title: Exploring adaptation and resilience to drought: a study of Brazilian family farmers

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Number of pages in document: 127

abstract: This research seeks to answer the question: how has the work of Adapta Sertão impacted family farmers’ perceptions of their relative resilience in the dry region of Northeast Brazil? This research also examines farmers’ perceptions of how Adapta Sertão contributed to capacity building and adaptation, two factors that are linked to building resilience. To explore this, field interviews were conducted to gain a better understanding of the perceptions among farmers as to whether Adapta Sertão provided suitable and sustainable farming solutions. ...

abstract: family farming

abstract: Adapta Sertão

abstract: adaptive capacity

abstract: resiliency

abstract: Northeast Brazil

abstract: Sertão


title: Adolescent appraisals and coping strategies during a stressful exam.

type: Text thesis

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

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 80

subject:
Stress (Psychology)
Stress in adolescence.
Examinations -- Social aspects.
HF5548.85 .N54 1998

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1191374


title: Framing environmental crises: Correlating action to outcomes for the 1969 Santa Barbara and 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spills.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 333

subject: Oil spills -- Environmental aspects -- Management.

subject: Environmental impact statements.

subject: Communication in the environmental sciences.

subject: Environmental disasters -- Management.

subject: TD427.P4 S36 2014

abstract: The 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill was relatively small, yet generated significant society reverberations the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill was unambiguously large, but resulted in only a few societal rumblings. Both were often labelled crises, disasters, and/or catastrophes (CDCs). Utilizing frame theory, this thesis analyzed whether a relationship existed between the use of strong rhetoric (i.e., CDCs) and action taken to respond to the spills, by establishing what various actors meant when they framed them as CDCs, and by ascertaining how their action-oriented CDC frames correlated with the actual outcomes. This thesis found that the actors meant a great number and variety of things by framing the spills as CDCs, and that only the term disaster had a significant number of correlations with the spills' outcomes. The results help explain why global environmental problems (e.g., climate change), despite being labelled crises, disasters, and catastrophes, are not receiving greater action. --Leaf iii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1953233


title: Design and implementation of a simulation tool to study wait times in cataract surgery

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 111

subject: Hospitals -- Waiting lists -- British Columbia, Northern -- Evaluation.

subject: Rape victims -- Mental health.

subject: Rape victims -- Services for.

subject: RA971.85 .N58 2015

abstract: Eye cataracts are a common problem for senior people. Long wait times for cataract surgery degrade the patients' quality of life. Reduction in long wait times in eye cataract surgery has got importance as one of the five major priority areas in the health care systems in Canada. The main contribution of this thesis is to design and develop a discrete event simulation tool in JAVA to study the wait times (wait time 1 and wait time 2) for patients in cataract surgical procedure. Two cataract surgical procedures are simulated in the simulation tool Northern Health Cataract Surgical Model (NHCS Model) and Cataract Surgery Generic Model (CSG Model). Two alternative patient referral methods (refer patients to the surgeon with the least number of patients and uniform distribution of patients) are proposed and compared to the existing method to examine which method results in reduced wait times. The impacts of changing the resources (surgeon and OR) on wait times were analysed. The Manitoba Cataract Waiting List Program (MCWLP) priority system is simulated and compared to the existing FCFS policy to see whether the scheduling of patients for surgery based on priority improves wait times. Experimental results show that the two proposed methods significantly reduce wait times. It is found that Northern Health would meet the target wait time 2 (16 weeks) if one more OR (total of two ORs) is allocated for cataract surgery. The use of priority scheduling did not show any improvement in wait time 2. Increasing budget or number of resources is not always easy for any health care authority. This thesis suggests that, if Northern Health authority changes the existing patient referral method, it would definitely reduce wait times for patients.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2055270


title: Towards body-recovery:  A collage of orality herstorical poetry-tellings within feminist and ecological feminist narratives.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 140

subject:
Self-perception in women.
Body image.
Human body -- Political aspects.
Human body -- Symbolic aspects.
Feminist theory.
HQ1233 .W35 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1241439


title: Height to diameter ratio as a competition index in young plantations of lodgepole pine in the Vanderhoof Forest District of British Columbia.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 141

subject: Lodgepole pine -- British Columbia -- Vanderhoof Region -- Growth.

subject: Plant competition -- British Columbia -- Vanderhoof Region.

subject: Lodgepole pine -- Weed control -- British Columbia -- Vanderhoof Region.

subject: SD397.P585 J33 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1237272


title: Literacy: a new discourse for effective change

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

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 77

abstract:
The purpose of this research is to understand the link between the acquisition of literacy skills and change in a Northern context. Furthermore, this research explores the perceived role that improved literacy plays in helping individuals make change. A literature review highlights the history of literacy in the community, First Nations and immigrant literacy, social implications of low literacy and community indicators.
My research sample consisted of seven participants living in a northern community in British Columbia. The approach was qualitative and utilized an adapted photovoice method. The data was pre-coded, then analyzed using descriptive coding and finally pattern coding.
The research findings revealed four themes: (1) continuous learning; (2) enhanced self-confidence; (3) increased opportunities; (4) connecting with self and others. The findings also showed that with improved literacy the participants were able to make positive, lasting changes in their personal and professional lives.

abstract: Literacy


title: The experiences of those who have served jury duty

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 100

abstract: This research explores the experiences of those who have served on jury duty in British Columbia. This exploratory, qualitative study was completed using a semi-structured interview with jurors. The inductive approach used in this study provided the opportunity to explore both positive and negative reports related to jury duty. The research results revealed that overall participants valued their experiences as jurors. Findings also suggest many instances of negative impact. The experiences are explored through a constructivist lens and highlight the notion of place as well as the role of community as important to fostering positive juror experiences, while also exploring avenues to better support jurors in the process of completing their civic duty.

abstract: Jury duty


title: Reduced-rank sigma-point Kalman filter for geophysical data assimilation

subject: Climatic changes -- Detection -- Research.

subject: Niska Indians -- Colonization -- History.

subject: Native peoples -- Education -- Canada.

subject: Native peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools.

subject: Indians of North America -- Education -- Canada.

subject: Indians of North America -- Canada -- Residential schools.

subject: Decolonization -- British Columbia.

subject: QC903 .K59 2015

abstract: The main goal of my research was to develop a practical scheme for the sigma-point Kalman filter (SPKF) for its application in a realistic climate model. Large computational expense has been an obstacle to applying the SPKF to a high-dimensional system. I addressed this issue by developing an advanced SPKF data-assimilation system. My work also addressed several other factors related to the practical implementation of SPKF. The main objectives of this research were to: (i) investigate two methods to construct a reduced-rank sigma-point unscented Kalman filers (RRSPUKF) (ii) propose a localization scheme for the SPKF and (iii) implement RRSPUKF in a realistic climate model. I present two methods to approximate the error covariance by a reduced-rank approximation. In the first method, truncated singular-value decomposition (TSVD) is applied on the error-covariance matrix calculated in the data space (RRSPUKF(D)) while in the second method TSVD is applied on the error-covariance matrix calculated in the ensemble space (RRSPUKF(E)). The new algorithms are first tested on the Lorenz-96 model, a one-dimensional atmospheric '~toy' model. The performance of both rank-reduction methods are close to that of the full-rank SPKF. I propose a localization method for RRSPUKF(E). The results from numerical experiments on the Lorenz-96 model showed that when the localization and inflation were implemented, the optimal estimate was achieved with a finite number of sigma points. The realistic model I used in this study was the Zebiak-Cane (ZC) model, an intermediate complexity coupled El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) prediction model. The RRSPUKFs are implemented for the ZC model with the assimilation of sea surface temperature anomalies. The results showed that both RRSPUKF(D and E) were able to correctly analyze the phase and intensity of all major ENSO events during the study period with relatively similar estimation accuracy. Furthermore, the RRSPUKF was compared against ensemble square-root filter (EnSR

