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Planting Seeds of Virtue: Sentimental Fiction and the Moral Education of Women
(2001-06-30)
Perkins discusses the contributions made by women writers to debates on the virtue and moral education of women in the eighteenth century. Using examples from Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Elizabeth Hamilton, and Jean ...
Policies affecting ESL instruction in Manitoba
(2002-09-10)
This archival research review aims to examine what policies, federal, provincial, and local, have, or could potentially have, an impact on ESL teaching and learning in the province of Manitoba. A politically-motivated close ...
The Manitoba IBD Cohort Study: A population-based study of the prevalence of lifetime and twelve-month anxiety and mood disorders
(American Journal Gastroenterology, 2008)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Given the impact of anxiety and mood disorders on health, it is important to consider these disorders in persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We assessed the prevalence of anxiety and mood ...
The Manitoba IBD Index: Evidence for a New and Simple Indicator of IBD Activity
(American Journal Gastroenterology, 2009-07)
OBJECTIVES:
A single-item indicator of disease activity over an extended period of time, the Manitoba Inflammatory Bowel Disease Index (MIBDI), is introduced and compared against several standard measures for assessing ...
The effect of a new road safety device with auditory alerts on older drivers
(Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to examine a newly designed road safety device as used by older drivers. The Otto Driving Companion (Persen Technologies, Winnipeg, MB) is a portable device that provides drivers with "instant ...
Long-term trends in spring arrival dates of migrant birds at Delta Marsh, Manitoba, in relation to climate change
(2005-10-31)
We examined a 63-year data set of dates of first spring sightings for 96 species of migrant birds at Delta Marsh, Manitoba, and considered the influence of local climate change on those arrival dates. Mean monthly spring ...
Learning to feel like a teacher
(2004-07-01)
An important, but neglected psychological issue in teacher education is the difference between identity as felt or experienced, and identity as attributed by others. This article explores the nature of the difference and ...
Stress coping, distress, and health perceptions in inflammatory bowel disease and community controls
(American Journal Gastroenterology, 2009-12)
OBJECTIVES:
This study compares a community inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) sample of individuals with a matched non-IBD community sample of individuals on psychological functioning and health perceptions.
METHODS:
P ...
Color variation among nestling brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus Ater) does not reflect differential success with hosts in Texas
(2007-04-30)
As brood parasites, nestling Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) may exhibit characters that improve their fledging success when reared alongside host young. The coloration of mouthparts of nestlings can influence adult ...
