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2014

Waugh, E., Szafran, O., Torti, J., Triscott, J. A. C.

This presentation was given at the Nibble, Nosh & Network (2014) at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

Fall 2014

Avner, Zoe

Fun is a concept of growing importance in sport and in sport coaching research (e.g., Bigelow et al. 2001; Mastrich, 2002; Small, 2002; Smoll et al., 1988; Thompson, 1997; 2003). Fun, and especially fun in sport, is generally understood not only as being unproblematic but also as being inherently...

2014-12-03

Forbes, Dorothy

Researchers aim to make the strongest possible conclusions from limited amounts of data. To do this, they need to overcome two problems. First, important differences in the findings can be obscured by natural variability and experimental imprecision. Thus, it is difficult to distinguish real...

Spring 2014

Vakilian,Fatemeh

Introduction: “Pain coping” refers to cognitive and behavioral pain management methods. Little is known about the determinants of coping style. Objective: To investigate factors predicting coping in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) and onset of severe neck/low back pain. Methods: In secondary...

2014-03-07

Wakaruk, A.

Overview of the state of access to public information produced by the Government of Canada at the beginning of 2014.

2014-03-08

Shiri, Ali

2014-01-01

Adams, Catherine A.

Educational research has explored the potentials and problems inherent in student anonymity and pseudonymity in virtual learning environments. But few studies have attended to onymity, that is, the use of ones own and others given names in online courses. In part, this lack of attention is due to...

2014-10-24

Jardine, Cindy, Bubela, Tania, Luth, Westerly

OBJECTIVES: Effective communication by public health agencies during a pandemic promotes the adoption of recommended health behaviours. However, more information is not always the solution. Rather, attention must be paid to how information is communicated. Our study examines the television news,...

Spring 2014

Lefsrud, Lianne M.

Although resources are central in many organizational theories, we tend to overlook the social processes by which these become defined, infused with value, and made usable by rules. Thus I ask: How has a once legitimate and unquestioned energy source – the Alberta oil sands – become...

Fall 2014

Zhi, Yanyan

This thesis focuses on the physics of the whispering gallery modes (WGMs) of silica microspheres coated with a layer of fluorescent silicon quantum dots (Si QDs). The basic theory associated with these structures was explored, and we showed how the important physical parameters such as the...