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Sense of coherence, a worthy factor toward nursing student and new graduate satisfaction with nursing, goal setting affinities, and coping tendencies
(CASN/ACESI, 2018-04)Nursing student readiness for practice is a relevant topic for educators aimed to ready students for a difficult practice environment, and healthcare employers challenged with the high attrition rates of new graduates. The ... -
Habits, beaches, dogs and leashes: Non-compliance with park regulations
(IUCN, 2018-05)Protected areas are important for both conserving natural resources and providing visitor experiences, but these two objectives are sometimes compromised when visitors do not comply with regulations. This issue was explored ... -
Overcoming barriers facing adult immigrant students that prevent them from completing post-secondary education
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)The present study was conducted to explore immigrant students’ needs regarding institutional support services and programs in order to overcome difficulties that prevented them from completing their higher education at ... -
Collaborative governance and watershed management in biosphere reserves in Brazil and Canada
(IPABHi, 2018)Water management within vulnerable ecosystems managed by multiple jurisdictions can be very complex. This study compares regulatory environments and deconstructs the approaches used for watershed governance and environmental ... -
[Pre-print] Polymer inclusion membranes with condensed phase membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS): Improved analytical response time and sensitivity
(American Chemical Society, 2017-05-16)Condensed phase membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) is an online, in situ analysis technique for low volatility analytes. Analytes diffuse through a hollow fibre membrane, where they are then dissolved by ... -
[Pre-print] The effect of substrate rearing on the growth, aerobic scope, and physiology of larval white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018-04-24)The effect of substrate on growth and metabolic rate was assessed in larval white sturgeon (Aciperser transmontanus). Yolk sac larvae (YSL) were reared in bare tanks or tanks with gravel as substrate from hatch until ... -
[Pre-print] Gravitational anti-screening and binary galaxies
(Springer, 2017-04)Previously, in Penner (2016a, 2016b), a theory of gravitational anti-screening was shown to lead naturally to the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relationship. In addition, it was shown to agree with the observed rotational curve ... -
[Pre-print] Gravitational anti-screening as an alternative to the ΛCDM model
(Springer, 2016-11)Previously, in Penner (2016), a theory of gravitational anti-screening was shown to lead to the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relationship. In addition it was shown to agree with the observed rotation curve of the Galaxy, the ... -
Stability of high-order linear Itô equations with delays
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-03-29)A novel general stability analysis scheme based on a non-Lyapunov framework is explored. Several easy-to-check sufficient conditions for exponential p-stability are formulated in terms of M-matrices. Stability analysis ... -
An archive of settler belonging: Local feeling, land, and the forest resource on Vancouver Island
(Carleton University, 2017)This dissertation explores the local, material, and affective processes of Settler (non-Indigenous) attachment to land on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. I describe these feelings for land as Settler belonging ... -
Still so little for the mind: The enduring relevance of Hilda Neatby's defense of liberal education in public schools
(The Eric Voegelin Society, 2017-11-27)Hilda Neatby was disturbed by the education system’s sudden and enthusiastic rush to embrace John Dewey’s philosophical ideas. The reforms being implemented in Canadian public schools in the 1940s and 50s were promising ... -
[Book Review] Why the humanities matter today: In defense of liberal education
(The Eric Voegelin Society, 2017-11-25)David Livingston reviews "Why the humanities matter today: In defense of liberal education" edited by Lee Trepanier (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017). -
What can liberal education provide for citizens of liberal democracy?
(The Eric Voegelin Society, 2017-11-06)When one looks at the history of higher education in Canada and the United States it is striking to note that at one time every university regarded liberal education as its central purpose. Moreover, that purpose was ... -
Content is king: An analysis of how the Twitter discourse surrounding open education unfolded from 2009 to 2016
(Athabasca University Press, 2018-02)Inspired by open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open source software, the openness movement in education has different meanings for different people. In this study, we use Twitter data to examine the discourses ... -
Why liberals and conservatives will never, ever agree: [Book Review] The great divide
(The Eric Voegelin Society, 2015-09-13)David Livingstone reviews "The great divide: Why liberals and conservatives will never, ever agree" by William D. Gairdner (New York: Encounter Books, 2015). -
Faculty developers as allies (not experts) in supporting Indigenous perspectives
(Universities Canada, 2018-01-30)Situated in teaching and learning centres, faculty developers are well-positioned to be allies in the face of faculty uncertainty. Here and now, teaching and learning centres are being called to go beyond drawing rubrics ... -
Natural Gardener's demise a troubling sign
(Glacier Media, 2015-04-24)Vancouver is graced with many unique retail stores that help give a neighbourhood - be it Grandview-Woodlands, Main Street, or Point Grey - a distinctive flavour. But they are facing threat, and an alarming number have ... -
Springing the trap: [Album Review] Live 1975-85
(Dimension Publishing Inc., 1987-04)Don Alexander reviews the album "Live 1975-85" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (New York: Columbia Records, 1986). -
[Book Review] The coming of World War Three: Volume 1
(Dimension Publishing Inc., 1987)Don Alexander reviews "The coming of World War Three, Volume 1" by Dimitrios I. Roussopoulos (Montreal: Black Rose Books, 1986). -
[Album Review] Revolutionary tea party
(Dimension Publishing Inc., 1987-10)Review of the album "Revolutionary tea party" by Lillian Allen (Toronto: Verse to Vinyl, 1986).
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