Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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This collections holds all University of Saskatchewan electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) published since 2005. More than 700 print theses published before 2005 have been digitized and added to the collection as well.
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Assessing the tolerance and response of pulse crops to seed-row placed fertilizer blends and composite products containing nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur
(2019-06-14)Legumes can obtain a significant portion of their nitrogen (N) requirements from atmospheric N2 through the symbiotic relationship with Rhizobia spp of bacteria, termed biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). The development ... -
A Virtual Testbed for Fish-Tank Virtual Reality: Improving Calibration with a Virtual-in-Virtual Display
(2019-06-13)With the development of novel calibration techniques for multimedia projectors and curved projection surfaces, volumetric 3D displays are becoming easier and more affordable to build. The basic requirements include a display ... -
Effects of Local Latency on Games
(2019-06-13)Video games are a major type of entertainment for millions of people, and feature a wide variety genres. Many genres of video games require quick reactions, and in these games it is critical for player performance and ... -
The Effect of Solid-State Fermentation on Air-Classified Pea Protein-Enriched Flour to Improve the Digestibility and Functional Properties
(2019-06-13)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
GENETICS OF GROUP 14 HERBICIDE TOLERANCE IN LENTIL
(2019-06-12)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
IN VITRO STUDIES ON CYANIDIN PROTECTION AGAINST DOXORUBICIN CARDIOMYOCYTE CYTOTOXICITY AND ANTICANCER ACTIVITY
(2019-06-11)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
DIMENSIONS OF AGING: CHRONIC CONDITIONS, MULTIMORBIDITY AND SELF-RATED HEALTH: PREDICTORS AND TRENDS IN THE CONTEXT OF AN AGING POPULATION IN CANADA
(2019-06-11)Mental illness and cognitive impairment are diseases that are of a substantial burden to Canada and the world at large. They are chronic and persistent conditions with considerable associated disability. The links between ... -
COMPARATIVE INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CANADA: THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
(2019-06-11)Canada and the United States (US) are both high income, low tuberculosis (TB) incidence countries with similar TB control programs, yet an explicit comparison of TB incidence over time is lacking. Objective one explored ... -
Delaying lipid oxidation in emulsions by localizing lentil protein-polyphenol conjugates at the oil-water interface
(2019-06-11)Polyphenols are naturally derived antioxidants. In the present study, the ability of polyphenols to prevent lipid oxidation was used in synergism with the surface activity of lentil proteins to fabricate flaxseed oil-in-water ... -
Risk, Responsivity, and the Treatment Process in an Intimate Partner Violence Group Program
(2019-06-10)High attrition and recidivism rates are particularly common among intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders (Stith, Smith, Penn, Ward, & Tritt, 2004; Jewell & Wormith, 2010). This is problematic given that IPV is prolific ... -
Mapping Métis Stories: Land Use, Gender and Kinship in the Qu'Appelle Valley, 1850-1950
(2019-06-10)Examining Métis land use and occupancy of the Qu’Appelle Valley from 1850 to the mid-twentieth century, this dissertation addresses change and continuity in food harvesting practices, land tenure, spatial organization and ... -
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)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
TARGETING EPHB6 SYNTHETIC LETHALITY IN BREAST CANCER
(2019-06-07)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
CHARACTERIZING THE SCHOOL FOOD ENVIRONMENT IN DOMINICA FOR HEALTH PROMOTION
(2019-06-07)The school food environment, defined as, ‘when and where children obtain food and the types of options available during the school day’, has been identified as an ideal setting for health promotion efforts to support and ... -
Feature Selection Bias in Assessing the Predictivity of SNPs for Alzheimer's Disease
(2019-06-07)In the context of identifying related SNPs for a phenotype of interest (e.g., a disease status), we consider the problem of assessing the predictivity of SNPs that are selected by performing genome-wide association studies. ... -
Identification of Lawsonia intracellularis proteins recognized by neutralizing antibodies and use of these proteins to design a subunit vaccine
(2019-05-31)Lawsonia intracellularis is an obligate intracellular microorganism which causes diseases known as porcine ileitis or porcine proliferative enteropathy. Due to its obligate intracellular nature, characterization of L. ... -
Nesfatin-1 and Nesfatin-1-Like Peptide (NLP) Regulation of Energy Balance in Mice
(2019-06-06)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
Nesfatin-1 and Nesfatin-1-Like Peptide (NLP) Regulation of Energy Balance in Mice
(2019-06-06)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
Parametric Proportional Hazard Models with Applications in Survival Analysis
(2019-06-06)Proportional hazard (PH) models can be formulated with or without assuming a probability distribution for survival times. The former assumption leads to parametric models, whereas the latter leads to the semi-parametric ... -
UNDERSTANDING CONSUMER RESPONSES’ TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ADVERTISING MESSAGES
(2019-06-04)This research explores how corporate social responsibility (CSR) and women’s empowerment messages for luxury brands can be effectively and persuasively integrated into advertising messages using the context of jewelry ...
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