title: ‘Niit nüüyu gwa’a: deconstructing identities

contributor:
King, Jessie (author)
Harder, Henry (thesis advisor)
O'Neill, Linda (committee member)
Fraser, Tina (committee member)
Lavolie, Josee (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (169 pages)

subject:
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Group identity
Tsimshian
Lheidli T'enneh
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm

abstract: Hadiksm Gaax di waayu, I belong to the Ganhada (Raven Clan) and my Mother’s side of the family is from Gitxaala, we follow our Mothers. This research, writing, and data collection was done on the traditional unceded territories of the Tsimshian, Lheidli T’enneh, and Musqueam. This work was done in partnership with the people who shared their stories with me, the co-researchers, whose words provide a brief glimpse into the lived experience of First Nations identity and the thought processes involved in contemplating several sources of input informing how we think about identity. Stories of identity, perceptions of identity, and experiences of racism and discrimination have inspired this work and highlighted the need for engagement. This research is a validation of thought processes that surround how we, First Nations people, experience identity. A shift away from Western conceptualizations of identity, this research discusses experiential knowledge, racism and discrimination, impacts of racial microaggressions on self-perceptions and health, and a sampling of how some people have come to define their identity in their own way based on their experiences. The intent of this work is to both inform those who may not understand and to acknowledge and validate those who have thought about First Nations identity but do not have a safe space to share. I hope this work speaks to both First Nations and non-First Nations/Settler Canadians as we continue learning about one another and sharing with each other in the spirit of reconciliation.

abstract: ganhada raven clan

abstract: gitxaala

abstract: traditional unceded territories

abstract: first nations

abstract: western conceptualization

abstract: racial microaggressions


title: Experimental and numerical study of local scour around side-by-side bridge piers under ice-covered conditions

type: Text thesis

contributor:
Namaee, Mohammad Reza (author)
Sui, Jueyi (thesis advisor)
Tang, Youmin (thesis advisor)
Li, Jianbing (committee member)
Chen, Liang (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (294 pages)

subject: Scour at bridges

abstract: Local scour around piers and abutments is one of the main causes of the collapse of many bridges constructed inside rivers. Many researchers have conducted various studies to predict the maximum depth of a scour hole around bridge piers and abutments. However, most of them have been done in small-scale laboratory flumes and specifically for the open channel condition. Besides, most of the existing research on bridge piers uses uniform sediment which is not an appropriate representative of natural river systems. This can result in excessively conservative design values for scour in low risk or non-critical hydrologic conditions. The most severe cases of bridge pier scouring occur in cold regions when the surface of water turns into ice in which, an additional boundary layer is being added to the water surface, which leads to significant changes in the flow field and scour pattern around bridge piers. Ice cover also causes the maximum flow velocity to move closer to the channel bed.

abstract: scour

abstract: bridge piers

abstract: abutments

abstract: flumes

abstract: river systems

abstract: flow field


title: Aboriginal students success in university: self-determination and cultural orientation

contributor:
Verde, Domingos Mitch McKay (author)
Li, Han (thesis advisor)
Hoffman, Ross (committee member)
Siakaluk, Paul (committee member)
Harder, Henry (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (222 pages)

subject:
Indigenous peoples--Education
College dropouts--Prevention
University of Northern British Columbia

abstract: This research used a mixed-method approach to examine motivational factors contributing to Aboriginal student retention at the University of Northern British Columbia. To explore academic motivation in the context of Self-Determination Theory, 20 Aboriginal participants completed in-depth interviews. The participants also completed an acculturation questionnaire to explore whether cultural orientation was an interceding factor in academic motivation. Five intriguing findings emerged from the data. First, Aboriginal students were motivated to succeed by the desire to contribute to the well-being of the participants’ home Aboriginal community, or to the broader Aboriginal community. Second, the participants viewed a university education as a means to self-growth, which they perceived as necessary to fulfill a needed role in the Aboriginal community. Third, home community support and institutional support were important factors in motivating students to stay in university and earn a degree. Fourth, participants perceived that their university experience supported their autonomy. Finally, in comparison with more acculturated participants, less acculturated participants were more likely to feel academically unprepared for university, were more likely to attend post-secondary education transition programs, were more likely to use academic resources at the university, and were more likely to return to their home Aboriginal community after graduation. This research showed that Self-Determination Theory, traditionally tested using quantitative methods, can be effectively explored using a qualitative approach. This research also showed that examining cultural orientation within a motivational framework contributes to our understanding of the influence of cultural dynamics on academic motivation in Aboriginal student populations.

abstract: aboriginal student retention

abstract: self determination theory

abstract: cultural orientation

abstract: aboriginal community

abstract: autonomy

abstract: quantitative methods


title: A different angle: Exploring gender and socialization through recreation specialization among fly fishers in northern British Columbia

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vi, 168 pages)

subject:
Fly fishing.
Fly fishing.--Prince George (B.C.)
Fly fishing--Social aspects.
Fly fishing--Sex differences.
Sociology, Rural.

abstract: Studies of how gender is characterized, performed, and understood in outdoor activities in relation to skill development are limited, but growing. This research explored gender and social relationships across levels of recreation specialization in fly-fishing among anglers in Prince George, BC. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 participants, 11 of whom then attended a level-specific fishing day during which participant observation was conducted. Interviews were transcribed and coded. Four main findings were derived. First, anglers’ social relationships shifted from dependence on others to intentional self-expression. Second, anglers learned to belong ecologically and socially through skill development and equipment use. Third, anglers’ relationships with fish moved from possession to communion. Fourth, anglers’ described escaping their daily routines to engage with rural places and fishing. The analysis and discussion show how masculinity was constructed and performed, and highlight the roles of socialization, behaviors, and equipment in shaping and gendering rural settings.


title: A cross-sectional analysis of alcohol consumption, sex, and the odds of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in the community-dwelling Canadian population

contributor: Banner-Lukaris, Davina (committee member)

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (ix, 122 pages)

subject:
Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease--Risk factors.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
Sex (Biology).

abstract:
Background: The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias is perpetually increasing in Canada and worldwide with the aging baby boomer population. It is, therefore, important to identify risk factors for these major neurocognitive disorders, such as alcohol consumption, to mitigate the future burden on caregivers and the economy. The purpose of this study was to replicate previous research regarding the dose-response relationship between alcohol consumption and the odds of currently having AD or another dementia. The possibility of a sex effect moderating this relationship was also explored.
Participants: Data were obtained for respondents to the combined 2015/16 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey who were aged 41 years or older at the time of the survey’s conduction (nweighted = 16,715,618).
Methods: Logistic regression was used to crossectionally assess the relationship between various time- and frequency-related alcohol consumption exposures to outcome dementia status, while controlling for a number of demographic and risk factor variables.
Results: A sex effect was identified for drinking at an average frequency of four to six times per week over the past year (p = 0.019, 95% CI: 0.03, 0.73) where women (ORw = 0.13) were more protected against currently having AD or dementia than men (ORm = 0.89) when compared to alcohol abstainers. Binge drinking two to three times per month (OR = 0.19, p = 0.015, 95% CI: 0.05, 0.73) and more than once per week over the past year (OR = 0.16, p = 0.007, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.61) significantly lessened the odds of currently having AD or dementia when compared against alcohol abstainers. A sex effect was present for those who were classified as very heavy drinkers (♂: 6+ drinks/day, ♀: 4+ drinks/day) over the past week (p = 0.018, 95% CI: 1.14, 39.41) where alcohol was protective against currently having AD or dementia in men (ORm = 0.29) and alcohol was a risk factor for currently having AD or dementia in women (ORw = 2.15) when both were referenced with alcohol abstainers.
Conclusions: With the exception of very heavy drinker women, drinking alcohol was associated with a reduced likelihood of currently having AD or dementia and sex effects were identified for drinking at a moderate frequency over the past year and very heavy drinkers. However, these results should be interpreted with caution due to the possibility of selection, sparse data, and abstainer biases as well as misclassification error. The primary implication of this research is to inform future studies that a more thorough exploration of a sex effect influencing the relationship between alcohol consumption and having AD or dementia is warranted.


title: Sex offender intervention: Effects on the worker

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (v, 72 pages)

subject: Social work with sex offenders--Psychological aspects.

subject: Sex offenders--Treatment.

subject: Sex offenders--Rehabilitation.

subject: Social workers--Mental health.

abstract: This paper describes a qualitative study involving six participants who work in the field of sex offender intervention. Participants’ struggles and professional rewards are examined. Recommendations on workplace policy and procedure adjustments are made based on the findings. Although participants identified rewards of their work, they described many physical, emotional, and mental health struggles they encountered, because of their employment. They also identified supports that promoted their wellbeing in the work.

