title: Exploring gambling among seniors in rural British Columbia: sociodemographic and mental health correlates

subject: Gambling -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Older people -- British Columbia, Northern -- Social conditions.

subject: Older people -- Mental health -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Social work with older people -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: HV6722.C23 B84 2008

abstract: Despite the potentially serious consequences related to gambling behaviour, few studies have focused on gambling among seniors. The present study collected sociodemographic and problem gambling data from a sample of seniors in a northern community. Participants were categorized according to sub-groups of problem gambling severity and were screened for mental disorders using two validated measures. Comparisons were conducted across groups based on sociodemographic and gambling-related variables. Additional statistical tests were then performed to evaluate differences across groups on mental disorders. This exploratory study provides insight into the nature of gambling among seniors through an examination of sociodemographic characteristics, motivations for gambling, and the prevalence of concurrent mental health disorders. Given the aging population in Canada, and the widespread availability of gambling activities, this study has important clinical implications for the screening and treatment of seniors who gamble, and provides valuable information that expands the field of gambling research.'

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title: The long-term relational impacts of child sexual abuse by a parent

type: Text thesis

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

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 126

subject: Sexual abuse victims -- Psychological aspects.

subject: Child sexual abuse.

subject: Abused children -- Psychological aspects.

subject: Abusive parents.

subject: Parent and child.

abstract: This qualitative autoethnographic research study examines the long-term relationship impacts of child sexual abuse (CSA) by parent. Using snowball sampling seven resilient women were recruited for this research. From an autoethnographic and feminist perspective the researcher shares her personal story of CSA in solidarity with the seven women participants. Through semi-structured interviews the women contributors gave deep and rich relational personal her/stories about being sexually abused by their fathers. Using a “six-phase” model of thematic analysis, member checking, and qualitative transparency, two over-arching themes, and eight subthemes emerged from the data. Finally, through this research study it was apparent there needs to be more research about the understudied long-term relational impacts of being sexually abused by a parent and the mother’s and families role in colluding with the perpetrator.

abstract: child sexual abuse


title: The veiled other:  The impact of gender and culture on international political theory.

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

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 134

subject:
International relations -- Research.
Feminism.
International relations and culture.
JX1249 .A45 1998

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Lumping of atmospheric organic chemical species by machine learning.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 147

subject:
Speciation (Chemistry).
Neural networks (Computer science).
Atmospheric chemistry -- Research.
QD75.3 .P65 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1303107


title: Reproductive success and habitat selection of sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) in the Peace River region, northeast British Columbia.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 160

subject: Sharp-tailed grouse -- Nests -- British Columbia -- Peace River Region.

subject: Sharp-tailed grouse -- Habitat -- British Columbia -- Peace River Region.

subject: Wildlife management -- British Columbia -- Peace River Region.

subject: QL696.G285 G63 2007

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1325906


title: "How do you measure the loss of a lake?": Assessing community relevance of health impact assessment frameworks to the Tl'azt'en nation of northern-interior British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 132

subject: Health risk assessment -- British Columbia, Northern.

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

subject: Tl~\u20ac~azt~\u20ac~en Indians -- Health risk assessment.

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

subject: Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Carrier Indians -- Health risk assessment.

subject: RA566.27 .M33 2012

abstract: The purpose of this research was to critically engage a contemporary means by which impacts to Indigenous health are gauged during federal and/or provincial environmental assessments (EAs). Specifically, I was interested in the utility of health impact assessments (HIAs) conducted during environmental assessments, which concern the effects of mining on First Nations communities. For this research, I dialogued with participants from the Tl'azt'en nation in order to learn their opinions and concerns about the impact of industrial development on health from an Indigenous world-view perspective. An Indigenous methodological research design was followed and participants were recruited to share their perspectives on health impact assessments in a focus group setting. From stories and narratives gathered during these focus group sessions, themes emerged that I argue must form a foundation for future health impact assessments. If rooted within the context of the Indigenous nation, the health impact assessment might accurately and justly represent Indigenous health realities in terms of the negative changes(s) that industrial development may create on unceded Indigenous lands. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1803097


title: Forest values surrounding ancient cedar stands in British Columbia's Inland Temperate Rainforest.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 139

subject: Old growth forests -- British Columbia -- Upper Fraser River Valley.

subject: Old growth forest ecology -- British Columbia -- Upper Fraser River Valley.

subject: Forest management -- British Columbia.

subject: Forests and forestry -- Valuation -- British Columbia -- Upper Fraser River Valley.

subject: Land use, Rural -- British Columbia -- Upper Fraser River Valley.

subject: SD387.O43 S53 2012

abstract: The Inland Temperate Rainforest (ITR) of British Columbia is a globally unique ecosystem containing areas of high biodiversity, including ancient cedar stands in the upper Fraser River valley. The forest is located in a region historically focused on the economic values of timber. Increased research about and recreational use of the forest, however, has demonstrated a wider array of forest values that is yet to be fully documented. The purpose of this research is to document the breadth of forest values surrounding the ancient cedar stands to gain a better understanding of the significance of this globally unique forest. Through content analysis, as well as surveys conducted in two communities in the ITR, data were collected from trail users, the public, and local residents. Results reveal a broad set of forest values that inform the ongoing debate currently surrounding the best and highest use of the ancient cedar stands. --Leaf i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1835780


title: New watermarking methods for digital images.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 106

subject:
Digital images -- Watermarking.
Digital watermarking.
Watermarks.
TA1637 .I85 2012

abstract: The phenomenal spread of the Internet places an enormous demand on content-ownership-validation. In this thesis, four new image-watermarking methods are presented. One method is based on discrete-wavelet-transformation (DWT) only while the rest are based on DWT and singular-value-decomposition (SVD) ensemble. The main target for this thesis is to reach a new blind-watermarking-method. Method IV presents such watermark using QR-codes. The use of QR-codes in watermarking is novel. The choice of such application is based on the fact that QR-Codes have errors self-correction-capability of 5% or higher which satisfies the nature of digital-image-processing. Results show that the proposed-methods introduced minimal distortion to the watermarked images as compared to other methods and are robust against JPEG, resizing and other attacks. Moreover, watermarking-method-II provides a solution to the detection of false watermark in the literature. Finally, method IV presents a new QR-code guided watermarking-approach that can be used as a steganography as well. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1835751


title: Social worker's role in an adult protection agency

format:
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Number of pages in document: 73

abstract: My graduate practicum was completed at Adult Protection Services, Department of Health and Wellness in the Government of Nova Scotia office located at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Adult Protection Services receives referrals for suspected adult concerns related to an individual that may be living at immediate or significant risk. The risk can be due to self-neglect, unsafe living conditions, or the adult may be experiencing abuse by others that may result in serious harm. Mental and physical incapacity often contribute to the referrals made to Adult Protection. The principal objective of my practicum was to learn about the role of a social worker in delivering Adult Protection Services. In addition, my practicum learning objectives included goals that built my knowledge of community networks and I developed my understanding of how Adult Protection Services worked collaboratively with other organizations from an interagency perspective to resolve Adult Protection concerns.


title: "All the elements of a permanent community":  A history of society, culture and entertainment in the Cariboo.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 111

subject: Cariboo (B.C. : Regional district) -- History.

subject: Theater -- British Columbia -- Barkerville.

subject: Gold mines and mining -- British Columbia -- Barkerville -- History.

subject: FC3849.B37 B83 1997

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1185906


title: Creating sustainable economic development within two B.C. First Nations communities: A rights-based approach.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 158

subject: Economic development -- Cariboo Region (B.C.)

subject: Indians of North America -- Cariboo Region (B.C.) -- Economic conditions.

subject: Community development -- Cariboo Region (B.C.)

subject: Rural development -- Cariboo Region (B.C.)

subject: HC79.E44 K86 2008

abstract: Rural First Nation peoples traditionally sustained their economy through hunting, gathering and fishing. These traditional ways are now threatened by the national and global economies of Westernized societies. For the continued independence and development of First Nations communities, there is a need for them to participate in the wider economy. These communities now face daunting obstacles to development. Some of these obstacles include low human capital and the means to develop it, long term effects of marginalization, lack of control over available natural resources, and distance from Service Centres. A rights-based approach offers unique ways of addressing some of the development challenges that are prevalent in some rural First Nations communities in British Columbia by transforming needs into rights. The approach offers solutions which are participatory. Individuals and communities are empowered beyond the charity and welfare models. A rights-based approach to development transforms needs into rights and places a responsibility on the government in question to provide sustainable solutions. The inquiry identified the economic situation and development challenges faced by two rural First Nation communities in British Columbia, the Esketemc and Nazko First Nations, and suggested a framework for development.--P.i.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1435064


title: ARTivism: Gender and artistic expression at AWAC.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 129