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2055416


title: Associations between sleep duration and indicators of cardio-metabolic disease in Canadian children and adolescents.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 101

subject:
Sleep disorders in children.
Sleep disorders in adolescence.
RJ506.S55 S58 2012

abstract: Rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in Canadian children and adolescents have increased rapidly in recent years, so research exploring modifiable risk factors is critical. Partial sleep loss has been linked with deteriorations in indicators of cardio-metabolic health. The objectives of this study were 1) to examine associations among short sleep duration and indicators of cardio-metabolic disease in Canadian children and adolescents, and 2) to identify determinants of short sleep duration. Using the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measure Survey dataset as a data source, logistics regression models were developed to examine associations among sleep duration and indicators of cardio-metabolic disease and to identify predictors of short sleep duration. Short sleep duration was linked with greater odds of overweight/obesity in boys and adolescents only. Age was a strong predictor of inadequate sleep duration. Interventions designed to address sleep loss should focus on adolescents. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1844615


title: Individuality in approaches to emotionally demanding work and coping among experienced British Columbia social workers

format:
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Number of pages in document: 139

abstract: Many social workers experience high levels of emotional exhaustion (Kim, Ji, & Kao, 2011), directly contributing to poor professional retention, with numbers of social workers leaving the field between 20 and 40% annually in some sectors (Font, 2012). Additionally, social work is a highly gendered field (Sloan, 2012), and expectations of social workers’ emotional labour as well as their prospects for influence and advancement reflect this (Lane & Flowers, 2015). Rather than examining the struggles social workers face (the subject of numerous studies already), this qualitative study examines the experiences of six female social workers, who self-identified as being emotionally healthy, thriving in their job, and who intended to continue as social workers... .

abstract: emotional exhaustion

abstract: social work

abstract: coping


title: Investigating splicing in two disparate organisms: a highly reduced spliceosome in Cyandioschyzon Merolae and additional functionality in  Saccharomyces Cerevisiae's PRP24

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

abstract:
Splicing, the removal of non-protein coding introns from pre-mRNA, is a critical step
in eukaryotic gene expression that is facilitated by a large, dynamic ribonucleoprotein
complex known as the spliceosome. The spliceosome is composed of five subcomponents of
small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles consisting of a snRNA and their associated
proteins; these “snRNPs” are referred to as U1, U2, U4, U5, and U6. Recently, the red alga
Cyanidioschyzon merolae was found to be lacking the U1 snRNA, raising questions of
whether U1 proteins are also absent and to what extent the rest of the spliceosome is reduced.
To address this, I computationally searched for known splicing proteins in C. merolae. In
doing so, I found no U1 proteins and a highly reduced spliceosome consisting of 69 splicing
proteins in the organism. ...

abstract: spliceosome


title: Spatiotemporal evolutionary dynamics and biological response of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in western Canada after range expansion

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xi, 184 pages)

abstract:
Global ecosystems are increasingly affected by climate change leading to alterations in expected disturbance regimes. Outbreaks of irruptive insect pests represent some of the most destructive disturbance events possible that occur in the forests of North America. The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (MPB), an irruptive tree-killing pest of several species of pine, is responsible for the most damaging insect outbreak in recent history in western Canada, leading to a massive range expansion from established territory in British Columbia to pine stands in central and northern Alberta during the mid-2000s. The adaptive genetic structure  of these new populations is relatively unknown a decade after range expansion and the selective response of the beetle to novel habitats is likewise understudied. There is increasing concern among forestry stakeholders that MPB may develop novel genetic traits or behaviours in response to their new habitat. In this study, I sampled beetle DNA and used double-digest restriction fragment genotyping-by-sequencing to generate single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci. I used these data to investigate the establishment of genetic structure throughout the newly expanded and historic MPB range. I identified two distinct genetic clusters, a southern cluster for beetles located south of Banff National Park and a northern for beetles located north of the park. The data presented here suggest that Jasper National Park and the surrounding region represents an area of admixture between the two genetic clusters, caused in part by the movement of beetles from both the north and the south. This area of admixture may have the potential to differentiate into a separate third genetic cluster. Outlier analysis indicated that several landscape variables including mean annual precipitation and relative humidity contributed to the selective pressures on MPB, while frost free period contributes to the genotypes of beetles from the expanded range in central and northern Alberta. We also found that novel colonized MPB sites caused by in-flights from BC to Alberta did not display changes in genetic structure from their source population. Semivoltine MPB new adults collected from a site within the admixed zone near Jasper National Park displayed accumulation of cryoprotectants in response to cooling autumn temperatures but are not capable of surviving below -30℃. This is the first time that new adults have been demonstrated to cold harden, but also indicates that beetles from the admixed zone are likely not displaying aberrant forms of dispersal, host selection, or cold tolerance. I propose that beetles within the expanded range are not experiencing extreme selection events that would lead to genetic changes that will cause notable colonization, gustation, or dispersal differences to that of their counterparts in the historical range of BC. Warming climate is likely to contribute to beetle survival throughout central and northern Alberta, however, MBP populations will likely reach an endemic state and display historically expected population cycling (endemic to epidemic to endemic) in the
future. The homogenous nature of MPB genetic structure throughout the expanded range does not support the development of populations-specific control techniques.


title: “Explorers in the further regions of experience”: Late twentieth-century body horror’s subversion of Victorian monsters and modern sex politics

format:
electronic
1 online resource (114 pages)

abstract: This thesis explores the body horror subgenre of film, its creation and rise in popularity during the late twentieth century (1975-1995), and how the subgenre’s grotesque and unsettling examination of the human body, its form, and reproductive processes, allowed body horror filmmakers to tackle societal taboos regarding the human body and one’s sexuality. By comparing and contrasting the body horror subgenre with both its contemporary the slasher subgenre and its thematic sexual origins within Victorian Gothic fin de siècle horror fiction, this thesis will provide evidence that the subgenre makes significant strides within the horror genre to push a more progressive narrative and representation of men, women, and the LQBTQ+ community, through its deconstruction of the human body/form, sexuality, and reproductive processes. Through a detailed breakdown and analysis of Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979), David Cronenberg’s Shivers (1975) and The Fly (1986), Clive Barker’s Hellraiser (1987) and Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut (2014), and Roger Donaldson’s Species (1995), this thesis will demonstrate how filmmaking techniques, themes, and narratives of these films, deconstruct previous notions of the human body and sexuality within the horror genre, and encourage audiences to re-evaluate the body, and the roles/positions/pressures society has created around sexuality and perceived sexual taboos and fears.


title: Efficacy of hardware scheduling on current generation quantum computers

format:
electronic
1 online resource (ix, 137 pages)

abstract:
Quantum computing is a rapidly advancing field of computer science that is increasingly becoming more practical. With these devices becoming more realistic, frameworks are needed by which the hardware resources, both quantum and classical, of quantum computers can be utilized more efficiently. This research aims to fill gaps in the research examining the effectiveness of hardware scheduling on the current generation of quantum computers. A hardware scheduling strategy is implemented using the A* search algorithm for routing qubits to conform with hardware limitations, and this algorithm is tested against a wide variety of quantum programs and devices. The effectiveness of the scheduler is determined through analysis of metrics obtained from the scheduling process. This particular scheduler
proved to be effective for most of the tested algorithms and efficient for some, making it useful for general purposes, though some potential sources of improvement could increase the number of algorithms it is efficient for.


title: Treating shame in survivors of complex trauma

contributor: Banner-Lukaris, Davina (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vi, 112 pages)

abstract: While research continues to establish a connection between shame and complex trauma, there is a lack of understanding on how this is addressed in therapeutic practice. The current research employed a qualitative exploratory research methodology to answer the question, how do counsellors perceive and treat shame in adult survivors of complex trauma? Seven counsellors were recruited to engage in a virtual semi-structured. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis resulting in three main themes, each containing various sub-themes. The three themes are emotional landscape, which pertains to the emotional effects of shame and how they can be treated in therapy; self-concept, which explores the negative beliefs and thinking patterns clients develop and suggests techniques for diffusing shame; and attachment and the therapeutic relationship, which highlights interpersonal difficulties faced by clients and the impact of the therapeutic alliance, along with exploring the personal experience of counsellors in the therapeutic relationship.


title: Sexual objectification and dehumanization: Implications for women’s sexual agency

