2010-2011 Master Class - James Babor (Percussion)

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Building Student Centred-Communities for Canada's Growing Population of Undergraduate Students

The Independent Studies program closed in 2016. This thesis was one of 25 accepted by Library for long-term preservation and presentation in UWSpace.Over the past decade, Canada’s rising post-secondary student population has resulted in the “studentification" of many university towns. Such unprecedented growth requires new strategies focused on supporting undergraduate students during their transition into off-campus communities. Leaders throughout the community can engage students in high?priority neighbourhoods, through an informed and collaborative approach to development. Their investment in a purposeful and strategic infrastructure will improve student integration as they transition out of residence and into the surrounding communities

Chart Datum Transfer Using a GPS Tide Gauge Buoy in Chesapeake Bay

In 2008 NAVOCEANO conducted trials to test the effectiveness of using GPS buoys for water level datum transfers. The GPS vertical positioning evaluation showed that the real-time precise point positioning solutions were not corrected for earth tide, leading to a 10 cm bias relative to three post-processing methods. Ignoring buoy tilt led to errors of up to 10 cm; however, when using 6-minute averaging, the maximum error reduced to ~2 cm. Water level transfer from a tide station 1.3 km away resulted in a datum 12 cm lower than the VDatum model estimate.En el 2008 NAVOCEANO llevó a cabo pruebas para probar la eficacia del uso de boyas equipadas de un GPS para las transferencias del cero hidrográfico para el nivel del agua. La evaluación del posicionamiento vertical mediante el GPS mostró que las soluciones de posicionamiento preciso puntual en tiempo real no eran corregidas para la marea terrestre, lo que resultaba en una desviación de 10 cm respecto a tres métodos de post-procesado. Ignorar una inclinación de la boya llevó a errores de hasta 10 cm; sin embargo, al utilizar un promedio de 6 minutos, el error máximo quedó reducido a ~2 cm. La transferencia del nivel del agua desde una estación de mareas situada a una distancia de 1,3 km dio como resultado un datum inferior en 12 cm respecto de la estimación del modelo VDatum.En 2008, NAVOCEANO a effectué des essais pour tester l’utilité d’utiliser des bouées équipées de systèmes GPS pour les transferts du niveau de référence de l’eau. L’évaluation de la détermination de la position verticale à l’aide du GPS a montré que les solutions de détermination de la position de points précis en temps réel n’étaient pas corrigées pour la marée terrestre, conduisant à un biais de 10 cm correspondant à trois méthodes de post-traitement. L’ignorance de l’inclinaison de la bouée a engendré des erreurs allant jusqu’à 10 cm; toutefois, en utilisant une moyenne de 6 minutes, l’erreur maximum était réduite à approximativement 2 cm. Le transfert du niveau de l’eau depuis une station de marée distante de 1,3 km a donné comme résultat un niveau de référence inférieur de 12 cm, par rapport à l’estimation du modèle de système de référence verticale

Advancing public health policy making through research on the political strategies of alcohol industry actors

Development and implementation of evidence-based policies is needed in order to ameliorate the rising toll of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Alcohol is a key cause of the mortality burden and alcohol policies are under-developed. This is due in part to the global influence of the alcohol industry. We propose that a better understanding of the methods and the effectiveness of alcohol industry influence on public health policies will support efforts to combat such influence, and advance global health. Many of the issues on the research agenda we propose will inform, and be informed by, research into the political influence of other commercial actors

Heterogeneity in drinking practices in England and Wales and its association with violent behaviour: a latent class analysis

