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Chinese Immigrant Parents' Communication With Their Children's School Teachers: Experiences, Expectations And Challenges, Fan Jiang
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Using mixed methods research design, this study aimed to explore and examine Chinese immigrant parents' communication experiences with their children's school teachers. First, quantitative data was collected through 167 survey questionnaires in order to identify Chinese immigrant parents' experiences, satisfaction, challenges, and expectations of communicating with school teachers. Semi-structured interviews were then conducted with eight Chinese immigrant parents to get qualitative data for an in-depth understanding of the issues discovered through the survey. Results showed that Chinese parents felt highly responsible for communicating with teachers and were very willing to maintain timely, effective and regular communications with teachers. They sought …
Identity In/Formation: A Visual Autoethnographic Exploration Through The Voices And Images Of Six Immigrant Women Graduate Students, Tanya Demjanenko
Identity In/Formation: A Visual Autoethnographic Exploration Through The Voices And Images Of Six Immigrant Women Graduate Students, Tanya Demjanenko
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The purpose of this study is to examine the formation of the researcher's identity through narratives of immigrant women, collected through interviews, who are completing masters programs at the University of Windsor. The purpose of this study is to expand a body of knowledge, document and critique social practice/s, and reflect on epistemological or philosophical questions. Using a case study approach and a convenience sample, the researcher interviewed six graduate student participants who self-identify both as a woman and as an immigrant. At the end of each semi-structured interview, each participant was invited to perform a `song of identity' - …
The Influence Of Self-Presentational Efficacy On Men's Social Anxiety In The Weight Room, Karen Maini
The Influence Of Self-Presentational Efficacy On Men's Social Anxiety In The Weight Room, Karen Maini
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One barrier to exercise is the worry people have regarding their appearance while exercising (Leary, 1992). This self-presentational concern may lead to social anxiety (Treasure, Lox, & Lawton, 1998) and a decrease in or avoidance of exercise behaviour (Leary & Kowalski, 1995). Munroe-Chandler and Gammage (2008) found there are certain environmental characteristics that influence men's social anxiety in the weight room. Using these aspects, the study's purpose was to influence the social anxiety experienced by males in the weight room by manipulating their self-presentational efficacy. Although the high and low self-presentational efficacy groups did not differ on levels of self-presentational …
Spectacular Sacrifice: Death In Images, Timothy Swiffen
Spectacular Sacrifice: Death In Images, Timothy Swiffen
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The filmed beheading deaths that have proliferated on the Internet present an unusual set of phenomena in the west. The aim of my project is to analyze these videos in terms of their connections to the larger visual discourses of represented violence and death in western culture. It is my contention that a theoretical understanding of the significance of these videos can be achieved by examining the traditions of ritualized violence through an updating of the insights made by Guy Debord, Ren Girard and Georges Bataille. By examining the relationship between these digitally encoded deaths and the theories of spectacle, …
Generalized Inference In Linear Regression Models, Quazi Ibrahim
Generalized Inference In Linear Regression Models, Quazi Ibrahim
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In this thesis, we consider inference problems in linear regression under both homoscedasticity and heteroscedasticity of the error noise. Namely, we construct generalized confidence regions and generalized confidence intervals for regression coefficients of linear regression models. Regressor variables are considered non-stochastic. Independent normal errors with zero mean and constant or varying dispersion are considered. The regression data from two different regimes are considered. In testing the equality of the regression coefficients in the two regimes under heteroscedasticity, we develop the generalized pivotal quantities of their differences and the generalized p-values. Generalized methods of inference are especially useful in multiparameter cases …
Global Climate Change And The Industrial Animal Agriculture Link: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Elizabeth Bristow
Global Climate Change And The Industrial Animal Agriculture Link: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Elizabeth Bristow
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This thesis examines the discourses of a variety of stakeholders regarding global climate change (GCC), assessing if and how they construct industrial animal agriculture as a risk, and if and how these discourses may have shifted since the release of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Livestock's Long Shadow report. Using Ulrich Beck's concepts of risk society, risk conflicts and relations of definition, this thesis examines how various animal rights and welfare groups, environmental organizations, meat industry stakeholders, governmental agencies and newspapers in Canada, the U.S. and internationally, investigate and construct industrial animal agriculture as a risk, if at all, …
