title: The role of a minor party : a comparative study of the British Liberal Party and the Australian Country Party since 1918

abstract:
and the Australian Country Party since 1918.
2.
The thesis examines the proposition that the role of a minor
party is determined, not by its total strength expressed as a percentage
of the national vote, but by how its strength is concentrated.
Australia and Britain were chosen for the comparison because
of the many similarities in political culture and in the extent of class
voting. Each country has a party - the Country Party in Australia and
the Liberal Party in Britain - which has had a distinct impact on the
political scene in their respective countries. In the period from 1918
to the present day neither party, at the national level, has ever held the
largest number of seats in parliament let alone a majority of seats, and
it is in this sense that they are herein defined as minor parties.
In the thesis the constitutional background of and differences
between Australia and Britain are reviewed, followed by a brief historical
picture of each of the two parties being studied. The sources of supporc
of the two parties are analysed and it is here that real differences emerge.
The Country Party in Australia is a deliberately sectional party with a
narrow rural base, whereas the British Liberal Party is more broadly based
than either the Labour or Conservative Parties in Britain.
3.
Party leadership and organisation are then discussed. Both
parties have had outstanding leaders, Earle Page and McEwen for the
Country Party; Asquith, Lloyd George and Grimond for the Liberal Party.
Both parties have had relatively fewer leaders than their major party
opponents. However, whereas the Country Party has been free of serious
splits the Liberal Party was shattered on the leadership struggles of
Asquith and Lloyd George.
Both parties have been identified with decentralisation of state
power, the Country Party through its support, albeit sometimes lukewarm
of the New States Movement; the Liberal Party through its espousal of a
federal system for Britain with separate Welsh, Scottish and regional assemblies.
Unfortunately for the British Liberal Party the beneficiaries of their
policies in this area have been relatively new nationalist parties in both
Wales arid Scotland.
The major part of the thesis is devoted to a study of how the
electoral systems in the two countries have, in practice, worked to the
advantage or disadvantage of the Country Party and the British Liberal
Party. The Country Party has been as consistently over-represented in the
House of Representatives as the Liberal Party has been under-represented in
the British House of Commons. With the even distribution of its support
the introduction of the single transferable vote, in itself, would bring
little benefit to the British Liberal Party in terms of seats. Multimember
urban constituencies combined with some type of list system are the
only way the Liberals are likely to obtain House of Commons seats in proportion
to their votes.
4.
Finally, the relations of the two minor parties with their
respective major parties are considered. In the conclusion the future of
the two parties is reviewed. In general terms it appears that the Country
Party is faced with a slow decline. Although the British Liberal Party
made a major breakthrough, in terms of votes, in the February 1974 election,
they were unable to maintain this momentum in the October election,
even though they lost very little ground. In the long term they must
make an inroad into Labour held seats if they are to progress further.


title: Investigations into the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by capillary gas chromatography

subject:
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Polychlorinated biphenyls.
Capillary liquid chromatography.
Gas chromatography.

abstract:
Factors involved in the determination of PAHs (16 priority PAHs as
an example) and PCBs (10 PCB congeners, representing 10 isomeric
groups) by capillary gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry
(GC/MS, for PAHs) and electron capture detection (GC/ECD , for PCBs)
were studied, with emphasis on the effect of solvent. Having various
volatilities and different polarities, solvent studied included
dichloromethane, acetonitrile, hexan e, cyclohexane, isooctane, octane,
nonane, dodecane, benzene, toluene, p-xylene, o-xylene, and mesitylene.
Temperatures of the capillary column, the injection port, the GC/MS
interface, the flow rates of carrier gas and make-up gas, and the
injection volume were optimized by one factor at a time method or
simplex optimization method.
Under the optimized conditions, both peak height and peak area of
16 PAHs, especially the late-eluting PAHs, were significantly enhanced
(1 to 500 times) by using relatively higher boiling point solvents such as
p-xylene and nonane, compared with commonly used solvents like benzene
and isooctane. With the improved sensitivity, detection limits of between
4.4 pg for naphthalene and 30.8 pg for benzo[g,h,i]perylene were obtained
when p-xylene was used as an injection solvent.
Effect of solvent on peak shape and peak intensity were found to be
greatly dependent on temperature parameters, especially the initial
temperature of the capillary column. The relationship between initial
temperature and shape of peaks from 16 PAHs and 10 PCBs were studied
and compared when toluene, p-xylene, isooctane, and nonane were used as
injection solvents. If a too low initial temperature was used, fronting or split of peaks was observed. On the other hand, peak tailing occurred at a
too high initial column temperature. The optimum initial temperature, at
which both peak fronting and tailing were avoided and symmetrical peaks
were obtained, depended on both solvents and the stationary phase of the
column used. On a methyl silicone column, the alkane solvents provided
wider optimum ranges of initial temperature than aromatic solvents did,
for achieving well-shaped symmetrical GC peaks. On a 5% diphenyl: 1%
vinyl: 94% dimethyl polysiloxane column, when the aromatic solvents
were used, the optimum initial temperature ranges for solutes to form
symmetrical peaks were improved to a similar degree as those when the
alkanes were used as injection solvents. A mechanism, based on the
properties of and possible interactions among the analyte, the injection
solvent, and the stationary phase of the capillary column, was proposed
to explain these observations.
The effect of initial temperature on peak height and peak area of
the 16 PAHs and the 10 PCBs was also studied. The optimum initial
temperature was found to be dependent on the physical properties of the
solvent used and the amount of the solvent injected. Generally, from the
boiling point of the solvent to 10 0C above its boiling point was an
optimum range of initial temperature at which cthe highest peak height
and peak area were obtained.


title: Exploring the potential of early identification and intervention within a college of applied arts

contributor: Department of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education

subject: Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. School of Computer Studies.

subject: Identification (Psychology)

subject: Operant behavior.

subject: Students -- Psychology.

abstract:
This study probed for an answer to the question, "How
do you identify as early as possible those students who are
at risk of failing or dropping out of college so that
intervention can take place?" by field testing two
diagnostic instruments with a group of first semester Seneca
College Computer ,Studies students.
In some respects, the research approach was such as
might be taken in a pilot study_ Because of the complexity
of the issue, this study did not attempt to go beyond
discovery, understanding and description. Although some
inferences may be drawn from the results of the study, no
attempt was made to establish any causal relationship
between or among the factors or variables represented here.
Both quantitative and qualitative data were gathered during
four resea~ch phases: background, early identification,
intervention, and evaluation.
To gain a better understanding of the problem of
student attrition within the School of Computer Studies at
Seneca College, several methods were used, including
retrospective analysis of enrollment statistics, faculty and
student interviews and questionnaires, and tracking of the
sample population. The significance of the problem was
confirmed by the results of this study. The findings
further confirmed the importance of the role of faculty in
student retention and support the need to improve the
quality of teacher/student interaction. As well, the need
for skills assessmen~-followed by supportive counselling, and
placement was supported by the findings from this study.
strategies for reducing student attrition were identified by
faculty and students.
As part of this study, a project referred to as "A
Student Alert Project" (ASAP) was undertaken at the School
of Computer Studies at Seneca college. Two commercial
diagnostic instruments, the Noel/Levitz College Student
Inventory (CSI) and the Learning and Study Strategies
Inventory (LASSI), provided quantitative data which were
subsequently analyzed in Phase 4 in order to assess their
usefulness as early identification tools. The findings show
some support for using these instruments in a two-stage
approach to early identification and intervention: the CSI
as an early identification instrument and the LASSI as a
counselling tool for those students who have been identified
as being at risk.
The findings from the preliminary attempts at
intervention confirmed the need for a structured student
advisement program where faculty are selected, trained, and
recognized for their advisor role. Based on the finding
that very few students acted on the diagnostic results and
recommendations, the need for institutional intervention by
way of intrusive measures was confirmed.


title: Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the McElroy and Larder Lake assemblages, Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Northeastern Ontario

subject:
Geochemistry--Ontario--McElroy.
Geochemistry--Ontario--Larder Lake.
Petrogenesis--Ontario--McElroy.
Petrogenesis--Ontario--Larder Lake.

abstract:
The McElroy and Larder Lake assemblages, located in the southern Abitibi Greenstone
Belt are two late Archean metavolcanic sequences having markedly contrasting physical
characteristics arid are separated from one another by a regional fault. An assemblage is an
informal term which describes stratified volcanic and/or sedimentary rock units built during
a specific time period in a similar depositional or volcanic setting and are commonly bounded
by faults, unconformities or intrusions. The petrology and petrogenesis of these assemblages
have been investigated to determine if a genetic link exists between the two adjacent
assemblages.
The McElroy assemblage is homoclinal sequence of evolved massive and pillowed
fl.ows, which except for the basal unit represents a progressively fractionated volcanic pile.
From the base to the top of the assemblage the lithologies include Fe-tholeiitic, dendritic
flows; komatiite basaltic, ultramafic flows; Mg-tholeiitic, leucogabbro; Mg-tholeiitic, massive
flows and Fe-tholeiitic, pillowed flows. Massive flows range from coarse grained to aphanitic
and are commonly plagioclase glomerophyric. The Larder Lake assemblage consists of
komatiitic, Mg-rich and Fe-rich tholeiitic basalts, structurally disrupted by folds and faults.
Tholeiitic rocks in the Larder Lake assemblage range from aphanitic to coarse grained
massive and pillowed flows. Komatiitic flows contain both spinifex and massive textures.
Geochemical variability within both assemblages is attributed to different petrogenetic
histories. The lithologies of the McElroy assemblage were derived by partial melting of a
primitive mantle source followed by various degrees of crystal fractionation. Partial melting
of a primitive mantle source generated the ultramafic flows and possibly other flows in the
assemblage. Fractionation of ultramafic flows may have also produced the more evolved
McElroy lithologies. The highly evolved, basal, dendritic flow may represent the upper unit
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of a missing volcanic pile in which continued magmatism generated the remaining McElroy
lithologies. Alternatively, the dendritic flows may represent a primary lava derived from a
low degree (10-15%) partial melt of a primitive mantle source which was followed by
continued partial melting to generate the ultramafic flows. The Larder Lake lithologies were
derived by partial melting of a komatiitic source followed by gabbroic fractionation.
The tectonic environment for both assemblages is interpreted to be an oceanic arc
setting. The McElroy assemblage lavas were generated in a mature back arc setting whereas
the Larder Lake lithologies were produced during the early stages of komatiitc crust
subduction. This setting is consistent with previous models involving plate tectonic processes
for the generation of other metavolcanic assemblages in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt.


