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Victoria University of Wellington
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Tan, Gordon.
Investigating the Role of Language in Slot Machine Gambling.
Degree: 2012, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2490
► A systematic replication of Dixon, Nastally, Jackson and Habib (2009) was carried out to further examine the role of relational framing in attaching meaning to…
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▼ A systematic replication of Dixon, Nastally, Jackson and Habib (2009) was carried out to further examine the role of relational framing in attaching meaning to near-win stimuli in a slot machine simulation. The original study found that the verbally reported meaning of near-win stimuli could be altered through a verbal matching-to-sample training procedure. The current study confirmed this finding. Additionally this study had participants play on a simulated slot machine to assess if such relational training also resulted in changes in (non-verbal) response latencies when participants were presented with near-win outcomes during play. A study by Daly et al. (in prep.) had found that near-wins produced response latencies (in terms of initiating a new trial or 'spin') between that of wins and losses during slot machine play; a general finding replicated here also. However, in the current study it was also expected that changes to the meanings of near-wins would influence near-win response latencies. For example, response latencies following near-wins might become more like latencies following losses as a result of prior relational framing of near-win stimuli. The results of this study found a dissociation between verbal and non-verbal responses to near-win stimuli. The verbal training affected verbal responses but did not affect non-verbal responses. Some explanations are postulated for why this happened. These include the possibility that the near-win latency was merely an artefact of the experimental paradigm. Another explanation is that the dissociation between response types occurred because the contexts in the ratings and verbal training tasks were different to the context of the slot machine task.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hunt, Maree, Harper, David.
Subjects/Keywords: Verbal behaviour; Verbal behavior; Gambling
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Tan, G. (2012). Investigating the Role of Language in Slot Machine Gambling. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2490
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tan, Gordon. “Investigating the Role of Language in Slot Machine Gambling.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2490.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tan, Gordon. “Investigating the Role of Language in Slot Machine Gambling.” 2012. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tan G. Investigating the Role of Language in Slot Machine Gambling. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2490.
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Tan G. Investigating the Role of Language in Slot Machine Gambling. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2490

Wake Forest University
2.
Rose, Jamie Hannah.
The effects of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure on withdrawal related behaviors, dopamine terminal function and kappa opioid system sensitivity in the nucleus accumbens core.
Degree: 2015, Wake Forest University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/57439
► Alcohol use disorders are a rampant economic and health concern in the United States. Chronic alcohol use and abstinence is often followed by relapse to…
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▼ Alcohol use disorders are a rampant economic and health concern in the United States. Chronic alcohol use and abstinence is often followed by relapse to ethanol drinking occurs in response to the withdrawal symptoms of the drug. However, the neurobiological underpinnings of this disorder are not well understood. Previous work has shown that chronic ethanol exposure and withdrawal downregulates dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens (NAc). Reduced dopamine terminal function may be due to upregulated presynaptic receptor proteins such as kappa opioid receptors (KOR) and dopamine D2/D3 autoreceptors (D2R/D3R), and changes in receptor-system function may, in part, drive symptoms of ethanol withdrawal and subsequent relapse drinking behavior. To this end, the present body of work identified some of the effects of five weeks of chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE) exposure on ethanol withdrawal behavioral phenotypes, including ethanol drinking parameters and anxiety/compulsive-like behavior, as well as dopamine transmission and presynaptic receptor function in the NAc of C57BL/6J mice. We found that CIE increased ethanol drinking and anxiety/compulsive-like marble burying compared to air-exposed mice, phenotypes that were reduced by KOR blockade and replicated with KOR activation. Neurobiological examination of accumbal dopamine transmission with fast scan cyclic voltammetry in brain slices showed reduced dopamine release, augmented uptake and increased sensitivity of KORs and D3Rs following five weeks of CIE exposure. A subsequent examination of interactions between KORs and dopamine autoreceptors showed that D3Rs and KORs are functionally linked. Finally, the effects nalmefene, a high-affinity KOR partial agonist used in some European countries to treat alcohol use disorders, on dopamine terminal and KOR function were examined in efforts to understand its clinical efficacy. Nalmefene reduced dopamine uptake rates and reversed the dopamine-decreasing effects of KOR activation selectively in brain slices from CIE-exposed mice. These effects are credited to the increased affinity and distinct effects of this compound on KORs. We hope that this work supports the development of KOR-specific lignads to reduce ethanol withdrawal symptoms and relapse drinking. A discussion of the present data, future directions, clinical implications of this work and experimental caveats are considered.
Subjects/Keywords: behavior
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Rose, J. H. (2015). The effects of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure on withdrawal related behaviors, dopamine terminal function and kappa opioid system sensitivity in the nucleus accumbens core. (Thesis). Wake Forest University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10339/57439
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Rose, Jamie Hannah. “The effects of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure on withdrawal related behaviors, dopamine terminal function and kappa opioid system sensitivity in the nucleus accumbens core.” 2015. Thesis, Wake Forest University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10339/57439.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rose, Jamie Hannah. “The effects of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure on withdrawal related behaviors, dopamine terminal function and kappa opioid system sensitivity in the nucleus accumbens core.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rose JH. The effects of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure on withdrawal related behaviors, dopamine terminal function and kappa opioid system sensitivity in the nucleus accumbens core. [Internet] [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/57439.
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Council of Science Editors:
Rose JH. The effects of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure on withdrawal related behaviors, dopamine terminal function and kappa opioid system sensitivity in the nucleus accumbens core. [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/57439
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Wake Forest University
3.
Bressman, Noah R.
AMPHIBIOUS FISHES: TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION, PERFORMANCE, ORIENTATION, AND BEHAVIORS FROM AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE.
Degree: 2020, Wake Forest University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/96844
► A wide diversity of fishes exhibit amphibious behaviors for a variety of reasons. However, it is unknown how most amphibious fishes orient in terrestrial environments.…
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▼ A wide diversity of fishes exhibit amphibious behaviors for a variety of reasons. However, it is unknown how most amphibious fishes orient in terrestrial environments. Furthermore, while there has been some research into why fish emerge onto land, motivations for emersion can differ between species and data is deficient for many. Additionally, the terrestrial behaviors of many amphibious fishes have not yet been described. The goals of this dissertation are to determine the senses and cues mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) and walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) use to orient in terrestrial environments, describe the conditions that encourage emersion in northern snakehead (Channa argus) and walking catfish, and describe the terrestrial locomotor behaviors of northern snakeheads and Neotropical suckermouth catfishes (Loricariidae). Behavioral assays with a variety of visual and chemical stimuli were used to determine the cues these fish use to orient while emerged. Experiments with a variety of environmental conditions and crowd-sourcing surveys on walking catfish observations were used to determine conditions that promote terrestrial emersion. High-speed videos were used to describe terrestrial behaviors. Vision is widely used in amphibious fishes and mangrove rivulus use reflections, colors, and contrast to orient on land, in addition to the otolith-vestibular system. Walking catfish also use chemoreception to orient with respect to chemical signals they are in direct contact with and over a distance. This is the first confirmed case of fish using chemoreception for orientation out of the water, which appears to involve aerial taste using their barbels. Snakeheads emerge under poor aquatic conditions, including low pH, high salinity, and high [dCO2]. Walking catfish emerge under a variety of conditions, but primarily emerge during the rain, particularly out of flooding storm drains. Snakeheads use a form of axial-appendage-based terrestrial locomotion, but perform better on complex substrates. Armored catfishes use an entirely new form of axial-appendage-based terrestrial locomotion – flooping- characterized by high asymmetry. Flooping is very similar across multiple armored catfish species. As many of these are invasive species, incorporating knowledge of their amphibious behaviors, performance, and orientation can help us better understand how they could disperse overland, improving management plans and risk assessments.
Subjects/Keywords: Behavior
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Bressman, N. R. (2020). AMPHIBIOUS FISHES: TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION, PERFORMANCE, ORIENTATION, AND BEHAVIORS FROM AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE. (Thesis). Wake Forest University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10339/96844
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bressman, Noah R. “AMPHIBIOUS FISHES: TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION, PERFORMANCE, ORIENTATION, AND BEHAVIORS FROM AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE.” 2020. Thesis, Wake Forest University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10339/96844.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bressman, Noah R. “AMPHIBIOUS FISHES: TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION, PERFORMANCE, ORIENTATION, AND BEHAVIORS FROM AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE.” 2020. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bressman NR. AMPHIBIOUS FISHES: TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION, PERFORMANCE, ORIENTATION, AND BEHAVIORS FROM AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE. [Internet] [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/96844.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Bressman NR. AMPHIBIOUS FISHES: TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION, PERFORMANCE, ORIENTATION, AND BEHAVIORS FROM AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE. [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/96844
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Victoria University of Wellington
4.
Christie, Lauren Hilary.
Understanding New Zealand Homeowners Apparent Reluctance to Adopt Housing-Sustainability Innovations.
Degree: 2010, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1331
► This thesis investigates why sustainability innovations are not being adopted at the expected rate when they not only reduce environmental problems but also improve health,…
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▼ This thesis investigates why sustainability innovations are not being adopted at the expected rate when they not only reduce environmental problems but also improve health, comfort, productivity, and economic and social wellbeing. Homeowners' demonstrate an apparent preference for sustainability innovations. However, there are apparent inconsistencies in their decisions as demonstrated by the lack of success of numerous intervention schemes. The aim of this research was to understand the motivations behind New Zealand homeowners' apparent reluctance to adopt sustainability innovations such as solar water heating panels or double glazing. A mixed methods research approach was taken to account for the numerous explanations and to address the research questions and concerns. This included a preliminary study to further establish the need for this research by investigating the implied market value of sustainability through real estate advertisements; a survey to identify homeowners engaging in this behaviour and their reasons for doing so; and a series of verbal report interviews to develop a qualitative insight of the thought processes behind their decisions. Numerous groups of homeowners were identified; the focus of this research however were those who displayed apparently unreasonable behaviour in that despite knowing what the logical answer should be they still said that they were not willing-to-pay full price for the innovation. This group were found to represent the largest proportion of homeowners suggesting that our time and resources need to be focussed primarily on convincing this large group of homeowners. The cause of these homeowners apparently unreasonable behaviour was observed to be due to an exaggerated perception of risk. In addition to the obvious risks that the innovation might not suit their house or that the financial return would not occur, these homeowners seemed averse to being seen to be different from the average homeowner. It is proposed that the findings from this research can be used to plan interventions that either change behaviour or align policy and other marketing responses to the characteristics this group of homeowners displayed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Donn, Michael, Walton, Darren.