Toxoplasma Gondii Differentiation: Effects Of Modifying Lactate Dehydrogenase And Argonaute Expression Patterns, Urszula Liwak
Toxoplasma Gondii Differentiation: Effects Of Modifying Lactate Dehydrogenase And Argonaute Expression Patterns, Urszula Liwak
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Conversion between two growth stages, tachyzoites and bradyzoites, plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii. Current studies aimed to elucidate the roles of lactate dehydrogenase (TgLDH) and argonaute (TgAgo) in relation to conversion. The over-expression of TgLDH1 or TgLDH2 did not change the overall enzymatic activity or increase growth of tachyzoites. However, a significant in vitro differentiation into bradyzoites was detected. These findings suggest that TgLDH1 and TgLDH2 have important physiological functions, in addition to being glycolytic enzymes and differentiation markers. Furthermore, altered TgAgo expression increased bradyzoite formation and interfered with the parasite’s ability to successfully perform …
Effects Of Forward Lunge Training On Balance Control In Elderly Women, Leigh Bloomfield
Effects Of Forward Lunge Training On Balance Control In Elderly Women, Leigh Bloomfield
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Falls among the elderly are a common event and can lead to serious injury. Many studies have linked medial-lateral instability with increased fall risk. The current study aims to answer the following questions:Does lunge training with elderly women improve balance control during the lunge?Does lunge training result in better performance during other balance tasks? Nineteen elderly women were assigned to a 6 week lunge training group or a control group. Balance was assessed and lunges were recorded using a motion analysis system at 0,3and6 weeks. Following training, individuals in the exercise group performed lunges with lower forward trunk velocities F(2,34)=4.13,p<0.025, lower forward pelvis velocities F(2,34)=5.26,p<0.01, lower medial-lateral trunk velocities F(2,34)=6.6,p<0.004 and shorter step lengths F(2,34)=4.83,p<0.016 compared to their controlled counterparts. The use of the forward lunge as the sole training tool with elderly women can improve medial-lateral trunk stability during a lunge by decreasing peak medial-lateral trunk velocity in only six weeks.
Pioneers Of Flight: An Analysis Of Gender Issues In United States Civilian (Sport) And Commercial Aviation 1920-1940, Bieke Gils
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The 1920s and '30s have been identified as the 'golden age' for women who aspired to a career in the United States aviation industry. Despite their limited role in World War I, women pilots became significantly involved and highly visible in United States civilian (sport) and commercial aviation between 1920 and 1940. In contrast, by 1940 women pilots were excluded from the next stage of aviation development - that of passenger transportation. This study sheds light on the ways in which American women pilots during this period negotiated gender issues. Drawing on feminist standpoint theory, the researcher employs a critical …
Seismic Analysis Of Rehabilitated Buried Segmented Pipes Using Cipp Trenchless Technology, Sami Jasem
Seismic Analysis Of Rehabilitated Buried Segmented Pipes Using Cipp Trenchless Technology, Sami Jasem
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The recent developments of analytical and experimental tests for underground pipelines rehabilitation are presented. The finite element simulation results appear to give reasonable estimates for encased liner buckling pressure tests. This work shows that further analytical, field, and/or laboratory studies and finite element analyses are required. This work also describes the numerical modeling of the axial compression and bending behaviours of segmented pipe joints using the finite element method. The results of published full-scale tests by others (Bouabid, 1993 and Singhal, 1984) of unrestrained joints for typical rigid pipes were used to validate and calibrate the finite element models. The …
Suburban Nation: An Investigation Of Suburban Ideology And Youth Culture, Sara Hines
Suburban Nation: An Investigation Of Suburban Ideology And Youth Culture, Sara Hines
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This written document is a supplementary accompaniment to the thesis production entitled Suburban Nation. This documentary film (and the written component) explores the ways in which scholars and cultural observers have addressed the historical development of suburban spaces in North America and how those spaces are experienced by residents - particularly youth - in the Canadian context. While the suburb has often been depicted as something that is either wholly good or wholly bad, this work seeks to complicate such understandings by examining some of the contradictory ways in which suburbia is experienced and interpreted by adults and youths.
