Browsing University of Winnipeg Theses by Title
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Indigenous Knowledge and Tourism on Protected Areas Under Constitutional Sumak Kawsai in Ecuador: Policies and Legislation
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-05-11)This thesis aims to expose the deficiencies in Ecuadorian legislation in protecting Indigenous culture and Indigenous knowledge within the tourism economy located within Indigenous traditional lands and protected areas of ... -
Indigenous Perspectives in Program Evaluation: A scoping literature review exploring wise practices for program evaluation with Indigenous communities in northern Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-08-31)This study explored how organizations that offer programming and services in northern Indigenous communities could inform, adapt, and improve their evaluation approaches to involve an Indigenous perspective. Without this ... -
The Influence of Soil Nitrogen Level on Tomato Defence against Whiteflies
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-03)Whiteflies are one of the leading causes of tomato yield loss worldwide. Phloem feeders, including whiteflies, prefer foliage with high nitrogen (N) content because organic N is a limiting factor for herbivores. Since soil ... -
An Inquiry into the Adequacy of the Practice of Confession in the Christian Church
(University of WinnipegUnited College, 1949-04)An investigation into the nature of confession in different Christian denominations. -
Interchurch Families as Domestic Church
(Interchurch Families International NetworkUniversity of Winnipeg, 2012)Using research conducted in North America and England, the author explores the reality of interchurch marriage vis-a-vis the four "marks" of the Church, concluding that indeed such families can rightly be called "domestic ... -
An Intersectional Analysis of Victimization of the Homeless, Mental Health, Guardianship and Housing Status
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-08)The present study examines victimization across a localized homeless population. It is widely agreed upon across the extant literature that those experiencing homelessness are victimized at disproportionately higher rates ... -
Invisibility cloaks, prisons, and a pandemic: Did COVID-19 render the prison invisibility cloak ineffective?
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2022-07-26)This thesis acknowledges the importance of examining news media representation of prisons, and more specifically, news media representation of Canadian prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. A thematic qualitative and ... -
It's JustiFlied: The Endogenous Retrovirus K Integrase Induces Motor Disturbances in Transgenic Drosophila
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2022-12-13)Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of cortical and spinal motor neurons. Endogenous retrovirus K (ERVK) is a genomic viral symbiont that has been associated ... -
ka pamihiwehk mino pimatisiwin: kichi ininiw ahkosowinow kakiskaocik ahkosowinow HIV (Promoting mino pimatisiwin: Urban Aboriginal Women Living with HIV)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-08-25)This research projects examine the impact of HIV among urban Aboriginal women living with HIV in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Despite the antiretroviral tereatment and HIV prevention strategies, new HIV positive cases for urban ... -
Land as a Teacher: Indigenous Food Knowledges and Perspectives from Long Plain First Nations
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-05-16)This study adopts a community-based Indigenous research approach to understanding Indigenous food knowledge and perspectives from Long Plain First Nation, Manitoba. Through in-depth interviews with nine community participants, ... -
Legacies of afforestation on prairie plant, seed bank, and nematode communities in a northern rough fescue prairie
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-08-31)Afforestation resulting from fire suppression, modified grazing, plantation establishment and climate change poses a threat to northern prairie ecosystems. Trees alter the composition and function of plant and soil communities ... -
Legendre Moments Explorations via Image Reconstruction
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2016-06-29)Legendre Moment has been applied in image reconstruction since early years. In this research, a numerical integration method is proposed to improve the computational accuracy of Legendre moments. To clarify the improved ... -
Life-history Characteristics of Recreational Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) Fisheries in Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-10-23)Contemporary data concerning lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) populations have been lacking in the province of Manitoba for several decades. I compared life history characteristics (age, condition, growth, maturity, and ... -
Locating the Franciscans within the Cities of Thirteenth Century Northern Italy Using the Chronicles of Salimbene de Adam
(University of Manitoba & University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 2007)In 1210, a young man later to be canonized as St. Francis went to Pope Innocent III and obtained permission to form a new religious order that was radically different from any order that had gone before. In the beginning ... -
The Long and Short of IT: The International Development Research Centre as a Case Study for a Long-term Digital Preservation Strategy
(University of Manitoba & University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 2007)This thesis is a contribution to the study of the challenges facing archivists and record managers working on the long-term management and preservation of digital records. This thesis discusses the International Development ... -
Long-Range Dispersal Behaviour and Spatial Distribution Modelling of Adult Mosquitoes in the Winnipeg Region
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-12-15)Mosquitoes are present in virtually every nation worldwide, acting as both a vector for many serious pathogens, and as a nuisance because of their blood-feeding behaviours. As a principle of Integrated Mosquito Management ... -
Manitoba Mennonite Archives And Canadian Mennonite Collective Memory
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 2000-10)"Collective memory" is the term given to the widely shared reconstructed versions of the past that are assembled by both individuals and groups in order to define their present and prepare for the future. The construction ... -
Manitoba Populism and the Farmers' Movement in the Provincial Elections of 1920 and 1922
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1997-05)The Political landscape in Manitoba experienced mammoth changes from 1920 to 1922. In 1920 the Manitoba Liberal party under the leadership of T.C. Norris had been in power for five years. During this period, this government ... -
Martyrdom in Latin America: Gustavo Gutierrez Challenges the Traditional Concept of Authenticated Martyrdom in the Roman Catholic Church
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1996-09-01)The concept of martyrdom emerged in the pre-Constantinian Church. Many Christians believed that the martyrs, imitators of Jesus Christ in life and death, would be saved in imitation of his resurrection. The local communities ... -
Mathematical Modelling and Validation of Mitogenic Signaling Pathway in Breast Cancer
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-09-18)Applied Mathematics is becoming an integral part of predicting disease progression, including cancers. Mathematical models can be used to test novel hypotheses, develop optimized treatments schema and personalised therapies, ...