Subjects/Keywords: Adoption decisions; Behavior change; Behaviour change
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Christie, L. H. (2010). Understanding New Zealand Homeowners Apparent Reluctance to Adopt Housing-Sustainability Innovations. (Doctoral Dissertation). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1331
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Christie, Lauren Hilary. “Understanding New Zealand Homeowners Apparent Reluctance to Adopt Housing-Sustainability Innovations.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1331.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Christie, Lauren Hilary. “Understanding New Zealand Homeowners Apparent Reluctance to Adopt Housing-Sustainability Innovations.” 2010. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Christie LH. Understanding New Zealand Homeowners Apparent Reluctance to Adopt Housing-Sustainability Innovations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1331.
Council of Science Editors:
Christie LH. Understanding New Zealand Homeowners Apparent Reluctance to Adopt Housing-Sustainability Innovations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1331

Victoria University of Wellington
5.
Tan, Hui Lin.
The Microstructure and Rheology of
Complex Fluids Containing Na-caseinate.
Degree: 2010, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1508
► Emulsions are widely utilised in commercial environments, such as in the food and cosmetic industries. In their simplest form, emulsions are a system consisting of…
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▼ Emulsions are widely utilised in commercial environments, such as in the food and cosmetic
industries. In their simplest form, emulsions are a system consisting of two immiscible
liquids in the presence of emulsifiers. To form an emulsion, an input of energy is required.
In this thesis, Na-caseinate was used as the emulsifier and three systems were studied:
soybean oil/Na-caseinate/water, palm oil/Na-caseinate/water and tetradecane/Nacaseinate/
water.
Four main techniques were used to characterise the stabilised emulsions: laser
diffraction particle sizing, PGSTE-NMR, rheology and cryo-SEM.
Emulsion systems are extremely complex making control and predictability over their
phase behaviour practically difficult. This is because the required overall characteristics of
these colloids are strongly dependent on both the energy of formulation and the choice of an
appropriate combination of emulsifier, dispersed phase and continuous phase. A full
understanding of the microstructure, stability and physicochemical properties of caseinatestabilised
emulsions has as yet not been achieved. For example, how does caseinate selfassembly
control emulsion stability? How do concentrated caseinate-based emulsions differ
from dilute ones and how do the different oils (food grade oils vs. straight chain hydrocarbon)
affect the formation of emulsions? The aim of this PhD programme was to obtain data to
allow a better fundamental understanding of the underlying parameters defining emulsion
behaviour to be obtained ...
Advisors/Committee Members: Callaghan, Paul, McGrath, Kate.
Subjects/Keywords: Flow behaviour; Flow behavior; Phase space; Emulsions
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Tan, H. L. (2010). The Microstructure and Rheology of
Complex Fluids Containing Na-caseinate. (Doctoral Dissertation). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1508
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tan, Hui Lin. “The Microstructure and Rheology of
Complex Fluids Containing Na-caseinate.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1508.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tan, Hui Lin. “The Microstructure and Rheology of
Complex Fluids Containing Na-caseinate.” 2010. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tan HL. The Microstructure and Rheology of
Complex Fluids Containing Na-caseinate. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1508.
Council of Science Editors:
Tan HL. The Microstructure and Rheology of
Complex Fluids Containing Na-caseinate. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1508

Victoria University of Wellington
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Corkery, Ilse.
Interspecific Interactions: A Case Study using the Tuatara-Fairy Prion Association.
Degree: 2012, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2297
► Some of the key relationships in the life of an organism are interactions with individuals of other species within the community, for example, negative interactions…
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▼ Some of the key relationships in the life of an organism are interactions with individuals of other species within the community, for example, negative interactions such as predation and competition are well known to shape natural communities. Positive interactions also have well documented influences, such as intertidal seaweed canopies extending the distribution of many organisms to higher tidal heights, by reducing thermal and desiccation stresses. However, investigating interactions and measuring their significance for fitness is notoriously difficult. For example, several groups of fish are known to ‘clean’ other fish species by feeding on their ectoparasites, a mutually beneficial arrangement. However, foraging by cleaners can damage scales of their hosts and this interaction can become parasitic in times of low ectoparasite abundance. Using both field and laboratory data, I investigated factors that influenced the dynamics of an unusual vertebrate association, the cohabitation of tuatara and fairy prions in a burrow. The end goal was to contribute to the understanding of the classification of this association. The fairy prion is a seabird that comes to land only for the breeding season and the tuatara is a burrowing reptile, active primarily at night in a temperate climate. Specifically, I measured the effects that this association had on tuatara thermoregulation, and demonstrated the difficulty in applying that information to categorize a complex interaction. Investigations into the temporal and spatial habitat of the tuatara, and the degree to which this influenced thermal opportunities, revealed that mean tuatara body temperatures were always within mean environmental temperatures. Males and females did not differ in mean body temperature or effectiveness of thermoregulation. Body size did not predict body temperature or cooling rates, but heating rates were influenced, with larger animals heating faster than smaller individuals. The presence of a fairy prion in a burrow increased humidity within the burrow, and tuatara that occupied burrows containing a fairy prion were able to maintain up to 1.8°C higher body temperatures through the night during the austral summer months. Thus, burrow use behaviour and burrow selection had greater influences on tuatara body temperature than an individual’s sex or size. Experimental evidence revealed that tuatara are capable of adjusting their habitat selection behaviour in response to different humidity constraints. More time was spent outside the burrows and tuatara were more active under humid laboratory conditions. Use of the burrow by tuatara almost halved the time that fairy prions spent at the burrow with their chick, indicating that tuatara were having a negative effect on fairy prions’ use of their burrow. There
was no evidence to support the fact that fairy prions were gaining any fitness benefits from their association with tuatara. Thus, we cannot call this interaction a commensalism or a mutualism. In certain instances, it may be that this interaction is best…
Advisors/Committee Members: Nelson, Nicola, Bell, Ben.
Subjects/Keywords: Relationship; Thermophysiology; Breeding behaviour; Breeding behavior
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Corkery, I. (2012). Interspecific Interactions: A Case Study using the Tuatara-Fairy Prion Association. (Doctoral Dissertation). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2297
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Corkery, Ilse. “Interspecific Interactions: A Case Study using the Tuatara-Fairy Prion Association.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2297.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Corkery, Ilse. “Interspecific Interactions: A Case Study using the Tuatara-Fairy Prion Association.” 2012. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Corkery I. Interspecific Interactions: A Case Study using the Tuatara-Fairy Prion Association. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2297.
Council of Science Editors:
Corkery I. Interspecific Interactions: A Case Study using the Tuatara-Fairy Prion Association. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2297
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Shajanika, Stephen.
How does non-availability of Condoms in Schools affect Sexual Behaviour-A case study in Kabompo District.
Degree: 2015, University of Zimbabwe
URL: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/3663
► The study was conducted in Kabompo and Manyinga Districts among the secondary school going pupils aged between 14 and 20.The study conducted was on how…
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▼ The study was conducted in Kabompo and Manyinga Districts among the secondary school going pupils aged between 14 and 20.The study conducted was on how the non-availability of condoms in schools affect sexual behavior among the school going adolescents-A case study in Kabompo District and therefore sought to: (i) assess the knowledge levels of safer sex among the school going youths, (ii) establish the levels of condom use by those that are sexually active among the school going adolescents, (iii) establish how the non-availability of condoms in schools affect sexual behavior among the school going adolescents.
It is estimated that 71% of HIV infections occur via heterosexual contacts where condoms are not used or used inconsistently (WHO, 2010). This has led to calls for ABCs-Abstinence, Be faithful or Condom use.
This was a cross-sectional study with structured questionnaires that were employed to collect data. A sample frame of 288 randomly selected pupils was included in the study, between grades 8-12.
The Picture of the two Districts as far as the Data collected and analyzed was concerned, revealed that the majority (about 60%) of the school going youths was actually engaging in sexual activities. Among those that were engaging in sexual activities, the majority had concurrent multiple partners. The Data also showed some high figures on school dropouts, STIs and abortions indicating that some sexually active teens did not abstain and that not all used protection.
It was further discovered that most pupils had little knowledge about comprehensive family planning methods (duo protection), some female pupils had unsafely aborted i.e. self-induced and by friends. On gender and sexual encounters, males were more likely to engage in sex than their fellow female folks, but at the same time reported using condoms more than the females. When cross tabulation was done on school type and knowledge levels, it was found that the day scholars had more knowledge as compared to the boarders, though surprisingly that the same people that were knowledgeable were more likely to engage in sexual activities.
The picture of the study that was revealed is not very different from other parts of the world that not all sexually active teens will abstain from sexual indulgence as such other countries have been striving to put measures in place to protect them e.g. the establishments of the Health Resource Centers where counseling is done and condoms can be accessed by the pupils that fail to abstain. This therefore suggests that similar measures can be brought to our settings to protect the youth as the case is in PMTCT with now the option B+ and REC strategy in immunization programs.
Subjects/Keywords: Children-Sexual Behaviour; Youth-Sexual Behavior-Zambia
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Shajanika, S. (2015). How does non-availability of Condoms in Schools affect Sexual Behaviour-A case study in Kabompo District. (Thesis). University of Zimbabwe. Retrieved from http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/3663
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shajanika, Stephen. “How does non-availability of Condoms in Schools affect Sexual Behaviour-A case study in Kabompo District.” 2015. Thesis, University of Zimbabwe. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/3663.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shajanika, Stephen. “How does non-availability of Condoms in Schools affect Sexual Behaviour-A case study in Kabompo District.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Shajanika S. How does non-availability of Condoms in Schools affect Sexual Behaviour-A case study in Kabompo District. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zimbabwe; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/3663.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Shajanika S. How does non-availability of Condoms in Schools affect Sexual Behaviour-A case study in Kabompo District. [Thesis]. University of Zimbabwe; 2015. Available from: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/3663
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Manitoba
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Corbett, George.
Building a bridge to success: the inclusion of students with emotional and behavioural issues in senior years.
Degree: Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology, 2010, University of Manitoba
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4063
► For students with emotional and behavioural issues the bridge from middle years to senior years can be particularly challenging. This transition is especially problematic if…
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▼ For students with emotional and behavioural issues the bridge from middle years to senior years can be particularly challenging. This transition is especially problematic if the students are moving from self-contained or specialized programming supports in middle years to inclusive senior years environments. This qualitative research study examined the perspectives and experiences of four principals and three student services personnel regarding the transition of students from specialized middle years placements to inclusive senior years schools. Each participant was asked their opinions on what strategies, structures, policies and supports assisted with the transition process as well as those that detracted from successful transitioning.
Qualitative analysis of the data suggested that students need to connect with a positive adult upon transitioning to senior years, and they need to perceive that their senior years school is a safe and positive place for them to attend.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lutfiyya, Zana (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology) (supervisor), Enns, Charlotte (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology) Hansen, Nancy (Disability Studies) (examiningcommittee).