abstract: Sex offender intervention

abstract: Workplace wellbeing

abstract: Emotional survival


title: A geography of reconciliation : An effective and lawful framework for achieving clarity of First Nations territorial jurisdiction in British Columbia

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (v, 383 pages)

coverage:
British Columbia
British Columbia

subject: Indigenous peoples

subject: Indigenous peoples--British Columbia

subject: Jurisdiction, Territorial

subject: Jurisdiction, Territorial--British Columbia

abstract: What is the best way to achieve and sustain clarity of First Nations territorial jurisdiction in British Columbia (BC)? The question is critical to addressing the legal imperative of Indigenous-Crown reconciliation; that is, balancing the rights of Indigenous peoples with the interests of society as a whole through negotiation. Reconciliation requires dialog, and effective dialog is almost impossible amidst conflict concerning which Indigenous polities have legal authority to negotiate concerning specific territories. This dissertation argues that hybrid law – involving the harmonization of state and Indigenous legal systems – should be the basis of common understanding and legitimacy for determining which Indigenous polities have legal authority to negotiate concerning areas subject to “overlapping claims”. Drawing upon the experiences of BC, New Zealand, and Australia, the study concludes that First Nations and the Crown in BC should work collaboratively to empower an independent Indigenous Territories Tribunal to oversee a program of regional inquiries across the province. Regional inquiries should involve: a) research, b) community hearings that empower Indigenous people to articulate their history and legal systems, c) assessments of the character and strength of claims, d) recommendations, and e) the development of Indigenous Jurisdiction Agreements that express complex Indigenous territorialities, hybrid law, and the Indigenous polities that have the legal authority to negotiate with the Crown concerning specific territories. Clarity of Indigenous territorial jurisdiction is a critical aspect of addressing the legal imperative of Indigenous-Crown reconciliation. This dissertation proposes a framework for achieving a geography of reconciliation: that is, an exhaustive map of BC that clearly communicates which First Nation polities have legal authority to negotiate where.

abstract: geography of reconciliation

abstract: First Nations territorial jurisdiction

abstract: Indigenous

abstract: legal system


title: Sex and the city: Effects of individual condition and habitat urbanization on mountain chickadee reproductive behaviour

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (73 pages)

subject:
Mountain chickadee--Reproduction
Urbanization--Environmental aspects

abstract: Variation in individual condition and habitat quality influence reproductive tactics in many songbird species. The goal of this thesis was to gain insight into the reproductive tactics utilized by mountain chickadees. Specifically, I asked how individual condition and habitat urbanization influence a female's likelihood to engage in extra-pair copulations or produce a sex-biased brood. Over three breeding seasons, I monitored mountain chickadees nests in urban and rural habitat, and determined nestling sex and paternity using genetic techniques. I found extra-pair paternity is common in the mountain chickadee and can be attributed to the good genes hypothesis. I also found tenuous evidence to suggest sex allocation occurs in this species in response to habitat urbanization. However, in general, habitat urbanization had little effect on mountain chickadee reproductive tactics, suggesting the relative quality of urban vs. rural habitat is a complex dynamic and further characterization of this system is necessary.

abstract: chickadee

abstract: habitat

abstract: mountain chickadee

abstract: reproductive


title: Investigating the impact upon First Nations students on reserve, in relation to their elementary school experience

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (187 pages)

subject: Indigenous peoples--Education (Elementary)--Comparative method

abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the question “To what degree is educational attainment impacted for First Nations students, when comparing a band-operated elementary school with the public system?” Community members (n=26), both parents/guardians and students, shared their thoughts and opinions  in the elementary experiences of the children. Collecting data from students and parents/guardians was intended to generate comparative scripts about the community perceptions of the band-operated school and the public system. Exploring what attitudes, beliefs, benefits, and drawbacks community members had for elementary systems would help to decipher what the impact was. Quantitative data was gathered from a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. Qualitative data was collected from individual parental interviews with three parents from each schooling system, and focus group discussions with three students from each schooling system. The data indicated that those distinctions included family, pride and confidence, appropriate learning and academics, local connections and conveniences, inter-racial relations, and finally, traditional and cultural values and skills. Those themes were consistently evident and are recognized as the core impacts for First Nations students, when comparing a band-operated school with the public system.

abstract: First Nations

abstract: elementary school

abstract: school


title: Smolt development in distinct populations of coho salmon (oncorhynchus kiutch): The influence of water temperature and water temperature preference

format:
electronic
1 online resource (112 pages)

subject:
Smolting
Coho salmon--Effect of temperature on

abstract: Smolting is an important time in the life of anadromous salmon when juveniles undergo changes that prepare them for life in the ocean. Widely distributed salmon populations have evolved based on the selective pressures of their local environments. I examined population differences in the development, duration (smolt window) and loss of seawater tolerance, how temperature influenced development among populations, and temperature preference throughout smolting in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). For my first objective, I compared smolt development among three populations in British Columbia, Canada that each had different migration distances to the ocean. In year one, fish appeared to undergo an incomplete smoltification based on the biochemical marker Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA). Additionally, molecular markers (mRNA expression of gill NKA α1a, NKA α1b, as well as growth hormone (GHR), prolactin (PrlR) and glucocorticoid (GR1) receptors) suggest that fish also did fully develop physiological changes associated with smolting. In year two, the smolt window (approximately 300 accumulated thermal units – ATU) did not differ by population as evident by elevated NKA activity. Molecular markers (gill NKA α1a, NKA α1b, GHR, and PrlR) for smolting also did not show a population difference – indicating that distinct populations do not differ in their development, duration, or loss of seawater tolerance. For my second objective, I examined temperature preference in short- and long-distance migrating populations of coho salmon juveniles. Mean temperature preference did not differ between the two populations (15.9 °C and 16.1 °C) and did not change throughout smolting. Based on the observed temperature preferences, smolts do not prefer temperatures that are advantageous for prolonging the smolt window. Additionally, the disparity between temperature preference and what is likely available in the environment at the time of smolting demonstrates that temperature is not a selective pressure for juveniles to behaviourally regulate the development of seawater tolerance.

abstract: smolt

abstract: salmon

abstract: water temperature

abstract: coho


title: Negotiating the conditions of Bella's desire: Sexuality in the Twilight saga

format:
electronic
1 online resource (115 pages)

subject: Sex in literature

abstract: Through detailed analysis of the relationship between lead characters, Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, this thesis explores the Twilight Saga’s representation of sexuality. In the four novels and five film adaptations, the series presents female sexuality as threatening to the patriarchal status-quo, while simultaneously depicting a version of male sexuality that is fragile and in need of protecting. By examining Edward’s fears about his sexuality, and therefore cultural anxiety about the sexual behaviour of adolescent males, this work engages in a close examination of the way that Bella is represented as a threat to Edward and the patriarchal structure of his family. To evaluate the impact of the saga on attitudes of fans, this study provides a critical analysis of a selection of Twilight fan fiction. These stories represent a feminization of writing and a path to the creation of what Hélène Cixous calls 'écriture feminine,' or women's writing, via collaborative and reciprocal story telling that allows the audience to participate in the creation of the story and therefore shape the meaning of the text.

abstract: Bella

abstract: Twilight

abstract: sexuality


title: Raven bloodlines, Tsimshian identity: An autoethnographic account of Tsimshian Wil'naat'al, politics, pedagogy, and law

format:
electronic
1 online resource (103 pages)

subject: Tsimshian Indians--Social life and customs

abstract: Raven Bloodlines, Tsimshian Identity is an ethnographic discussion on the sociopolitical values lived by the Tsimshian. This thesis is written from my own Tsimshian perspective, describing my pedagogical journey of Tsimshian identity, politics, and law in a matrilineal society. This thesis aims to recognize the inclusiveness and importance of matrilineal ties between intertribal communities, and highlight how western interpretations of anthropological literature have led to colonial influence in areas such as individualized rights, responsibilities, and land ownership amongst the Tsimshian. I interviewed the Tsimshian Hereditary Chiefs of my phratry to gain insight into the responsibility held to one’s family, community, and nation. By understanding and living ancestral sociopolitical values, my work aims to add to the discussion of Indigenous methods, ethnography, and pedagogy, while helping the reader gain insight into Tsimshian sociopolitical structure and its influence on intertribal relationships.

abstract: Tsimshian

abstract: ethnographic

abstract: Indigenous

abstract: intertribal relationship


title: The absence of gender in Canadian foreign policy: Candian policies toward South Africa

format:
electronic
1 online resource (171 pages)

coverage:
Canada
South Africa
2006-2015

subject:
International relations
HIV infections--Government policy

abstract: Using a postcolonial feminist perspective, this thesis investigates gender in Canadian foreign policy toward South Africa, specifically toward HIV/AIDS programs, during the Harper era. This thesis shows that other than a superficial inclusion in the discourse, there was an absence of gender in Canadian foreign policy, under the Harper government. Moreover, there was a lack of attention paid to the complexity of HIV/AIDS and GBV intersection, and there was only a shallow effort by DFATD to prompt inclusion of gender while local practitioners had a keen understanding of the intersection. The absence in the Harper government discourse and practice showed a lack of understanding of the complexity of the issue, which is the lived experience of those on the ground in South Africa.

