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2006

Roland, J.

Abstract: Melanism in the Sulphur butterfly Colias nastes Boisduval was quantified and related to their ability to remain active under cool or cloudy conditions and to their risk of predation. Darker individuals were more active, moved greater distances, and disappeared from the population at a...

2009

Abbott, D. W., Boraston, Alisdair B. , Vocadlo, David J., Macauley, Matthew S.

Endo-β-d-glucosaminidases from family 85 of glycoside hydrolases (GH85 endohexosaminidases) act to cleave the glycosidic linkage between the two N-acetylglucosamine units that make up the chitobiose core of N-glycans. Endohexosaminidase D (Endo-D), produced by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is...

2014-11-01

Collins, Damian, Tymko, Morgan

Smoking bans have recently expanded to private vehicles in which children are present. This study considers the place of children’s rights and children’s voices in this policy initiative, with respect to the Canadian context, where vehicular smoking bans have been widely adopted. First, we...

2004

Reichardt, R., Kowalyk, J.

1982

Makarechian, M., Price, M. A.

A total of 126 cows and heifers culled from the University of Alberta beef herd were used in an experiment to study the effects of zeranol, an anabolic growth stimulant. The cattle were divided into two groups: 67 aged less than 4 yr (young) and 59 aged more than 4 yr (mature); within each group,...

2021-01-01

Peetoom Heida, I., Brown, C., Dettlaff, M. A., Oppon, K J., Cahill, J. F.

Ecosystems are spatially heterogenous in plant community composition and function. Shrub occurrence in grasslands is a visually striking example of this, and much research has been conducted to understand the functional implications of this pattern. Within savannah ecosystems, the presence of...

2000

Rubia, L., Ghareyazie, B., Alinia, F., Bennett, J., Cohen, M. B.

Abstract: The resistance of vegetative, booting, and flowering stage plants of a variety of an aromatic rice, Oryza sativa L., transformed with a Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner cry1Ab gene under control of the maize phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) promoter was evaluated against four...

2006

Currah, R. S., Fujimura, K. N., Egger, K. N., Day, M. J., Gibas, C. F. C.

Abstract: Monodictys arctica sp. nov. is described on the basis of nine isolates obtained from the roots of eight separate collections of Saxifraga oppositifolia from Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Conidia are multicelled, smooth, darkly pigmented, and globose, oblong, ellipsoidal, or...

2011

Viñoles, C., Hafen, B., Anand-Ivell, R., Martin, G. B., Eurich, A., Fitzsimmons, C., Hiendleder, S., Ivell, R.

The hormone Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) is a major secretory product of the Leydig cells from both fetal and adult testes. Consequently, it is a major gender-specific circulating hormone in the male fetus, where it is responsible for the first phase of testicular descent, and in the adult...

2008

Molzahn, A. E., Sheilds, L.

Although there is recognition of the importance of spirituality in the nursing literature and in nursing theory, many nurses find it difficult to talk about this sensitive area with people for whom they provide care. In this article, the authors discuss why spirituality is integral to nursing...