Smithhart, Roger D

Energy producers, developers, legislators, policy makers, and the public are searching for alternative energy sources to alleviate energy demands and dependency on fossil fuels. Of the renewable energy sources, biomass from forestry, crop, and animal residues offer a clean and sustainable solution to help mitigate climate issues and stabilize energy needs. However, most forests and farms in the U.S. are privately owned. Its important to understand forest landowners, agricultural producers, and p...

Duygu, Oktem

The purpose of this study is to determine the scientific and technological, economic, social and organizational impacts of the European Framework Programmes (FPs) on Turkish universities by focusing on the projects in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Energy, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology (KBBE) themes in order to understand, monitor and evaluate outcomes and impacts of FPs as well as to help decision makers and policy makers to develop strategies for maximizi...

Kano, Mayuko, Goto, Yasuyuki, Atsuta, Yoshiko, Naito, Mariko, Hamajima, Nobuyuki

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Thorsen, Linda

This thesis is divided in two parts: Part I provides an overview of the basic and clinical QEEG research fields, and is specifically aimed at addressing issues regarding the clinical application of QEEG in childhood disorders. Specific brain oscillations and event related potentials (ERP) have been found to reflect meaningful states, behaviors, and cognitive processes. Clinical studies on neuropsychiatric disorders have demonstrated differences in certain QEEG parameters in clinical populations ...

Bosi, Winny

Inclusive education was introduced into the Malaysian school system as a pilot scheme in 1994, involving a small number of elementary schools throughout the country. This study examines teachers' and principals' conceptions of inclusive education, their understanding of the Inclusive Education Policy and their attitudes towards the pilot implementation of inclusive education. Using individual interviews and surveys, the researcher explored the views of regular and special education teachers from...

Chan, Philip.

Thesis (MNursing (Advanced Practice))--University of South Australia, 1996

Chikoko, Mercy Gwazeni

Fuelwood is a basic need for rural households in Malawi. However, deforestation has reduced the quantity of forest products such as fuelwood available to households. This has negatively affected rural Malawian quality of life, especially for women who are forced to walk long distances to collect fuelwood, prepare foods with short cooking times, or reduce the number of meals. The Malawi government has encouraged the establishment of household owned woodlots, as a part of reforestation programs, t...

Willis, James Franklin

The purpose of the investigation was to develop a profile of characteristics, perceptions and expectations of high school students involved in the Washington Tech Prep in Agriculture Statewide Articulation Program (TPAG). The investigation involved nine individual interviews, the responses of 165 students to a forced response survey instrument, and a concluding group interview of a group of students who had previously responded to the survey instrument. The criterion for inclusion in the study w...

Carstens, Christoffer

To counteract one of the most urgent environmental issues in the Baltic Sea; eutrophication, excessivealgal blooms and hypoxia, a proposal to use wave energy to pump oxygen-rich surface water towardsthe sea bottom is investigated. Proposals have suggested that 100 kg of oxygen per second is needed tooxygenate bottom water and enhance binding of phosphorus to bottom sediments. This corresponds to 10 000 m3/s of oxygen-rich surface water. This thesis investigates a wave-powered device to facilitat...

Lee, Mee-oi., 李美愛.

published_or_final_version / Language Studies / Master / Master of Arts

Ip, Chiu-kwan., 葉照坤.

published_or_final_version / Education / Master / Master of Education

Yeung, Shiu-kwan, Stephen., 楊紹坤.

published_or_final_version / Education / Master / Master of Education

Winter, Philip Graham

Many cochlear implant (CI) recipients report the sound quality of their devices to be poor, for listening to music. The latest MED-EL speech processing strategy, Fine Structure Processing (FSP), aims to improve sound quality by encoding some of the low-frequency fine structure (FS) information. The goals of this study were twofold. The first was to develop a music quality rating test battery (MQRTB) for the New Zealand and Australian populations using commercially available songs. The second w...

Thoresen, Petria Beryl

Aim: This thesis reports the outcomes of a study designed to explore whether and how ethical and responsive interviewing of children in care with varying levels of sensitivity to topics that may threaten their felt security can be achieved. Background: Children come into care with a complex array of developmental challenges. They have often experienced maltreatment, loss and disrupted attachment relationships. Little is known about the effects of interviewing children in care with varying sensit...

Ekman, Eve Venus

<p> Prior research indicates that human service care providers experience especially high levels of chronic workplace stress and burnout compared to workers in other professions. Chronic workplace stress is linked to a variety of poor physical and mental health outcomes. There has been significantly more research to assess and support human service care providers in education, social welfare, and health care than providers working in law enforcement such as the population considered in this case...