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

subject: Gender expression -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Homeless persons as artists -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Identity (Philosophical concept) in art.

subject: Art -- Psychological aspects.

subject: HV4510.B8 B73 2013

abstract: This thesis explores the power dynamics inherent in discussions about legitimate knowledge and gender expectations. Through eight sessions of art and eleven interviews, it exposes oppressive systems and compares the intersections of race, class, sex, and sexuality. My interdisciplinary approach expands from the work of local contemporary artist and researcher Zandra Dahne Harding. Building upon her thesis, and including influences from feminist theorists such as Rich, hooks, and Butler, and minority activists like Tuhiwai Smith and Feinberg, I situate voices emerging from marginalized populations as equally relevant and poignant, using the case study of seventeen residents of AWAC Homeless Shelter. Art is a means of expression for those whose experiences are muted by socioeconomic disadvantage, differential access to education, and non-normative gender identities. This thesis shares an example of how oppressed people can use and personalize participation in the visual arts to subvert elements of prevailing power structures, like those related to education, criminal corrections, and gender hierarchies. Art sessions and interviews conducted with feminist and indigenous frameworks, called artivism' helped participants involved with a street-level shelter in Northern British Columbia communicate some aspects of their diverse truths of subordination. --Leaf 2.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1863148


title: Locus of control and overt aggression in secondary school students

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 71

subject:
Locus of control.
Aggressiveness in youth.
High school students.
BF698.35.L62 H67 2000

abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between locus of control and overt aggression in secondary school students. It was anticipated that students with locus of control profiles with higher scores in the two external subscales of Levenson's I, P, and C Scales (i.e. "powerful others" and/or "chance") and lower internal scores would exhibit more overt aggressive behaviour than would students with lower external and higher internal scores. Subjects were comprised of 616 secondary school students (298 females and 31 8 males) between the ages of 1 3 and 1 8. Each student completed the Levenson I, P, and C Scales, measuring locus of control, near the beginning of the school year. All students were monitored for overt aggressive behaviour over the course of that same school year. The correlation between individual students' overt aggressive behaviours and their respective locus of control profiles was examined using multiple linear regression as the main statistical analysis. Results of this study indicate that locus of control had a significant effect in predicting overt aggression. Over 44% of the variance in overt aggressive behaviour was predicted by locus of control scores.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1212008


title: A collection of aboriginal stories and wisdoms for counsellor development

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 167
electronic

abstract: Current mainstream counselling education is Euro-American based; a practice presenting other worldviews, including Indigenous, as sidelines categorized under umbrella terms such as multiculturalism, diversity or cultural competency. This relatively singular lens misses the depth in counselling practices and often sees other cultures incorrectly and leads to misunderstandings or unhelpful, even harmful practices like racism. Aboriginal stories and wisdoms have been gathered to develop Indigenous curriculum that will share equal educational space. For this project, I combined Indigenous principles and protocols and standard qualitative methods to gather and analyze the information. I interviewed Aboriginal people I had known previously from various BC Nations as unique individuals holding wisdom and knowledge passed to them through their Indigenous ancestry, and with various connections to counselling as a client, counsellor, educator and/or course developer. Their collective voice suggests Indigenous knowledge be delivered in an Indigenous way using heart learning and spiritual purpose, teachings seen as absent in in western based counselor education.


title: Global to local:  International conferences and environmental education in the People's Republic of China.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 114

subject: Environmental education -- China.

subject: Environmental education -- Study and teaching -- China.

subject: GE90.C6 R63 2004

abstract: This thesis explores the relationship between international recommendations for environmental education developed at United Nations Conferences and non-formal environmental education initiatives undertaken by Chinese civil organizations. Data were collected and analysed through an interpretivist window and involved: (1) a historical and content analysis of recommendations from United Nations-sponsored conferences related to environmental education; (2) interviews with academics, Chinese officials, and Chinese civil organisations representatives; and (3) document analysis of academic literature as well as governmental and non-governmental publications related to environmental recommendations. Findings were compared, contrasted and interpreted in order to assess patterns of influence and consistency. Briefly, results showed that international recommendations for environmental education did not directly influence non-formal environmental education efforts in China; nevertheless, some non-formal environmental education efforts in China were consistent with the international recommendations, suggesting the existence of indirect communication pathways between international conferences and local agents.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1285213


title: Organizing for sustainability at a small scale: A case study of an ecovillage.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 191

subject: Sustainable development -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.

subject: Land use, Rural -- Environmental aspects -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.

subject: Collective settlements -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.

subject: Community development -- Environmental aspects -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.

subject: HX656.E26 B74 2009

abstract: When dealing with environmental issues, most reports highlight global-scale solutions. However, as the problem is embedded in all levels of our society, we must also implement solutions on smaller levels. Ecovillages, for example, are intentional communities engaging in initiatives to address sustainability in practical matters. The purpose of my research is to study how EcoVillage at Ithaca, New York, USA, as a small-scale experiment in sustainability, has organized itself. Data collection took place from August 21st to October 6th, 2007 and involved multiple techniques: participant-observation, field notes, documents analysis, and in-depth interviews with 21 key informants. An analytical framework based on organization theory was developed in order to explore the case study. The results suggest that three major tensions are created within EcoVillage at Ithaca's organizational process. The strategies developed to adapt to these tensions are: shared leadership, enhanced communication among members and partnership with the surrounding social environment. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1659521


title: Historical migration patterns in the Upper Fraser region, British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 143

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

subject: Upper Fraser River Region (B.C.) -- Historical geography.

subject: Migration, Internal -- British Columbia -- Upper Fraser River Region.

subject: Sawmills -- British Columbia -- Upper Fraser River Region -- Employees.

subject: Resource-based communities -- British Columbia -- Upper Fraser River Region.

subject: FC3845.F737 K87 2009

abstract: Between 1920 and 1990, the Upper Fraser region of British Columbia experienced a period of rapid socio-economic change in which numerous small communities developed, boomed, busted, and faded away. The fortunes of these towns largely revolved around the existence of sawmills, which began to close in the 1960s as the lumber industry consolidated. Many different types of migration to and from the region occurred during this period, affected by various social, economic, and geographic factors. This thesis examines the factors that affected migration in the region. In 2000 and 2005, two sets of oral history interviews were conducted with current and former residents who lived in the Upper Fraser region during the 1945 and 1975 period (the peak years of sawmill operations in the region). Many of the questions posed revolved around issues of migration, including why residents migrated to the area, where they came from, and reasons for their departure. This research compares the results of the two sets of interviews and displays the results using data-intensive descriptive mapping techniques. Results indicate that most residents arrived from the Prairie provinces and Nordic Europe in search of employment, and were prompted to leave because of forest industry consolidation, lack of employment opportunity outside the lumber industry, and lack of educational facilities in the region. Rather than declining directly with sawmill closures, populations often sank in advance of mill closures when people perceived that there was no economic or social viability left in the community, and could not see a future for these places. The improvement of transportation in the 1960s also expedited this process. While this thesis does not provide exact statistics on demographics and migration volume, it contributes to a better understanding of the migration dynamics as well as the social conditions in the region, and demonstrates both the similarities and differences between the Upper Fraser region and other resource hinterlands.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1598955


title: Stability of in situ immobilized lead and zinc in rhizosphere soil of phosphorus amended metal contaminated soils.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 163

subject:
Soil pollution -- Research.
Metals -- Environmental aspects
Soils -- Lead content.
Soils -- Zinc content.
Soil remediation -- Research.
TD879.M47 D43 2011

abstract: The in situ immobilization of Pb and Zn via the formation of sparingly soluble Pb- and Zn-P minerals has been regarded as one of the most environmentally friendly and economical option to remediate Pb and Zn contaminated soils. However, some uncertainties remain unclear in the use of P amendments to immobilize excess Pb and Zn in soils. This work was initiated to investigate some of these uncertainties including the long-term stability of the immobilized Pb-and Zn-P in the rhizosphere soil, factors contributing to the poor efficiency Pb-and Zn-P formation in soils, and the interaction between plants, immobilized Pb- and Zn-P and soil biota, specifically arbuscular mychorrizal fungi. A one-year long batch dissolution study revealed that organic acids (Oxalic, citric, and malic acid) abundant in rhizosphere soil were able to dissolve pyromorphite (a synthetic Pb-P mineral) and liberate Pb and P into solution. Similarly, tall fescue plants grown with pyromorphite as a sole source of P were able to solubilize pyromorphite and consequently accumulate Pb in their biomasses. In an incubation experiment, the formation of target Pb- and Zn-P minerals after P amendment was significantly reduced in the presences of oxalic and citric acids. The results suggest that organic acids in rhizosphere soils are capable of releasing Pb from Pb- and Zn-P minerals, and are significant factors contributing to the poor efficiency of P amendments to effectively immobilize high levels of Pb and Zn in contaminated soils. In a complementary study, an alternative metal immobilization technique by co-pyrolysis of a contaminated soil with woody biomass revealed great potential to further exploit pyrolytic processes to immobilize metals such as Zn and Cd in contaminated soils with highly resilient charred biomass. --P. ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1737776


title: Yamato nadeshiko in Canada:  Experiences of Japanese immigrant women, 1868--1941.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 93

subject: Women immigrants -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.

