title: The paradox of development: Lheidli T'enneh perspectives on resource development.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 176

subject: Carrier Indians -- British Columbia, Northern -- Economic conditions.

subject: Carrier Indians -- Industries -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Economic development -- Social aspects.

subject: Economic development -- Environmental aspects.

subject: Land use -- Planning.

subject: Lheidli T'enneh First Nation.

subject: Natural resources -- Management.

subject: E99.T17 H84 2011

abstract: In 2006 Enbridge's Gateway Pipeline project was one of six proposed pipelines to cross the Lheidli traditional territory in British Columbia, Canada. This, however, was not the first foray of oil and gas development in the territory as there were already two pipelines laid right through the middle of the Lheidli Indian Reserve #2. The initial purpose of my research was to examine how the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation view oil and gas development within their traditional territory in light of Enbridge's plans. However, during the interview process in 2006, I realized that the research topic was too narrowly defined, as community members (Chief Dominic Frederick, Ron Seymour, Margaret Gagnon, Mary John, Violet Bozoki, Frank Frederick, Curtis Seymour, Vanessa West, Deryl Seymour, Rena Zatorski, Corinna Joseph, and Irvin Gagnon) did not talk specifically about the Gateway Project. Rather, they spoke about development on a broad scale as it has affected them and their community. Therefore this thesis ended up being about the paradox of development. The community retains ideas of traditional stewardship but also sees the need for or inevitability of economic development within their territory. The Lheidli community is concerned that the jobs that they need will destroy the very land, plants and animals that sustain their culture. Younger generations note the need for jobs despite their own deep rooted respect for the elders' opinions of protective stewardship. They too retain these values. Although arguing for a need for increased employment they are not arguing for modernist development. Rather they would like to have employment and a healthy land base. The key issues revealed in the research included the challenges of consultation, capacity building and community development in the face of industrial development and government programs and policies that interfere with traditional Lheidli practices. In order to properly understand why participants are in the position that they are in, it is necessary to view Lheidli

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title: Nitrogen inputs by biological soil crusts in grasslands of interior British Columbia.

type: Text thesis

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

format:
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Number of pages in document: 74

subject: Soil biology -- British Columbia -- Chilcotin Region.

subject: Soil biology -- British Columbia -- Thompson River Region.

subject: Soil crusting -- British Columbia -- Chilcotin Region.

subject: Soil crusting -- British Columbia -- Thompson River Region.

subject: Soil ecology -- British Columbia -- Chilcotin Region.

subject: Soil ecology -- British Columbia -- Thompson River Region.

subject: QH84.8 .C37 2013

abstract: The relationship between climate and inputs of nitrogen and carbon by biological soil crusts (BSCs) was examined in British Columbia’s Chilcotin and Thompson River grasslands. Variation in nitrogen and carbon of BSCs and associated soils was examined in relation to gradients in temperature and moisture availability. Patterns of N-fixation activity by BSCs were also examined in relation to climate, and used to model N- fixation rates throughout the year. BSCs were found to significantly contribute to soil carbon and nitrogen, particularly in the labile N fraction. Two peak periods were observed for N-fixation – one during the spring snowmelt, and one during midsummer rainy periods. N-inputs appeared to be sensitive to changes in precipitation patterns. Annual estimates of N-inputs for BSCs in this ecosystem could be as high as 83 kg N ha⁻¹ but the fate of this N (i.e. plant uptake, denitrification or volatization) is still unknown.

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title: University of Northern British Columbia bioenergy plant: Performance review and opportunities for improvement.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 117

subject: Biomass gasification -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Evaluation.

subject: Biomass energy -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Evaluation.

subject: University of Northern British Columbia. Bioenergy Plant -- Evaluation.

subject: TP339 .F56 2014

abstract: The University of Northern British Columbia commissioned a biomass gasifier to generate heat to offset the use of natural gas in 2011. At an average boiler output of 6.9 GJ/hr the average thermal efficiency was determined to be 80% (LHV), the flue gas average temperature was 134°C with an energy content of 589 MJ/hr. Options investigated to improve the efficiency of the bioenergy system include: Installing a flue gas condensing heat exchanger, reducing the flue gas O₂ percentage, pre-drying the fuel, installing a chiller, and installing a thermal storage tank. The most viable opportunity that exists is to add a flue gas condensing heat exchanger and connect the residences to the hot water loop. Alternative technologies were compared to the bioenergy plant in terms of greenhouse gas displacement, and the system with the greatest potential is a slow pyrolysis system producing both heat and biochar for use in soils. --Leaf ii.

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title: Exploring the experiences and perceptions of precarious employment on subjective wellbeing among women aged 24-44 living in Northern BC

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

format:
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Number of pages in document: 77

abstract: This thesis explores the experiences and perceptions of precarious employment on subjective wellbeing amongst women between the ages 24-44, living in northern British Columbia. The idea of this research evolved out of a larger SSHRC grant funded project of the Women North Network/Northern FIRE: Centre for Women's Health Research at UNBC (Women North Network, n.d.). The SSHRC grant funded research examined the experiences of older women (aged 45 years and older) with respect to the impact of precarious employment on their health and wellness. Through the use of exploratory qualitative research, the current research sample consisted of six younger participants, who self-identified as being involved in precarious employment, who provided data through semi-structured interviews. Additionally, a six stage thematic analysis process was used to analyze the data.

abstract: Northern Women


title: The role of attributional style in helping behaviour.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 55

subject:
Attribution (Social psychology)
Helping behavior.
College students -- Behavior.
BJ1475 .S43 1996

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Effects of Autistic Spectrum Disorder on parental work outcomes.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 100

subject:
Parents of autistic children.
Parenting -- Psychological aspects.
Work and family.
RJ506.A9 W38 2008

abstract: This study, through nine hypotheses, examined the differences in parental coping ability mental health and stress satisfaction with marriage, life, and job and work interest and quality between parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and parents raising a typical child. Repeated measures analysis of variance and repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyse 28 families comprised of two parents and at least one child. The results indicated that parents of ASD children did not differ from parents of typical children on coping ability, world assumptions, marital satisfaction, satisfaction with life, interest and quality of work, or hours of work missed. The results did however show that parents of ASD children experienced significantly more parental stress and more mental health issues than did parents of typical children. Several conclusions were drawn on the relationship between coping ability, mental health, and work outcomes. --P.ii.

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title: Beyond installation: Effective use of interactive whiteboards in Yukon classrooms.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 140

subject:
Teaching -- Aids and devices.
Interactive whiteboards.
Teaching -- Yukon.
LB1044.88 .A53 2013

abstract: This study employed a mixed model approach to investigate the use of interactive white boards among a group of teachers in a small, northern public school system. Interactive whiteboards were new to these schools and little was known about the effects this technology had upon the teachers' pedagogies and teaching strategies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate those effects by determining the frequencies, levels, and types of interactive whiteboard utilization. The participants were also asked to identify the professional development supports that would assist them to improve the effectiveness of their use of interactive whiteboards. Following the analyses of the quantitative and qualitative data, the combined results of the study were used to prepare a description of the pioneers' utilization of interactive whiteboards and identify professional development recommendations to facilitate the integration of whiteboards in this school system. --Leaf ii.

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title: The importance of elbow room in Ken Kesey's novels.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 116

subject: Indian mothers.

subject: Indians of North America -- Family relationships.

subject: Indians of North America -- Ethnic identity.

subject: Women -- Identity.

subject: Identity (Psychology)

subject: HQ759 .I36 2012

abstract: This study describes how identity development is influenced by culture, family and community and explores how raising children with the MCFD involvement is viewed by seven Aboriginal parents in British Columbia. It presents their narratives as teachings on what relationships families found supported and undermined their efforts to parent. Snowball sampling was used to recruit participants as key informants and qualitative research methodology was used to structure interviews. Although the recruitment process for key informants contributed to pronounced diversity between participants, the research findings showed overarching and congruent themes between the experiences of participants. The themes that emerged from the research were situated in two theoretical models for Aboriginal identity development and were used to present the research findings. The primary themes that emerged were the importance of family, community, and culture. However, of greater note is how the overarching themes of responsibility, commitment and accountability to family and community maintain Aboriginal parents' identities. --P. ii.

