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Spring 2016
The increased use of digital devices in the home for work, communication, entertainment, and information searching makes these devices attractive to young children, who learn to communicate by observing and interacting with family members. This qualitative study examined 11 Canadian and...
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A Conceptual Cost Comparison Study between Alberta and Overseas Module Assembly Strategies for Industrial Construction Projects
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In recent years, the lower cost of construction resources in overseas countries (e.g. China and Korea) and advancements in transportation have increased the interest in offshore fabrication and assembly of industrial modules as an alternative to local assembly in Alberta, Canada. Many research...
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A Cross Cultural Look at Parenting Beliefs about Child-Rearing and Talk to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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This study is an extension of research by Johnston and Wong (2002), who used a survey instrument to explore the cultural differences in parents’ beliefs about child-rearing and practices related to parent-child interaction in Chinese and Western mothers living in Canada. Their results showed...
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Spring 2016
Living with diabetes is challenging. Achieving optimal blood sugar balance involves major lifestyle choices and changes that can be difficult to sustain over time. When a woman with diabetes immigrates to a new country with very different social and cultural customs, religion, values, norms, and...
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A Framework for Evaluating the Impact of Construction Research and Development on University, Construction Industry, and Government
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Research and development (R&D) partnerships among universities, industries, and government agencies involve investigative activities that may result in new discoveries and innovations. While R&D partnerships are critical for the technological advancement of the construction industry, they require...
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A Framework for Improving the Productivity of Operational Preventive Maintenance Activities for Wastewater Collection System
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Operational maintenance of the wastewater collection system is an important part of urban infrastructure management. It involves various activities, such as visual inspection, low-pressure flushing (LPF), high-pressure flushing (HPF), catch basin cleaning, and hydro-mechanized cleaning. Large...
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A Fully 3D Printed Waveguide and its Application as Microfluidically Controlled Waveguide Switch
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Hollow rectangular waveguides are employed extensively in microwave and millimeter wave devices owing to their relatively high power handling capabilities and low losses, particularly at higher frequencies, compared to transmission lines. However, the fabrication of such metal waveguides suffer...
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A Fuzzy Hybrid Intelligent Model for Project Competencies and Performance Evaluation and Prediction in the Construction Industry
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In contemporary construction environments, construction companies measure their performance against a set of predefined performance indicators. These performance indicators are governed by the ability of the company to maintain necessary sets of “competencies” that empower the successful...
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A general route to 1,3'-bipyrroles, conversion of cyclohexenone-type systems into phenols and synthetic studies on Coleophomone B
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Chapter 1 describes a general route for making 1,3'-bipyrroles. This work involves intermolecular conjugate displacement using a special Michael acceptor developed in this laboratory. This method is general and enables the construction of highly substituted 1,3'-bipyrroles. The route was first...
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Spring 2016
The proliferation of power-electronic-based modern residential loads can produce excessive voltage and current waveform distortions in residential power distribution systems. With their unique advantages such as flexible control and dynamic compensation over traditional passive power filters...