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O CANADA, WHOSE HOME AND NATIVE LAND? AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE CRITICAL ROLE OF CURRICULUM IN IDENTITY AFFIRMATION
(2018-09-24)The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) guarantees fundamental freedoms of conscience, religion, thought, belief, and opinion. However, the interpretation of such freedoms, and the extent of accommodation within ... -
O Triple Store, What Art Thou? Early explorations at the University of Saskatchewan
(2017-06-04)From session description: In September 2016, the ICA released its first draft of the Records in Contexts Conceptual Model (RiC-CM), a first step toward replacing all four existing ICA standards with a unified model that ... -
An o without a figure : King Lear and the mask of the fool
(2004-09-13)In the topical abundance or superabundance of Shakespeare’s King Lear, almost all major thematic patterns, images, and symbols are linked to Lear’s enigmatic companion, the Fool. The Fool surpasses Shakespeare’s other fools ... -
OA policies & traditional publishing agreements: Status of non-exclusive licenses in Canadian copyright law?
(2019-05-30)To ease the problem of paywall-blocked access to scholarly articles arising from publicly funded research, some universities have adopted a rights-retention OA policy. In this type of policy, faculty grant to the university ... -
Object Counting with Deep Learning
(2019-07-04)This thesis explores various empirical aspects of deep learning or convolutional network based models for efficient object counting. First, we train moderately large convolutional networks on comparatively smaller datasets ... -
Object Detection Networks at the Edge: Hardware Optimization and Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications
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An object in space : an exhibition paper
(1992)During my two years in the M.F.A. program, I have attempted to explore the theme of "an object in space," my art-making process, and how both are interconnected with my interest in Christian spirituality. I hope that the ... -
The obligation to set aside and secure lands for the "Half-Breed" population pursuant to section 31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870
(1988-03)The object of this inquiry is to consider the nature and the scope of the governmental obligations to set apart land for the "Half-Breed" people in Manitoba pursuant to s.31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870. The ambit of the ... -
Observability and scientific realism
(2006-08-21)The goal of this thesis is to explore the debate between Bas van Fraassen’s constructive empiricism and scientific realism. For this purpose I discuss the existence of observable and unobservable entities, the observatio ... -
Observations of fertilizer absorption of atmospheric water
(2019-03-05)Fertilize salts are subject to adsorption of atmospheric water plus condensation of water within fertilizer handling systems and fertilizer applicators. This can lead to significant problems in both application and safe ... -
Observations of Soil Moisture Dynamics Associated with Hydrocarbon Affected and Layered Coarse Textured Soils
(2016-04-08)The Aurora Soil Capping study, located in northern Alberta, was constructed to evaluate reclamation practices on lean oil sands dumps. The challenges relating to its success includes determining the appropriate soil cover ... -
Observations on the breeding ecology of burrowing Owls in Saskatchewan
(1985)Observations regarding breeding biology of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) were collected on 98 breeding pairs during 1982 and 1983. Pairs of owls were first observed on the study area in late April with clutch ... -
The observed disruption of intense runaway electron streams in a plasma betatron
(1962)This thesis describes an investigation of the problem of producing an intense stream of runaway electrons. With an argon plasma (density from 4 x 1010 to 4 x 1011 cm-3) in an azimuthal magnetic field of 0.1 webers/m2, ... -
Occupational health promotion and cancer screening: Analyzing online-health methods for office workers in Germany and Prostate Specific Antigen screening in Canada for Disease Prevention Improvement
(2019-06-10)Background Two ways to prevent diseases are through health promotion and screening. With respect to health promotion, this thesis investigated the impact an online-health promotion program had on the well-being of office ... -
Occupational patterns and entrepreneurship of the Chinese in Thailand, Indonesia and Canada before the Second World War
(2000-04-01)This dissertation attempts to explain the different occupational patterns and business entrepreneurship among the Chinese in Thailand, Indonesia and Canada before the Second World War. Evidence presented in this study ... -
Occurrence and Causes of F-region Echoes for the Canadian PolarDARN/SuperDARN Radars
(2013-04-09)This thesis has two major objectives. The first objective is to investigate the seasonal and diurnal variations in occurrence of HF coherent echoes. We assess F-region echo occurrence rates for the PolarDARN HF radars at ... -
The occurrence and ecology of Toxoplasma gondii in a terrestrial arctic food web
(2015-03-31)The occurrence and ecology of the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii in arctic wildlife is not well understood. Transmission cycles, especially in terrestrial systems, are enigmatic because environmentally resistant ... -
Occurrence and in vitro toxicity of unregulated disinfection by-products in two Saskatchewan drinking water treatment plants
(2018-11-13)Halogenated disinfection by-products (DBPs) are a diverse class of compounds formed during the treatment of drinking water through reactions between natural organic matter (NOM), inorganic precursors such as bromide, and ... -
Occurrence and Significance of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in Saskatchewan Soils and Field Crops
(1993-01)Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi form an association with most crop roots. Knowledge on the occurrence of VAM in soils and their symbiosis with crops is important to understand the impact of VAM on crops in ... -
ODOUR AND GAS EMISSIONS, ODOUR IMPACT CRITERIA, AND DISPERSION MODELLING FOR DAIRY AND POULTRY BARNS
(2018-06-28)Very limited research has been conducted to study the concentrations and emissions of odour, toxic gases (e.g., ammonia [NH3], hydrogen sulfide [H2S]), dust, and greenhouse gases (GHGs) from dairy and poultry barns in ...