abstract: Candian foreign policy

abstract: South Africa

abstract: HIV/AIDS

abstract: gender


title: Chemical and antimicrobial properties of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) root and its impact on water quality

format:
electronic
1 online resource (ix, 91 pages)

subject:
Moringa oleifera -- Utilization
Water -- purification

abstract: Moringa oleifera is a tropical tree with nutritious, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. Moringa seeds have been studied for their ability to purify water, however roots have not. This study identified the nutrient composition of Moringa roots grown in a greenhouse, and tested whether the roots improved water quality. Moringa roots were dried, powdered and added to contaminated water to test their impact on E. coli, pH, turbidity, and electrical conductivity. The chemical composition of Moringa roots were measured using ICP-MS. The five main elements observed were potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and calcium. None of the elements extracted were of health concern for drinking water quality. Electrical conductivity and pH remained within drinking water quality guidelines. Moringa root powder resulted in a significant increase in turbidity. Moringa concentration of 600 mg/L removed up to 87% of E. coli in water. Moringa root powder shows some potential as a point-of-use water treatment.


title: The importance of land and water to the culture of the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation : an analysis of statements presented at environmental impact assessment hearings

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vii, 147 pages)

subject: Tsilhqot’in Nation -- Land tenure

subject: Tsilhqot’in Nation -- Ethnic identity

subject: Environmental impact statements

subject: Land use, Rural -- British Columbia -- Cariboo-Chilcotin Region -- Case studies.

subject: Mineral industries -- Social aspects -- British Columbia -- Cariboo-Chilcotin Region

subject: Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia -- Cariboo-Chilcotin Region.

abstract: An application for a new open-pit gold/copper mine in Tsilhqot’in territory raised concerns among the local Xeni Gwet’in people about potential impacts. This study examines statements about these concerns and potential impacts made by Xeni Gwet’in people during environmental assessment hearings. The research adopts a single case study approach, and the analysis uses a western social science method as well as a more holistic Indigenous approach to decolonizing research by placing Indigenous voices in the center of the research process. The results suggest that land and water are inseparable, as are their connections to the Xeni Gwet’in people, culture, and territory. Key findings include that land and water are central to Xeni Gwet’in identity and future, that they are used to demonstrate ‘control’ and ‘ownership’ of their traditional territory, and that they are crucial to Xeni Gwet’in intergenerational transfer of knowledge, culture, and sacred spiritual connections to their traditional territory.


title: The Iroquois: voyageurs of the North-West and Oregon territories

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vi, 126 pages)

subject:
Iroquois Indians
Syncretism (Religion)
Migration, Internal

abstract: This thesis will posit that the Iroquois migrations into the Northwest and Oregon Territories are misunderstood in their interactions amongst both the Indigenous and frontiersmen. By Iroquois we specifically mean the French-speaking and Catholic Iroquois who settled in New France in Sault St. Louis (1680), Lac des Deux-Montagnes (1717) and in 1755 when the St. Régis Mission was established. After 150 years of acculturation (1650s to 1800s), these Iroquois had become a hybrid culture with a syncretic Catholicism. The Iroquois immigrated to the Saskatchewan River in 1799 to escape ‘improvements of civilization’ in the east and to follow the mode of life of their forefathers. Peter Fidler’s three versions of the Chesterfield House incident, where 14 Iroquois and 2 Canadiens were killed, will be analyzed to provide a new understanding of the role of the Iroquois as central actors in the fur trade rivalries.

abstract: pioneer

abstract: Haudenosaunee

abstract: Mohawk

abstract: syncretism

abstract: deputation

abstract: Chesterfield House

abstract: Peter Fidler


title: Experiencing death and dying during a global pandemic at the Rotary Hospice House in Prince George

format:
electronic
1 online resource (v, 84 pages)

abstract: This practicum report is a summary of my experience at the Prince George Rotary Hospice House and a reflection upon the death and dying process during a global pandemic. Aspects of my practicum report are explored via a literature review, time spent at Hospice House and self-reflection on my personal and professional framework. My experience at Hospice House provided me the opportunity to witness death and dying in a home-like environment with full supportive care where the focus was always the guest and family. During this practicum I had the opportunity to wholeheartedly connect with people as they transition into another phase of life while I also supporting families during this difficult time. A common theme that provided comfort to the hospice care team was that perhaps the dying person was transitioning into a beautiful world where their family and friends await their arrival. The knowledge I gained from this practicum will continue to support my professional practice in acute care, where death and dying are predominate. As I continue my social work journey I am reminded of being open-hearted, being present in the moment with people as they are in pain, and acknowledged that being a part of someone’s dying journey is an honour.


title: Developing the guidelines for the digital transformation process based on the actor modeling framework

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vii, 93 pages)

abstract:
Many companies use information systems to support their operations, but to properly utilize IS, organizations must go through a Digital Transformation (DT) process. One of the strategic assets needed to begin or accelerate the DT journey is Dynamic Capabilities (DC). Despite the progress that DT has achieved in understanding the contributions of individuals to the construction and maintenance of DC, there have been requests to engage more deeply with the nature of the work performed by actors who support these capabilities. Therefore, we focus on the
actors' roles in DC and use the Actor Modeling Framework to connect actors to DC. Then we developed a guideline by using a design-science approach to connect different parts of DT, and its application was tested in Prince George, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie EDOs. The guideline is like a clear map showing EDO organizations where they need to go to implement DT.


title: The untold story: The role of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Canadian foreign intelligence.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 145

subject: Canada. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

subject: Intelligence service -- Canada.

subject: JL86.I58 V57 2009

abstract: Of the Canadian agencies involved in intelligence work, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has tended to be overlooked. In fact, DFAIT acts as a collector, analyzer and disseminator of foreign intelligence. It is actively involved in foreign intelligence collection, participates in international intelligence sharing, and contributes to the Canadian intelligence-community. This thesis explores and highlights for the first time DFAIT's involvement in foreign intelligence work, albeit selectively, over the past sixty years.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1600098


title: The construction of cyborg bodies: fact, fantasy and the cyborg continuum

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 128

subject:
Feminism.
Feminist theory.
Cybernetics -- Social aspects.
Human body -- Social aspects.
Gender identity.
HQ1190 .F79 1998

abstract: This thesis explores the construction of cyborg bodies and the connections between cyborgs in science fiction and in the real world. Using the concept of the cyborg continuum to represent a range of technologies which integrate the artificial and the organic, this thesis contributes to a grounded liberatory feminist cyborg discourse that empowers us in relation to our increasingly technologized bodies, and that also promotes responsible social change. This research focuses on the connections between people who have artificial joints, their quality of life and daily experiences (i.e. total hip or knee replacements), and the artificially-intelligent cyborgs of science fiction. Common issues arising in both fact and fiction include power, control, and identity. Science fiction can be valuable in extrapolating these issues for the benefit of those who integrate increasingly more artificial parts into their bodies and the bodies of others. While the research participants in this thesis had no such crisis of identity or question of their humanity as the fictitious cyborgs faced, there are different reasons for creating cyborgs. Artificial joints are used to alleviate pain and improve mobility, whereas artificially-intelligent cyborgs are constructed to serve their creators. The connection is in the degree to which people can control what happens to their bodies and the argument that identification as "human" may derive from the recognition and respect for the range of possibilities and lived experience of others, which in turn, promotes social change.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1191376


title: Developmental differences in the ability to decode facial expression of pain.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 129

subject:
Pain.
Interpersonal relations.
Age (Psychology)
BF515 .D49 1999

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1201602


title: Dependencies of food web and nutrient cycling dynamics on dissolved organic matter (DOM) and inorganic nutrient concentrations in lake enclosures.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 134

subject:
Lake ecology.
Nutrient cycles.
QH541.5.L3 R33 2004

abstract: An autotrophic-allotrophic gradient was established in 12 lake enclosures across a natural DOM concentration gradient. Phytoplankton were co-regulated by solar irradiance and inorganic nutrient concentrations, whereas bacterioplankton were strongly dependent on DOM in the reference enclosures. Nutrient scavenging in the reference enclosures was limited by efficient biotic incorporation and recycling, across the full DOM gradient. Nutrient enrichment stimulated a strong autotrophic response across the autotrophic-allotrophic gradient due to increased phytoplankton productivity. Bacterioplankton productivity was still strongly dependent on DOM, but bacterioplankton productivity also increased either as a direct or indirect result of nutrient enrichment. Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus were effectively scavenged from the water column by incorporation into biomass at high rates and then deposited in the sediments in the nutrient enriched enclosures, producing nutrient-rich sediments. The data further suggest that at DOM concentrations greater than 14 mg L -1, allotrophy would dominate regardless of inorganic nutrient enrichment.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1285325


title: Information retrieval by multi-perspective representation.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 80

subject: Data mining.