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title: Green Romanticism and Anna Jameson's feminist ecocriticism.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 103

subject: Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860. Winter studies and summer rambles in Canada.

subject: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation.

subject: Ecofeminism.

subject: Nature in literature.

subject: Romanticism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.

subject: PR4821.J6 Z64 2008

abstract: This thesis seeks to offer new ways of approaching Anna Jameson's travel narrative Winter studies and summer rambles in Canada (1838). Countering the tendency to simply align Jameson with romantic idealism, this thesis examines the ways in which she challenges idyllic representations of human-nature interactions proposed by green poets like Wordsworth while re-evaluating the sexual division of natural aesthetics in romantic discourse. Critiquing anthropocentric and androcentric ideologies, Jameson attempts to find a rational and philosophical way to appreciate the natural environment and humanity's place within it, resulting in a feminist ethic of care for humans and nonhuman beings alike and an innovative hybrid of the sublime and beautiful. As a complex, dialectical thinker, Jameson responds to Enlightenment and romantic concepts while also anticipating the modern ecological critique of romantic idealism and the concerns of ecofeminism.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1435043


title: La Voz del Pueblo: Maya Consultas and the Challenge of Self-Determination for Socially Responsible Investment in the Mining Sector.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 235

subject: Mayas -- Guatemala -- Politics and government -- Case studies.

subject: Mineral industries -- Social aspects -- Guatemala -- Case studies.

subject: Social responsibility in business -- Canada.

subject: Economic development -- Guatemala.

subject: Industrial management -- Social aspects -- Guatemala.

subject: F1435.3.P7 L37 2014

abstract: In Guatemala, the consulta comunitaria recently emerged as a process for local communities to resist mining and other extractive industries in the absence of government consultation. Approximately one million people in more than 76 of these plebiscites said no' to mining or other extractive projects since 2005. This case study examines the perspectives of consulta organizers from three Maya communities in Guatemala's western highlands who rejected the presence of Canada's Goldcorp, Inc. Interviews between May and November 2010 asked the organizers about the movement and the role of Goldcorp's socially responsible investor (SRI), the Ethical Funs, to promote indigenous rights. Employing a critical geographic approach to examine the consultas as an exercise of power and indigenous self-determination, the analysis found that consulta organizers were motivated by the historic and ongoing exclusion of their communities from the priorities of government, the proximity of the mineral licenses to their communities and the potential negative environmental and social impacts from mining. The organizers had no knowledge of SRIs and the lack of knowledge reveals a corporate social responsibility (CSR) gap that is the product of asymmetrical information distribution between investors and affected communities. I conclude that the consultas challenge the discourse of CSR by demanding explicit respect for the right to free, prior and informed consent, and represent a boundary condition for CSR where a local action creates geographic limits on where CSR, as practiced by the mining industry, is welcome. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1976537


title: Reproductive ecology of the Sitka willow (Salix sitchensis ).

contributor: Alstr~m-Rapaport, Cecilia (Thesis advisor)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 83

subject: Salix sitchensis -- Pollination -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Riparian ecology -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Willows -- Pollination -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: QK495.S16 G47 2009

abstract: Salix sitchensis, Sanson ex Bong, was shown to be ...pollinated by both wind and insect vectors in this study. Vector reliance and efficiency were variable by site as well as year, and pollen limitation was also observed. Asexual propagules had a higher survival rate and abundance compared to seedlings. Low seedling survival, an abundance of asexual propagules, and the presence of linkage disequilibrium suggested that asexual reproduction was occurring. However, all sampled individuals had a unique multilocus genotype and populations had a high level of genetic and genotypic diversity. These factors suggested that sexual reproduction is the dominant strategy in the observed populations of S. sitchensis. High gene flow and non-significant isolation by distance suggested that S. sitchensis exists as a large, continuous, interbreeding population along the sampled waterways in central British Columbia. Successful restoration of riparian habitat is dependent on species specific reproductive information and knowledge of how species interact with other riparian species. The data determined in this study may help future riparian restoration efforts, as the reproductive strategy of a common riparian willow and how it interacted with beavers (Castor canadensis Kuhl) was quantified.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1600508


title: Language/truths: Power, disenfranchisement, and politics in northern British Columbian poetics.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 66

subject: Place (Philosophy) in literature.

subject: Poetry -- Political aspects -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Authors, Canadian -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: British Columbia, Northern -- Poetry.

subject: PS8131.B7 L38 2008

abstract: Northern British Columbian poetry from communities like Prince George is often marginalized by literary centres of power. The economic realities of resource-based towns are the foreground in Ken Belford's, George Stanley's, and Barry McKinnon's writing. Their poetry enacts resistance in the face of global capitalism and homogenizing economic forces. Ferdinand De Saussure's language theory and Jean Baudrillard's concepts of simulacra and radical thought' show the arbitrary and illusory qualities of writing. Edward Soja's theory of spatiality and Felix Guattari's ecosophy' posit that landscapes are divided into three interdependent and interpenetrating spatial spheres: physical, mental, and social. These theories are used to present landscape cohesively as a venue of contestation and change. As a further means of addressing the disenfranchisement of Northern B.C. writers, I have written a collection of poetry exploring local politics, resistance to globalizing capitalism, and attitudes about Northern B.C. poetics.

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title: Copula based rigid-body image registration.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 69

subject:
Image registration.
Image processing -- Digital techniques.
Copulas (Mathematical statistics)
TA1637 .K37 2012

abstract: The literature presents a wide number of algorithms in the field of image registration. However, analysis of the literature revealed that much emphasis has not been placed on copula based image registration. Thus this thesis seeks to explain the image registration problem and how it may be solved using copula based measures. Here we are aiming to combine the MATLAB fminsearch optimization method with copula based alignment measure, in order to monitor the performance of copula based alignment measure in image registration. Performance of four copula functions namely, Clayton, Frank, Gaussian and Marshal-Olkin are tested in image registration algorithm. A comparison is then posited of the performance of the four copula functions in image registration. These four copula measures are then compared with the well known method of image registration alignment measure, that is the joint histogram based mutual information. The accuracy and speed of the image registration algorithm was monitored on aerial and medical (MRI) images. Since we are using rigid-body transformations, the image registration algorithm is categorized as rigid body image registration. --Leaf i.

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title: Narrative threads of trauma to activism: The stories of three women.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 115

subject: Victims -- Case studies.

subject: Women -- Social conditions -- Case studies.

subject: Women -- Political activity -- Case studies.

subject: Women -- Counseling of.

subject: HV6250.4.W65 S65 2005

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1295425


title: Movement patterns, timing of migration and genetic population structure of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the Morice River Watershed, British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 99

subject: Bull trout -- British Columbia -- Morice River Watershed.

subject: Bull trout -- Migration -- British Columbia -- Morice River Watershed.

subject: Bull trout -- Spawning -- British Columbia -- Morice River Watershed.

subject: Bull trout -- Effect of temperature on -- British Columbia -- Morice River Watershed.

subject: QL638.S2 B34 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1231340


title: English as a second language (ESL) learning experiences of immigrant high school students:  A small city schools case study.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 166

subject: English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Foreign speakers -- Case studies.

subject: Teenage immigrants -- Education (Secondary) -- Canada -- Case studies.

subject: LC3726 .K37 2005

abstract: This study investigated the English as a Second Language (ESL) learning experiences of immigrant students in high schools in a small city. The aim of the study was to acquire a deeper understanding of how ESL services are organized and provided in schools in a small city where immigrant students are few in each school. A total of 10 participants were selected from among ESL students, their parents, ESL teachers, and subject area teachers. Interviews were conducted with each of these participants with the aim of obtaining insights regarding the ESL learning experiences of the students. Findings in this study show that limited English proficiency of these ESL students hindered their interaction with mainstream teachers and peers, their understanding of course content, and their selection of academic courses. Consequently, these prevented them from learning more English, performing well academically, and may block their direct admission to university.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1288642


title: In relationship: An illustrated autoethnography of counsellor identity development.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 122

subject:
Counselors -- Training of.
Counselors -- Attitudes.
BF636.64 .W58 2014

abstract: Counsellors undergo a unique process of identity development. Previous research shows that the therapeutic alliance and the therapists' use of self have greater impact on therapy outcomes than the specific techniques used. Thus, counsellor development involves integrating new skills, knowledge, and theory with a more in-depth knowledge of self and others resulting in a qualitative change in the self of the counsellor. The creation of this blended personal-professional identity is often accompanied by anxiety, insecurity, and distress. Previous research has focused on improvements to educational programs and supervision practices aimed primarily at educators and researchers. This thesis was written by and for the beginning practitioner with the intent of adding a personal dimension to the existing research. Evocative autoethnography was used to explore counsellor development from an affective, relational, and intimate perspective with the hope of both normalizing and celebrating a powerfully transformative experience. --Leaf ii.