title: Teacher attitudes and the emotionally-behaviourally disordered middle school student

subject: Adjustment disorders in children--Education.

subject: Teachers--Attitudes.

subject: Middle school students.

subject: Ability grouping in education.

abstract:
Inclusionary practices prescribe that chl1dren, regardless of
exceptional1ty shall benef1t from receiv1ng educational serv1ce 1n
the context of the regular class sett1ng. The result1ng el1minat1on of
separate spec1al classes could be v1ewed as an econom1c advantage.
In point of fact, many school boards and d1str1cts 1n both Canada and
the United States are mov1ng towards 1mplementat1on of
inclusionary practice, possibly for the above stated reason.
Regardless, 1nclusion as 1t relates to the emot1onally/behav1ourally
disordered youth in our school systems may not be successful.
Regular educat ion teachers may not be prepared profess1onally or
personally to deal w1th this very special student population. Th1s
study focused on teacher attitude 1n this regard. As well, poss1ble
factors that may lead to successful 1nclusion of these students are
examined. Of these, teacher exper1ence, educat10n spec1f1c to the
d1sab1l1ty of emot1onal/behavioural d1sordered comb1ned w1th
teacher self-perception of success appear to hold the greatest
promise. In view of these findings, recommendat1ons are made for
professional pract1ce and future research d1rect1ons.


title: An examination of transcriptional and translational regulation of the 70kDa heat shock proteins following amputation of the tail and forelimb in the newt Notophthalmus viridescens

subject:
Heat shock proteins.
Notophthalmus viridescens.

abstract:
Several stresses to tissues including hyperthermia, ischemia, mechanical trauma
and heavy metals have been demonstrated to affect the regulation of a subset of the
family of heat shock proteins of70kOa (hsp70). In several organisms following some of
these traumas, the levels of hsp70 mRNA and proteins are dramatically upregulated.
However, the effects of the stress on limb and tail amputation in the newt Notophthalmus
viridescens, involving mechanical tissue damage, have not adequately been examined.
In the present study, three techniques were utilized to quantitate the levels of
hsp70 mRNA and protein in the tissues of the forelimbs and tails of newts during the
early post-traumatic events following surgical resection of these:: appendages. These
included quantitative Western blotting of proteins separated by both one and twodimensional
SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and quantitative Northern blot
analysis of total RNA.
In tissues of both the limb and tail one hour after amputation, there were no
significant differences in the levels of hsp70 protein measured by one-dimensional SOSPAGE
followed by Western blotting, when compared to the levels measured in the
unamputated limb. A 30 minute heat shock at 35°C failed to elicit an increase in the
levels of hsp70 protein in these tissues. Further analysis using the more sensitive 20
PAGE separation of stump tissue proteins revealed that at least some of the five hsp70
isoforms of the newt may be differentially regulated in limbs and tails in response to
trauma. It appears also that amputation of the tail and limb tissues leads to slight
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elevation in the levels of HSP70 mRNA when compared to those of their respective
unstressed tissues.


title: Effect of pH on non-photochemical quenching in spinach photsystem 2 particles as measured by picosecond fluorescence decay kinetics

subject: Photochemisty. Chlorophyll. Fluorescence. Spinach.

abstract:
Single photon timing was used to study picosecond chlorophyll a fluorescence
decay kinetics of pH induced non-photochemical quenching in spinach photosystem
2 particles. The characteristics of this quenching are a decrease in chlorophyll a
fluorescence yield as well as a decrease in photochemistry at low pH. Picosecond
kinetics of room temperature fluorescence temporally resolve the individual
components of the steady state fluorescence yield into components that are related
to primary energy conversion processes in photosystem 2. Four components were
resolved for dark adapted (Fo), light saturated (Fm), and chemically reduced (Nadithionite)
photosystem 2 reaction centres. The fastest and slowest components,
indicative of energy transfer to and energy capture by the photosystem 2 reaction
centre and uncoupled ("dead") chlorophyll, respectively, were not affected by
changing pH from 6.5 to 4.0. The two intermediate components, indicative of
electron transfer processes within the reaction centre of photosystem 2, were
affected by the pH change. Results indicate that the decrease in the steady state
fluorescence yield at low pH was primarily due to the decrease in lifetime and
amplitude of the slower of the intermediate components. These results imply that the
decrease in steady state fluorescence yield at low pH is not due to changes in
energy transfer to and energy capture by the photosystem 2 reaction centre, but is
related to changes in charge stabilization and charge recombination in the
photosystem 2 reaction centre.


title: Participants' perceptions of their involvement in a cardiovascular disease risk factor reduction program

subject: Health behavior--Psychological aspects.

subject: Behavior modification.

subject: Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Prevention--Psychological

abstract:
A cardiovascular disease risk factor reduction program
was implemented in the Niagara region. To gain an
understanding of this program from the participants '
perspective, 10 participants of the program were interviewed
to document their perceptions of what they learned in the
program, their perceptions of their behaviour change and
their perceptions of factors that facilitated or impeded any
behaviour change.
The learning style inventory and PET test were also given
to the participants to further understand their perceptions.
Findings unique to this study highlighted aspects of the
andragogical model, self-directed learning theory, learning
style preference and psychological type that were prominent
in the participants' comments and perspectives.
Implications for practice, theory development and further
research are suggested.


title: An unusual postharvest spotting disease of the comercial mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, caused by a novel pathovar of Pseudomonas tolaasii

subject: Mushrooms--Postharvest diseases and injuries.

subject: Pseudomonas.

abstract:
An unusual postharvest spotting disease of the commercial mushroom, Agaricus
bisporus, which was observed on a commercial mushroom farm in Ontario, was found to
be caused by a novel pathovar of Pseudomonas tolaasii.
Isolations from the discoloured lesions, on the mushroom pilei, revealed the presence
of several different bacterial and fungal genera. The most frequently isolated genus being
Pseudomonas bacteria. The most frequently isolated fungal genus was Penicillium. Of
the bacteria and fungi assayed for pathogenicity to mushrooms, only Pseudomonas
tolaasii was able to reproduce the postharvest spotting symptom. This symptom was
typically reproduced 1 to 7 days postharvest, when mushroom pilei were inoculated with
101 to 105 cfu. Of the fungi tested for pathogenicity only a Penicillium sp. and
Verticillium fungicola were shown to be pathogenic, however, neither produced the
postharvest spotting symptom.
The Pseudomonas tolaasii strain isolated from the postharvest lesions differed from a
type culture (Pseudomonas tolaasii ATCC 33618) in the symptoms it produced on
Agaricus bisporus pilei under the same conditions and at the same inoculum
concentration. It was therefore designated a pathovar. This strain also differed from the
type culture in its cellular protein profile. Neither the type culture, nor the mushroom
pathogen was found to contain plasmid DNA. The presence of plasmid DNA is therefore
not responsible for the difference in pathogenicity between the two strains.


title: Corporal punishment : understanding the debate in Canada

subject: Corporal punishment--Law and legislation--Canada.

subject: Parent and child (Law)--Canada.

abstract:
There has been considerable debate over whether corporal punishment against children
should be prohibited in Canada. Various organizations, most notably the Canadian
Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law, have argued that the Canadian Government
should ban the use of corporal punishment by repealing the specific section of the
Canadian Criminal Code that provides parents with a legal defence to use corporal
punishment against their children; this provision is outlined in Section 43 of the Criminal
Code. Recently, the Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law challenged
the constitutionality of Section 43 before the Supreme Court of Canada. The organization
claimed Section 43 is unconstitutional. It violates children's Charter rights, such as the
right to security of a person (Section 7), the right to be protected from cruel and unusual
treatment (Section 12), and denies children the same protection adults receive under the
law. Both the Canadian government and the Supreme Court of Canada reject the
Foundation's arguments. Examining the federal government and the judicial system's
rationale for refusing to remove Section 43 of the Canadian Criminal Code discloses how
the parent-child relationship is perceived. This thesis examines how the parent-child
relationship is perceived by the Canadian government and the issues that arise from such
a view. This examination is essential for the comprehension of why Canada's corporal
punishment law was enacted and remains in effect today.


title: Power, resistance and Spanish Residential School

contributor: Social Justice and Equity Studies Program

subject: Off-reservation boarding schools--Ontario--Spanish

subject: Compliance.

abstract:
This thesis explores the relationship between exercises of disciplinary power and acts
of resistance as they relate to the negotiation of identities at Spanish Residential School
between the years of 1878 and 1930. The school itself, originally Wikwemikong Industrial
School, was administered by the Jesuits and the Daughters of the Heart of Mary and
relocated to Spanish, Ontario in 1913. Various archival and printed sources have been used
to reveal methods of disciplinary power that administrators used to reshape the Aboriginal
students. However, despite their incessant efforts, the administrators of Spanish Residential
School did not succeed in completely reforming their pupils. The documentary record, then,
also suggests that students at Spanish Residential School, although confined in a very
oppressive institution, creatively used opportunities to alter their circumstances.


title: Taenia solium transmission in a rural community in Honduras : an examination of risk factors and knowledge

subject: Taenia--Transmission--Honduras

subject: Cysticercosis--Transmission--Honduras.

subject: Cestode diseases--Transmission--Honduras.

