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Abundance, transportation, and preservation of Mysis diluviana eDNA in freshwater ecosystems
(2021)
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has proven to be a valuable tool in detecting rare or
invasive species, particularly within the Great Lakes and surrounding aquatic ecosystems.
Recent work has shown that sedimentary eDNA (sedDNA) ...
The effect of sociodemographic and health system factors on the association between multimorbidity and colorectal cancer survival
(2021)
This thesis aimed to assess the effect of multimorbidity (MMB) on colorectal cancer
(CRC) patients’ survival and explored whether sociodemographic and health system factors
affected this relationship or not. This thesis ...
Compact magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound phased array system
(2021)
Phased array ultrasound transducers (Txs) can induce electronically controllable localized
hyperthermia to tissue deep within the human body. This localized heating can be applied to
tumours as an adjunct therapy in ...
Using homophily to analyze and develop link prediction models with deep learning framework
(2021)
Twitter is a prominent social networking platform where users’ short messages or “tweets”
are often used for analysis. However, there has not been much attention paid to mining the
medical professions, such as detecting ...
Study of the activation of the inflammasome protein complex by Haemophilus influenzae Type a
(2021)
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is a gram-negative bacterium capable of causing
severe invasive infection such as meningitis and is classified by the presence or absence
of polysaccharide capsule. The polysaccharide capsule ...
Crossing the divide: supporting students and families relocating from remote First Nations communities to urban centres
(2020)
This research explores the experiences of First Nations students and families when they
relocate from their homes in remote First Nations communities to an urban centre. The research
considers student, family and school ...
Manual tending is a viable alternative to herbicide application in the Lake Nipigon forest
(2021)
This thesis explores the viable alternative to tending crop plantations by
implementing manual tending instead of herbicide application in the Lake Nipigon
Forest. The thesis provides a comparative analysis between manual ...
Reconciliation through metissage in higher education
(2021)
As a result of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015) and its Calls to
Action for education, many universities are working to design culturally appropriate curricula
and to “Indigenize” their ...