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Millennial fire history reconstruction in the boreal forest of south-central Canada using lake-sediment charcoal, tree-ring and archival records
(University of Winnipeg, 2016)
The Canadian boreal forest has been developing since the end of the last glaciation approximately 10,000 years ago. During this time, fire has modified the development of the forest by altering species distribution, stand ...
Cain and Abel: Reimaging Stories of Violence
(University of Winnipeg, 2013-06-24)
This thesis uses a close reading of the Cain and Abel narrative to offer an interpretation grounded in feminist theology, which imagines a world with less violence. It draws on sources from the social sciences, peace and ...
Postmating, Prezygotic Isolation among species of the Drosophila virilis subgroup
(University of Winnipeg, 2010-12-01)
Reproductive barriers between sexually reproducing organisms prevent interbreeding and
gene flow between species. Early studies of reproductive isolation focused on prezygotic and
postzygotic isolating mechanisms, yet ...
Interchurch Families as Domestic Church
(Interchurch Families International Network, 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 ...
Re-activation of Human Endogenous Retrovirus-K in Neuroinflammatory Disease
(University of Winnipeg, 2015-07)
A new appreciation of the microbiome is changing the way we perceive human health and disease. The holobiontic nature of humans is even etched into our DNA in the form of viral symbionts. Empirical evidence for the presence ...
Gikinoo'amaagowin Anishinaabeg
(University of Winnipeg, 2014-09-25)
This thesis analyzes the roles and responsibilities of Anishinaabe Ogichidaakwe (woman warrior) using Anishinaabe and Western methodologies. As an Anishinaabekwe I use Anishinaabe language to engage in my responsibility ...
The Tłı̨chǫ Agreement and Small Acts of Freedom: From Self-Government to Self-Determination
(University of Winnipeg, 2013-06-12)
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Prolegomena To An Anglican Discussion of Authority: The Role of History on The Current Crisis
(University of Winnipeg, 2016-07)
Authority is problematic. It is problematic in theory, and it is problematic in practice. According to the Lutheran theologian Günther Gassmann, "The issue of authority has been a perennial problem in the framework of ...
Transcriptional Down Regulation of Spermatogenesis Genes in Drosophila Interspecies Hybrids
(University of Winnipeg, 2010-10)
In Drosophila, crossing two closely related species can generate viable but sterile male offspring,typically an outcome of postzygotic reproductive isolation. Hybrids
between species of the Drosophila simulans clade show ...
Automated Land Use and Land Cover Map Production: A Deep Learning Framework
(University of Winnipeg, 2018-10-19)
In this thesis, we present an approach to automating the creation of land use and land cover (LULC) maps from satellite images using deep neural networks that were developed to perform semantic segmentation of natural ...