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Folk schools: slow education for fast times
(2017)
Folk schools are an enduring vision of nineteenth-century Danish philosopher Nikolai Severin Grundtvig. These schools for life offer non-competitive, non-vocational, residential, youth and adult education. This thesis ...
Lignin-based hydrogels
(2017)
Currently, limited information is available on lignin-based hydrogels, but its potential in commercial applications presents a promising avenue for the utilization of lignocellulosic materials. Recent studies have employed ...
Biological activities of select North American lichens
(2017)
The search for novel, pharmacologically significant compounds is a perpetual quest on which biologists, chemists, and bioinformaticians incessantly embark. The sources of these compounds are often of natural origin, making ...
Quadrotor altitude and attitude control with neural network
(2017)
Over the years, the controller design for an unmanned aerial vehicle has been attracting
considerable amount of attentions and interests. In this thesis, a quadcopter has been studied
intensively, and an adaptive ...
Synthesis of molecular probes for one-electron reduction
(2017)
Controlled drug release plays an important role in medicine because it can be a factor
in human health care. It is defined as the ability to release a drug inside the body at a specific
time. Radiation-sensitive ...
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 ...
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 ...
Copolymerization of pretreated kraft lignin and acrylic acid to produce flocculants for suspension and solution systems
(2017)
The presence of dyes in the wastewater of textile industry poses a number of environmental
concerns due to their toxic nature and the removal of dyes from the wastewater is a major challenge
nowadays. Synthetic polymers ...
Cancer biomarker discovery using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry
(2017)
Lung cancer is one of the most common types of neoplasm and is a leading cause of death in Canada. Accurate early diagnosis is key to the effective treatment of the disease, however the current means to do so, such as ...