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title: Determinants of capital structure of Nigerian non -- financial firms.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 48

subject: Business enterprises -- Nigeria -- Finance.

subject: Corporations -- Nigeria -- Finance.

subject: HG4267.6 .N35 2014

abstract: The research report presents empirical findings on the determinants of capital structure of selected sample population of non-financial firms of Nigeria. The study was based on quantitative research orientation, and descriptive research design. Secondary data was obtained from 2000-2012 Standard and Poor (S&P) Nigeria Stock Exchange's twenty seven non-financial firms as sample population for the study. ... Major research findings of the study revealed the impact of liquidity in the leverage of Nigerian non-financial firms as a result of institutional factors such as size, return, growth, tangibility, liquidity and dividend on firms' impact and methods of financing. Also, the visibility of static Trade-off Theory as more constant in determining the wave of capital structures of Nigerian non-financial firms. The study concludes by reiterating that even though the selected firms used for the study is not a reflection of all the non-financial firms in Nigeria, however, it asserts that most Nigerian's non-financial firms experience high leverage and dividend payments to investors (foreign and local) as well as experience low liquidity, which needs to be minimized of avoided. In sum, further empirical research is required, especially with the most recent data of S&P and Fitch's (2014) global ratings of Nigeria's economic performance as the leading economy in Africa (Chima, 2014). --Leaf iii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1976408


title: An approach to remotely monitor glacier mass balance at seasonal to annual time scales, Columbia and Rocky Mountains, Canada

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xiii, 166 pages)

subject:
Climate changes.
Mass budget (Geophysics).
Glaciology.
Glaciology.--British Columbia.
Computer simulation.

abstract: My dissertation investigates glacier mass change in the Columbia and Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. In chapter one I discuss the importance of the cryosphere and glaciers, introduce the climate and glaciers of the study region, and outline the objectives and structure of this dissertation. Previous work established the feasibility of geodetic methods to accurately produce winter glacier mass balance and annual glacier mass balance. These studies demonstrate that geodetic surveys can be used to estimate mass balance during the accumulation season or for one glacier over a number of years. In chapter two, I refine these published methods to measure seasonal and annual mass balance for six glaciers within two mountain ranges from 2014–2018. I use synchronous field-based glaciological measurements, airbornelaser scanningsurveys (ALS) and satelliteimagery to quantify seasonal glacier mass change from 2014–2018. Chapter three reports on radar surveys I completed of the study glaciers, adding important observations to the global database of ice thickness. I use these observations and an existing flowline model, driven with observations of surface mass balance and glacier elevation to bias-correct ice thickness estimates for each glacier. Finally, I use the model to estimate ice thickness for all glaciers in the Columbia Basin and estimate total ice volume. Chapter four builds upon previous work which used surface topography, glacier mass balance, ice thickness, and ice velocity data to estimate ice flux at discrete glacier cross-sections. Previous efforts to infer the spatial distribution of mass balance have focused on glacier tongues. I expand upon this method, calculating surface mass balance between flux gates over the entire elevation range of three glaciers, over three years. I derive the altitude-mass balance relation and demonstrate that the relation can be accurately described with high-resolution elevation and ice flux data, and suggest that this method can be expanded for large-scale estimates. Chapter five summarizes the study’s major findings, highlights its limitations and discussed its broader implications. Finally, I make recommendations that will address knowledge gaps, and improve our understanding of changing glacier conditions and ability to model glacier dynamics.


title: Adult Movement and Host-Orientation Behaviour of Warren Root Collar Weevil, Hylobius warreni Wood (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 78

subject: Hylobius -- Behavior.

subject: Lodgepole pine -- Diseases and pests -- British Columbia.

subject: Curculionidae -- Behavior.

subject: QL596.C9 M33 2011

abstract: Warren root collar weevil, Hylobius warreni Wood, is a native insect found throughout Canada's boreal forest. In British Columbia, the weevil's primary host is lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta var. latifolia. While adults inflict minimal damage upon their hosts, larval feeding can girdle young trees, potentially causing tree death. Little is known about weevil host-orientation, particularly with respect to timing and extent of movement among host plants. I examined movement of adult weevils in different habitats using harmonic radar, and found that the highest movement rates occurred in areas without trees. Insect movement decreased with decreasing ambient air temperature and increasing time since release. In separate experiments in field arenas, I found that these flightless insects would walk toward vertical silhouettes in the shape of a tree. Blinding the insects obscured this behavior, suggesting that adult insects primarily use visual cues rather than chemical cues in host-finding behaviour. These findings may aid in the development of management strategies in plantations at high risk of weevil-induced mortality. --P. ii.

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title: Prosperity or Crisis? Examining the Efficacy of British Columbia's Forest Policy Choices to Support the Forest Industry

format:
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Number of pages in document: 167

abstract: The Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act 2003 significantly altered the conditions for holding major forest tenure agreements in British Columbia. The goal of this forest policy was to allow the forest industry to become globally competitive. This thesis asks whether or not this goal was successful and what trade-offs were incurred as a result. Using the Prince George Timber Supply Area as a case study, mixed methods of inquiry were employed. This study examines changes throughout the forest industry over a fifteen-year period. In this case, the forest industry became globally competitive. But, significant consolidation within the forest industry occurred. Moreover, while the timber harvest increased and processing became centralized, the forest industry’s overall contribution to the provincial economy declined significantly. This thesis demonstrates that the government remains committed to supporting the current forest industry. However, the aforementioned revitalization legislation may have lasting negative repercussions for the provincial forest economy.

abstract: Forestry

abstract: Forest policy


title: The glamour and the horror:  A social history of wartime northwestern British Columbia, 1939--1945.

subject: British Columbia, Northern -- History -- 1918-1945.

subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- British Columbia -- Prince Rupert.

subject: Prince George (B.C.) -- History -- 1918-1945.

subject: Prince Rupert (B.C.) -- History -- 1918-1945.

subject: British Columbia, Northern -- Social life and customs.

subject: FC3826.9.W6 R45 1999

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1198809


title: Utilization of resources by parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Prince George area.

subject: Diabetes in children -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Parents -- Services for -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: RJ420.D5 F75 2007

abstract: Diabetes is a complex disease affecting many people. Parents of children with type 1 diabetes face many difficulties requiring numerous resources to help them cope. It is the utilization of various resources that can help to slow or prevent the onset of complications. This descriptive study explores the resources used by parents and their satisfaction with these resources. A survey was sent to 60 parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Twenty-seven were completed and returned. The children were listed at the Prince George Diabetes Clinic (PGDC). Overall, most parents indicated they used the PGDC and their pediatrician and are satisfied with these services, although wait times are a source of dissatisfaction. Family doctors and schools are not seen to possess the awareness or skills necessary to deal with situations that arise. Issues of need for financial help with diabetes supplies, and support for dealing with behaviour and emotional issues of children, particularly teenagers were commonly mentioned. Yet, expressed desires for support groups, youth camps or other services were mixed. --P.iii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1434909


title: Business process management: Conceptual framework and application

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

format:
electronic
1 online resource (ix, 118 pages)

subject:
Business--Management.
Business--Case studies.
Workflow--Management

abstract: Recent literature published by some practitioners, consultants, and researchers in the area of Business Process Management (BPM) identified that BPM is a new and emerging field of research and practice. The objective of this paper is to identify the conceptual framework of BPM, identify if connections exist with prior process improvement concepts such as Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), Total Quality Management (TQM) and Business Process Improvement (BPI), and apply BPM in a case study to determine the effectiveness of the current methodology. An extensive literature review was conducted, identifying multiple similarities between BPM and prior process improvement concepts, suggesting an evolving nature of the concept. The BPM methodology was then applied in a controlled case study, identifying a major inefficiency in the methodology. The findings of this paper are useful to researchers, educators, students, and managers to understand the evolution of BPM, and determine how it can be applied.


title: The assessment of association between insomnia and risk factors in the province of Nova Scotia.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 100

subject: Insomnia -- Risk factors -- Nova Scotia.

subject: Insomnia -- Nova Scotia.

subject: RC548 .B37 2011

abstract: Scientific research on sleep problems reveals that insomnia has considerable impact on the daily functioning of the affected individual. This thesis investigates risk factors associated with insomnia in a random sample of individuals aged 12 years and older (n = 5,018) living in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. A binomial logistic regression was used to assess the association between insomnia and health factors, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and lifestyle variables. Moreover, the bootstrap method was used to obtain estimates of the odds ratios, parameter estimates, and their standard errors in addition to the logistic regression. The following findings are reported. Age less than 65 years, female gender, current level of smoking, arthritis, asthma, back problems, high blood pressure, bowel syndrome, diabetes, heart disease and migraine were associated with an increased risk of insomnia in the population of Nova Scotia. The bootstrap estimates for odds ratios were slightly higher than those obtained by the classical logistic regression model. This is the first study conducted for insomnia in Nova Scotia for the years 2000-2010. --P. i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1737872


title: Trans* employment program support elements for a supportive and inclusive employment program for trans individuals in Vancouver (located on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples).