subject: Women -- Japan -- Attitudes.

subject: Japanese -- Canada.

subject: FC106.J3 D66 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1225571


title: The effects of floods and sockeye salmon on streambed morphology.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 137

subject: River channels -- British Columbia -- Stuart-Takla Experimental Watersheds.

subject: Sockeye salmon -- Spawning -- British Columbia -- Stuart-Takla Experimental Watersheds.

subject: Flood damage -- British Columbia -- Stuart-Takla Experimental Watersheds.

subject: Stream ecology -- British Columbia -- Stuart-Takla Experimental Watersheds.

subject: GB568.15 .P65 2003

abstract: Streambed changes resulting from floods and spawning activity of sockeye salmon were monitored in two gravel bed streams in Stuart-Takla Experimental Watersheds of the Upper Fraser River basin, British Columbia, Canada. The streams have a forced pool-riffle morphology, and are utilized yearly by 7,000 to 10,000 sockeye salmon for spawning. Streambed mapping was performed before and after nival floods, summer floods and sockeye salmon spawning events in 1996 and 1997. Flood transport moves gravel out of pools, increases gravel bar heights, creates scour holes, and establishes a distinct thalweg. Sockeye spawning, which follows the floods, removes gravel from the edges and surface of the bars, and fills in the pools, scour holes and thalweg. The stream morphology is thus altered in opposing fashion by two different processes. It was found that the cut and fill volumes are similar in magnitude but that the two processes affect the stream in a very different manner.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1247984


title: Characterization of methylmercury demethylation in the central nervous system.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 88

subject: Methylmercury -- Toxicology -- Research.

subject: Mercury -- Toxicology -- Research.

subject: Central nervous system -- Effect of metals on.

subject: RA1231.M5 S55 2008

abstract: The toxicity of mercury is dependent on its chemical composition at its point of entry and site of toxicity. Differences in toxicity indicate that inorganic mercury (iHg) and methylmercury (MeHg) mediate adverse reactions via different mechanisms. Based on the available toxicity data, demethylation of MeHg to iHg has proven detrimental as it increases the severity of toxic insult. Accordingly, an in vitro system was established in order to characterize the demethylation reaction using primary astrocytes from neonatal rat cerebellum. Incubation of MeHg with a pro-oxidant increased the rate of demethylation (control vs. rotenone = -1.86±5.57 vs. 16.27±2.68%, p<0.05) and accumulation (control vs. rotenone = 86.53±4.13ng/mg vs. 23.6±3.80ng/mg, p<0.001) relative to control. These findings suggest that demethylation is not only harmful as a result of increased iHg levels, but also because total mercury is increased. In light of rising atmospheric mercury levels, it is important that this pathway be fully characterized.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1435056


title: Networks and partnerships in a resource town: A case study of adapting to an aging population in Mackenzie, B.C.

subject: Older people -- Services for -- British Columbia -- Mackenzie -- Case studies.

subject: Rural development -- British Columbia -- Mackenzie -- Planning.

subject: Rural elderly -- Services for -- British Columbia -- Mackenzie -- Case studies.

subject: HV1475.B8 C53 2007

abstract: Adapting to an aging population has become a priority for communities in Canada's resource hinterland, as seniors require specific infrastructure and services to allow them to age-in-place. The ways in which each community responds to these emerging needs is unique and place-specific. In an atmosphere of economic and welfare restructuring, the perceptions of population aging and its implications from those involved in local governance are explored in a case study of Mackenzie, a remote forestry-based community in Northern BC. This study analyzed qualitative data from 33 key informant interviews across the public, private and voluntary sectors between May and June 2005. These data provided valuable insights into three research questions guiding the thesis: how local leaders frame issues of population aging, their perceptions of the allocation of responsibilities for meeting seniors' needs, and experiences and impressions of working together to accomplish collective action. Overall, the interview results suggested that adapting to an aging population in Mackenzie will take time as local leaders are operating in a context of change influenced by economic and social restructuring. What is apparent from this study is that local leaders are well situated to address community issues through their networks and partnerships that draw on social capital and social cohesion when working together.--P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1353338


title: Animals are People Too: An Ecocritical Exploration of Fantasy in Environmental Children's Literature

format:
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Number of pages in document: 110

abstract: This thesis examines the use of fantasy to promote ecological consciousness in environmental children’s literature. The theoretical foundation of my study is ecocriticism, which explores literary representations of humans’ relationship with the nonhuman. Using this theory, I analyse three novels: Richard Adams’ Watership Down, Diana Young’s FernGully, and Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories. These three novels all contain different fantastical elements, and they all address different specific environmental issues. Despite their differences, all three texts promote an Earth-centred perspective of the world rather than the standard human-centred mindset that typically pervades Western thinking. My analysis shows that fantasy is a useful genre for authors of environmental children’s literature because its wide range of possible settings and characters offers a flexibility that allows authors to approach environmental issues in unique ways that engage readers’ intellects and imaginations.

abstract: Fern Gully

abstract: Watership Down

abstract: Children's Literature

abstract: Ecocriticism

abstract: Haroun and the Sea Stories


title: A basis for pronominal anaphora resolution using a model of working memory and long-term memory

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 78

subject:
Information modeling.
Anaphora (Linguistics).
QA76.9.S88 T446 2006

abstract: This thesis presents a new theory of information modelling in natural language processing that attempts to resolve anaphoric references, while also addressing the problem of knowledge complexity. A modular model of semantic representation is introduced that addresses the deficiencies of existing representations, as well as the drawbacks associated with expanding these semantic representations. Rather than using a single semantic representation to model human knowledge and the knowledge within a sentence, the theory proposes a modular, multi-level model which is based around a semantic network. The behaviour of the model uses theories on the nature of working and long-term memory from cognitive psychology. Two methods of artificial neuron activation and decay were implemented - the ACT-R model and the Thompson model. Maximum success rates of 54.10% and 83.61% were achieved for The Three Brothers corpus, and maximum success rates of 56.00% and 86.67% were achieved for the Rumpelstiltskin corpus.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1303029


title: Numerical simulations of coastally trapped disturbances

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 102

subject:
Meteorology -- Mathematical models.
Meteorology -- Coastal.
Weather -- Effect of mountains on.
Weather -- Effect of solar activity on.
Coast Ranges.
QC869 .F8 1999

abstract: Coastally trapped disturbances ( CTDs) are trapped horizontally by the Coriolis force and vertically by a subsidence temperature inversion to propagate along coastal mountains. There are sudden temperature drops and wind reversals in CTD events. CTDs are initiated as gravity currents in a 3 dimensional mesoscale numerical model in this research by cooling the model lower atmosphere near the shore. The RAMS model is used in a sensitivity testing mode to examine the influences of the following factors on the evolution of CTDs: 1. different initial synoptic wind speeds 2. initial cooling amount and cooling area 3. topography that descends in the direction of propagation 4. different valleys that dissect coastal mountains 5. sea surface temperature 6. the presence of a near-shore island such as Vancouver Island The results show that: 1. The larger the initial northerly wind is, the smaller the offshore scale of a CTD is. 2. CTDs are very sensitive to initial cooling conditions by which they are created. The larger the cooling amount is, the stronger a CTD is. The effect of cooling area depends on initial cooling amount. The influence of different cooling areas can be the opposite with different initial cooling amount. 3. The propagation speed of CTDs is greatly reduced in the case of descending topography. 4. Valleys which dissect the coastal mountains greatly reduce the off-shore scales of CTDs. 5. When the sea surface temperature is close to the potential temperature of the lower atmosphere after cooling, a front comes into being in the lower atmosphere and the propagation speed of CTDs is enhanced. 6. Simulations show that near-shore islands may split a CTD with trapped disturbances propagating along both the island and mainland.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1205654


title: Gypsies and Jews: George Eliot's use of "race" in "The Spanish Gypsy" and "Daniel Deronda".

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 99

subject: Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Views on race.

subject: Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation.

subject: Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Daniel Deronda.

subject: Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Spanish gypsy.

subject: Romanies in literature.

subject: Jews in literature.

subject: PR4692.R25 M35 2004

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1285102


title: Toward a conceptual framework for integrated resource management on electric utility transmission rights-of-way

contributor: Harriman, Jill Arlene Elizabeth (author)

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 312

subject: Overhead electric lines -- Right of way -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia, Northern.

