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"The ties that bind": Indigenous Relations Specialists and the Temporal Politics of Reconciliation
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Following the call, made by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015), for government to fully adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the framework for reconciliation, those invested in Alberta’s consultation with Indigenous peoples...
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2019-06
Motion analysis is very important and it has extensive applications in surveillance, smart rooms, and so on. Different types of sensors can be used to capture the required information. One can use eye-gaze system to record eye motion or Kinect or Leap Motion sensors to record 3d keypoints. Even a...
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2019-06
Background: Early surgical menopause results in severe and prolonged health consequences due to early estrogen deprivation. Hormone therapy (HT) is a recommended treatment when no contraindications exist, yet it is poorly utilized by women with early surgical menopause. Given women perceived...
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Developing Models for Estimating Winter Road Weather and Surface Conditions–An Empirical Investigation
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Inclement weather poses a threat to road safety and mobility for motorists in cold regions during winter. To facilitate more efficient winter maintenance decision support and reduce weather-related collisions, many transportation agencies have adopted one of the most critical highway...
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Examining the Biology and Monitoring Tools of Sitodiplosis mosellana in the Peace River region, Alberta
2019-06
Wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana Géhin (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is an invasive pest of wheat that has spread into the Peace River region of Alberta, Canada. The biology and monitoring of wheat midge has not previously been examined in this region. Wheat midge overwintering density and...
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2019-06
In recent years, significant research attention in the field of upper limb myoelectric prostheses has focused on improvements in control and integration of sensory feedback, which is hoped to reduce the visual attention and cognitive demand of operating these devices. However, there is currently...
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Investigation Using Polymer Additives to Mitigate Erosion in Multiphase Turbulent Pipe Flow
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Long chained polymers were evaluated for their impact on reducing pipe erosion during two-phase flow. The research study was compartmentalized into three categories. One of the components of this study investigated the erosion of different materials in an attempt to find a faster eroding...
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Sex Differences in Central Nervous System Plasticity and Pain in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative autoimmune disease with many known structural and functional changes in the central nervous system (CNS). A well-recognized, but poorly understood, complication of MS is chronic pain. Little is known regarding the influence of sex on the development...
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Reconstructing Childhood Diet using Dentine Microsamples from Skeletal Remains from Kenchreai and Isthmia, Greece
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An understudied topic in bioarchaeology is that of childhood diet after weaning. Palaeodietary reconstructions have typically focused on examining breastfeeding and weaning or adult diets. This study uses stable isotope analysis of dentine microsamples to examine the diets of juveniles at the...
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2019-06
This study sets out to examine recurring themes found on book wrappers published by Harlequin in their first seventeen years as a form of marketing strategy. Through the use of specific image and text patterns that correspond to common themes found in paperback genres, Harlequin was able to...