subject: Information retrieval.

subject: Database management.

subject: Information storage and retrieval systems.

subject: QA76.9.D343 Z46 2005

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1295324


title: Reclaiming overall well-being: an analysis of individual- and community-level characteristics contributing to well-being in Yukon First Nations

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 156

subject: Public health -- Yukon.

subject: Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene -- Yukon.

subject: Well-being -- Yukon.

subject: Quality of life -- Yukon.

subject: RA450.Y8 S73 2007

abstract: This collaborative study implemented a new conceptual framework for health research relevant to Yukon First Nations people and actively involved Yukon First Nations as partners into all steps of the research. Selected characteristics from the Yukon Adult RHS data-set (individual-level characteristics) and the ecological variable survey (community-level characteristics) underwent a sequence of bivariate and multivariate comparisons to explore associations with three outcome measures for overall well-being: no depression, no suicidal thoughts and no suicide attempts. Six individual-level characteristics were identified that had a significant association with the outcome measures: traditional foods modern and traditional health care emotional supports and loving relationships spirituality physical well-being and socio-economic characteristics. The following community-level characteristics emerged as being significantly associated with the outcome measures: geographic characteristics community control community engagement and cultural continuity. Limitations of the study, implications for practice and policy and recommendations for future research and summary comments are identified and discussed.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1391609


title: The role of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the ventromedial nucleus and its association with the melanocortin system in regulating adaptive thermogenesis

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 133
electronic

abstract: Accumulation of excess white adipose tissue in obesity has detrimental consequences for metabolic health. Activation of thermogenic adipocytes confers beneficial effects on metabolic health and is considered a potential therapeutic target for human obesity. Hormones modulating adaptive thermogenesis include melanocortins and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP). In PACAP -/- mice, metabolism and thermogenic capacity in response to cold is impaired. I hypothesized PACAP acts in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, upstream of the melanocortin system, to regulate sympathetic stimulation of thermogenesis. To assess this, PACAP +/+ and PACAP -/- mice were cold acclimated to 4°C and given daily injections of a melanocortin receptor agonist, Melanotan II (MTII), for 24 days. The effect of MTII on thermogenesis was examined by physiological, molecular, and histological analyses. Results show MTII partially rescued the impaired thermogenic capacity in PACAP -/- mice as compared to PACAP +/+ mice, providing evidence to support our hypothesis.


title: Characterization and source apportionment of particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter in the Prince George airshed

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subject: Air quality -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Air -- Pollution -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Measurement.

subject: Air -- Pollution -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Research.

subject: TD883.7.P75 B74 1998

abstract: The susceptibility of the Prince George airshed to high concentrations of particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) have raised considerable concern because of the possible health impacts attributed to this air pollutant. This study examined the chemical and morphological characteristics of samples collected from two main PM10 sources and selected ambient samples from the archive of the Ministry of Environment to determine the contributions from these PM10 sources to the PM10 composition during Episodic and Non-Episodic events. The sources sampled included road dust taken from street sweepings, snow removed from city streets and unpaved roads and a beehive burner sample. PM10 samples from three Episodic events with 24 hour PM10 levels >50!-!g/m3 and three Non-Episodic events with 24 hour PM10 levels <50ug/m3 were examined in the bowl area of Prince George (represented by three sampling sites: Plaza, Van Bien, and Lakewood) using a Scanning Electron microscope with Energy Dispersive system and Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy. Episodes and Non-Episodes were also examined in the BCR industrial site. Results show that rounded, spherical and oval shaped particles were diagnostic of combustion sources, while amorphous shaped particles were dominant in all samples. The particle size distributions indicated that combustion sources contributed more to the fine fraction ofPM10 (<2.5!-!m) than road dust. The presence of a substantial amount ofPM10 with a diameter of3-4um is diagnostic for significant contributions of the road dust source to ambient PM10. The qualitative chemical analysis suggested that high concentrations of aluminum, silicon and magnesium were indicative of road dust while high concentrations of carbon, sodium and sulphur were indicative of combustion and industrial sources. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was performed on the qualitative chemical data and four discernable sources were identified as contributing to the ambient PM10 in all locations: road dust, industrial, combustion, and salt. Most of the episodes examined were dominated by road dust while the non-episodes were influenced by industrial, combustion and road dust. The presence of sulphur in the ambient PM10 sampled is a cause for concern due to the possible health implications. The methodology developed in this study can be applied to future source apportionment for the Prince George Airshed.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1194511


title: The information-seeking patterns of dental hygienists in northern British Columbia and their response to the 1993 fluoride guidelines.

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Number of pages in document: 105

subject: Water -- Fluoridation -- Research -- Canada.

subject: Dental hygienists -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Dental hygiene -- Information services -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RK60.5 .C68 1996

abstract: This thesis explores the methods that dental hygienists in northern British Columbia have utilized information sources to keep current in their field, particularly in light of the 1993 Canadian Dental Association fluoride guidelines.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1157091


title: The anticipated impact of a destination casino on the quality of life in Wells, British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 91

subject: Casinos -- Social aspects -- British Columbia -- Wells.

subject: Gambling -- Social aspects -- British Columbia -- Wells.

subject: Quality of life -- British Columbia -- Wells.

subject: Wells (B.C.) -- Social conditions.

subject: Wells (B.C.) -- Economic conditions.

subject: HV6711 .F54 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1219504


title: The geography of community crisis:  A case of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

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Number of pages in document: 189

subject: Community development -- British Columbia -- Tumbler Ridge.

subject: Tumbler Ridge (B.C.) -- Economic conditions.

subject: Resource-based communities -- British Columbia -- Tumbler Ridge.

subject: Company towns -- Economic aspects -- British Columbia -- Tumbler Ridge.

subject: HN49.C6 S85 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1225886


title: Discharge planning at rural and small town hospitals: how is it accomplished?

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Number of pages in document: 104

subject: Rural hospitals -- Admission and discharge -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Rural health services -- British Columbia, Northern.

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

subject: RA971.8 .H37 2002

abstract: Within Canadian society inequities exist in health status and health care provision. Residents of rural, isolated areas tend to fare worse when compared with their urban counterparts. Much of the research about health care provision is written for and from urban centres. However, the research in this thesis is not urban-based and addresses an issue important to rural communities. The research explores how discharge planning is accomplished at rural and small town acute care hospitals within the Northern Interior Health Region of British Columbia. A descriptive qualitative methodology was used to address the research question. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted at five different small town locations within the Northern Interior Health Region of British Columbia. At each location interviews were conducted with three key informants about the discharge planning practices utilized at the local hospital. These key informants were a practicing physician, a nurse employed at the hospital, and a recently discharged patient. Analysis of the interview transcripts revealed twenty-four themes. Eleven of these themes suggest that the rural and small town environment exerts a positive influence on discharge planning processes, practices, and outcomes. Thirteen of the emergent themes suggest that the rural and small town context negatively influences discharge planning. A comparative analysis across key informant groups found similarities across the groups with physician and nurse responses being most similar. The themes derived from the patient interviews were more unique. Results suggest that improving outcomes for patients discharged from rural and small town hospitals will require augmentation and coordination of community based supports such as home care nursing, mental health services, and social services. Increased accessibility to specialist resources and more direct involvement of patients in planning for their post-hospital care needs are also indicated.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1226021


title: The effects of patient anger on treatment and appraisal of chronic pain:  A simulation study.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 94

subject:
Chronic pain -- Psychological aspects.
Anger.
Chronic pain -- Patients -- Treatment.
Physician and patient.
RB127 .M66 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1309796


title: Huckleberry Mine: a case study in the implementation of the British Columbia Environmental assessment act

format:
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Number of pages in document: 170

subject: British Columbia. Environmental Assessment Act.

subject: Environmental impact analysis -- British Columbia -- Huckleberry Mine.

subject: Copper mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia -- Huckleberry Mine.

subject: Huckleberry Mine (B.C.)

subject: HD9539.C7 T53 1996

abstract: An examination of the successes and failures of the environmental assessment process exercised during the development of the Huckleberry Mine, in the light of the 1995 British Columbia Environmental assessment act.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1152288


title: A framework to study the performance of the group mutual exclusion algorithms

