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Title Democracy by Association: A Comparative Exploration of the Effects of Inequality and the State on Civic Engagement

Excerpt The dominant civic engagement literature has focused on the many positive outcomes that stem from leading an active associational life, linking it to lower crime rates, economic growth and a healthy democracy. However, it has been less effective at recognizing how much of a dependent variable civic engagement actually is, exploring what shapes it and […]

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SDGs Decent Work and Economic GrowthGender EqualityReduced Inequalities

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Title Between Activism and Restraint: Institutional Legitimacy, Strategic Decision Making and the Supreme Court of Canada

Excerpt Over the last couple of decades or so, comparative public law scholars have been reporting a dramatic increase in the power and influence of judicial institutions worldwide. One obvious effect of this “judicialization of politics” is to highlight legitimacy concerns associated with the exercise of judicial power. Indeed, how do courts attain and retain their […]

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Author Radmilovic, Vuk

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SDGs Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Title Canada Reaching Out? A Study of Collaboration between Canada and the Emerging Economies in Health Biotechnology

Excerpt This dissertation discusses research on Canada’s collaboration with emerging economies, specifically Brazil and India, in the field of health biotechnology. In recent years Canada has shown interest in engaging with emerging economies including Brazil and India in S&T fields. However, little is known about the levels and characteristics of such collaboration. Without greater understanding of […]

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Author Ray, Monali

Advisor Thorsteinsdottir, Halla

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SDGs Good Health and Well-BeingIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructureLife Below Water

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Departments Medical Science

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Keywords biodiversity, health, innovation

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Title Effects of Single-tree Selection Harvesting on Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (Pheucticus leudovicianus) in a Predominantly Forested Landscape

Excerpt Single-tree selection harvesting is frequently used in the tolerant hardwood forests of North America but relatively little is known about how this silvicultural system affects wildlife, including many avian species. I investigated Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus leudovicianus) habitat use, survival, and nestling provisioning behaviour in twelve hardwood stands in Algonquin Provincial Park which had been harvested […]

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Author Richmond, Sonya

Advisor Malcolm, Jay R.

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SDGs Life on Land

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Departments Forestry

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Title Injuries Among Elderly Canadians: Psychotropic Medications and the Impact of Alcohol

Excerpt Psychotropic medication use is widely implicated as a risk factor for injuries, and it is believed that the adverse effect profiles of these medications are exacerbated by the consumption of alcohol. The objectives of this study are (a) to examine the associations between the use of specific classes of psychotropic medications and injuries among elderly […]

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Author Riley, Nicole Marie

Advisor Chipman, Mary

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SDGs Good Health and Well-BeingResponsible Consumption and Production

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Departments Dalla Lana School of Public Health

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Keywords consum*, health

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Title The Impact of the Grameen Bank upon the Patriarchal Family and Community Relations of Women Borrowers in Bangladesh

Excerpt The purpose of the study is to: (1) examine the degree to which women borrowers of the Grameen Bank are being empowered to participate in familial decision-making around the management of income and expenditures like food, children’s education, dowry and teenage marriages; and (2) to examine women borrowers’ engagement in community activities such as the […]

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Author Rouf, Kazi

Advisor Quarter, Jack

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SDGs Gender EqualityQuality EducationReduced Inequalities

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Departments Adult Education and Counselling Psychology

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Title Labour Force Participation and Health-related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV

Excerpt This dissertation consists of four papers aimed at understanding the complex relationship between employment and health. One paper is a systematic review of the return to work literature, while the other three papers used secondary data from three cohorts of people with HIV to examine the association between employment and health-related quality of life. The […]

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Author Rueda, Sergio Ismael

Advisor Mustard, Cameron

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SDGs Decent Work and Economic GrowthGender Equality

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Departments Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

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Keywords employment, women

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Title Supporting Public Health Policy Decision-making through Economic Evaluation: Applications and Methods

Excerpt The extent to which economic evaluations of public health programs in Ontario are conducted and used by decision makers is currently very limited. This thesis supports public health decision-making through applied and methodological work. The applied work demonstrates different methods to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of public health interventions using the examples of seasonal and pandemic […]

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Author Sander, Beate

Advisor Krahn, Murray

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SDGs Good Health and Well-Being

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Title The Impact of Folic Acid Fortification on the Folate Intake of Canadians, Factors Associated with Sub-optimal Blood Folate Status among Women, and the Effect of Vitamin/Mineral Supplemental Use

Excerpt Food fortification and nutrient supplementation are important strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies. Mandatory folic acid fortification was implemented in Canada and the U.S. in 1998 to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects (NTD). However, the actual amount of folic acid added to foods has not been reported in Canada. We analyzed 95 fortified foods […]

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Author Shakur, Abdul Yaseer

Advisor O'Connor, Deborah Louise

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SDGs Good Health and Well-BeingZero Hunger

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Departments Nutritional Sciences

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Title Preparing Teacher Candidates for the Present: Exploring the Praxis of Mindfulness Training in Teacher Education

Excerpt The fields of medicine and health care continue to demonstrate the benefits of mindfulness-based practice for stress reduction and well-being. Research is also beginning to reveal the professional benefits of mindfulness training with human service professionals, as well as the impact with children and youth, and more broadly within the field of education and human […]

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Author Soloway, Geoffrey B.

Advisor Miller, Jack

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SDGs Good Health and Well-Being

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