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Does Data Matter? Exploring how nonprofits working with abuse victims in Edmonton utilize data to inform service delivery
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This study explores data collection and utilization at four non-profit service organizations in Edmonton, Alberta. Participating organizations work with female victims of violence, abuse and exploitation. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, I explore the types of data collected at each...
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Going Through the Motions: Evaluating the Impact of Task, Device and Platform on Mouse-Tracking Derived Measures of Decision Difficulty
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As decisions require actions to have an effect on the world (Cisek & Kalaska, 2010), measures derived from movements can be used to provide a powerful index of decision-making processes (e.g., Gallivan & Chapman, 2014). Measures of trajectory curvature (interpreted as a competitive pull from the...
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How Do Health Behaviours Acquired at School Translate into the Home? The Exploration of a Photovoice Project Among Students in APPLE Schools
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The prevalence of sedentary behaviours, physical inactivity, and poor diets is a major public health concern in Canada and worldwide. School and home environments play a significant role in influencing such behaviours, and are ideal settings for health promotion interventions. Educational...
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Impact of an employment guarantee program on child health and women's reproductive behaviours in rural India
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In this dissertation, I examine the impact of the world's largest employment guarantee program on child health and women's reproductive behaviours in rural India. The program, popularly known as National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was introduced in India in 2005. I utilize two...
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Integrated Water Resources Management and Modelling for Decision-making at the River Basin Scale
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As an essential resource for nature and socio-economic development, water is under increasing pressure due to population and economic growth, uneven resource distribution, and climate change uncertainties. Therefore, with increasing concern over environmental impacts, ecosystem damage, and...