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vii, 111 pages)

abstract: While ideally sexual activities would only take place when mutually desired, many women participate in sex that they do not want. During their lifetimes, between 18% and 25% of women will experience rape or attempted rape, and 50% or more will experience some form of unwanted sexual activity (Gavey & Senn, 2014). The present research tests whether women’s ability to exercise sexual agency is undermined when her internal sense of humanness has been diminished by others thinking of and treating her like an object. In patriarchal cultures, women are chronically sexually objectified: represented as sexual objects, existing primarily for men’s sexual use. Conceptually, objectification implies dehumanization and previous research has found that when people evaluate another person’s appearance, they dehumanize women but not men (Heflick et al., 2011). When women or men are dehumanized by others, they self-dehumanize (i.e., experience diminished human characteristics and feel more object-like) (Andrighetto et al., 2018; Baldissarri et al., 2017; Bastian & Haslam, 2010; Loughnan et al., 2017) and experience diminished agency (Andrighetto et al., 2018; Baldissarri et al., 2017). Building on this previous research, the present research has two goals. Study 1 tests whether women are more commonly viewed as less human than men. In Study 2, experiences of being dehumanized were then examined as a cause of diminished agency (self-reported self-efficacy and sexual agency) due to self dehumanization. Women and men do not experience dehumanization equally. When people focus on another person’s appearance, women are viewed as less human than men; when instructed to focus on their performance or on them as a person, women and men are not viewed differently (Heflick et al., 2011). The conclusion from this research was that women are viewed as less human than men when the focus is on their appearance. Study 1 of the present research tested an alternate hypothesis: that women are generally viewed as less human than men except when the focus is on their personhood. Before viewing a video featuring either a woman or a man, participants were either given no instructions or were asked to focus on one of three things: the subject’s appearance; the subject as a person; or the video. Consistent with the hypothesis, when given no instructions, participants viewed the women as less human than the men (i.e., lower on competence and human characteristics). Study 2 then examined whether being dehumanized impacts women’s sense of their own humanness and, consequently, their sense of agency. After recalling either an experience of having their appearance evaluated by others or an experience of being treated primarily as an instrument in the workplace, women and men rated their internal feelings of humanness. Moderated mediation analyses demonstrated that both situations caused women and men to self-dehumanize and in turn report lower self-efficacy. Contrary to predictions, however, self-dehumanization did not diminish either women’s or men’s sexual agency. Challenges examining sexual agency are discussed.


title: Catalytic conversion of CO2 to value-added products using MOF-199

format:
electronic
1 online resource (84 pages)

abstract:
With the increase in carbon dioxide emissions into the environment, there is an increased need to capture carbon dioxide (CO2). One method of removal of CO2 that has been receiving more attention is its conversion to useful chemicals. Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising candidates in catalysis because of their remarkable properties such as great surface area, high stability, active sites, porosity, tunability and affinity for CO2. In this study metal organic
framework i.e., MOF-199, developed by solvothermal and evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) techniques, was used to catalyze the reaction between CO2 and epoxides such as propylene oxide (EP1), styrene oxide (EP2), epichlorohydrin (EP3), and 1,2-epoxybutane (EP4). The corresponding carbonates are obtained by using tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) as a co-catalyst. The synthesized MOF-199 was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis. More than 65% conversion of epoxides (EP1, EP2, EP3, and EP4) to their corresponding carbonates were obtained under mild reaction conditions (100°C and 70 psi) over the synthesized MOF-199 catalysts (1S, 2E, 3E, and 4E), and co-catalyst (TBAB). The percentage yields of cyclic carbonates were determined by using 1H-NMR spectroscopy.
The synthesized MOF catalysts demonstrated the high catalytic activity for the chemical fixation of CO2 to cyclic carbonates at mild reaction conditions.


title: Development of an integrated system dynamics estimation and scenario-based decision-making framework for offshore oil spill waste management

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

abstract: Managing the waste generated after response operations is the most challenging part of an offshore oil spill. A waste estimation is required before deciding on the transportation, treatment, and disposal of each type of oil spill waste. So, firstly, this thesis developed a system dynamics model to estimate the quantity of each type of oily waste generated after oil spill response operations, considering different aspects (e.g., weather conditions, the spilled oil volume and characteristics, response time and equipment). The results of the model for an actual oil spill in BC, Canada (2016), as the case study, showed a 86% average accuracy. Sensitivity analysis of the case study illustrated that a five-hour decrease in the response arrival time could increase the oil recovery by 26%. Moreover, sensitivity analysis showed a possibility of 45% overuse of sorbents for the case study. Response surface methodology (RSM) also was conducted, and the significant interaction effects between sea temperature and response arrival time on recovered oil and between sorbent boom weight and sorbent booms usage rate on solid waste were demonstrated. In addition to the oil spill response waste (OSRW) quantity estimation model, the study developed a scenariobased decision-making framework as the second objective to provide the most monetary beneficial strategies to deal with each collected OSRW under different scenarios of impact factors (e.g., waste quantity, waste quality, location, capacity, and availability of treatment and disposal facilities). An optimization model with an objective of minimizing net costs was developed to evaluate all scenarios using hypothetical and actual data. Results were categorized to develop the decisionmaking framework. It was illustrated that oil processing is the best option for managing liquid oily waste from spilled refined oil. For liquid oily waste from crude spilled oil, the oil refinery is the best option if the quantity is above a defined limit in this study. For solid oily waste management, pyrolysis is the most appropriate destination. The optimum solutions and sensitivity analysis for the actual data of a case study validated the results.


title: Molecular characterization of early adipose tissue fibrosis in the development of diet-induced obesity in mice

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xii, 99 pages)

abstract: Obesity harms the health and quality of life of millions of people worldwide and places financial stress on patients and healthcare systems. The metabolic breakdown and development of disease, such as type 2 diabetes, that occurs with obesity has been shown to be largely driven by adipose tissue dysfunction resulting from adipose tissue hypoxia, adipocyte death, macrophage infiltration, and fibrosis. The early stage of adipose tissue fibrosis is poorly understood, particularly in female mice. To identify the initiating molecular changes in adipose tissue fibrosis we have measured the expression of a suite of molecular targets crucial to the development of adipose tissue inflammation and fibrosis in obesity including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α; early inflammatory and insulin resistance driver), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β; pro-fibrotic cytokine), collagen VI (abundant in fibrotic lesions), matrix metalloproteinase-14 (MMP-14; key extracellular matrix protease in adipose tissue), and tissue inhibitors of MMPs 1-4 (TIMPs 1-4; modulators of proteolytic activity). The first part of this work details the development of a murine model of diet-induced obesity, early insulin resistance, and adipose tissue fibrosis without diagnosable fibrotic build-up quantified with picrosirius red. The second part of this work shows early changes in the expression of key inflammatory and fibrotic components in adipose tissue, including mRNA upregulation of TNF-α, TGF-β, and collagen VI in both sexes, as well as upregulation of TIMP-1 in male mice and TIMP-4 in female mice. Collagen VI immunoreactivity in visceral adipose tissue is also increased, but only in males. These molecular changes are conducive to the development of a fibrotic milieu and represent the initiating steps in adipose tissue fibrosis. This work has improved our understanding of the molecular processes in obesity development and highlights potential targets for therapeutic intervention in the treatment of obesity and metabolic disease.


title: Accessibility crisis in the 'age of access':  Antiretrovirals, transnational AIDS advocacy and resistance to neoliberal globalization.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 130

subject:
Health services accessibility.
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients.
AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment.
RA410.5 .P47 2002

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1230455


title: A population-based prospective cohort study utilizing adminstrative data for the analysis of self-injury among depressed British Columbian youth.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 161

subject: Youth -- Suicidal behavior -- British Columbia.

subject: Suicide -- British Columbia -- Prevention.

subject: Depression in adolescence -- British Columbia.

subject: HV6546 .M38 2007

abstract: The purpose of the study was to measure the relation of demographic characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, health care utilization and parental health care utilization to self-injury by depressed youth. Our goal was to identify the risk factors related to self-injury among depressed British Columbian youth. Ultimately, the goal of the study was to develop a profile that would allow health care workers and parents to identify depressed youth who may self-injure. -- P.17.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1326119


title: Un-layering landscapes:  A post-colonial critique of "wilderness" in Tsimshian Territory, northern British Columbia.

subject: Landscape assessment -- Cross-cultural studies.

subject: Tsimshian Indians -- Ecology -- British Columbia -- Kitsumkalum Region.

subject: Philosophy of nature -- Cross-cultural studies.

subject: Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- British Columbia -- Kitsumkalum Region.

subject: Wilderness areas -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Traditional ecological knowledge -- British Columbia -- Kitsumkalum Region.

subject: GF91.C2 G84 2008

abstract: Wilderness' is a term commonly used to describe the forested landscapes of northern British Columbia. This interpretation stems from a western colonial ideology that was transferred to the landscapes of the New World' during the long process of colonization. The rhetoric embedded in the culturally constructed concept of wilderness' had the effect of dehumanizing and erasing an extant vibrant cultural Aboriginal landscape. This re-writing of the landscape was accomplished through various colonial mechanisms, including cartography and the creation of Indian Reserves. Primary and secondary literature demonstrate the extent to which the concept wilderness' has become a meta-narrative of the landscape and shows how this dominant colonial ideology continues to be embedded in social understandings of the land. Information gathered through exploratory interviews with people from the Tsimshian First Nation community of Kitsumkalum in northern British Columbia indicates that First Nations people's attachment to the land is still deeply embedded in their culture and in their everyday lives. The ethnography demonstrates that these peoples' ideologies of the land have not been erased through colonialism. Rather, they have continued to exist. Thus it is important to work towards a space where more than one ideology of the land can not only exist, but also be acknowledged and accepted especially when faced with treaty negotiations over land and rights.--P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1513696


title: Promoting and participating in teacher learning and development.

