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Effects of a second wood ash application to soil on Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P. and Picea glauca (Moench) voss growth and foliar nutrition and soil chemistry
(2022)As the Canadian biomass energy sector grows, so too does its production of by-products such as wood ash from the combustion of wood biomass for energy. Wood ash can be land applied with the goal of increasing the ... -
Effects of a Taiji Quan exercise intervention on balance, mobility, and quality of life of people treated for cancer / by Yijian Yang.
(2008)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a Taiji Quan intervention on balance, mobility, and quality of life in cancer patients experiencing side effects of treatment. A sample of 18 people aged 42 to 85 ... -
Effects of a virtual reality intervention on postural adaptation of children with movement and balance problems
(2012)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 20-session Wii Fit intervention on postural adaptation of 10 children with movement and balance problems (M = 8.50 years; SD = 1.27 years). The children’s balance ... -
Effects of acute exercise on heat shock protein 72 expression and delayed onset muscle soreness in skeletal muscle of young and older men
(1999)The purpose o f this study was to investigate the effects o f acute eccentric exercise on heat shock protein (Hsp) 72 expression, and the relationships between Hsp72 levels with age, DOMS, and type I myosin heavy chain ... -
Effects of aging on the neural networks underlying visuomotor adaptation
(2016)Visuomotor adaptation is the ability to correct movements in response to an error and becomes increasingly important during the aging process when assistive devices may become necessary. Neuroimaging has observed age-related ... -
Effects of alternative conifer release treatments on a soil seed bank in a boreal spruce plantation
(2002)Evaluates the effects of 5 alternative conifer release treatments : cutting with brushsaws and a mechanical cleaning machine, applying herbicides (Release triclopyr and Vision glyphosate) by helicopter, and, untreated ... -
Effects of alternative conifer release treatments on terrestrial gastropods of regenerating spruce plantation
(1997)This study examined changes in terrestrial gastropod densities and species richness associated with alternative methods of managing competing vegetation on regenerating spruce plantations. Data were collected monthly ... -
Effects of alternative vegetation management treatments on epigeal insects, coleoptera, carabidae and non-insectan arthropods
(1997)The primary objective of this study was to examine the effects of alternative vegetation management on epigeal insects, Coleoptera, Carabidae, and non-insectan arthropods. This study, which is a component of the Fallingsnow ... -
Effects of an episodic removal scheme on a walleye, stizostedion vitreum vitreum, population
(1985)A pulse fishing scheme, applied over a three year period (1980 to 1982), deliberately removed 3226 walleye from Henderson Lake, Ontario, causing the stock to collapse. The objective of the removal was not only to seek ... -
Effects of antioxidant vitamin supplementation on resistance exercise induced lipid peroxidation in trained and untrained participants
(2003)High intensity aerobic-type exercise produces oxygen free radicals that can cause damage to lipid membranes (lipid peroxidation) that may lead to many problems such as the inactivation of cell membrane enzymes, the ... -
Effects of antipsychotic medications on older adults with dementia in Canadian complex and long-term care facilities / by Sarah Worobetz.
(2014)Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that involves progressive cognitive and functional decline. Symptoms vary and commonly include behaviour and psychological disturbances that can result in patients being prescribed ... -
Effects of behavioral statistics on game performances of secondary school female basketball players
(1985)This study was designed to assess the effects of integrating player gathered statistics on players' performance in a senior secondary school girls' basketball team. The nine subjects ranged in age from 16-19 years. A ... -
The effects of bilateral ankle bracing and sex on swing block jump height, agility, and sport related anxiety in volleyball players
(2023)Ankle braces are commonly worn in the athletic community both as a method of rehabilitation after sustaining an ankle injury, and prophylactically to prevent an injury. Within court sports such as volleyball, athletes ... -
The effects of biogeographic factors on the persistence and distribution of the common five-lined skink in Southern Ontario
(2018)The management of biogeographic factors associated with species at risk populations is an excellent conservation tool if the effects of such factors are thoroughly understood. Biogeographic factors, or habitats, such as ... -
Effects of bright light intervention on typical and atypical depressive symptoms and predictors of response
(2004)The objective of the present study was to investigate within a prospective design the seasonality and depression predictors of light therapy response after controlling for treatment expectancy and pre-therapy functioning. ... -
Effects of chronological age on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion in muscle and blood of older individuals : a maternal line study
(2002)Since Harman ' fîrst proposed that the mitochondria plays a role in the aging process, several lines of research have been undertaken to support his theory. According to the theory, oxygen free radicals are responsible ... -
The effects of climate change on the growth and spawning phenology of fishes in aquatic boreal environments
(2022)Global climate change is occurring and observed warming patterns have had significant impacts on aquatic environments as trends in water temperature are closely related to trends in air temperature. In ectothermic organisms ... -
Effects of CO2 elevation on the responses to flooding in black spruce (P. mariana) and tamarack (L. larcina) seedlings
(2016)Anthropogenic activities have been increasing the atmospheric CO2 concentration globally and the increase is predicted to continue to rise in the future. Increased CO2 has been shown to increase photosynthetic rates as ...