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enriching communities with community-based arts education
(2015)this research aims to describe the value of community-based arts education. community-based arts organizations focus on community concerns and issues as well as support individual development (hoffman davis, 2010), yet ... -
building and sustaining authentic partnerships – business readiness and relationships with aboriginal communities in northwestern ontario
(2015)in order to foster the future economic growth of northwestern ontario, cooperation and partnership with key groups are necessary. this exploratory case study identifies new economic trends in industry, focusing on ... -
optimization of software transactional memory through linear regression and decision tree
(2015)software transactional memory (stm) is a promising paradigm that facilitates programming for shared memory multiprocessors. in stm programs, synchronization of accesses to the shared memory locations is fully handled by ... -
managing for emerald ash borer in the urban forest
(2015)urban forestry is a concept applied to many cities, municipalities, and communities around the world. it is the practice of managing the interface between urban infrastructure and environmental green spaces. an invasive ... -
adaptive and maladaptive outcomes of perfectionism and changes after mindfulness training
(2015)considerable debate exists in the personality literature regarding the adaptiveness versus maladaptiveness of perfectionism. study 1 (n = 240) involved a two-phase design to examine main and interactive effects of perfectionism ... -
power-aware caches for gpgpus
(2015)in this thesis, we propose two optimization techniques to reduce power consumption in l1 caches (data, texture and constant), shared memory and l2 cache. the first optimization technique targets static power. evaluation ... -
investigating relationships: how mining companies and aboriginal communities can improve impact mitigation for terrestrial wildlife and traditional harvesting practices in the canadian arctic
(2015)the purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between mining companies and aboriginal communities in the canadian arctic through their shared connection to the natural environment. the focal point of this ... -
h2s s-sulfhydration of pyruvate carboxylase in gluconeogenesis and its regulation by trx1
(2015)hydrogen sulfide (h2s), regarded as the third gasotransmitter, plays diverse physiological and pathological roles in the body along with another two gasotransmitters, including nitric oxide (no) and carbon monoxide (co). ... -
benchmarking the effectiveness of community services for youth with anxiety disorders
(2013)the present study applied a benchmarking strategy to evaluate the outcomes of youth (6 -15 years) with anxiety disorders treated at 'systems of care' children'smental health services (soc cmhs). there were three stages ... -
metal induced olfactory impairment in fish: gene expression, protection and recovery
(2014)to play their ecological role in an ecosystem, a fully functioning olfactory system is vital for fishes. a fish's olfactory system is very sensitive to low concentrations of contaminants. a great deal of research has ... -
improving performance of transactional applications through adaptive transactional memory
(2015)with the rise of chip multiprocessors (cmps), it is necessary to use parallel programming to exploit computational power of cmps. traditionally, lock-based mechanisms have been used to synchronize shared variables in ... -
comparing canonical and dicer substrate small interfering rna and their effects on the silencing of two common human papillomavirus 16 e6 variants
(2015)high-risk human papillomaviruses (hpvs), such as hpv16, cause nearly all cases of cervical cancer as well as a number of head and neck cancers. over expression of the e6 oncoprotein helps drive the malignant phenotype, ... -
testing local adaptation in five populations of hyalella azteca in northern alberta’s oil sands region
(2015)canada’s oil sands hold the third largest petroleum reserves worldwide. rapid economic growth has led to increased exploitation of the surrounding boreal forest despite limited understanding of the environmental effects ... -
citizen-based monitoring and lakewide management: recommendations for information sharing and partnership development in the lake superior basin
(2014)the lake superior basin has a diverse range of stakeholder partnerships and citizen based monitoring programs focused on ecosystem protection, restoration and management. this research explores how partnerships for ... -
progressive freeze concentration of naphthenic acids
(2013)canada’s oil reserves are among the largest in the world with over 1.7 trillion barrels of bitumen in place with confirmed measurements indicating there are 173 billion barrels of recoverable oil under current economic ... -
case study of reflections on the implementation of group projects from the perspective of professors at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
(2014)cooperative learning practices in higher education carry the potential to increase student achievement and to develop social and team work skills valued highly by employers. however, despite an abundance of literature ... -
managing canada's park systems: exploring aboriginal involvement in canadian national parks
(2016-01-05)in recent years attempts have been made to bridge aboriginal and non-aboriginal interests in the management of canadian federal parks. in part this reflects increasing recognition of aboriginal rights to lands and resources, ... -
stories of the cystorhood: exploring women’s experiences with polycystic ovarian syndrome: implications for education, self-perception, and medicalization
(2016-01-05)the overarching purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of women with pcos in more detail to provide further knowledge of the syndrome, to educate others, and reduce stigma – for all women, with or without ... -
rethinking modern languages and cultures instruction as decolonizing pedagogy
(2016-01-05)the purpose of this study was to explore secondary modern languages teachers' beliefs about language and their cultural identities, and how these beliefs were embodied in their programs and pedagogical practices. the study ... -
informal stem education for underrepresented racial minorities: 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ’ perceptions of the imhotep’s legacy academy after-school programme
(2016-01-05)this study explores 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ' perceptions of the imhotep's legacy academy after-school project (ilasp), an after-school stem programme offered to nova scotian 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 of african descent. a sequential explanatory mixed-methods ...