subject:
Teachers -- Training of.
Career development.
LB1707 .L36 2015

abstract: This study examines the pedagogy shift in practice of teachers and principals when using a constructivist learning model with a focus on formative assessment practices. Five secondary high school teachers and five principals participated in extended focus group interviews to expand on research focused on how principals can strengthen teacher professional development. This study extends the research of Robinson..., Robinson, Lloyd and Rowe... and Postholm... which support the necessity for social constructivist theory to be utilized when building collaborative professional learning environments with a sustained focus on transforming teaching practice. This study identifies promising approaches or strategies principals should use to create learning teams focused on improving student learning. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b2006848


title: Tunneling of a diatomic molecule with transitional channels and molecular break-up.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 71

subject:
Tunneling (Physics).
Diatomic molecules.
QC176.8.T8 K63 2007

abstract: We study a diatomic homonuclear molecule incident upon a potential barrier. We allow for transitions among bound states and for molecular break-up for a molecule incident upon the barrier in a bound state. We apply an elegant method to calculate probabilities of reflection and transmission, in bound and unbound states. In the numerical work, we use a binding potential that captures the important physical features of real potentials and a single delta barrier for the potential barrier. We showed that the probabilities of reflection and transmission in unbound states were small compared to the probabilities of reflection and transmission in bound states. We also found that the probabilities of reflection and transmission decrease for large kinetic energies. For a molecule with only one bound state, it was shown, using two different binding potentials, that the probabilities of reflection and transmission in unbound states were also small. We showed that an arbitrarily weakly-bound molecule will break up upon encountering a barrier. We also discussed a shortcoming of the results and possible resolutions. Suggestions for further studies were also presented.--P.ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1327967


title: The virtual cup of coffee: Northern cancer patients' experience with social work and Telehealth.

format:
electronic
Number of pages in document: 110

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

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

subject: Social work -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Social service, Rural -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RC262 .A35 2015

abstract: Social work in oncology addresses the distress experienced by people dealing with cancer. Residents of northern British Columbia have access to this service through Telehealth. Seven people, who were dealing with cancer, were individually interviewed using semi-structured, open ended questions about their experiences using social work through telehealth. The data was divided into textural and structural themes and analyzed through the writer's own experience with providing oncology social work and telehealth to over 500 people in Northern BC. The results are that some people with cancer 1) feel alone, 2) receive the service at inopportune times and 3) feel discomfort with it. However, once rapport was achieved through incorporating northern realities into the experience, participants felt the service was helpful and comfortable and all would recommend it. Despite this, without the proper structural and system support, careful consideration should be made before this mode of oncology social work delivery is more widely used. --Leaf ii.

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title: Burden as the bridge to resiliency in mental illness: Effectiveness of the Strengthening Families Together family education intervention.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 133

subject:
Families of the mentally ill.
Mentally ill -- Family relationships.
Addicts -- Family relationships.
Families -- Mental health.
RC455.4.F3 D59 2009

abstract: Strengthening Families Together 2005 (SFT) is a Canadian education program for family members affected by mental illness and addiction. This study explores and describes the effectiveness of SFT for burden and resilience among family participants. This research used a single case study with multiple unit method to assess the effectiveness of SFT based on the trauma theory of stress, coping and adaptation. I have combined quantitative and qualitative methodology to explore the effects of SFT and to describe the predicted decrease in burden and increase in resiliency ...Following the criteria for the pattern-matching analysis used in the SFT study, the results must be supported by both the quantitative and qualitative findings to be tenable. Both quantitative and qualitative results suggest SFT was effective at reducing burden. Although, the qualitative data suggests a possible increase in resilience, this result was not supported by the quantitative results suggesting SFT may be less effective at increasing resiliency among family participants in this study. In conclusion, the researcher recommended changes to SFT are based on a sound theoretical foundation to include the broader goal of increased resiliency among family participants and SFT leaders receive standardized teacher training. At the time of writing the researcher had made changes to the SFT curriculum based on a review of the current literature and the research findings and had developed a SFT teacher training model that was scheduled to roll out throughout BC and the Yukon in the winter of 2010. --P.ii-iii.

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title: Deciphering the source of technological change:  Greenhouse gas emission reductions in the British Columbia forest industry between 1990 and 2005.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 97

subject: Forest products industry -- Technological innovations -- British Columbia.

subject: Greenhouse gas mitigation -- British Columbia.

subject: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992). Protocols, etc., 1997 Dec. 11.

subject: HD9764.C33 B75 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Environmental justice in Canada: An application to a First Nations' struggle to protect caribou from coal mining in northeast British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 259

subject: Environmental justice -- Canada.

subject: Environmental justice -- British Columbia -- Case studies.

subject: West Moberly First Nation -- Land tenure.

subject: Caribou -- Effect of mining on -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Coal mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: GE240.C3 M85 2011

abstract: In the United States of America, the field of environmental justice has become an important consideration in land use planning and natural resource management decisions regarding the protection of minorities. Within Canada, however, the field of environmental justice is not part of the legislative or policy regime used in environmental decision making. The focus of this study was to incorporate environmental justice into a situation in Canada involving a First Nation and a land and natural resource conflict. A phenomenology study design and a content analysis of the existing data were used to develop and apply the equality framework to a recent land use conflict between West Moberly First Nations and the Provincial Government of British Columbia. The results demonstrated that environmental justice can be incorporated into a Canadian context. When applied to the land use conflict, the equality framework demonstrated that the decisions made by the government to permit a coal mining company to destroy the critical habitat of a threatened herd of caribou were tantamount to an environmental injustice for the First Nation. The study concludes by discussing the differences of environmental justice as developed America in comparison to Canada, the challenges that associated with incorporation, and potential future applications and frameworks. --P. 2.

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title: Face Recognition Through Regret Minimization.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 73

subject: Human face recognition (Computer science)

subject: Optical pattern recognition.

subject: TA1650 .Y95 2011

abstract: Face Recognition is an important problem for Artificial Intelligence Researchers, with applications to law enforcement, medicine and entertainment. Many different approaches to the problem have been suggested most approaches can be categorized as being either Holistic or Local. Recently, local approaches have shown some gains. This thesis presents a system for embedding a holistic algorithm into a local framework. The system proposed builds on the concept of Regional Voting, to create Weighted Regional Voting which divides the face images to be classified into regions, performs classification on each region, and finds the final classification through a weighted majority vote on the regions. Three different weighting schemes taken from the field of Regret Minimization are suggested, and their results compared. Weighted Regional Voting is shown to improve upon unweighted Regional Voting in every case, and to outperform or equal many modern face recognition algorithms. --P. ii.

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title: An examination of the influence of culture, climate and leadership as drivers of a healthy workplace.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 123

subject:
Work environment -- Great Britain.
Industrial welfare -- Great Britain.
Employees -- Mental health.
Industrial hygiene -- Great Britain.
HD7260.62.G7 M34 2012

abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the many components of a working environment that should be considered when developing a healthy workplace. The definition of a healthy workplace is expressed in terms of the organization's practices in providing an internal working environment that supports, protects and promotes the health and well-bring of employees while concomitantly pursuing its business goals ...To test this definition the internal working environment was contextualized as the culture, social climate, and leadership style. These variables were then used to examine the influence of the internal working environment on perceptions of organizational health practice and occupational bond as drivers of a healthy workplace. Employees from four organizations based in the United Kingdom participated in the study (N=168 employees). The results indicate that each of the independent variables culture, climate or leadership, are each significant predictors of organizational bond and health practice when analyzed singularly. More importantly however is the differential impact of these variables on occupational bond and health practices when viewed through the comprehensive model such that positive aspects of the working environment dampen the negative effects. The study also shows that the proximal social environment is more influential in promoting occupational bond in the workplace than the distal environment of culture and leadership. The applied implication of these findings when developing a healthy workplace is that over and above culture and leadership influences, the proximal environment of climate and health practices is a salient force among workers. Overall this study speaks to the need for contextualizing the workplace before initiating organizational improvement or development. --P. ii.