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 107

subject: Transgender people -- Employment -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.

subject: Discrimination in employment -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.

subject: Sexual minorities -- Employment -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.

subject: HD6285.5.C2 A74 2015

abstract: "The purpose of this study was to explore what components are required to create inclusive and supportive employment programs for people who self-identify as trans*. This research was conducted in Vancouver, B.C. (located on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples) and it analyzed current employment services within the context of self-identified trans* supports. In order to determine what elements are required to create a supportive and inclusive program this study utilized information obtained from in-depth qualitative interviews with people who self-identified as trans*, staff who worked in the employment program field, and staff who worked in organizations that offered trans* supports. The findings of this study were assessed within a queer framework and a disability management framework. Subjects that this study examined were trans* discrimination in the workplace, barriers to employment, beneficial elements of current programs, and areas for future research into trans* employment supports."--Leaf iii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2050453


title: Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale scores as predictors of interactive behavior: A validation study.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 88

subject:
Emotions and cognition.
Emotional intelligence.
BF531 .S54 2008

abstract: Emotional awareness is a fundamental emotional ability that has been associated with increased social adaptation, social functioning, and health. Lane and Schwartz (1987) conceptualized the Levels of Emotional Awareness (LEA) model which postulated emotional awareness as a cognitive ability that undergoes five different developmental levels of structural alteration. In order to measure differences in emotional awareness, Lane and Schwartz (1992) subsequently developed the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS). The present study attempted to validate this scale by demonstrating correspondence between emotional awareness and emotional components of social interactive behavior. Based on the literature depicting associations between emotional awareness and explicit behavior in social contexts it was hypothesized that individuals scoring higher on the LEAS would receive higher ratings on such behavioral dimensions during social interaction. It was also hypothesized that females would receive higher ratings than males on the behavioral dimensions being measured as females have previously been found to score higher than males on the LEAS. Eleven psychology graduate students rated the social interactive behaviors of video encoders participating in social interactive tasks. Video encoders with higher LEAS scores received higher ratings on the behavioral dimensions of social deftness and impulse control. The female video encoders however did not receive higher ratings than males on behaviors correlated with emotional awareness which was contrary to previous research findings. The results confirm that level of emotional awareness does correspond to emotional behavior in interpersonal interaction. This confirmation adds increased validity to the LEAS as an emotion assessment tool.--P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1435049


title: Yukon First Nations Youth Mental Wellness: The Development of Culturally Appropriate Healing.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 226

subject: Indian youth -- Mental health -- Yukon.

subject: Indigenous youth -- Mental health -- Yukon.

subject: Indigenous youth -- Yukon.

subject: Indian youth -- Health and hygiene -- Yukon.

subject: Indigenous youth -- Health and hygiene -- Yukon.

subject: RA564.5 .C37 2011

abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to examine Indigenous versus Western philosophies that pertain to treatment of mental health and wellbeing for Indigenous youth in the Yukon. This thesis is framed by two questions about the experience of identity for Yukon First Nations Youth: (1) How are Yukon First Nations Youth able to develop and sustain their individual and collective identity by balancing the two worlds they live in? And (2) What is the Yukon First Nations perspective on spirituality, mental health and Youth suicide prevention? It is pertinent that a distinction be made between what has been implemented in health care and seen as the social norm in terms of the Western use of power versus emphasis on spiritual truth. The words Spirituality and Healing are synonymous to Indigenous philosophies of wellness. There is a need for culturally appropriate healing approaches in the Yukon. This thesis focuses on solutions for the First Nations youth in the Yukon, as described by two Elders, two service providers, a mom and a dad, and the two youth that I talked to, thus taking a unique and insightful approach. The questions they were asked have identified how these people view youth developing and sustaining their individual and collective identity by balancing the two worlds they live in. --P. v.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1737770


title: Conflicts in the co-management of community development and conservation in the northern Okavango Panhandle, Botswana

format:
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Number of pages in document: 111

subject: Conservation of natural resources -- Botswana -- Management.

subject: Community development -- Botswana.

subject: Natural resources -- Botswana -- Management.

subject: Nature conservation -- Botswana.

subject: S934.B68 S36 2001

abstract: Community development and conservation programmes have recently been combined in the form of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Programmes. Community participation is recognized as an integral component of these development programmes. Communities, however, often lack the administrative or technical knowledge to participate fully in the decision-making or to take immediate control of the management of resource and development agendas. As additional stakeholders such as government and nongovernmental organizations become involved the number of ideas about what should take place and who is responsible increases. Given the diversity of experience, knowledge and interests of these stakeholders, conflicts among and within groups are almost unavoidable. The purpose of this study is to identify the conflicts concerning community development and conservation goals among the indigenous peoples, non-governmental organizations and government in the northern Okavango panhandle, Botswana, and to suggest strategies for resolving them. The research methods used in the study included a baseline survey, informal semistructured interviews, workshops and document analysis. The baseline survey data results are presented in the socio-economic profile of the community. Based on these methods, the issues concerning conservation and development were identified and grouped into three categories: (1) conflicts over the issue (CI); (2) no conflict over issue but conflicts over strategy (CS); and (3) no conflict (NC). Nine major areas of conflict emerged from the analysis of the data. They are: land tenure, natural resource management, the role of the cattle industry, the protection of the Okavango Delta environment, the retention of cultural identity, the maintenance of traditional leadership, education, language preservation and representation in and responsiveness of government. The conflicts identified should be taken into account when designing CBRNM programmes. Issues that do not cause conflict can be dealt with initially to build a good relationship among parties. Perhaps, once trust is established, more difficult problems can be addressed.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1219508


title: It's sedimentary, my dear Watson : implications of watershed processes on the sediment fingerprinting approach

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Number of pages in document: 308
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abstract: The sediment source fingerprinting approach is based on the assumption that the potential sources of sediment within a watershed can be linked to in-stream sediment by using the inherent physical or biogeochemical characteristics of the sediment (i.e., sediment properties) as fingerprints. At present, one of the main limitations of the sediment source fingerprinting approach is the ability to link sediment back to their sources due to the non-conservative nature of many sediment properties. Ideally, sediment properties do not change as the sediment (i.e., transported unconsolidated soil or rock particles) move through a watershed allowing for a direct comparison between sources and sediment. However, sediment collected downslope or downstream from its source is often found to have a finer grain-size distribution and a higher organic matter content as compared to the source material as the smaller and less dense particles are preferentially mobilized and transported. Accounting for changes in both particle size distribution and organic matter content are important as many fingerprint concentrations are correlated with both properties, but it is unclear as to what is the best approach to account for these changes. In an effort to provide a more reliable and robust link between sources and sediment, a series of experimental and observational studies were conducted to investigate the factors that control particle size and organic matter selectivity and their subsequent effect on a broad suite of geochemical fingerprints. These studies investigated particle selectivity at the landscape scale, represented by a sequence of hillslope, riparian and fluvial environments. Processes within each of these three environments were found to preferentially mobilize and transport fine-grained and organic-rich particles. Many commonly used particle size and organic matter correction factors assume that the relation between both particle size and fingerprint concentrations are similar for all fingerprints. However, this research has demonstrated that these relations are fingerprint specific in terms of the magnitude, direction and linearity which suggests that the use of correction factors needs to be given careful consideration. In addition, a watershed-scale application of the sediment fingerprinting approach found that the scale of observation and the geomorphic connectivity of the watershed influenced the apportionment results. Overall, this research can be used to guide sampling design and protocols, fingerprint selection, data correction factors and the interpretation of apportionment results.


title: MiniOS: an instructional platform for teaching operating systems labs

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

format:
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Number of pages in document: 76

subject: Operating systems (Computers) -- Laboratory manuals.

subject: Instructional systems.

subject: Operating systems (Computers) -- Study and teaching.

abstract: Delivering hands-on practice laboratories for introductory courses on operating systems is a difficult task. One of the main sources of the difficulty is the sheer size and complexity of the operating systems software. Consequently, some of the solutions adopted in the literature to teach operating systems laboratory consider smaller and simpler systems, generally referred to as instructional operating systems. This work continues in the same direction and is threefold...

abstract: MiniOS

abstract: operating systems laboratory


title: The Edmonton and District Stragglers: gendered strategies of treaty and scrip, 1876-1886

format:
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Number of pages in document: 103

subject: Métis women -- Alberta -- Edmonton Region -- History.

subject: Métis women -- Alberta -- Edmonton Region -- Ethnic identity.

subject: Métis women -- Alberta -- Edmonton Region -- Government relations.

subject: Métis women -- Government policy -- Canada.

subject: Northwest, Canadian -- History -- 1870-1905.

