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Episode 5: Taken from the Headlines
(2020-10-07)“Taken from the Headlines” considers European history painting, its roots and its legacies. What exactly are history paintings? And why are they significant in the canon of Western art? In this episode of “Unboxing the ... -
Episode 4: Swallowed Whole
(2020-09-30)In this episode, called “Swallowed Whole,” Dr. Steer considers Gothic cathedrals as an art form and examines their relationship to European power structures. The episode begins with the earliest Christian art, in the ... -
Exploring The Effect of Maternal Heroin Use: A Case Study on Long-Term Neonatal Learning Outcomes
Heroin has become one of the most used opioid drugs by pregnant women and is an increasing concern to obstetricians. Heroin use has major social and medical implications and, when used during pregnancy, it has adverse ... -
How do school disciplinary approaches and student perceptions of school support relate to youth cannabis use? A cross-sectional analysis of Year 7 (2017-2018) of the COMPASS study
Background: In the school year immediately following cannabis legalization in Canada, the objectives of this thesis were: (1) to examine the disciplinary approaches being used in secondary schools for students who violate ... -
How gaps between target and midcourse grades impact undergraduates’ studying intentions and grade improvements
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2020-10-09)We examine how gaps between students’ chosen target grades and actual midcourse grades relate to their exam studying intentions and subsequent grade improvements. We further investigate whether those relationships are ... -
The effect of creatine monohydrate supplementation dose on tissue creatine uptake in rats
The phosphocreatine energy system buffers alterations in metabolic demand and provides a reservoir of immediately available energy for cells. The capacity of this energy reservoir can be increased via oral creatine ... -
Sustainability-Related Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Communications in the Canadian Grocery Industry
As consumers become more socially and environmentally aware, organizations provide in-depth corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports, sustainability reports, and communicate about CSR on various social media channels. ... -
Can Farmer Networks Foster A Resilient Agriculture?
This study aimed at determining the contribution of farmer networks (FNs) structure to resilience of agroecosystems. A total of 23 actors were surveyed using a census sampling method. Quantitative and qualitative data were ... -
Creating Sustainable Communities Through Environmental Sustainability Education: A Case Study of Transition Town Peterborough
This study contributes to literature and practical approaches to examining local organizations involved in environmental sustainability education, and the utilization of the cultural historical activity theory. Using a ... -
The Social Construction of the DSM-5 & its Impact on Patient Dignity
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorder (5th Ed. or DSM-5) represents a foundational text within the psychiatric and mental health field, a document that is historically and socially positioned within the ... -
Exploring Governance in Canadian Ramsar Sites to Ensure their Sustainability
The Ramsar Convention came into effect in 1975, in response to global losses of wetland habitats and their ecological services. Canada joined the Convention in 1981. As essential elements of sustainability, this research ... -
Im/migrant Passages: Crossing Visual, Spatial and Textual Boundaries - Im/migrations : passages visuels, spatiaux et textuels
(Small Walker Press, 2020)To emigrate is to leave, to immigrate is to arrive and stay, to migrate is to move, often as a result of forced displacement. Most emigrants, immigrants, migrants and/or refugees frequently face difficult, if not heartbreaking ... -
Episode 3: Tear Down the Monuments!
(2020-09-23)This episode takes a look at the history of monuments and examines some of the issues surrounding monuments today. It considers the history of the Robert E Lee monument Richmond Virginia, its signification in relation to ... -
Changes in Body Mass, Body Composition, Physical Activity and Nutrition from the First to the Fourth Academic Year in University Students
Background: The transition to university life is a critical time of change, often accompanied by the adoption of negative lifestyle habits, including an unhealthy diet and a decrease in physical activity. Lifestyle changes ... -
Foreword Podcast - S1E1 Viking Culture
(Brock University, Faculty of Humanities, 2020-07-01)What image comes to mind when you hear the word Vikings? A violent warrior society, raiding and pillaging? A seafaring people trading and migrating across vast distances of the North Atlantic? Vikings have a hold on the ... -
Distinct forms of depression and somatization following head injury: A neuropsychological framework and exploratory treatment paradigm for somatic symptoms and executive dysfunction following mild head injury
Psychiatric symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI) pose a significant barrier to neurorehabilitation and impact survivor’s life satisfaction following injury. Depressive and somatization symptoms are common clinical ... -
Generation Z and Attending Traditional Spectator Sports: A Study of Contemporary Sport Consumer Behaviour
Understanding consumer behaviour and attracting new generations of consumers are important aspects of operating a successful sport organization (Teed et al., 2008). However, limited academic attention has been given to the ... -
Examination of the effects of chronic AMPK modulation on synaptic proteins in neuronal SH-SY5Y cells
Neuronal synapse function and growth are dependent on protein abundance at the synapse and are regulated by key metabolic markers: AMPK and mTORC1. AMPK is a serine/threonine kinase highly expressed in brain. When ... -
Understanding the Barriers and Supports of Inclusive Employment for Adults with Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities
Historically, people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) have been marginalized in Ontario. One way to promote community integration, inclusion and belonging for adults with IDD is through paid employment. ... -
Who am I and what do I do? A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study on the Experience of RNs and RPNs Working in the Same Environment.
The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of registered nurses (RNs) and registered practical nurses (RPNs) working in intraprofessional dual-scope work environments. The study was conducted using a ...