A study of citizens' apathy toward civic responsibility in two communities with contrasting socio-economic status

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Z. Gelinas Sensory Lesson

Students will generalize the skill of being in a large group and joining the circle all together

An exploratory statistical analysis of the ground water in the Abbotsford-Sumas aquifer

The Abbotsford-Sumas aquifer is a primarily unconfined aquifer, located in Whatcom County, WA, with a history of nitrate contamination. Whatcom County is a large producer of raspberries and contains numerous dairy farms. Both of these agricultural practices involve large quantities of nitrates being produced or used for fertilization. A two-year ground water monitoring program was conducted in 1997 and 1998 by Western Washington University in order to determine the spatial and temporal extent of the nitrate contamination. Possible trends in nitrate concentrations may be associated with ground water movement, chemical and biological nitrate reduction processes, seasonality and land use. Exploratory univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses were utilized to determine the dominant processes affecting nitrate concentrations in the study area. Nitrate concentrations in shallow wells were associated with local agricultural practices and nitrate concentrations in deeper wells were associated with agricultural practices occurring up-gradient in Canada. Differentiating land use based on nitrate concentrations was determined to be inconclusive. Denitrification was occurring in over half of the wells in the study area. Several types of nitrate concentration trends were observed: higher nitrate concentrations in the fall and winter due to nitrification in the spring and summer; higher nitrate concentrations in the spring and summer due to nitrogen inputs; a steady increase or decrease in nitrate concentrations; no detectable nitrate concentration. Multivariate statistical analyses confirmed that there was not one dominant process affecting nitrate concentrations in the Abbotsford-Sumas study area; therefore, nitrate concentration trends are due to a combination of processes

Communicating stroke: a narrative inquiry

Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2008This narrative research in communication addresses the lived experience of individuals who have suffered stroke. Specifically, I examine how the realities people create and the relationships they enact contribute to their sense of identity after the occurrence of a stroke. Health crises are times of reconstitution of self and relationships (Lorber, 1997). The present research has been conducted from a human science perspective, employing the epistemology of constructionism, the theory of social construction of reality, and narrative inquiry and conversational interviewing to produce an understanding of the experience of life after stroke. In this study, stroke survivors are considered active interpreters, managers, and creators of the meaning of their health and illness.1. Review of related literature -- 1.1. Statement of the problem and goals of the research -- 1.2. Research on stroke rehabilitation -- 1.3. Social construction of illness : what does recovery mean? -- 1.4. Social construction of identity -- 1.5. The role of social support -- 2. Research methodologies -- 2.1. Research contexture -- 2.1.1.Ontology and epistemology -- 2.1.2. Theoretical perspective -- 2.1.3. Research methodology -- 2.1.4. Method : conversational interviewing -- 2.1.5. Method : thematic analysis -- 2.2. Participants -- 2.3. Procedure -- 2.4. Researcher as research tool -- 3. Narrative perspectives -- 3.1. Prudence's conversational interview -- 3.2. Julia's conversational interview -- 3.3. Michelle's conversational interview -- 3.4. Eleanor's conversational interview -- 3.5. Lucy's conversational interview -- 4. Human science research analysis -- 4.1. Theme one : I'm a survivor -- 4.2. Theme two : talk to me normal! -- 4.3. Theme three : I am a better person now -- 4.4. Theme four : I need support -- 4.5. Conclusion and prospects for further inquiry -- References -- Appendix

A Health Promotion Perspective On Transitioning Into Retirement

The transitional stages towards retirement of those with chronic disorder(s) often present a diversity of additional challenges and people look at the measurement of their anticipated quality of life as a meaningful way of determining this successful adjustment. The overall objective of this research study was to understand transition into retirement considering the impact of comorbidity and associated socio-demographic factors have on the (physical and mental) health status. Quantitative data analysis of people (aged 50-65) with chronic upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders was used to inform health impacts in the group transitioning towards retirement; or who have selected or required early retirement. This work is comprised of two integrated manuscripts that of a scoping literature review reporting on the nature and extent of the literature on retirement transition, followed by a retrospective cohort analysis of secondary data that fills a gap in the literature by examining the relationship and impact that comorbidity, pain, and function hav

Privacy audits and the certified public accountant.

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