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title: Fertility desires of women living with HIV/aids in northern British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 108

subject: HIV-positive women -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Motherhood -- British Columbia, Northern -- Attitudes.

subject: Reproductive health -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Rural women -- British Columbia, Northern -- Attitudes.

subject: RC606.6 .A45 2015

abstract: The fertility issues of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are increasingly becoming very important because advances in medical care have decreased the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child. Thus many PLWHA are now opting for parenthood. Within the northern region, the proportion of HIV is higher in both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, more so than in other areas of Canada. There is little information known on the fertility desires of women living with HIV in the rural northern community. This study used a mixed methods design by first implementing a quantitative structured survey (Phase I) and then a qualitative follow-up semi-structured interviews (Phase II). The purpose of the study was to determine the socio-demographic, reproductive characteristics, and the fertility desires of women living with HIV/AIDS. Phase I, the structured survey explored the fertility desire and reproductive intention of 21 HIV positive women and also assessed the relationships between their fertility desires and, socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics. In Phase II semi-structural interviews were conducted with four HIV positive women to increase the depth of understanding of what these women thinking and feeling about fertility desire. In this research, the majority of the participants (52.4%) were within the age group of 30-39 and 66.7% were of Aboriginal descent. Half of the participants (47.6%) reported desire to have children in future. High proportions of the women (80%) were sexually active. Usage of barrier methods as birth control decreased to nearly 25% after diagnosed with HIV. There were statistically significant relationships observed between the fertility desire and ethnicity (X²=5.51, df=2, p=.05) and, partner's preference to have children (X²=23.9, df=2, p=.001) A positive correlation was observed between the age of the participants and the participants youngest child age (r=.74, df=19, p<.005). Women of younger age and those who had younger aged youngest child expres

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title: Movement patterns of noctural avian migrants at a wind energy project in northeast British Columbia

format:
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Number of pages in document: 137

subject: Wind power plants -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia, Northeastern.

subject: Earthquakes -- British Columbia.

subject: Fire ecology -- British Columbia.

subject: Logging -- British Columbia.

subject: Roads -- British Columbia.

subject: TJ828 .D46 2015

abstract: In North America, the migration corridors of passerine birds between breeding and non-breeding grounds are relatively well documented, and along these corridors passerines generally move in a broad-front fashion interspersed with stopover periods in which to rest and replenish fuel stores. Understanding movement patterns at individual locations along these routes is required to identify whether anthropogenic developments, such as wind energy installations, can lead to disruption or collision risk during migrations. Wind energy installations are becoming more numerous in the corridors along migration routes as they use the same wind resources exploited by migratory birds. Documenting collision risk to nocturnal migrants, particularly passerines, through the collection of accurate data on the movement patterns and flight altitudes at wind energy sites during both pre-operational and operational phases is needed to correctly assess the level of risk to these birds. Using standard marine radar units equipped with an inexpensive digital interface system, I automated the detection and extraction of radar echo signatures or target information for nocturnal migrants (Chapter 2) at a wind energy site in northeast British Columbia. Using the open source software program radR, I identified optimal values for input criteria to automatically detect and track these migrants with high accuracy from the digital radar data, when compared to known, manually-tracked targets (R²=0.94). The program was also effective in reducing the amount of insects that were detected and tracked. Use of the auto-tracking software also increased the number of detected targets by over 500% compared to the real-time collection of radar data. Using radR, I analyzed the micro-scale movements of nocturnal migrants during the pre-operational and operational periods of the wind energy project (Chapter 3). Despite variations in wind conditions between seasons, migrants showed consistent directionality and general trends of broad-front migration at a

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title: Fighting for our lives: First Nations suicide interventions.

contributor: Waa ksis to akii, Beginning of a New Day Hosanna (author)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 189

subject: Native peoples -- Suicidal behavior -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Suicide -- Prevention.

subject: Native peoples -- Mental health -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Indians of North America -- Suicidal behavior -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Indians of North America -- Mental health -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: E98.S9 B44 2007

abstract: In rural northwest British Columbia, Canada, the truth speaking stories of five First Nations Warriors were collected through purposive sampling to answer three pre-determined research questions. Through their truth speaking, intra-personal and inter-personal data and themes were gathered on the nature of 'driven to suicide', successful suicide interventions, and serendipitous and sacred spiritual life events that helped the Warriors, in fighting for their lives. An 'Indianized' research method, similar to phenomenology's thematic analysis, was created by drawing upon Blackfoot and Sioux cultures as well as referencing Elders from both Red and White Nations. Lastly, a suicide prevention/intervention pamphlet was developed and given back to the Warriors as a gift to their People, who are still fighting for their lives.---P.iii

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title: The impact of climate change and harvest of mountain pine beetle stands on streamflow in northern British Columbia

format:
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Number of pages in document: 87

subject: Ecohydrology -- British Columbia -- Goathorn Creek Watershed.

subject: Sewage -- Purification -- Adsorption.

subject: QH541.15.E19 H57 2010

abstract: This research examines the impact of climate change and MPB harvest on streamflow in northern British Columbia using the Hydrologiska Byråns Vattenbalansmodell-Environment Canada model (HBV-EC) a semi-distributed conceptual hydrologic model. Streamflow for the Goathorn Creek watershed in Telkwa is modeled under the IPCC A1B, A2 and B1 emissions scenarios. The TreeGen downscaling method and four global climate models were used to generate future climate. Global climate models used were the Canadian developed CGCM3, ECHAM5 from Germany, GFDL-CM2.1 from the United States and CSIRO-Mk from Australia. Under all climate scenarios HBV-EC modeled a 16 percent reduction in mean annual flows the timing of spring peak flows was also forecast to occur up to 30 days earlier in the year. A change in the timing of peak flows and an overall reduction in mean flows will have important implications for water managers, domestic users and industrial development within the Bulkley Valley. The HBV-EC model was also used to model Moffat Creek streamflow under various harvest scenarios for mountain pine beetle stands. The model predicted an increase in streamflow with an increase in harvest area. When compared to measured streamflow it was however found that average spring discharge during the MPB epidemic was 14 percent lower than it had been during the previous 30 years. The low spring discharge during the MPB epidemic appeared to be related to the 9 percent decrease in SWE for the same years however further investigation is required.

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title: Can Chinese state owned enterprises fulfill both social and corporate objectives?

format:
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Number of pages in document: 75

subject: Government business enterprises -- Social aspects -- China.

subject: Corporate governance -- China.

subject: Government business enterprises -- China.

subject: HD4318 .C4577 2013

abstract: In China, state governance in corporations serves the purpose of Communist party control over the political, social, and economic development and most importantly, stability of the country. Therefore, Chinese state owned firms have equally important corporate and social objectives. Both objectives must be controlled and managed well through the corporate sector in order for China to successfully advance its economy and preserve its political order. While the state governance relationship with performance of Chinese corporations is well studied, the state relationship with employment has little literature. Therefore, we propose that state governance will have effects on firm performance and employment. This study examines these relationships by panel regressions for a large sample of 2,536 Chinese publicly listed firms during 2001-2011. The results affirm a non-linear, concave relationship between state ownership and financial performance as measured by Tobin's Q. This relationship suggests private-governed and highly-state-governed firms have lower performance than mixed governed firms. Second, the results strongly indicate that state governance positively affects employment stability and number of employees. These results support the hypothesis that high employment is an objective of Chinese firms. After standardizing the dependent variable as the number of employees over assets, mixed control firms provide the least benefit in social performance. This finding is the opposite to their market performance. The mixed control firms perform poorly because they are more focused on financial performance. Moreover, they may not receive effective governance monitoring as neither private nor state firms has enough ownership to attend to social performance, and they face more ambiguity and conflict between firms and state objectives of profit maximization versus social maximization. --Leaf iii.

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title: Exploring the connections between outdoor activities, nature connectedness, & well-being in the rural community of Vanderhoof, BC

format:
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Number of pages in document: 118

subject: Well-being -- Environmental aspects.

subject: Job stress -- Canada -- Evaluation.

subject: Job satisfaction -- Canada -- Evaluation.

subject: BF575.H27 M38 2016

abstract: Discourse in recent years explores the two related topics of nature connectedness and the well-being benefits of nature contact. Existing literature has been predominantly framed from an urban perspective potentially limiting the applicability of the research to rural communities. Interactions with nature in rural settings may offer new insights into connections with nature. This research explored the connections between nature connectedness, outdoor activities, and well-being in the rural context of Vanderhoof, BC. Mixed methods were followed and analysis of interview and survey findings identified three central themes rooted in nature connectedness including that self-sufficient outdoor activities can arouse nature connection well-being outcomes can reinforce nature connectedness and nature connectedness is a strong component of environmental perspectives in combination with lived experiences. Identified themes informed recommendations for further research and practice. The human nature connection must continue to be explored for the well-being of individuals, ecosystems, and the planet. --Leaf ii.

