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Are the fish safe to eat? An examination of Lake Nipigon fish consumption guidelines through the perspective of Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek
(2024)
Mercury (Hg) is a contaminant of concern when consuming fish from freshwater lakes. It
is known to persist in high concentrations in piscivorous fishes such as Walleye which are
commonly consumed by people. The people ...
A comparison and analysis of explainable clinical decision making using white box and black box models
(2024)
Explainability is a crucial element of machine learning-based making in high stake
scenarios such as risk assessment in criminal justice [80], climate modeling [79], disaster
response [82], education [81] and critical ...
Geochemistry, petrography, geochronology, and radiogenic isotopes of the weakly mineralized intrusions in Thunder Bay North Igneous Complex
(2024)
The Thunder Bay North Igneous Complex (TBNIC) is located approximately 50 km northeast of Thunder
Bay, Ontario, Canada. It comprises two Cu–Ni–PGE-mineralized mafic–ultramafic intrusions, the Escape
and Current Intrusions, ...
Exploring food system assessments as a contribution to sustainability and equity: a case study of the Thunder Bay + area food strategy community food system report card
(2023)
The corporate food regime has contributed to a number of negative outcomes that include
land, water, and ecosystem degradation; human health concerns; marginalization of smallholder
farmers and urban agriculture producers; ...
Supporting the executability of R markdown files
(2024)
R Markdown files are examples of literate programming documents that combine R code
with results and explanations. Such dynamic documents are designed to execute easily and
reproduce study results. However, little is ...
Effect of boreal forest disturbance due to logging at different spatial scales on migratory songbirds
(2024)
Boreal birds have experienced population declines that may be related to alteration of the forest
at a range of scales. Understanding how resource extraction may affect the distribution and
abundance of species is critical ...
Unveiling the hidden pandemic: service provider perspectives on the rise in intimate partner violence (IPV) in Northwestern Ontario midst the COVID-19 pandemic
(2024)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern that can affect
individuals regardless of gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, ethnicity,
and geographic location (Moreira & Pinto da Costa, 2020). ...
By no means there yet: centring the voices of Black, Indigenous, and youth of colour climate activists in Ontario
(2024)
This critical qualitative inquiry delves into the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and youth of
colour activists involved in the climate justice movement. Semi-structured narrative interviews
were conducted with 15 ...
Understanding drivers and correlates of fish productivity: Finding optimal indicators in freshwater fishes
(2024)
Canadian freshwater commercial and recreational fisheries contribute $8.8 billion
in revenue to the economy annually and are a significant subsistence food source for
Indigenous communities. Fish production is recognized ...
Being, becoming, and belonging: a constructivist grounded theory study describing the process of social norm formation of nurses working in groups
(2024)
COVID-19 exacerbated the worldwide shortage of nurses. The Registered Nurses
Association of Ontario reported that the number of vacancies among registered nurses in the
province has more than quadrupled since the beginning ...