Examining The Relationship Between Imagery Use And Mental Toughness, Paige Mattie
Examining The Relationship Between Imagery Use And Mental Toughness, Paige Mattie
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The motivational functions of imagery include images of feeling confident, in control, and mentally tough (Hall et al., 1998). Despite the important contribution of mental toughness to athletic performance (Jones et al., 2007), little quantitative research has been devoted to examining this construct, or to developing strategies to enhance or maintain mental toughness. The present study investigated the relationship between imagery use and mental toughness. Participants included 151 varsity athletes (Mage = 20.70 ▒ 1.84). Imagery use was assessed using the Sport Imagery Questionnaire (Hall et al., 1998) and mental toughness with the Mental Toughness 48 Inventory (Clough et al., …
The Impact Of Questionnaire Design On Response Times And Responses To Questions, Marc Frey
The Impact Of Questionnaire Design On Response Times And Responses To Questions, Marc Frey
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In the past, it has been noted that minor changes in questionnaire design can influence the responses submitted (Jackson, Ing, & Arseneault, 2007). This study looked to evaluate whether variations in item wording or response scale characteristics would influence the way individuals cognitively process and respond to questionnaires. To facilitate this a 3x2x2x2 randomized by repeated measure experimental design was implemented, where scale characteristics and item wording were manipulated. Multiple Analysis of Variance tests were conducted, and it was noted that variations in scale characteristics and item wording resulted in differences in cognitive processing as well as the responses submitted. …
The Social Construction Of Physical Activity/Christianity Relationships At Christian Summer Camps, Jared Ginter
The Social Construction Of Physical Activity/Christianity Relationships At Christian Summer Camps, Jared Ginter
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In this thesis I explored, through participant observation, interviews and document analysis, how a relationship between physical activity and Christianity is socially constructed through the leadership at a Christian summer camp. Ontario Pioneer Camp (OPC), through its Leaders In Training (LIT) program, placed a strong focus on physical activity in 'creation' as a connection between physical activity and Christianity. Some of the more experienced leaders had a well thought out understanding of additional connections between physical activity and Christianity; however, they did not formally teach them. The leaders at LIT and Adventure Camp identified that having good leaders was the …
Recreation Policies And Programs For New Immigrants To Canada, Matias Ignacio Golob
Recreation Policies And Programs For New Immigrants To Canada, Matias Ignacio Golob
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In this thesis I explored, through document analysis and interviews, how community recreation leaders can create supportive environments for participation and address barriers that negatively impact participation in leisure based physical activity among recent immigrant adults. The document analysis revealed opportunities for ethno-cultural recreation practices may be constrained by dominant values and norms entrenched in government policies and documents. Absent from the recreation policies were recommendations to preserve and enhance the multicultural heritage of Canadians. Interviews with municipal recreation administrators indicated fiscal restraints challenge municipal recreation from attending to the specific needs and interests of ethnic minority immigrants in the …
Removal Of Various Aromatic Compounds From Synthetic And Refinery Wastewater Using Soybean Peroxidase, Mohammad Mousa (Al-Ansari)
Removal Of Various Aromatic Compounds From Synthetic And Refinery Wastewater Using Soybean Peroxidase, Mohammad Mousa (Al-Ansari)
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Crude soybean peroxidase (SBP), isolated from soybean seed hulls, catalyzed the oxidative polymerization of hazardous aqueous pollutant aryldiamines, aryldiols, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and phenol in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Experiments were conducted to investigate the optimum operating conditions including pH, hydrogen peroxide-to-substrate concentration ratio and the minimum SBP concentration required to achieve at least 95 conversion of these pollutants in synthetic and refinery wastewaters. In addition, the effect of PEG3350 on enhancing the conversion efficiency was studied. The substrate conversion and hydrogen peroxide consumption were monitored over the period of the reactions. The enzymatically-generated polymeric products from aryldiamines could be removed …
Verbal Estimation Of Peak Dynamic Hand Forces As A Percentage Of Maximal Effort, Christopher R. Oliver
Verbal Estimation Of Peak Dynamic Hand Forces As A Percentage Of Maximal Effort, Christopher R. Oliver
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The purpose of this study was to determine if trained people could accurately report their peak dynamic hand forces verbally during a variety of pushing and pulling tasks (3 heights, 3 force levels). Four groups of subjects (n = 40) received different amounts of feedback training on the amount of force they were exerting (from 0 to 100 MVC). Despite differences in feedback training, the four groups reported hand forces similarly during testing. Overall, hand forces were reported better by males than females (mean error = 13.1 MVC and 15.5 MVC), for pushing than pulling tasks, and at the low …
Knowledge Of Bioterrorism Management Amongst Emergency Department Clinicians, Steven Douglas Pirie
Knowledge Of Bioterrorism Management Amongst Emergency Department Clinicians, Steven Douglas Pirie
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'Purpose.' To develop a better understanding of the personal readiness of Emergency Department (ED) staff and senior nursing students with regard to managing a potential bioterrorism incident. 'Methods.' A cross-sectional descriptive survey using the Bioterrorism Assessment Tool was conducted to examine the factors influencing the knowledge pertaining to the health care management of victims of bioterrorism amongst ED clinicians. 'Findings.' Universally a low level of awareness and knowledge was found in all groups. Only one knowledge-influencing factor was found. The factor, internal awareness, comprised of the participant self-report on personal and ED preparedness for a bioterrorism attack entered into the …
Myth Of Dreams, Ka Leung (Tony) Lau
Myth Of Dreams, Ka Leung (Tony) Lau
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The documentary film is entitled 'Myth of Dreams '. The film confronts the issue of Chinese Mainland immigration into Hong Kong. The film looks at several viewpoints, including government agencies, activists and Mainland immigrants in Hong Kong. Chinese immigrants are often overlooked simply because they are Chinese as are all Hong Kong citizens excluding cultural identifiers which lead to discriminative practices. The film investigates the cultural biases and social exclusion these immigrants face at the policy and social level.