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title: Disablement in Prince George, BC: A qualitative, holistic and participatory exploration.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 173

subject: People with disabilities -- Orientation and mobility -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: City planning -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: Buildings -- Barrier-free design -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: People with disabilities -- Transportation -- British Columbia -- Prince George.

subject: HV3022 .B54 2012

abstract: (dis)Abled people are frequently faced with barriers to their mobility when navigating the built environment, especially in colder climates yet little is known about this experience in northern BC. Using downtown Prince George as a study area, my research examines the lived experience of (dis)Ability in a northern, ageing, resource-based city and seeks to gain an understanding of what barriers are, how they impact (dis)Abled people, and why environments are disabling. Using go-along interviews, I found that barriers are often characteristics of the built and seasonal environment. Although generalizations cannot be made between individuals, the results suggest that barriers are connected to the presence of ableism in society and negatively impact (dis)Abled people participants described situations involving increased health issues, intense emotional stress and loss of autonomy. Exclusion, marginalization and discrimination are also uncovered as part of the lived experience of (dis)Ability in Prince George. I conclude that the first step towards an enabling environment is a social shift. --Leaf ii.

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title: Building evidence-based research for park development and design in Canadian cities : cases from the City of Vancouver parks

contributor: De Sousa, Christopher (committee member)

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Number of pages in document: 328
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abstract: Urban parks are among the few urban infrastructures that promote the social, economic and environmental well-being of city residents at the same time. Despite the importance of parks towards the development of cities, there is a major research gap within the Canadian context. The goal of this study is to examine the factors influencing the development and management of urban parks in the City of Vancouver. The research focused on three main themes namely: the evolution of park planning, urban park management models and park user characteristics. Methodologically, the study relied on the mixed methods approach consisting of primary and secondary sources of data. The secondary data used for this study was collected from a variety of documentary sources such as Parks Board records, City of Vancouver documents, old newspapers and archival records. On the other hand, the primary data was collected by interviewing key stakeholders and conducting park user survey in Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park. The historical analysis of parks showed that the development of parks in the City of Vancouver has been approached from a multi-stakeholder perspective since the 19th century. Also, there has been an increase in the number of physical structures and area of hard landscaping on these parks. This is as a result of the continuous increase in the provision of more recreational facilities. Historically, the management of parks in the City of Vancouver has not been approached by one particular model but rather a combination of the elements of the public-for-profit model and the public-non-profit model. However, these models were not strategically laid down to guide the development of parks but rather came along with the incremental development of parks in the City of Vancouver. Similar to the historical approach to park management, the contemporary park management system of the City of Vancouver still relies on the hybrid model. Park management decisions should be informed by the type of park, type of activities and the type of people who use the parks. The bivariate analysis showed that there is the need for park researchers to be cautious in generalizing their findings on the relationship between demographic characteristics and park use. Some of the results ascertained from assessing the relationships between demographic characteristics and park use are generalizable whilst others are context specific. For example, the chi-square analysis indicated that there is no statistically significant relationship between gender and active walking in Stanley Park (P>0.05). However, the relationship between gender and walking in Queen Elizabeth Park was statistically significant (P≤0.05). It is, therefore, important for park administrators and policy makers to formulate context-specific policies and management decisions in relation to the demographic characteristics of park users and active walking. The statistical analysis also indicated that the intensity of Stanley Park use is influenced by demographic characteristics such as marital status, place of origin, race, and age. On the other hand, the intensity of park use in Queen Elizabeth Park is influenced by demographic characteristics such as employment, gender, place of origin and religion. The results of the study showed a strong relationship between the place of origin of park users and the intensity of park use. The research finding showed that park users who live in Vancouver use both Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park at a higher intensity rate than park users coming from outside Canada.


title: Land use allocation in central British Columbia: A case study.

contributor: Hawkins, Christopher D.B. (Thesis advisor)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 245

subject: Land use -- British Columbia -- Prince George Forest District -- Case studies.

subject: Forest management -- British Columbia -- Prince George Forest District.

subject: Land use -- British Columbia -- Prince George Forest District -- Planning.

subject: HD108.6 .B58 2013

abstract: Land allocation use specialization is a forest management strategy designed to accommodate the wide array of values present on the forested landscape, having the potential to enhance both environmental and industrial uses of the forest. The details of such a strategy, however, are not fixed, being case specific. The challenge is to define the basis for zoning considering the multiplicity of values expected from each particular forestland base. Therefore, this work explores the implications of different zoning approaches for land allocation in the Prince George Forest District of central British Columbia, Canada. To do so, three objectives were set: a) evaluate the consequences of different zoning strategies on a specific forestland base b) examine the effects of different area proportions among categories on the land use allocation and c) explore how expected future climate change may affect land use allocation in the study area. The methodology consisted of defining the basic values expected by stakeholders from the forest land base and combining them using three different zoning approaches: three-zone, four-zone and multiple-zone. Results show that the zoning approach has major influences on the results, increasing spatial distribution and fragmentation with an increase in the number of zones. Furthermore, the increase in target area of a specific category results in its greater distribution over the landscape and better representation of the variety of landscapes found in the study area. Finally, climate change predictions can be proactively incorporated in land use plans, creating more robust land use plants. The methodology employed in this work enables the amalgamation of multiple sources of information to define forest values, it is flexible and it also provides spatially explicit allocation maps easy to assimilate. --P. ii.

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title: Reconceiving utopian movement:  Realizing the transformative potential of literary and philosophical exchange.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 117

subject:
Utopias in literature.
Utopias.
PN56.U8 P53 2005

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: The International Criminal Court: A court without a state? A transformation from state-centered governance to non-state-centered governance?

subject:
International Criminal Court.
Criminal jurisdiction.
International criminal courts.
KZ6314 .R46 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: The impacts of forest management activities on carbon stocks and sequestration in the Aleza Lake Research Forest.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 105

subject: Carbon sequestration -- British Columbia -- Aleza Lake Research Forest.

subject: Experimental forests -- British Columbia -- Aleza Lake Research Forest -- Management.

subject: Forest management -- British Columbia -- Aleza Lake Research Forest.

subject: SD387.C37 J36 2006

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Vicarious traumatization: The danger of the unknown for transition house workers.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 141

subject: Secondary traumatic stress -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: Social workers -- Job stress  -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: RC489.C68 B57 2010

abstract: The current literature on vicarious traumatization identifies some of the negative effects experienced by professionals who do trauma work. The purpose of this mixed-methods exploratory study is to examine transition house support workers' knowledge of vicarious traumatization. Without understanding what is known about the topic and currently being done within agencies it is difficult to implement the changes needed to protect support workers on the front lines. Participants in this study consisted of support workers from seven transition houses located in Northwestern communities along Highway 16 from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Prince George, BC. This research was carried out between February 2008 and July 2008 through three phases of data collection: questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, and one focus group. Descriptive statistics are calculated and content analysis applied to the qualitative data. Research findings indicate the following main themes: vulnerability, impacts, knowledge base, agency response, and strategies for change. Recommendations for policy and practice are also identified. Based on the findings, transition house workers are vulnerable to vicarious traumatization and while their knowledge is limited, what they do know can serve as a baseline to guide the development of effective training programs. --P.ii.

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title: Seen and not heard: the case against Mariá de Cazalla

contributor: Wessell Lightfoot, Dana (thesis advisor)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 126

subject:
Inquisition -- Spain.
Women and religion -- Spain.
Cazalla, María de, 1487-
Women -- Spain -- Religious aspects.

abstract:
During the sixteenth century, rulers responded to perceived threats against Catholicism, complicating the religious climate in Spain. The Inquisition’s establishment affected all people in Spain, not just the elite. The development of gendered ideals and the theological response to concerns that the Church faced complicated the role that women played as second and third orders within the church. Religious women faced increased scrutiny and tighter control which concerned their gender more than their theological beliefs. The heretical charges levied against María de Cazalla concerned her status as a mother and wife and her insistence on assuming an authorial role as a teacher within her community. Maria's defense hinged on her understanding of gendered ideals in response to her perceived role as a woman. Its success
rested on her own application of these ideals as a woman and how she responded to the Inquisition’s expectations.

abstract: Inquisition

abstract: Religious women


title: Maintenance of endemic Dendroctonus ponderosae populations through interactions with a secondary bark beetle, Pseudips mexicanus.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 121

subject: Dendroctonus -- Behavior -- Research.

subject: Dendroctonus -- Ecology -- Canada, Western.

subject: Mountain pine beetle -- Canada, Western.

subject: Lodgepole pine -- Diseases and pests -- Canada, Western.

subject: QL596.S35 S45 2008

abstract: Endemic Dendroctonus ponderosae are often found inhabiting weakened lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) in western Canada previously attacked by the little known bark beetle Pseudips mexicanus. Interactions between the two species have not been elucidated, so three studies were conducted. The first examined the life history of P. mexicanus, describing developmental characteristics. The second explored the interaction between the two species and found the D. ponderosae attacking ephemeral hosts previously occupied by P. mexicanus do so in greater densities with earlier offspring emergence when compared to hosts D. ponderosae attacked alone. P. mexicanus may alter host chemistry, allowing D. ponderosae to be more successful when compared to trees D. ponderosae attacked alone. The third study investigated the attraction of D. ponderosae to P. mexicanus-produced volatiles, revealing no response by D. ponderosae. The scope of this work contributes to the understanding of bark beetle ecology in the lodgepole pine ecosystem.--P.ii