abstract:
Taenia soliurn taeniasis and cysticercosis are recognized as a major public health
problem in Latin America. T. soliurn transmission not only affects the health of the
individual, but also social and economic development, perpetuating the cycle of poverty.
To determine prevalence rates, population knowledge and risk factors associated
with transmission, an epidemiological study was undertaken in the rural community of
Jalaca. Two standardized questionnaires were used to collect epidemiological and T.
soli urn general knowledge data. Kato-Katz technique and an immunoblot assay (EITB)
were used to determine taeniasis and seroprevalence, respectively.
In total, 139 individuals belonging to 56 households participated in the study.
Household characteristics were consistent with conditions of poverty of rural Honduras:
21.4% had no toilet or latrines, 19.6% had earthen floor, and 51.8% lacked indoor tap
water. Pigs were raised in 46.4% of households, of which 70% allowed their pigs
roaming freely. A human seroprevalence rate of 18.7% and a taeniasis prevalence rate of
2.4% were found.
Only four persons answered correctly 2: 6 out of ten T. soliurn knowledge questions,
for an average passing score of 2.9%. In general, a serious gap exists in knowledge
regarding how humans acquire the infections, especially neurocysticercosis was
identified.
After regression analysis, the ability to recognize adult tapeworms and awareness of
the clinical importance of taeniasis, were found to be significant risk factors for T. soliurn
seropositivity.
These results demonstrate a high level of transmission and a low level of
kn~,wledge about Taenia soliurn in Jalaca. Consequently, intervention measures
integrated with health education are necessary to decrease the burden caused by this
parasite.


title: A study of the role learning and socialization during the transition from teacher to elementary school administrator

subject: Elementary school principals--Training of--Ontario.

subject: Professional socialization.

abstract:
This thesis examined the role transition from an elementary teacher to an
elementary principal. In particular, the training and socialization process of becoming an
elementary principal was explored through the study of the hierarchical and political
structure of a southern Ontario school board, and how this influenced the learning
experiences of new elementary principals. A qualitative methodology, with a grounded
theory design, was employed to investigate this process through interviews with 10
participants to examine their experiences and role learning occurs during their
development. Specifically, participants perspective shifts, developmental experiences,
understanding of group culture, and expansion of a board profile were highlighted in the
data.
One of the compelling results of the study was the degree to which principals of
aspiring administrators influence the socialization of their subordinates. The beliefs and
practices of the school principal determine the socialization orientation that teachers and
vice-principals will experience during role learning. The results of this study also imply
that role orientation needs to be understood as a continuum between custodial and
innovative role assumption. Varying degrees of custodianship or innovation depended on
the context of the administrative placement and the personal attributes of administrative
candidates. Principals who are willing to share responsibilities, who are good
communicators, and who wish to develop a collaborative relationship with their viceprincipals
are the individuals the participants in this study described as making the best
mentors.


title: Biological effects of resveratrol on skeletal muscle cells

subject:
Resveratrol--Physiological effect.
Muscle cells.
Diabetes--Nutritional aspects.

abstract:
Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in red wine, has been reported to have
antithrombotic, antiatherogenic, and anticancer properties both in vitro and III VIVO.
However, possible antidiabetic properties of resveratrol have not been examined. The
objective of this study was to investigate the direct effects of resveratrol on basal and
insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and to elucidate its mechanism of action in skeletal
muscle cells. In addition, the effects of resveratrol on basal and insulin- stimulated amino
acid transport and mitogenesis were also examined.
Fully differentiated L6 rat skeletal muscle cells were incubated with resveratrol
concentrations ranging from 1 to 250 IlM for 15 to 120 min. Maximum stimulation, 201
± 8.90% of untreated control, (p<0.001), of2eH] deoxy- D- glucose (2DG) uptake was
seen with 100 IlM resveratrol after 120 min. Acute, 30 min, exposure of the cells to 100
nM insulin stimulated 2DG uptake to 226 ± 12.52% of untreated control (p<0.001). This
appears to be a specific property of resveratrol that is not shared by structurally similar
antioxidants such as quercetin and rutin, both of which did not have any stimulatory
effect. Resveratrol increased the response of the cells to submaximal insulin
concentrations but did not alter the maximum insulin response. Resveratrol action did not
require insulin and was not blocked by the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide.
L Y294002 and wortmannin, inhibitors of PI3K, abolished both insulin and resveratrolstimulated
glucose uptake while phosphorylation of AktlPKB, ERK1I2, JNK1I2, and p38
MAPK were not increased by resveratrol. Resveratrol did not stimulate GLUT4
transporter translocation in GLUT4cmyc overexpressing cells, in contrast to the
significant translocation observed with insulin. Furthermore, resveratrol- stimulated glucose transport was not blocked by the presence of the protein kinase C (PKC)
inhibitors BIMI and G06983. Despite that, resveratrol- induced glucose transport
required an intact actin network, similar to insulin.
In contrast to the stimulatory effect seen with resveratrol for glucose transport,
e4C]methylaminoisobutyric acid (MeAIB) transport was inhibited. Significant reduction
of MeAIB uptake was seen only with 100uM resveratrol (74.2 ± 6.55% of untreated
control, p<0.05), which appeared to be maximum. In parallel experiments, insulin (100
nM, 30 min) increased MeAIB transport by 147 ± 5.77% (p<0.00l) compared to
untreated control. In addition, resveratrol (100 JlM, 120 min) completely abolished
insulin- stimulated amino acid transport (103 ± 7.35% of untreated control,p>0.05).
Resveratrol also inhibited cell proliferation in L6 myoblasts with maximal
inhibition of eH]thymidine incorporation observed with resveratrol at 50 J.LM after 24
hours (8 ± 1.59% of untreated control, p<O.OOI). Insulin (100 nM, 24 h) significantly
increased thymidine incorporation (280 ± 9.92% of untreated control, p<O.OOI) and
media containing 10% FBS resulted in stimulation of thymidine incorporation to 691 ±
36.92% of untreated control, p<O.OO1. Resveratrol (50JlM) completely abolished both
insulin- (11 ± 1.26% of untreated control,p<O.OOI) and FBS- stimulated (36 ± 5.16% of
untreated control, p<0.05) cell proliferation.
These results suggest that resveratrol increases glucose transport in L6 skeletal
muscle cells by a mechanism that is in4ependent of insulin and protein synthesis.
Resveratrol- stimulated glucose uptake may be PI3K and actin cytoskeleton- dependent
and independent of AktIPKB, PKC, ERK1I2, JNK1I2, p38 MAPK, and GLUT4 translocation. However, unlike glucose transport, resveratrol inhibits both basal and insulin- stimulated amino acid transport and mitogenesis.


title: What Matters? : the full-time graduate students' perceptions of teacher effectiveness

subject: Effective teaching.

subject: College teachers--Rating of.

subject: Universities and colleges--Graduate work.

subject: Graduate students.

subject: Teacher-student relationships.

subject: Student evaluation of teachers.

abstract:
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the full-time graduate students'
perceptions of teacher effectiveness at the graduate school level, to identify how graduate
students perceive effective and ineffective teachers, and specifically to discover the main
dimensions of teacher effectiveness that graduate students perceive as most significant.
This topic was investigated because, although the teacher has been deemed as a crucial
component in the teaching process, there is no common agreement on the definition and
measure of teacher effectiveness. Graduate students' perceptions of teacher effectiveness
have not been given much attention. The research design was based on a ground theory
approach. It utilized qualitative data through interviews, field notes, andjournals. The
findings ofthis study revealed that teacher effectiveness is markedly influential to
graduate students. There is no universally consented definition or measure of teacher
effectiveness due to the multidimensionality of teaching and learning. Nevertheless,
several major dimensions ofteacher effectiveness were discovered and highlighted in this
study. Such dimensions include good command of subject matter, presentation skills,
challenging and motivating students, rapport with students, learning environment, course
demands, as well as assessment and feedback. It was hoped that the study would move
towards developing a theory that contributes to the knowledge base of graduate students'
perceptions of teacher effectiveness. It was anticipated that the results would provide
first-hand information for the instructor to improve teaching; for the administrator to
promote the effective educational experiences and student achievements. It was intended
that the findings would lay a theoretical and empirical groundwork for future research.


title: Age-related changes in ERPs associated with context-based and response-based interference

subject: Human information processing--Age factors.

subject: Evoked potentials (Electrophysiology)

subject: Interference (Perception)

subject: Inhibition.

abstract:
Age-related differences in information processing have often been explained
through deficits in older adults' ability to ignore irrelevant stimuli and suppress
inappropriate responses through inhibitory control processes. Functional imaging
work on young adults by Nelson and colleagues (2003) has indicated that inferior
frontal and anterior cingulate cortex playa key role in resolving interference effects
during a delay-to-match memory task. Specifically, inferior frontal cortex appeared to
be recruited under conditions of context interference while the anterior cingulate was
associated with interference resolution at the stage of response selection. Related
work has shown that specific neural activities related to interference resolution are not
preserved in older adults, supporting the notion of age-related declines in inhibitory
control (Jonides et aI., 2000, West et aI., 2004b).
In this study the time course and nature of these inhibition-related processes
were investigated in young and old adults using high-density ERPs collected during a
modified Sternberg task. Participants were presented with four target letters followed
by a probe that either did or did not match one of the target letters held in working
memory. Inhibitory processes were evoked by manipulating the nature of cognitive
conflict in a particular trial. Conflict in working memory was elicited through the
presentation of a probe letter in immediately previous target sets. Response-based
conflict was produced by presenting a negative probe that had just been viewed as a
positive probe on the previous trial.
Younger adults displayed a larger orienting response (P3a and P3b) to positive
probes relative to a non-target baseline. Older adults produced the orienting P3a and
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P3b waveforms but their responses did not differentiate between target and non-target
stimuli. This age-related change in response to targetness is discussed in terms of
"early selection/late correction" models of cognitive ageing.
Younger adults also showed a sensitivity in their N450 response to different
levels of interference. Source analysis of the N450 responses to the conflict trials of
younger adults indicated an initial dipole in inferior frontal cortex and a subsequent
dipole in anterior cingulate cortex, suggesting that inferior prefrontal regions may
recruit the anterior cingulate to exert cognitive control functions. Individual older
adults did show some evidence of an N450 response to conflict; however, this
response was attenuated by a co-occurring positive deflection in the N450 time
window. It is suggested that this positivity may reflect a form of compensatory
activity in older adults to adapt to their decline in inhibitory control.


