of molecules on surfaces.

subject:
Surface chemistry.
Metals -- Surfaces.
QD509 .J64 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: A framework for mapping cumulative threats and its application to Canada

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

format:
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1 online resource (ix, 98 pages).

coverage: Canada. Canada. Canada.

subject: Nature--Effect of human beings on.

subject: Nature--Effect of human beings on.--Canada.

subject: Ecological assessment (Biology).

subject: Ecological assessment (Biology).--Canada.

subject: Environmental protection.

subject: Environmental protection.--Canada.

subject: Geographic information systems.

abstract: Methods for cumulative threat mapping, such as the human footprint, have been rapidly developing to inform the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Here, I perform the first comprehensive literature review establishing what methods are used, what threats are mapped and where, and if threats or impacts are mapped statically or dynamically in time. From knowledge gained in the review, I compiled geospatial datasets in a geographic information system to map the first Canadian human footprint. Subsequently, I answer where the most intact and heavily threatened areas are, what the most prevalent threats in Canada are and assess the accuracy of the data through a technical validation. This thesis contributes to conservation science by highlighting where regional studies are lacking, which threats are not being captured, providing examples of how studies have managed dynamic timescales and mapped through to impacts, and provides key information for future conservation in Canada.


title: Counter-mapping for conservation: Digital conservation atlas case study

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subject: Cartography

subject: Cartography--Peace River (B.C. and Alta.)

subject: Power (Social sciences)

subject: Conservation of natural resources

abstract: Counter-Mapping seeks to empower communities to overturn the power dynamics of mapping by sharing a visual representation of space in a way that is accessible to the public and that presents utility to community conservation goals. Within a participatory action framework in partnership with the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative and local First Nations and communities, I built a web-accessible spatial mapping ‘hub’ for the Peace River Break region of BC. Through interviews with conservationists, First Nations and other community members, I examined the pitfalls and barriers communities in the Peace region face with mapping and mapping technology for conservation, including the case study atlas itself. A GIS-facilitated conservation strategy can address and integrate multiple voices, views understanding of local conservation desires in the context of larger conservation visions such as Y2Y, but building a tool and engaging communities to use it pose very different, unique, challenges.

abstract: community conservation goals

abstract: GIS-facilitated conservation


title: In search of novel immune-modulatory compounds from British Columbia wild mushrooms and their effectiveness in inflammatory micro-circulation of mice

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abstract: Natural products have been an integral component of people's health and health outcomes for thousands of years. In particular, several mushroom species have demonstrated beneficial therapeutic potential. The goals of this research are to explore the immune-stimulatory and anti-inflammatory potential of wild mushrooms native to the North Central region of British Columbia. Out of 42 mushroom extracts examined, four exhibited strong immune-stimulatory activity as assessed by induction of tumor-necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) production in macrophage cells. Out of thirty-three extracts tests, nineteen demonstrated potent anti-inflammatory activity as determined by inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-a production in macrophage cells. Sodium hydroxide extract of Echinodontium trinctorium exhibited potent anti-inflammatory activity and was selected for further study. A small molecular weight (~5-25 kDa) carbohydrate was successfully purified using sequential size-exclusion and ion-exchange chromatography. GC-MS analysis showed that the polysaccharide has glucose (89.7%) as the major back-bone monosaccharide, and also the presence of other monosaccharides such as mannose (3.1%), galactose (2.8%), fucose (2.4%), and xylose (2.0%). The study also revealed the presence of 1,3-linked glucose linkages. Both the semi-purified anti-inflammatory compound(s) from E. tinctorium and the methanol extract of Inonotus obliquus can ameliorate histamine-induced vasodilation in the 2A arterioles (gluteus maximus muscle) in mice. This is the first study to demonstrate the anti-inflammatory activity of purified compounds and extracts from mushroom in an animal microcirculation model using intravital microscopy.


title: River of knowledge: First nations post-secondary success along Lisims.

