Social Media and Canadian Women’s Physical Activity Participation: Developing a New Methodology for Understanding Digital Health

The proposed research will explore how Canadian women’s interactions with health and fitness content on Instagram impacts upon physical activity participation. This research is sorely needed because, while social media is increasingly pertinent to the formation of everyday health practices, this dimension is seldom explored. In addition, this project will pilot a novel method, developed […]

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Penser l’intégration et l’inclusion sociale des enfants: le cas des familles immigrantes colombiennes à Trois-Rivières

L’objectif de cette étude est de décrire l’utilisation des services de garde par les familles colombiennes de la Mauricie et leur impact sur leur vie professionnelle. Elle permettra de générer de nouvelles connaissances sur les améliorations possibles au soutien offert aux familles étrangères. Les caractéristiques du processus d’intégration actuellement utilisé par la ville de Trois-Rivières […]

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Continuity of Care in Children’s Mental Health: Finalizing a New Measure

In Senator Kirby’s 2006 report, Out of the Shadows at Last, children’s mental health was labeled the “orphan’s orphan” of Canada’s health care system. For over two decades, the systems-of-care philosophy in children’s mental health has recognized the need to respond to a fragmented service system through greater integration and coordination. Continuity of care, which […]

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Promising practices for addressing social isolation among community-dwelling older adults

As Canada’s population continues to age, social isolation among older persons is being increasingly recognized as a concern. Social isolation affects over 30 percent of older adults and is associated with a range of negative health outcomes, from loneliness and depression to increased mortality. The overarching objective of this project is to identify promising practices […]

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Mesurer l’impact socio-économique d’initiatives en éducation financière dans un pays en voie de développement : Méthodologies proposées

De nombreuses ONGs implantent des plans éducatifs dans des pays en voie de développement. Habituellement, des indicateurs de l’atteinte des objectifs sont proposés afin d’évaluer les retombées directes du projet. Mais qu’en est-il des retombées indirectes auprès des populations impliquées dans le projet? Comment utilisent-elles les nouveaux apprentissages dans les autres domaines de leur vie? […]

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Athletes Embodied: Developing and disseminating a sport-specific body image program

The goal of the project is to develop relationships between academic and non-academic partners to gain insight and knowledge that can be used to inform the Athletes Embodied program. This initial partnership is the first step in establishing an effective and feasible program to reduce body image concerns in girls’ sport, enhance sport experiences, and […]

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Graduating from the Integrated Periphery: Turkey’s Attempt to Becomea “Core” Automotive Nation and Its Implications for Non-CoreAutomotive-Producing Countries like Canada

The automotive industry contributes significantly to the Canadian economy as well as to the economies of many other countries, providing substantial employment opportunities. In recent decades, the sector has gone through significant restructuring with some countries like Canada unable to prevent declining employment and production figures. The general strategy of policymakers in Canada has been […]

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Year of the Gusher Virtual Exhibit

The project to be undertaken by the intern is multifaceted. The principal part of the project is the creation of an online interactive virtual exhibit to commemorate the 150th anniversary of “The Year of the Gusher.” This is the designation given to the year 1862, as there were 33 free flowing wells drilled in Lambton […]

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Obstacles and Opportunities in Improving Social Service Intake Referral Processes

When people seek help from a social service, the assistance they need may be best provided by another service in the community. In these cases, they should be referred to the appropriate service. At this stage, things sometimes go wrong: Sometimes the service agent misunderstands the person’s needs or misunderstands the kind of help provided […]

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Drivers of Time to Resolution, Application of LASSO Regression and Random Forest

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for loss allowances are changing, and financial institutions are proactively adapting existing methodologies and developing new ones to remain compliant. The main ingredient in the myriad of evaluations that banks are required to perform for compliance is risk assessment. The first goal of this research project is to review best […]

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Assessing the Sustainability of Snowmobiling Trails across Ontario

The proposed research seeks to understand how marginal winter conditions have impacted Ontario snowmobile trails in the past in order to make inferences about the future. The project will combine historic climate data (1989-2019), operational indicators (trail opening/closing, permit sales), and Regional Climate Model (RCM) outputs for the Province of Ontario to explore the implications […]

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