The national occupational therapy (OT) professional association of Canada expects graduates and practicing clinicians to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes to carry out evidence-based practice (EBP). Evidence-based OT practice involves a process whereby therapists combine expert judgment and clinical…

In this thesis I argue against the contemporary scholars of Thomas Hobbes who claim that Hobbes's theory of language was an anticipation of modern semantic theories of truth. I claim that a more valuable comparison is to the logical positivism…

As part of the best evidence, it has been demonstrated that the administration of systemic corticosteroids in the emergency department prevent hospital admissions in children with moderate and severe asthma. Although timing in the administration of systemic corticosteroids is critical…

Context and objective: The Information Assessment Method (IAM) is a unique tool for continuing education and knowledge translation research. IAM allows health professionals to report search objectives, cognitive impact, use and patient health benefit associated with objects of clinical information…

Decision-making under uncertainty has become critical as autonomous and semi-autonomous agents become more ubiquitious in our society. These agents must deal with uncertainty and ambiguity from the environment and still perform desired tasks robustly. Partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDPs)…

The studies presented in this thesis examine the perceptions and experiences of different groups of educators working in inclusive settings in Montréal, Québec at the elementary school level. In Study 1, survey data from 600 educators (regular classroom teachers, resource…

This dissertation aims to understand the capability development processes in the early stages of a firm. Empirically, most research has focused on established firms, or on explaining the variance in capabilities across firms at a given time. Theoretically, despite the…

Many children around the world are educated in a second language, be they speakers of the majority language of the community in which they are educated or speakers of a minority language. Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of second language…

Following deglaciation, Canadian coastlines, particularly those around Hudson and James Bay region were affected by large crustal rebound and associated sea level change, the largest glacio-isostatic recovery process known during the Holocene. Recent archaeological work in the uplifting eastern James…

Data are produced in large quantities and in various forms around the globe everyday. Researchers advance their research depending on the availability of necessary data and the discovery of them. As people's demand to manage the data grows, however, three…