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The functional interpretation of quartz and amethyst artefacts from the Mackenzie I site (DdJf-9)
(2017)
Mackenzie I is the largest excavated archaeological site that is attributed to the Lakehead Complex, the first known occupants of the area surrounding modern day Thunder Bay, Ontario. As such, it has garnered much academic ...
Ovulatory shifts among pair-bonded women regarding their extra-pair attraction and self-perceived mate value
(2017)
The objective of the current research was to examine the potential influence of fertility status across the phases of the menstrual cycle (MC) on women’s romantic relationship dynamics. Specifically, women’s feelings and ...
Projectile point assemblage variability at the Paleoindian Mackenzie 1 site, near Thunder Bay, Ontario / by Samantha Markham.
(2013)
The Mackenzie Sites appear to form part of the Late Paleoindian Lakehead Complex that
occupied the unglaciated peninsula between Glacial Lakes Agassiz and Minong at the end of the
Pleistocene. While a number of archaeological ...
Theory and Production of Hyperpolarized Xenon Gas
(2015-12-03)
Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modality is based on the magnetization
that is formed by the influence of a strong polarizing magnetic field on the spin of protons,
typically those of water molecules within ...
Evaluation of stormwater remediation options on McVicar Creek, Thunder Bay, Ontario / by Kestrel Wraggett
(2013)
Stormwater discharge has been shown to impair aquatic ecosystems through the
transportation of nitrogen, nitrate, ammonium, phosphorus, orthophosphate, organic carbon,
fecal coli form bacteria, biochemical oxygen, metals ...
Holocene fire-climate-vegetation dynamics in Central Canadian Shield boreal forests of Northwestern Ontario, Canada / by Dominic Lafontaine-Senici.
(2014)
The boreal forest is the largest terrestrial ecosystem in North America, one of the least disturbed by humans, and most disturbed by fire. This combination makes it an ideal system to explore the environmental controls on ...
Real-time implementation of some attitude estimation algorithms on a quadrotor UAV / by Siddhant Nayak.
(2013)
The recent developments in research pertaining to the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is motivated by its technical challenges as well as its practical implications in areas where human presence is inefficient, ...
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 ...