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

subject: Right of way -- British Columbia, Northern -- Management.

subject: Natural resources -- British Columbia, Northern -- Management.

subject: TD195.E37 H37 1999

abstract: In the electric utility industry, transmission rights-of-way have traditionally been managed to facilitate the existence of a single resource: electricity. However, many other resource values are present upon this vast land base and are profoundly affected by the management activities taking place there. In this thesis, a conceptual framework for resource management on electric utility transmission rights-of-way that accounts for a variety of local land-based resource values is developed. The conceptual framework is derived primarily from two bodies of information: (i) the normative planning concept of integrated resource management; and (ii) an empirical investigation of right-of-way management in Northern British Columbia. A case study investigation of wildlife habitat management on transmission rights-of-way in northern British Columbia reveals that traditional methods of vegetation management are being altered in order to address the needs of a variety of wildlife species and local human user groups. Telephone interviews with local stakeholders in land and resource management indicate that non-electric resource values such as aesthetics, subsistence, and access are important to local users, and that stakeholders are interested in contributing to land use management planning and decision-making processes. In summary, while wildlife habitat management has been relied on as an integrative strategy, especially in areas that are rich in flora and fauna, it alone cannot ensure an integrated approach to resource management. For example, to achieve the principles of integrated resource management in practice, a conceptual management framework must assure stakeholders of their role in resource planning. Recommendations to electric utilities that wish to implement an integrated approach to resource management on transmission rights-of way include: (i) taking stock of current management goals and objectives and identifying opportunities for policy change; (ii) assessing current right-of-way maintenance programs for their potential to address a multiplicity of resource values; (iii) developing a strategy for interaction with the public; and (iv) establishing a system of review in order that new initiatives may be evaluated and improved upon. Recommendations to British Columbia Hydro right-of-way maintenance personnel include: (i) continuing to develop new wildlife habitat management techniques and test those already in use; (ii) shifting from short-term to long-term budgetary planning horizons; (iii) communicating successes and failures with industry peers; (iv) establishing lines of communication with local stakeholders; and (v) initiating a study to establish the cost-efficiency of integrating wildlife habitat management strategies into right-of-way maintenance programs.

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title: Study of mechanisms of methylmercury neurotoxicity and association with Parkinson's disease

format:
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Number of pages in document: 186

subject: Children and adults.

subject: RA1231.M5 S53 2015

abstract: Methylmercury (MeHg) is a well-known neurotoxicant but the diverse mechanistic events associated with MeHg neurotoxicity have yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we explored the mechanisms of MeHg neurotoxicity particularly its possible roles in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease (PD) using dopaminergic neuronal cells and a non-human primate model. In the cell culture model, we compared effects of MeHg to those induced by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP⁺), a well-established drug that can induce Parkinsonism-like symptoms. A proteomic approach was used to identify and analyze MeHg affected proteins and their biological functions and associated pathways in both the cellular and marmoset models. Our results showed that MeHg induced changes of gene/protein profiles are similar to the effects as MPP⁺. Evidence from proteomic results suggested MeHg caused neurodegenerative effects not only associated with PD but also other neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington’s disease (HD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We also found brain regional specific response to MeHg stimuli, based on the protein profiles affected in the following order: cerebellum > occipital lobe (OL) > frontal lobe (FL) of the cerebrum. In the cerebellum, carbohydrate derivative metabolic process, synaptic transmission, cell development and calcium signalling are dominant functions and pathways contributing to the motor deficit in MeHg-treated marmoset. MeHg was found to selectively target membrane proteins in the cerebellum particularly in synaptic membranes. MeHg affected proteins involved in energy metabolism in both OL and FL of the cerebrum through different proteins and biochemical pathways. In the OL, proteins were enriched in functions of carbohydrate metabolic process, lipid metabolic process, cellular amino acid metabolic process, homeostatic process, transportation, and regulation of body fluid level. In the FL, differentially expressed proteins were mainly involved in the cell cycle and cell division, glycerolipid metabolic process, sulfur compound metabolic process, cellular amino acid metabolic process, microtubule-based process, and proteolysis. The dyshomeostasis of water transport and associated pathways observed in OL and FL was found to be the underlying mechanism for brain edema observed in the MeHg exposed marmoset. Novel proteins such as DLG4 (PSP95) in the cerebellum and APOE in OL were exhibited to be core proteins in linking multifunction targeted by MeHg. This study provides a new perspective upon understanding mechanisms behind MeHg mediated neurotoxic deficits, and suggests potential links between MeHg exposure and neurodegenerative disorders in humans.

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title: A search for community-based responses to partner abuse in Whitehorse, Yukon.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 197

subject: Spousal abuse -- Yukon -- Whitehorse.

subject: Social work with women -- Yukon -- Whitehorse.

subject: Feminism -- Yukon -- Whitehorse.

subject: Family social work -- Yukon -- Whitehorse.

subject: HV6626.23.C2 C54 2007

abstract: This project used a bricolage of theoretical and methodological approaches to specifically explore the space between the status-quo feminist explanations and stereotypes (i.e. male abuser-female victim) of partner abuse that presently predominate the social-work profession. --P.ii.

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title: Socioeconomic factors affecting non-timber forest product collection in the Komi Republic, Russia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 207

subject: Non-timber forest products -- Social aspects -- Russia -- Komi Republic.

subject: Non-timber forest products -- Economic aspects -- Russia -- Komi Republic.

subject: SD543.3.R8 S54 2008

abstract: There is continued interest in the effects of socioeconomic factors on the collection of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) across the world. Studies in both developing and developed countries have found that, socioeconomic factors can describe why and how stakeholders collect NTFPs. This study was conducted to determine key socioeconomic factors that influence the collection of non-timber forest products in the Komi Republic, Russia, which is historically, politically, ecologically, economically and socially different from both developing and developed countries. This study used qualitative methods (participant observation, focus groups, informal interviews, document review) and quantitative (questionnaires) methods. The results indicated that, in the Komi Republic, gender affected the collection of firewood and chaga, while education l level affected the collection firewood, berries, birch bark and birch sap. However, age, occupational type, household size and income level did not affect the collection of NTFPs. The study found that while women and men collect NTFPs for the same reasons, they use NTFPs differently within the household. The study also found that culture and alcoholism have a significant effect on NTFP collection. The results of this study contribute to the body of knowledge on the general role of NTFPs in rural livelihoods and key socioeconomic factors that affect NTDFP collection in the Komi Republic.--P.ii.

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title: Restitution as aboriginal worldview for elementary classrooms.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 141

subject: Indigenous children -- Education (Elementary) -- Canada.

subject: Native children -- Education (Elementary) -- Canada.

subject: Ethnophilosophy.

subject: LB1564.C3 L45 2013

abstract: The author of this study designed and implemented lessons integrating Restitution (Gossen, 1992) and a locally developed curriculum of Indigenous stories to employ an Aboriginal worldview to support students' positive identity and self-management. The professional inquiry method merged the practical and the critical traditions of action research to improve teaching practices in response to a specific problem and to improve life conditions for a marginalized group. The inquiry had two stages: (a) curriculum design and (b) reflective implementation of the curriculum in a grade one and two classroom. The new curriculum and the author's reflections may be helpful to teachers who wish to incorporate an Aboriginal worldview in their own classrooms but lack the knowledge, confidence, or resources to do so. The author illustrated teachers' journeys from an emphasis on controlling students to supporting their self-management and toward finding confidence as an ally for Aboriginal people. --Leaf ii.

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title: Environment, salmon and politics: British Columbia's role in domestic and international fisheries policy, 1996--1999.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 161

subject: Pacific salmon fisheries -- Government policy -- British Columbia.

subject: Pacific salmon fisheries -- Government policy -- Canada.

subject: Pacific salmon fisheries -- Government policy -- United States.

subject: Canada. Treaties, etc. United States, 1985 Mar. 18.

subject: Fishery policy -- British Columbia.

subject: SH349 .F47 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Semidistributive lattices, meet-semilattices, and congruence heredity.

subject:
Lattice theory.
Lattices, Distributive.
QA171.5 .M37 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: A one-dimensional special relativistic shock tube where stellar fluid undergoes neutrino heating.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 184

subject:
Neutrinos -- Experiments.
Supernovae -- Research.
QC793.5.N42 M64 2014

abstract: Stellar models attempt to reproduce supernovae via core collapse processes which are created in numerical simulations. Recent advances in the understanding of supernovae processes as well as in computer hardware technologies are producing increasingly sophisticated multi-dimensional supernova simulations. Some of the processes involved are neutron capture, radioactive decay, the different fusion branches and the neutrinos they produce, neutrino high-energy physics, neutrino-matter interaction and neutrino scattering. This thesis is a simulation of the behavior of stellar fluid undergoing neutrino heating in a shock tube. --Leaf 1.

