Excerpt In Ontario, access to publicly funded home care services is managed by Community Care Access Centres (CCACs). CCAC case managers are responsible for assessing all potential clients and prioritizing the allocation of services. The objectives of this thesis were to: 1) describe the types of decisions made by CCAC organizations and by individual case managers […]
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Certificate in Sustainability
Author Kohli, Michele
Advisor Coyte, Peter C.
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SDGs Good Health and Well-BeingSustainable Cities and Communities
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Departments Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Years 2009
Keywords health, rural, urban
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Excerpt Dissertation Abstract “Making Jews at Home: Jewish Nationalism in the Bohemian Lands, 1918-1938.” Tatjana Lichtenstein Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Department of History, University of Toronto This dissertation examines the efforts of Jewish nationalists to end Jews’ social marginalization from non-Jewish society in the Bohemian Lands between the world wars. Through the 1920s and 1930s, the […]
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Certificate in Sustainability
Author Lichtenstein, Tatjana
Advisor Penslar, Derek
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SDGs Gender EqualityPeace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Departments History
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Keywords equality, institution
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Excerpt This thesis concentrates on the interplay of structural and societal factors in the development of regional governance though a comparative study of two Canadian (Toronto and Waterloo) and two German (Frankfurt and the Rhein-Neckar) city regions. It was inspired by the tendency, in both scholarship and practice, to turn to formal institutional reform to solve […]
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Certificate in Sustainability
Author Nelles, Jen
Advisor Wolfe, David A.
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Departments Political Science
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Excerpt It is highly recommended for women to take multivitamin/mineral supplements during the periconceptional and prenatal periods. Studies have confirmed that taking prenatal multivitamins prevents maternal iron deficiency anemia, and reduces the risk for neural tube defects (NTDs). To date, research aimed at optimizing the use of multivitamins before and during pregnancy has been minimal. My […]
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
Author Nguyen, Patricia
Advisor Koren, Gideon
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SDGs Gender Equality
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Departments Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Excerpt Objectives: Research literature points to a range of “factors” that are associated with return to work outcomes but little understanding of the experience of workers, the strategies used to adapt, how work shapes and influences adjustment, and the trajectories that describe their return to work experience. The aim of this qualitative, workplace-based study was to […]
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
Author O'Hagan, Fergal T.
Advisor Thomas, Scott
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SDGs Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Departments Exercise Sciences
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Keywords worker
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Excerpt This dissertation explores how women kindergarten teachers in Pakistan understand the concept of gender as evident from their own reflections of their life experiences and from their interaction with their students. Early childhood education and gender equality in education are critical policy issues in Pakistan. Women pre-primary teachers have received little specific attention and little […]
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
Author Pardhan, Almina
Advisor Pelletier, Janette
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SDGs Gender EqualityQuality Education
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Departments Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
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Keywords equality, equitable, gender, women
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Excerpt According to the Canadian Study of Health and Aging most of the 12,630 Canadians living with advanced dementia reside in long-term care facilities. This number is rising due to an aging population. The purpose of this study is to address an identified gap in our knowledge about what creates pleasure in people with advanced dementia, […]
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
Author Persaud, Malini
Advisor Pringle, Dorothy
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Excerpt The difficulties new nurses experience when first entering acute care work environments have been recognized since Kramer’s seminal work in the 1970s. Despite the implementation of interventions designed to help ease the transition, the literature continues to report that new graduates undergo stress when beginning their careers as nurses. The purpose of this study was […]
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
Author Peterson, Jessica Zara
Advisor Hall, Linda McGillis
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SDGs Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Departments Nursing Science
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Excerpt This thesis investigates both Keynesian and neoliberal urbanism on LeBreton Flats, a mixed working-class district deemed a “blighted” slum unfit for a national capital. By studying the time-delayed embourgeoisement of the Flats, this study considers the production of the modern capital as an “event” with significant “afterlives” – both backwards and forwards. Using a historical […]
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
Author Picton, Roger M.
Advisor Hackworth, Jason
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SDGs Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsQuality EducationSustainable Cities and Communities
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Departments Geography
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Keywords governance, inclusive, urban
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Excerpt Publicly financed dental care has recently increased its profile as a health policy issue in Canada. The media have championed the challenges experienced by low-income groups in accessing dental care. Governments across the country have responded with targeted funds. Social concern has even promoted the Canadian Medical Association to call for the inclusion of dental […]
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
Author Quiñonez, Carlos
Advisor Locker, David
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Departments Dentistry
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Keywords health
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