title: Factors affecting performance proficiency : a case study involving intermediate piano students

subject: Piano--Performance--Psychological aspects.

subject: Piano--Instruction and study.

abstract:
The goal of this study was to determine the effect of a number of factors on the
performance proficiency of three intermediate piano students having different learning
styles, all of whom shared the same teacher. Four sets of data were collected in this
investigation: the methodology of the teacher; the practice behaviour of the participants;
the effect of intrinsic factors, such as participant attitude, motivation, and ownership of
learning; and the effect of extrinsic factors that included parental influence, and
participants' school- and employment-related responsibilities. Performance proficiency
and assessment of practice behaviour were measured by three external, professionallyqualified
music examiners.
Performance proficiency varied to some extent between participants, but they
shared similar practice behaviours. Learning style does not, therefore, affect practice
behaviour. Although they planned their practice time, participants did not show much
evidence of monitoring the quality of their practice. On the other hand, participants
showed positive attitude; they were motivated to learn; and they were observed to plan
their practice time, all indicators of, among other things, positive influence of the teacher
and parents. Participants showed evidence that these constructive habits were a
denominator common to both their schoolwork and piano practice. It was apparent that,
except for learning style, all factors examined had an effect on performance proficiency.
Performance proficiency is, therefore, influenced by a large web of factors, a finding that
is instructive for classroom teachers. Teachers need to avoid the temptation to teach
toward performance expectations. Emphasis should be placed instead on teaching and
assessing formative learning strategies.


title: Utilitarianism and Buddist ethics: a comparative approach to the ethics of animal research

subject: Utilitarianism.

subject: Buddhist ethics.

subject: Animal experimentation--Moral and ethical aspects.

subject: Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.

abstract:
This thesis explores the comparison utilitarianism and Buddhist ethics as they can be
applied to animal research. It begins by examining some of the general discussions
surrounding the use of animals in research. The historical views on the moral status of
animals, the debate surrounding their use in animals, as well as the current 3R paradigm
and its application in Canadian research are explored. The thesis then moves on to
expound the moral system of utilitarianism as put forth by Jeremy Bentham and John
Stuart Mill, as well as contemporary additions to the system. It also looks at the basics of
Buddhist ethics well distinguishing the Mahayana from the Therevada. Three case
studies in animal research are used to explore how both systems can be applied to animal
research. It then offers a comparison as to how both ethical systems function within the
field of animal research and explores the implications in their application on its practice.


title: A tale of two childhoods : the virtual child and the real child in Romania, 1970s and 1980s

subject:
Children in popular culture--Romania.
Propaganda, Communist--Romania.
Communism and literature--Romania.
Children--Romania.

abstract:
This thesis deals with the everyday use of propaganda in Romania, between 1971 and 1989.
It explores the way in which the propaganda discourse of the Romanian Communist Party
was disseminated through popular culture artifacts targeting children: Pioneers' magazines,
textbooks, Almanacs and moralizing stories. These artifacts configured the image of a model
child, whose preoccupations complied with the requirements of the Romanian Communist
Party and communicated a set of recommended practices, to be followed by Romanian
children. At the same time, the thesis incorporates the response of the actual children to these
desirable practices, and implicitly, their response to state propaganda.


title: Examining the influence of family support on diabetes education behavioural outcomes

subject: Diabetics--Rehabilitation.

subject: Patient education.

subject: Family.

subject: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes--Diet therapy.

subject: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes--Exercise therapy.

subject: Blood sugar monitoring.

abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of family support on
diabetes education behavioural outcomes, specifically in relation to diet, exercise, and
blood glucose monitoring in adult individuals with Type 2 diabetes.
Fifty-three individuals attending diabetes education for the first time were
followed approximately 1 month. The findings for the influence of family support were
mixed. Family attending diabetes class with participants had a positive influence with
respect to diet. This is consistent with Carl Rogers (1969) who espouses setting a positive
climate for learning and that learning new attitudes or information comes when external
barriers are at a minimum. However family attending class with participants had no
influence with respect to exercise or blood glucose monitoring. The family support action
of encouraging with respect to diet overall did not influence healthy eating behaviours
except for decreased skipped meals and scheduled snacks. In fact, in the areas of family
willing to make healthy choices along with participant, the less the family was involved
in encouraging, the better the participant did. Exercise on the other hand was influenced
positively by family encouragement. This is consistent with Bandura's theory that
enhancement of self-confidence and self-efficacy can lead to desired behaviour changes.
Family encouragement however did not appear to influence blood glucose monitoring
behaviours. This study has implications for practice in that diabetes education programs
can encourage family to attend classes or get involved in encouraging the person with
diabetes, so that it may help to increase healthy eating behaviours and exercise. As time
is necessary to implement changes in behaviour, future research can look at the influence
of family support over a 6-month, I-year, or greater period.


title: Buying Britney : pop culture icons to cultural brands

subject:
Singers--United States.
Fashion design--United States.
Popular culture--United States.
Popular music--United States.

abstract:
This thesis demonstrates that mUSIC stars who attain cultural icon status
heavily contribute to the fashion styles of the time. Where as style and music have
always had a connection, icons such as Britney Spears are now dictating popular style
so much so that music artists are becoming full-fledged fashion designers. While
much analysis is devoted to Britney Spears, her largest contributions do not lie in the
rise of teenage sexuality, but in establishing music artists as vehicles of consumption.
The artists' signature has now become a brand and ~ term "signabrand" has been
created to define such a trend. To understand such a shift, a review of past literature
devoted to fashion and music, largely consisting of subculture theory is examined,
followed by a combination of content analysis, political economy, fashion and
postmodem theory to address how music stars attain icon status and guide style.


title: Metal music as critical dystopia : humans, technology and the future in 1990s science fiction metal

subject: Heavy metal (Music)--History and criticism.

subject: Heavy metal (Music)--Social aspects.

subject: Dystopias.

abstract:
Metal Music as Critical Dystopia: Humans, Technology and the Future in 1990s Science
Fiction Metal seeks to demonstrate that the dystopian elements in metal music are not
merely or necessarily a sonic celebration of disaster. Rather, metal music's fascination
with dystopian imagery is often critical in intent, borrowing themes and imagery from
other literary and cinematic traditions in an effort to express a form of social
commentary. The artists and musical works examined in this thesis maintain strong ties
with the science fiction genre, in particular, and tum to science fiction conventions in
order to examine the long-term implications of humanity's complex relationship with
advanced technology. Situating metal's engagements with science fiction in relation to a
broader practice of blending science fiction and popular music and to the technophobic
tradition in writing and film, this thesis analyzes the works of two science fiction metal
bands, VOlvod and Fear Factory, and provides close readings of four futuristic albums
from the mid to late 1990s that address humanity's relationship with advanced
technology in musical and visual imagery as well as lyrics. These recorded texts,
described here as cyber metal for their preoccupation with technology in subject matter
and in sound, represent prime examples of the critical dystopia in metal music. While
these albums identify contemporary problems as the root bf devastation yet to come, their
musical narratives leave room for the possibility of hope , allowing for the chance that
dystopia is not our inevitable future.


title: Foreign trained teachers : the emergence of the right to practise their profession in Ontario

subject:
Discrimination in education--Canada.
Immigrants--Employment--Canada.

abstract:
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact of 2 recent legal events,
specifically the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act (2006) and Siadat v. Ontario
College of Teachers (2007) decision, with regards to the opportunity of foreign trained
teachers to practice their profession in Ontario. The emphasis is on the case of Fatima
Siadat, who was a teacher in Iran but was unable to satisfy all the licensing requirements
of the Ontario College of Teachers and consequently was unable to practise her
profession in Ontario. When the Ontario College of Teachers Appeals Committee upheld
the previous decision of the Ontario College of Teachers Registrar to refuse to issue her a
teacher's certificate, Ms. Fatima Siadat decided to initiate a lawsuit. Ms. Fatima Siadat
challenged the decision ofthe Ontario College of Teachers Appeals Committee by raising
a question of applicability of human rights legislation (i.e., The Ontario Human Rights
Code, 1990) on the Ontario College of Teachers' decisions. The Ontario Superior Court
of Justice decided in January of2007 in favour of Ms. Fatima Siadat (Siadat v. Ontario
College of Teachers , 2007) and ordered that her licensing application be reconsidered by
the Ontario College of Teachers Appeals Committee. In this thesis the author argues that
the Fatima Siadat decision, together with the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act,
2006, will likely make a significant contribution to enhancing the access of foreign
trained teachers and other professionals to practice their regulated professions in Ontario.


title: The impact of tobacco control policies on university students' smoking in Ontario

subject: Young adults--Tobacco use.

subject: Youth--Tobacco use--Prevention--Government policy.

