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  • Monitoring pathogenic Escherichia coli in Alberta beef cattle 
    Conrad, Cheyenne (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological SciencesArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2014)
    Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are human pathogens responsible for deadly outbreaks throughout the world. Cattle are the primary reservoir for these pathogens, secreting STEC in the feces. Bovine feces is ...
  • The monophosphaamidine functional group 
    Masuda, Jason Douglas; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2002Arts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2002)
    The synthesis and characterization of two new bulky N,P-monophosphaamidines (also known as C-aminophosphaalkenes) are described. These phosphorus analogues to amidines are shown to exhibit isomerism and tautomerism in ...
  • Mood Incongruent Recall: An Examination of Mediating Variables 
    Medianu, Stelian (Lethbridge Undergraduate Research JournalUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia, 2007-12)
    Although the mood-memory relationship can account for the occurrence of mood congruent recall, it cannot account for the occurrence of mood incongruent recall. Mood incongruent recall is an important mechanism for recovering ...
  • Moral distress among Ugandan nurses providing HIV care: a critical ethnography 
    Harrowing, Jean N.; Mill, Judy E. (ElsevierHealth SciencesUniversity of Lethbridge, 2009-11-08)
    Background: The phenomenon of moral distress among nurses has been described in a variety of high-income countries and practice settings. Defined as the biopsychosocial, cognitive, and behavioural effects experienced by ...
  • Moral distress during psychiatric clinical placements : perspectives of nursing students and their instructors 
    Wojtowicz, Bernadine (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences, c2012Health Sciences, 2012)
    The purpose of this study is to gain a richer understanding of the experiences of moral distress for nursing students within the context of psychiatric-mental health clinical placements, examine strategies students use ...
  • Moral distress in emergency departments : experiences of registered nurses 
    Reedyk, Kevin (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health SciencesHealth Sciences, 2014)
    The purpose of the study is to determine whether registered nurses are experiencing moral distress while working in emergency departments, and if so, the causes and their reactions to the phenomenon. Registered nurses ...
  • Morality in the mountains: risk, responsibility, and neoliberalism in newspaper accounts of backcountry rescue 
    Laurendeau, Jason; Moroz, Sara (Sage PublicationsArts and ScienceDepartment of SociologyUniversity of Lethbridge, 2012)
    In this article, we analyze Canadian newspaper coverage of recent events in which backcountry adventurers have found themselves in need of assistance from rescue organizations. We interrogate discourses of risk and ...
  • More than 'whore' : a discourse analysis on the media coverage of the murders of sex trade workers in Edmonton, Canada, 2001-2008 
    Larter, Tamara; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Sociology, c2011Arts and ScienceDepartment of Sociology, 2011)
    Twenty women linked with the sex trade in Edmonton, Canada went missing or were murdered between 2001 and 2008. In this study, I use Foucauldian and feminist theories, via discourse analysis, to examine the ways that ...
  • More than a story : an exploration of political autobiography as persuasive discourse 
    Gray, Robert John Stephen; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 1998Arts and ScienceDeparment of History, 1998)
    The epideictic discourse of political autobiography offers a powerful means of persuasion to attitude not otherwise available to politicians. In the extended narrative form of political autobiography, the audience's ...
  • More than just bruises : psychological trauma in women who have experienced domestic abuse 
    Nesbitt, Jessi (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, c2010Education, 2010)
    For women who have experienced domestic abuse, it is well acknowledged that wounds endured are often not just physical, but emotional and psychological as well. As the consequences of experiencing domestic abuse can be ...
  • Morningstar ratings and performance of mutual funds 
    Sinha, Partha Sarati (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of ManagementManagement, 2013)
    In this study, we examine the predictive power of Morningstar’s new ratings for mutual funds’ future performance and compare its predictive power with four competing predictors. We also examine Morningstar’s new ratings’ ...
  • Morphological studies of polyphosphazenes and their nanocomposites using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy 
    Sun, Chuchu; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry and BiochemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2014)
    Solution state NMR of 'H, 19F and 3IP of poly[bis(trifluoroethoxy)] (PBFP) in THFd8 were acquired to study the polymer morphology in the solution state. Solid state high resolution *H, I9F and 31P MAS DP NMR spectra were ...
  • Mosaic and concerted evolution in the visual system of birds 
    Gutierrez-Ibanez, Cristian I.; Iwaniuk, Andrew N.; Moore, Bret A.; Fernandez-Juricic, Esteban; Corfield, Jeremy R.; Krilow, Justin M.; Kolominsky, Jeffrey; Wylie, Douglas R. (Public Library of ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of NeuroscienceUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of LethbridgePurdue University, 2014)
    Two main models have been proposed to explain how the relative size of neural structures varies through evolution. In the mosaic evolution model, individual brain structures vary in size independently of each other, whereas ...
  • Motivation and socio-cultural sustainability of voluntourism 
    Alomari, Thabit (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Anthropology, c2012Arts and ScienceDepartment of Anthropology, 2012)
    Volunteer tourism (voluntourism) has been described as an alternative form of tourism to mass tourism. It has been suggested that understanding the motivations of voluntourists might lead to a better understanding of the ...
  • The motivational effect of need on decision-making under risk 
    Mishra, Sandeep; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, c2010Arts and ScienceDepartment of Psychology, 2010)
    Risk-sensitivity theory predicts that decision-makers shift from risk-aversion to riskpreference in situations where low-risk options are unlikely to meet their needs. Risksensitive theory is contrasted with more traditional ...
  • Motivational orientation and creativity 
    Hawryluk, Paul; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1986Education, 1989)
    The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of offering an extrinsic reward to Individuals who were Involved In creative writing. Two essential components of creative writing that were Investigated were the quality ...
  • Mourning to joy : writing to truth in a teaching life 
    Eastly, Charles Martin Legrande; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1999Education, 1999)
    This project is about diversity. It shows diversity by telling stories. The stories are those of teachers and students, woven together into a single narrative to give some expression to the diversity, variety, and richness ...
  • A mouse model for studying stroke induced impairments, recovery, and compensation in the motor cortex 
    Farr, Tracy Deanne; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2003Arts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2003)
    Stroke is the third leading cause of death and survivors suffer motor impairments. The rodent sensorimotor system is similar to the human's, making rodents a good model to study the effects of stroke. Transgenic technology ...
  • Move over: learning to read (and write) with novel technology 
    O'Donnell, Daniel Paul (CCSP PressArts and ScienceDepartment of EnglishUniversity of Lethbridge, 2012)
    his article examines how novel technology afects readers’ understanding of digital objects. It begins by examining some recent scandals involving digitally manipulated photographs and argues that some of the uproar stems ...
  • Movement and habitat use of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the South Saskatchewan River system 
    Lacho, Christine D.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological SciencesArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2013)
    Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) have experienced declines in numbers throughout their range due to historical overharvesting and more recent habitat degradation. Fragmentation and disruption caused by large dams on ...