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subject: Niska Indians -- Education (Higher) -- British Columbia -- Nass Valley.

subject: Wilp Wilx̲o’oskwhl Nisga’a.

subject: Education, Higher -- British Columbia -- Nass Valley -- Evaluation.

subject: E99.N734 N932 2015

abstract: My interest in the Master of Arts program is to study the impact that the Wilp Wilx̲o’oskwhl Nisga’a has made on the Nisga’a Nation by providing post-secondary education. This thesis focuses on the educational journeys of four students while attending the Wilp Wilx̲o’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute and how they were able to succeed in obtaining their Bachelor of Arts degrees within their own traditional territory. Stories of success are important to hear, so that others can see education is not achieved overnight, but is a series of small steps taken every day. These educational journeys are metaphorically equated to a journey along the K̲’alii Aksim Lisims River that runs through the territorial lands of the Nisga’a. There are four classifications of action that organize my presentation of each student’s journey in education: 1) Taking the Helm, Exploring Options 2) Life Currents of the Student 3) Learning to Paddle 4) Coming Ashore. Based on the Lisims (Nass River) these themes emphasize how life experiences involve different water currents and depths, runoffs, reflections, and routes.

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title: Ensemble simulation and forecasting of South Asian Monsoon.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 174

subject: Monsoons -- South Asia Region -- Forecasting.

subject: Monsoons -- Indian Ocean -- Forecasting.

subject: QC939.M7 I85 2015

abstract: This research thesis first examines the ability of Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) and Community Climate System Model (CCSM) in simulating the South Asian Monsoon (SAM) summer precipitation in a framework of ensemble. On this basis, the climatic relevant singular vectors (CSVs) perturbation theory is applied to investigate the optimal error growth of SAM seasonal forecast due to the uncertainties in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Then, the ensemble prediction of SAM constructed by CSVs is evaluated, and further compared with one traditional ensemble method. It is found that CAM4 adequately simulated monsoon precipitation, and considerably reduced systematic errors that occurred in its predecessors, although it tends to overestimate monsoon precipitation when compared with observations. In terms of monsoon interannual variability and its teleconnection with sea surface temperature (SST), CAM4 showed modest skill. In the CCSM4 coupled simulations, several aspects of the monsoon simulation are improved, including the cross-variability of simulated precipitation and SST. A significant improvement is seen in the spatial distribution of monsoon mean climatology where a too-heavy monsoon precipitation, which occurred in CAM4, is rectified. A detailed investigation of precipitation reduction, using sensitivity experiments, showed that the large systematic cold SST errors in the northern Indian Ocean reduces monsoon precipitation and delays the monsoon onset by weakening local evaporation. The CSV analysis using CAM4 revealed that the SST uncertainties in Indian Ocean can result in much larger error growth of SAM seasonal forecast than those in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. It is seen that the CSVs error growth rate changes significantly depending on the initial states whereas the CSVs patterns are insensitive to the initial conditions. The CAM4 comparison with CCSM4 coupled model indicated that the CSVs patterns from CAM4 are similar to those from CCSM4 while the error growth rate is lower in CAM4 than in CCSM4. CAM4

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title: An investigation of the determinants of adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy in Aboriginal men in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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subject: Highly active antiretroviral therapy.

subject: Indian men -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.

subject: AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.

subject: Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Downtown Eastside.

subject: HIV-positive persons -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Downtown Eastside.

subject: RC606.7 .C46 2011

abstract: The eradication of HIV is not yet possible therefore, persons undergoing treatment must take highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) regularly. In British Columbia, anti-retrovirals are distributed at no cost but the HIV-related annual mortality rate stands at 9 percent. The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of adherence to HAART in Aboriginal men in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. A Vancouver School of Doing Phenomenology method was chosen for the study. Five main determinants of adherence emerged from the data. The presence of patient factors like depression, a history of trauma/ residential school attendance, inter-personal factors like stigma and discrimination, absence of support structures, medication-related factors like a complex treatment regimen reduces adherence. Patients may overcome some of the barriers by receiving better health education about the need for adherence, professional and lay support, and being encourage to follow their traditional ways of living. --P. ii.

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