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Number of pages in document: 76

abstract: Group mutual exclusion problem generalizes the classical mutual exclusion problem, a fundamental problem in concurrent programming. It arises in applications involving sharing resources such as memory and data. In group mutual exclusion, a process requests for a “forum”; processes requesting the same forum may access the critical section simultaneously. Several algorithms have been proposed for the group mutual exclusion problem, but very few studies have been conducted to compare the performances of these algorithms by means of execution on actual machines. Besides the studies conducted have been a mere one-on-one comparison. Also, there exists no testing environment that accommodates multiple algorithms and compare their executions. This work aims at testing the performance of group mutual exclusion algorithms extensively by executing multiple such algorithms in a test framework. We propose to build an automated test framework to execute these algorithms, both individually and collectively under various experimental setups and observe their performances graphically using several performance metrics. Our experiments would constitute several collective comparison studies of algorithms along with replicating a few one-on-one comparison experiments from the literature. To use the algorithms into our framework, we intend to translate them from pseudo codes to source codes. The aim is to eventually creating a repository of these source codes such that they could be used for other applications besides our framework.


title: Characterizing the social-ecological importance of coastal marine locations: integrative challenges, insights and solutions from the Pacific north coast of British Columbia

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Number of pages in document: 268

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

subject: HIV infections -- Psychological aspects.

subject: Health education -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: QH541.15.E267 M34 2015

abstract: Human exploitation of earth's ecosystems has impacted the flow of ecological services, many with complex links to human health and well-being. The need to understand and plan for these impacts in an integrative manner is today an imperative. Yet, their integration into the planning process has been largely unsuccessful. In Canada, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) was established to achieve this integration. Yet, despite decades of effort there has been limited progress in practice. Thus, the aim of this research was to contribute new knowledge and insights to the challenge of integrating a broad range of social and ecological concerns into the environmental planning and management process, focussing on pragmatic solutions. A scoping review of the literature revealed key underlying issues affecting integration. These were discussed and contextualized to the CEAA mandated Environmental Assessment (EA) process, and a number of recommendations made for improved integration. The integration challenge was then examined within a spatial context. Two approaches to integrated spatial analyses were investigated. The first approach focussed on available marine spatial social, ecological, economic and protection legislation data analyzing the data both singly to detect statistically significant clustering of high value or high incidence data (hotspots) and collectively to detect areas of agreement (overlaps). The analyses provided a perspective on the spatial distribution of marine social-ecological-economic hotspots. The integration was, however, challenged by the characteristics of the underlying data including differing approaches to data collection and units of measure. The second approach to integrated spatial analysis was based on expert spatial knowledge of the social-ecological system, and was termed expert informed geographic information systems (xGIS). Important social-ecological spaces were similarly detected using xGIS. It was found that xGIS allowed for a broader range of values to be co

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2074336


title: Mother-daughter communicative relationships during adolescence and early adulthood.

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subject: Mothers and daughters -- British Columbia.

subject: Communication in families -- British Columbia.

subject: Parent and adult child.

subject: Parent and teenager.

subject: Young adults.

subject: HQ755.85 .B69 2004

abstract: This thesis examined communication patterns of mothers and daughters of two age groups (adolescents, ages 12 through 16, 'n' = 24; and, young adults, ages 20 through 35, 'n' = 21). Mother-daughter dyads participated in discussions about five hypothetical issues and completed self-report measures of mother-daughter relationship conflict. Conversations were audiotaped and coded for rates of overlaps between speaking turns, simultaneous speech, and successful interruptions. It was hypothesized that there would be greater differences in the conversational styles of adolescent daughters and their mothers as compared to adult daughters and their mothers, and the magnitude of conversational style differences would be positively related to perceptions of relationship conflict. Results partially supported the hypotheses. The predicted differences in mothers and daughters conversation styles as a function of age were found. However, findings did not support the hypothesis that conversational style differences would predict perceptions of relationship conflict.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1285298


title: Adolescent women's perspectives of homelessness in the Canadian north.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 143

subject:
Homeless women -- Yukon -- Whitehorse.
Homeless youth -- Yukon -- Whitehorse.
Homelessness -- Canada, Northern.
HV4510.Y8 L4 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1302342


title: Regional displacement matching scheme for LBP based face recognition.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 72

subject: Human face recognition (Computer science)

subject: Optical pattern recognition.

subject: TA1650 .Y36 2013

abstract: In face recognition, alignment of the face images has been a known open issue. This thesis proposes a displacement based local aligning scheme to construct a structural descriptive image template for comparison. To conquer the registration difficulties caused by the non-rigidity of human face images, a block displacement strategy is introduced to apply the regional voting scheme to face recognition field. Local Binary Pattern (LBP) is adopted to construct this block LBP displacement-based local matching approach, we name LBP-DLMA. Experiments are performed and have demonstrated the outstanding performances of this LBP-DLMA over the original LBP approach. It is expected and shown by experiments that this approach applies to both large and small sized images, and that it also applies to descriptor approaches other than LBP. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1890847


title: Modelling the distribution of advance regeneration in lodgepole pine stands in the Central Interior of British Columbia.

subject: Lodgepole pine -- Regeneration -- British Columbia, Central Interior Region -- Computer simulation.

subject: Forest regeneration -- British Columbia, Central Interior -- Computer simulation.

subject: Lodgepole pine -- Diseases and pests -- British Columbia, Central Interior Region.

subject: Lodgepole pine -- Mortality -- British Columbia, Central Interior.

subject: Mountain pine beetle -- British Columbia, Central Interior.

subject: SD397.P585 B76 2012

abstract: The recent mountain-pine beetle outbreak in the Central Interior of British Columbia is leaving unsalvaged stands with minimal silvicultural treatment, raising questions about their ability to regenerate and the implications of this uncertainty to future timber supply and habitat values. No system currently exists to predict, on a landscape level, which pine stands will have adequate stocking of advance regeneration suitable for release upon canopy death. My research takes a ground-truthed, landscape-level approach to modelling, predicting, mapping, and prioritizing stands for salvage or rehabilitation. The resulting model, derived from recursive partitioning of data from 964 sample plots, created a landscape level output with a predictive accuracy of 78%. Across the Sub-Boreal Spruce study area, I estimate that 58% of mature pine-leading stands (approximately 840,000 ha) are likely or very likely to be stocked with at least 600 stems/ha of living understory trees. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1863977


title: The effects of the PARTY program on youths' risk-taking behaviours and beliefs

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subject: Teenagers -- Alcohol use.

subject: Risk taking (Psychology) in adolescence.

subject: Alcoholism -- Prevention.

subject: HV5135 .S74 2002

abstract: The PARTY (Prevent Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth) program is a one-day hospital-based program that targets youth in Grade 10. The programs' intention is to educate youth in the dangers of irresponsible alcohol use and how this contributes to preventable trauma. The study of the PARTY program used a 12-item questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in changing youths' risk-taking behaviors. The main objectives were to (a) carry out psychometric analysis of the questionnaire, (b) assess cognitive changes in regards to risk-taking behaviors and beliefs of Grade 10 students three months after completing the PARTY program, and (c) assess gender, location, and school structure differences in risk-taking behaviors and beliefs. The study utilized a mixed design as the program is using a pre-and post-program survey for data collection. The study sample consisted of Grade 10 students from senior and junior secondary schools in the School District 57 region that included one rural senior secondary school, three urban senior secondary schools, one urban junior secondary school and a private senior secondary school. Two of the schools had an insufficient number of participants completing all three times of measurement and were not included in analyses involving individual schools. A total of280 students completed the first questionnaire and of those 162 (57.8%) completed all three times of measure and were used in the study. Results indicate that the PARTY program has a positive effect on the risk-taking behaviors and beliefs of urban girls and boys, and rural girls attending senior secondary schools. The PARTY program showed no significant effect on the risk-taking behaviors and beliefs of junior secondary boys and girls, or rural boys.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1226006


title: Communication of pain and anxiety between mothers and infants during routine immunization procedures.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 63

subject: Immunization of infants -- Psychological aspects.

subject: Pediatrics -- Immunological aspects.

subject: Immunization -- Psychological aspects.

subject: RJ240 .K53 2008

abstract: Infants are a very vulnerable population who undergo numerous common, yet painful, medical procedures, such as immunizations. Infants use social referencing, a complex level of communication and learning, during novel situations (i.e. medical procedures) to establish how they should react in novel situations. If the infant's mother is fearful of needles she may inadvertently send these danger messages to her infant making the immunization process a more painful experience for the infant. It was found that neither maternal self-reported needle fear nor maternal fear behaviour influenced infants' pain expression during immunizations. Results, however, did indicate that immediately following the immunization males, 12-months of age, exhibited more guarded body movement than males 18-months of age. It was also found that females, 12-months of age, exhibited more guarded body movement than females 18-months of age prior to the immunization.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1598932


identifier: University of Northern British Columbiab

title: Volunteer firefighters: A qualitative exploration of critical incidents and applied coping skills

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

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subject: Volunteer fire fighters--Mental health.