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title: Consuming connections: experiences of food systems during times of homelessness in Prince George, British Columbia

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

subject: Agricultural conservation -- British Columbia -- Planning.

subject: British Columbia. Provincial Agricultural Land Commission.

subject: Agriculture and state -- British Columbia -- Evaluation.

subject: HV4510.P7 R87 2015

abstract: This research sought to explore the seasonal dimensions of food security for people experiencing homelessness in Prince George, BC and the effects of this on their health and well-being. Data were collected using a modified approach to community mapping, a focus group and semi-structured interviews. The results indicate that people have a wide variety of strategies that they employ to access food. There was a strong desire for more culturally appropriate food to be provided through charitable food aid and for participants to become more actively engaged in producing their own food. Physical environments, social environments and relationships were found to influence what food people consumed, and there were important seasonal trends in food availability and accessibility. A holistic approach that can accommodate complexity is necessary to improve food security and health, thus the promotion of Indigenous food systems and Indigenous food sovereignty are seen as important future directions. --Leaf ii.

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title: Diploid and triploid Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha  (walbaum):  An exploration of induction efficacy, performance and genomic architecture.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 94

subject:
Chinook salmon -- Genetics.
Chinook salmon -- Research.
QL638.S2 J64 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Whispering the circle back: Participating in the oral transmission of knowledge.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 106

subject: Lillooet Indians -- Education -- British Columbia.

subject: Oral tradition -- British Columbia.

subject: Lillooet Indians -- Social life and customs.

subject: Oral communication -- British Columbia.

subject: E99.L4 S36 2007

abstract: Within the pages of this document you will find the whispers of ways of being that have come to live within my heart as I journeyed towards obtaining a mainstream education through participation in the oral transmission of knowledge. As a member of the Stl'atl'imx Nation, I needed to honour the ways of knowing that are traditional to my people in the fulfillment of the requirements for my Master's degree in First Nations Studies. In doing so, I have recorded on my heart the teachings so gently shared with me ...Through blending the understandings I have gained from both the academic and Indigenous worlds, this thesis represents the possibilities that await us when we seek to honour and value diverse ways of knowing. --P.i.

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title: Improving Sonar Sensor Fidelity in a Robot Simulator.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 69

subject:
Computer simulation.
Robots -- Control systems.
Electronics in navigation.
QA76.9.C65 K73 2014

abstract: It is slow and expensive to develop robot control systems using real robots. Simulation can provide the benefits of lowering the time and cost. In order to take advantage of the benefits of development in a simulator we need high fidelity representations of actual sensors. Sensors do not provide perfect data and simulations that use either perfect models or models that are too simple will not translate well into the real world. This research introduces a sensor model that overcomes some of the existing limitations in current simulations and provides a methodology for developing both new models and corresponding testing regimes. An actual sensor is used in realistic situations to create authentic models that more closely match the performance of the robot in the real world. A simple sonar sensor is tested against three generic obstacles and a realistic software simulation model of its capabilities is created. The Simbad robot simulator is modified to use this model, a testing regime is created to validate the results, and improved performance over the existing model is achieved. --Leaf iii.

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title: Aboriginal participation in Canada: Overcoming alienation and mistrust in a situation of complex interdependence.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 134

subject: Public institutions -- Research -- Canada.

subject: Native peoples -- Canada -- Political activity.

subject: Native peoples -- Canada -- Politics and government.

subject: Indians of North America -- Political activity -- Canada.

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

subject: JF130 .W66 2008

abstract: This thesis examines the importance of Aboriginal participation in Canadian institutions, why Aboriginal peoples are skeptical and mistrustful of Canadian institutions, and how certain reforms might encourage effective Aboriginal participation within Canadian institutions. The first chapter studies the extent of interdependence between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and its political ramifications. Because geographic and social interdependence is so great, Aboriginal peoples must participate within shared institutions to influence important decisions affecting them and their communities. The second chapter studies how we can encourage Aboriginal participation by overcoming strong feelings of alienation and mistrust. By considering the strengths and weaknesses of arguments presented by other theorists such as Alan Cairns and Melissa Williams, I conclude that encouraging solidarity and generating trust requires solutions that address Aboriginal symbolic concerns, promote Aboriginal interest, and avoid calls for a shared identity. This leads me to discuss several types of reform in Chapter Three: Aboriginal electoral districts, co-management boards, and indigenizing shared institutions. All three reforms aim to make participation in shared institutions more attractive and meaningful for those who strongly, and often exclusively, identify as Aboriginal.

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title: A combination of four planning models for use in First Nations environmental health

format:
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Number of pages in document: 87

subject: Health planning -- Canada.

subject: Environmental health -- Planning -- Canada.

subject: Native peoples -- Medical care -- Canada.

subject: Native peoples -- Health and hygiene -- Canada.

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

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

subject: RA449 .L87 2006

abstract: This project is an inquiry into understanding community-based planning models that may be used for First Nations' environmental health to contribute to more equitable partnerships. The purpose of this project was to conduct a review of the literature in order to select planning models that could better address the environmental health needs in relation to assessment, ecological considerations, culturally sustainable community development, and comprehensive First Nations community planning. My questions in this inquiry were: "Which community-based planning approaches may be used for First Nations environmental health programs and projects?" and "What specific models when combined together might be used by First Nations people, environmental health professionals; and others in the planning of environmental health programs and endeavours that contribute to the development of healthy, sustainable First Nations communities?" To answer these questions, and following an extensive review of the literature, I focused on two books, one article, and one manual as contributions to the field of environmental health planning and the importance of using models respectful of culture. The outcomes of the inquiry were enhanced by my own professional experience within First Nations environmental health and an awareness of planning between cultural paradigms. As a result, this project demonstrates that a select variety of planning models need to be considered as a foundation for developing healthy sustainable communities in order to connect environmental health with long-range comprehensive community planning. Such an opportunity offers First Nations and non-First Nations planners a way to proceed that has the potential to address the present, complex needs and future aspirations of community members within a larger regional, global context.

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title: Use of filtrate from crop residue ash for cooking in rural households in Northern Uganda.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 109

subject: Water -- Purification -- Filtration.

subject: Filters and filtration -- Uganda, Northern.

subject: Nutrition -- Uganda, Northern -- Research.

subject: TD441 .B47 2014

abstract: Filtrate made from crop residue ash is used as a traditional cooking additive in Northern Uganda to decrease cooking time of legumes and impart a culturally preferred taste. The environmental and health implications of this practice are poorly understood. Research conducted in Northern Uganda and Canada included comparison of cooking times for black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) among four cooking water treatments, yielding an 18% time savings with ash filtrate over the control. Palatability evaluation revealed beans cooked with ash filtrate were not preferred over other treatments. Study site and treatment significantly impacted overall palatability scores. Inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry analysis showed high mineral content for crop ash but low values for crop ash filtrate. Daily consumption amounts of beans cooked with ash filtrate contributes elemental levels (e.g., calcium and iron) within nutritional standards. However, the highly alkaline nature of ash filtrate may have anti-nutritional effects on diet. --Leaf ii.

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title: British Columbian wild mushrooms as potent source of novel natural anti-cancer compounds

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

abstract: Worldwide, many fungal species have been used for their medicinal properties by various cultures for centuries. Major challenges with cancer chemotherapy, which includes toxicity, non-specificity and several adverse effects have motivated researchers to search for novel anti-cancer compounds from natural sources. Several studies have identified various anti-cancer compounds from mushrooms in many parts of the world, but mushrooms occurring in British Columbia remain unstudied for their anti-cancer activities. In this thesis, five mushroom species were collected, extracted, and assessed for anti-proliferative and immuno-stimulatory activities. Eleven extracts from these species showed anti-proliferative or immuno-stimulatory activity or both. Sodium hydroxide extract from Paxillus obscurisporus exhibited potent anti-proliferative activity and was further purified using size-exclusion and anion-exchange chromatography. Analysis of the relatively pure anti-proliferative fractions suggests the presence of protein and glycoprotein moieties. Further purification and characterisation is needed before these compounds can be tested for biomedical purposes in the future.

abstract: fungi

abstract: Paxillus obscurisporu

abstract: anti-cancer compounds


title: Cross-cultural communication in social work practice: An interpretive approach to cross-cultural communication difficulties.

subject: Communication in social work -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Intercultural communication -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Carrier Indians -- Social life and customs.

subject: HV41 .P54 2007

abstract: This research is focused on cross-cultural communication misunderstandings between First Nations people, living on reserve, and outside services/agencies. The goal of the research is to consider issues related to cross-cultural communication. The findings are important for social workers engaged in community practice roles. An interpretive descriptive approach was used to explore the issue. The data were taken from participant interviews and thematic analysis was used to identify themes. Four themes emerged from the interviews: transportation to urban services and technology, cultural practices, language and translation, and jargon and slang. The themes provide insight into how cross-cultural communication misunderstandings and professional practice applications impact relationship building between social workers and their clients.--P.ii.

