The loudspeaker system and the room interface are the two main components in any listening environment. Research will be conducted focusing on the room component using Control Room 'A' of the McGill University Recording Studio in an attempt to optimize the monitoring situation. The sound field of the room will be broken down and analyzed in both time and frequency domains. The problem areas of the room will be identified and the surfaces altered by means of absorption, reflection and diffusion.

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This thesis presents the results of a descriptive and exploratory study conducted with eight student-teachers preparing to teach English as a second language at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes, experience and beliefs of the student-teachers towards diversity (sexual, ethnic, linguistic, economic, religious, etc.). The notion of intercultural education as promoted by the Quebec Ministry of Education and elaborated by Fernand Ouellet (2002) was used as a theoretical framework. / Analysis of the qualitative data shows a misunderstanding of the term intercultural education by the student-teachers, but a positive attitude towards diversity. However, the participants of this study, when presented with situations dealing with discrimination, do not know how to solve the problems. They do not always fight homophobic discrimination, fearing complaints from parents or the school principal, although they act to counter racist or sexist forms of discrimination. Student-teachers tend to believe that a school teacher should not express opinions in the classroom or participate in debates. Finally, student-teachers expressed a number of criticisms towards the teaching program at MGill University.

Aim of the Study The aim of this study was to determine if the nursing interventions of patient education and multidisciplinary coordination of care were able to improve pain control in the cancer patient in an acute hospital setting. Background of the Study The role of the nurse in cancer pain management has been defined as being that of an educator, coordinator of care and advocate. A nurse with adequate knowledge of pain and its application to the cancer population and functioning in the role as defined is believed to be able to overcome many of the barriers that exist in implementing adequate analgesia and improve pain management in cancer patients. Design of the Study A randomized experimental control group design was utilized. The study comprised 3 experimental groups and one control group incorporating pre and post testing. The Intervention of the Study Experimental group one: subjects received education regarding their pain management which was tailored to meet their specific needs. Experimental group two: subjects underwent a pain assessment and construction of a care plan which was communicated verbally to the treating medical and nursing team and followed up with a written report which was documented in the history and sent to the treating medical physician. Experimental group three: subjects received the combined interventions administered to groups one and two. Control group four: subjects were assessed and all information was record in the same manner as for the experimental groups. The control group received their usual care during the study and their pain scores were measured at the same time intervals as the three experimental groups. Instrumentation The Wisconsin Brief Pain Questionnaire was used for the assessment of all subjects. The McGill Pain Questionnaire was used as the outcome measure following intervention. Data Analysis A one-way analysis of variance was used to detect the differences between the intervention groups and the control group. T-Tests were used to detect the differences between the groups incorporating a Bonferroni adjustment for frequent T tests. Results The main effect demonstrated a significant difference between the treatment groups and control at a significance level of 0.002. T-Tests showed no significant difference between control and communication groups and no significant difference between education and combined groups. A significant difference was detected between education and control and between combined and control. Conclusions Nursing interventions of patient education, coordination of care and advocacy can significantly improve cancer pain management. Intervention was tailored to meet the specific patient needs based on findings from the assessment and was dependent upon an adequate knowledge base. The nursing intervention of education was the most powerful of the three intervention types and its success was in tailoring to each individual. However, it is believed that with further recognition of the role of the nurse as coordinator of care will lead to greater improvements in cancer pain management.

Title: The effectiveness of McGill's method in the treatment of Vertebrogenic algic syndrome. Objectives: The goal of this thesis was to determine the applicability of McGill's method to patients with diagnoses, that are collectively referred to as Vertebrogenic algic syndrome by comparing the measured data of proband with different locations of diagnosis of Vertebrogenic algic syndrome in the Czech Republic. Methods: This is a pilot experimental research involving 10 probands diagnosed with Vertebrogenic algic syndrome in the cervical spine, 10 probands diagnosed with Vertebrogenic algic syndrome in the thoracic spine and 10 probands diagnosed with Vertebrogenic algic syndrome in the lumbar spine. Each participant underwent a kinesiological examination according to the McGill's principles together with a SF-36 questionnaire. Measured values were compared and provided a basis for testing the hypotheses. The thesis uses methods of research, observation, querying and comparison of collected data. Results: Using the statistical analysis of the measured data demonstrated a positive effect of the McGill's treatment in terms of reduced pain in probands suffering from Vertebrogenic algic syndrome in all investigated locations. Comparing the measured data of individual groups shown that the difference in...

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