subject: Volunteer fire fighters--Mental health.--British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Psychic trauma.

subject: Stress management.

abstract:
Volunteer firefighters have limited up-to-date training and awareness in applied coping skills and trauma informed practice (TIP). Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) has been a standard of practice within emergency services — including fire rescue services — for decades in Northern British Columbia. With new developments in TIP, I suggest we can further improve volunteer firefighters’ wellness by exploring specific coping strategies. The purpose of this endeavour was to interview volunteer firefighters, explore their experiences, and better understand their coping styles and approaches to managing stress related to the
work. In the exploration of critical incident coping skills, a qualitative methodology and thematic analysis was applied. This study adds to the current literature on work-related coping, and hopefully increases awareness of best practices for psychological safety and wellness of volunteer firefighters in Northern British Columbia.

abstract: Firefighter volunteers

abstract: Occupational culture

abstract: Trauma

abstract: Personality

abstract: Emancipatory tradition

abstract: Knowledge exchange

abstract: Qualitative interviews


title: Towards an understanding of the management of pine-lichen woodlands in the Omineca region of British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 93

subject: Lichens -- British Columbia -- Omineca Region.

subject: Lichens -- Effect of logging on -- British Columbia -- Omineca Region.

subject: Forest management -- British Columbia -- Omineca Region.

subject: QL587.7.B7 S85 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1223359


title: The role of leadership in negotiating adolescent identity: Voices of female secondary school students in alternative education.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 184

subject:
Leadership -- Study and teaching.
Youth development.
HM1261 .J67 2009

abstract: This narrative study presents a collection of personal experience stories from five young women enrolled in grades 11 and 12 of an alternative education program. The purpose of this study is twofold exploring how the participants perceive and experience leadership in their lives and how their experiences with leadership affect the participants' development of a stable sense of identity and an empowered sense of self. The collected data is presented first as whole narratives and then through themes that emerged from a content analysis. The analysis revealed helpfulness as the defining characteristic of leadership and that the participants believe they are leaders, at least some of the time. The participants demonstrated having reached a stable sense of identity but expressed a lack of confidence as a barrier to becoming fully empowered persons. Using these findings, the researcher outlines ideas for the development, recruitment, and implementation of youth leadership development programming. --P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1651426


title: Chinese immigrant women in remote communities: Adjustment and social support networks.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 113

subject: Women immigrants -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Chinese -- British Columbia, Northern -- Social conditions.

subject: Chinese -- British Columbia, Northern -- Economic conditions.

subject: Chinese -- Social networks -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Rural women -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: HQ1459.B8 H75 2012

abstract: This study used a combined method of narrative analysis and thematic analysis to explore the adjustment process for Chinese immigrant women in remote settings. Participants who were originally from Mainland China, but came to Canada under sponsorship or with their husbands were interviewed. Six themes and 19 sub-themes emerged from the data, which show that Chinese immigrant women in remote settings experience social isolation, unemployment, severe weather, a different lifestyle, marriages behind screens, and challenges of parenting. Some challenges occur regardless of the settings (urban or rural), whereas others happen or are exacerbated in remote communities. In remote communities of northern B.C., unique conditions and severe weather can result in difficulties of adjustment. Nonetheless, the women may have more job opportunities in remote settings even if these are low paying, manual labour jobs. The findings also demonstrate that the women's social support networks are one of the most important factors in adjusting to the new country. --P. i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1784485


title: Integrating riparian zones with right of way management

format:
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Number of pages in document: 187

subject: Riparian areas -- British Columbia -- Management.

subject: Overhead electric lines -- Right of way -- British Columbia -- Management.

subject: Riparian ecology -- British Columbia.

subject: QH541.5.R52 S36 1999

abstract: This study tests the applicability of using an Integrated Resource Management (IRM) strategy for more effectively managing riparian zones along electric transmission Rightofways (ROWs). A literature search revealed that while there is an extensive body of information about the importance of riparian zones in creating and maintain aquatic habitat, there has been no research conducted on the effects of transmission powerline vegetation management on riparian zones in British Columbia (BC). Further, an apparent management contradiction exists because electric utilities traditionally manage vegetation on ROWs by cutting all tall trees, whereas in most other situations, tall growing riparian communities are being preserved or restored. In response to this the primary research question for this study is "Is it possible for riparian zone function to be integrated with current vegetation management practices along electric transmission ROWs in BC?" To investigate the problem 12 separate sites across the BC Hydro transmission facility were studied. Variables were selected as indicators of four separate, but functionally related riparian ecosystem functions; energy flow, stream hydrology, bank stability and habitat complexity. Site data was collected, processed and then each case was described and evaluated independently before trends were compared between sites. Vegetation management practices were investigated by reviewing BC Hydro's documents and by conducting guided interviews with BC Hydro staff. Trends between ecosystem function and vegetation management activities were then compared to the literature to complete analysis. The key findings of the study are that traditional vegetation maintenance activities appear to have mixed, site sensitive impacts on the riparian ecosystem functions studied. BC Hydro is implementing a management process designed to integrate site specific issues and varied technical information into workplans. As a result, most of the conditions necessary for integrating riparian function with electric transmission ROWs maintenance are present in BC. Recommendations are provided which describe the remaining conditions necessary for a successful IRM approach to this issue. Hence, the project links IRM theory to a case study example and describes a set of parameters necessary to more effectively manage riparian zones along electric transmission corridors.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1207312


title: Fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol effects: what do child protection workers know

format:
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Number of pages in document: 121

subject: Fetal alcohol syndrome -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Children of prenatal alcohol abuse -- Services for -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RG629.F45 T87 1996

abstract: This thesis investigates the knowledge deficiences that child care workers have of fetal alcohol syndrome and its effects on children.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1151085


title: Perceived barriers and meanings: The experiences of people accessing northern mental health services.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 151

subject: Mental health services -- British Columbia, Northern -- Evaluation.

subject: Rural population -- Services for -- British Columbia, Northern -- Evaluation.

subject: Rural health services -- British Columbia, Northern -- Evaluation.

subject: RA790.7.B8 H47 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1302392


title: Making sense of synchronicity.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 97

subject:
Coincidence.
BF1175 .L38 2013

abstract: This research project explores the experience of synchronicity by everyday people. Synchronicity is the idea that apparently random events are related because of the meaning attributed to them. This study is qualitative in approach utilizing thematic analysis to examine in detail the transcripts of interviews with participants who were selected based on their belief in synchronicity, their interest in sharing their stories and understandings of synchronicity and where located by chance using word of mouth. The interviews appeared to be a delight for all involved. This research provides a voice to the perspectives and responses stirred up by this enigmatic phenomenon for people who otherwise would pass us by. The findings focus on seven predominant themes organized into three categories. They suggest that more than a mere crack exists in the dominant Western worldview of the nature of reality as a result of synchronistic experiences. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1863084


title: Seven white practitioners: how do they understand and work with Aboriginal trauma?

format:
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Number of pages in document: 104

subject: Indians of North America -- Mental health services.

subject: Pastoral counseling -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Social workers -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

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

subject: RC451.5.I5 F67 2015

abstract: This thesis lays out the historical and social sources of trauma in the lives of Aboriginal people and juxtaposes them against dominant culture's understanding of trauma and treatment as primarily pertaining to the individual. Concepts like historical trauma are presented and explored, leading to a critique of the DSM (The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) as unhelpful, and possibly harmful, in its focus on individual pathology. It is argued that without reference to systemic and structural sources of genocidal oppression, standard trauma treatment may prove more damaging than helpful. Interviews were conducted with seven non-Aboriginal women counselors to determine if and how their approaches to trauma treatment reflected an appreciation of colonialism as a source of historical and current trauma. Interview transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis, revealing a pronounced understanding of the traumatic impacts of social injustice on Aboriginal people and the limitations of western counseling approaches. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2055261


title: Teacher engagement in a northwestern British Columbia school district.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 189

subject: Teacher morale -- British Columbia, Northwestern.

subject: Teachers -- British Columbia, Northwestern -- Attitudes.

subject: Teachers -- Job satisfaction -- British Columbia, Northwestern.

subject: LB2840 .M86 2012

abstract: Energy, involvement, and efficacy comprise work engagement as measured by the Maslack Burnout Inventory - General Survey ...and according to the mediation model. This mixed method cross-sectional research provides an analysis of the relationships among job resources, job demands, coping strategies, and work engagement for 91 teachers. Consistent with the findings of the job demand-resources model..., job resources had positive correlations and job demands had negative correlations with work engagement. Analyses of correlations, multiple regression models, and written comments showed that workload and social support had significant relationships with teacher work engagement. Student support seemed to offset the relationship between workload and energy levels. Professional development with a sustained focus did not predict engagement. The combination of resources and demands seemed to predict engagement levels. The study identified important resources and demands that could guide future research. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1808128


title: Dementia and Northern caregiving.

