Subjects' views and conceptions of social intelligence were investigated by having 40 adults, male inmates in an Alberta correctional centre rate the importance of 20 behavioral characteristics representing the domain of social intelligence. Social intelligence was defined as a person's ability to understand others and to act wisely in social situations. The 20 characteristics, derived from an earlier study by Ford and Miura (1983), were rated for each of three common social contexts by having subjects think of the kind of person who would be a close personal friend, a teacher, or a person in a conflict. The following research questions were addressed in the study: a) How do adult, male inmates in an Alberta correctional centre view the construct of social intelligence? b) Do subjects' ratings of the 20 characteristics that describe social intelligence form factors that resemble the clusters identified by subjects rating the same 20 characteristics in a study by Ford and Miura (1983)? c) How do subjects' ratings of social intelligence differ among the three social contexts investigated? d) Is there a common core of social intelligence characteristics that subjects rate as important across all three social contexts? Descriptive statistics revealed that subjects generally rated the 20 characteristics as quite high in importance in all three social contexts. However, the characteristics were rated highest in importance in the context "A teacher", followed by "A close personal friend" and "A person in conflict". Factor analyses revealed that subjects' ratings in the present study shared some similarities in structure with the clusters or categories of characteristics identified by subjects in the earlier study by Ford and Miura (1983). Analyses of variance revealed several significant differences when sujects' ratings of importance of the 20 characteristics and four categories of social intelligence were compared across contexts. In the present study, a common core of four characteristics of social intelligence were ranked highly in importance across all three social contexts. Findings from the present study provide support for the existence of the categories "Prosocial skills" and "Social-instrumental skills" as identified in the study by Ford and Miura (1983). The importance of studying the construct of social intelligence in particular social contexts and particular populations was also demonstrated. Finally, the implications of the findings of the present study are discussed in relation to the planning and delivery of inmate education programs as well as the continuing study of the construct of social intelligence. / xii, 82 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

This thesis explores Blackfoot homelessness in relation to traditional attachments to Blackfoot territory. It addresses the underlying causes of Blackfoot homelessness in the city of Lethbridge. It speaks to the participants’ experiences of loss on a multitude of levels, disconnection from family and traditional community, and the complex notion of what “homelessness” means for the Blackfoot participants. The thesis uses a literature review to inform the study. The research methodology is a focused ethnography. Interviews with Blackfoot homeless participants were conducted at the city of Lethbridge’s homeless shelter in 2009 and 2010. Narrative analysis was used to interpret the data and the findings, and the subsequent discussion of them, were from a Blackfoot perspective. It is hoped that the information contained within this thesis will help those reading it to better understand Native homelessness and provide insights into the subjective nature of what it means to be “home.” The results of the findings also suggest ways for service providers to develop improved programming aimed at the Native homeless population. / vi, 164 leaves ; 29 cm

The study was conducted to monitor pesticide residues in groundwater of two agriculturally intensive regions of Alberta, to determine the occurrence of pesticide residues in soil and groundwater of an experimental plot in southern Alberta, and to investigate the influence of land management factors and soil depth on pesticide residues in soil. A total of 440 groundwater samples were collected in three years (2013-2015) and analyzed for the presence of 142 pesticides using Liquid-liquid Extraction (LLE) in combination with Gas Chromatography- Mass Selective Detector (GC-MSD) and Gas Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). Ten herbicides, seven insecticides, and six fungicides were detected. Herbicides 2,4-D, MCPA, and clopyralid were the most frequently detected, and the only pesticides consistently detected every year in both regions. Pesticides were detected more frequently in summer and fall compared to spring. 4.5% of the samples were contaminated with more than one pesticides. No pesticides exceeded the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. Similarly, a total of 213 groundwater samples (December 2014-November 2015) and 61 soil samples (in December 2014) in duplicates were analysed from the experimental plots in Lethbridge. Soil samples were collected at various depths (0-75 cm) and analyzed for the presence of 130 pesticides. A linear mixed effect model was fitted to determine the effect of soil depth, cropping systems and manure amendments on pesticide concentration in soil. In groundwater, bentazone, 2,4-D, and MCPA occurred most frequently and pesticide detection frequency varied seasonally with greater detections in July and September compared to other months. 37 different pesticide compounds were detected, and DDT isomers, 2,4-D, difenoconazole, MCPA and trans-heptachlor epoxide accounted for 85% of all detections. p,p’-DDE, 2,4-D, p,p-DDT, difenoconazole and MCPA occurred throughout the soil column and all of these except p,p-DDT were detected in underlying groundwater. Bentazone was found in groundwater throughout the year but not in soil. A greater number and higher concentrations of pesticides were found in soil. However, not all of them leached to groundwater. Soil depth and cropping system were significantly associated with total pesticide and total DDT concentration in the soil. Manure amendments had no affect pesticide concentrations. / May 2017

