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Optimizing the sensitivity and specificity of genetic disease detection / by Travis E. Marion.
(2007)
The molecular diagnosis of genetic disease is of great importance to the field of medicine and medical research. Though many rare inherited diseases have been described in the medical literature, the inheritance pattern ...
Activity of liposomal taxol against breast cancer cells / by Melanie Heney.
(2007)
Taxol (paclitaxel) is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents used for the treatment of multiple cancers, including breast, ovarian, and, non-small-cell lung cancer. However, development of taxol resistance with ...
Limnology of two proximal pit lakes after twenty years of intense flooding
(2001)
Two adjacent pit-lakes, Caland and Hogarth, formed after the flooding of open pit iron
mines near Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, were examined for their water quality relationships
and potential to support aquaculture. ...
Ecology and management of riparian zone vegetation along small coldwater streams in Northwestern Ontario
(2002)
This thesis synthesizes three papers on the ecology of the riparian zone vegetation found
along small coldwater streams in northwestern Ontario. The objectives of this thesis were
1 ) to describe the biodiversity and ...
Understorey plant regeneration after wildfire in the boreal borest of Northwestern Ontario / by Alexander J.A. Zeller.
(2007)
The ecological patterns and processes of the boreal forest of northwestern Ontario are dominated by large-scale disturbances such as wildfire. These disturbances have the potential to control or affect the composition of ...
Influence of culverts on small stream fish communities in Northwestern Ontario / by Eric K. Berglund.
(2007)
Stream crossings may alter fish habitat and fragment lotic environments, which could alter fish movement in stream reaches and lead to changes in fish community structure and population dynamics at the local and riverscape ...
Distribution of Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Newfoundland, Canada
(2002)
Angiostrongylus vasorum, the French heartworm, and Crenosoma vulpis, a lungworm,
infect the pulmonary arteries and the bronchi and bronchioles, respectively, o f red foxes (Vulpes
vulpes). Both are widespread in Europe, ...
Movements, survival and habitat use by elk (Cervus elaphus) reintroduced to Northwestern Ontario
(2003)
Once native to Ontario, eastern elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) occupied much
of the deciduous forest biome of eastern North America. However, increasing human
settlement, as well as demands for meat and agricultural ...
Transport of Escherichia coli through soil / by Bruce Rosa.
(2007)
Sorption is an important process in the retention of pathogens by clay barriers. Batch sorption experiments were conducted to investigate the sorption of nonpathogenic 'E. coli' to illite, kaolinite, and montmorillonite ...
Effects of different forms of prostate specific antigen on prostate cancer cell invasion / by Andrew Philip Cumming
(2007, c200)
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers in males around the world. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a serine protease that is secreted at high levels by prostate epithelial cells and most prostate cancer ...