subject: Dementia -- Patients -- Care -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Caregivers -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RC521 .W33 2012

abstract: This research explores formal and informal caregivers' experiences providing care to individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia in the Northern Rockies District, a rural remote district in northern British Columbia. Textual information provided by caregivers participating in one focus group and four semi-structured interviews reveals a northern perspective of the caregiving experience. A thematic analysis identifies multiple themes. Two major themes associated with the experience of formal caregivers are: the facets of formal caregiving and community, whereas the four major themes associated with the experience of informal caregivers are: community and networks, communication, dementia and caregiving resources, and personal experiences of informal caregiving. Similarities and dissonances in the findings emerged in three main areas: with community understanding of dementia and emotions associated with caregiving. Formal and informal caregivers provide recommendations to help support caregivers living in northern British Columbia. These findings and recommendations have the potential to influence health related services, contribute to dementia care strategies, and complement existing planning for formal and informal caregiver supports in northern British Columbia. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1805490


title: Heart to heart: Connecting empathy, attachment, and physiology.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 102

subject: Empathy -- Physiological aspects.

subject: Attachment behavior -- Physiological aspects.

subject: Affect (Psychology) -- Testing.

subject: BF575.E55 R65 2013

abstract: Previous research has shown that there are relationships between empathy and attachment, attachment and physiology, and physiology and empathy in response to affective or stressful exposure however, research has not looked at these three components together during affective exposure. The hypothesis of the current study was that affective stimuli can cause changes in HRV that can be predicted by empathy and adult attachment. Participants were exposed to three 5-minute categories of affective video clips (happy, sad, and physical pain) while physiological data were recorded. Heart rate (HR) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia were extrapolated from the data as measures of autonomic nervous system activity corrected respiratory sinus arrhythmia scores were calculated for the analyses (cRSA). Participants also completed dispositional measures of empathy (Interpersonal Reactivity Index IRI) and adult attachment (Experience in Close Relationship-Revised ECR-R). Each of the categories of affective clips was effective in eliciting a physiological change with different patterns of responding for each category and different patterns or prediction and correlation between variables. There was support for the predictive ability of the IRI and ECR-R for a change in HR but not for cRSA. Higher scores of Personal Distress and Empathic Concern predicted a change in HR in each affective condition. Another finding was that, in general, individuals with higher maladaptive dispositional scores (e.g., increased Personal Distress) also showed signs of unhealthy cardiovascular responding (e.g., increased HR and decreased RSA). Implications and future directions for research are discussed. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1864015


title: Local feature based pattern classification: from principle to application

format:
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Number of pages in document: 70

subject:
Pattern recognition systems.
Pattern perception.
TK7882.P3 N55 2005

abstract: This thesis demonstrates that local feature based approaches are always more stable than global feature based approaches for pattern classification problems. Guided by the original theory that a regional matching approach is more robust than a national matching approach for two-dimensional pattern classification, this thesis examines the applications of the theory in one-dimensional and two-dimensional pattern classifications. We propose two local feature based approaches for two significant applications of pattern classification, namely start codon prediction and content based image classification. For start codon prediction which is considered as a typical one-dimensional pattern classification problem, we have developed a districted neural network that can be taken as a regional voting version of the conventional neural network. Experiments have been performed on the well known translation initiation sites (TIS) data sets and results have shown significant improvement of prediction accuracy. For two-dimensional pattern classification, we propose differential latent semantic index (DLSI) approach for content based image classification. The feasibility of using local features in the DLSI method is also investigated and an extensive experimental study on a real image database has proved its effectiveness.

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title: NATO in the 1990s: the response to the legitimacy challenge and the evolution of the organization in a changing Europe

format:
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Number of pages in document: 140

subject:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
National security -- Europe.
D845 .E73 1997

abstract: The political changes that took place in East and Central Europe during the end of the 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s had a huge impact on the security structures in Europe. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its legitimacy was challenged when the former Soviet Empire started to crumble. This thesis addresses NATO's response to this legitimacy challenge. It is argued in the thesis that the response came in a two stage process. The first response was a debate where different reasons were given for NATO's continued existence. The thesis focuses only on the justifications used to maintain the organization. It was found that there were external and internal justifications and that the people partaking in the debate could be labelled either as belonging to the neorealist school or to the neoliberal school in the field of international relations. Neorealists tended to use more external justifications for keeping NATO. The external justifications are based more on threats than possibilities. It was argued that despite the absence of the Warsaw Pact, there were still threats that made NATO necessary. Neoliberal institutionalists used both external and internal justifications, but stressed the opportunities and NATO's positive effects as an international institution. The second response to the legitimacy challenge posed to NATO was a process of change where both new ways of thinking and new ways of structuring the organization emerged. Both schools of thought agree that NATO was adapting to the new reality, but used their own arguments from the first stage when explaining the changes. The conclusions drawn from the thesis are that NATO is needed as a security actor in Europe, and that the changes that NATO has undergone have been the right ones to satisfy both those who fear future conflicts and those who want to work for enhanced security. It is also concluded that in order to understand NATO's two responses, it is essential to study arguments from both schools of thought. The two schools have good arguments and they complement each other which makes an analysis covering both fruitful. NATO survived the legitimacy challenge and has recently decided to accept three new members in 1999. The process of change has not been an easy one for NATO, but the organization has without any doubt kept the position as the most important security actor in Europe. It is very likely that it will continue to keep that position for a long time to come.

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title: The newspaper wars in Prince George, B.C., 1909--1918.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 85

subject: Canadian newspapers -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- History.

subject: Canadian newspapers -- Objectivity -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Canadian newspapers (English) -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- History.

subject: Fort George Herald.

subject: Fort George Tribune.

subject: Prince George (B.C.) -- History -- 1871-1918.

subject: PN4919.P72 P84 2004

abstract: One of the most interesting aspects of early Prince George history is the ongoing feud between the city\u2019s first two newspapers. On the surface this feud seems to exist only because of the confrontational and opinionated people who edited these newspapers. On deeper inspection it becomes clear that both of Prince George\u2019s founding newspapers argued as surrogates for the local interest groups they represented. They both articulated positions that would benefit their particular interest group, and their reporting and writing was designed to support this end. Despite this, historians of Prince George have done little to explain this ongoing battle, particularly how it was fought through local newspapers. This thesis aims to show that in its early days Prince George was not a unified community, but was instead a competing group of small communities, fighting bitterly among themselves for dominance. Furthermore, this fight was conducted through the local newspapers primarily over the issues of the location of the station and the incorporation and the promotion of Prince George.

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title: Investigating the benefits and impacts of tourism development for the Tl'azt'en First Nation in northern British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 129

subject: Tl~\u20ac~azt~\u20ac~en Indians -- Economic conditions.

subject: Tl'azt'en Indians -- Attitudes.

subject: Aboriginal tourism -- Research -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Tourism -- Research -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Carrier Indians -- Economic conditions.

subject: Carrier Indians -- Attitudes.

subject: Culture and tourism -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: E99.T17 H37 2013

abstract: This thesis is the result of the research that was completed with Tl'azt'en Nation. Tl'azt'en Nation partnered with the University of Northern British Columbia to form a Community University Research Alliance (CURA). This CURA project funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) allowed me to look at the benefits (positive) and impacts (negative) of tourism development for Tl'azt'en Nation and the issues surrounding the development of tourism in traditional Tl'azt'en territory. The research for this project was developed with the assistance of the Tl'azt'en community, and various social science techniques were employed to gather data with these community members. Techniques included: tourism presentations, workshops and semi-structured interviews. Data gathered from the community members led to the discovery of new themes and community feelings that were unexpected at the outset of the research. The research showed that Tl'azt'en Nation is in favor of tourism development, yet additional elements also emerged throughout the community members' information sharing sessions. These alternate, unexpected elements showed that Tl'azt'en Nation community members are concerned about their culture, youth and elders. The work done in the community revealed that Tl'azt'en Nation is willing to develop tourism, but with the wish to protect and enhance their culture, youth and elders while doing so. --Leaf ii.

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title: Synthesis of Spirolactones Substituted at the Benzylic Position: Studies Toward the Formation of Manumycin Structural Analogs.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 106

subject:
Antibiotics -- Synthesis.
Antibiotics -- Research.
RS431.A6 S28 2011

abstract: This study was designed to create a series of spirolactone compounds produced through an oxidative spiroannulation reaction, each with a different substituent at the benzylic position. The effect, if any, on the diastereoselectivity of the spiroannulation reaction caused by the benzylic substitution would then be determined by ¹H-NMR. Several synthetic methodologies were employed in attempts to produce these compounds but only a single compound was successfully produced in 27% yield in 5 steps. This compound had a hydroxyl function at the benzylic position and showed total enantioselectivity in the spiroannulation reaction. Several unique properties of the intermediate molecules created in these studies were discovered while attempting to synthesize the target molecules. --P. iii.