Loutit, Tara

Substance use during pregnancy can adversely affect both health and social outcomes for the infant and the mother. Many practices related to the care of infants with prenatal substance exposure are not consistent from one facility to another and have been developed on an anecdotal basis rather than based on empirical research. A replication study of a 2002 national practice survey is being planned that will describe some of the practices related to daily care, discharge planning, and community s...

Mo, Sung-yu, Chloe, 巫崇榆

Social skills deficit has been a long-standing functional impairment among people with Schizophrenia. This pervasive problem affects multiple aspects in life. Most interventions focus on the enhancement of expressive social skills; in the contrary, receptive social skills are less emphasized. However, receptive skills such as social intelligence and theory of mind (ToM) are the pre-requisites and foundation of expressive skills. Researches also suggested that people with schizophrenia have vario...

Chun-Neng Yeh, 葉俊能

碩士 / 國立成功大學 / 航空太空工程學系碩博士班 / 95 / Extracorporeal Shock Waves (ESW) are routinely used for non-invasive disintegration of stones within the human body. In the recent years, ESW has other applications such as treatment in orthopedics. It was successful in clinical treatments of musculo-skeletal disorders. Consequently, the study of applying ESW for destroying fat tissue is a pioneer trial in the development of a shockwave-assisted lipotripsy technology. In in-vitro experiments, pressure sensors we...

Devaraj, Vikram

Fuel cells are electrochemical energy devices that convert the chemical energy in a fuel into electrical energy. Although they are more efficient, clean, and reliable than fossil fuel combustion systems, they have not been widely adopted because of manufacturing challenges and high production cost. The most expensive component of a fuel cell is the membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which consists of an ionomer membrane coated with catalyst material. Best performing MEAs are currently fabricated...

Pillay, Jeevanthri.

The HIV/AIDS orphan crisis is one of the humanitarian and developmental challenges facing the global community. Providing a home, medical care, education, psychosocial support and basic needs for these children is part of the challenge that faces our generation. The purpose of this study was to explore whether an AIDS CARE pilot project implemented at DCS was able to successfully place ten HIV/AIDS infected orphans in fostercare. The ecological perspective provided the theoretical framework with...

Botes, Catherine.

South Africa is facing increasing competition as it becomes a more active participant in the "global village". The current South African skills base is inadequate and existing education and training structures are doing little to ensure a high degree of flexibility and multi- skilling. In addition, many people have acquired skills which are not recognised by traditional, formal learning institutions. Future workforces will require a high degree of flexibility and multiple skills in order to keep...

Catalan, Vanessa Spurll.

Introduction. Radon gas is a naturally occurring, radioactive contaminant of indoor air. Based on extrapolations from occupational epidemiologic studies in underground miners, as many as 10--14% of lung cancer deaths may be attributable to radon exposure. Such extrapolations involve many sources of uncertainty. The individual results of the eight major completed studies investigating residential exposures have been equivocal. Inadequate statistical power is a substantial problem in their interpr...

Hui, Caroline

The policy of inclusive education has changed the makeup of the Canadian classroom. Today's elementary school teacher is faced with the challenge of meeting the myriad classroom needs of their students, many of whom demonstrate disruptive classroom behaviours due to different underlying diagnoses. It is known that these behaviours have a large impact on a teachers' stress level. This increased stress can lead to reduced performance, dissatisfaction in performance, and lower self-efficacy. Only 1...

Evans, Irene, n/a

This pilot study examines the problem, "Has adult input into children's library services, resulted in services that children perceive as not relevant to their own recreational and information needs?". In examining this problem a questionnaire survey was conducted of a specific population of children, parents and teachers. In addition to the questionnaire survey, structured record sheets were used to record children's use of the public library serving the specific population, and children's servi...

Bokhari, Fozia

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women. Chronic neuropathic pain post breast surgery (PPBS), also known as chronic post mastectomy/lumpectomy pain syndrome, is a poorly understood complication posing a significant clinical challenge with major negative impact on patients' quality of life. This study aims to: 1) provide a preliminary determination of the prevalence rate of women who suffer from PPBS; and 2) explore potential risk factors associated with women developing PPBS...