Subjects/Keywords: inclusion; behaviour; behavior; EBD; transition; high school
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Corbett, G. (2010). Building a bridge to success: the inclusion of students with emotional and behavioural issues in senior years. (Masters Thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4063
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Corbett, George. “Building a bridge to success: the inclusion of students with emotional and behavioural issues in senior years.” 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Manitoba. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4063.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Corbett, George. “Building a bridge to success: the inclusion of students with emotional and behavioural issues in senior years.” 2010. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Corbett G. Building a bridge to success: the inclusion of students with emotional and behavioural issues in senior years. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4063.
Council of Science Editors:
Corbett G. Building a bridge to success: the inclusion of students with emotional and behavioural issues in senior years. [Masters Thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4063

University of Stirling
9.
Lock, L. C.
Nesting and nighttime behaviours of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
Degree: PhD, School of Natural Sciences, 2011, University of Stirling
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3559
► Abstract Studies of nesting behaviours of free-ranging apes typically focus on ecological variables such as preferred tree species and areas within the home range, heights…
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▼ Abstract
Studies of nesting behaviours of free-ranging apes typically focus on ecological variables such as preferred tree species and areas within the home range, heights of nests, and nest group sizes. However, nesting in captive apes is rarely studied, despite the ubiquity of this sleep-related behaviour. The paucity of field data is often attributed to the inherent difficulty in observing what is essentially a nighttime behaviour. Captive settings can provide researchers with an ideal opportunity to record nesting and sleep-related behaviours, yet such research on captive apes is also scant. Topics addressed include current practices in zoos regarding conditions for sleep in great apes, the potential effects of social and environmental factors on sleep site selection, the motor patterns involved in nest construction, preferred nesting structures and substrates, and nocturnal behaviours. This thesis documented and empirically tested hypotheses concerning nest-related activities in captive chimpanzees, with an aim to generate practical recommendations for enclosure design, sleeping areas, sleeping structures, and nesting substrates that have implications for the welfare of captive apes.
As with the few reports that already exist, most chimpanzees in this research frequently constructed night nests. When building a nest, some techniques appeared to be universal across individuals and groups, where others were group-specific or occasionally characteristic of only certain individuals. An experiment showed that specific materials are preferred over others for nest building. Many chimpanzees appeared to express persistent preferences for particular sleeping sites, and for some this was to maintain proximity to kin or other closely bonded individuals. In one group, individual sleeping site preferences changed across seasons, although again this was subject to individual differences.
Video analyses of nighttime behaviours demonstrated that, although nests/sleep sites are primarily used for rest subsequent to retirement, a number of social and non-social activities were performed throughout the night. In conjunction with analysis of postural and orientation shifts, these data are unique in describing the nocturnal behaviours of chimpanzees out with a laboratory setting.
Several aspects of nest-related behaviours showed a high degree of inter-and intra-group variation. Although this cautions against generalising findings across captive populations, research of this type has applied implications for the management of captive ape species, and can add to our as-yet meagre understanding of their nest and sleep-related behaviours.
Subjects/Keywords: chimpanzee; nesting; nighttime behaviour; welfare; Chimpanzees Behavior
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Lock, L. C. (2011). Nesting and nighttime behaviours of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Stirling. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3559
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lock, L C. “Nesting and nighttime behaviours of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Stirling. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3559.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lock, L C. “Nesting and nighttime behaviours of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).” 2011. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lock LC. Nesting and nighttime behaviours of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Stirling; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3559.
Council of Science Editors:
Lock LC. Nesting and nighttime behaviours of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Stirling; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3559

University of Helsinki
10.
Kluen, Edward.
Personality traits in the blue tit.
Degree: Department of Biosciences, Major of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2012, University of Helsinki
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/37597
► In order to adapt their behaviour optimally and to be able to increase fitness, individuals are assumed to respond flexibly to environmental variation they encounter.…
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▼ In order to adapt their behaviour optimally and to be able to increase fitness, individuals are assumed to respond flexibly to environmental variation they encounter. Contrasting with this classical behavioural ecological point of view is the concept of animal personality. The latter focuses on understanding the mechanisms underlying and evolutionary processes maintaining variation in the expression of a behavioural trait over time and across situations or contexts. Originating in human psychology, personality studies have recently been integrated into the fields of ecology and evolution. Studies on consistent variation in behaviour within and between individuals (personality) have resulted in numerous insights and these are still expanding.
In the first chapter of this thesis I research underlying factors and possible consequences of the response (delayed hatching) of blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) to encountered climatic variation. I find that hatching delay (i.e. number of days hatching was delayed) is associated with early laying dates and low mean temperatures during the egg-laying phase. In addition hatching delay is negatively associated with clutch hatchability and female body condition. Using a reciprocal cross-fostering protocol on a large number of broods, I find that hatching delay may also negatively affect developmental parameters in offspring, in particular body mass of nestlings at fledging. Results from this study demonstrate that environmental conditions during egg laying can have effects lasting throughout the breeding and nestling period.
In chapters II to V I investigate variation in behaviour among individuals. The focus in these four chapters is on personality traits in blue tits. I first design an experimental setup, using a bird cage, in which several behavioural traits can be measured in a quick and non-invasive manner and which can be applied in both winter and breeding season. In addition several behavioural traits are measured during handling of both adult and nestling birds. All these behavioural measures are then used to test several aspects of behaviour in a personality context in the blue tit. The behavioural traits derived from the bird cage are repeatable over time and qualify as personality traits in this species. In addition I find an association between one of the measured personality traits in the cage and a single nucleotide polymorphism in the 3rd exon of the dopamine receptor (D4) gene (DRD4), similar to what has been found in recent research on great tits (Parus major). This suggests that there is a genetic basis underlying this personality trait and that this genomic region might be involved in animal personality.
I apply a reaction norm framework to assess context specificity of the traits measured in the bird cage, using measures from (partly) the same birds measured in two distinct contexts (winter and breeding season). I show that one needs to carefully consider the context under which individuals are assayed and that a recorded behaviour may or may not be…
Subjects/Keywords: animal Behaviour; animal Behaviour
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Kluen, E. (2012). Personality traits in the blue tit. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Helsinki. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10138/37597
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kluen, Edward. “Personality traits in the blue tit.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Helsinki. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10138/37597.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kluen, Edward. “Personality traits in the blue tit.” 2012. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kluen E. Personality traits in the blue tit. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Helsinki; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/37597.
Council of Science Editors:
Kluen E. Personality traits in the blue tit. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Helsinki; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/37597

University of Toronto
11.
Ali, Natasha Sharina.
Information Behaviour of Sell-side and Other Analysts in Financial Institutions in Toronto, Canada.
Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Toronto
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/80923
► The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the information behaviour of sell-side and other analysts in terms of their perception of environmental signals and…
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▼ The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the information behaviour of sell-side and other analysts in terms of their perception of environmental signals and information goals. I consider how individual, task, and sector factors influence sell-side and other analystsâ information behaviour. The research questions are: 1. What are the information goals of analysts as they seek and use financial and non-financial information to produce research? 2. In what ways do analysts perceive signals in their environment to prompt specific information seeking and information use? 3. What are the factors (individual-, sector-, and task- related factors) that influence the perception of information goals and signals in the environment? To address the research questions, I study the information behaviour of sell-side and other analysts in major financial institutions and private client firms. This study includes analysts in different positions to offer a holistic account of analyst information behaviour. I collected the data using Critical Incident Technique (CIT) interviews, and I analyzed the data using Boyatzis (1998) Thematic Analysis.
The main findings of the study are that sell-side and other analysts seek and use information to identify investment opportunities or problematic situations, to establish reputations as trustworthy information sources, and to contribute innovative, value-added research to their industries. Environmental factors that influence how analysts perceive information goals and signals include time, geographical, political, and regulatory changes, competition, and consensus. Analysts establish criteria to select and to analyze quality information and communicate views or recommendations based on their research. Other analysts refer to sell-side analyst research to produce internal research for institutional investors (organizations) and to advise private clients and retail clients (general public). This study advances our knowledge of sell-side and other analysts who work for financial institutions in Toronto, Canada, as influential economic actors in a complex business environment.
Advisors/Committee Members: Choo, Chun Wei, Howarth, Lynne, Information Studies.
Subjects/Keywords: Information Behaviour; Organizational Behaviour; 0723
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Ali, N. S. (2017). Information Behaviour of Sell-side and Other Analysts in Financial Institutions in Toronto, Canada. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/80923
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ali, Natasha Sharina. “Information Behaviour of Sell-side and Other Analysts in Financial Institutions in Toronto, Canada.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toronto. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1807/80923.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ali, Natasha Sharina. “Information Behaviour of Sell-side and Other Analysts in Financial Institutions in Toronto, Canada.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ali NS. Information Behaviour of Sell-side and Other Analysts in Financial Institutions in Toronto, Canada. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/80923.
Council of Science Editors:
Ali NS. Information Behaviour of Sell-side and Other Analysts in Financial Institutions in Toronto, Canada. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/80923

University of Waikato
12.
Staples, Krystal Nell.
The Role of Differential outcomes on Gambling Behaviour
.
Degree: 2012, University of Waikato
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7044
► This research is based on the conduction of a series of experiments that systematically occurred based on participants performance on a gambling simulation. In Experiment…
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▼ This research is based on the conduction of a series of experiments that systematically occurred based on participants performance on a gambling simulation. In Experiment 1, a Roulette simulation allowed the manipulation of the probability that a win would occur after a bet on red or black. First year psychology students (N=18) participated for extra course credit and were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions (Group 1a started with 100 credit, experienced 70% probability of a win on red and 10% probability of a win on black with red and black results being drawn evenly; Group 2a experienced the same conditions as Group 1a except for a higher starting credit of 500; Group 1c started with 500 credit, experienced 100% probability of a win on red and a 0% probability of a win on black with red and black numbers being drawn equally). Results showed that the majority of participants did not match betting behaviour to reinforcement outcomes. In Experiment 2 the simulation was simplified. Group 2a experienced 70% probability of a win on red and 10% probability of a win on black with both red and black numbers being drawn equally; Group 2b experienced 100% probability of a win on red and 0% probability on black with 90% of numbers drawn by the computer being red and 10% black; Group 2c had 75% probability of winning on red and 25% probability of a win on black with 75% of results drawn being red and 25% being black. Results show that participants gambling behaviour was roughly proportional to the amount of reinforcement received on each colour, demonstrating reinforcer control over participant‟s behaviour, so called matching. These differing results are then discussed in relation to the possible implications for future research.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bizo, Lewis A (advisor), McEwan, James S.A (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Gambling;
Behaviour
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Staples, K. N. (2012). The Role of Differential outcomes on Gambling Behaviour
. (Masters Thesis). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7044
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Staples, Krystal Nell. “The Role of Differential outcomes on Gambling Behaviour
.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Waikato. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7044.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Staples, Krystal Nell. “The Role of Differential outcomes on Gambling Behaviour
.” 2012. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Staples KN. The Role of Differential outcomes on Gambling Behaviour
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Waikato; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7044.
