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Multitenancy - Security Risks and Countermeasures
(2013-03-05)
Security within the cloud is of paramount importance as the interest and indeed utilization of cloud computing increase. Multitenancy in particular introduces unique security risks to cloud computing as a result of more ...
Using mathematical modelling to understand the role the linker histone dynamics in DNA packaging
(2013-03-05)
Nuclear proteins responsible for DNA packaging during the interphase of the cell cycle are highly mobile and their dynamics have a strong influence in the organization of the chromatic structure (DNA and associated proteins). ...
Awareness and Use Of Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating: A Population-Based Study
(2013-03-05)
Background: Despite wide spread use among practitioners, little is known about the awareness and use of Canada’s Food Guide (FG). The purpose of this study was to report on general and specific awareness of the FG and to ...
Negating distance: Enhancing the doctoral experience through a technology-mediated cohort model
(2013-03-05)
Introduction:
Canada’s first fully online doctoral program is now in its fifth year of teaching and implementation at Athabasca University and the first doctoral students have graduated. This program comprises four content ...
An Exploration of Factors Contributing to Compassion Fatigue in Family Caregivers Providing Care to Older Adult Relatives
(2013-03-05)
This qualitative research study explored factors contributing to compassion fatigue in family caregivers who were assisting paid staff by helping to provide care to older adult relatives residing in long-term care facilities. ...
Associations between sitting time and health-related quality of life and psychosocial health among older men
(2013-03-05)
Population based objective assessments (i.e., accelerometers) indicate that older men (>60 years) have the highest levels of sedentary time with approximately 60% of their waking time engaged in sedentary behavior. Sedentary ...
Mobile Learning Numeracy in Ontario
(2013-03-05)
The growth of mobile technologies and devices has penetrated the world substantially over the last 5 years, and a large percentage of these users are young users. This introduces profound changes to traditional teaching ...
2,4-D and Glyphosate affect aquatic biofilm accrual, gross primary production, and community respiration
(2013-07-09)
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and glyphosate are widely used agricultural herbicides commonly found in surface waters near cultivated land. Field experiments were conducted to determine the effects of 2,4-D and ...
Creating an Inter-Organizational Electronic Health Record in Kibera – Challenges and Solutions
(2013-07-09)
Electronic health records (EHR) are widely seen to hold great potential for improving health outcomes in the Global South. This research-in-progress paper looks at the creation of an inter-organization EHR in Kibera, the ...
The iPad and Early Childhood Intervention
(2013-07-09)
This paper presentation focuses on an exploratory study conducted with preschool children ages 3 to 5 with disabilities ranging from mild to severe, and the use of the iPad for learning. Preschool children and their ...