subject: FC109 .N54 2005

abstract: Metis women listed as Edmonton and District Stragglers made strategic familial and economic decisions during the treaty and scrip period of the nineteenth century. In so doing, they influenced the development and administration of the Canadian government's treaty and scrip policies. Department of Indian Affairs Inspector Thomas Wadsworth created the straggler classification as an expedient solution to a bureaucratic problem - a way to pay people who, by not belonging to an Indian band, were behaving in a way policy makers had not anticipated. The deconstruction of ethnic and band categories reveals that aboriginal women used administrative categories, including 'straggler,' 'Indian,' and 'halfbreed,' in ways unexpected by government authorities. The ways women used these categories of rule had long-term implications. Their decisions influenced their descendants' ethnic identities. Furthermore, official policy was far different from practice. When individuals responded differently than expected, new administrative categories and policies were created to accommodate for the discrepancies between expected and actual responses.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1303004


title: Forest fire in the mountain ranges of north-eastern British Columbia: a historical perspective

format:
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Number of pages in document: 134

subject: Forest fires -- British Columbia, Northern -- History.

subject: Forest management -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Forest management -- British Columbia, Northern -- Planning.

subject: Landscape assessment -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: SD420.73.B7 V37 2001

abstract: In an effort to sustain biological diversity, it has been proposed that the impacts of forest management approximate the effects of natural disturbances. This study has investigated mountainous sub-boreal spruce (SBSvk) and Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir (ESSFwk2/wc3) biogeoclimatic units in north-eastern British Columbia in an effort to provide information on historical fire regimes. This information may help in the development of forest management plans that better approximate ecological processes. The influence of topography on the spatial and temporal extent of sera! age-class patches and contemporary lightning-caused fires was a primary focus in this study. Natural disturbance patch characteristics were described and estimates were calculated of the periodicity of stand-initiating disturbances. A digital elevation model was constructed for the study area and related to age-class information derived from forest cover data, as well as lightning-caused fire location data for the period of 1950-1992. Results showed strong spatial differences in natural disturbance patch characteristics based on landscape orientation. Patch characteristics for both eastern and western slopes of the Rocky Mountains indicated that current estimates of patch size distributions and the periodicity of stand-replacing disturbances do not well approximate historical landscape patterns for the 100 year period prior to 1950. Topography was revealed to have a strong relationship with age-class patch size on western slopes, but it was only weakly correlated with other patch characteristics on western and eastern slopes. The topographical associations of lightning-caused fires and seral patches were somewhat similar, but could not provide conclusive evidence that fires initiated younger forest patches. The dominance of old- growth forest age-classes in the study landscape provided support for the importance of fine-scale or non-stand replacing natural disturbances in the maintenance of forest structure and composition. Explicit consideration of landscape characteristics is recommended in future attempts to approximate natural disturbances.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1219461


title: Congruence and well-being in a student sample: an investigation using the experience sampling model

subject:
Motivation (Psychology)
Need (Psychology)
Self-realization.
BF199 .F76 1997

abstract: An undergraduate student sample was used to explore the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) in a study looking at the relationship between person by environment fit (congruence) and well-being. Specifically, does congruence account for well-being above and beyond personality variables or environmental variables on their own? Activities were monitored using the ESM and personality variables were collected using the PRF (Form E). Well-being was measured using the subscales of the General WellBeing Schedule: adjustment well-being, behavioral well-being and a composite total well-being score. Three methods of operationalizing congruence were used; an informed observer method (congruence according to the investigator), an intersubjective method (congruence according to a committee of undergraduate students) and a subject method (congruence according to the subjects themselves). These multiple methods of obtaining congruence were compared and discussed due to the issues surrounding the operationalizing of congruence (i.e. who is best to determine which personality factors "fit" in which environmental conditions). Issues concerning the statistical modeling of congruence and well-being relationships were also investigated. Linear and quadratic models of fit were compared and the theoretical implications are discussed. It was found that the investigator method of coding predicted behavioral well-being as measured by the General Well-Being Schedule but that is was less of a predictor than personality characteristics. Neither the intersubjective or the subjective methods of coding were able to predict well-being.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1180945


title: Caring Conjurers and demonic diviners: gender and the unstable position of peasant magical practitioners in Catalonia, 1300-1330

contributor: Wessell Lightfoot, Dana (Thesis advisor)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 138

abstract:
This thesis compares visitation records from the dioceses of Barcelona and Tortosa from
1303-1330 to analyse gender and peasant magical practises. It argues that peasant magic
reflected gender norms that associated nurturance and passivity with women and protection
and activity with men, but also reversed these norms through the greater publicity of
women’s magic. Furthermore, bishops’ perspective of women shaped their interpretation of
peasant magic as either a demonic threat to Christians’ souls or mere foolishness and
superstition. By examining how the feminine stereotype of peasant magical practitioners
differently manifested in Barcelona and Tortosa, and contrasting the stereotypical image to
the real numbers of men and women who performed magic, the language of magical practice,
and the community roles and characteristics of magical practitioners, this thesis contributes to
understandings of not only the belief and practise of magic in the medieval world, but also
the flexibility of medieval patriarchy.

abstract: Peasant Magic


title: Cultural competency, child protection intake workers, and northern British Columbia experiences.

subject: Child care workers -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Child welfare -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: HQ778.7.C32 B8 2010

abstract: Cultural and ethnic diversity as a principle feature in Canadian child protection services necessitates drastic continuous reviews of existing organization policies and frameworks. A case in point is the need to address the persistent disproportional representation of ethnic minority children in the British Columbia's provincial child welfare system. As the initial contact with families in the province, child protection intake social workers' cultural competency largely determines the effectiveness of the services provided to families. This qualitative study used content analysis to analyze interviews with six child protection social workers employed by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). A thematic framework was developed that can be used to inform MCFD regarding the need for improvement of cultural competency among its workers. --P. i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1736499


title: Technical analysis of ETF portfolio rebalancing strategy.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 56

subject: Investment analysis.

subject: Asset allocation -- Mathematical models.

subject: Portfolio management.

subject: Exchange traded funds.

subject: HG4529.5 .B36 2013

abstract: Portfolio rebalancing strategy is of great importance to minimize the risk taken so as to ensure profitable investments. Regular rebalancing keeps the portfolio developing as it was planned and achieved initial invest goals. The relevant literature of the technical analysis on rebalancing strategy is scarce. After elaborating the four traditional rebalancing strategies and a set of risk measurements, the thesis proposed the multiplier rebalancing strategy, which combines the traditional periodically rebalancing strategy with the interval rebalancing strategy, and Relative Strength Index (RSI) rebalancing strategy based on technical analysis. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the multiplier and RSI rebalancing strategies, the thesis conducts an experiment to compare the performances of two proposed strategies with the other four traditional strategies in terms of the rewards and risk measurements by using nineteen years Canadian stock and bond Indices and Exchange Traded Funds data from 1983 to 2010. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1891279


title: Looking After Children in Yukon.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 132

subject: Child development -- Yukon.

subject: Child welfare -- Yukon.

subject: Children -- Services for -- Yukon -- Evaluation.

subject: HQ792.C2 D56 2004

abstract: Children raised in government care by "corporate parents" have a right to the same level of care as is expected by "good parents" in community. Looking After Children (LAC) is a research initiative that began in England for the purpose of assessing the developmental growth of children raised in care across seven developmental dimensions. In this Yukon study, all Whitehorse resident children in permanent government care from age 1-9 years were assessed using the LAC Assessment and Action Records. In addition to establishing a baseline data base of the developmental needs of children in care, the study also examined the experience of social worker and foster parent participants in using the LAC materials to help inform the ongoing development of the assessment strategy. The study also resulted in the formulation of thirty policy and practice recommendations.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1282432


title: Exploring the social-ecological resilience of forest ecosystem services.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 173

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

subject: Forest management -- Social aspects -- British Columbia -- Cranbrook Region.

subject: Forest ecology -- British Columbia -- Cranbrook Region.

subject: Ecosystem management -- British Columbia -- Cranbrook Region.

subject: SD146.B8 M67 2011

abstract: Natural disturbance is predicted to increase in Canadian forests as the climate continues to change. This will trigger an increased variability, and therefore uncertainty, in the supply of ecosystem services from forests. I used social-ecological systems theory to develop a forest management approach that recognizes and incorporates spatial and temporal dynamics. Social-ecological approaches integrate the role of people in ecosystems. This approach focuses on the maintenance of social and ecological resilience to change as the main management objective. I developed a structured framework that examines a resource system's social and ecological dynamics and the supply of provisioning and regulatory ecosystem services. Systems modelling was used to capture the overall behavior of forest resources in the Cranbrook timber supply area and as a foundation for developing scenarios that identified a range of future ecosystem conditions. I then used spatio-temporal simulation models to capture a range of future environmental and social conditions, including climate change. Natural disturbance was implemented to effect historic variability. The supply of ecosystem services, under all scenarios, oscillated through time driven by the interaction of natural disturbance and forest management, making a constant supply unattainable. A sustainable timber supply is possible if harvest levels are lower than those currently prevailing suitable habitat for grizzly bears can be sustained at high or low levels depending on road densities and access rules. A social-ecological approach is well suited to understanding drivers of change, sources of uncertainty, and managing the supply of ecosystem services from dynamic ecosystems. --P. i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1737645


title: Characterizing residential wood smoke at the neighbourhood scale: An evaluation of five communities in British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 247

subject: Fuelwood -- Burning -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia, Northwestern.

