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Measuring global progress towards a transition away from mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
(2013-02-05)A sustainable global program to reduce mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) will require the demonstration of credible, continuous progress to secure political support and financing, and ultimately ... -
Measuring suppression : quantifying reductions in burn probability from initial attack
(2018-06-14)Rapid suppression, or initial attack (IA), is the primary method of managing new fires, with relatively low costs and high containment rates. Factors contributing to containment are well understood, but consequences for ... -
Measuring the quality of emergency management programs in small British Columbia municipalities
(2020-10-28)The purpose of this mixed method study was to explore the quality of the emergency management programs in smaller British Columbia municipalities and discover common issues to gain an overall view of emergency management ... -
Mechanical treatment of sandy clay soils in winter conditions for the reduction of hydrocarbon contaminant concentrations
(2020-09-05)The remediation of soils returns contaminated land to productive use and protects the environment and human health. As many as 60% of contaminated sites in Canada are impacted by Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHCs) and many ... -
Meditations on meditations on meditations : encountering environmental education and its relationship with René Descartes
(2021-09-01)Within my first year of grad school, I discovered that the discourses within and surrounding Environmental Education frequently arrive at a common antagonist. Across popular and academic works alike, the ideas of seventeenth ... -
Member engagement with wealth management services in the Canadian credit union system
(2022-06-27)Conducted within a collaborative community of inquiry encompassing a broad range of key stakeholders, including members, credit union wealth leaders from across the country, and my sponsor organization, Aviso Wealth, ... -
Member retention in Alberta's Freemasons
(2020-04-14)The Grand Lodge of Alberta (GLA) supports and oversees all elements of Freemasonry in the Province of Alberta, Canada. The GLA’s membership has declined approximately 5.5% annually for the last decade, with similar challenges ... -
Memories of Earth Day : environmental education at special events
(2011-02-04)Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, this research describes short and long term memories of participants who attended past and present Earth Day Celebrations in Surrey, BC, Canada. Particular interest was ... -
Mennonite Conscientious Objectors
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)As a young teenager, Mennonite conscientious objector, Don Regier, read the book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which solidified his belief that war could never be justified. When called to fight in the ... -
Mentoring needs and expectations of Generation-Y human resources practitioners: Preparing the next wave of strategic business partners
(Journal of Management Research, 2009)As organizations prepare for the arrival of Generation-Y HR practitioners as the next generation of strategic business partners in our 21st century workplaces, questions ignite about Generation-Y’s values and aspirations, ... -
Mentorship in the Royal Canadian Regiment
(2022-05-31)In the Canadian Armed Forces, leadership is essential for the conduct of endeavours, which sometimes involve life and death. Consequently, leadership development is important. Mentorship is viewed as a component of leadership ... -
Mentre tu dormivi: Traghetti e pendolari in British Columbia [While you were asleep: Ferries and commuters in British Columbia]
(Lo Squaderno: Explorations in Space and Society, 2014)Cultural critics have made of the commuter a modern popular culture stereotypical figure, characterized by habitual and automatic behavior. Tied to a security belt, hidden behind a newspaper, stuck inside a train coach, ... -
Mesoscale features from TOPEX sea surface height data
(ProQuest, 1995)Satellite altimetry has been used in vanous studies to gain a better understanding of the world's oceans. These studies have varied from global circulation to studies on mesoscale activity. In the past, satellite altimeter ... -
A message from the guest editor
(Healthcare Management Forum, 2018)This special issue of the journal is focused on neuroleadership, specifically in relation to health leadership. A somewhat nebulous term, neuroleadership refers to an emerging movement within the leadership field, which ... -
Metal bioaccessibility of soils in urban parks in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick
(2014-02-25)The purpose of this research was to determine the concentrations and bioaccessibility of metals in urban playground soils in the province of New Brunswick. Ten parks each were selected for sampling in Fredericton and Saint ... -
Metal Concentrations and Bioaccessibility in Metro Vancouver Urban Parks Soils
(2018-03-21)Urbanization increases metal emissions through varying anthropogenic activities (fossil fuel combustion). With urban parks being sinks for emissions, this study attempts to determine metal concentrations and bioaccessibility ... -
Methodology to identify demand-side low-carbon innovations and their potential impact on socio-technical energy systems
(MethodsX, 2021)The rapid diffusion of demand-side low-carbon innovations has been identified as a key strategy for maintaining average global temperature rise at or below 1.5 °C. Diffusion research tends to focus on a single sector, or ... -
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Methods for fire severity assessments with remotely piloted aircraft systems
(2022-03-12)Fire severity assessments reveal fire’s lasting damage to grassland soil. New methods in remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) and structure-from-motion processing allow for high-resolution models capable of characterising ... -
Metric and power analysis for a biomonitoring program in Banff National Park, Alberta
(2016-05-17)The purpose of this thesis is to inform a biomonitoring study in Banff National Park, Alberta, that will use benthic macroinvertebrates as a biological indicator of aquatic ecosystem condition in response to the re-introduction ...
