Faculty Research Collection: Recent submissions
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Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing threats posed by mobile money
(Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2019)There has been an increase use of mobile money involving retail users and financial institutions (Scobey-Thal, 2015). In 2015, the GSMA (an organization that represent the interests of mobile operators worldwide) states ... -
Promoting reconciliation through research collaboration between Xaaynangaa Naay and Northern Health Authority: Beginning the dialogue
(Royal Roads University, 2019)This project was supported by the Government of Canada through a SSHRC Connection Grant, and builds on a previous project supported by a CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant. The first project was focused on developing ... -
A study of authentic assessment in an internship course
(Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2019)Internship courses are an active and applied opportunity to integrate educational learning programs and courses within practice settings. Individual learners in internship courses have different work internship placements ... -
Indigenous mental health & substance use leadership research planning initiative: Final report
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DNA metabarcoding allows non-invasive identification of arthropod prey provisioned to nestling Rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus)
(Peer J, 2019)Hummingbirds consume sugars from nectar, sap and honeydew, and obtain protein, fat and minerals from arthropods. To date, the identity of arthropod taxa in hummingbird diets has been investigated by observation of foraging ... -
A posthumanist critique of flexible online learning and its “anytime anyplace” claims
(British Journal of Educational Technology., 2019)Flexible approaches to online learning are gaining renewed interest in some part due to their capacity to address emergent opportunities and concerns facing higher education. Importantly, flexible approaches to online ... -
Frameworks and models for disseminating curated research outcomes to the public
(SAGE Open, 2019)In our post-truth society, mobilizing “facts” and “evidence” has never been more important. We live in an age that is paradoxically information rich due to the proliferation of Internet Communication Technologies (ICTs) ... -
Human health risk and bioaccessibility of toxic metals in topsoils from Gbani mining community in Ghana
(Journal of Health and Pollution, 2019)Background. Anthropogenic activities such as artisanal mining pose a major environmental health concern due to the potential for discharge of toxic metals into the environment. Objectives. To determine the distribution ... -
A fraud investigation plan for a false accounting and theft case
(Journal of Financial Crime, 2019)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to formulate and propose a fraud investigation plan that forensic accountants can use to investigate financial frauds. In particular, the paper sets out the structure and rationale of ... -
An ecological model of climate marketing: A conceptual framework for understanding climate science related attitude and behavior change
(Cogent Social Sciences, 2019)Climate change is a problem that will require cooperation across different levels of government, society, community and individual action. For this reason, communicating about climate change represents a distinct challenge ... -
Classifying and modeling nonlinearity in commodity prices using Incoterms
(The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2019)This paper proposes a novel approach of classifying and modeling the nonlinear behavior of commodity prices using regime-switching models with exogenous transition variables. The approach rests on using the International ... -
The banks and market manipulation: A financial strain analysis of the libor fraud
(Advances in Public Interest Accounting, 2019)The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is considered to be the most important interest rate in finance upon which trillions in financial contracts are decided. In 2008, it was revealed that the LIBOR traders were rigging ... -
Diversity in Canadian election-related Twitter discourses: Influential voices and the media logic of #elxn42 and #cdnpoli hashtags
(Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 2019)Using qualitative and quantitative content analysis of Twitter, this study examined 5,209 tweets with popular hashtags #elxn42 and #cdnpoli to determine what was discussed on the social media platform one week preceding ... -
Engagement with physicians to enhance cultural safety in primary care for people who use substances: Final report
(Centre for Health Leadership and Research, Royal Roads University, 2019)This report describes the development of best practice guidelines for primary care physicians working with people who use, or have used, substances. These patients often lack trust in, and access to primary care, and while ... -
Strength through peace: How demilitarization led to peace and happiness in Costa Rica and what the rest of the world can learn from a tiny tropical nation
(Peace Research, 2019)Judith Eve Lipton and Daniel P Barash. Strength Through Peace: How Demilitarization Led to Peace and Happiness in Costa Rica and What the Rest of the World Can Learn from a Tiny Tropical Nation. New York, NY: Oxford ... -
Linking transdisciplinary research characteristics and quality to effectiveness: A comparative analysis of five research-for-development projects
(Environmental Science & Policy, 2019)More and more effective research is needed to help address complex sustainability problems. Many research approaches have adopted more transdisciplinary characteristics as a way to improve effectiveness. However, empirical ... -
Educators’ explorations with gender performativities and orientations: A participatory action research project in West Nile sub-region, Uganda
(Language and Literacy, 2019)This paper discusses findings from a feminist participatory action research study conducted in the West Nile region of Northern Uganda with a group of 35 educators who attended a one-week intensive professional development ... -
Drawing gender equality: A participatory action research project with educators in northern Uganda
(Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 2019)This paper reports upon an arts-based participatory action research project conducted with a cohort of 30 teachers in rural Northwest Uganda during a one-week professional development course. Multimodality (Kress & Jewitt, ... -
Detecting anomalies in financial statements using machine learning algorithm: The case of Vietnamese listed firms
(Asian Journal of Accounting Research, 2019)The vast amount of data and the increasing development in technology in recent years have changed the way in which many industries operate and compete with each other. Millions of bytes, commonly referred to as big data, ... -
What to expect from antidepressant withdrawal
(Verywell Mind, 2018-07-09)Before you quit taking anti-depressant medication, consider why you are quitting. Remember, depression is a serious and potentially life-threatening illness if it is not properly treated. It's important to consider all of ...