abstract:
Objective. Despite steady declines in the prevalence of tobacco use among
Canadians, young adult tobacco use has remained stubbornly high over the past two
decades (CTUMS, 2005a). Currently in Ontario, young adults have the highest proportion
of smokers of all age cohorts at 26%. A growing body of evidence shows that smoking
restrictions and other tobacco control policies can reduce tobacco use and consumption
among adults and deter initiation among youth; whether young adult university students'
smoking participation is influenced by community smoking restrictions, campus tobacco
control policies or both remains an empirical question. The purpose of this study is to
examine the relationship among current smoking status of students on university
campuses across Ontario and various tobacco control policies, 3including clean air bylaws
of students' home towns, clean air by-laws of the community where the university is
situated, and campus policies.
Methods. Two data sets were used. The 200512006 Tobacco Use in a
Representative Sample of Post-Secondary Students data set provides information about
the tobacco use of 10,600 students from 23 universities and colleges across Ontario. Data
screening for this study reduced the sample to 5,114 17-to-24 year old undergraduate
students from nine universities. The second data set is researcher-generated and includes
information about strength and duration of, and students' exposure to home town, local
and campus tobacco control policies. Municipal by-laws (of students' home towns and
university towns) were categorized as weak, moderate or strong based on criteria set out
in the Ontario Municipal By-law Report; campus policies were categorized in a roughly
parallel fashion. Durations of municipal and campus policies were calculated; and length
of students' exposure to the policies was estimated (all in months). Multinomial logistic
regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between students' current
smoking status (daily, less-than-daily, never-smokers) and the following policy measures:
strength of, duration of, and students' exposure to campus policy; strength of, duration of,
and students' exposure to the by-law in the university town; and, strength of, duration of,
and students' exposure to the by-law in the home town they grew up in.
Sociodemographic variables were controlled for.
Results. Among the Ontario university students surveyed, 7.0% currently use
tobacco daily and 15.4% use tobacco less-than-daily. The proportions of students
experiencing strong tobacco control policies in their home town, the community in which
their university is located and at their current university were 33.9%,64.1 %, and 31.3%
respectively. However, 13.7% of students attended a university that had a weak campus
policy. Multinomial logistic regressions suggested current smoking status was associated
with university town by-law strength, home town by-law strength and the strength of the
campus tobacco control policy. In the fmal model, after controlling for sociodemographic
factors, a strong by-law in the university town and a strong by-law in students' home
town were associated with reduced odds of being both a less-than-daily (OR = 0.64,
95%CI: 0.48-0.86; OR = 0.80, 95%CI: 0.66-0.95) and daily smoker (OR = 0.59, 95%CI:
0.39-0.89; OR = 0.76, 95%CI: 0.58-0.99), while a weak campus tobacco control policy
was associated with higher odds of being a daily smoker (OR = 2.08, 95%CI: 1.31-3.30)
(but unrelated to less-than-daily smoking). Longer exposure to the municipal by-law (OR
= 0.93; 95%CI: 0.90-0.96) was also related to smoking status.
Conclusions. Students' smoking prevalence was associated with the strength of
the restrictions in university, and with campus-specific tobacco control policies. Lessthan-
daily smoking was not as strongly associated with policy measures as daily smoking
was. University campuses may wish to adopt more progressive campus policies and
support clean air restrictions in the broader community. More research is needed to
determine the direction of influence between tobacco control policies and students'
smoking.


title: The influence of physical activity behaviour on the relationship between motor proficiency and body composition in children

subject: Motor ability in children.

subject: Physical education for children--Ontario.

subject: Obesity in children--Prevention.

abstract:
There is an emerging awareness that children with poor motor abilities are at
particular risk for overweight. This cross-sectional study examined the influence of
physical activity behaviour on the relationship between motor proficiency and body
composition.
Participants were 1287 (646 males, 641 females) Grade 6 students in the Physical
Health Activity Study project. Height, weight, waist girth, and motor proficiency
(Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Performance BOTMP-SF) were assessed. Physical
activity behaviours were also evaluated with a multifaceted approach and reported for
school-based, non-school based physical activity, free-time play, and sedentary activities
(Participation Questionnaire), and leisure time exercise (Godin-Shephard Leisure Time
Exercise Questionnaire GS). Overweight was defined by BMI scores: boys :::20.6-21.2
and <25.1-26.0; girls: ::: 20.7-21.7and <25.4-26.7 and obesity was defined as: boys::::
25.1-26.0; girls: :::25.4-26.7. Children were classified as case group (CG,::; 10% on
BOTMP-SF), borderline case group (BC, > 10% to ::; 20% on BOTMP-SF) or non-case
group.
Analyses of variance (ANOVAs) uncovered a significant difference in overweight
and obesity between the case group and non-case group. Normal-weight children
reported higher participation in organized school-sports (intra-mural and inter-school
teams). The CG reported significantly lower participation in school sports teams and
lower GS results, with a trend towards lower participation in all active pursuits. They also
reported a significantly higher duration of television watching and book reading. There were no significant differences between motor proficiency groups by gender, age, nonschool
sports, or free-time activity. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis
showed that the case group was 10.9 times more likely to be overweight/obese than their
peers. No single aspect of physical activity was able to explain the difference in odds
ratios for the motor proficiency groups. However, for the entire cohort, children who
participated in more organized school sports were less likely to be overweight/obese.
These findings confirm that children with low motor proficiency are at significant
risk of developing overweight. It is evident that these children have generally attenuated
activity levels and heightened levels of sedentary pursuits. School-based activities appear
particularly limited, and are the one area where children have near autonomy in their
decision to pursue active opportunities. The promotion of school-based programs,
specifically intramural sports may be an important aspect in increasing children's overall
activity levels. It is also essential to consider the needs of those children with low motor
proficiency when designing activity promotion programs. Future research should further
explore motor proficiency and overweight/obesity.


title: You get what you pay for : independent music and Canadian public policy

subject:
Music--Canada.
Political planning--Canada.
Sound recording industry.

abstract:
The aim of this MA thesis is to demonstrate how corporate concentration within
the global music industry specifically affects the Canadian music industry's ability
to compete for its own national audience as well as audiences worldwide.
Federal public policies, regulatory regimes and subsidies are considered within
the context of the structure of the global marketplace which is, in effect, an
oligopoly controlled by four major corporations. Through an extensive literature
review of political economy theory, Canadian public policies and music studies,
as well as personal interviews conducted with Canadian musicians,
entrepreneurs and public servants, I will situate my research within the body of
political economy theory; present a detailed report of the structure of the global
music industry; address the key players within the industry; describe the
relationship between the major corporations and the independent companies
operating in the industry; discuss how new technologies affect said relationships;
consider the effectiveness of Canadian public policies in safeguarding the
national music industry; and recommend steps that can be taken to remedy the
shortcomings of Federal policies and regulatory regimes.


title: A multidimensional measurement approach and analysis of children's motivation for reading, attributional style, and reading achievement

subject:
Educational psychology.
Reading (Elementary)--Ability testing.
Academic achievement.
Motivation in education.

abstract:
The present study investigates the usefulness of a multi-method approach to the measurement of
reading motivation and achievement. A sample of 127 elementary and middle-school children
aged 10 to 14 responded to measures of motivation, attributions, and achievement both
longitudinally and in a challenging reading context. Novel measures of motivation and
attributions were constructed, validated, and utilized to examine the relationship between
~ motivation, attributions, and achievement over a one-year period (Study I). The impact of
classroom contexts and instructional practices was also explored through a study of the influence
of topic interest and challenge on motivation, attributions, and persistence (Study II), as well as
through interviews with children regarding motivation and reading in the classroom (Study III).
Creation and validation of novel measures of motivation and attributions supported the use of a
self-report measure of motivation in situation-specific contexts, and confirmed a three-factor
structure of attributions for reading performance in both hypothetical and situation-specific
contexts. A one-year follow up study of children's motivation and reading achievement
demonstrated declines in all components of motivation beginning at age 10 through 12, and
particularly strong decreases in motivation with the transition to middle school. Past perceived
competence for reading predicted current achievement after controlling for past achievement,
and showed the strongest relationships with reading-related skills in both elementary and middle
school. Motivation and attributions were strongly related, and children with higher motivation
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displayed more adaptive attributions for reading success and failure. In the context of a
developmentally inappropriate challenging reading task, children's motivation for reading,
especially in terms of perceived competence, was threatened. However, interest in the story
buffered some ofthe negative impacts of challenge, sustaining children's motivation, adaptive
attributions, and reading persistence. Finally, children's responses during interviews outlined
several emotions, perceptions, and aspects of reading tasks and contexts that influence reading
motivation and achievement. Findings revealed that children with comparable motivation and
achievement profiles respond in a similar way to particular reading situations, such as excessive
challenge, but also that motivation is dynamic and individualistic and can change over time and
across contexts. Overall, the present study outlines the importance of motivation and adaptive
attributions for reading success, and the necessity of integrating various methodologies to study
the dynamic construct of achievement motivation.


title: The relationship between early age of first sexual intercourse and vulnerability to depression among adolescents

subject: Depression in adolescence.

subject: Sexual intercourse--Psychological aspects.

subject: Adolescent psychology.

abstract:
Past empirical literature has provided conflicted results regarding the association between
adolescent coitus and depression. While some studies conclude that those youth who are
sexually active may be at risk for depression, others provide contrary results, or findings
that are only representative of high-risk sexual behaviors such as intercourse without a
condom. Thus, the results are unclear as to whether depression results directly from
coitus, or if this relationship is spurious; that is, there may be biological, psychological,
or sociological variables that may predict both depression and early sexual intercourse.
Using the Add Health restricted dataset, I analyzed the depressive symptomatology of
adolescents over a seven-year time period. The final sample (n=6,51O) was comprised of
49.35% male (n=3,213) and 50.65% female (n=3,297) participants. Results indicated
that the relationship between earlier adolescent sexual intercourse and later depressive
symptomatology is spurious. Although an earlier age of first coitus is predictive of later
depressive symptomatology, both variables appear to be concomitant outcomes of the
biopsychosocial process. Thus, while one may be able to use early coitus as a marker for
subsequent depressive symptomatology, it does not occur because of early coitus.
Furthermore, the reverse relationship was not found to be significant in this study. That
is, higher levels of depressive symptomatology do not predict an earlier age of first
sexual intercourse in adolescents.


title: The synthesis of a-Tocohexaenol, a new fluorescent analogue of a-Tocopherol

subject:
Vitamin E--Synthesis.
Chromatographic analysis.

abstract:
Since its discovery in 1922, vitamin E has been widely investigated for its role as a
powerful, chain-breaking antioxidant that is required for human health. However, some
basic issues still remain unclear, such as the mechanism and dynamics of the intracellular
trafficking of a-tocopherol. To better understand tocopherol's biological activity at the
cellular level, fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy have been found to be valuable
tools.
This thesis reports the synthesis of a new fluorescent analogue of a-tocopherol, atocohexaenol,
an intrinsically fluorescent analogue of a-tocopherol. Different
methodologies of preparation have been attempted and a strategy using a preformed
chromanol head plus ClO and Cs portion of the polyene side chain finally provided us the
desired a-tocohexaenol. a-Tocohexaenol shows a strong fluorescence in both ethanol and
hexanes with maximum Aab = 368 nm and maximum /...em = 521 nm. This compound is
stable for a couple of weeks in ethanol or hexane solution if stored at 0 °C and protected
form light. It decomposes slowly at room temperature and light will accelerate its
decomposition (within 5 hours). Thus, a-Tocohexaenol may be a useful fluorescent probe
to study the biochemistry and cell biology of vitamin E.