subject: Air -- Pollution -- British Columbia, Northwestern -- Measurement.

subject: Dwellings -- Heating and ventilation.

subject: TD884 .M55 2012

abstract: The experience of residential wood burning becoming an increasingly popular space heating method due to rising energy costs and interest in renewable energy resources raises both air quality and public health concerns. This work demonstrates a novel method that incorporates mobile and fixed-site monitoring to characterize the spatial and temporal distribution of residential wood smoke and identify persistent wood smoke hot spots within five communities situated in north-western British Columbia. High density measurements were collected throughout the communities with an integrated nephelometer during evenings (November 2007 and April 2008) when wood smoke was expected to be prevalent. Gravimetric PM[subscript 2.5] samples were collected at the central monitoring station in each community (October 2007 - April 2009) and analyzed for PM[subscript 2.5], levoglucosan (wood smoke tracer), and light absorbance (black carbon indicator). Slash burning activity was also assessed as a potential confounder of residential wood smoke. Measurements at the central monitoring stations confirmed that wood smoke is a prevalent (levoglucosan/PM[subscript 2.5] = 0.06± 0.03) and consistent (levoglucosan-PM[subscript 2.5] r[subscript]spear = 0.78-0.92) source of PM[subscript 2.5] in the communities. Comparisons between the 2007-08 and 2008-09 heating seasons suggest residential wood smoke concentrations may be declining. Persistent wood smoke hotspots were identified via mobile monitoring with mean estimated PM[subscript 2.5] ranging 13-59 μg m⁻³ and maximum values > 200 μg m⁻³. The majority of these areas were associated with single family dwellings followed by housing types typically associated with lower socioeconomic statuses. Central monitoring stations were representative of seasonal average community-wide concentrations for heating season evenings.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1803179


title: Towards identifying New Human Ribonucleases that Cleave microRNA Using a High-Throughput Method.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 105

subject:
Ribonucleases.
RNA-protein interactions.
Recombinant proteins.
Endonucleases.
QP609.R53 Y4 2011

abstract: Endoribonucleases were once thought of as only being key enzymes responsible for the degradation of prokaryotic mRNAs. They are now believed to play critical role in initiating eukaryotic/mammalian RNA decay and hence RNA abundance. To date, only few mammalian endoribonucleases that cleaved mRNA have been identified and studied. It is unknown if mammalian endoribonucleases can control microRNA (miRNA) abundance. The major goal of this MSc thesis was to develop a high-throughput method to identify new human endoribonucleases that cleave miR155. The first objective of this thesis was to develop a high-throughput method to express and purify human recombinant proteins from the hEx1 human fetal brain library. This was followed by development of a high-throughput fluorescence-based assay to screen purified recombinant proteins for activity against fluorogenic miR155 substrate. Through a series of optimization experiments, we have successfully established a high-throughput procedure and the criteria in selecting a preliminary list of positive candidates. --P.i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1754497


title: Connection, community, and belonging: Early relationship experiences in the lives of women with a history of sexual exploitation.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 82

subject:
Female friendship.
Women.
Sex (Psychology)
Friendship.
BF575.F66 S78 2008

abstract: The early relationship and same sex friendship experiences of women with a history of sexual exploitation were explored using an Interpretive Descriptive Phenomenological approach in order to identify additional risk and vulnerability for exploitation as a result of experiences of disconnection in early relationships. Embedded in Attachment Theory, a series of in-depth interviews with 3 women ranging in age from early 20s to mid 50s examined both early familial relationships and friendship experiences across their lifespans. Results indicated that early relationship experiences contributed to feelings of mistrust, isolation, powerlessness, and issues of identity that acted in concert to create vulnerability for exploitation. Practical implications emerged as the women linked their experiences to deficits in social skills and relational competencies. --P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1513787


title: Web of Stories: Conversations with Cherie Dimaline.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 140

subject: Dimaline, Cherie, 1975- -- Interviews.

subject: Dimaline, Cherie, 1975- Red rooms.

subject: Indian women authors -- Canada.

subject: Canadian literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.

subject: PS8607.I53 Z476 2010

abstract: As a non-Native scholar researching Native women's literatures, I ask myself some serious ethical questions. How do I find meaning in the texts I study? How do I learn from Native women's writing? Specific stories can work together to create cumulative narratives. Therefore, I focus my thesis on one specific voice, Cherie Dimaline. I interact with Dimaline's talk' through her novel, Red Rooms, and through a recorded conversation we had. My interpretation of Dimaline's talk is part of a process that acknowledges complex relationships and encourages dialogue. What I learn from Cherie Dimaline helps me answer the question of how I understand Native women's literatures: consider things in context, make connections from specific yet unfixed locations, recognize power dynamics in terms of race and gender, and learn responsibly from stories. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1677175


title: Wilksilaks transfer of knowledge: A working model for maintaining tradition.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 116

subject: Niska Indians -- Material culture.

subject: Cultural property -- Protection -- British Columbia.

subject: Cultural property -- Repatriation -- British Columbia.

subject: E99.N734 N93 2010

abstract: Nisga'a cultural artifact repatriation efforts began from the moment the artifacts were removed from Nisga'a communities. This qualitative study presents Nisga'a repatriation from a different perspective than in the current literature. An indigenous paradigm is developed and used to examine Nisga'a repatriation from within the Nisga'a worldview. Two interconnected groups of Nisga'a elders and wilksilaks (relatives on paternal side having specific obligations) revealed the connection of tradition to Nisga'a repatriation efforts spanning four generations of the author's family. It is revealed that the knowledge of the importance and significance of repatriation to the Nisga'a community was held in trust and transferred to each generation to its successful completion. This research is important for two reasons: (1) it adds to the current ethnography of the Northwest Coast describing the wilksilaks (relatives on paternal side having specific obligations) in a matrilineal culture and (2) it demonstrates how traditional institutions adapted to deal with contemporary issues, like repatriation of cultural artifacts. --P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1677080


title: Structure Probing of U4 snRNA: Investigations into the Mechanism of U4/U6 di-snRNP Formation.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 63

subject:
Messenger RNA.
RNA splicing.
Genetic regulation.
QP623.5.M47 W66 2010

abstract: Precursor messenger RNA splicing is catalyzed by a dynamic complex termed the spliceosome. An essential step in spliceosome assembly occurs when U4 snRNA base pairs with U6 snRNA to form the U4/U6 di-snRNP. Although failure to form the di-snRNP is lethal, the mechanism by which di-snRNP formation occurs is still unknown, in part due to lack of information about the structure of free U4 snRNP prior to binding U6. To investigate the contribution of U4 in di-snRNP formation, I carried out a series of structure probing experiments to determine the secondary structure of a Brr2 released U4 snRNP. The structural model establishes the presence of four stem loops in yeast U4 snRNA, including a novel short stem loop at the extreme 5' end of the molecule. To determine which nucleotides of U4 are required for base pair formation, I carried out a modification/interference experiment. Modification of the 5' stem loop uridines (U5, U6, and U8) interfered with di-snRNP formation, while modification of uridines within the central and 3' regions of U4 snRNA did not inhibit di-snRNP formation. Based on these results, I propose that intermolecular base-pairing between U4 loop nucleotides (U6 - A11) of the novel stem loop and U6 snRNA nucleotide (U70 - A75) may initiate di-snRNA formation. The U6 specific protein Prp24 would catalyze the subsequent annealing and stabilization of the U4/U6 intermolecular helices I and II. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1741109


title: A model for Holocene glacial erosion at Peyto Glacier, Alberta.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 87

subject: Glacial erosion -- Alberta -- Peyto Glacier -- Mathematical models.

subject: Glacial landforms -- Alberta -- Peyto Glacier.

subject: Peyto Glacier (Alta.) -- Research.

subject: Glacial erosion -- Research -- Alberta -- Peyto Glacier.

