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Improving cataract surgery procedure using machine learning and thick data analysis
(2023)Cataract surgery is one of the most frequent and safe Surgical operations are done globally, with approximately 16 million surgeries conducted each year. The entire operation is carried out under microscopical ... -
Improving genetic profiling techniques for low copy number DNA / by Shana Hayter.
(2007)The extraction of DNA from ancient samples presents many obstacles to the analyst. These samples are often subjected to many years of harsh environmental conditions and many forms of damage resulting in low copy number and ... -
Improving Indigenous access to healthcare services through interprofessional collaboration
(2019)In northwestern Ontario, interprofessional collaboration is needed to improve access to healthcare services for Indigenous people. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada identified 94 Calls to Action, four of ... -
Improving mathematics teaching through professional learning groups
(2015-08-05)In order to teach mathematics well, teachers must have a specialised knowledge of the content (Silverman & Thompson, 2008) and believe in effective teaching methods (Philipp, 2007). Research has indicated that teaching ... -
Improving Novel Gene Discovery in High-Throughput Gene Expression Datasets
(2012-11-10)High-throughput gene expression datasets (including RNA-seq and microarray datasets) can quantify the expression level of tens of thousands of genes in an organism, which allows for the identification of putative functions ... -
Improving Performance of Transactional Applications through Adaptive Transactional Memory
(2015)With the rise of chip multiprocessors (CMPs), it is necessary to use parallel programming to exploit computational power of CMPs. Traditionally, lock-based mechanisms have been used to synchronize shared variables in ... -
Improving power of L1 data cache and register file utilizing critical path instructions
(2014)As transistor’s feature size shrinks, power becomes one of the limiting factors in design of modern processors. Cache and register file are the two power hungry components in processors, consuming more than one third of ... -
Impurity band conduction in reduced samples of bismuth iron molybdate
(1995)An experimental investigation of the electrical resistance of n-type bismuth iron molybdate (Bi3FeMo2012) pellets at temperatures from 90 to 620 K has been made in an attempt to detect impurity band conduction near room ... -
In the eye of the beholder : an investigation of insider perspectives on the concept of successful aging
(2003)This research study is an exploration regarding the concept of successful aging and what it means to older individuals whose voices have commonly been disregarded in research o f this nature. Data were collected from a ... -
In through the outdoors: exploring the role of facilitated wilderness experiences in shaping my understanding of self and my relations with other people and the other-than-human world
(2014-12-11)I examine the role of facilitated wilderness experiences in shaping my understanding of self in relation to people and the other-than-human world through a critical qualitative approach using auto-ethnography to engage ... -
In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activity of twenty-one Northern Ontario medicinal plants
(2014-01-22)Aboriginal communities in the northern Ontario region utilize an abundance of locally grown medicinal plants. However, no prior documentation or phytochemical studies on the northern Ontario medicinal plants existed in ... -
In vitro detection of apoptosis using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and molecular magnetic resonance imaging
(2010)Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles have the potential to greatly expand current anatomical imaging techniques, specifically MRI. SPIO nanoparticles targeted to phosphatidylserine (PS) have the potential to ... -
In vivo assessment of leucine stimulated glucose uptake in brown adipose tissue
(2017)Activation of brown adipose tissue in mice, through the use of the amino acid leucine, was investigated. Brown adipose tissue has become a topic of interest in recent years, as activation of this tissue has been proposed ... -
In/visible families : exploring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans-identified, and two-spirited parents in Northern Ontario school communities / by Natalie Rowlandson.
(2010)The purpose of this study was to learn about the nature of interactions between Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Trans-identified, and Two-Spirited (LGBQTT) parents and their children’s teachers and school principals. A case ... -
Incentives for participation in forest management in the high forest zone of Ghana : gender age and social origin
(2000)The social and economic incentives for community to participate in forest management activities to achieve sustainable management of forests have received very little attention in West Africa. In particular, differences ... -
Incidence of hematuria with middle distance track running interval training
(1996)The purpose of this study was to answer the question, “Do middle distance track athletes experience hematuria with their normal competitive season interval workouts?” Secondary purposes were (1) to identify the type of ... -
The Incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in Northwestern Ontario
(2009)Prior to the late 1980s, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was the most common cause of meningitis, epiglottitis, and other invasive bacterial infections in young children. The introduction of the conjugate Hib vaccines ... -
Incorporating operational road planning constraints into an integrated tactical level harvest-scheduling and road-planning model
(2015)At the operational scale of forest planning, the location of roads, in a complex terrain, is a decision of major economic importance. The objective is to locate a network of roads connecting pre-selected cut-blocks, at ... -
Increased meaning elaboration does not account for the picture superiority effect
(2001)Study manipulated meaning process at study (congruent/incongruent meaning questions vs. no questions) and study/test form (picture or word at study crossed with picture or word at test). Particpants were 72 psychology ... -
Increased production of cellulosic sugars from lignocellulosic materials
(2018)Renewable energy is energy that is regenerated naturally for infinite time. Renewable energy can be categorized into solar, hydro, wind, geothermal, and biomass. Biomass is an organic material such as agricultural, forest ...