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Spring 2010
Interest in microfluidic platforms has surged as an alternative for sample preparation in the past two decades, with the potential for miniaturization, portability, automation, integration and parallelism driving this research. However, it is still very challenging to develop an integrated...
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Fall 2009
This study develops the water requirement factors for different thermo-chemical and biochemical biomass conversion pathways for production of biofuels and biopower. Twelve biomass conversion pathways based on six biomass feedstocks are assessed. For all these pathways integrated water and...
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Ease of Imagination, Message Framing and Physical Activity Messages
2010
Abstract: Objectives. The purpose of this research was to replicate a study that examined how message framing and ease of imagination interact to influence attitudes towards the prevention of heart disease through physical activity and a healthy diet. Changes were made such that only physical...
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Exploring Integration and Systems Change in a Model of Integrated Student Supports Implemented in Schools Serving Students with Complex Needs
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Support is growing for integrated student supports: initiatives that aim to promote success for students with complex needs by partnering with community agencies to provide school-based supports and services targeting academic and non-academic barriers to achievement. However, research on the...
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Exploring Social Bridging, Sense of Belonging, and Integration Amongst the Syrian Refugee Community
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The civil war in Syria caused an upheaval to all aspects of life for its citizens, resulting in an unprecedented number of Syrians arriving in Canada as refugees. While government and settlement agencies responded by addressing their immediate needs, other aspects of their integration,...
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Forms of Capital as Facilitators of Internationally Educated Nurses’ Integration into the Registered Nursing Workforce in Canada
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Bourgeault, Ivy L., Covell, Christine L., Neiterman, Elena
We used interview data to explore internationally educated nurses’ perceptions of the factors that facilitated their integration into the registered nursing workforce in Canada. The participants perceived that a variety of interrelated factors facilitated their integration. The identified factors...
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Gene co-expression network analysis identifies porcine genes associated with variation in Salmonella shedding
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Plastow, G. S., Bearson, S. M. D., Arantes, A. S., Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Stothard, P., Guan, L. L., Tuggle, C. K.
Background Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a gram-negative bacterium that can colonise the gut of humans and several species of food producing farm animals to cause enteric or septicaemic salmonellosis. While many studies have looked into the host genetic response to Salmonella...
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Spring 2014
The main goal of this research was to investigate the application of the ISO 14001 standard in Canadian organizations. Seventeen research questions were defined and addressed using a survey of 32 organizations registered to the standard. Descriptive, explorative factor, reliability and cluster...
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2016-03-23
Grant, Lucy, Sadhra, Avneet, Schneider, Phyllis, Skoczyals, Melissa, Currie, Samantha
Language is extensively used within the school environment, sometimes in areas which might not be evident unless working with a child with language impairments. Kristen Hedley (2012) created a tool called the “SLP curriculum” for teachers and speech-language pathologists to use collaboratively,...
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2012-08-31
Skoczylas, Melissa, Schneider, Phyllis, Hedley, Kristen
Both academically and socially, the school context is a very language intensive environment. These language demands are amplified for students with language impairments. “Inclusion” is a growing force driving recent educational theory and policy. If students with language deficits are not...