Functional Characterization Of The Interaction Between Heat Shock Protein 70 And The Human Dual-Specificity Phosphatase Yvh1, Eliseos John Mucaki
Functional Characterization Of The Interaction Between Heat Shock Protein 70 And The Human Dual-Specificity Phosphatase Yvh1, Eliseos John Mucaki
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YVH1 (DUSP12) is a highly conserved atypical dual-specificity phosphatase. Yeast deletion studies have suggested YVH1 plays a role in cell growth. However, the physiological role of the human orthologue is unknown. Our lab has determined that hYVH1 interacts with HSP70, a heat shock protein that plays a cell survival role. The focus of this study was to further characterize this interaction, and attempt to determine its functional significance. Results determined that this interaction is mediated through the ATPase domain of HSP70 and requires the zinc binding domain of hYVH1. Moreover, hYVH1 was found to be uncompetitively inhibited by ATP. Functional …
Governing Female Sexuality: Prostitution, Problematic Associations And The Subcommittee On Solicitation Laws., Olga Marques
Governing Female Sexuality: Prostitution, Problematic Associations And The Subcommittee On Solicitation Laws., Olga Marques
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Fuelled by the murder and disappearance of sex workers in British Columbia, the Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws (SSLR) was enacted to review current solicitation laws and recommend changes to ensure the safety of sex workers and the communities in which they work. Discourses of prostitution used by the SSLR were analyzed using governmentality literature (Rose, 1999) and Fairclough's (1992) social theory of discourse, to determine their continuity and variability from existing prostitution discourses, as well as their embodiment within the problematic of female sexuality. Although prostitution is not illegal in Canada, associations with crime, violence and public nuisance, serve to …
The Islamic Economic Option (Ieo) And The Challenge Of Faith To The New World Order., Crystal A. Ennis
The Islamic Economic Option (Ieo) And The Challenge Of Faith To The New World Order., Crystal A. Ennis
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Islam is an ever-present reality in the political, economic and social life throughout the Arab-Islamic world. In this region, there exists a pervasive notion that Islam should be an integral part of all economic and political aspects of the state. At present, many nations across the Arab-Islamic world face political and economic instability and uncertainty. Since the legitimacy of many regimes in the region is consistently called into question, and since Islamic movements and political parties often form the strongest opposition, the emergence of an Islamic government is a strong possibility. Overall, the purpose of this thesis is to examine …
Millennialism And Violence., Herbert Simms
Millennialism And Violence., Herbert Simms
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Religious and secular millenarianism have had a significant impact on the development of many different polities. In both its forms, millenarianism has both positive and negative impacts. It can provide a community with a strong motivation to work together while it promotes group cohesion, and serves as a mechanism of community development. At the same time, it can develop into authoritarianism and totalitarianism. This thesis examines millenarian belief structures' impact on politics and asks several questions. What impact has millenarian belief structures had on the development of the American political culture? Are secular or religious groups more prone to exhibiting …
On Hawking Radiation And The Casimir Effect., Darragh Rooney
On Hawking Radiation And The Casimir Effect., Darragh Rooney
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The purpose of this thesis is to understand the quantum vacuum in curved space-time by comparing the phenomenon of Hawking radiation with the Casimir effect. I begin with an exposition on the semiclassical approximation, as yet our best framework for understanding the curved vacuum, with additional preliminaries regarding the nature of particles and vacua in general. I discuss the Schwarzschild black hole, and derive the Hawking particle flux. Hawking radiation is viewed as a kinematical effect, which I compare to the case of mirrors moving in flat space-time. I move on to the Casimir effect: I discuss the classic case …
Campaigns Of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Case Of Canadian Oil Producer Encana (Ecuador)., David. Demant
Campaigns Of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Case Of Canadian Oil Producer Encana (Ecuador)., David. Demant
