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  • The evolutionary origins of Erigeron trifidus, a rare plant in Alberta 
    Burke, Jennifer L.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2005Arts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2005)
    The present study analyzed the evolutionary history of Erigeron trifidus Hook. by addressing two main questions: 1) Is the current hypothesis of the origin of the species by hybridization between E.compositus and E.lanatus ...
  • An examination of psychophysiological measures of sexual arousal 
    Suschinsky, Kelly D.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2006.Faculty of Arts and ScienceDepartment of Psychology, 2006)
    The scientific study of sex has developed significantly since the inception of psychophysiological methods to assess sexual arousal. Sexual psychophysiology involves assessing the physiological activation of the sexual ...
  • An examination of selected factors influencing the career decisions of Aboriginal university students 
    Grygo, Marta; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2006Education, 2006)
    This study documents and analyses Aboriginal post-secondary students' perceptions of selected influences on their career development and planning. Six areas are examined: 1) parental influence; 2) teacher influence; 3) ...
  • An examination of social arousal and its implications for social congnition in the South African vervet monkey / Petra L. McDougall 
    McDougall, Petra L.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, c2010Arts and ScienceDepartment of Psychology, 2010)
    Self-directed behaviours (SDB) were recorded as a behavioural indicator of arousal in free-ranging vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) inhabiting the Klein Karoo of South Africa. Measurement of SDB allowed for changes ...
  • An examination of the perceptions of an all-female problem gambling counselling treatment 
    Norman, Erika; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2007Faculty of Education, 2007)
    This study explores clients’ perceptions of women-only group counselling for problem gambling. The clients surveyed participated in a women-only treatment group through the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Commission (AADAC). ...
  • Examining brook trout invasion into bull trout streams of the Canadian Rockies 
    Warnock, Will G (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological Sciences, c2012Arts and Science, 2012)
    Brook trout invasion into bull trout streams is variable, and likely influenced by a suite of biotic and abiotic factors. Field observations revealed that brook trout dominated the fish community over bull trout in warmer ...
  • Examining functional congruity and self-congruity in celebrity spokesperson endorsed advertising context 
    Huang, Shengchen (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of ManagementManagement, 2013)
    The purpose of this study was to test the dual-pathway persuasion model proposed by Johar and Sirgy (1991) in a celebrity endorsement context. This study attempted to provide empirical evidence for the proposition that the ...
  • Examining school culture in Southern Alberta 
    Goslin, Kimberly Gordon; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1996Education, 1996)
    Two hypothese were considered within the confines of this study. In reference to the first, it has been demonstrated that the strength of perceived school cultures, when defined by meta-orientations, can be measured using ...
  • Examining the impacts of stream channelization on salmonid and aquatic invertebrate communities of a fifth-order montane river 
    Lennox, Preston A. (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological Sciences, c2012Arts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2012)
    Stream channelization is a common form of anthropogenic disturbance, whose impacts on cold water salmonid communities have received little attention in comparison to the body of work demonstrating its negative effects on ...
  • Expanding our knowledge of protein tyrosine phosphatase-like phytases : mechanism, substrate specificity and pathways of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate dephosphorylation 
    Puhl, Aaron A.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2006Faculty of Arts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2006)
    A novel bacterial protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP)-like enzyme has recently been isolated that has a PTP-like active site and fold and the ability to dephosphorylate myo-inositol hexakisphosphate. In order to expand our ...
  • The experience and psychological impact of school violence on rural Alberta teachers 
    Zimmer, Chelcie (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, c2012Education, 2012)
    Research is unclear as to whether the level of violence in schools is increasing or decreasing. Regardless, it is higher than anyone would prefer. Therefore, it is essential that information on the nature and effects of ...
  • Experience dependent plasticity of stroke outcome 
    Rakai, Brooke D.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Neuroscience, c2008Arts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2008)
    Stroke outcome is highly variable. Experiments in this thesis test the hypothesis that experience prior to a stroke is an important variable in the manifestation of stroke. Optokinetic tracking was used to evaluate the ...
  • Experienced-induced immediate early gene expression in hippocampus after granule cell loss 
    Cardiff, James W (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Neuroscience, c2012Arts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2012)
    Adrenalectomy (ADX) has been shown to cause selective degeneration of granule cells in the dentate gyrus (DG). This occurs due to the reduction of corticosterone (CORT) and behavioural deficit ...
  • Experiences of male woundedness and the influence of understandings of Christ 
    Chant, Jeffrey MacIntosh; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2005Education, 2005)
    The purpose of this study was to bring to consciousness the varied experiences that men have had of feeling wounded and to explore how a relationship to Jesus the Christ has influenced their understanding of those ...
  • Experimental stimulation as a treatment for early brain damage 
    Gibb, Robbin L.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2001Arts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2001)
    The current work explores the therapeutic potential of experiential treatments for enhancing functional recovery and anatomical change after early brain damage. Normal rats and rats with perinatal cortical lesions (P2 or ...
  • Explicit results on primes 
    Lumley, Allysa; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science. (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2014)
    [Please see thesis for abstract.]
  • Exploiting the probability of observation for efficient Bayesian network inference 
    Mousumi, Fouzia Ashraf (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2013)
    It is well-known that the observation of a variable in a Bayesian network can affect the effective connectivity of the network, which in turn affects the efficiency of inference. Unfortunately, the observed variables may ...
  • An exploration of collaborative academic-practice partnership positions in nursing 
    Harris, Suzanne D.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences, c2009Health Sciences, 2009)
    Collaborative academic-practice partnership (CAPP) positions make it possible for nursing educators to stay current with evolving practice issues and enable nursing practitioners to stay in touch with trends in contemporary ...
  • An exploration of genital arousal category-specificity and sexual concordance in men and women 
    Suschinsky, Kelly D. (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, 2012Arts and ScienceDepartment of Psychology, 2012)
    There are substantial differences between the sexual arousal patterns of men and women. Men’s genital and subjective sexual arousal are category-specific; different sexual stimuli elicit different degrees of arousal. ...
  • An exploration of nonprofit governance configurations 
    Vadnais, Patricia R; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Management (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Management, 2011Management, 2011)
    There has been limited research on the characteristics inside the nonprofit (NP) boardroom. Much of the prescriptive NP governance literature is based on for-profit (FP) assumptions. Following a contingency approach, this ...

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