Background: Crude single-item consumption metrics, such as ‘binge drinking’ measures, mask the complexity and heterogeneity in young people’s drinking; thus limiting our understanding of young people’s drinking patterns as well as how alcohol drinking is associated with violent outcomes. Objectives: The current study employed a range of consumption and contextual indicators to explore heterogeneity in young people’s (16-29 years) drinking practices, giving due consideration to their social nature. It also assessed to what extent heterogeneity in drinking practices was associated with violent outcomes. Methods: Employing data from the 2006 Offending Crime and Justice Survey, three measures of alcohol consumption and nine drinking context indicators were utilised within latent class analysis to create typologies of drinking practices amongst current drinkers in England and Wales (n=2,711) and examine their association with violent outcomes. The validity of the typologies was also assessed on age, sex and socio-economic status. Results: Three discernible drinking profiles were identified: ‘regular social drinkers’ (48%), ‘regular pub binge drinkers’ (32%), and ‘moderate drinkers’ (20%). The ‘regular pub binge drinkers’ were found to be more than twice as likely to commit an assault offence (odds ratio = 2.8 95% CI [1.3, 6.2]) when compared to ‘moderate drinkers’. Interaction analyses demonstrated a stronger risk of violence among ‘regular social drinkers’ of low socio-economic status. Conclusions: Interventions aimed at reducing alcohol-related violence ought to give due consideration to the social context of drinking, the levels of consumption, as well as the socio-economic characteristics of the drinker

Do social networks affect the use of residential aged care among older Australians?

Background: Older people's social networks with family and friends can affect residential aged care use. It remains unclear if there are differences in the effects of specific (with children, other relatives, friends and confidants) and total social networks upon use of low-level residential care and nursing homes. Methods: Data were drawn from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Six waves of data from 1477 people aged ≥ 70 collected over nine years of follow-up were used. Multinomial logistic regressions of the effects of specific and total social networks on residential care use were carried out. Propensity scores were used in the analyses to adjust for differences in participant's health, demographic and lifestyle characteristics with respect to social networks. Results Higher scores for confidant networks were protective against nursing home use (odds ratio [OR] upper versus lower tertile of confidant networks = 0.50; 95%CI 0.33–0.75). Similarly, a significant effect of upper versus lower total network tertile on nursing home use was observed (OR = 0.62; 95%CI 0.43–0.90). Evidence of an effect of children networks on nursing home use was equivocal. Nursing home use was not predicted by other relatives or friends social networks. Use of lower-level residential care was unrelated to social networks of any type. Social networks of any type did not have a significant effect upon low-level residential care use. Discussion: Better confidant and total social networks predict nursing home use in a large cohort of older Australians. Policy needs to reflect the importance of these particular relationships in considering where older people want to live in the later years of life.Lynne C Giles, Gary FV Glonek, Mary A Luszcz and Gary R Andrew

Predicting the onset and persistence of episodes of depression in primary health care. The predictD-Spain study: Methodology

Background: The effects of putative risk factors on the onset and/or persistence of depression remain unclear. We aim to develop comprehensive models to predict the onset and persistence of episodes of depression in primary care. Here we explain the general methodology of the predictD-Spain study and evaluate the reliability of the questionnaires used. Methods: This is a prospective cohort study. A systematic random sample of general practice attendees aged 18 to 75 has been recruited in seven Spanish provinces. Depression is being measured with the CIDI at baseline, and at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months. A set of individual, environmental, genetic, professional and organizational risk factors are to be assessed at each follow-up point. In a separate reliability study, a proportional random sample of 401 participants completed the test-retest (251 researcher-administered and 150 self-administered) between October 2005 and February 2006. We have also checked 118,398 items for data entry from a random sample of 480 patients stratified by province. Results: All items and questionnaires had good test-retest reliability for both methods of administration, except for the use of recreational drugs over the previous six months. Cronbach's alphas were good and their factorial analyses coherent for the three scales evaluated (social support from family and friends, dissatisfaction with paid work, and dissatisfaction with unpaid work). There were 191 (0.16%) data entry errors. Conclusion: The items and questionnaires were reliable and data quality control was excellent. When we eventually obtain our risk index for the onset and persistence of depression, we will be able to determine the individual risk of each patient evaluated in primary health care.The research in Spain was funded by grants from the Spanish Ministry of Health (grant FIS references: PI04/1980, PI0/41771, PI04/2450, and PI06/1442), Andalusian Council of Health (grant references: 05/403, 06/278 and 08/0194), and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (grant reference SAF 2006/07192). The Malaga sample, as part of the predictD-International study, was also funded by a grant from The European Commission (reference QL4-CT2002-00683)