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A multiple case history and systematic review of adoption, diffusion, implementation and impact of provincial daily physical activity policies in Canadian schools
Download2015-01-01
Olstad, D. L., Campbell, E. J., Raine, K. D., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.
Background: Few children meet physical activity (PA) recommendations, and are therefore at increased risk for overweight/obesity and adverse health outcomes. To increase children’s opportunities for PA, several Canadian provinces have adopted school-based daily PA (DPA) policies. It is not clear...
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Academic Skills of Children Adopted from China: School-age Follow-up
2011-01-13
Pollock, Karen, Gerke, Jenessa, Fleming, Jennifer
This study investigated the academic skills of 68 school-age children adopted from China as infants/toddlers.
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1999
We observed a case of adoption of a single four-month-old polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) into an existing litter of two cubs on Hopen Island, Svalbard. We believe the high density of maternity dens in the study area may increase the likelihood of natural adoption. Speculation about theoretical...
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Adoption of the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth: Assessing Organizational Behaviour Change in Childcare Organizations
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In 2008, the Alberta Government released the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth as a resource for childcare facilities to translate nutrition recommendations into practical food choices. Using a multiple case study method, early adoption of the guidelines was examined in two...
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2009
In this article, we use narratives of cultural identity among U.S. parents of children adopted from China to conceptually explore the ideas that underwrite socially intelligible kinship. Although these narratives address the cultural heritage of the child, we find that they also perform a kind of...
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2019-11-18
The Airspace Flow Program (AFP) ground delays flights in order to control their flow through capacity constrained airspace regions. It has been successful in controlling traffic with reasonable delays, but the procedures must be improved upon to handle future projected demands. This paper...
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Dynamic Scheduling in a Delay-Constraint Vehicular Network: A Lyapunov-Optimization Approach
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Vehicular Network provides essential services to improve the road safety, extend the wireless connection coverage, and allow more reliable vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The key challenge of such networks is throttling the delay to satisfy certain Quality of Service (QoS). In this thesis,...
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Economics of Beneficial Management Practices Adoption by Beef Producers in Southern Alberta
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Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) are a means by which the provision of ecosystem services and sustainability of agricultural production systems may be enhanced. However, achieving widespread adoption of BMPs may require policy intervention because studies have shown that the adoption and...