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Culturally Driven Freshwater and Fish Monitoring: Opportunities for Social-Ecological Learning in the Northwest Territories’ Dehcho Region
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There is growing concern about the sustainability of freshwater ecosystems in northern Canada that are under significant stress from climate change, resource development, and hydroelectric development, among others. Community-based monitoring (CBM) based on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)...
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Journeying Through Sport with Self-Compassion: Athlete Narratives of Navigating Pressure and Struggle
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In high-level sport, there is often an overemphasis on performance which can lead to a decline in athletes’ physical health, mental well-being, and quality of life (Douglas & Carless, 2009; Smith, 2010). Development of adaptive coping resources, such as self-compassion, may help mitigate threats...
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Fall 2022
Neutron stars are interesting due to their extremely large densities (∼ 1015 g/cm^3), and also because the accretion of matter from a companion star can spin them up to very high frequencies (∼716 Hz based on observations ). When we study black holes (BH), the only thing that we have to worry...
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Effect of adsorbate’s polarity, steric hindrance, aromaticity, and boiling point on competitive adsorption in a multi-staged countercurrent fluidized bed reactor using activated carbon and zeolite
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Understanding the multi-component adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is of essential importance for real-world engineering applications. Various properties of VOCs can affect their competitive adsorption when there is a mixture of these compounds in the process stream. This thesis...
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Fall 2022
Clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) is a serious soilborne disease of canola (Brassica napus), negatively affecting the Canadian agricultural sector. Since clubroot development is favored in acidic soils, the application of lime to increase soil pH to ≥ 7.2 is recommended as a disease management...
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Augmenting Hypothermia Therapy for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Neonates: Localizing Drug Delivery using pH and Temperature Responsive Nanoparticles
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The obstruction of blood flow to regions of an infant brain leads to a reduction of oxygen and essential nutrients, causing what is known as hypoxic-ischemic (HI) damage to that region. Presently the only treatment available for affected neonates is hypothermia: head or whole-body cooling....
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Lab-on-a-Chip Designs for Airborne Spore Detection: Towards the Forecasting of Sclerotinia Stem Rot of Canola
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Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR), caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is one of the most devastating diseases affecting crops. More than 400 plant species around the globe are affected by this fungus. In canola, one of Canada’s most important crops, yield losses due to...
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Fall 2022
Geobags, or geotextile sand filled containers, have emerged as a cost-effective solution to providing large scale erosion protection for riverbanks and riverbeds in Bangladesh, China, and India. Geobags are currently designed using a formula intended for rock-based riprap that does not consider...
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Fall 2022
For many, the pursuit of a healthy romantic and sexual relationship is a significant component of their lives. However, the use of satisfaction measures may not be sufficient to capture and understand the underlying factors and nuances that govern sexual well-being. The strong relationality model...
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Fall 2022
Inflammation is a symphony of immune responses orchestrated by the different cells of immune system. The effect is soothing when the triggered immune response is healing against pathological invasions, tissue injuries, or an ailment. However, it becomes unpleasant when the immune response...