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title: Soo Ts'yawh 'Ilho Zah Ts'inli "We Are All One" Tl'azt'en Nation's Ancestral History of Yeko.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 128

subject: Tl'az'ten Indians -- British Columbia -- Cunningham Lake Region -- History.

subject: Cunningham Lake (B.C.) -- History.

subject: Carrier Indians -- British Columbia -- Cunningham Lake Region.

subject: E99.T17 G35 2011

abstract: This research is a community-based oral history project under the Tl'azt'en Nation/University of Northern British Columbia Community Research Alliance (CURA) and focuses on the area around Yeko [Cunningham Lake]. Tl'azt'en Nation is located in North Central British Columbia, approximately 65 km north of Fort St. James. The Tl'azt'enne self identity as Dakelhne. Conducting this research into the history and significance of Yeko, with members of the Tl'azt'en Nation Elders Society, ensures that Tl'azt'tenne can pass on this important history about their land and culture to the next generation. The information gathered was documented using written, audio, and video techniques, according to the wishes of the Elders/experts. Archival research of written sources has also been used to supplement the oral history. Three general themes emerged throughout the research: Importance of Community, Learning of Traditions, and Treaty. Each of the Elders discussed how close-knit the communities were in the past. --P. ii.

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title: Scale-space and wavelet decomposition based scheme for face recognition using nearest linear combination.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 74

subject: Human face recognition (Computer science)

subject: TA1650 .H67 2014

abstract: Face recognition has attracted much attention from Artificial Intelligence researchers due to its wide acceptability in many applications. Many techniques have been suggested to develop a practical face recognition system that has the ability to handle different challenges. Illumination variation is one of the major issues that significantly affects the performances of face recognition systems. Among many illumination robust approaches, scale-space decomposition based methods play an important role in reducing the lighting effects in facial images. This research presents a face recognition approach for utilizing both the scale-space decomposition and wavelet decomposition methods. In most cases, the existing scale-space decomposition methods perform recognition, based on only the illumination-invariant small-scale features. The proposed approach uses both large-scale and small-scale features through scale-space decomposition and wavelet decomposition. Together with the Nearest Linear Combination (NLC) approach, the proposed system is validated on different databases. The experimental results have shown that the system outperforms many recognition methods in the same category. --Leaf ii.

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title: Continuing and discontinuing home schooling:  Meeting the needs of children.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 139

subject: Home schooling -- British Columbia.

subject: Education -- Parent participation -- British Columbia.

subject: LC40 .S76 1998

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Rousseau's contributions to socialism.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 108

subject: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Political and social views.

subject: Socialism -- History.

subject: JC179.R9 D66 2013

abstract: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) is often overlooked as a founder of socialist thought. This thesis attempts to correct this oversight by defining central themes within socialism ostensively using Robert Owen (1771-1858) and Karl Marx (1818-1883) as exemplars and then comparing their ideas to those of Rousseau. The themes that emerge from a review of Owen's and Marx's critiques are that capitalist society leads to personal and social alienation. A review of Rousseau's critiques of commercial society shows that he similarly argued that commercial society leads to personal and social alienation. In light of the similarities between Rousseau and two well known social thinkers, the thesis concludes that Rousseau was a proto-socialist and that his writings represent an important contribution to the development of socialist thought. However, the thesis also reviews some of the central differences among the three thinkers. --Leaf ii.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1947101


title: The eastern enlargement of the European Union

format:
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Number of pages in document: 64

subject: European Union.

subject: European Union countries -- Economic integration.

subject: Peace.

subject: HC241.2 .P38 1998

abstract: The idea of an eastern enlargement of the European Union has been the topic of much recent discussion and it is fast becoming a reality as the end of the Twentieth Century approaches. Previous attempts at integration failed to unite Europe mainly because they relied on force. Negotiations are about to begin that will allow some East European states to become members of the EU. This enlargement will not be without its difficulties, but it is generally agreed that the long term benefits are too great to warrant postponement. Economically and politically the long term benefits of an eastern enlargement are enormous. After this enlargement the EU will be the largest trading bloc in the world. What is even more significant is that the EU will have successfully united Europe through peaceful and democratic means. It is the ability of the EU to act as democratizing force in Eastern Europe that is of most significance. By directly aiding in the consolidation of democracy in the East, the EU is fulfilling its founding principles of creating a peaceful and democratic Europe. After this enlargement the EU will have accomplished something no war ever could, the successful unification of Europe and the removal of the political East-West division.

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title: Examining the challenges faced by social work supervisors in Northwestern British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 104

subject: Social workers -- Supervision of -- British Columbia, Northwestern.

subject: Social service, Rural -- British Columbia, Northwestern.

subject: HV40.54 .G64 2013

abstract: The purpose of this qualitative and exploratory study was to describe the experiences of social workers working in supervisory capacities throughout Northwest British Columbia, with a focus on the challenges they experience working in rural and remote communities. Five participants were involved in this study four female and one male. Individual interviews were used to collect data. The interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, then reviewed and coded based on emerging themes, using thematic analysis. This study identified four major, over-arching themes and a cluster of sub themes. The major themes were: recruitment and retention challenges, a northern context, budget implications, and areas for further consideration. An extensive literature review supported this research, however, this study revealed an interesting finding that has not been identified in the literature reviews, succession planning in social work. --Leaf II.

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title: An adolescent student with fetal alcohol effect and learning disabilities:  Tutoring in written language.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 196

subject: Learning disabled children -- Education.

subject: Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Case studies.

subject: Learning disabilities -- Case studies.

subject: Tutors and tutoring -- Case studies.

subject: LC4806 .J64 1999

abstract: No abstract available.

abstract: The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1201603


title: The sensational landscape: the history of sensationalist images of the Arctic, 1818-1910

format:
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Number of pages in document: 92

subject: Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.

subject: Arctic regions -- Civilization -- 19th century.

subject: Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century.

subject: United States -- Civilization -- 19th century.

subject: G630.G7 S74 2001

abstract: This thesis is a study of the public perception of the Arctic through explorers' journals and the modern press in America and Britain. The underlying question of this thesis is what exactly was the role of the press in forming public opinions about Arctic exploration in general? Did newspaper editors in America and Britain simply report what they found interesting based upon their own knowledge of Arctic explorers' journals, or did these editors create that public interest in order to profit from increased sales? From a historical perspective, these reasons relate to the growth of an intellectual and social current that had been gaining strength in the Western world throughout the nineteenth century: the creation of the mythic hero. In essence, the mythical status of Arctic explorers developed in Britain, but was matured and honed in the American press, particularly in the competitive news industry in New York. Here, the creation of the heroic Arctic explorer resulted largely from the vicious competitiveness of the contemporary press.

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title: Integrating conservation and development at the local level:  Co-management of the Galibi Nature Reserve, Suriname.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 118

subject: Protected areas -- Suriname -- Galibi Nature Reserve -- Management.

subject: Nature conservation -- Suriname -- Galibi Nature Reserve -- Management.

subject: Protected areas -- Economic aspects -- Suriname -- Galibi Nature Reserve.

subject: SB484.S8 C66 2001

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Unsupervised landcover classification in a topographically diverse region of north-central British Columbia.

subject: Ecological surveys -- Methodology.

subject: Forest ecology -- Remote sensing.

subject: Ecosystem management -- British Columbia, Northern.

subject: QH541.15.S95 C73 2005

abstract: Landcover mapping is an important tool for natural resource managers. The incorporation of remotely sensed data to produce landcover maps is becoming more common, as a result of lower cost and greater availability of image data. One factor that can negatively affect landcover classifications is topographic variation, particularly in mountainous areas. For this study, four unsupervised classification methods were compared using Landsat Thematic Mapper data (TM) to test the effect of topography on landcover classification. One scenario involved using only TM data, another combined TM data with an Incidence channel, a third used principal component analysis (PCA) and the last used selective principal component analysis (SPCA). Each classification was tested for two different classification legends. The first was based on habitat mapping while the other was a general landcover legend taken from a national mapping project. In each case, the imagery was pre-stratified using a normalized difference vegetation index and was clustered with the K-Means unsupervised classification method. Results showed that the combination of TM bands 3, 4, 5 and Incidence modestly increased the classification accuracy for both legends although accuracies were lower than 62%. The PCA and SPCA scenarios, which other research had shown held promise as a means of topographic compensation, did not produce higher accuracy without considerable class aggregation.