Currie, Lisa

There is minimal information available regarding test characteristics of the Rourke and the NDDS, two tools commonly used to screen for developmental delay. The objectives are to (a) generate preliminary descriptive data about the population and outcomes of interest, (b) determine test characteristics of the tools compared to the gold standard assessment, BSITD-III. Thirty-six month old children at high risk of developmental delay were recruited from the Perinatal Follow-up Program at the IWK ...

Langer, Kaelyn Claire

<p> This study explored therapists' experiences working with individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Further, it hypothesized that clinician spirituality might positively influence their experience of working with this clinical population. An embedded mixed-methods design was used in this pilot study. Participants were licensed clinicians currently working with at least two clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Participants completed a semistructured i...

Soria, Diana C

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Alvarado, Laura

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Nurbakhsh, Babak

This study characterized maxillary sinus mucositis (SIMS) adjacent to teeth with apical periodontitis (AP), and assessed its resolution three months after endodontic treatment. 29 subjects who maxillary posterior teeth with AP were imaged with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Resolution of SIMS was assessed with CBCT three months after treatment, and periapical healing was assessed using the PAI after six months. Four non-compliant subjects were discontinued and SIMS was identified in 14/25...

Mawjee, Karizma

This thesis evaluates the effectiveness of study components in order to aid in design refinements for a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT). A total of 38 post-secondary students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were randomized into a waitlist control group, or standard-length (45 minute) or shortened-length (15 minute) WM training group. Criterion measures included the WAIS-IV Digit Span (auditory-verbal WM), CANTAB Spatial Span (visual-spatial WM) and WRAML Finger Wind...

Ng, Edith Man Wai

Executive dysfunction can affect community integration in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach has shown some promise in promoting functional improvements in adults with executive dysfunctions post TBI. However, access to rehabilitation is often limited especially in rural communities. This study aimed to (1) investigate the feasibility of administering the CO-OP approach in a tele-rehabilitation format and (2) ...

Lara-Corrales, Irene

Hypothesis: Trimethoprim promotes wound healing, decreases lesion counts and improves quality of life of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) patients. Objectives: Assess feasibility of conducting a large randomized clinical trial. Determine efficacy of trimethoprim in healing of chronic wounds, decreasing lesion counts and improving quality of life of RDEB patients. Methods: Prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, cross-over pilot study. Results: Ten ...

Williams, Jeffrey N.

The development, implementation, and results of a pilot-in-the-loop fixed-base simulation investigating yaw-axis handling qualities and vehicle maneuverability requirements for the task of single-pilot helicopter air combat at terrain-flight altitudes are presented. Experimental variables included yaw-axis natural frequency and damping. Weapon system type was also varied to include a full- and limited-traverse turret driven by a helmet-mounted sight and a fixed-forward gun. Results indicated tha...

Aller, Joseph

<p> According to U.S. Census figures and the Michigan Department of Community Health (2011), there are approximately 5% - 6% of children in the State of Michigan who are uninsured and it is estimated 70% of these uninsured children may be eligible for State subsidized health insurance. While the percent of uninsured children in Michigan consistently rates well below the national average, it is concerning the rate of uninsured children in Michigan is relatively stable. There are strong finan...

Bester, Carl Benjamin

The need for the implementation of a spatial information management system in the telecommunication sector has been the focus point of numerous studies (Halfawy et al., 2002; Meehan, 2007; Turkstra et al., 2003; Barbu & Cumblidge, 2002; Cai, 2002; French & Jia, 2007). Telecommunications infrastructure, including computer networks, can create complex networks, which has to be managed and maintained. A spatial information management tool is needed to store the spatial and non-spatial information a...

Burgess, Brian Terence

The South African (SA) pharmaceutical industry has become very crowded and competitive. The industry is characterised by many sales representatives (hereafter referred to as sales 'reps'), jockeying for time in front of busy target physicians. With fewer calls available and less time afforded per call, many sales reps are unable to profile their physicians, develop relationships with them, deliver complete promotional messages and differentiate their products. Time in front of the physician has ...

Esterhuizen, Stefanie-Marié

It is imperative to prepare South African learners to participate and function confidently within the context of a rapidly changing world. The curriculum of the South African Education System emphasises the significance of optimising learners‟ cognitive development as early as pre-school age to enable them to become creative and critical citizens who lead purposeful lives in a safe and prejudice-free environment. Despite continuous efforts by educators to optimise cognitive development, recently...

