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  • D.A.R.E. (Drug abuse resistance education) : perceptions of teachers, principals, and school resource officers 
    Fisher, James; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2002Education, 2002)
    This study employs interviews to measure the perceptions of sixteen teachers, nine school principals, and seven School Resource Officers on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, offered to grade six students ...
  • De-colonizing bodies : the treatment of gender in contemporary drama and film 
    Berlando, Maria Elena; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2007Arts and ScienceDepartment of English, 2007)
    Dramatic literature and film are often political and work to deconstruct and dismantle some of the assumptions of a dominant ideology. Tomson Highway’s Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine, and ...
  • The decision making process for social issue behaviors : a stakeholder perspective / Katherine Carol Lafreniere 
    Lafreniere, Katherine Carol; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Management (Management, 2010)
    This study argues that Stakeholder Theory (Mitchell, Agle, & Wood, 1997) can be applied from the stakeholder‘s perspective in order to understand how stakeholders perceive their claims in an organization and consequently ...
  • Decomposition of complete designs 
    Sasani, Sara; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics & Computer Science, 2019)
    Through six chapters, the concept of decomposing the complete design is demonstrated. Group divisible designs, symmetric designs, strongly regular graphs, and association schemes are examples of the combinatorial objects ...
  • Deficits of gait initiation and steady state gait are exacerbated by postural threat in Parkinson's disease patients 
    Kurek, Justin; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2005Arts and ScienceDepartment of Kinesiology, 2005)
    The effects of postural threat on gait initiation and steady state gait among Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and age-matched adults were examined. Ten healthy adults (CTRL; mean age= 68.8 ± 8.4, range 56-80 years) and ...
  • Defining fur trade diet in northern Alberta: an examination of faunal material from Fort Vermilion I 
    Read, Joshua; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of GeographyArts and ScienceDepartment of Geography, 2018)
    This thesis presents the faunal material from Fort Vermilion I (IaQf-1), a northern Alberta fur trade site. These data, totaling 49,967 faunal elements, were used to study dietary practices at the fort. Statistical values ...
  • Deformation quantization for contact interactions and dissipation 
    Belchev, Borislav Stefanov; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, c2010Arts and ScienceDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, 2010)
    This thesis studies deformation quantization and its application to contact interactions and systems with dissipation. We consider the subtleties related to quantization when contact interactions and boundaries are ...
  • Delayed stochastic modelling of prokaryotic transcription with abortive initiation 
    Sharma, Silky; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry and BiochemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2017)
    A quantitative model for gene transcription should treat two main features: stochastic fluctuations due to low copy numbers, and time delays resulting from the lengthy sequence of reactions that form the transcription ...
  • A delphi study using expert consensus to develop a well-defined vision for a centre of excellence for therapeutic recreation in continuing care settings 
    Hernesniemi, Silvo A. T.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health SciencesHealth Sciences, 2022)
    There is an increasing demand for evidence-based practice and for the demonstration of client outcome achievement in therapeutic recreation (TR). There is also an ongoing need to research TR service provision in continuing ...
  • Demonstrating the capacity of online citizen science mapping software to communicate natural hazards and engage community participation 
    Rieger, Courtney; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of GeographyArts and ScienceDepartment of Geography, 2016)
    OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an online citizen science mapping software program that can be used to empower communities and encourage participation in natural hazards planning. This is a multi-disciplinary thesis demonstrating ...
  • Density and efficacy of the flea beetle Aphthona Lacertosa (Rosenhauer), an introduced biocontrol agent for leafy spurge, in Alberta 
    Kalischuk, Andrea Ruth; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2001Arts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2001)
    Biocontrol has been critized because the target effects of biocontrol introductions have not been studied rigorously. The objectives of this thesis were 1)to assess quantitatively the efficacy of a classical biocontrol ...
  • Depression as a transformational experience : a phenomenological hermeneutic approach 
    Falk, Sharie; University of Lethbridge. School of Health Sciences (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, School of Health Sciences, 2007School of Health Sciences, 2007)
    This study set out to explore and gain a deeper understanding of women’s experiences of depression as a transformational experience through non-dual consciousness that could not be found in contemporary psychological ...
  • Describing mathematics without revision: Wittgenstein's radical constructivism 
    Ladeira, Thiago; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of PhilosophyArts and ScienceDepartment of Philosophy, 2020)
    In this thesis, I present a critical exposition of Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mathematics, and attempt to show that Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mathematics constitutes a viable alternative to the Standard View of ...
  • Deserting the innocent: the paradoxical effects of youthfulness in influencer apologies 
    Simpson, Braden R.; University of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dhillon School of BusinessDhillon School of Business, 2022)
    Prior research on crisis communications predicts that apologies from youthful (vs. older) influencers generate more social support because younger influencers are perceived as more honest and innocent and therefore deserving ...
  • Design and evaluation of dynamic feature-based segmentation on music 
    Befus, Chad R.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, c2010Arts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2010)
    Segmentation is an indispensable step in the field of Music Information Retrieval (MIR). Segmentation refers to the splitting of a music piece into significant sections. Classically there has been a great deal of attention ...
  • Design of a micro-machined cantilever apparatus suitable for testing Modified Newtonian Dynamics 
    Wiens, Braden T.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Physics and AstronomyArts and ScienceDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, 2018)
    Micro-cantilevers have been used for Atomic Force Microscopy to obtain topographic images of surfaces. The resolution of these images allows for individual atoms to be resolved. In this work micro-cantilevers were studied ...
  • Design of a novel hybrid cryptographic processor 
    Li, Jianzhou; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2005Arts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2005)
    A new multiplier that supports fields GF(p) and GF (2n) for the public-key cryptography, and fields GF (28) for the secret-key cryptography is proposed in this thesis. Based on the core multiplier and other extracted common ...
  • Design structure and iterative release analysis of scientific software 
    Zulkarnine, Ahmed Tahsin (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, c2012Arts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2012)
    One of the main objectives of software development in scientific computing is efficiency. Being focused on highly specialized application domain, important software quality metrics, e.g., usability, extensibility ,etc ...
  • Design structure matrix : models, applications and data exchange format 
    Quashem, Rumana; 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, 2015)
    The Design Structure Matrix model has facilitated the study of design structure and architectural complexity of complex systems by analyzing dependencies between system’s elements. There exists examples and applications ...
  • Design, testing and demonstration of a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) and payload for measuring wind speed and particulate matter in the atmospheric boundary layer 
    Riddell, Kevin Donald Alexander (Arts and ScienceGeography, 2014-05-13)
    The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the layer of air directly influenced by the Earth’s surface and is the layer of the atmosphere most important to humans as this is the air we live in. Methods for measuring the ...