Council of Science Editors:
Staples KN. The Role of Differential outcomes on Gambling Behaviour
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Waikato; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7044
13.
Zulu, Beatrice Matandiko.
Sexual behaviour of college students in the era of HIV and AIDS: A case of four selected colleges in Lusaka.
Degree: 2011, University of Zimbabwe
URL: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/634
► The Government of the Republic of Zambia together with Non-Governmental Organizations have been informing the nation about the dangers of HIV and AIDS since the…
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▼ The Government of the Republic of Zambia together with Non-Governmental Organizations have been informing the nation about the dangers of HIV and AIDS since the 1990s. Although the HIV and AIDS pandemic has affected all age groups in society,the most vulnerable groups are women and young people especially girls. The CSO report of 2003 indicated that 57.4 percent of the total population in Zambia was under 20 years and this constitutes the most vulnerable group to HIV infection because they are prone to taking risks because they are curious and ready to experiment. Even more at risk are young girls who (apart from socio cultural constraints) are continuously sought for
sexual relations with older men who believe that their risk of contracting HIV and AIDS
is lessened when they sleep with virgins.
Although HIV knowledge and attitudes of youths are widely discussed among the general population, very little is currently known about the sexual behaviour of college students in the era of HIV and AIDS in Zambia. It is assumed that students in higher institutions of learning are more enlightened and would therefore have a more acceptable attitude towards change of behaviour with regard to issues of HIV risks. This study sought to find out the nature and extent of risky sexual behaviour in the backdrop of HIV and AIDS among college students in Lusaka.This study was mainly designed to examine Zambian college students' sexual practices,norms, beliefs and attitudes in relation to HIV and AIDS. The specific objectives of the study were;
1.To examine sexual risk behaviour of college students.2.To examine gender relations and practices with regard to sexual risk behaviour.3.To identify socio-cultural factors that may contribute to the risk of college youth contracting STIs including HIV.4.To examine the gender differences in knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards condom use.
Subjects/Keywords: Sexual behaviour
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Zulu, B. M. (2011). Sexual behaviour of college students in the era of HIV and AIDS: A case of four selected colleges in Lusaka. (Thesis). University of Zimbabwe. Retrieved from http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/634
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zulu, Beatrice Matandiko. “Sexual behaviour of college students in the era of HIV and AIDS: A case of four selected colleges in Lusaka.” 2011. Thesis, University of Zimbabwe. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/634.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zulu, Beatrice Matandiko. “Sexual behaviour of college students in the era of HIV and AIDS: A case of four selected colleges in Lusaka.” 2011. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zulu BM. Sexual behaviour of college students in the era of HIV and AIDS: A case of four selected colleges in Lusaka. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zimbabwe; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/634.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Zulu BM. Sexual behaviour of college students in the era of HIV and AIDS: A case of four selected colleges in Lusaka. [Thesis]. University of Zimbabwe; 2011. Available from: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/634
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Università della Svizzera italiana
14.
Borrat-Besson, Carmen.
Public opinion on the smoking ban: The impact of mass media,
interpersonal communication and intrapersonal variables.
Degree: 2010, Università della Svizzera italiana
URL: http://doc.rero.ch/record/23548
► This dissertation examines individual opinion formation in the context of the smoking ban that was voted in Ticino in March 2006 using a complex model…
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▼ This dissertation examines individual opinion
formation in the context of the smoking ban that was voted in
Ticino in March 2006 using a complex model that includes
selfinterest, political predispositions, media use, interpersonal
discussion and perception of community support for the policy
proposal. These variables were assumed to impact individual's
belief systems (salience of the different arguments and beliefs
about the smoking ban) which in turn would determine recipients'
opinion on the smoking ban. Self-interest, political
predisposition, media use, interpersonal discussion, perceived
support and belief systems were measured in a longitudinal opinion
survey. In parallel, a content analysis examined the coverage of
the debate on the smoking ban. Hypotheses related to media impact
were formulated on the basis of the results of the content
analysis. The results from the structural equation modeling (SEM)
analyses revealed that self-interest, interpersonal discussion and
perceived support were important predictors. Their impact on
general opinion about the smoking ban was principally mediated by
beliefs about the smoking ban. In contrast, media exposure did not
significantly impact opinion formation. Several explanations for
the lack of media effect are discussed in the
conclusion.
Advisors/Committee Members: Peter (Dir.).
Subjects/Keywords: voting behaviour
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Borrat-Besson, C. (2010). Public opinion on the smoking ban: The impact of mass media,
interpersonal communication and intrapersonal variables. (Thesis). Università della Svizzera italiana. Retrieved from http://doc.rero.ch/record/23548
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Borrat-Besson, Carmen. “Public opinion on the smoking ban: The impact of mass media,
interpersonal communication and intrapersonal variables.” 2010. Thesis, Università della Svizzera italiana. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://doc.rero.ch/record/23548.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Borrat-Besson, Carmen. “Public opinion on the smoking ban: The impact of mass media,
interpersonal communication and intrapersonal variables.” 2010. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Borrat-Besson C. Public opinion on the smoking ban: The impact of mass media,
interpersonal communication and intrapersonal variables. [Internet] [Thesis]. Università della Svizzera italiana; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/23548.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Borrat-Besson C. Public opinion on the smoking ban: The impact of mass media,
interpersonal communication and intrapersonal variables. [Thesis]. Università della Svizzera italiana; 2010. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/23548
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Université de Neuchâtel
15.
Nessi, Luca.
Host-Plant Use in the Specialist Leaf Beetle
Oreina gloriosa: the Role of Linear Furanocoumarins.
Degree: 2004, Université de Neuchâtel
URL: http://doc.rero.ch/record/9680
► La chrysomèle alpine Oreina gloriosa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) est hautement spécialisée sur l'ombellifère Peucedanum ostruthium (Apiaceae), l'impératoire. Dans la nature, adultes et larves sont très sélectifs:…
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▼ La chrysomèle alpine Oreina gloriosa (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) est hautement spécialisée sur l'ombellifère
Peucedanum ostruthium (Apiaceae), l'impératoire. Dans la nature,
adultes et larves sont très sélectifs: les uns et les autres se
nourrissent exclusivement de feuilles, mais surtout, ils
choisissent certaines plantes et en ignorent complètement d'autres.
En outre, des études préliminaires ont suggéré que les larves
soient actives la nuit. Comme de nombreuses autres apiacées, P.
ostruthium synthétise plusieurs furanocoumarines linéaires,
métabolites secondaires décrits pour leur activité antiappétante
et/ou toxique à l'égard d'insectes phytophages généralistes. Par
ailleurs, les furanocoumarines linéaires sont connues pour leur
action phototoxique: le rayonnement ultraviolet proche du spectre
visible induit chez ces substances une excitation électronique qui
peut déterminer différents processus toxiques au niveau cellulaire.
Le but de cette étude a été de vérifier l'hypothèse selon laquelle
la chimie secondaire de P. ostruthium constituerait un facteur
explicatif de l'utilisation de la plante hôte par la strictement
monophage O. gloriosa. Toute la recherche a été menée au sein d'une
seule population de la plante et de la population du coléoptère qui
lui est inféodée. Dans un premier temps, nous
avons étudié le rythme d'activité de la chrysomèle sur les 24
heures dans son mileu. Ce travail a révélé que les larves se
nourrissent exclusivement pendant la nuit et s'enfoncent dans le
sol pendant le reste de la journée. Certaines jeunes larves se
retirent dans les gaines ou les bourgeons. Au contraire, les
adultes ont été observés sur les plantes pendant les 24 heures.
Nous avons ensuite vérifié si la croissance larvaire était affectée
par la photoactivation des furanocoumarines. Pour cela, les larves
ont été placées dans deux environnements lumineux, avec et sans
rayonnement ultraviolet. La mortalité a été plus grande dans le
deuxième traitement: nous n'avons néanmoins pas pu tirer de
conclusions définitives sur l'effet de la photoactivation des
furanocoumarines. Dans un travail de terrain, nous avons montré que
les invertébrés antagonistes de O. gloriosa sont essentiellement
actifs pendant la nuit. Au vu du chevauchement entre les périodes
d'activité de la chrysomèle et de ses prédateurs, nous suggérons
que les ennemis naturels ne constituent pas la raison d'être du
comportement des larves. Nous proposons que l'activité nocturne
représente une contre-adaptation à la photoactivité des
furanocoumarines. Il s'agirait alors d'un rare exemple d'adaptation
comportementale chez un insecte spécialisé sur une plante hôte avec
furanocoumarines linéaires. En effet, les insectes avec un régime
alimentaire strictement lié à ces métabolites secondaires,
disposent en général de moyens de détoxification métaboliques. La
différence comportementale entre larves et adultes est probablement
liée à l'épaisseur et à la pigmentation de la cuticule imaginale,
vraisemblablement opaque à la lumière ultraviolette.
Nous avons…
Advisors/Committee Members: Martine (Dir.), Raffaele (Codir.), Philippe (Codir.), Erich (Codir.).
Subjects/Keywords: behaviour
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Oreina gloriosa: the Role of Linear Furanocoumarins. (Thesis). Université de Neuchâtel. Retrieved from http://doc.rero.ch/record/9680
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nessi, Luca. “Host-Plant Use in the Specialist Leaf Beetle
Oreina gloriosa: the Role of Linear Furanocoumarins.” 2004. Thesis, Université de Neuchâtel. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://doc.rero.ch/record/9680.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nessi, Luca. “Host-Plant Use in the Specialist Leaf Beetle
Oreina gloriosa: the Role of Linear Furanocoumarins.” 2004. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Nessi L. Host-Plant Use in the Specialist Leaf Beetle
Oreina gloriosa: the Role of Linear Furanocoumarins. [Internet] [Thesis]. Université de Neuchâtel; 2004. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/9680.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Nessi L. Host-Plant Use in the Specialist Leaf Beetle
Oreina gloriosa: the Role of Linear Furanocoumarins. [Thesis]. Université de Neuchâtel; 2004. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/9680
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Manitoba
16.
Colorado, Cara.
A critical discourse analysis of Manitoba’s safe schools documentation and implications for students.
