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The Association Between Dementia Status, Co-morbidity, and Osteoporosis Treatment: A Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study
(2012-11-15)BACKGROUND: Increasing age and a diagnosis of dementia both dramatically increase the risk of serious osteoporosis related sequela. At the same time, there remains an overall low rate of osteoporosis treatment particularly ... -
Fall of the House of Euro – German capitalism and the long search for a ‘spatial fix
(2012-11-15)From the standpoint of capitalism in Germany, the European Union and the Eurozone are but the two most recent stations on the long pilgrimage to find a spatial fix, attempts to alleviate the perennial problem of a ... -
Challenges to Connection- Changes in the Land and in Ways of Life in Kaska Dena Territory
(2012-11-15)The relationship to land is crucial for the well being of Kaska people. To maintain connection to the land, skills and language are both needed. Much knowledge about the land and how to live well on the land and with other ... -
Teaching in an Online Community of Inquiry: Faculty Role Adjustment in the New Higher Education
(2012-11-15)The role change required to integrate new teaching technology into the role of faculty is unequivocally linked to the pedagogical requirements embedded in creating a community of inquiry – online, face-to-face or both. ... -
Tracing the Tradition of Medieval Parochial Peace-Making
(2012-11-15)My paper questions a persistent paradigm in the history of Catholic confession that argues for a medieval shift, beginning with the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215, from the reconciliation of community members towards greater ... -
Tracking Cardiovascular Responses To Anticipation Of An Exercise Test In Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Preliminary Test
(2012-11-15)Cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) refers to relatively high heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) increases in the face of a mental stressor. CVR may be a concern for heart patients since it may precede ischemic events and ... -
Community Finance Options: Sustainability Options for Resource Based Rural Communities
(Athabasca University, 2012)This summary report is part of a project on Sustainability Options for Resource Based Rural Communities. The profound socio-economic shift occurring because of global economic restructuring has created a financing gap in ... -
Community Finance and Investment Options: Local Capital Investment and Finance Options for Rural Alberta Communities
(Athabasca University, 2012)This report is part of a project on Sustainability Options for Resource Based Rural Communities. The profound socio-economic shift occurring because of global economic restructuring has created a financing gap in many ... -
Affordable Housing and the Social Economy in the Fraser Valley Regional District
(2012-06-29)The semantic meaning of the concept “social housing” is doubtless related to housing that has been specifically designed to meet the needs of tenants in terms of affordability and suitability. Social economic organizations ... -
BALTA Newsletter - Spring 2012
(2012-06-25)This is the newsletter of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. -
BALTA Newsletter - Winter 2012
(2012-04-05)This is the newsletter of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. -
Attend 2012 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting
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Attend Sungard Summit 2012: Where Learning Happens
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Wēijī : East Asian Mothering
(2012-04-04)This conference presentation will highlight the conference theme of exploring motherhood and mothering in a global context. Wēijī represents the Chinese symbol for “crisis” and “opportunity” whereby reversing the characters ... -
Overview of Modern Higher Education Management in Mainland China (1949-2010)
(2012-04-04)The promulgation of the "Outline of China's National Plan for Medium and Long-Term Education Reform and Development (2010-2020)" in July, 2010, opens a new page for higher education in China. To evaluate the significance ... -
The Structure of Belief
(2012-04-04)Beliefs play a significant role in most of the work we do with clients as career practitioners. This session will examine beliefs and belief structures historically and from an interdisciplinary viewpoint although the main ... -
Returning pedagogy to field practice through mobile technology
(2012-04-04)Our Technology Enhanced Health Practice Education Research in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University has several studies underway relating to the use of mobile technology (smart phones) in the clinical ... -
Avatars and Open Courseware in Distance Education Freshman Physics
(2012-04-04)Athabasca University has engaged thousands of students in for-credit, non-calculus freshman physics over the past 15 years, a success in part attributable to innovative use of home laboratory technology. In now offering ... -
Addressing the Landgrab in Southern Ontario
(2012-04-04)Globally, there is a growing landgrab by investors and foreign countries of prime farmland. NGOs such as Grain and the National Farmers Union have documented the landgrab throughout the world and within Canada. This paper ...