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title: An evaluation of tuberculosis skin test screening program in British Columbia long-term care facilities

format:
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Number of pages in document: 72

subject: Tuberculosis.

subject: Tuberculosis -- Diagnosis.

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

subject: Medical screening.

subject: RC314.23.B7 Y36 1997

abstract: Tuberculosis has been considered an occupational risk for health care workers since the 1930s. Over the past six decades, however, TB incidence and TB infection rates have dramatically decreased. This decline has been largely due to improved living conditions, nutrition and pharmaceutical treatment. Today, opinions about TB risk in the health care settings vary considerably and include the view that health workers are at no increased risk for TB infection compared to the general population. TB screening programs have been operating in British Columbia long-term care facilities (LTCFs) since 1987. The primary interest of these programs has been to monitor the risk that employees of these health care facilities have. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate these screening programs based on the following questions: 1. Is the TB incidence of LTCF employees higher than that of the general population who are similar in age, gender and ethnic origins? 2. Is TB infection rate of LTCF employees higher than that found in similar studies in other jurisdictions? 3. What are the costs of the screening program and how do these costs compare with the costs of treating active TB cases that would have occurred if the screening program had not been in place? Analyses of the B. C. TB Control five year data has revealed that TB incidence of L TCF employees is not greater than the general population when age, gender and ethnic origin are controlled. An analysis of TB incidence rate by each ethnic group (immigrants, First Nations and other Canadians), revealed that the TB incidence rate in immigrants and First Nations are 6 and 53 times, respectively, higher than Canadian born. Further, the TB incidence in each ethnic group is consistent with its corresponding population. These results suggest that TB is more related to birthplace than to working place. The TB infection rate (21.9%) in British Columbia long-term care facility employees found in this study is in the mid-range of studies in other jurisdictions. When analysis was performed in each ethnic group, it was found that the infection rate in immigrants (52.3%, 95% CI is 3.23-3 .58) and First Nations (46.3%, 95% CI is 2.49-3 .61) are much higher than Canadian born (10.6%). However, the TB infection rate in adult care facility employees (24.6%) is not greater (95% CI is 0.87-1.0) than that of child care facility employees (17. 6%) after adjusting for age, gender and ethnic origin. TB infection rate is also more related to birthplace than to the working place. INH preventive therapy is provided to those who are found to be PPD positive to prevent the occurrence of active TB from TB infection. It was calculated that the cost of preventing of one TB case ($58,272) is much higher than the treatment of active TB ($10,304). From this perspective, this program should be stopped. However, considering the high TB infection rate in immigrants and First Nations, the TB screening program should target to these high risk groups to prevent the potential reactivation of TB.

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title: Quantifying the major sinks and sources of phosphorus in Tabor Lake: implications for management and remediation

format:
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Number of pages in document: 157

subject: Water -- Phosphorus content.

subject: Freshwater ecology -- British Columbia -- Tabor Lake.

subject: Tabor Lake (B.C.)

subject: QH541.5.F7 S55 1997

abstract: A study of Tabor Lake and its watershed during the open water season of 1995 was conducted in order to quantify the major sinks and sources of phosphorus, and the timing of phosphorus transfer between these sources and sinks. The results of this thesis are useful to help determine appropriate management strategies aimed at reducing phosphorus availability in Tabor Lake's water column and understanding some of the processes that control phosphorus availability in the lake. An exploratory modeling exercise was undertaken to evaluate morphometric and watershed variables in predicting spring phosphorus for 39 lakes in the region, including Tabor Lake. Two multiple linear regression models were constructed. The first model uses a stepwise technique to select statistically significant variables, and the second model uses variables found in the literature which have been shown to influence phosphorus loading. These two models account for 70% and 59% of the variation in spring phosphorus, respectively, and may provide managers with an expected phosphorus loading based on easily measured morphometric and watershed variables. The models predict that Tabor Lake should have a spring phosphorus concentration of 20 and 18 ug/L, respectively. The models are useful to establish the limits of water quality improvement for Tabor Lake. Another model was developed to estimate the quantity and timing of external sinks and sources of phosphorus in Tabor Lake for 1995. Phosphorus loading into Tabor Lake was estimated from runoff (136 kg) and atmospheric deposition (60 kg). Phosphorus output from Tabor Lake through the outlet creek was estimated at 188 kg for the entire year. Based on this input-output model, there was a net gain of 8 kg phosphorus into Tabor Lake during 1995. These results indicate that external phosphorus inputs and output is approximately balanced. Results from a prior monitoring program indicate that Tabor Lake experienced internal loading of phosphorus during periods of hypolimnetic anoxia. However, phosphorus loading also occurred when oxygen was present in the hypolimnion, suggesting another phosphorus loading mechanism was active in Tabor Lake. A specific effort was made to evaluate the role of senescing macrophytes (primarily Elodea canadensis) as a source of this phosphorus during the 1995 sampling season. Two experiments were conducted, one invitro and the other in-situ, to estimate phosphorus leaching from senescing macrophytes. The first in-vitro experiment used weeds collected August 8, 1995 and show that 87% (S.E.= 6%) of the total plant phosphorus is leached from these macrophytes, whereas the second in-vitro experiment, using samples collected September 22, 1995, show that only 9% (S.E.= 1%) of the phosphorus is leached from macrophytes. The difference between the two leaching estimates is believed to be the result of overwintering development and expected starch accumulation in the September samples. The in-situ study provided the best prediction of phosphorus leaching from senescing macrophytes, estimating 1958 kg of phosphorus (S.E.= 867 kg) was released from senescing macrophytes in 1995. The results from both the input-output model and the internal loading estimates show that Tabor Lake is dominated by the internal cycling of nutrients beginning in June and continuing until September. Furthermore, it quantifies two important phosphorus sources and the timing of phosphorus delivery from these sources. The quantification and timing of phosphorus delivery in Tabor Lake is useful to managers establishing remediation strategies which try to reduce the total phosphorus present in the water column. This research also shows that mechanical harvesting of macrophytes removes more phosphorus from the lake than exits through the outlet and can be useful in reducing the total phosphorus available to internal loading cycles in Tabor Lake.

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title: Organizational culture and its relationship with employee stress, productivity, and enjoyment of work

format:
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Number of pages in document: 57

subject:
Corporate culture -- Canada.
Pyrolysis.
HD58.7 .O49 2016

abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore which type/s of organizational culture are most closely related to employee levels of work-related stress, self-perceived productivity, and enjoyment of work, and whether there are gender differences. A secondary research interest was to identify the dominant culture type at the studied university. Staff members completed an online survey containing questions on organizational culture, stress, productivity, enjoyment of work, and demographics. Analyses revealed that the hierarchy culture was most prevalent at the institution. Multivariate analyses showed that the type of organizational culture was significantly related to stress, productivity, and enjoyment of work. Employees working in a clan culture reported the lowest levels of stress, and highest levels of productivity and enjoyment, followed by those in the adhocracy and hierarchy cultures, then the market culture. No gender effects emerged. These findings add insight to the limited literature on organizational culture in Canadian workplace settings. --Leaf ii.

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title: Effects of the British Columbia public health officer's health determinants on the Health Utility Index and the Richardson-Zumbo Health Profile.

subject: Health status indicators -- British Columbia.

subject: Public health -- British Columbia -- Evaluation.

subject: Health surveys -- British Columbia.

subject: RA407.5.C3 L45 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Mothers who live apart from their children.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 160

subject:
Absentee mothers.
Absentee mothers -- Attitudes.
Custody of children.
Mother and child.
Mothers -- Psychology.
HQ759.3 .T43 1999

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Improvise, adapt, overcome!: back-to-the-land women and adult transformative learning theory

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 178

subject:
Adult learning.
Adult education.
Transfer of training.
Women -- Education.
LC5225.L42 E53 2000

abstract: This study considers the implications of adult transformative learning theory (Mezirow, 1991 ~ Mezirow & Marsick, 1978) in the real world context of a group of women back-to-thelanders who returned to mainstream society. All but one of the women returned to university to complete their interrupted post-secondary education. The other woman used skills and knowledge she had gained during her back-to-the-land time to become an instructor at a community college. This study examines the women's stories with a view to uncovering the qualities and characteristics that led to their success in these educational institutions. Adult transformative learning theory failed to account for the women's narrated views of their success. Epistemological development (Belenky et al. 1986) appeared to account for their intellectual ability to achieve their academic and career goals, but left the larger question of successful transitions unanswered. The women emphasized self-reliance and the resultant self-confidence as their central learning experiences during their back-to-the-land time, and highlighted the concept of agency, and "storying" one's own life.

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