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title: Framing community food security: Connecting the personal to the political.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 124

subject:
Food supply -- Canada.
Food relief -- Canada.
Public welfare -- Canada.
HD9014.C32 H68 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Blocking the School Play: US, Japanese, and UK Televisual High Schools, Spatiality, and the Construction of Teen Identity

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Number of pages in document: 93

abstract: School spaces differ regionally and internationally, and this difference can be seen in television programmes featuring high schools. As television must always create its spaces and places on the screen, what, then, is the significance of the varying emphases as well as the commonalities constructed in televisual high school settings in UK, US, and Japanese television shows? This master’s thesis considers how fictional televisual high schools both contest and construct national identity. In order to do this, it posits the existence of the televisual school story, a descendant of the literary school story. It then compares the formal and narrative ways in which Glee (2009-2015), Hex (2004-2005), and Ouran koukou hosutobu (2006) deploy space and place to create identity on the screen. In particular, it examines how heteronormativity and gender roles affect the abilities of characters to move through spaces, across boundaries, and gain secure places of their own.

abstract: heteronormativity

abstract: televisual high schools


title: Quantification of carbon pools and fluxes in relation to land-use in sub-boreal British Columbia.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 103

subject: Forest microclimatology -- British Columbia -- Aleza Lake Research Forest.

subject: Forest microclimatology -- British Columbia -- Hixon Region.

subject: Forest management -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia -- Aleza Lake Research Forest.

subject: Forest management -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia -- Hixon Region.

subject: Carbon sequestration -- British Columbia -- Aleza Lake Research Forest.

subject: Carbon sequestration -- British Columbia -- Hixon Region.

subject: SD387.C37 W38 2003

abstract: No abstract available.

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title: Robin Mathews and the Canadian dialectic: Forms of nationalist thought in Canada.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 84

subject: Mathews, Robin, 1931- -- Criticism and interpretation.

subject: Nationalism -- Canada.

subject: Canada -- Civilization.

subject: National characteristics, Canadian.

subject: FC97 .W55 2009

abstract: Robin Mathews' vision of a Canadian dialectic is a valuable practical concept because it works within a moral framework, inviting discussion at the same time as it creates a specific positive Canadian nationalism. This Canadian dialectic does not presuppose a single, unifying view of Canadian identity, nor does it produce claims to finality. In espousing a view that results in a dialogue between two competing visions, the dialectic fleshes out historic debates which increase their cultural and historical significance and promotes difference. What Mathews argues is that what is important to Canada and Canadian identity is the fact of an ongoing dialectic that is a valid counterpoint to traditionally dominant views of Canadian literature and culture.

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title: Cross-linguistic transference of reading skills: Assessing reading difficulties in early French immersion students.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 161

subject: Reading comprehension -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

subject: Reading (Elementary) -- Ability testing.

subject: French language -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- English speakers.

subject: LB1573.7 .A63 2010

abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to examine both French and English reading errors made by early French immersion students to determine if there was a transfer of literacy skills between the two languages. French immersion students (n = 12) in Grade 2 and Grade 3 were assessed for word reading, word decoding, and paragraph comprehension using standardized English measures and an experimental French assessment tool, the Karen Andrews Reading Assessment Tool (KARAT). The participants, whose first language was English, had not yet received formal English reading instruction. Detailed error analyses revealed that students make the same types of errors when reading in French as when reading in English. Additionally, students who have reading difficulties in one language, experience similar difficulties in the other language. --P. ii.

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title: The Fraser Basin Initiative and integrated water resource management as a model for river basin management globally.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 107

subject: Watershed management -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Basin.

subject: Fresh water -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Basin -- Management.

subject: Integrated water development -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Basin.

subject: TC427.F73 B35 2011

abstract: Freshwater resources above and below ground worldwide are deteriorating due to overconsumption and abuse. In the wake of this increasing deterioration, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has come to the fore as a leading process for dealing with freshwater management issues. The Fraser Basin Council (FBC), a river basin management organization in British Columbia, Canada, has been asked to present their basin management model, which operates on IWRM principles, to different countries around the globe through their International Outreach Program. Through reviewing the tenets of IWRM, the various aspects of the FBC, and select freshwater indicators in the Fraser Basin, this thesis analyzes whether the FBC is effective at managing the Fraser River Basin, and if the RBC process is applicable to other basins. Our findings indicate that although the FBC is somewhat effective at managing the Fraser Basin, the FBC model is not necessarily applicable to other basins given the FBC's lack of authority to enforce its own decisions and its reliance on government and stakeholders for action and enforcement. --P. ii.

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title: The children of Fairbridge: insights for child welfare practice

contributor: Brazzoni, Christina Yvonne Dobson (author)

format:
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Number of pages in document: 127

subject: Child welfare -- British Columbia -- Case studies.

subject: Education -- British Columbia -- History -- 20th century.

subject: LA418 .B73 1998

abstract: The Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School was a residential child care center located near the town of Duncan, British Columbia. This program was in operation from 1935 to 1951 and was home to 329 British children who immigrated to become its residents. The author's father was one ofFairbridge's residents, which gives this thesis a personal component. Past residents of Fairbridge have formed the Fairbridge Canada Association. Through this association, they keep in contact with each other through semiannual reunions at the old Fairbridge site and a quarterly newsletter. The existence of this association, coupled with stories the author grew up hearing from her father, suggested that Fairbridge was a unique and successful residential child care center. This is in sharp contrast to the negative connotations that are often associated with residential child care programs. The aim of this research was to explore the Fairbridge Program and to assess the extent to which its practices can be used as guides for current child welfare initiatives. Using a phenomenological approach, this study explores 'the experiences of individuals, who as children, resided at Fairbridge'. The data came from in-depth conversations or self-recordings of eight former residents of Fairbridge. To put this topic into context. the literature review looks at the development of child welfare in relation to political changes regarding residential child care. The Fairbridge program, from its conception to its closing, is also reviewed. The experiences of participants are presented in summative themes. which are illustrated in a visual model. These themes give insights into considerations when raising children in a residential child care environment. Three important summative themes are attachment, self-identity and well being. These illuminated the importance of consistency in residence and house mates when in residential care and give insights to the role adults can play in the lives of children being raised without family.

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title: Factors enabling health in Aboriginal-non-Aboriginal cultural encounter in the Yukon.

format:
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Number of pages in document: 114

subject: Public health -- Social aspects -- Yukon.

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

subject: Holistic medicine -- Yukon.

subject: Public health -- Anthropolgical aspects.

subject: RA418.5.T73 W55 2005

abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand how holistic health is maintained in circumstances of cultural encounter. Although Canadian Government and Aboriginal definitions of health focus on holistic health, most of the research on health in cultural encounters focuses on ill-health. This study focuses on the social determinants of health rather than of ill-health. I interviewed three healthy Yukon First Nation women who had experienced a cultural encounter with non-Aboriginals in order to understand the unique nature of their experience and how they had maintained their health through that experience. I used a chain sampling method to find my interviewees. Since I was seeking a mutual understanding between myself and the Aboriginal participants who had experienced the cultural encounter, I situated the study in the Constructivism theoretical framework and used a qualitative methodology. I found certain common themes in the accounts of these women. They had all started from a position of physical, mental, emotional and cultural strength. They had all experienced diverse cultural lifestyles and languages in their homes and communities. Their parents' preparation and vision had built a bridge which lessened the impact of the cultural encounter. They employed certain skills which they had learned at home to cope with innovation, including modelling, balancing, actively integrating and focusing on the positive. They maintained contact with their homes or found ways to reconnect mentally and physically when separated. I hope this research will achieve my goal of deepening understanding of cultural encounter by both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and how health may be maintained throughout it.

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title: Echoes of Colonialism: Implications of Wrongful Dismissal Judgements in Nigeria and Canada

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Number of pages in document: 184

abstract: In general, wrongful dismissal is a word most employers try to avoid, and to the employee an employer action against them in the form of wrongful dismissal can be a nightmare. This thesis examines the legacy of wrongful dismissal in two countries as reflected in the common law of both countries, This is done by closely analyzing written decisions by trial judges in Canada and Nigeria where employees have alleged wrongful dismissal by their employers and these complaints have been taken to court. The findings show that employers in Nigeria are given considerably more latitude by judges than those employers in Canada to wrongfully dismiss their employees. One reason for this greater latitude for employers in wrongly dismissing their employees in Nigeria than in Canada is the colonial history of each country... .

abstract: Re-instatement

abstract: vulnerable employees

abstract: public and private sector

abstract: judicial activisms

abstract: wrongful dismissal

abstract: Canadian and Nigerian case comparisons