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title: Exploring Casma Valley geographical kinship: Mapping the landscape of identity.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 246

subject: Mestizos -- Agriculture -- Casma River Valley (Peru).

subject: Mestizos -- Casma River Valley (Peru) -- Social life and customs.

subject: Traditional ecological knowledge -- Casma River Valley (Peru)

subject: Sweet potatoes -- Casma River Valley (Peru).

subject: Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Casma River Valley (Peru).

subject: Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Casma River Valley (Peru).

subject: F3619.M47 O73 2012

abstract: Social work as a profession historically advocates that communities deserve self-determination, cultural sustainability, and social justice. In light of these considerations, this research examines the social, cultural, and spiritual planting practices of the Casma people of North Peru regarding their native Apichu/Kumara/Camote (A/K/C) or sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.). For Indigenous/Mestizo families A/K/C represent the symbolic reflection in the preservation of communal knowledge, rituals, languages, traditions and teaching and learning practices mainly as a way of protecting community-base customs regarding autonomy, empowerment, self-determination, modernity, and cultural sustainability. Sadly, traditional planting practices, rituals, and ceremonies are becoming extinct. In this regard, Lundy (2008) critically states that many developing countries must adhere to imposed structural adjustment programs. This external pressure requires Indigenous/Mestizo farmers to turn their best agricultural lands over to export crops to pay off their national debt, causing unsustainable practices, land degradation and erosion, as well as setbacks in social-welfare delivery to vulnerable groups. An important consideration is also the preservation of their communal (traditional) knowledge. Prado (2007) emphasizes the importance of social work within community adaptation strategies to Climate Change (CC). Viewed thus, the sustainability embedded in the revitalization of A/K/C, traditional ways of knowing' can also be considered as one of the adaptation strategies to help Indigenous/Mestizo communities to become resilient to the impacts of CC. Undoubtedly, urgent solutions are needed that are both effective and respectful of the cultural context and local knowledge in which they will be applied. As a result, this research was framed within the following qualitative methodologies: using community case study, with a purposive sampling with six (families) participants. Data was gathered through informal conversat

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title: Identity development in men and its relation to psychosocial distress and self-concept

subject:
Identity (Psychology)
Men -- Psychology.
Masculinity.
Stress (Psychology)
BF697.5.S43 Z85 1999

abstract: The major hypothesis addressed in this research was that the experience of stress is attributable to the quality or clarity of one's identity rather than to age grouping. Two hundred and seventy-five men of three age groups (earlyadulthood, n = 1 00; middle-adulthood, n = 1 00; late-adulthood, n = 75) completed self-report measures of identity (Identity Style Inventory Sixth Grade), distress (Life Distress Inventory), perceived stress of middle age (Mid-life Crisis Scale), and self-concept (global subscale of the Adult Self-Concept Questionnaire). Based on scores on the identity questionnaire, participants were assigned to one of three identity styles (information, normative, diffused/avoidant). Results indicated that middle age is not particularly salient as a period of heightened psychosocial distress. Specifically, young adults had higher levels of distress compared to middle age and older adults, and middle-age adults had more distress than did late adults. Those men with an information or diffused/avoidant identity style had higher levels of distress than those with a normative identity style (irrespective of age grouping), and those with a diffused/avoidant identity style had greater perceived stress of middle age scores than did those with a normative identity style. Additionally, older adults had the lowest levels of selfworth of any age group, whereas middle-age adults had the highest levels of selfworth, and young adults fell in-between. Those with a normative identity style had the highest levels of self-worth, those with a diffused identity style had the lowest self-worth, and those with the information identity style fell in-between. These results are discussed in terms of a lifespan perspective on identity development.

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title: Spirituality and mixed-blood identity: a comparative study of Miguel Angel Asturias and Leslie Marmon Silko

format:
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Number of pages in document: 166

subject: Spirituality in literature.

subject: Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.

subject: Asturias, Miguel Angel -- Criticism and interpretation.

subject: Silko, Leslie, 1948- -- Criticism and interpretation.

subject: Indian literature.

subject: Guatemalan literature.

subject: Indians -- Mixed descent.

subject: PN56.S7 I79 1999

abstract: In this thesis I propose that the texts of Guatemalan author Miguel Angel Asturias and the North American Native author Leslie Marmon Silko can be compared and interpreted from the perspective of spirituality. I approach both mixed-blood authors as mediating a spiritually-centred contemporary identity. They revalue and update the spiritual teachings in the myths of their Meso-American-Anasazi ancestral heritages. A cross-cultural reading of mythical quests, indigenous sacred texts, Western mysticism, and the universal heroic paradigm discloses a universal recognition of the need to maintain order and balance between spirituality and materiality. An examination of contemporary Native and Latin American literary studies demonstrates that the dominant Western perspective creates a static view of indigenous people and a materialistic lifestyle which alienates individuals from the spirituality of their ancestors. I conclude that Asturias' and Silko's mediation of their multiple heritages provides a necessary re-valuing of Western and indigenous epistemologies. The mythical and sacred sources restore balance and unity in the individual and create a viable basis for contemporary mixed-blood and mixed-heritage identity.

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title: Glacier change and contribution to streamflow in the Canoe Basin, British Columbia, 1948-2005.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 117

subject: Glaciers -- Climatic factors -- British Columbia -- Canoe Basin.

subject: Streamflow -- British Columbia -- Canoe Basin.

subject: GB2430.B8 B74 2013

abstract: Glaciers provide late-summer runoff to the Columbia River Basin, but few studies quantify glacier runoff and its relation to recent climate variations. This study used digital photogrammetry to map glacier area and volume change in the Canoe Basin, headwaters of the Columbia River, from 1948 to 2005. Historic streamflow and glacier contribution to streamflow were simulated using the HBV-EC hydrologic model. From 1948 to 2005, glacier area and volume decreased by -3.8 ± 0.44 km² (-6.8 ± 0.79%) and -0.23 ± 0.14 km³, respectively. The majority of glacier change occurred from 1985 to 2005. Increasing streamflow from 1947 to 2006 is likely related to increased summer precipitation and not enhanced glacier wastage. Glacier contribution to streamflow decreased from 1947 to 2006, with a higher rate of decrease from 1985 to 2006 than from 1947 to 1985. From 1947 to 2006, glaciers contributed 14-16% (32-38%) of total annual (August) streamflow.

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title: Do protected areas support cultural survival?: examining the characteristics of modern protected areas

format:
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Number of pages in document: 96

subject: Protected areas.

subject: Nature conservation.

subject: Indigenous peoples -- Colonization.

subject: Indigenous peoples -- Land tenure.

subject: Indigenous peoples -- Government relations.

subject: S944.5.P78 K36 2001

abstract: This thesis addresses the question of whether or not today's protected areas, as widespread formal means for nature conservation, are compatible with indigenous cultures. By reviewing case studies of various protected areas on indigenous lands, the thesis examines the degree to which protected areas are influenced by dominant Western culture and discusses the connections between protected area policies and European colonial practices. The study suggests that protected area policies are highly infused with Western-influenced values and norms, and are often imposed upon indigenous societies in the same manner as colonial policies. Today, protected areas on indigenous lands are in greater demand due to increasing public concern over the loss of biological diversity and the growing political significance of environmental issues. However, there is a definite possibility that the expansion of protected areas will further weaken indigenous cultures, thereby posing threats to the world's diverse approaches to conservation that are still found in surviving indigenous communities.

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title: Experiences of engaging in Archetypal Dreamwork

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 105

subject:
Dream interpretation.
Emotions and cognition.
BF175.5.D74 L37 2016

abstract: This study describes the experiences of six participants who engaged in the process of Archetypal Dreamwork. The purpose of this study is to contribute to that body of knowledge which pertains to working with dreams in therapy, from the perspective of the participants. Through thematic analysis, interviews with the six participants yielded two main themes and five sub-themes. The findings indicate that engagement in Archetypal Dreamwork for the participants in this study feels safe and is effective for most in generating insights, acceptance, and understanding of oneself and others, which manifest as changes in how one relates to the self and others. The findings are consistent with other research which indicates a role for working with dreams in the context of therapy. --Leaf ii.

