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Aquatic habitat use by North American moose (Alces alces) and associated richness and biomass of submersed and floating-leaved aquatic vegetation in north-central Minnesota
(2014-12-12)
The North American moose (Alces alces) is a species of socio-economic importance that has undergone recent declines in some areas of its range and may be impacted by climate change through effects on physiology or habitat ...
The effect of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside on oxidative stress and inflammation in cardiac iron overload
(2013-02-01)
Chronic cardiac iron overload directly correlates with cardiac dysfunction and
may ultimately cause heart failure. Although recent studies have suggested that altered
calcium homeostasis and increased reactive oxygen ...
Computer simulation of functional materials for therapeutic ultrasound applications
(2015-01-13)
Magnetic resonance imaging guided high intensity focused ultrasound is a potential
non-invasive treatment which uses constructive interference patterns to concentrate
ultrasound energy generated by a piezoelectric ...
An integrated ultrasound transducer driver for HIFU applications
(2014-01-22)
This thesis proposes an MRI-compatible integrated CMOS ampli er that is capable of di-
rectly driving an ultrasound transducer for HIFU applications. The output stage of the integrated amplifier operates in class DE mode ...
Modelling groundwater flow and contaminant transport at a gold mine site in Northern Ontario
(2015-02-02)
The practices of mining and ore processing are used in many countries around the world to
extract and concentrate the valuable natural resources found within the rock bodies which
make up the earth’s crust. However, the ...
In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activity of twenty-one Northern Ontario medicinal plants
(2014-01-22)
Aboriginal communities in the northern Ontario region utilize an abundance of locally grown medicinal plants. However, no prior documentation or phytochemical studies on the northern Ontario medicinal plants existed in ...
Multi-analytical residue analysis of the trihedral adze: a case study for the introduction of new methodologies in boreal forest archaeology
(2015-06-15)
This thesis aims to evaluate the use of multi-analytical residue analysis in archaeological investigations in the Boreal Forest through the examination of a specific artifact class – the trihedral and related adze tool ...
Modeling the woody biomass supply chain for energy production in northwestern Ontario
(2014-01-22)
Efficient procurement and optimal utilization of woody biomass for bioenergy production requires a good understanding of biomass supply-chain management. The general objective of this research is to develop decision support ...
Joining hands in hope: an autoethnographical analysis of a non-Indigenous educator engaging in Indigenous pedagogy
(2014-01-22)
I am a South African who is now a Canadian, with lived experience in both Indigenous contexts. I use these experiences as a springboard into an autoethnography about me as a non-Indigenous educator, understanding authentic ...
Memengwaawid, to be a butterfly: an Indigenous exploration of Northwestern Ontario Anishinawbe and Muskego or Ininiw sacred stories and teachings in a contemporary novel
(2014-12-11)
Among their capacities to entertain, to pass down cultural traditions, ceremonies,
dances, songs, and to correct undesired behaviours, sacred stories explain how something in
nature came to be and how our interactions ...