title: Personality and neuropsychological factors involved in females' relational aggression

subject:
Aggressiveness in children.
Girls--Psychology.

abstract:
The personality and neuropsychological factors associated with relational
aggression were examined in a group of30 grade 6,7, and 8 girls identified through
cluster analysis as being highly, yet almost exclusively, relationally aggressive and a
group of 30 nonaggressive matched controls. Parents of the students in both groups
completed the Coolidge Personality and Neuropsychological Inventory (1998), a 200-
item DSM-IV -TR aligned, parent-as-respondent, standardized measure of c.hildren' s
psychological functioning. It was found that high levels of relational aggression, in the
absence of physical and verbal aggression, were associated with symptoms of DSM-IV -
TR Axis I oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder and a wide variety of
personality traits associated with DSM-IV -TR Axis II paranoid, borderline, narcissistic,
histrionic, schizotypal, and passive aggressive personality disorders. Implications of these
findings for theory, practice, and further research are discussed.


title: "Canada's toughest neighbourhood" : surveillance, myth and orientalism in Jane-Finch

subject: Geographical myths in mass media.

subject: Newspapers--Canada--Psychological aspects.

subject: Social conflict--Ontario--Toronto.

subject: Violence in mass media--Canada--Psychological aspects.

abstract:
This study examines coverage of lane-Finch in popular Canadian newspapers in
2007. It explores the often-negative representations of the community through conceptual
frameworks based on the work of Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes and Edward Said.
The question it attempts to answer is: What knowledge and power relationships are
embedded within depictions of lane-Finch in popular Canadian newspapers in 2007? The
methodology is a version of critical discourse analysis based on Foucault's The
Archaeology of Knowledge. It finds that predominantly-negative connotations of the
neighbourhood are reinforced through the perpetuation of dominant discourses, the use of
"expert" knowledge sources, and the discounting of subjugated knowledges or livedexperiences
of residents. The study concludes by suggesting where further research
within the realm of popular culture and community identity can be directed.


title: A crisis of social democracy : organized labour and the NDP in an era of neoliberalism

subject: Labor unions--Canada--Political activity.

subject: Neoliberalism--Canada.

abstract:
The NDP was founded out of the ashes of the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation to
cooperate with the Canadian Labour Congress to become the 'political arm of organized labour' in
Canada. The NDP has long claimed they are the party which represents the policy goals of organized
labour in Canada: that the NDP alone will fight for trade union rights, and will fight for Canadian
workers. Divergent Paths is an examination of the links between the labour movement and the ND P
in an era ofneo-liberalism. Provincial NDP governments have become increasingly neoliberal in
their ideological orientation, and have often proved to be no friend to the labour movement when
they hold office. The Federal party has never held power, nor have they ever formed the Official
Opposition. This thesis charts the progress of the federal NDP as they become more neoliberal from
1988 to 2006, and shows how this trend effects the links between the NDP and labour.
Divergent Paths studies each federal election from 1988 to 2006, looking at the interactions
between Labour and the NDP during these elections. Elections provide critical junctions to study
discourse - party platforms, speeches, and other official documents can be used to examine
discourse. Extensive newspaper searches were used to follow campaign events and policy speeches.
Studying the party's discourse can be used to determine the ideological orientation of the party itself:
the fact that the party's discourse has become neoliberal is a sure sign that the party itself is
neoliberal.
The NDP continues to drive towards the centre of the political spectrum in an attempt to gain
multi-class support. The NDP seems more interested in gaining seats at any cost, rather then
promoting the agenda of Labour. As the party attempts to open up to more multi-class support,
Labour becomes increasingly marginalised in the party. A rift which arguably started well before
the 1988 election was exacerbated during that election; labour encouraged the NDP to campaign
solely on the issue of Free Trade, and the NDP did not. The 1993 election saw the rift between the
two grow even further as the Federal NDP suffered major blowbacks from the actions of the Ontario
NDP. The 1997 and 2000 elections saw the NDP make a deliberate move to the centre of the
political spectrum which increasingly marginalised labour. In the 2004 election, Jack Layton made
no attempt to move the party back to the left; and in 2006 the link between labour and the NDP was
perhaps irreparably damaged when the CAW endorsed the Liberal party in a strategic voting strategy,
and the CLC did not endorse the NDP.
The NDP is no longer a reliable ally of organized labour. The Canadian labour movement
must decide wether the NDP can be 'salvaged' or if the labour movement should end their alliance
with the NDP and engage in a new political project.


title: An assessment of autism knowledge in the medical field

subject:
Autism in children.
Developmentally disabled children.
Medical education--Canada.

abstract:
Once thought to be rare, pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) are now recognized
as the most common neurological disorders affecting children and one of the most
common developmental disabilities (DD) in Canada (Autism Society of Canada, 2006).
Recent reports indicate that PDDs currently affect 1 in 150 children (Centre for Disease
Control and Prevention, 2007). The purpose of this research was to provide an
understanding of medical resident and practicing physicians' basic knowledge regarding
PDDs.
With a population of children with PDDs who present with varying symptoms,
the ability for medical professionals to provide general information, diagnosis,
appropriate referrals, and medical care can be quite complex. A basic knowledge of the
disorder is only a first step in providing adequate medical care to individuals with autism
and their families.
An updated version of Stone's (1987) Autism survey was administered to medical
residents at four medical schools in Canada and currently practicing physicians at three
medical schools and one community health network. As well, a group of professionals
specializing in the field ofPDDs, participating in research and clinical practice, were
surveyed as an 'expert' group to act as a control measure. Expert responses were
consistent with current research in the field.
General findings indicated few differences in overall knowledge between
residents and physicians, with misconceptions evident in areas such as the nature of the
disorder, qualitative characteristics of autism, and effective interventions. Results were
also examined by specialty and, while pediatricians demonstrated additional accurate
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knowledge regarding the nature of the disorder and select qualitative impairments, both
residents and practicing physicians demonstrated misconceptions about PDDs. This
preliminary study replicated the findings of Stone (1987) and Heidgerken (2005)
concerning several misconceptions of PDDs held by residents and practicing physicians.
Future research should focus on additional replications with validated measures as well as
the gathering of qualitative information, in order to inform the medical profession of the
need for education in PDDs at training and professional levels.


title: Theorizing it : Paris Hilton, the celebutante, and the It Girl lifestyle

subject:
Celebrities--United States.
Lifestyles--United States.


title: Motivation and psychological need salience in the experiences of initiating and maintaining exercise as an older female adult

subject: Exercise for older people--Canada--Psychological aspects.

subject: Exercise for women--Canada--Psychological aspects.

subject: Motivation psychology.

abstract:
Objectives: The primary objective ofthis study was to explore motivation and
psychological need salience in the initiatory and maintenance experiences of older female
exercIsers.
Methods: Female initiates (n = 3) and reflective maintainers (n = 3) 65 years of age or
older (M = 76 years; SD = 5.37) participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were
analyzed holistically and categorically, following a hermeneutic approach to inquiry.
Results: Perceived importance of exercise benefits appeared to be the strongest motive
for initiates at this stage of life and connections to others were perceived as valued, but
less important in exercise contexts. Also, listening to one's body over instructions from
the exercise leader emerged as a key factor to success.
Conclusions: Overall, the results ofthis study implicate more self-determined than
controlled motives as sources of regulation in older females' exercise initiation
experiences. Evidence for psychological needs was more heterogeneous and less
conclusive.


title: Investigations on the production of long chain fatty acids in Choanephora cucurbitarum (Berk.

subject:
Fatty acids.
Choanephora cucurbitarum.
Fatty acids -- Metabolism.

abstract:
The fatty acid composition of the total cellular lipids of Choanephora
cucurbitarum incubated for 96 hrs on either glucose-ammonium sulfate or
malt-weast extract media was determined. The major fatty acids were palmitic,
palmitoleic, stearic and linoleic acids. The saturated fatty acid possessing
the longest acyl chain was stearate (C 18:0). The presence of glutamic
acid (2.0 x 10-1% or 1.36 x la-2M) in either of the above growth media
resulted in increase in percent of 1f-linolenic acid, decrease in percent
of linoleic ~iCid and appearance of a new series of fatty acid> C ~8 e.g. C ",,,,'V'
C2k:O, C26,O. The addition of glutamic acid had no effect on the lipid yield
but slightly decreased the degree of unsaturation.
Compounds which duplicated the effect of glutamic acid were acetate,
malate, citrate, succinate, 0( -ketoglutarate, prOline, -y -aminobutyric
acid and glucose (3%) but not aspartic acid or alanine.
~o correlation was found between glutamic acid pool concentration and
the presence in the growth medium of those compounds which stimulate long
chain fatty acid production.
Four hours of incubation with 27 JJ 1-1 glutamate supported the production
of long chain fatty acids. This stimulation is inhibited if 272 .u M
isophthalic acid is added with 27 AJ M glutamate. But, long chain fatty
acids were detected when 27 JJ M eX -ketoglutarate is also present in the
incubation mixture.
Five hours of incubation with 100 ,Mg/ml of cycloheximide resulted
in over 9CY/o inhibition of cytoplasmic :protein synthesise Glutamate
(27 .uM) enhanced the synthesis of long chain fatty acids under these
conditions.
These findings are discussed in an attempt to provide a plausible
explanation COmmon to compounds that support the production of long chain
fatty acids.


title: Occupational therapist and client experiences of a mental health group

subject:
Occupational therapists.
Occupational therapy.