Medbøen, Ingrid Tøndel

Background:The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers amyloid-beta 42 (Aβ42), total tau (T-tau) and phosphorylated tau (P-tau) are considered to reflect core pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and have consistently been reported to have high diagnostic accuracy for discriminating patients with AD from healthy elderly controls. Yet there are limitations to their use, and little is known about alternative proteins in CSF, as well as in blood. The failure of Aβ immunotherapy has force...

Jabusch, Kimberly M.

In response to changes within a reformed health care system, nursing initiatives have been sought to redesign the delivery structure of inpatient care services to improve the organization and integration of episodic health care management. One such solution has been the development and implementation of the Care Co-ordinator Model (CCM) on two adult medicine, clinical teaching units within an urban tertiary care facility. A quasi-experimental study design was used to compare the outcomes of the ...

Barkowsky, Deborah Suzanne

The overall purpose of the present study was to investigate the moderating role of Executive Function and Future Orientation in the relationship between implicit associations/explicit outcome expectancies and substance use in grade 8 adolescent students. Participants from grade 8 (13-14 years old) completed cued association tasks that measure implicit substance use associations and explicit substance use outcome expectancies. They then completed substance use measures, as well as three measures ...

Vertel, Nancy

Objectives: This pilot project, conducted at the Dental Department of BC Children’s Hospital (DD-BCCH), aimed to 1) identify issues that affect access to dental services for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), 2) assess parental perceptions of the oral health status of their child and 3) determine the practicality and feasibility of survey research with this patient population Methods: Caregivers of CSHCN who were patients of the DD-BCCH were recruited by letter, posted advertis...

Hirtle, Robert Douglas

Area samples for gases and metals were taken at 10 sites from each of five categories: professional studios, recreation centres, elementary schools, secondary schools, and colleges. Reported concentrations are in ug/m3 unless otherwise specified. Means and maxima are reported for substances detectable at 50% or more of all sites: nitrogen dioxide (0.021 ppm, 0.060 ppm), aluminum (1.13, 15.6), barium (0.015, 0.091), boron (0.534, 5.25), iron (0.549, 4.04), manganese (0.013, 0.094). Only maximum ...

Drozdiak, Jeffrey Adam

The mining industry will be faced with new challenges as the need to develop lower grade ore deposits expands to meet the rising demand for raw resources. Low-grade deposits require a substantially increased tonnage to achieve adequate metal production and have caused the consumption of energy in mining practices such as comminution to rise dramatically. If improvements could be made in the processes employed for metal extraction, the mining industry could remain sustainable for future generat...

Fulton, Blair G.

Optimization of gas sparging (ie. gas flow rate used for gas scouring) and module design has great potential to decrease fouling and improve energy efficiency in submerged membrane systems. Shear stress has been widely recognized as a controlling factor in the fouling of most types of membrane systems, but despite its relevance few researchers have attempted to quantify this variable in submerged hollow fiber systems, forcing membrane designers to infer processes at the membrane surface indirec...

Britton, Ahren Thomas

Pilot-testing of a fluidized bed reactor used to recover phosphate in the form of struvite from a full-scale anaerobic digester supernatant was conducted on site, at the City of Penticton Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWWTP). The main objective of this study was to demonstrate the ability of the reactor, developed by the UBC phosphate recovery team, to remove at least 70 % of the phosphate in the supernatant from a full-scale digester fed with a combination of primary and secondary sludge...

Baribeau, Anne-Marie

High-pressure direct injection (HPDI) of natural gas coupled with diesel pilot injection is a promising method by which emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) can be reduced. In light of increasingly stringent U.S. EPA emissions regulations on heavy-duty diesel engines, there is great need to develop combustion strategies that reduce targeted pollutants; for heavy-duty engines these are namely PM and NOx. A gravimetric technique has been used in this investigation to...

Verma, Rashmi <1982>

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Beddard-Hyber, Elizabeth Anne

The prevalence and complexity of unrelieved pain remains high among cancer patients, posing a challenge for health care providers to provide effective pain management. This becomes particularly challenging when the patient can no longer tolerate oral medications. Although continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI) via a low-technology syringe driver is commonly used as an alternative modality to oral administration in other countries, it has not been used much in Canada. The aim of this pilot ...

Donatone, Brooke

<p> This study tested the effects of hypnosis for injection anxiety, medication side-effects from injectable medications, and general pain with patients who have MS. This seven- to nine-week hypnotic protocol was implemented based on the Palsson hypnosis protocol for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2006). </p><p> The subjects were randomly assigned to receive in-person hypnosis in addition to listening to a self-hypnosis CD at home five days per week (N=13), or to a standard care group where they re...