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The petrology, mineralization and regional context of the Thunder mafic to ultramafic intrusion, Midcontinent Rift, Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2015-06-15)
The 1108 Ma Thunder mafic to ultramafic intrusion is a small, 800 x 100 x 500 m, Cu- PGE (platinum group element) mineralized body, located on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, Ontario, and associated with the early magmatic ...
Limitations of forest overstory composition and age as proxies for habitat in a harvested boreal forest
(2014-12-11)
Despite the importance of wildlife habitat protection in meeting land use management objectives, criteria for habitat identification are surprisingly amorphous. For example, while much current habitat modeling has tended ...
The impact of the teacher's questions on the learning of part-whole relations and a benchmark model in fractions
(2015-06-15)
The focus of this case study was to explore how my questions as a teacher impacted my students‟ construction of part-whole relations and their use of a benchmark model in learning fractions. The research conducted ...
Local and Global Influence on Twitter
(2016)
The analysis of influence in social network is drawing more and more attention. It can be applied in different areas such as political campaigns and marketing. In this work, the analysis of influence in Twitter, based on ...
Throwing their weight around: a critical examination of faculty experiences with challenging dominant obesity discourse in post-secondary education
(2014-12-12)
Obesity discourse is dominant in mainstream Western society, and is increasingly
identified as a social category that normalizes, privileges, and praises certain bodies while
stigmatizing others. Given that weight-based ...
The geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Ni-Cu-PGE Shakespeare deposit, Ontario, Canada
(2015-08-05)
The Shakespeare intrusion, which hosts the Shakespeare Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposit, is part of the 2.2 Ga Nipissing Gabbro magmatic event, a large mafic-ultramafic suite located in the southern Superior and Southern Province. ...
Open Access Publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Canada
(2016)
The publishing practices of scientists and academics have profound effects on the way that science and academia internally progress and influence external public debates. The culmination of empirical, theoretical, and ...
Eco-arts Education: Developing a Connection with the Natural World through Yoga and Mindfulness
(2016)
This research studies how yoga and mindfulness, in an outdoor setting, helps elementary students
connect to and understand the natural world. The four interrelated spheres of holistic
development created as the conceptual ...
The association between lifetime history of a neck injury in a motor vehicle collision and future neck pain: a population based cohort study
(2009-05-28)
The role of neck injury in a motor vehicle collision as a predisposing factor for
future neck pain and disability is controversial. The purpose of this study is to determine
whether a past history of neck injury in a ...
Patterns and mechanisms of epiphytic macrolichen and abundance, diversity and composition in boreal forest
(2014-12-11)
Epiphytes are important components of the forest ecosystem, but the mechanisms that control epiphyte diversity are not clear. Epiphytes are sensitive to disturbance, but their responses to stand-replacing fire are poorly ...