abstract:
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand
the client and occupational therapist experiences of a
mental health group. A secondary aim was to explore the
extent to which this group seemed to have reflected a
client-centred approach. The topic emerged from personal
and professional issues related to the therapist as teacher
and to inconsistencies in practice with the profession's
client-centred philosophy. This philosophy, the study's
frame of reference, was established in terms of themes
related to the client-therapist relationship and to client
values. Typical practice was illustrated through an
extensive literature review. Structured didacticexperiential
methods aiming toward skill development were
predominant.
The interpretive sciences and, to a lesser extent, the
critical sciences directed the methodology. An ongoing
support group at a community mental health clinic was
selected as the focus of the study; the occupational
therapist leader and three members became the key
participants. A series of conversational interviews, the
. core method of data collection, was supplemented by
observation, document review, further interviews, and
fieldnotes. Transcriptions of conversations were returned
to participants for verification and for further reflection.
Analysis primarily consisted of coding and organizing
data according to emerging themes. The participants'
experiences of group, presented as narrative stories within
a group session vignette, were also returned to
participants. There was a common understanding of the
group's structure and the importance of having "air time"
within the group; however, differences in perceptions of
such things as the importance of the group in members' lives
were noted. All members valued the therapeutic aspects of
group, the role of group as weekly activity and, to a lesser
extent, the learning that came from group. The researcher's
perspective provided a critique of the group experience from
a client-centred perspective. Some areas of consistency
with client-centred practice were noted (e.g., therapist
attitudes); however the group seemed to function far from a
client-centred ideal. Members held little authority in a
relationship dominated by the leaders, and leader agendas
rather than member values controlled the session. Possible
reasons for this discrepancy ranging from past health care
encounters through to co-leader discord emerged.
The actual and potential significance of this study was
discussed according to many areas of implications: to OT
practice, especially client-centred group practice, to
theory development, to further areas of research and
methodology considerations, to people involved in the group
and to my personal growth and development.


title: Spreading my wings : how can I improve my practice and contribute to the professional knowledge base through narrative-autobiographical self-study?

subject:
Teachers--Training of.
Reflective teaching.

abstract:
"How can I improve my practice and contribute to the professional knowledge base
through narrative-autobiographical self-study?"
Through the use of Whitehead's (1989) living educational theory and examination
of my stories, I identify the values and critical events that have helped me come to know
my own learning and shape my professional self. Building on the premise that
educational knowledge/theory is created, recreated, and lived through educational
inquiry; I strive to make meaning of this data archive, collected over 7 years of teaching.
I chart my journey to reexamine my beliefs and practices, to find a balance between
traditional and progressive practices and to align my theory and practice. I retell, and,
thus, in some way relive, my own "living contradictions." A reconceptualization of the
KNOW, DO, BE model (Drake & Burns, 2004) is used to develop strategies to align my
practice, including a six-step model of curriculum design that combines the backwards
design process of Wiggins and McTighe (1998), the KNOW, DO, BE model (Drake &
Burns) and Curry and Samara's (1995) differentiation planner.


title: Physical volcanology, sedimentology, stratigraphy and petrochemistry of the Berry Creek metavolcanics: an Archean calc-alkaline complex, Lake of the Woods, Ontario

subject: Volcanism--Ontario--Berry Creek Complex.

subject: Sediments (Geology)--Ontario--Berry Creek Complex.

subject: Geology--Ontario--Berry Creek Complex.

subject: Geochemistry--Ontario--Berry Creek Complex.

abstract:
The steeply dipping, isoclinally folded early Precambrian
(Archean) Berry Creek Metavolcanic Complex comprises
primary to resedimented pyroclastic, epiclastic and
autoclastic deposits. Tephra erupted from central
volcanic edifices was dumped by mass flow mechanisms into
peripheral volcanosedimentary depressions. Sedimentation
has been essentially contemporaneous with eruption and
transport of tephra.
The monolithic to heterolithic tuffaceous horizons
are interpreted as subaerial to subaqueous pumice and ash
flows, secondary debris flows, lahars, slump deposits and
turbidites. Monolithic debris flows, derived from crumble
breccia and dcme talus, formed during downslope collapse
and subsequent gravity flowage. Heterolithic tuff, lahars
and lava flow morphologies suggest at least temporary
emergence of the edifice. Local collapse may have
accompanied pyroclastic volcanism.
The tephra, produced by hydromagmatic to magmatic
eruptions, were rapidly transported, by primary and
secondary mechanisms, to a shallow littoral to deep water
subaqueous fan developed upon the subjacent mafic
metavolcanic platform. Deposition resulted from traction,
traction carpet, and suspension sedimentation from laminar
to turbulent flows. Facies mapping revealed proximal
(channel to overbank) to distal facies epiclastics
(greywackes, argillite) intercalated with proximal vent to
medial fan facies crystal rich ash flows, debris flows,
bedded tuff and shallow water to deep water lava flows.
Framework and matrix support debris flows exhibit a
variety of subaqueous sedimentary structures, e.g., coarse
tail grading, double grading, inverse to normal grading,
graded stratified pebbly horizons, erosional channels.
Pelitic to psammitic AE turbidites also contain primary
stru~tures, e.g., flames, load casts, dewatering pipes.
Despite low to intermediate pressure greenschist to
amphibolite grade metamorphism and variably penetrative
deformation, relicts of pumice fragments and shards were
recognized as recrystallized quartzofeldspathic
pseudomorphs. The mafic to felsic metavolcanics and
metasediments contain blasts of hornblende, actinolite,
garnet, pistacitic epidote, staurolite, albitic
plagioclase, and rarely andalusite and cordierite.
The mafic metavolcanics (Adams River Bay, Black
River, Kenu Lake, Lobstick Bay, Snake Bay) display
_holeiitic trends with komatiitic affinities. Chemical
variations are consistent with high level fractionation of
olivine, plagioclase, amphibole, and later magnetite from
a parental komatiite. The intermediate to felsic (64-74%
Si02) metavolcanics generally exhibit calc-alkaline
trends. The compositional discontinuity, defined by major
and trace element diversity, can be explained by a
mechanism involving two different magma sources.
Application of fractionation series models are
inconsistent with the observed data. The tholeiitic
basalts and basaltic andesites are probably derived by low
pressure fractionation of a depleted (high degree of
partial melting) mantle source. The depleted (low Y, Zr)
calc-alkaline metavolcanics may be produced by partial
melting of a geochemically evolved source, e.g., tonalitetrondhjemite,
garnet amphibolite or hydrous basalt.


title: The 21-dehydroxglation of corticosteroids of Eubacterium lentum and the dehalogenation of 4-chlorobenzoic acid by 4-chlorobenzoate dehalogenase

subject:
Adrenocortical hormones.
Eubacterium lentum.
Chlorobenzoate dehalogenase.
Hydroxylation.
Halogenation.
Benzoic acid.

abstract:
Two enzyme mechanisms were investigated: the
21-dehydroxylation of corticosteroids by Eubacterium lentum
and the dehalogenation of 4-chlorobenzoic acid by Pseudomonas
sp. CBS 3.
,
Chemical and enzymic methods of reduction of 21-oxo
steroids were used to generate C-21-d1 compounds of
tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone, with both predominant
stereochemistries. It was found that during the dehydroxylation
the pro-S hydrogen at the C-21 position was lost preferentially.
This suggests that the enzyme removes the pro-S hydrogen during
binding to the active site as the ene-diol.
To study the hydrolytic replacement of chlorine by
hydroxyl , p-chlorobenzoic acid-d4 was prepared and sent to
Germany for an ~ncubation with an enzyme preparation of
4-Chlorobenzo~te Dehalogenase. Results suggests the possible
loss of deuterium during the conversion of p-chlorobenzoate to
p-hydroxybenzoate, from all four ring positions. Many methods
of preparing the control compound p-hydroxybenzoic acid-d4 were
investigated.


title: Effects of large anphiphilic ligands upon the spectra and kinetics of cytochrome C oxidase

subject:
Cytochrome oxidase.
Cytochrome c.
Ligands.
Enzymes--Synchesis.

abstract:
Cytoch ro me c oxidase (ferrocytochrome c : 02
oxidoreductase ; EC 1.9. 3.1) is the terminal enzyme in the
mitochondrial electron transport chain, catalyzing the transfer of
electrons from ferrocytochrome c to molecular oxygen. The
effects of two large amphiphilic molecules - valinomycin and
dibucaine upon the spectra of the isolated enzyme and upon the
activity of both isolated enzyme and enzyme in membrane
systems are investigated by using spectrophotometric and oxygen
electrode techniques.
The results show that both valinomycin and dibucaine
change the Soret region of the speetrum and cause a partial
inhibition in a concentration range higher than that in which they
act as ionophores. It is concluded that both valinomycin and
dibucaine binding induce a conformational change of the protein
structure which modifies the spectrum of the a3 CUB centre and
diminishes the rate of electron transfer between cytochrome a
and the binuclear centre.


title: Motivational differences in science course enrolment shown by males and females in grades 9 through OAC

subject: Motivation (Psychology)

subject: Sex differences (Psychology)

subject: Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Ontario.

abstract:
A sample of 1,345 students enrolled in advanced-level
science courses from Grades 9 through OAe was surveyed in
order to gain perspective into the existence of motivational
differences attributing to science course enrolment by gender.
Records of enrolment were examined in order to detect patterns
and trends. A questionnaire was devised and piloted. It
measured five motivational variables - demographics, science
and science-related experiences, science ability and
attitudes, impressions about women in science, and importance
of science and science-related skills. The students also
provided some impressions about the image of scientists.
Results of the questionnaire were analyzed for frequency of
responses and for significant gender differences using the
chi-square. Differences were found to exist in the areas of
science anxiety as it relates to testing and oral
participation; in motivation generated by the performance of
extra-curricular science and science-related activities, and
by the classroom environment; in impressions of women in
science; in the importance of science skills, and in the area
of teacher influence. The study also showed a differential
enrolment of females, with an emphasis on biology and
chemistry. The males were enrolled in courses of physics and
chemistry. The findings lead to numerous suggested strategies
and programs for encouraging the participation of females in
science education and careers.


title: Modulation of muscle contraction by a FMRFamide-related peptide

subject:
Muscle contraction.
Crayfish--Physiology.
Neuropeptides.