subject: QE576 .V64 2014

abstract: Glaciers play an important role in the evolution of many mountain landscapes. The primary goal of this study is to model rates of contemporary glacier erosion through numerical modeling. The first part of this study uses a regional glaciation model and couples to it (i) a process-driven erosion model that includes abrasion and quarrying and (ii) a sliding-based power relation erosion model as used in landscape evolution models. A sensitivity analysis reveals that abrasion is sensitive to the grain-size distribution, the choice of sliding parameters, and the debris hardness/concentration parameter. Quarrying rates primarily depend on the height and spacing of bed irregularities. The sliding model is sensitive to a proportionality constant which is not physically constrained. The second part of the study uses the developed erosion models to estimate glacier erosion for Peyto Glacier. The models predict higher rates of primary glacier erosion than those estimated by sediment recovery from Peyto Lake. Contrary to observations of sediment yield from the catchment, both models predict a decrease in erosion rates during glacial retreat. Changes in sediment storage beneath the glacier are believed to account for the discrepancy between observed and modeled sediment yield. Over the past 2000 years, major differences are seen between the models during extreme climate periods such as the Medieval climate anomoly (MCA) and the Little Ice Age (LIA). These differences do not depend on the exact choice of modeling parameters but rather the inter-decadal to century-scale variability inherent in the climate proxy data used to force the models. --Leaf i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1976639


title: Out of time: First Nations, archaeology and the excavation of human remains at QiL-XE'ma:t (Craig Bay)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 278

subject: Human remains (Archaeology) -- Law and legislation -- British Columbia -- Craig Bay.

subject: Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Law and legislation -- British Columbia.

subject: Cultural property -- Repatriation -- British Columbia -- Craig Bay.

subject: Exhumation -- Law and legislation -- British Columbia.

subject: Indians of North America -- Funeral rites and customs.

subject: E77.9 .H64 2000

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1212012


identifier: u2: Natural Resources & Environmental Studies

title: Multivariate statistical analysis of lodgepole pine outer bark samples for metallic mineral exploration within the southern Nechako Plateau, British Columbia, Canada

format:
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xv, 608 pages
electronic

abstract: Mining and exploration is an important economic sector within British Columbia and Canada. Biogeochemical mineral exploration is one method that assists in the discovery of economic mineral deposits. The interpretation of biogeochemical data, however, is more complex than conventional exploration samples as it depends on a plant’s interaction with its environment. To reveal patterns related to molybdenum and gold mineralization, multivariate statistical analysis was applied to two suites of biogeochemical samples collected from lodgepole pine outer bark in the southern Nechako Plateau of British Columbia. These samples were collected as part of the Geological Survey of Canada’s Nechako National Mapping Project (from 1996-1998) and a British Columbia Geological Survey’s Interior Plateau Geoscience Project in 1994. One suite of samples contained anomalous molybdenum concentrations and is located proximal to the Endako molybdenum mine. The second suite is anomalous for gold and is within the vicinity of the Blackwater-Davidson gold project. The samples were analysed by instrumental neutron activation analysis for 28 elements, treated as compositions using the log-ratio approach and investigated for their element associations using RQ-mode principal component analysis. Twenty-four elements were chosen in the molybdenum dataset, based on Exploratory Data Analysis, for further statistical procedures. Twenty-five elements were chosen in the gold dataset. Principal Component Analysis identified a number of distinct element associations. The first principal component, from both datasets, shows a complex relationship between plant element uptake and soil composition. Principal component 2 (molybdenum dataset) revealed that molybdenum-cobalt associations in lodgepole pine outer bark may be an indicator of molybdenum mineralization for the southern Nechako Plateau, whereas principal component 2 (gold dataset) revealed the association between gold and arsenic as an indicator of gold mineralization. Further studies are suggested with respect to the nature of molybdenum-cobalt, gold-arsenic, zinc, arsenic-antimony and caesium enrichment within the study area and using principal component analysis on high dimensional, low sample size data.


title: Exploring Barriers to Primary Health Care Services on First Nations Reserves in Manitoba.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 71

subject: Indians of North America -- Medical care -- Manitoba.

subject: Health services accessibility -- Manitoba.

subject: Medical care -- Research -- Evaluation.

subject: Primary health care -- Manitoba -- Evaluation.

subject: Indians of North America -- Services for -- Manitoba.

subject: RA563.I53 J64 2012

abstract: This study examines some of the barriers facing the delivery of effective, culturally appropriate primary health care services to First Nations people living on reserves in Manitoba. The data for this study comes from a data set made up of the responses to the Manitoba portion of the First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS). The relationships between reported barriers to accessing health care and self-rated health were used to inform this work. Analysis relied on the use of Chi-square, Cramer's V, and adjusted residuals to determine statistically significant relationships and their respective strengths. The results indicate that barriers to access to primary health care on-reserve could be classified as: underfunding, limited human resources, lack of culturally appropriate care, and inadequate levels of local control over service delivery. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1805537


title: Perspectives for First Nations' Strategies Towards Local Marine Management in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 139

subject: Marine resources -- Management.

subject: Marine ecosystem management -- British Columbia -- Broughton Archipelago.

subject: Natural resources -- Co-management -- British Columbia -- Broughton Archipelago.

subject: GC1018.5 .P47 2011

abstract: With the affirmation of Indigenous rights and title the jurisdiction over the management of natural resources within First Nations' territories has come into question. This thesis draws on the experience of two coastal Indigenous communities and the non-Indigenous community of Alert Bay to examine current marine management regimes and work towards establishing new ones. Local community experts are interviewed to determine their views on how marine resources within the Broughton Archipelago should be managed. Five major themes are identified by community experts as pivotal to the establishment of a new community-based marine management regime including: (1) trust building, (2) capacity, (3) power, (4) politics and (5) funding. To address these themes the extensive literature on collaborative management regimes is consulted and local and international examples of collaborative management are scrutinized. A place specific Community-based Adaptive Co-management planning framework, designed to address key themes raised by community members while incorporating traditional and contemporary principles and practice, is presented. --P. i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1754811


title: Lichens in the inland rainforest: Climate biomonitoring and population structure of Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm.

subject: Lichens -- Climatic factors -- British Columbia.

subject: Climatic changes.

subject: Environmental indicators.

subject: QK587.7.B8 M33 2013

abstract: Rapid climate change is predicted for British Columbia's Inland Temperate Rainforest (ITR). This research proposed that ITR lichens may be sensitive indicatorsof these changes and describes a climate biomonitoring protocol using arboreal lichen communities. Initial findings of 39macrolichen taxa are reported, including a number of rare species, such a Nephroma occultum Wetmore, N. isidiosum (Nyl.) Gyelnik, and Sticta oroborealis Goward & Tonsberg. Previous research suggests that the tripartite cyanolichen Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm.is an important indicator species, however, little is known of its population dynamics in the ITR. In a retrospective study using dated branch segments, the size class distribution and reproductive status of L. pulmonariapopulations was measured on subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa Nutt.) and mountain alder (Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung)within ITR riparian zones.L. pulmonaria communities on fir and alder differed in many respects, especially in their total biomass, however, the number of thalli did not differ significantly between species along dated branch segments. Branch diameter was a significant predictor for the presence of reproductive thalli on subalpine fir, with branch age being a better predictor on mountain alder. Minimum generation times and maximum growth rates for L. pulmonaria in the ITR may be much faster than previously estimated elsewhere. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1864020


title: Purification, identification and characterization of mammalian endoribonucleases that degrade c-myc mRNA in vitro.

subject:
Endonucleases.
Messenger RNA.
QP609.E44 B37 2007

abstract: There is increasing evidence that mammalian endoribonucleases play a significant role in the degradation of messenger RNA (mRNA) and are key players in the regulation of gene expression particularly under conditions of cellular stress. One of the major challenges, however, is identifying these enzymes and assessing their significance within the context of normal/basal levels of gene expression. To this end, our understanding of this diverse set of enzymes, the mechanisms by which they operate, and their target substrates, remains somewhat mysterious. Previous studies in this laboratory (Bergstrom et al. 2006) have uncovered a mammalian hepatic-derived endoribonuclease with the ability to degrade c-myc CRD RNA in vitro. However, the identity of the enzyme(s) and the remaining co-purified proteins was not determined. The c-myc transcript is a regulator of cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Deregulated expression of c-myc prevents differentiation of many cell types, induces apoptosis, induces genomic instability, and is associated with several tumor phenotypes. In addition, there is widespread evidence that mRNA stability plays a critical role in the regulation of c-myc gene expression. The main goal of this thesis was to re-purify and conclusively identify the mammalian hepatic-derived endoribonuclease(s) and the proteins that co-purified with endonucleolytic activity against c-myc CRD RNA in vitro. The first aim of this investigation was to purify and identify enzyme(s) responsible for endoribonucleolytic activity. This portion of the study demonstrates that distinct mammalian proteins with molecular weights corresponding to 17 kDa and 35 kDa, respectively, exhibit endoribonuclease activity against c-myc CRD RNA. The second aim of this study was to further characterize the endoribonuclease(s) and to confirm the identity of the enzyme(s) by immunodepleting native endoribonuclease activity. This study revealed that the 17 kDa endoribonuclease activity was contributed by rat pancreatic ribonuclease

