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Back to Where We Started? The Expansion of the Saskatchewan Justice Alternative Measures Guidelines as an Opportunity to Explore Program Delivery Issues
(2014-01-20)Restorative justice was first used in Saskatchewan in 1985 and experienced a meteoric rise over the next two decades. In Saskatchewan, the use of restorative justice is not authorized for certain ‘serious’ offences, including ... -
The background of Searle's "Background" : motives, anticipations, and problems
(2005-06-29)In this thesis, I discuss John Searle’s account of Intentionality which includes his theory of the Background as something which is necessary, in some sense, to there being such a thing as Intentionality. In chapter one I ... -
Backwater rise due to a submerged spur
(1992)A spur is an earth or rock fill embankment which projects into a stream channel from the bank. The spur is usually a low height structure and therefore it may be overtopped during flood events. Prediction of the backwater ... -
Bacterial endophytes of plants used for soil reclamation
(2018-02-15)Microorganisms that colonize the plant rhizosphere and root tissues may provide host plants with nutrients, stimulate growth and increase tolerance to abiotic stress. These plant-microbe associations are also being ... -
Bacterial levels in Saskatchewan retail ground beef
(2014-03-26)This thesis describes the results of three studies that used different measures of bacterial numbers in retail ground beef (n=309) collected across different locations in Saskatchewan within a one-year period (May 2011 – ... -
Bacteriological studies on frozen concentrated milk
(1952)Freezing has long been regarded as a dependable and economical method of preserving perishable foods. Particularly within the last two or three decades many advances have been made in this field. There is no doubt today ... -
The bacteriophage λ rex-centric mutualism phenotype, conditional rex, and other novel rex phenotypes
(2002-04)Rex-Centric Mutualism The Rex Exclusion Phenotype, encoded by the rexA-rexB genes of bacteriophage lambda is defined as the inability of the mutant bacteriophage T4rll to generate plaques on a lysogenized E. coli(λ) host. ... -
Badminton in Saskatcheawn, 1919-1993: Elitism and Mass Participation in Sport
(1994-07)The purpose of this thesis is to study the historical evolution of the sport of badminton within the province of Saskatchewan from 1919 to 1993. The study has two major themes. First, it chronicles the beginnings, ... -
Badoga, Sandeep_PhD_thesis_April_2015
(2015-04-15)Bitumen-derived heavy gas oil contains large amounts of sulfur (~4.0 wt.%) and nitrogen (~0.4 wt.%), which need to be lowered before it becomes suitable as a feedstock for refineries. The most widely used upgrading process ... -
The Baillies of Mellerstain : the household economy in an eighteenth-century elite household
(2010-12)Account books of household expenses provide details of people's social and economic life. For Scotland during the seventeenth and eighteenth century few, if any, account books are as detailed as those of Lady Grisell Baillie ... -
The balance and the sword : a study of just revenge in Elizabethan tragedy
(1963-10-01)The Revenge Play1 in the form Thomas Kyd gave it in The Spanish Tragedy, and in the form used subsequently by Marston in Antonio's Revenge, Shakespeare in Hamlet, and Tourneur in The Atheist’s Tragedy, to mention a few ... -
The balanced scorecard : structure and use in Canadian companies
(2006-04-24)This thesis develops a balanced scorecard model based on the attributes of Kaplan and Norton’s Balanced Scorecard (1992, 1996, 2001). The model is then operationalized using a survey that is administered to CMAs (Certified ... -
Baltic Ambitions: The Diplomatic Role of the Teutonic Order in the Conflict between Emperor Frederick II, and the Papacy, 1220-1250
(2017-12-14)An examination of the way in which the Teutonic Order was able to navigate the conflict between Emperor Frederick II and the Papacy in such a way that allowed them to secure the benefits and privileges which allowed them ... -
The bandwagon effect model of spatial interaction : an information-based model of population migration
(1996-01-01)This research introduces an alternative conceptual framework for the rational-economic spatial interaction model (SIM) that geographers and others have worked with for almost thirty years. SIMs use numerical interpolation ... -
Bandwidth contracting in B-ISDN
(1998-01-01)It is anticipated that ATM/B-ISDN based telecommunication systems will support a wide variety of services, such as telephone, computer data communication, video communication, and control/alarm applications. The ... -
Bandwidth-efficient communication systems based on finite-length low density parity check codes
(2006-10-17)Low density parity check (LDPC) codes are linear block codes constructed by pseudo-random parity check matrices. These codes are powerful in terms of error performance and, especially, have low decoding complexity. While ... -
Barley silage effects on poultry behaviour
(2008)A series of trials were conducted to determine the effect of feeding barley silage to laying hens and broiler breeder pullets on performance, stress and behaviour. In the first study, two trials were conducted each with ... -
Barrier Function of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Holstein Steers When Exposed to Ruminal Acidosis and Low Feed Intake
(2016-09-21)Ruminal acidosis and low feed intake are two nutritional challenges present on beef and dairy operations that result in reduced health and performance. The objective of this study was to determine the regional susceptibility ... -
Barriers to implementing holistic, community-based treatment for offenders with fetal alcohol conditions
(2003-11-01)The thesis contends that holistic, community-based treatment is preferable to carceral options for offenders with fetal alcohol conditions, presents emerging support for this contention, identifies barriers to the ... -
Barriers to timely completion of the nursing education program of Saskatchewan (NEPS)
(2006-05-12)Timely student completion of undergraduate nursing programs in order to produce practicing registered nurses (RNs) is of concern to students, faculty, governments, employers, and health care consumers across Canada. The ...