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Integration of Science and Indigenous Knowledge Through the Concept of Cultural biogeochemical Energy: Application to Planning in Madidi National Park and Indigenous Territory of San José de Uchupiamonas
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Quiroga Yañez, Patricia Cristina
The study I present here is about Indigenous knowledge and its integration with science. The purpose of working with such integration, is to propose management principles for an area in the Bolivian Amazon that is both a national park and Indigenous territory—a double category area.The...
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Litter birth weight phenotype and maternal n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in pigs
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Research reported in this thesis investigated effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) supplementation, litter birth weight phenotype, and their possible interactions, on reproductive performance of the gilt and sow and postnatal performance of the litter. In an initial study, LCPUFA...
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MicroRNA Buffering and Altered Variance of Gene Expression in Response to Salmonella Infection
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Plastow, G. S., Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Guan, L. L., Tuggle, C. K., Stothard, P.
One potential role of miRNAs is to buffer variation in gene expression, although conflicting results have been reported. To investigate the buffering role of miRNAs in response to Salmonella infection in pigs, we sequenced miRNA and mRNA in whole blood from 15 pig samples before and after...
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Narrating Identity: The impact of literary reading on storied autobiographical memory development
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This dissertation describes the development and validation of a questionnaire (Narrating Identity Questionnaire; NIQ) that captures the differential contribution of expressive and integrative forms of literary reading on narrating identity development (storied autobiographical memory – Goldie,...
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Fall 2009
Seneviratne, Ruwani Wickramasooriya
The nutritional value of biodiesel co-products were studied for swine. In Exp. 1, expeller-pressed canola meal was nutritionally characterized and validated for grower-finisher pigs. Expeller-pressed canola meal provided adequate energy and AA; ADG was reduced 3 g/d per 1% expeller-pressed canola...
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Nutritional Factors Impacting Intestinal Lipid Metabolism Using a Model of Low Birth Weight Swine
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Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are increasing at an alarming rate globally. A common feature in these conditions is increased adiposity leading to insulin resistance (IR). Dyslipidemia is a major contributing...
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Pathologic Evaluation of Type 2 PorcineReproductive and Respiratory SyndromeVirus Infection at the Maternal-FetalInterface of Late Gestation Pregnant Gilts
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Novakovic, Predrag, Harding, John C. S., Al-Dissi, Ahmad, Ladinig, Andrea, Detmer, Susan E.
The pathogenesis of fetal death caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndromevirus (PRRSV) remains unclear. The objective of this study was to improve our understand-ing of the pathogenesis by assessing potential relationships between specific histopatho-logical lesions and PRRSV RNA...
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2017-10-12
SSHRC Awarded IG 2018. The study builds on two exploratory community-based, participatory research (CBPR) projects with Syrian refugees. Guided by CBPR, and using ethnographic data collection and analysis methods, we examine the psychosocial adaption and integration of 8 diverse Syrian refugee...
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2017-05-07
Mahmoudi, Mohadeseh., Halpenny, Elizabeth.
The number of immigrants in global cities continues to grow, and as a result, various challenges arise to engage newcomers in the host societies. According to Berry (2010) integration is the most preferable acculturation strategy for immigrants to adapt to their new environment. For immigrants,...
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Fall 2011
Propositional satisability (SAT) has been a dominant tool in solving some practical NP-complete problems. However, SAT also has a number of weaknesses, including its inability to compactly represent numerical constraints and its low level, unstructured language of clauses. In contrast, Constraint...