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title: Face recognition using Dual Linear Regression based Classification

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 25

subject: Human face recognition (Computer science)

subject: Indian youth -- Mental health services -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Internet and youth.

subject: Medical informatics.

subject: TA1653 .W36 2016

abstract: This project discusses a face recognition algorithm that uses Dual Linear Regression based Classification (DLRC) and a voting approach. Each face image used is first converted into a cluster of images each image in the cluster is obtained by shifting the original image a few pixels. The similarity of a pair of face images can be measured by comparing the distance between the corresponding image clusters, which is calculated using DLRC approach. To further improve performance, each cluster of images, representing a single face image, is then partitioned into a union of clusters of sub images. DLRC is then used to measure similarities between corresponding sub-image clusters to provide temporary identity decisions a voting approach is applied to make final conclusions. We have carried out experiments on a benchmark dataset for face recognition. The result demonstrates that the proposed approach works best in certain simple situations, while its performance is also comparable to known algorithms in complicated situations. --Leaf ii.

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title: Application of anaerobically digested sewage sludge in the phytoremediation of a weathered diesel contaminated soil

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 101

subject:
Soil remediation -- Research.
Stock price indexes -- United States.
Stock price indexes -- BRIC countries.
TD879.P4 D53 2005

abstract: No abstract avaialble.

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title: Prediction and preemptive control of network congestion in distributed real-time environment

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 110

subject: Routing (Computer network management)

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

subject: Wood -- Deterioration -- British Columbia, Central Interior.

subject: TK5105.5487 .D43 2016

abstract: Due to ever increasing demand for network capacity, the congestion problem is inflating. Congestion results in queuing within the network, packet loss and increased delays. It should be controlled to increase the system throughput and quality of service. The existing congestion control approaches such as source throttling and re-routing focus on controlling congestion after it has already happened. However, it is much more desirable to predict future congestion based on the current state and historical data, so that efficient controlling techniques can be applied to prevent congestion from happening in future. We have proposed a Neural Network Prediction-based routing (NNPR) protocol to predict as well as control the network traffic in distributed real time environment. A distributed real time transaction processing simulator (DRTTPS) has been used as the test-bed. For predictions, multi-step neural network model is developed in SPSS Modeler, which predicts congestion in future. ADAPA (Adaptive Decision and Predictive Analytics) scoring engine has been used for real-time scoring. An ADAPA wrapper calls the prediction model through web services and predicts the congestion in real-time. Once predicted results are obtained, messages are re-routed to prevent congestion. To compare our proposed work with existing techniques, two routing protocols are also implements "" Dijkstra's Shortest Path (DSP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The main metric used to analyze the performance of our protocol is the percentage of transactions which complete before their deadline. The NNPR protocol is analyzed with various simulation runs having parameters both inside and outside the neural network input training range. Various parameters which can cause congestion were studied. These include bandwidth, worksize, latency, max active transactions, mean arrival time and update percentage. Through experimentation, it is observed that NNPR consistently outperforms DSP and RIP for all congestion loads. --Leaves [i]-ii.

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title: Characterizing the endoribonuclease activity of APE1.

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subject:
Genetic regulation -- Research.
Gene expression -- Research.
Enzymes -- Research.
Endonucleases -- Research.
Messenger RNA.
QH450 .K56 2009

abstract: Recent evidence shows that mRNA stability and turn-over is an integral control point in the regulation of gene expression. The stability of various mRNAs within a eukaryotic cell can differ and this results in a magnitude of difference in mRNA abundance. An enzyme known as APE1, apurinic/apyrimidinic DNA endonuclease 1, has recently been discovered to possess an endoribonuclease activity against c-myc messenger RNA (mRNA) in vitro. The identification of APE1 as an endoribonuclease warranted this research to further characterize this novel activity both in vitro and in vivo. Previous studies have discovered the residues constituting an active site for apurinic/aprymidinic [sic] DNA (AP-DNA) incision activity of APE1. Whether these residues are shared in the RNA-cleaving activity of APE1 was unknown. The first objective of this thesis was to assess the role of these amino acid residues in contributing to the endoribonuclease activity of APE1. Our results revealed that APE1 indeed shared these residues to cleave both RNA and AP-DNA. However, we also discovered certain differences in the activities of one mutant (D283N) in carrying out AP-DNA and RNA incisions. This suggested that the roles of active site residues in each reaction are not entirely identical. In addition, we have assessed the RNA-cleaving activities of APE1 variants identified in the human population. For a few variants, RNA-cleaving activities were severely reduced while its AP-DNA incision activities were functional. These results suggested a possible unrecognized link between the reductions in the RNA-cleaving activity of the variants and their reported association in certain diseases. The second objective of this thesis was to establish the RNA secondary structures and sequences that are preferentially cleaved by APE1. Our results revealed that APE1 has preference for cleaving the single stranded regions or weakly base paired regions of the RNA. Also, preferred sequences of cleavage were determined to be UA, UG, and CA dinucleotides. Prevalent A

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title: Learning, sharing, growing--SEL together!

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abstract: The purpose of this project is to provide a manual for kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers in Prince George schools. This manual is to assist classroom teachers in leading their students and their parents on a purposeful explicit journey into and through the importance of social emotional learning (SEL). This project begins with background information regarding social emotional learning, why SEL needs to be taught in our classrooms, the importance of parent involvement in schools and their understanding of SEL, and teachers understanding the significance of SEL being taught in schools. A literature review explores what SEL is, the importance of SEL in the school setting, the impact of parent involvement with SEL in the school setting, and the implication of teachers knowing and explicitly teaching SEL to their students. An outline of how the project is structured is offered. Finally, an educator's manual for instruction on SEL to students in kindergarten to Grade 3 classrooms in Prince George schools will be created. The manual outlines the procedures for implementing parent afternoons including suggested activities and prerequisite teaching of the students.


title: The associations between weather and topography on golden eagle flight behaviour at a wind farm in the Canadian rockies.

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subject: Golden eagle -- Effect of wind power plants on -- Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)

subject: Wind power plants -- Environmental aspects -- Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)

subject: Golden eagle -- Migration -- Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)

subject: Wind turbines -- Environmental aspects -- Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)

subject: QL696.F32 J64 2011

abstract: I documented flight tracks of migratory golden eagles in proximity to a pre-operational wind farm in northeast British Columbia, Canada. This is the first Canadian research along a golden eagle migration corridor that indentifies weather and topographic factors associated with flight altitudes in relation to a proposed ridge-top wind farm development. In both spring and fall migration seasons (2008-2010) I documented golden eagle flight behavior in two parts: (1), to determine what temporal, spatial and/or weather variables were associated with eagle flights near the proposed ridge-top turbine string (called the risk-zone) and (2), to determine if weather, topography and/or flight behaviour were associated with eagle altitudes as they entered the risk-zone. I found entries into the risk-zone were positively correlated with hourly passage rates across all years and between seasons. For eagles that entered the risk-zone, flight altitudes increased with increasing wind speed, were lower under head-winds compared to cross- and tail-winds, and were lower over sloped compared to flat ridge-top topography. Post-construction observations are needed to quantify avoidance behaviours in addition to wind data collected near turbine height. I highlight the need for a Cumulative Impact Assessment for the region to oversee the potential accumulation of small impacts on golden eagles at the population level. --P. ii.

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title: Sharing stories: Marginalized women's experience with depression.

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subject: Depression in women.

subject: Women -- Diseases.

subject: Depression in women -- British Columbia -- Prince George -- Case studies.

subject: RC537 .E54 2011

abstract: I am interested in the experiences of women living with diagnosed or undiagnosed depression and accessing services at the Phoenix Transition House in Prince George. For the past two decades, the universal Canadian health care system has been dismantled and decentralized by neoliberalist economies. These changes drastically affect the regional health services available to women who provide unpaid care, who work for lower wages, and/or who have been victimized by personal violence. This situation creates a feminized' landscape of depression and mental health services. Eight months of participant observation serves as a background for understanding the daily lives of women accessing services at the Phoenix Transition House. Interviews with seven women were digitally recorded, transcribed, and analyzed to yield eight themes. The most pervasive themes were barriers to mental well-being, limited access to mental health supports, unrecognized symptoms of depression, and stigmas related to depression. --P. ii.

