• Examining the Antidepressant Potential of TNF-alpha and Reelin on Associated Behavioural and Neurobiological Markers in a Preclinical Model of Depression 

  Brymer, Kyle Jordan 1991-; 0000-0002-1500-1204 (2019-08-14)

  Depression is a debilitating psychiatric disorder affecting approximately 10% of the world’s population. Cognitive dysfunction is an often ignored aspect of depression, and predicts patient response to antidepressants. ...

• EXPLORING LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF FIRST-GENERATION NIGERIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN: EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, TRANSITIONS, ADJUSTMENTS, AND ACCESS TO LEARNING SERVICES 

  Chukwu, Smart 1983-; 0000-0002-2254-5461 (2019-08-22)

  This thesis suggested that success in a host institution’s work with international graduate students requires that university learning services intersect well with students’ peculiarities and needs. Numerous researchers ...

• Mindfulness as Practice: Shifts in Teacher Awareness and Identity 

  Kavia, Sonal (2019-08-21)

  ABSTRACT This narrative inquiry explores stories of a principal and two teachers in a rural setting who have had diverse experiences with the contemplative practice of mindfulness. The three participants – Russell, a ...

• Measurement Error Adjustment in the Offset Variable of a Poisson Model 

  Zhang, Kangjie 1995- (2019-08-19)

  Motor vehicle accidents is the main cause of death among teenagers in the US. Car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. The Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) program is one effective policy for reducing ...

• Educating Immigrant Mothers: The District Nursing Program and the Reworking of Scientific Motherhood in Alberta, 1919-1943 

  Kaliel, Emily B. 1994-; 0000-0003-4411-8206

  This thesis examines the Alberta district nursing program from its inception in 1919 to 1943. It explores the program’s role in disseminating scientific motherhood, a discourse that instructed women to mother in deference ...

• Assessing the Effectiveness of Personalized Computer-Administered Feedback in an Introductory Biology Course 

  Schmidt, Matthew Todd 1990-; 0000-0003-1547-9838 (2019-08-14)

  Though often held in high regard as a pedagogical tool, the role of feedback within the learning process remains poorly understood. The prevailing feedback literature reveals a history of inconsistent if not contradictory ...

• The Physiopathology of Osteoarthritis: Applying Bioarchaeological Measures to a Modern Surgical Population 

  Scott, Maryann; 0000-0001-5409-6771 (2019-08-12)

  Osteoarthritis (OA) is a set of overlapping conditions involving the loss of articular cartilage and changes to the underlying subchondral bone; ultimately, the structure and function of an affected synovial joint can be. ...

• A MULTI-LIFE STAGE COMPARISON OF EMERGING CONTAMINANT TOXICITY ON THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THREE CANADIAN FISHES 

  Schultz, Dayna Rae 1991- (2019-08-09)

  In recent years, emerging contaminants (ECs) have gained notoriety due to their increasing presence in aquatic environments as well as the lack of data available regarding their toxicity to wildlife and humans. ECs of ...

• Reservoir Characterization and Modeling of Potash Mine Injection Wells in Saskatchewan 

  Phillips, David 1989-; 0000-0002-7998-6014 (2019-08-09)

  In the Saskatchewan potash mining industry vast quantities of brine wastewater are generated from potash processing and mine inflow water. As treatment of such waste is prohibitively expensive, disposal in deep saline ...

• Social Media Influencers: A Route to Brand Engagement for their Followers 

  Michael, Brittany (2019-08-09)

  Social media has had a significant impact on current branding practices. As a result of this changing environment, brand managers are no longer sole providers of a brand’s communication messages. Specifically, consumers ...

• Cree (Nêhiyawak) Mobility, Diplomacy, and Resistance in the Canada-US Borderlands, 1885 - 1917 

  Betke, Tyla (2019-08-08)

  This thesis examines the borderlands history of the Cree (nêhiyawak; primarily under Chief Little Bear) from 1885 to 1917. It combines archival research, digital mapping (GIS), ethnohistory, and data analysis to track ...

• A Critical Policy Analysis of Environmental and Sustainability Education in Canada 

  Aikens, Kathleen 1984-; 0000-0002-6961-8795 (2019-08-08)

  Despite calls to re-orient school systems toward sustainability, there has been uneven progress toward mainstreaming of Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) into Kindergarten-Grade 12 (K-12) schooling. This ...

• Emerging Adult Women's Experiences of Music and Nature at a Music Festival 

  Soulodre, Natalie RM 1989-; 0000-0002-5482-3753 (2019-08-07)

  This study explored how engagement with music and nature in a Canadian outdoor music festival setting benefits emerging adult females, a population reported to experience ever-growing demands, pressures, and expectations ...

• Convective Precipitation over Complex Terrain, Current and Future Climate 

  Scaff Fuenzalida, Maria Lucia 1987-; 0000-0002-6481-2652 (2019-08-07)

  Given the significance of climate models for assessing climate change impacts, and recent increases in their resolution, there is a need to understand strengths and weaknesses of climate models in reproducing key atmospheric ...

• Examining the Stigma and Stereotypes Related to Involuntarily Childless Women Using the Stereotype Content Model and Weiner’s Attribution Affect Action Model 

  Williamson, Linzi E 1985- (2019-08-07)

  The degree to which involuntarily childless women are stigmatized, stereotyped, and socially sanctioned by the Canadian general public is not well understood. Using a series of online questionnaires which targeted variables ...

• Exploring Citizenship Education in Saskatchewan over the Past Ten Years: of the Concentus Citizenship Education Project 

  Mousazadeh, Saeedeh (2019-08-07)

  Societies have a continuing interest in the way that their young people learn to engage in public affairs or, in other words, how young people are prepared for citizenship. In this rapidly changing world, with growing ...

• PERCEIVED AND OBJECTIVE NEIGHBOURHOOD BUILT ENVIRONMENT MEASURES AND ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY TIME IN 9-14-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN SASKATOON, CANADA 

  Goon, Shatabdi 1989- (2019-08-07)

  The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo.

• Sensory Materialism and N. K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season 

  Gerber, Lizette (2019-08-06)

  This paper reframes theories of vital materialism and connectivity through African American perspectives, establishing an approach of “sensory materialism” based on the African American call-and-response tradition and Fred ...

• Functional and structural neural contributions to skilled word reading 

  Ekstrand, Chelsea (2019-08-06)

  Reading is an essential skill in our everyday lives and individuals are required to process, understand, and respond to textual information at an increasingly rapid rate in order to be active participants in society. The ...

• Characterizing good-practice engagement between resource developers and Indigenous communities in Northern Saskatchewan 

  Brock, Tegan (2019-08-06)

  In Canada, natural resource management and environmental decision-making are informed by a multitude of factors, including evolving standards set by duty-to-consult case law; political commitments to reconciliation between ...

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