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Fall 2010

Nagy, Michael A

The investigation of mass graves involves aspects of high political, judicial, and emotional impact. Understanding how bodies held within mass graves change between the time they are deposited and the time they are discovered (the realm of forensic taphonomy) is vital for competent collection of...

2003

McLachlan, J. S., Lewis, M. A., HilleRisLambers, J., Clark, J. S.

Recent literature on plant population spread advocates quantification of long-distance dispersal (LDD). These estimates could provide insights into rates of migration in response to climate change and rates of alien invasions. LDD information is not available for parameterization of current...

Fall 2014

Looft, Jerrod A.

Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) were once widespread across much of North America, but after years of exploitation were reduced to near extinction. This research addressed the extent that human disturbance is affecting Trumpeter Swan breeding productivity and developed a more efficient...

2010

Sarkar, Joykrishna, Lix, Lisa M., Bruce, Sharon, Young, T. Kue

"Introduction: We investigated ethnic and geographic variations in major chronic diseases and risk factors in northern Canada, an area that is undergoing rapid changes in its social, cultural, and physical environments. Methods: Self-report data were obtained from the population-based Canadian...

Fall 2016

Murdoch, Kenneth C

Youth workers are helping professionals who build relationships with vulnerable youth, youth who face a myriad of complex struggles. While working with clients facing consistently stressful life circumstances, it can be difficult for these helping professionals to sustain hope in their work. The...

Fall 2014

Burgess-Pinto, Elizabeth

The process of migration produces transitions and disruptions in the dynamics of family life including changes in roles and relationships. In general, there is very little research on father/daughter relationships from the perspective of the father. I sought to understand the research puzzle: ...

Spring 2014

Bachmann, Sascha

I tested forest floor protection techniques in the construction and reclamation of temporary drilling pads to restore native boreal canopy and understory cover. By covering and delineating the forest floor I hoped to reduce damage to the vegetative propagule bank, so clonal species such as aspen...

2015-08-01

Bourgeault, Ivy L., Covell, Christine L., Neiterman, Elena

We used interview data to explore internationally educated nurses’ perceptions of the factors that facilitated their integration into the registered nursing workforce in Canada. The participants perceived that a variety of interrelated factors facilitated their integration. The identified factors...

Spring 2023

Ertman, Selina

Self-determination is a core concept framing the historical and ongoing efforts of Inuit in Nunavut seeking to align the territory’s social and political institutions with Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ), or Inuit ways of knowing, being and doing. Educational self-determination represents an...

1999-08-04

Hegele, Robert A., Anderson, Carol, Young, T. Kue, Connelly, Philip W.

"The GNB3 825T allele encodes a product that has enhanced activation of heterotrimeric G proteins in vitro and could play a role in adipogenesis. We therefore evaluated the possibility that the GNB3 825T allele was associated with obesity in a sample of 213 healthy Canadian Inuit. We found that...