Degree: Education, 2018, University of Manitoba
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33688
► Students who have been labeled as exhibiting behaviour difficulties in the school system have some of the worst academic and social outcomes of any student…
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▼ Students who have been labeled as exhibiting behaviour difficulties in the school system have some of the worst academic and social outcomes of any student group. In most Canadian provinces, responses to student behaviour and misbehavior are legislated through Safe Schools policies, directives, guidelines and curriculum support documents, which guide school districts and individual schools in responding to student behaviour and misbehavior. This project aims to conduct a critical discourse analysis of Manitoba’s Safe and Caring Schools documentation in order to consider the ways in which provincial policy directives and guidelines construct children and their behaviours and subsequently to consider how to better support students, particularly those who tend to be marginalized by existing school based responses to student behaviour. By deconstructing the ways in which children, behaviours, and school responses are constructed in policy documents, the project aims to make recommendations for policy-makers and educators to better support students, particularly those who are most marginalized by/within the school system.
Advisors/Committee Members: Janzen, Melanie (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning) (supervisor), Falkenberg, Thomas (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning) (examiningcommittee), Bartlett, Nadine (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology) (examiningcommittee).
Subjects/Keywords: education; behaviour
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Colorado, C. (2018). A critical discourse analysis of Manitoba’s safe schools documentation and implications for students. (Masters Thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33688
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Colorado, Cara. “A critical discourse analysis of Manitoba’s safe schools documentation and implications for students.” 2018. Masters Thesis, University of Manitoba. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33688.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Colorado, Cara. “A critical discourse analysis of Manitoba’s safe schools documentation and implications for students.” 2018. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Colorado C. A critical discourse analysis of Manitoba’s safe schools documentation and implications for students. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33688.
Council of Science Editors:
Colorado C. A critical discourse analysis of Manitoba’s safe schools documentation and implications for students. [Masters Thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33688

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
17.
Musekiwa, Albert.
The influence of customers’ culture on sales promotions and store equity for pick n pay stores South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Degree: 2019, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/44565
► The store industry is globally the main distribution channel for grocery items to reach final consumers. Specifically for South Africa and Zimbabwe the store industry…
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▼ The store industry is globally the main distribution channel for grocery items to reach final consumers. Specifically for South Africa and Zimbabwe the store industry greatly contributes to the countrys economic growth. However, increasing competition in developed countries has forced store chains with a competitive edge in terms of promoting their brands and building market share such as Walmart and Spar to expand into the growing African market. Concomitantly, growing African store chains such as Choppies of Botswana are moving into new African markets such as South Africa and Zimbabwe. Following this increasing competition, Pick n Pay a leading store chain in South Africa has responded by opening stores in African townships and other African countries such as Zimbabwe. This has resulted in Pick n Pay customers’ cultural diversity, and how to build and maintain market share through effective promotional and brand building strategies being areas of concern. Therefore the primary objective of this study is to determine the influence of Pick n Pay customers’ cultural orientations on their buying behaviour towards monetary- and non-monetary sales promotions and store equity in South Africa and Zimbabwe. From a comprehensive literature review, a hypothesised model was developed to determine the customers’ cultural orientations that might influence the buying behaviour towards monetary- and non-monetary sales promotions and Pick n Pays store equity in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Four customers cultural orientations were investigated namely, ubuntu/unhu, power distance, uncertainty avoidance and status consumption. This quantitative research approach study sought the perceptions of Pick n Pays customers on their cultural orientations, buying behaviour towards monetary- and non-monetary sales promotions and on store equity in South Africa and Zimbabwe. A survey was conducted with the aid of a structured hardcopy questionnaire, distributed via fieldworkers in both countries using a combination of convenience- and snowball sampling. A final usable sample of 500 respondents was obtained. The items in the questionnaire were validated by conducting exploratory factor analysis, where after the Cronbachs alpha values were calculated for each of the valid constructs to confirm inter-item reliability. Descriptive statistics in the form of frequency distributions was used to summarise the demographic profiles of the respondents and to describe the means and standard deviations of the valid constructs. The Pearsons product moment correlations revealed moderate correlations between monetary- and non-monetary sales promotions as well as non-monetary sales promotions and store equity in the full sample, and for the South African and Zimbabwean samples. Moderate correlation was also found in South African sample between Ubuntu ubuntu/unhu cultural orientation and non-monetary sales promotions. Multi-collinearity diagnostics testing was conducted prior to multiple regression analysis to confirm that there is no evidence of collinearity…
Subjects/Keywords: Consumer behaviour
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Musekiwa, Albert. “The influence of customers’ culture on sales promotions and store equity for pick n pay stores South Africa and Zimbabwe.” 2019. Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10948/44565.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Musekiwa, Albert. “The influence of customers’ culture on sales promotions and store equity for pick n pay stores South Africa and Zimbabwe.” 2019. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Musekiwa A. The influence of customers’ culture on sales promotions and store equity for pick n pay stores South Africa and Zimbabwe. [Internet] [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/44565.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Musekiwa A. The influence of customers’ culture on sales promotions and store equity for pick n pay stores South Africa and Zimbabwe. [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/44565
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Macquarie University
18.
McCowan, Luke S. C.
Personality, sociality and foraging in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).
Degree: 2014, Macquarie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1274107
► Thesis by publication.
Chapter One. General introduction – Chapter Two. The social life of the zebra finch in the wild – Chapter Three. Active but…
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▼ Thesis by publication.
Chapter One. General introduction – Chapter Two. The social life of the zebra finch in the wild – Chapter Three. Active but antisocial : exploration and activity is linked to social behaviour in a colonially breeding finch – Chapter Four. Nestling activity levels during begging behaviour predict activity levels in adulthood – Chapter Five. Personality in captivity : more exploratory males reproduce better – Chapter Six. Personality in the wild zebra finch : exploration, sociality and reproduction – Chapter Seven. General discussion.
Few personality studies of zebra finches have taken into account the importance of the social environment of this highly social species, which is important as it may influence how personality is formed and maintained. Moreover, no work has yet studied zebra finch personality in the wild, to examine the role of fitness. I addressed these questions by first examining the relationship between sociality and well-established personality traits in captivity, such as exploratory behaviour and activity, along with examining the effects of personality on fitness in a captive aviary population. Secondly, I studies personality in the wild zebra finch for the first time.
1 online resource (x, 213 pages colour illustrations
Advisors/Committee Members: Macquarie University. Department of Biological Sciences.
Subjects/Keywords: Zebra finch; Birds – Behavior – Australia; Behaviour; Behavioural syndrome; Social; Group size; Exploration; Exploratory behaviour
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McCowan, L. S. C. (2014). Personality, sociality and foraging in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). (Doctoral Dissertation). Macquarie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1274107
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
McCowan, Luke S C. “Personality, sociality and foraging in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Macquarie University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1274107.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
McCowan, Luke S C. “Personality, sociality and foraging in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).” 2014. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
McCowan LSC. Personality, sociality and foraging in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Macquarie University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1274107.
Council of Science Editors:
McCowan LSC. Personality, sociality and foraging in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). [Doctoral Dissertation]. Macquarie University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1274107

University of Zambia
19.
Sakuwaha, Adam C.
Determinants of unsafe sex behaviour among the youth in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention in Lusaka Urban Basic Schools
.
Degree: 2013, University of Zambia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2049
► Objective : To determine the factors associated with unsafe sexual behaviour among the youth aged 13 to 19 years, in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in…
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▼ Objective : To determine the factors associated with unsafe sexual behaviour among the youth aged 13 to 19 years, in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in Lusaka Urban. Study Design: A cross section and comparative study design was carried out in 22 basic schools in Lusaka Urban among the youth attending grades 7,8 and 9. Setting: The study was carried out in Lusaka Urban, which has the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 22% in Zambia. Lusaka is the capital city of Zambia and has a population of 1, 084,703 with the youth below 19 years of more than 50%of the population The city of Lusaka is a trading centre for goods from the East and Southern African which is part of the sub-Sahara region that has the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world.
Subjects: The study focused on the youth who are the future leaders and yet affected by the great HIV/AIDS epidemic. A total sample size of 319 youth (160 males and 159 females) aged 13 to 19 years in Grades 7,8and 9 selected from a line list of 25093 youth by using EPI 6 statistical calculator the study sample was selected. The subject from different schools were proportionately and conveniently selected and involved in the study.
Main outcome measures: In this study unsafe sexual behaviour was used as the main outcome. The youth that were sexually active at the time of conducting the research were assumed to be involved in unsafe sexual behaviour as well as the group of youth that did not use condoms during the last sexual intercourse. Results:
Social demographic factors- More males than females require assistance on safer sex methods and that more males than females were involved in premarital sex (P=<0.001), the youth aged 15 years and above were significantly more involved in premarital sex than the youth below the age of 14 years (P=<0.001)
Education- There was a significant increase on premarital sex as the youth progressed from 7 to grade 9(P=<0.001). Religion- The youths belonging to Catholic church were significantly more involved in premarital sex as compared to the youth from other churches (P=0.058). Residence-The youth residing in Lusaka central Kanyama and Munali constituencies were more involved in premarital sex than the youth from other constituencies of Lusaka urban (P=<0.001).Types of guardian-The youths kept by mothers only were found to be significantly more involved in premarital sex than the youth kept by both parents (P=<0.001). From the focus group discussion it was found that most parents did not discuss HIV/AIDS and safer sex with their children. Financial support- The youth that received adequate financial support were significantly more involved in premarital sex than the youth that did not receive enough financial support (P=0.05). Knowledge factors: Perceived risk- The youth who were at higher risk of contracting HIV AIDS were found to be more involved in premarital sex than the youth who did not know that they were at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS (P=0.005). Knowledge about HIV/AIDS- More condom users than non-users knew that HIV/AIDS could be cured…
Subjects/Keywords: Youth – Conduct of life;
Youth – Sexual behavior;
Sexual behaviour surveys – Lusaka
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. (Thesis). University of Zambia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2049
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Sakuwaha, Adam C. “Determinants of unsafe sex behaviour among the youth in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention in Lusaka Urban Basic Schools
.” 2013. Thesis, University of Zambia. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2049.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sakuwaha, Adam C. “Determinants of unsafe sex behaviour among the youth in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention in Lusaka Urban Basic Schools
.” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sakuwaha AC. Determinants of unsafe sex behaviour among the youth in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention in Lusaka Urban Basic Schools
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2049.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Sakuwaha AC. Determinants of unsafe sex behaviour among the youth in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention in Lusaka Urban Basic Schools
. [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2049
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Universiteit Utrecht
20.
Somers, R.J.
Play behaviour of dairy and beef calves living in a semi-natural environment.
