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Role of safe sites in black spruce recruitment and growth release in post-fire Kalmia heath
(2014-01-22)
The goal of this thesis was to explain black spruce regeneration in postfire sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia L., hereafter referred to as Kalmia) dominated chronosequence in light of safe site density. The concept of ...
Testing British Columbia's water quality guidelines as a mixture of four important contaminants, hardness, exposure time, and species effects
(2014-12-19)
Provincial water quality guidelines are established in order to prevent detrimental effects
of a single toxicant from affecting the health of resident aquatic life. However, the
elevation of pollutants in freshwater can ...
The association between watershed characteristics and mercury concentrations in fish of Northern Ontario lakes
(2014-01-22)
Many landscape, limnological, and ecological factors synergistically affect the mercury cycle and subsequently influence total mercury (THg) concentrations in fish. In Chapter 1, the associations between watershed and lake ...
Northern wild rice (Zizania palustris L.) as a phytoremediation species in eutrophic wetlands - investigation of root-sediment interactions
(2014-01-22)
The causes of anthropogenic eutrophication in water bodies are multi-faceted and multigenerational, presenting an ever increasing need for effective and sustainable solutions.Phytoremediation presents a cost-effective ...
Functional niche differentiation in co-occurring congeneric plants / by Md Saiful Islam Khan.
(2014)
"Niche differentiation is argued as one of the mechanisms explaining species coexistence. Despite their sessile nature, similar resource needs and traits to acquire and utilize resources closely related plant species ...
Differential response of two common human papillomavirus 16 E6 variants to small interfering RNA
(2014-01-22)
High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs), such as HPV16, are implicated in causing virtually all cases of cervical cancer. Molecular therapies capable of targeting HPV16 E6 oncoprotein expression can selectively eliminate ...
Expression of T4 lysozyme gene in escherichia coli and trichoderma reesei
(2014-01-22)
The T4 lysozyme, from bacteriophage T4, has the ability to lyse bacterial cell walls; thus it has attracted immense attention as an antimicrobial agent. Nonetheless, the production of T4L cannot meet our needs. All of the ...
The effects of naturally-derived plant compounds on pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity
(2014-12-12)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has risen as one of the most resistant bacterial pathogens affecting people worldwide. Inefficacy of current antimicrobial treatments to relieve P. aeruginosa infections demands the need for novel ...
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 ...
Physiological outcomes of interleukin-6 in high fat diet and voluntary physical activity
(2014)
Insulin resistance is the principle step towards the progression of type 2 diabetes, and has been linked to increased circulating levels of cytokines, leading to chronic low-grade inflammation. Specifically, in chronic ...