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A (S)hero's Journey: Paths to Re-writing Myths in the Star Wars Franchise
(2022-03-18)The Star Wars franchise shares a common storytelling thread with ancient myths, which have consistently centered on individuals experiencing life-changing journeys that influence their—and others’—world forever. How did ... -
A 4-SEASON LONGITUDINAL STUDY EXAMINING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SEASONALITY, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND SEDENTARY TIME IN 9-14 YEAR OLD CHILDREN LIVING IN A MID-WESTERN CANADIAN CITY
(2019-08-01)Background: Canadian youth spend on average 8.6 waking hours of their day in a sedentary state, and consistently exceed recommended leisure hour screen-based sedentary limits of two hours per day. Sedentary behaviour (SB) ... -
A Blockchain-Based Data Trust To Support Researcher Networks
(2021-04-23)In this work, a Researcher Network, which is designed for creating data trust in resource-sharing for academic communities, has been built on a “hybrid” blockchain architecture featuring the synergistic coupling of Hyperledger ... -
A Cabinet That Looks Like Canada: A Critical Evaluation of Media Responses to Trudeau's Representative Cabinet
(2020-09-02)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the prevailing assumptions underlying how journalists have discussed Trudeau’s gender-balanced cabinet and their relationship to hegemonic power relations in Canada. Utilizing ... -
A Canadian oat genomic selection study incorporating genetic and environmental information
(2021-12-10)Oat (Avena sativa L.) is an important crop in Canada that has been seeded on an average of 3.3 million acres over the past five years. It is considered a healthy cereal due to the presence of beta-glucan in the grain, which ... -
A Canadian Study on the Fear of Crime Models Across Gender
(2021-09-03)Over the past several decades, crime rates have dropped worldwide. However, in contrast to the decreasing real crime rates, people’s fear of crime has hardly changed over the years. The discrepancy between the real crime ... -
A Case of Positive Teacher-Leadership: Positive Deviance in a Canadian High School
(2019-09-12)Research into positive teacher leadership is relatively new in education. As the school reform movement evolves, the pressure on the principals to be accountable for school improvement and student achievement has increased. ... -
A Case Study of a Medication Reconciliation Process: The Health Care Providers’ Perspective
(2016-09-21)Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to gain a better understanding of health care professionals’ experiences and perspectives with the enactment of medication reconciliation, an intervention ... -
A Case Study of a Successful and Engaging Highschool Physical Education Program
(2016-09-21)Abstract Adolescents’ satisfaction, motivation, and engagement in physical education is an ongoing challenge for educators. As girls age, their participation in physical activity and engagement in physical education ... -
A CFD-DEM Study of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Non-Spherical Biological Particles
(2021-04-29)The processes in growing, harvesting, and storing forage play a critical role in the quality and yield of the crop. Many manufacturers of forage harvesters use computer-aided design tools to virtually model the behaviour ... -
A Cognitive Neuroscience Examination Of Rhythm And Reading And Their Translation To Neurological Conditions
(2016-07-25)The goal of the current research was to provide a novel and comprehensive examination of the connection between rhythm and reading through the combination of multiple experimental stimuli, and to translate the reading aloud ... -
A collaborative approach for disaster risk reduction: mapping social learning with Mistawasis Nêhiyawak
(2020-06-10)Social learning and its relation to disaster risk reduction (DRR) have been increasingly highlighted in the literature. Yet, limited empirical research has hampered practical DRR applications. This thesis demonstrated ... -
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES ACTIVE IN SASKATCHEWAN COMMUNITIES FROM 2012-2016
(2018-05-01)This research aimed to describe temporal patterns in the number and duration of drinking water advisories in Saskatchewan communities on and off reserve from 2012 to 2016. The analyses included 445 communities – including ... -
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STUDENT ACTORS FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN CANADIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2021-04-07)While higher education institutions (HEIs) work to incorporate sustainability within their policies and practices to alter behaviours of campus community members, there remains limited research on how student action ... -
A Comparative Lexical Analysis of Unified Kichwa and Agualongo de Paredes Kichwa
(2021-12-14)This thesis analyzes two Kichwa language varieties; a community variety spoken in the community of Agualongo located in the Ecuadorian province of Imbabura, and Unified Kichwa, a standardized variety of Kichwa, to demonstrate ... -
A comparative study of genotype imputation programs
(2020-01-06)Background Genotype imputation infers missing genotypic data computationally, and has been reported to be highly useful in various genetic studies; e.g., genome-wide association studies and genomic selection. Motivation ... -
A Comparative Study of Internationalization Policies in Chinese and Canadian Higher Education
(2019-08-29)Although internationalization plays an increasingly important role in higher education, it has been perceived as both innovative and turbulent in the past several decades (Knight, 2008). This study explores and compares ... -
A comparative study of the role EphA2 performs in canine and human osteosarcoma
(2023-01-31)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
A comparative study of the structural and physicochemical properties of the major proteins from Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz and Brassica napus L.
(2016-11-04)Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz is a new industrial oilseed crop suitable for the Canadian prairies and which shows potential benefits for the Canadian bio-economy. This study was carried out to identify the major proteins of ... -
A Comparative Study on the Effects of Eccentric Flywheel Overload and Traditional Resistance Training on the Physiological/Functional Performance in Healthy Older Adults
(2020-04-01)Introduction: Older adults experience certain deleterious effects associated with aging among which include; declines in muscle strength, muscle mass, motor unit activation, muscle power and functional performance. Two ...