L'effet de la pollution atmosphérique se fait de plus en plus ressentir de nos jours. Plusieurs études font valoir la nécessité de développer des techniques de mesures et de simulations pour la surveillance continue de son évolution dans l'atmosphère. La modélisation numérique est de plus en plus utilisée pour estimer la dispersion des nuages de polluants dans le temps et dans l'espace. Elle présente a priori des avantages certains par rapport aux techniques physiques que sont les essais in situ ou à échelle réduite. La présente étude consiste en une modélisation inverse des concentrations de CO₂ obtenues à l'été 2007 par la mesure en continu sur le site de Lethbridge, Alberta (Fluxnet Canada). Cette première étape dite de "calage de modèle" a permis ainsi d'optimiser les paramètres d'entrée du modèle de chimie-transport. Il a ainsi été possible de s'assurer de la qualité et de la reproductibilité des simulations par rapport aux observations. L'écart relatif maximal (de l'ordre de 12,3 %) entre simulations et observations sur le site (mai-août 2007) démontrent la bonne qualité des données d'entrée du modèle. Nos résultats ont montré également la grande influence des vents sur ce site dans la dispersion atmosphérique des polluants. Les vents de l'ordre de 44 km/h dispersent les polluants (ici le CO₂), tandis que ceux de l'ordre de 7 km/h favorisent l'accumulation des polluants sur le site de mesure. Dans une seconde étape, les concentrations de CO₂ et de CH₄ mesurées sur le champ expérimental de culture de l'Université Laval au cours de l'été 2005, grâce au dispositif conçu au LP AM (Laboratoire de physique atomique et moléculaire, Département de physique de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval), ont été calculées grâce à nos codes (TRANSCHIM). Une erreur relative maximale de ~7 % pour le CH₄ et de ~2 % pour le CO₂ ont été observées entre les mesures et les simulations. Une fois de plus la grande influence du vent sur la dispersion atmosphérique des polluants a été mise en évidence. Les indicateurs statistiques, choisis pour déterminer la qualité des résultats dans cette deuxième étape, ont été généralement meilleurs malgré certaines données qui semblaient parfois physiquement irréalistes. Néanmoins le but de jeter les jalons d'une recherche combinée de mesures expérimentales et de simulations numériques conduisant à des résultats convergents a été atteint.

MFA Thesis for Shanell B. Papp on Loners, textiles, video/film, re-purposing and pattern breaking.<p> w/ work from Marcel Duchamp, Edward Keinholz, Rene Magritte, Joseph Beuys, Eugene Atget, Arthur Fellig (Weegee), David Hoffos, Sarah Lucas, Tracey Emin, Mike Kelly, Allyson Mitchell, Madonna, Weird Al.

MFA Thesis for Shanell B. Papp on Loners, textiles, video/film, re-purposing and pattern breaking.<p> w/ work from Marcel Duchamp, Edward Keinholz, Rene Magritte, Joseph Beuys, Eugene Atget, Arthur Fellig (Weegee), David Hoffos, Sarah Lucas, Tracey Emin, Mike Kelly, Allyson Mitchell, Madonna, Weird Al.