Degree: 2013, Universiteit Utrecht
URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/283086
► The aim of this study was to examine the quantity, space requirements and types of play behaviour of calves living 24/7 on pasture. Observations were…
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▼ The aim of this study was to examine the quantity, space requirements and types of play behaviour of calves living 24/7 on pasture. Observations were made on a daily basis, for 30 days, approx. 5.5 h a day, in 2 different herds. Herd A consisted of 23 beef calves (age 1-2 mo) living together with 80 female adult cows on 70 ha of grassland. Herd B consisted of 18 dairy calves (2 mo of age), living without dams on a 1 ha pasture. In total, 625 elements of locomotor play and 138 of social play were seen. The average number of calves playing was 1.44, the avg. group size (incl. non-playing calves) was 3.79. Running was observed the most often (458 times), followed by head butting (100 times), bucking (81), body butting (76), jumps (64), turns (48) and lastly mounts (17). Jumps had a mean height of 1.26 times withers height, bucks 0.57 and mounts 1.39. The mean running distance was 13.5 m; play fighting required an avg. of 3.50 m2. A high percentage of play involved multiple calves playing together (33.9%). Due to various differences between the two herds, a valid comparison could not be made; however, the impression was that the presence of the dam
has a negative effect on the prevalence of play. To be able to perform 75% of the observed play behaviour, calves need more space than they are usually provided in intensive husbandry.
Advisors/Committee Members: van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M..
Subjects/Keywords: Diergeneeskunde; calves, calf, play, behaviour, behavior, welfare, cattle, cow, dairy, beef
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Somers, R J. “Play behaviour of dairy and beef calves living in a semi-natural environment.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/283086.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Somers, R J. “Play behaviour of dairy and beef calves living in a semi-natural environment.” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Somers RJ. Play behaviour of dairy and beef calves living in a semi-natural environment. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/283086.
Council of Science Editors:
Somers RJ. Play behaviour of dairy and beef calves living in a semi-natural environment. [Masters Thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2013. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/283086
21.
Vaishali.
Job attitudes and life satisfaction; -.
Degree: Psychology, 1992, Maharshi Dayanand University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41662
Abstract not available
Bibliography p.86-96, Appendix
p.97-116
Advisors/Committee Members: Malhotra, Sunita.
Subjects/Keywords: Attitudes; Job Behaviour; Organizational
Behavior
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Vaishali. “Job attitudes and life satisfaction; -.” 1992. Thesis, Maharshi Dayanand University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41662.
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Vaishali. “Job attitudes and life satisfaction; -.” 1992. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
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Vaishali. Job attitudes and life satisfaction; -. [Internet] [Thesis]. Maharshi Dayanand University; 1992. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41662.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Vaishali. Job attitudes and life satisfaction; -. [Thesis]. Maharshi Dayanand University; 1992. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41662
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22.
Lamy, Elsa Cristina Carona de Sousa.
Salivary proteomics as a tool to understand ingestive behavior: an experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus) and mice (Mus musculus).
Degree: 2008, Universidade de Évora
URL: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/11145
► The oral cavity is the part of the animal internal medium that first comes into contact with food. Numerous chemical and mechanical receptors in the…
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▼ The oral cavity is the part of the animal internal medium that first comes into contact with food. Numerous chemical and mechanical receptors in the mouth respond to the food chemical and physical properties and monitor the changes during processing. This leads; to central perception of taste and texture of food, which, together with odor, are important determinants in the decision of to ingest or not. Saliva plays an important role in the perception of taste and texture sensations. Its composition can modulate food perception and, simultaneously, be modulated by the type of diet.
This thesis is focused on the study of the role of salivary proteins on ingestive
behavior. Tannins are used as a modal to access changes in salivary protein profile induced by dietary compounds. These plant secondary metabolites produce aversive taste/oral sensations influencing animal diet choices. The levels of dietary tannins tolerated vary according to the physiological mechanisms that animals possess to avoid their potential negative effects. Saliva, and more particularly salivary proteins, has been pointed as a defense mechanism against tannins. Three animal species were studied: sheep, goat and mice. The first two species are ruminant species and present similar digestive characteristics, but differ between them in the levels of dietary tannins tolerated. Mice, on the other hand, represent a rodent mammalian specie with different digestive characteristics.
We have studied the effect of tannins on mice salivary gland histomorphology (chapter 2) since these are the sites of salivary protein production. Both condensed and hydrolysable tannins produced major effects in the acinar structures, with condensed tannins having a stronger effect. The similarities between these effects and the ones produced by isoproterenol suggested that tannins act through activation of sympathetic nervous system.
The effects of quebracho tannin and tannic acid on mice whole saliva protein composition were studied by comparing the SDS-PAGE profile of control animals to the ones from animas fed with these compounds during 10 days (chapter 3). Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) data were used to identify salivary proteins. One isoform of salivary amylase was observed to increase in response to both types of tannins.
Despite a considerable number of studies on mice salivary glands and saliva, a proteome of mice whole saliva was not, at our knowledge, characterized to date. In chapter 4 we used two-dimensional electrophoresis coupled to MALDI-TOF MS for this purpose. A total of 26 proteins were identified. The effects of the ingestion of quebracho tannin for a period of ten days were studied in the salivary protein fraction, which does not precipitate tannins. The expression leveis
of one isoform of alpha amylase and of an unidentified protein were observed to increase,
whereas acidic mammalian chitinase and Muc10 decreased. Additionally, two protein spots were
induced, that were not identified by MS,…
Advisors/Committee Members: Baptista, Elvira Sales, Coelho, Ana Varela.
Subjects/Keywords: Salivary proteomics; Ingestive behavior; Feeding behaviour; Salivary proteins
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Lamy, E. C. C. d. S. (2008). Salivary proteomics as a tool to understand ingestive behavior: an experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus) and mice (Mus musculus). (Thesis). Universidade de Évora. Retrieved from http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/11145
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Lamy, Elsa Cristina Carona de Sousa. “Salivary proteomics as a tool to understand ingestive behavior: an experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus) and mice (Mus musculus).” 2008. Thesis, Universidade de Évora. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/11145.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lamy, Elsa Cristina Carona de Sousa. “Salivary proteomics as a tool to understand ingestive behavior: an experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus) and mice (Mus musculus).” 2008. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lamy ECCdS. Salivary proteomics as a tool to understand ingestive behavior: an experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus) and mice (Mus musculus). [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade de Évora; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/11145.
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Council of Science Editors:
Lamy ECCdS. Salivary proteomics as a tool to understand ingestive behavior: an experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus) and mice (Mus musculus). [Thesis]. Universidade de Évora; 2008. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/11145
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University of Waikato
23.
Easter, Caitlin Davys.
Perspectives and Experiences of Off-field Problematic Behaviour Among Elite New Zealand Athletes
.
Degree: 2014, University of Waikato
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8810
► In recent years, the off-field problematic behaviour of elite athletes has received considerable media interest and attention. However, such behaviour has been investigated largely in…
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▼ In recent years, the off-field problematic behaviour of elite athletes has received considerable media interest and attention. However, such behaviour has been investigated largely in college/university athlete populations and has focused predominantly on specific sports and on-field behaviours. This qualitative study examined perspectives and experiences of off-field problematic behaviour among elite New Zealand athletes. Semi-structured interviews with 10 athletes (five female and five male) from seven sporting codes were completed. Interview transcripts were analysed and interpreted using thematic analysis. Five key themes emerged from the data, which provided insight into the development of off-field problematic behaviour in the current context and the wider consequences such behaviour has for athletes and others. The findings suggest that a range of off-field problematic behaviour is present within the elite New Zealand sporting environment. Alcohol misuse was the most prevalent type of behaviour discussed. A number of other problematic behaviours were also reported, such as risk-taking, violence, inappropriate sexual behaviour, disordered eating, and psychological manipulation. Participants’ definitions of ‘problematic behaviour’ were broad and included a number of less severe behaviours that were considered to be problematic within the elite sporting context. The main factors that appeared to increase the likelihood of off-field problematic behaviour were the influence of the media, pressures associated with professionalism, and the impact of management-athlete relationships. Having an elite public profile and the influence of drinking culture were identified as added pressures for participants, specific to the New Zealand sporting context. Furthermore, being on tour or competing overseas appeared to exacerbate potential vulnerabilities and provided unique opportunities for athletes to engage in off-field problematic behaviour. Numerous stressor factors appeared to have dual functions and, at times, also had protective value. Having stable support networks and positive athlete-coach relationships were protective factors central to the current study. Barriers to seeking help in relation to off-field problematic behaviour were also identified as an interesting finding in this study. Mistrust of professionals and breaches of confidentiality greatly impacted athletes’ willingness to seek help. Participants also made a number of recommendations to address off-field problematic behaviour that are highly relevant to professionals working within elite sporting environments. Overall, this study confirmed that off-field problematic behaviour of elite athletes was present in New Zealand; however, there were perceived differences as to whether such behaviour was increasing or decreasing in the current climate. Further research is needed to validate these findings and to better understand the experiences of elite athletes within the New Zealand sporting context.
Advisors/Committee Members: Curtis, Cate (advisor), Tamatea, Armon J (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: elite athletes;
sport psychology;
problematic behaviour;
off-field behaviour;
antisocial behaviour;
problematic behavior;
off-field behavior;
antisocial behavior;
substance abuse;
violence;
risk-taking;
help-seeking behaviour;
help-seeking behavior;
match-fixing;
gambling;
New Zealand;
disordered eating;
media
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. (Masters Thesis). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8810
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Easter, Caitlin Davys. “Perspectives and Experiences of Off-field Problematic Behaviour Among Elite New Zealand Athletes
.” 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Waikato. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8810.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Easter, Caitlin Davys. “Perspectives and Experiences of Off-field Problematic Behaviour Among Elite New Zealand Athletes
.” 2014. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Easter CD. Perspectives and Experiences of Off-field Problematic Behaviour Among Elite New Zealand Athletes
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Waikato; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8810.
Council of Science Editors:
Easter CD. Perspectives and Experiences of Off-field Problematic Behaviour Among Elite New Zealand Athletes
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Waikato; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8810

Australian National University
24.
Jamaludin, Husna.
Community Perceptions and their Impacts on Averting Behaviours and Housing Prices: A Study of a Rare Earth Processing Plant
.
Degree: 2017, Australian National University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/140981
► In 2009, an acute shortage of rare earths supply led to the establishment of a rare earth processing plant, Lynas Advanced Material Plant (LAMP) in…
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▼ In 2009, an acute shortage of rare earths supply led to
the establishment of a rare earth processing plant, Lynas
Advanced Material Plant (LAMP) in Kuantan, Malaysia. Some
sections of local community, however, feared that LAMP would
affect the environment, people’s health and the livelihoods of
the community. This led to protests, unrest and trepidations in
local and national media which cost a huge amount of money to the
company. This dissertation examines how community perceive the
environmental and health impacts of LAMP, and whether their
perceptions can affect their behaviours and changes in house
prices. Both primary (field and online survey) and secondary data
were employed. Data were analysed using statistical techniques.