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title: Hyperelastic hold-down for cross-laminated timber shear walls

format:
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1 online resource (xi, 129 pages)

subject:
Laminated wood.
Laminated wood construction.
Laminated wood--Testing.
Tall buildings.
Elastomers--Testing.

abstract: Cross-laminated Timber (CLT) is increasingly being used in tall buildings. However, there are some challenges when designing high-rise CLT structures, amongst them the need for novel hold-downs (HD), for shear walls. While commonly used HDs behave as a dissipative connection, the current Canadian Standard for Engineering Design in Wood recommends designing HDs as a non-dissipative connection. As hyperelastic material, an elastomer (rubber) is capable to carry high loads without inelastic deformation. This thesis presents experimental studies at material- and component-levels using a hyperelastic rubber HD solution for CLT walls. A total of 53 quasi-static monotonic and cyclic tests were performed. The HDs exhibited high strength and deformation capacity without any residual deformation after unloading. The shape factor and loaded area of rubber layers were found as the main effective factors on the rubber HD’s response, and an empirical load-displacement relation was also developed based on these parameters.


title: Childhood experience of resilience.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 176

subject: Resilience (Personality trait) in children.

subject: Abused children -- Psychology.

subject: BF723.R46 H55 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Defining the case for routine screening of postpartum depression at child health clinics: An evidence based approach to maternal child health policy.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 149

subject: Postpartum depression -- Diagnosis -- British Columbia -- Prince George Region.

subject: Postpartum depression -- Treatment -- British Columbia -- Prince George Region.

subject: Medical policy -- British Columbia.

subject: RG852 .B53 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1301794


title: Resilient English speaking Canadians: predictors from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 100

subject: Depressed persons -- Medical care.

subject: Self-care,Health.

subject: Patient education.

subject: BF723.R46 H68 2015

abstract: Resilience research has been growing several decades but has not addressed a national Canadian population. This study constructed a Structural Equation Model (SEM) of resilience using secondary data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. The sample used for analysis consisted of English speaking Canadians born in 1987 and 1988. The model analyzed two groups: Primary (642 332 female, 310 male) and Supplemental (298 146 female, 152 male). The model contained measures for Biological Sex and Family Income (ages 7-8), Praise, Quality Time, and Verbal Abuse (ages 9-10), Physical Abuse and Parental Alcohol Use (ages 11-12), Community Size, close relationships, and anti-social behavior (ages 13-14), and Optimism and Problem Solving (ages 21-22). Results suggest that resilience functions for Canadians as it does for previously studied American, European, and Asian populations and underscores the contributions of close relationships throughout childhood and positive Problem Solving skills in adolescence for Resilience in young adulthood. --leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2140952


title: Habitat relationships of boreal forest birds in managed mixedwood forests.

contributor:
Bismanis, Andra (author)
Otter, Kenneth
Kessler, Winifred

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 117

subject: Forest birds -- Conservation -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Forest birds -- Effect of habitat modification on -- British Columbia -- Fort Nelson Region.

subject: Taiga ecology -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: QL676.57.C2 B57 2004

abstract: Disturbance ecology suggests that if patterns created by boreal harvesting more closely resemble effects of natural disturbance, then boreal birds should more easily cope with habitat changes associated with harvesting. I tested this idea by documenting avian community responses to partial-cutting treatments applied in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The purposes of this study were threefold: 1) to investigate changes in the bird community following partial-cutting in boreal forest stands; 2) to compare point-count and transect bird survey methods and determine the degree of correlation between the two datasets; and 3) to test the applicability of bird-habitat models developed in Alberta\u2019s boreal forest for predicting species abundance in a boreal forest environment in northern British Columbia. Two bird survey protocols, point-counts and fixed-width transects, were employed in 4 partial-cut and 2 uncut (control) stands. Each stand was surveyed 4 times per season over 2 breeding seasons. Detailed habitat information was collected in 212-0.04 ha plots. Similar numbers of species were observed in each year with 50 and 52 species observed in 1999 and 2000, respectively. More than half (51.7%) the total species observed were neotropical migrants. Differences in cumulative species per point count station between years were not explained by treatment effect. There were differences in species distribution across sites with mourning warbler and Connecticut warbler consistently detected only at the partial-cut sites in both years. None of the detected bird species occurred only at the control sites when data for both years was combined; however, in each year there were 3 different rare species detected only at the uncut sites. Species diversity differed between partial-cuts and controls and between years. Significant correlations between the two survey methods depended on bird species, habitat and timing of survey in the breeding season (i.e., early or late in the season). For the bird-habitat model comparison, models containing local and neighbourhood habitat variables were generated for 13 candidate boreal forest bird species. There was a lack of agreement between predicted species abundances and those observed.

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title: From the land to the Supreme Court, and back again: Defining meaningful consultation with First Nations in northern British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 125

subject: Indians of North America -- British Columbia, Northern -- Government relations.

subject: Native peoples -- British Columbia, Northern -- Government relations.

subject: Land use -- British Columbia, Northern -- Planning -- Citizen participation.

subject: E92 .M37 2005

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1301936


title: Effects of clearcut logging on organic matter and invertebrate drift exported from headwater streams in the interior of British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 109

subject: Clearcutting -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia.

subject: Watershed management -- Research -- British Columbia.

subject: Stream conservation -- British Columbia.

subject: SD387.C58 M33 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1309999


title: Exploring predictors of tobacco use during pregnancy in Northern British Columbia: Barriers to conducting tobacco research.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 77

subject: Pregnant women -- Tobacco use -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Tobacco use -- Research -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RG627.6.T6 S45 2010

abstract: Living in northern remote regions has implications for smoking rates in pregnancy and for participant recruitment and retention in tobacco research. The purpose of this research was to identify predictors of smoking through pregnancy for women in northern remote areas in BC. Structured telephone interviews were conducted with 12 participants recruited from the region. Questions asked at baseline were reproduced from a triage tool developed in earlier research. Additional questions specific to pregnant women examined community characteristics, transportation, initial impact of pregnancy and transience. Principal outcomes were: smoking status, smoking rate and quit attempt. Recruitment and retention issues resulted in low participant numbers. Results were interpreted with caution and research interests redirected. Possible solutions to problematic design issues were discussed in the final evaluation. The design appeared, in theory, to be reasonable however, in reality, it was not compatible with unique environmental and cultural factors impacting data collection in the north. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1659530


title: Acculturation and quality of life of Chinese Mainland students in Northern B.C.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 134

subject: Chinese students -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Students, Foreign -- Cultural assimilation.

subject: Quality of life.

subject: LC3080.B8 L58 2013

abstract: This study used a quantitative method to explore the acculturation process and quality of life of Chinese Mainland students in Prince George in Northern B.C. It mainly focuses on the effect of residence time on acculturation and quality of life, as well as gender differences in these two aspects among the study subjects. U-curve of adjustment theory (UCT) served as the conceptual framework. Chinese Mainland students who are currently studying in Northern B.C. were recruited to complete a 40-question survey (N=95). Results indicated that participants showed a semi-U' shape cultural adaptation process. However, no significant difference was found between the two genders on acculturation. The findings also demonstrated that the students' quality of life correlates to their acculturation level. Despite no difference in acculturation between males and females, they do significantly differ on quality of life in terms of psychological health and social connectivity. --Leaf iii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1861073


title: Assessing the economic benefits of Ancient Forest Trail ecotourism in McBride, British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 148

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

subject: Ecotourism -- Economic aspects -- British Columbia -- McBride.

subject: Rural development -- British Columbia -- McBride.

subject: Old growth forests -- Economic aspects -- British Columbia -- McBride.

subject: HC118.M395 H35 2013

abstract: McBride, British Columbia, has long relied on forestry as the primary sector of its economy. With shrinking employment, timber demand and supply, community members are now pursuing opportunities for economic diversification. Tourism has been identified as one of three initiatives aimed at improving local economic stability and diversification. An emerging element in the region's ecotourism potential is the Ancient Forest Trail (AFT). The purpose of this research is to assess the AFT's potential economic benefits as a tourist attraction and contributor to economic diversification. First, the number of AFT tourists and their economic benefit is calculated using a trail counter and questionnaires. Second, AFT ecotourism is examined in the context of local economic diversification, using economic analyses to describe the structure and dynamics of the local economy and key informant interviews to access community knowledge. Results describe a local economy in transition, an emerging ecotourism attraction with a positive economic benefit, and a community disagreement regarding tourism as an economic priority. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1890774


title: The September crisis:  The Supreme Court of Canada and the Anti-Terrorism Act.

subject: Canada. Anti-Terrorism Act, 2001.

subject: Terrorism -- Canada -- Prevention.

subject: Terrorism -- Law and legislation -- Canada.

subject: Canada. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

subject: KE9007 .P64 2004

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1269562