abstract:
A FMRFamide-like neuropeptide with the sequence "DRNFLRF-NH2" was recently
isolated from pericardial organs of crayfish (Mercier et aI., Peptides, 14, 137-143, 1993). This
neuropeptide, referred to as "DF2'" has already been shown to elicit cardioexcitation and to
enhance synaptic transmission at neuromuscular junctions.
Possible effects ofDF2 on muscle were investigated using superficial extensor muscles of
the abdomen of the crayfish, Procambarus clar/ai. These muscles are of the tonic type and
generate slow contractions that affect posture. DF2, at concentrations of 10-8 M or higher,
increased muscle tonus and induced spontaneous, rhythmic contractions. These effects were
antagonized by 5 rnM Mn2+ but not by lO-7M tetrodotoxin (TTX). Thus, they represent direct
actions on muscle cells (rather than effects on motor neurons) and are likely to involve calcium
influx. In contrast, deep abdominal extensor muscles, responsible for rapid swimming
movements, and superficial flexor muscles do not generate contractions in response to the
peptide.
2
Spontaneous contractions were also induced in the superficial extensor muscles by
decreasing the temperature to II-13°C. Such contractions were also TTX-insensitive and they
were antagonized by adding calcium channel blockers (Mn2+, Cd2+ or Ni2+) or by removing
calcium from the bathing solution. This suggests that the spontaneous contractions depend on an
influx of calcium from the extracellular solution. N-type and L-type voltage dependent calcium
channel blockers did not reduce the effect of the peptide or the spontaneous contractions
suggesting that calcium influx is not through N- or L-type calcium channels.


title: Bacteriophages of Erwinia amylovora and their potential use in biological control

subject:
Erwinia amylovora--Biological control.
Bacteriophages.
Lysogeny.

abstract:
Forty-four bacteriophage isolates of Erwinia amy/ovora, the causal agent of fire
blight, were collected from sites in and around the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario
in the summer of 1998. Phages were isolated only from sites where fire blight was
present. Thirty-seven of these phages were isolated from the soil surrounding infected
trees, with the remainder isolated from aerial plant tissue samples. A mixture of six E.
amy/ovora bacterial host strains was used to enrich field samples in order to avoid the
selection bias of a single-host system. Molecular characterization of the phages with a
combination of peR and restriction endonuclease digestions showed that six distinct
phage types were isolated. Ten phage isolates related to the previously characterized
E. amy/ovora phage PEa1 were isolated, with some divergence of molecular markers
between phages isolated from different sites. The host ranges of the phages revealed
that certain types were unable to efficiently lyse some E. amy/ovora strains, and that
some types were able to lyse the epiphytic bacterium Pantoea agg/omerans. Biological
control of E. amy/ovora by the bacteriophages was assessed in a bioassay using discs
of immature pear fruit. Twenty-three phage isolates were able to significantly suppress
the incidence of bacterial exudate on the pear disc surface. Quantification of the
bacterial population remaining on the disc surface indicated that population reductions
of up to 97% were obtainable by phage treatment, but that elimination of bacteria from
the surface was not possible with this model system.


title: Psychographic characteristics of weekend wine tourists : a multiple case study of four wineries in the Niagara Region

subject: Tourists--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula--Psychological

subject: Tourism--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula.

subject: Wineries--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula.

subject: Motivation research (Marketing)

abstract:
The purpose of this study is to examine the psychographic (product attributes, motivation
opinions, interest, lifestyle, values) characteristics of wine tourists along the Niagara wine
r,~ute, located in Ontario, Canada, using a multiple case study method. Four wineries
were selected, two wineries each on the East, and West sides of the wine route during the
shoulder-season (January, February, 2004). Using a computer generated survey
technique, tourists were approached to fill out a questionnaire on one of the available
laptop computers, where a sample ofN=321 was obtained. The study findings revealed
that there are three distinct wine tourist segments in the Niagara region. The segments
were determined using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a K-means cluster
analysis: Wine Lovers, Wine Interested, and Wine Curious wine tourists. These three
segments displayed significant differences in their, motivation for visiting a winery,
lifestyles, values, and wine purchasing behaviour. This study also examined differences
between winery locations, on the East and West sides of the Niagara wine route, with
respect to the aforementioned variables. The results indicated that there were significant
differences between the regions with respect to these variables. The findings suggest that
these differences present opportunities for more effective marketing strategies based on
the uniqueness of each region. The results of this study provide insight for academia into
a method of psychographic market segmentation of wine tourists and consumer
behaviour. This study also contributes to the literature on wine tourism, and the
identification of psychographic characteristics of wine tourists, an area where little
research has taken place.


title: Drama in education : deconstructing the role of movement in text

subject:
Drama in education.
Movement (Acting)--Study and teaching.

abstract:
The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative textual analysis on the role of
movement in 3 texts in Drama in Education in Canada. As the subject is holistic and
encourages creative, active participation, movement was expected to appear, even
inadvertently, in both theory and practice. It was hoped that guidelines for the use of
movement within Drama in Education would emerge from the texts and that these
guidelines would serve as models for others to use. A total of 26 Drama in Education
experts in Canada were each asked to list the 10 most important texts in the field. Those
who answered were assigned numbers and charted according to age, gender, and
geography. An objective colleague helped narrow the group to 16 participants. A
frequency count was used, assigning 10 points to the first text on each list, and
descending to 1 point for the tenth text listed. Based on the highest number of points
calculated, the 5 most frequently used texts were identified. These were compared to
ascertain the widest representation ofthe authors' geographic location and gender, as
well as differences in theory and practice. The final selection included 3 texts that
represented differing approaches in their presentation and discussion of Drama in
Education theories and practices. Analysis involved applying 5 levels of commitment to
determine if,how, why, when, and with what results movement was explicitly or
implicitly addressed in the 3 texts. Analysis resulted in several unexpected surprises
around each of the 3 texts. The study also provided suggestions for extending and
clarifying the role of movement in teaching and learning in general, as well as for Drama
in Education in particular.


title: Towards a just community: an examination of the development of cultural citizenship rights in Canada from a communitarian perspective

subject: Communitarianism--Canada. Citizenship--Canada.

abstract:
The notion of citizenship, while a basic human right, has come under scrutiny. It
was once assumed a liberal inspired regime of citizenship rights would reign as the
primary ideological perspective in the Western world, however this has not been the
case. Numerous competing paradigms have questioned the premise upon which liberal
guarantees of citizenship rights are based. In particular, communitarianism has subjected
liberal rights discourse to a closer examination. Communitarian theory holds that
universalist principles negate any articulation of community and its internal diversity,
such as cultural citizenship. It is this understanding of citizenship that has taken hold in
Canada.
The Canadian political experience illustrates a number of attributes associated
with communitarian thought. It is a collectivist society that articulates a notion of the
common good, acknowledges the internal diversity of its citizens and possesses a highly
developed deliberative democratic process. To this end, Canada can be described as
being more communitarian than liberal in nature in the process it has adopted to address
citizenship rights. However, the type of commuIiitarianism displayed in Canada differs
from the political models examined by such scholars as Michael Sandel, Iris Marion
Young or Will Kymlicka.
Cultural citizenship rights are fluid and malleable in Canada. While no clear
guarantees of citizenship rights exist, there is a common commitment by Canadians to
engage in a fair, open and inclusive deliberative process. This model is unique to
Canada; it cannot be exported in that it is a product of Canadian political culture. As a
result, the contemporary demands of cultural citizenship are dealt with effectively and
democratically in Canada in that the proper mechanisms for public deliberation exist.


title: A Foucaultian analysis of power relations in child protection case work with youth and families

subject: Child welfare--Psychological aspects.

subject: Social work with youth--Psychological aspects.

subject: Disciplinary power.

subject: Counselor and client.

subject: Social workers--Self-rating of.

abstract:
This thesis takes some steps in examining the child protection system from a
position that is rarely discussed. Specifically, I explore how Foucault's concept of
disciplinary power can be used to demonstrate how power operates within the
client/worker relationship. This relationship is shown to be quite complex with power
flowing bidirectionally, rather than hierarchically. Instead of viewing power imbalances
as a function of state control, I show how the client/worker relationship is constituted by
the worker, the client, the organization and the social body. A postmodern
auto ethnography is used to document my journey as I expose the disciplinary practices
and instruments that I was subject to and used with my clients.
2
Given that the child protection system is constantly shifting and changing in order
to improve its ability to safeguard children a greater emphasis is required to examine how
workers operate within this complex, overwhelming and multi-dimensional world. This
thesis has shown that by engaging in a reflexive examination of my position of power
different approaches to making intervention beneficial to all involved become available.
This is important if child protection work aims to work with clients rather than on clients.


title: Where's Albania? : staking out the politics of the real and reality in documentary cinema

subject: Documentary films--History and criticism.

subject: Postmodernism.

abstract:
This thesis, entitled, "Where's Albania? Staking Out the Politics of the Real and
Reality in Documentary Cinema," charts the documentary tradition's path from its first
incarnations, as filmed travelogue or ethnographic study, for example, right through to its
development as a form acting as an objective observer, reflexive commentator, and
finally, as a postmodern hybrid. This thesis begins by locating the documentary
tradition's origins in realism. Foregrounding documentary cinema as a realist style is
important in that it is a contention that spans this entire study. After working through the
numerous modes of documentary as outlined by Bill Nichols, I suggest the documentary
is often best understood as a hybrid form drawing on numerous modes and conventions.
This argument permits my study to make a shift into postmodern theory, wherein I
examine postmodernism's relationship to the documentary both as being influenced by it,
but also as subsequently forcing documentary cinema to look back at itself and reevaluate
the claims it has made in the past, and how postmodernism has drawn these
claims to the surface of debate. My thesis concludes with a study of the mockumentary.
This analysis confirms the link between postmodernism and documentary, but perhaps
more importantly, this analysis investigates postmodemism's critique of the image and
representation in general, two elements historically linked to documentary cinema's
success as "truth teller."