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The changing landscape of financial services in Manitoba: a location analysis of payday lenders, banks and credit unions
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2011)
The Changing Landscape of Financial Services in Manitoba: A Location Analysis of Payday Lenders, Banks and Credit Unions
ABSTRACT
This study traces the emergence and expansion of payday lending outlets in ...
Reading response theory and critical pedagogy: measuring values in Manitoba's senior ELA curriculum
(2012-04-09)
This thesis is a close-reading of Manitoba’s senior years ELA framework. It attempts to scrutinize the overall wording, phraseology and intent of the curricular document and determine whether or not it fosters democratic ...
The effectiveness of neo-liberal labour market policy as a response to the poverty and social exclusion of Aboriginal second-chance learners
(2012-01-03)
This dissertation examines the political economy of labour market policy in Canada and its effectiveness in addressing the social and economic exclusion of Aboriginal people. For many Aboriginal people, the colonial ...
Effects of increasing awareness of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function on pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD).
(2012-09-10)
Purpose
To evaluate the pelvic floor health knowledge base and presence of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) in women working in an office environment, and whether this knowledge significantly increases following a pelvic ...
A portfolio optimization model combining pooling and group buying of reinsurance under an asset liability management approach
(2011-08-23)
Some insurance firms are faced with the unique challenge of managing risks that are large, infrequent, and potentially highly correlated within geographic regions and/or across product lines. An example of this is crop ...
Storytelling for youth education in civil society in Winnipeg
(2012-09-14)
There is an increasing trend in youth education and civil society that focuses on global citizenship. The development of the storyteller and story is a highly intuitive practice refined by experience. Literature in education ...
Applications of Weather Data, Satellite Data, and Other Geospatial Data for Improving Crop Insurance and Agricultural Risk Management
(2021-03-31)
This dissertation consists of three essays investigating improvements to crop insurance by applying weather data, satellite data, and other geospatial data. The first essay investigates the use of weather data and satellite ...
Understanding Nutrition Behaviours of Women with Gestational Diabetes
(2014-09-05)
Gestational Diabetes (GDM) is considered a high-risk pregnancy. Nutrition management plays a critical role in GDM management. How women with GDM make food choice decisions and how they follow dietary advice have not been ...
Parental leave use by male employees: Corporate culture, managerial attitudes & employees' perceptions
(2014-09-04)
In Canada, new parents have access to maternity and parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child. Parental leave, which follows maternity leave, entitles new parents to 35 weeks of leave. Although both parents ...
Beauvoirian therapy: treating depression arising from oppressive conditions via Beauvoirian ethics
(2014-01-13)
Beauvoirian Therapy is a new interdisciplinary model of psychotherapeutic treatment for depressed patients who have suffered from oppression. By bridging together philosophy, theory, literature and psychology, Beauvoirian ...