Results show that most people perceived LAMP to be dangerous.
But, a close investigation of their perceptions revealed the
opposite. Despite some inconsistencies, their perceptions
overlapped with some of experts’ views and estimated
environmental data. In addition, a small number of respondents
(17 per cent), given a small cost (.06% of their monthly income),
undertook protective actions such as reduction of outdoor
activities. Respondents’ protective actions were influenced by
their perceptions, and not by LAMP actual pollution emission.
Also, there was a reduction in house prices in 2011. Although
information about LAMP’ adverse environmental impacts was
circulated widely during that year, many unknown variables might
explain the drop in house prices. In short, LAMP should obtain a
‘Social License to Operate’ to mitigate public outrage and
able to operate smoothly.
Subjects/Keywords: Rare earth plant;
Malaysia;
perception;
averting behavior (averting behaviour);
hedonic price
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Jamaludin, H. (2017). Community Perceptions and their Impacts on Averting Behaviours and Housing Prices: A Study of a Rare Earth Processing Plant
. (Thesis). Australian National University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1885/140981
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Jamaludin, Husna. “Community Perceptions and their Impacts on Averting Behaviours and Housing Prices: A Study of a Rare Earth Processing Plant
.” 2017. Thesis, Australian National University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1885/140981.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Jamaludin, Husna. “Community Perceptions and their Impacts on Averting Behaviours and Housing Prices: A Study of a Rare Earth Processing Plant
.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Jamaludin H. Community Perceptions and their Impacts on Averting Behaviours and Housing Prices: A Study of a Rare Earth Processing Plant
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Australian National University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/140981.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Jamaludin H. Community Perceptions and their Impacts on Averting Behaviours and Housing Prices: A Study of a Rare Earth Processing Plant
. [Thesis]. Australian National University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/140981
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Tartu University
25.
Luht-Kallas, Kadi.
Risk-taking behaviour: relationship with personality and markers of heritability, and an intervention to prevent unintentional injury
.
Degree: 2020, Tartu University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10062/68530
► Vigastussurmad on oluliselt seotud riskeeriva käitumisega, mida mõjutavad mitmed isiksuslikud (nt impulsiivsus) tegurid on suuresti pärilikud. Impulsiivne käitumine on seotud nii serotoniini- kui ka dopamiinisüsteemi…
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▼ Vigastussurmad on oluliselt seotud riskeeriva käitumisega, mida mõjutavad mitmed isiksuslikud (nt impulsiivsus) tegurid on suuresti pärilikud. Impulsiivne käitumine on seotud nii serotoniini- kui ka dopamiinisüsteemi toimimisega. Väitekirja peamisteks eesmärkideks oli selgitada 1) riskeeriva käitumise seoseid isiklike ja isiksuslike tegurite ning serotoniini- ja dopamiinisüsteemi markeritega ning 2) kas riskeeriva käitumise ennetamiseks läbiviidud sekkumine, mis on osutunud efektiivseks, on efektiivne ka siis kui seda viivad läbi autokoolide õpetajad. Kuna riskeeriv käitumine ning seda mõjutavad tegurid erinevad teismeliseeas ja täiskasvanuks saades, siis kasutati väitekirjas kolme erinevat valimit: kuuendate klasside õpilased (n=699), kordusmõõtmistes osalenud 15-18 aastased õpilased (n=483) ning autokoolide õpilased (n=1441). Tulemustest ilmnes, et riskide võtmine on seotud tugevamini teatud isiksuslike teguritega (nt impulsiivsus, ekstravertsus, tahteline kontroll) ning dopamiinisüsteemi kõrgema ja serotoniinisüsteemi madalama aktiivsusega, aga ka teadmiste ja oskustega. Tulemustest saadi kinnitust, et lühikese psühholoogilise sekkumisega on võimalik vähendada riskikäitumist. Sekkumise efektiivsus tõestas, et riskeeriva käitumisega seotud isiksuse ja bioloogilisi riskitegureid tundes on võimalik koolis neid teemasid õpetajate poolt käsitleda nii, et viia riskikäitumise ennetustööd läbi efektiivselt. Lisaks ohtudega seotud teadmistele on vaja harjutada ja läbi mängida erinevaid situatsioone, et suurendada teadvustatud käitumise rolli otsustusprotsessis ning vähendada seeläbi teadvustamata ja impulsiivse otsustamise mõju. Lisaks tehniliste oskuste arendamisele (nt jalgratta või auto juhtimine, lõkke tegemine, ujumisoskus) on vajalik arendada nende tegevustega seotud ohutusalaseid (situatsioonist tulenevate ohtude hindamine) ja sotsiaalseid (nt enesekontroll, teistega arvestamine) oskuseid; Injury deaths are often caused by risk-taking behaviour that in turn is associated with several personality factors (e.g., impulsivity) that are to a large degree heritable. Impulsive behaviour is strongly related to the functioning of both serotonin and dopamine systems. The main aims of this thesis were to find out 1) links between risk-taking behaviour and personality factors and markers of the function of the serotonin and dopamine systems, and 2) whether a previously used brief intervention to prevent risk-taking behaviour is still successful if conducted by driving school teachers. Since risk-taking behaviour and the factors influencing it can differ in teenager and adult age, three different samples were used: sixth grade students (n=699), 15-18-year-old students who participated in the longitudinal study (n=483) and driving school students (n=1441). The results revealed that risk-taking has significant links with certain personality traits (e.g., impulsivity, extraversion, effortful control), higher activity of the dopamine system and lower activity of the serotonin system, but also with knowledge and skills. The results…
Advisors/Committee Members: Eensoo, Diva, juhendaja (advisor), Harro, Jaanus, juhendaja (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: pupils;
risk behaviour;
personality;
inheritance;
intervention;
prevention;
safety instruction;
health behavior
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Luht-Kallas, K. (2020). Risk-taking behaviour: relationship with personality and markers of heritability, and an intervention to prevent unintentional injury
. (Thesis). Tartu University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10062/68530
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Luht-Kallas, Kadi. “Risk-taking behaviour: relationship with personality and markers of heritability, and an intervention to prevent unintentional injury
.” 2020. Thesis, Tartu University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10062/68530.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Luht-Kallas, Kadi. “Risk-taking behaviour: relationship with personality and markers of heritability, and an intervention to prevent unintentional injury
.” 2020. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Luht-Kallas K. Risk-taking behaviour: relationship with personality and markers of heritability, and an intervention to prevent unintentional injury
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Tartu University; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10062/68530.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Luht-Kallas K. Risk-taking behaviour: relationship with personality and markers of heritability, and an intervention to prevent unintentional injury
. [Thesis]. Tartu University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10062/68530
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Waterloo
26.
Potwarka, Luke.
Understanding Response to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Degree: 2011, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5815
► The present study employed Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to understand the motivational factors associated with peoples’ intention to: (a) increase their physical activity…
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▼ The present study employed Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to understand the motivational factors associated with peoples’ intention to: (a) increase their physical activity levels in response to Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games; (b) watch the event on television; and (c) purchase products or services from companies because they were sponsors of the event. According to the theory, behavioural intentions are determined by individuals’ attitude toward performing the behaviour (i.e., their overall evaluation of the behaviour); the subjective norms they associate with the behaviour (i.e., their beliefs about whether most people approve or disapprove of the behaviour); and perceived behavioural control (i.e., the perceived ease or difficulty of performing the behavior). As well, this investigation hypothesized that additional variables could predict intention. In particular, past behaviour and descriptive norms (i.e., people’s perceptions about the degree to which other people would perform the behavior) were examined in terms of their ability to explain significant proportions of variance in respondents’ intentions above and beyond TPB variables.
Participants were enrolled in first and second year undergraduate classes at the University of Waterloo and the University of Victoria during the Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 term (n = 405). The questionnaire assessed each TPB construct (excluding actual behaviour) using standardized Likert-type scaling procedures suggested by Ajzen (2006). Additionally, the questionnaire assessed gender, geographic proximity to the event (i.e., whether students were enrolled at the University of Waterloo or the University of Victoria), past behaviour, and descriptive norms.
Results from the regression analyses revealed that the TPB-based models accounted for 50.7%, 61.5% and 66.6% of the variance in respondents’ intentions to become more active in response to the event, watch the event on television, and purchase products or services from event sponsors respectively. Attitude toward the behaviour was the only TPB construct to play a prominent role in the prediction of all three responses of interest in the present investigation. The importance of the attitude construct in predicting such a diverse set of intentions suggests that sport consumer behaviour might be best understood in terms of expectancy-value cognitive theories such as the TPB. These theories suggest that people will be motivated to perform a particular behaviour (e.g., watching a sport event on television) when they expect to attain a valued outcome as a result of performing the behaviour (e.g., feelings of national pride).
Descriptive norms and past behaviour explained an additional 29%, 9.3%, and 21% of the variance in respondents’ intention to become more active in response to the event, watch the event on television, and patronize event sponsors respectively. Among this sample of undergraduate students, responses to the event appeared to be strongly associated with beliefs about whether or not referent others…
Subjects/Keywords: Sport; Consumer Behaviour; Theory of Planned Behavior; Olympics
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Potwarka, L. (2011). Understanding Response to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5815
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Potwarka, Luke. “Understanding Response to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.” 2011. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5815.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Potwarka, Luke. “Understanding Response to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.” 2011. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Potwarka L. Understanding Response to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5815.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Potwarka L. Understanding Response to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5815
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

McMaster University
27.
Masrur, Muhib.
Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Maintenance Among Individuals with Stroke.
Degree: MSc, 2021, McMaster University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26151
► Physical activity can have beneficial effects on post-stroke recovery, but only if it is maintained. Current evidence shows that physical activity levels of individuals with…
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▼ Physical activity can have beneficial effects on post-stroke recovery, but only if it is maintained. Current evidence shows that physical activity levels of individuals with stroke do not meet recommended guidelines. This thesis investigated current programs and proposed a novel trial design to aid stroke survivors with maintaining their activity levels in free-living environments. The first study was a systematic review of the effects of current interventions in post-stroke recovery. The review reported no differences between intervention and control groups for steps walked/day at 3-month (standardized mean difference (SMD) 0.19; 95% CI -0.30 to 0.69; I2 = 47%; GRADE rating: Very Low), time spent in moderate-vigorous physical activity at 3-month (SMD -0.03; 95% CI -0.73 to 0.68; I2 = 52%; GRADE rating: Very Low), or self-reported physical activity at the 6-month follow-up (SMD 0.40; 95% CI -0.02 to 0.82; I2 = 0%; GRADE rating: Very Low). However, the pooled estimate of the self-reported physical activity at the 3-month follow-up was above the line of no-effect (SMD 0.22; 95% confidence intervals, 0.01 to 0.42; I2 = 0%; GRADE rating: Very Low). Intervention characteristics associated with physical activity maintenance could not be explored due to the low number of trials. Insights from this review were used to design an Adaptive Treatment Strategy where high-intensity interventions are sequentially tailored to participants following the identification of increased needs. A protocol of a proof-of-concept pilot Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial was outlined to assess trial feasibility, participants’ acceptability with changes in interventions, participants’ and staffs’ satisfaction with the treatment strategy, and to provide preliminary estimates of effect of physical activity and self-efficacy for physical activity. Together, these two studies provide direction about intervention design, physical activity maintenance assessment, and proposes the design of a novel pilot SMART trial.
