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Characterization of rooting patterns in mixedwood forests of white spruce and trembling aspen: Is competition reduced belowground?
(2012-11-10)
This study examined the rooting patterns of white spruce (Sw, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and trembling aspen (Pt, Populus tremuloides Michx.), and the effect of stand type upon such patterns. Specifically, contrasts were ...
The Use of a Hockey Specific Stimulus to Measure the Efficiency of the Attention Networks
(2012-11-10)
Attention is an important component to successful participation in a variety of
sports and activities. Attention can be thought of as three separate but functionally
interrelated networks; Alerting, Orienting and Executive ...
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 ...
Sedimentology and geochemistry of the 2.93 Ga Basinal Facies of the Red Lake carbonate platform
(2019)
The Mesoarchean Red Lake carbonate platform is the oldest (~2.93 Ga) known carbonate platform on Earth. It is comprised of a variety of chemical sedimentary rocks including: limestone, dolostone, chert, oxide iron formation, ...
Person focused directives for end of life care in long term care (PFD-LTC)
(2018)
Dementias are age-related, neurodegenerative diseases, the cases of which are expected
to rise exponentially as the population ages. To date there is no known cure or intervention that
appreciably slows the progression ...
The Role of personality on decision making under uncertainty
(2010)
Dispositional characteristics appear to impact peoples' decision making when faced with situations characterised by uncertainty, a characterization of an unknown future outcome, and ambiguity, a characterisation of the ...
Non-destructive testing to monitor the strength increase of electrokinetically treated soil
(2018)
Electrokinetics in geotechnical engineering is used to increase the shear strength of soft soils and the load carrying capacity of piles embedded in these soils. This is achieved by decreasing the water content of the soil ...
Source tracking of escherichia coli in a freshwater lake in Northwestern Ontario (Boulevard Lake, Thunder Bay)
(2013-02-01)
Escherichia coli is regularly used as a fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in recreational waters but its persistence in the environment brings its use into doubt. A secondary FIB known as Bacteroides has been under a lot of ...
A novel metadata analysis approaches for analyzing and understanding wood-decaying mechanisms exhibited by fungi
(2019)
Fuel has become an essential commodity in our day to day life. Increase in global population and decreasing fuel reserves have forced mankind to look for other fuel alternatives. Forest biomass serves as a potential renewable ...
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 ...