College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Recent submissions
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AN ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION WITH FLAXSEED GUM
(2019-09-10)Flaxseed is an excellent source of both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber. The presence of mucilage stored in the seed’s outer layers gives flaxseed unique characteristics compared to most other oilseeds. Based on currents ... -
THE EFFECTS OF DEGRADING PERINEURONAL NETS IN THE MEDIAL PREFRONTAL AND POSTERIOR PARIETAL CORTICES ON THE SPATIAL WORKING MEMORY OF RATS
(2019-09-10)Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround subsets of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). They help in maintaining a stable excitatory-inhibitory balance in the brain, ... -
The Short-Term Effects of Diabetes on the Expression and Function of Tetrodotoxin-Sensitive Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Mouse Sensory Neurons
(2019-09-10)Diabetic Sensory Neuropathy (DSN) presents with a constellation of sensory abnormalities, including numbness, tingling sensations, exacerbated responses to painful and non-painful stimuli, and a paradoxical loss of pain ... -
The Risk of SIN Stocks
(2019-09-10)Previous studies suggest that SIN stocks, the stocks issued by firms engaged in socially or morally objectionable operations such as alcohol, tobacco, and gambling, are neglected by the market for a variety of reasons. ... -
Application of adsorption on activated carbon for the removal of antibiotics from wastewater of livestock production facilities
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Analysis of Metal Contaminants and Mercury Speciation in Fishes from the Slave and Athabasca Rivers
(2019-09-10)The Slave and Athabasca are two connected rivers impacted by a variety of anthropogenic activities such as oil sands extraction, metal mining, pulp mills and agriculture. Concerns have been raised regarding the health of ... -
Intrinsic groundwater vulnerability assessments: A review of the state-of-the-art and a statistical approach to incorporating uncertainty into groundwater vulnerability assessments
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"I Cannot Sleep": Patient Experiences and the Meanings of Madness at Bethel Hospital, 1713-1815
(2019-09-09)This thesis examines the history of the Bethel Hospital for 'lunatics' in Norwich, the second public institution for the mad in Britain, from its 1713 founding until 1815. Combining a patient-centred approach with methods ... -
Exploiting multiple levels of parallelism of Convergent Cross Mapping
(2019-09-09)Identifying causal relationships between variables remains an essential problem across various scientific fields. Such identification is particularly important but challenging in complex systems, such as those involving ... -
The Gender Gap in Household Labour: Differences between Married and Cohabiting People in Canada
(2019-09-06)ABSTRACT Time availability and relative resources theories have been shown to explain some of the gender gap in housework among married Canadians however, we do not know whether these theories explain the gender differences ... -
MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF DRIFTING CHARGE CARRIERS IN PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INTEGRATING DETECTORS
(2019-09-05)Semiconductors behaviour is often assumed and modelled under small signal conditions. One of the most common properties used to describe semiconductors is their collection efficiency (CE) the most common model being the ... -
Persuading For Good or Persuading For Gain: Examining Persuasion Knowledge Through a Social Marketing Lens
(2019-09-05)Persuasion knowledge (PK) activation occurs when the target of a persuasion attempt becomes aware of a possible ulterior motive on the part of the persuader. PK activation has consistently generated negative attitudes and ... -
Nutrient uptake and nitrogen fixation by faba bean in Saskatchewan soils
(2019-09-05)As faba bean (Vicia faba L.) production expands in western Canada, limited information is available for modern faba bean cultivars relating to their nutrient requirements and removals, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), ... -
FRANKENSTEIN AND WUTHERING HEIGHTS: THE UNRELIABLE MALE NARRATOR AND ANONYMOUS FEMALE AUTHORSHIP IN THE GOTHIC NOVEL
(2019-09-04)Conventions of nineteenth-century British society restricted the subjects of women’s authorship and biased the reception of women’s writing. By publishing anonymously, or using a male pseudonym, women could evade the gender ... -
Functional analysis of ketoacyl synthase and dehydratase domains from a PUFA synthase of Thraustochytrium in Escherichia coli and Arabidopsis thaliana
(2019-09-04)Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthase in Thrasustochytrium comprises three subunits, each with multiple catalytic domains. Among these domains, ketoacyl synthase (KS) and dehydratase (DH) domains play critical roles ... -
"Like Calling God a Studmuffin": Women's Relationships with Self and Others Within the Commodifying Patriarchy of Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy
(2019-09-03)The MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood is a devastating evaluation of its female characters’ position and value within their collapsing and commodifying society. Although the trilogy opens with narrative focus on Jimmy, ... -
Radon Gas Detection via Vegetation Spectra Responses Using Space-borne Remote Sensing: A Tool for Uranium Exploration
(2019-08-29)This research aims to determine if there is a discernable satellite-derived spectral signature within vegetation communities that can be linked to elevated occurrences of radon gas. Radon surveys, where the gas is measured ... -
MOLECULAR BASIS OF STRUCTURAL STUDIES, PHYTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION, AND NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF NEW MODIFIED ALFALFA DEVELOPED THROUGH DIFFERENT GENE TRANSFORMATION AND GENE MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES IN RUMINANT LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
(2019-08-29)Alfalfa is one of the most important forage crops in the world due to its high nutritive value and good adaptability. However, alfalfa contains relatively high lignin that hinders its nutrients availability. Recently, ... -
Responses of a Locust Looming Sensitive Neuron, Flight Muscle Activity and Body Orientation to Changes in Object Trajectory, Background Complexity, and Flight Condition
(2019-08-29)Survival is one of the highest priorities of any animal. Interaction in the environment with conspecifics, predators, or objects, is driven by evolution of systems that can efficiently and rapidly respond to potential ... -
“THE SOUL ON STRIKE THAT STRIKES THROUGH AFFECT”: ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES, OLD ANXIETIES, AND NEW BEGINNINGS IN WELCOME TO THE N.H.K.
(2019-08-29)My project paper examines the Japanese social types of the hikikomori and the otaku within the anime series Welcome to the N.H.K.. Through comparing these two social types through the primary characters of Tatsuhiro Satou ...