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In the increasingly legitimized neo-liberal climate, state governments have adopted policies that divest themselves of formalized regulation. This move towards the deregulation of corporate policy has created a unique climate in which the responsibility of minimizing risk and behaving in a responsible manner is left to market forces to regulate. Corporations claim to have subsequently adopted self-mandated policies of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a means of expressing their commitment to moral concerns. The Case of Canadian oil producer EnCana illustrates that while the admirable moral policy may exist, actual practice does not. EnCana's negligent environmental and social behaviour in …
Women Rule: An Alternative Voice On The Supreme Court Of Canada, Chelsea Gabel
Women Rule: An Alternative Voice On The Supreme Court Of Canada, Chelsea Gabel
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Various studies have researched the relative involvement of elected women versus elected men in issues that are generally considered to be of primary interest to women at the legislative level. However, there is only a small body of research in the area of political science on gender and the judiciary, specifically with regard to Canada. The small number of female justices is a limiting factor, but the presence of women in the judiciary offers an important opportunity for academic study. To achieve effective results in this study, case law of the Supreme Court of Canada from the period of 1982-2003 …
The Political Economy Of Regionalism: Regional Integration Arrangements And Africa's Development. Comesa In A Comparative Context, George Morara Monyoncho
The Political Economy Of Regionalism: Regional Integration Arrangements And Africa's Development. Comesa In A Comparative Context, George Morara Monyoncho
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This thesis adopts a comparative approach to examine the role of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in the promotion of socio-economic and political development in Eastern and Southern Africa. The thesis begins by providing a theoretical background to the concept of regionalism. It then traces the emergence of regionalism within the political economy of the international system, beginning from the era of mercantilism to the era of globalization. It then provides a critical overview of the European Union (the EU), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Common Market of the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR) and …
Canadian Democracy Promotion Strategies: Success And/Or Failure?, Mary T. Pardi
Canadian Democracy Promotion Strategies: Success And/Or Failure?, Mary T. Pardi
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The Canadian International Development Agency plays an integral role in the promoting of democracy abroad. In fact, CIDA has spent more than $1 billion in meaningful democratic aid since 1990 on both multilateral and bilateral programmes. Despite this, CIDA policies are not conducive to developing effective and quality projects in recipient nations, due to the secretive nature of the institution. This study examines the organization's "Democracy Project Database," which contains the listing of all democracy projects for all nations from 1990-2005. Additionally, it evaluates the availability of reports and conducts interviews with CIDA personnel. Various CIDA human rights and democracy …
Examining The National Longitudinal Survey Of Children And Youth: A Profile Of Canadian Adolescent Sexuality., Rita Gillis
Examining The National Longitudinal Survey Of Children And Youth: A Profile Of Canadian Adolescent Sexuality., Rita Gillis
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Adolescence is a period of development that is characterized by numerous biological, cognitive, and psychosocial changes. Throughout adolescence, individuals gradually abandon their identity as "children" and progressively begin to assume adult demeanor and conduct. In assuming adult roles, adolescents participate in behavior traditionally reserved for adults. This behaviour includes use of substances such as tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, formation of intimate relationships, and engagement in sexual intercourse. The present investigation conceptualizes adolescent sexual activity as a learned behavior and uses indicators of learning through direct experience and observation from social learning theory to create a model for explaining sexual …
Scoring The Charter: A Twenty-Year Analysis Of Supreme Court Voting Trends (Pierre Trudeau)., Jason A. Daigle
Scoring The Charter: A Twenty-Year Analysis Of Supreme Court Voting Trends (Pierre Trudeau)., Jason A. Daigle
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The Charter has transformed the way the policy process is conducted in Canada. It has ushered in a revolution focused on individual and collective group rights. The entrenchment of codified rights and freedoms has forced the legislatures to conform to the contents within the Charter and has reshaped Canadian socio-political values. Various studies have attempted to explain the Charters role in this process, however the question left unanswered is how has the Charter reshaped the policy process and what is the impact to Canadian constitutionalism? This thesis seeks to answer this question through a detailed quantitative analysis. The body of …