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Investigating the qualities of raw lithic material and the selection pressures of lithic materials from the gunflint formation, in Ontario Canada
(2018)
The study of stone tools in archaeology has advanced considerably in recent years, from the early ideas of what makes a stone anthropogenically modified to using advanced spectroscopic techniques to help determine ancient ...
Exploration of inflammasomes as targets for therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
(2018)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common Gram-negative opportunistic bacterial
pathogen capable of infecting humans with compromised natural defenses and causing
severe pulmonary disease. It is the major cause of severe chronic ...
Paleoecology of a wild rice (Zizania spp.) lake in Northwestern Ontario
(2018)
The high density of archaeological sites around Whitefish Lake, coupled with abundant wild rice currently growing there circumstantially indicates that this resource was economically important to precontact people. This ...
Extraction of phytochemicals betulin and betulinic acid from the chaga mushroom and their effect on MCF-7 Cells
(2018)
Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) grows on birch trees found mainly in temperate regions like
Canada, Northern United States and Siberia. It contains phytochemicals such as betulin and
betulinic acid, which are a ...
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 ...
A multiomic approach to paleogenetic investigation of ancient North American bison
(2018)
Twelve ancient bison bone samples from north-central North America were examined using genetic and proteomic sequencing to determine relationships to other bison populations. Mitochondrial DNA sequences suggest a genetic ...
Algal mixotrophic metabolism for the production of lipids
(2018)
The challenges associated with the use of conventional sources of crude oil increase the
demand for alternative fuel sources. Biofuels offer the chance of replacing the depleting fossil
fuels. However, the food versus ...
An improved multi-variate empirical mode decomposition method towards system identification of structures
(2018)
Structural health monitoring (SHM) plays a key role towards condition assessment of
large-scale civil structures using modern sensing technology. Once the rich vibration
data is collected, important system information ...
Carbon storage dynamics and tree growth response to species diversity in boreal forests
(2018)
The boreal forest plays a critical role in regulating the global carbon (C) cycle. Both wildfire and harvesting affect ecosystem C. However, the long-term recovery of forest C storage with a diverse range of overstory ...
Improved anti-melanoma and anti-melanogenic effects of birch bark triterpenes delivered in ethosomes
(2018)
North American birch species of the boreal forest contain significant amounts of pentacyclic triterpenes in their outer bark. Betulin (BE) and betulinic acid (BA), pentacyclic triterpenes readily extracted from outer birch ...