Thesis
Master of Science Rehabilitation Science (MSc)
Physical activity can help with recovery after stroke if it is maintained. This thesis examined ways to support stroke survivors with remaining active in their daily lives. The first study was a review of existing programs to investigate their effects on the physical activity levels of individuals with stroke. Findings from this study showed that current programs produced a small improvement in physical activity that was short-lived, and no program component was better than others at promoting activity maintenance. Insights from this review were used to design a new study that provides increased support to stroke survivors in steps to cater to individual needs. This study will investigate whether this program is practical, acceptable by stroke survivors and people delivering it, and helps to improve and maintain physical activity. Together, these studies provide directions for designing future programs, assessing activity maintenance, and propose the design for a…
Advisors/Committee Members: Richardson, Julie, Rehabilitation Science.
Subjects/Keywords: Stroke; Physical Activity; Maintenance; Exercise; Rehabilitation; Behavior; Behaviour Change Technique
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Masrur, M. (2021). Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Maintenance Among Individuals with Stroke. (Masters Thesis). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26151
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Masrur, Muhib. “Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Maintenance Among Individuals with Stroke.” 2021. Masters Thesis, McMaster University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26151.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Masrur, Muhib. “Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Maintenance Among Individuals with Stroke.” 2021. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Masrur M. Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Maintenance Among Individuals with Stroke. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. McMaster University; 2021. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26151.
Council of Science Editors:
Masrur M. Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Maintenance Among Individuals with Stroke. [Masters Thesis]. McMaster University; 2021. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26151

University of Pretoria
28.
[No author].
An empirical investigation into the relationships among
knowledge sharing behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour,
job satisfaction and organizational commitment
.
Degree: 2010, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06102010-184415/
► This study argues that knowledge sharing behaviour is a kind of organizational citizenship behaviour and that as such (i) the two should be strongly positively…
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▼ This study argues that knowledge sharing behaviour
is a kind of organizational citizenship behaviour and that as such
(i) the two should be strongly positively correlated and that (ii)
strong predictors of organizational citizenship behaviour should
also strongly predict knowledge sharing behaviour. Since the
organizational behaviour literature identifies job satisfaction and
organizational commitment as robust predictors of organizational
citizenship behaviour, the study investigated the
interrelationships among knowledge sharing behaviour,
organizational citizenship behaviour, job satisfaction, and
organizational commitment. The study employed a correlational
survey design, sourcing the empirical data from secondary school
teachers in a number of schools in and around Gaborone, Botswana.
As expected, knowledge sharing behaviour and organizational
citizenship behaviour were significantly positively correlated,
organizational commitment was a significant predictor of
organizational citizenship behaviour, and job satisfaction and
organizational commitment were significantly positively correlated.
Contrary to expectations, however, both job satisfaction and
organizational commitment were unrelated to knowledge sharing
behaviour. Not all study hypotheses were supported, and as such, it
would be premature to conclude, on the strength of the evidence
presented in this thesis, that knowledge sharing behaviour indeed
is a kind of organizational citizenship behaviour. Nevertheless,
the positive correlation between knowledge sharing behaviour and
organizational citizenship behaviour would seem to suggest that the
role of organizational citizenship behaviour in organizational
knowledge sharing is worth investigating further.
Advisors/Committee Members: Prof J A Boon (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Organizational citizenship behaviour;
Knowledge sharing behaviour;
UCTD
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job satisfaction and organizational commitment
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06102010-184415/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
author], [No. “An empirical investigation into the relationships among
knowledge sharing behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour,
job satisfaction and organizational commitment
.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06102010-184415/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
author], [No. “An empirical investigation into the relationships among
knowledge sharing behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour,
job satisfaction and organizational commitment
.” 2010. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
author] [. An empirical investigation into the relationships among
knowledge sharing behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour,
job satisfaction and organizational commitment
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06102010-184415/.
Council of Science Editors:
author] [. An empirical investigation into the relationships among
knowledge sharing behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour,
job satisfaction and organizational commitment
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2010. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06102010-184415/

University of Pretoria
29.
Mogotsi, Isaac
Carter.
An empirical
investigation into the relationships among knowledge sharing
behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour, job satisfaction
and organizational commitment.
Degree: Information Science, 2010, University of Pretoria
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25406
► This study argues that knowledge sharing behaviour is a kind of organizational citizenship behaviour and that as such (i) the two should be strongly positively…
(more)
▼ This study argues that knowledge sharing behaviour is a
kind of organizational citizenship behaviour and that as such (i)
the two should be strongly positively correlated and that (ii)
strong predictors of organizational citizenship behaviour should
also strongly predict knowledge sharing behaviour. Since the
organizational behaviour literature identifies job satisfaction and
organizational commitment as robust predictors of organizational
citizenship behaviour, the study investigated the
interrelationships among knowledge sharing behaviour,
organizational citizenship behaviour, job satisfaction, and
organizational commitment. The study employed a correlational
survey design, sourcing the empirical data from secondary school
teachers in a number of schools in and around Gaborone, Botswana.
As expected, knowledge sharing behaviour and organizational
citizenship behaviour were significantly positively correlated,
organizational commitment was a significant predictor of
organizational citizenship behaviour, and job satisfaction and
organizational commitment were significantly positively correlated.
Contrary to expectations, however, both job satisfaction and
organizational commitment were unrelated to knowledge sharing
behaviour. Not all study hypotheses were supported, and as such, it
would be premature to conclude, on the strength of the evidence
presented in this thesis, that knowledge sharing behaviour indeed
is a kind of organizational citizenship behaviour. Nevertheless,
the positive correlation between knowledge sharing behaviour and
organizational citizenship behaviour would seem to suggest that the
role of organizational citizenship behaviour in organizational
knowledge sharing is worth investigating further.
Advisors/Committee Members: Prof J A Boon (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Organizational
citizenship behaviour; Knowledge
sharing behaviour;
UCTD
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behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour, job satisfaction
and organizational commitment. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25406
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mogotsi, Isaac. “An empirical
investigation into the relationships among knowledge sharing
behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour, job satisfaction
and organizational commitment.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25406.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mogotsi, Isaac. “An empirical
investigation into the relationships among knowledge sharing
behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour, job satisfaction
and organizational commitment.” 2010. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mogotsi I. An empirical
investigation into the relationships among knowledge sharing
behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour, job satisfaction
and organizational commitment. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25406.
Council of Science Editors:
Mogotsi I. An empirical
investigation into the relationships among knowledge sharing
behaviour,organizational citizenship behaviour, job satisfaction
and organizational commitment. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25406

University of Wollongong
30.
Papakosmas, Mary Alfreda Franks.
Organisation based social marketing: an application of social marketing during the development of pro-environmental behaviours.
Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Wollongong
URL: ;
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4934
► Organisations face a growing imperative to minimise their environmental impact, often as a result of pressure from sources including government legislation, consumer demands and…
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▼ Organisations face a growing imperative to minimise their environmental impact, often as a result of pressure from sources including government legislation, consumer demands and emerging competitors. As a result they seek to change how their internal stakeholders, namely management and employees, carry out their work tasks and behaviours. This type of micro-level change requires an understanding of a range of factors including the effect of entrenched individual habit, the internal cultural and political forces at play, and the nature and effect of communication strategies. This presents an opportunity to investigate the application of social marketing, with its proven record of success in behaviour change initiatives at a community level, in an organisational setting. This extension of social marketing practice is termed within this thesis “organisation based social marketing” (OBSM).
The fields of change management, internal marketing, social marketing, and the comparatively newer area of internal social marketing informed this research which extended understanding of the barriers to inter-organisational behaviour change. This study viewed organisations through the lens of social marketing and aimed to explore the influences on internal stakeholder behaviour using the introduction of proenvironmental behaviour programs as the research setting. The analysis identified the emergent concepts that affected internal stakeholders and underpinned the development of the OBSM framework.
The exploratory nature of the study justified the use of a qualitative methodology which facilitated the gathering of rich data about how research participants understood and experienced their involvement in change. Multiple case analysis further facilitated the exploration of the topic by building on and comparing findings from three participating organisations. These large non-profit organisations were chosen because they had embarked on planned pro-environmental change, had designated resources, and had established clear goals, policies and structures.
The research found that two conceptual groupings operated within organisations during the change process: the organisational silo which consisted of culture, leadership, embedded practice, resources, review and continuity; and the individual silo which comprised consultation, communication, validation, empowerment, engagement, and leadership. These conceptual groupings, drawn from the research findings, operated within the OBSM framework in order to bring about behaviour change of an organisation’s internal stakeholders.
This thesis makes a significant contribution to academic knowledge and the development of the social marketing in the form of OBSM. Research findings outlined implications for managers, while the framework that has been developed could assist organisations in the introduction of pro-environmental behaviour and sustainability initiatives. Further research in other settings, such as the application of OBSM to the behaviour change challenges…
Subjects/Keywords: social marketing; behaviour change; environmental behaviour
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APA (6th Edition):
Papakosmas, M. A. F. (2016). Organisation based social marketing: an application of social marketing during the development of pro-environmental behaviours. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Wollongong. Retrieved from ; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4934
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Papakosmas, Mary Alfreda Franks. “Organisation based social marketing: an application of social marketing during the development of pro-environmental behaviours.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Wollongong. Accessed March 05, 2021.
; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4934.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Papakosmas, Mary Alfreda Franks. “Organisation based social marketing: an application of social marketing during the development of pro-environmental behaviours.” 2016. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Papakosmas MAF. Organisation based social marketing: an application of social marketing during the development of pro-environmental behaviours. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Wollongong; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: ; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4934.
Council of Science Editors:
Papakosmas MAF. Organisation based social marketing: an application of social marketing during the development of pro-environmental behaviours. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Wollongong; 2016. Available from: ; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4934
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