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Participants' views on constraints and opportunities in the development of diamond tourism in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
(2009)Diamond tourism is an experience that is currently being developed in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Ideally, diamond tourism engages tourists in an educational experience about the diamond mining process, ... -
Participatory action research as a tool for community development : experiences from Northwestern Ghana
(1998)This study reports on a community development project conducted in Charia, a small village in northwestern Ghana. The primary intent of the study was to field-test the participatory action research approach of actively ... -
Participatory approach to community-based curriculum development for the Living With Elephants outreach program in Botswana
(2003)There are increasing conflicts arising between humans and elephants throughout Africa and Asia. The Republic of Botswana, which has one of the world’s largest elephant populations, is no exception. One strategy for ... -
Particle swarm optimization based adaptive neuro-fuzzy interference system for MPPT control of a three phase grid connected photovoltaic system
(2019)There is a significant demand for renewable energy systems to ensure sustainable and environmentally friendly living. Shifting from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy sources will decrease both the reliance on ... -
Past and future impacts of climate change on boreal forest timber supply
(2018)The boreal forest is home to a thriving forest industry which requires stable, long term timber to remain viable. Anthropogenic climate change, caused by the release of greenhouse gasses, is occurring rapidly in northern ... -
Past reproductive events and finger digit ratio as predictors of symptom severity, psychological distress, and medical treatment-seeking during the perimenopausal period
(2012-11-10)Researchers have found that reproductive events in which levels of estrogen increase or decrease can influence the emergence of psychological distress in some women, and it has been propsed that some women may be more ... -
Pathogen-host omics analyses of human papillomavirus type 16 sub-lineages in a human epithelial organoid model
(2019)Pathogens such as human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have co-evolved with their hosts and form a molecular basis for common diseases. Persistent infection with the “high-risk” HPV type 16 (HPV16) is a potent cause of anogenital ... -
Pattern and chronology of prebasic moult in wood-warblers (Parulidae)
(2003)This study compared the pattern and chronology of the prebasic moult in seven warbler species (Parulidae) at two locations in Ontario. Yellow Warblers {Dendroica petechia) were the earliest to start flight feather moult. ... -
Patterns and mechanisms of epiphytic macrolichen and abundance, diversity and composition in boreal forest
(2014-12-11)Epiphytes are important components of the forest ecosystem, but the mechanisms that control epiphyte diversity are not clear. Epiphytes are sensitive to disturbance, but their responses to stand-replacing fire are poorly ... -
Patterns and mechanisms of tree species diversity effects on fine root processes associated with stand development in boreal forests
(2018)Over the last two decades, one major advance in ecology has been the demonstration that biodiversity has positive effects on a broad range of ecosystem functions. However, diversity-ecosystem functioning studies for ... -
Patterns and mechanisms of understorey vegetation associated with stand development in boreal forests
(2018)The understorey vegetation comprises the greatest plant diversity and contributes substantially to ecosystem functioning and services in boreal forests. Although many studies have examined patterns of understorey species ... -
Patterns of allozyme variation in tamarack (Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch) from northern Ontario
(1988)Roots from approximately 30 trees from each of 44 populations across the range of tamarack (Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch) in northern Ontario were analyzed electrophoretically for allozymic variation in 14 enzyme systems ... -
Patterns of mercury accumulation in northern Ontario walleye and relationship with watershed characteristics
(2018)Mercury is a well known toxic contaminate that poses health risks to humans and wildlife. In Ontario 85% of consumption restrictions of fish from inland lakes is due to mercury contamination. The purpose of this study was ... -
Peak load ensemble prediction and multi-agent reinforcement learning for DER demand response management in smart grids
(2022)The increasing number of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), such as home batteries and Electrical Vehicles (EVs), provides an opportunity for utility companies to develop demand response mechanisms to balance the demand ... -
Peak power analysis of MC-CDMA employing Golay complementary sequences
(2012-11-10)l\!Iulticarrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) combines both orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and code division multiple access (CD lVIA) techniques. It inherits the advantages of these two ... -
Peer acceptance and self-esteem in gifted children
(1987)The present study examined how well gifted children in regular classrooms were accepted by their classmates. Fifty-four gifted and 681 normal IQ children in Grades two through eight were given peer ratings by their classmates ... -
Peer acceptance, deviancy training, and victimization as predictors of adolescent problems : a search for personality moderators / by Hilary Cartwright.
(2006)"More recently, the importance of peer relationships with respect to the development of behavioural and emotional difficulties in children and adolescents has been acknowledged ... The extent to which individuals' experience ... -
People in discursive spaces : entry-level humanities eduction for non-traditional adult learners
(2018)In Canada there are programs that offer non-traditional adult learners an entry-level university educational experience. These programs have various names, for example, Humanities 101, University 101, Discovery University ... -
Perceived exertion and work capacity during the menstrual cycle
(1984)The purpose of this study was to identify and confirm biochemically three phases of the menstrual cycle in 14 well conditioned athletes and then to examine the effects of the various phases on work capacity, perceived ...