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title: Strong Along-Channel Winds on the Coast of British Columbia: Synoptic Climatology and Case Studies.

subject: Wind forecasting -- British Columbia -- Coastal Region.

subject: Synoptic climatology -- British Columbia -- Coastal Region.

subject: Winds -- Research -- British Columbia -- Coastal Region.

subject: Winds -- British Columbia -- Coastal Region -- Case studies.

subject: QC931 .B35 2014

abstract: Strong along-channel winds on the coast of British Columbia have been investigated at several locations. Large-scale (synoptic-scale) atmospheric situations have been determined for different types of the along-channel winds that blow up and down channels throughout different seasons. Wintertime outflow winds are associated with a sea-level high-pressure area over the interior of British Columbia caused by an arctic air mass. Wintertime inflows are caused by sea level low-pressure systems that advance toward the coast of British Columbia. Summertime inflows are initiated by a frontal passage or an inland thermal trough. Case studies at Howe Sound are provided utilizing a period of intensive observations. Inflows (outflows) are accompanied by high (lower) temperature and dew point and caused by an along-channel pressure gradient pointed inland (toward the coast). An outflow case shows potential hydraulic features, and the vertical structure of two cases indicate a lower gap flow layer within 1-2 km height. --Leaf ii.

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title: Wild epiphany: Turning youth care inside out.

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subject: Adventure therapy.

subject: Problem youth -- Counseling of -- British Columbia.

subject: RC489.A38 G44 2009

abstract: Using phenomenology as a framework for analysis, and drawing on Abraham Maslow's concept of peak experience, this thesis reveals the unique power of a moment in the wilderness. Within this paper are emotionally charged recollections of epiphany as experienced by individuals who, as youth, were mandated to attend a wilderness based residential attendance program. These recollected experiences are compared and contrasted to observations, of similar moments, made by counselors who have facilitated extended excursions into the wilderness. This qualitative study has been conducted in collaboration with graduates of Caribou Action Training Society's Camp Trapping and past and present wilderness counselors. The commentaries of the participants resonate with implications for therapeutic intervention. Characterizations of wilderness, conceptualizations of dependency and masculinity, and suggestions of improved mental well-being figure prominently in the recollections of the participants. --P.2.

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title: Rural acute care nursing in British Columbia and Alberta: An interpretive description of professionalism.

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subject: Rural nurses -- British Columbia.

subject: Rural nurses -- Alberta.

subject: Intensive care nursing -- Practice -- British Columbia.

subject: Intensive care nursing -- Practice -- Alberta.

subject: RT120.R87 Z53 2009

abstract: Delivery of health care services in rural areas of Canada is challenging due to geographic and economic factors, and persistent problems with recruiting and retaining nurses. Registered Nurses in acute care represent the largest cohort of health care workers in rural Canada, and little is known about their professional experiences. The purpose of this study was to understand how rural acute care nurses in British Columbia and Alberta experience professionalism and professional practice. Eight interview transcripts from a national study entitled, The Nature of Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada were analyzed using an interpretive description method. Analysis and interpretation revealed that rural nurses experience professionalism in the community and workplace contexts. Being visible and embracing reality emerged as central themes in rural nurses' experiences of professionalism. Findings from this study contribute a greater understanding of professionalism in rural nursing, and its relationship to job satisfaction, recruitment, and retention.

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title: The effects of strategy instruction on the reading comprehension achievement of junior secondary school students.

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subject: Stanford Diagnostic Reading Comprehension sub-Test.

subject: Reading comprehension -- Evaluation.

subject: Reading (Secondary) -- Evaluation.

subject: LB1632 .M57 1997

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Microfinance and micro-enterprises: A study of the Kudumbashree Program in Kerala, India.

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subject: Microfinance -- India -- Kerala.

subject: Kudumbashree Program (Kerala, India) -- Evaluation.

subject: Economic development -- India -- Kerala.

subject: Businesswomen -- India -- Kerala.

subject: Small business -- India -- Kerala.

subject: Women -- Employment -- India -- Kerala.

subject: HG178.33.I4 G47 2007

abstract: The poverty eradication mission called Kudumbashree is a women-centered anti-poverty program initiated in 1998 by the Government of Kerala, in India. Based on a primary survey of neighborhood groups in two communities, the study examines the dynamics of high repayment rates and the social impact of this micro-enterprise program. The study found that repayment rates are relatively lower in non-agricultural activities because of the marketing problems (resulting from the creation of non-tradables), while it is relatively successful in the agricultural sector. High repayment rates are found to be propelled by dynamic incentives like subsidies and the prospect of loan renewal. Finally, the study found that borrowers did considerable double-dipping (borrowing from other microfinance programs) and borrowed from non-institutional sources. This raises questions about their real indebtedness. Kudumbashree's real impact could be found in its social capital impact. It creates considerable social interactions among the poor and facilitates women's empowerment. Peer monitoring and peer mentoring interactions among the members of the group create positive externalities - a common knowledge pool and social safety nets. It is able to leverage these externalities with local governments, which enables women to exert influence in their communities' political power structures.

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title: Identity processing style and sex-role identity predict attachment style and psychosocial balance.

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subject:
Identity (Psychology).
Sex-role.
Socialization.
BF697 .P73 2004

abstract: Differences in relationship style scores (secure, fearful, preoccupied, dismissing) and psychosocial balance scale scores (basic trust, autonomy, identity, intimacy, generativity) were examined as a function of identity style (informational, normative, diffuse/avoidant), sex-role identity (feminine, masculine, androgynous, undifferentiated), age (young adult, middle adult, late adult), and gender. Three hundred and eighty-eight participants (166 men and 222 women) completed self-report questionnaires designed to measure the relevant constructs. Results indicated that identity processing style did not prove to be significantly related to relationship style or psychosocial balance scores. However, differences in sex-role identity were predictive of different patterns of scores on the relationship style measure and the psychosocial balance measure. In addition, the secure relationship style was positively predictive of all five psychosocial balance scale scores. These findings suggest that identity processing style may play a lesser role than sex-role identity classification in determining patterns of differences in relationship styles and psychosocial adjustment.

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title: Building consultation from the bottom up: A case study of the North Yukon.

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subject: Ecosystem management -- Yukon -- Case studies.

subject: Vuntut Gwich'in Indians -- Yukon -- Old Crow.

subject: Natural resources -- Yukon -- Management -- Citizen participation -- Case studies.

subject: Wildlife management -- Yukon -- Citizen participation -- Case studies.

subject: QH77.C3 U78 2010

abstract: The Canadian north is a land of sparse human population and a wealth of natural resources -- both renewable and non-renewable. Global demands for such resources create a dynamic where exploitation in its many forms brings powerful forces to bear on small northern communities and indigenous governance bodies. Consultation, in a general sense, is the means for bringing divergent interests together to resolve resource management issues and ensure that development is conducted with the community's best interest in mind. In a legal sense, consultation protects First Nations from potential aboriginal or treaty right infringement. Consultation as defined in legislation is too broad to direct a meaningful and adequate process. It is necessary for First Nations to define consultation in their own terms. This thesis outlines and discusses the principles and procedures for guiding consultation in Old Crow, YT. --P. 3.

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title: The different paths to high school graduation for young mothers

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subject: Teenage mothers -- Education -- British Columbia.

subject: Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter von, 1835-1895 -- Criticism and interpretation.

subject: Masochism in literature.

subject: Mothers and daughters in literature.

subject: LB4094.2.B7 W38 2000

abstract: No abstract avaialble.

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title: Counselling: the working relationship between clergy and social workers in northern British Columbia

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

subject: BF636.6 .C43 2015

abstract: This study explores relationships between social work counsellors and clergy members in Prince George, British Columbia, specific to their provision of counselling services. A qualitative research design was implemented, incorporating interviews with social workers, pastoral clergy, and chaplains. Study findings reveal that participants share a counselling context incorporating facets of location, social capital, and practice concerns. Social workers and clergy in this study note that they have counselling practices in common particularly the way that they govern their practice and develop relationships with their clients. Some main distinctions emerged as counsellor roles were explored. This study unveils the reality of the relationships occurring across discipline boundaries and delves into the barriers and benefits that influence these relationships. --Leaf ii.

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title: Habitat use and selection by male and female moose  (Alces alces) in a boreal landscape.

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subject: Moose -- Habitat -- Yukon.

subject: Moose -- Migration -- Climatic factors -- Yukon.

subject: QL737.U55 M376 2014

abstract: Moose (Alces alces) is a keystone species in boreal landscapes. I quantified seasonal range sizes, movement rates, and use of elevation and land cover for male and female moose in south-central Yukon. I used individual and pooled resource selection functions to define the influence of land cover, topography, predation risk, and harvest vulnerability on habitat selection. Seasonal changes affected use and selection more than gender or reproductive status (females with and without calves). High use and positive selection for shrub-dominated land-cover classes by all individuals in all seasons affirmed forage as a primary force driving seasonal selection patterns. Variation in selection among individuals was highest during the growing seasons and least during late winter, when options were constrained by climatic factors. These findings from telemetered moose generally corresponded with models based on local knowledge-based habitat suitability indices and post-rut locations from aerial surveys and they contribute to land-use planning processes. --Leaf ii.

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