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Tall oil production process and characterization
(2017)
Existing kraft pulp mills have seen the necessity to branch out from traditional pulp and paper products to alternative value-added products such as bioenergy and biomaterials as a result of increasing competition in the ...
Cross-talk of hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide in vascular endothelial cells
(2014)
Gasotransmitters, like hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO), are small gaseous molecules that can be generated in different types of mammalian cells by enzymatic catalyzation. Cystathionine y-lyase (CSE) and ...
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 ...
Copolymerization of pretreated kraft lignin and acrylic acid to produce flocculants for suspension and solution systems
(2017)
The presence of dyes in the wastewater of textile industry poses a number of environmental
concerns due to their toxic nature and the removal of dyes from the wastewater is a major challenge
nowadays. Synthetic polymers ...
Investigating high performance perfectionist athletes' perceptions of the junior to senior sport transition
(2014)
Whether or not perfectionism is a healthy personality characteristic is a topic of much debate among researchers (Flett & Hewitt, 2005). One way to investigate this is to differentiate how “healthy” or “unhealthy” ...
Cancer biomarker discovery using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry
(2017)
Lung cancer is one of the most common types of neoplasm and is a leading cause of death in Canada. Accurate early diagnosis is key to the effective treatment of the disease, however the current means to do so, such as ...
Exterior characteristics and internal wood decay of hazard trees in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2013)
One major component of urban forestry is the ability to recognize hazard trees and have them removed before they fail or cause damage to people or property. Thunder Bay's urban forest consists of approximately 20,000 street ...
Periphyton community dynamics in varying natural environments : a study from Northern Lake Simcoe
(2014)
Study site : near Barrie Ontario, Kempenfelt Bay - Barrie ; Concession Point - Ramara Township ; Lagoon City, Brechin.
Globally, freshwater ecosystems are constantly under the threat of various biological and chemical ...
"Welcome to the modern world, painted stick" : postmodern magic in educational virtual reality
(2011)
This dissertation endeavours to create a conceptual frameworkwith which to examine “video games as postmodern magic.” I begin by defining the operative understanding of postmodernism for the purpose of this analysis, ...
Emotion regulation mediates the association between HRV reactivity and relationship success
(2017)
Two hundred single post-secondary students participated in a longitudinal study including
online, laboratory, and speed dating components. This methodology was used to examine the
link between romantic relationship ...