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Humanism and Theism
(University of WinnipegUnited College, 1948-04)The purpose of posing humanism against theism is to allow us to view the fallacies of both when they are examined analytically and objectively. It is obvious today that humanism is playing, and has played, a great role in ... -
Humidity, huddling & the hibernation energetics of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-08-18)During winter, many mammals hibernate and lower their body temperature and metabolic rate (MR) in prolonged periods of torpor. Hibernators will use energetically expensive arousals (i.e., restore body temperature and MR) ... -
Hydrological and catchment controls on event-scale dissolved organic carbon dynamics in boreal headwater streams
(Wiley, 2021-06-23)Hydrological events transport large proportions of annual or seasonal dissolved organic carbon (DOC) loads from catchments to streams. The timing, magnitude and intensity of these events are very sensitive to changes in ... -
Hydrological and seasonal controls of phosphorus in Northern Great Plains agricultural streams
(Alliance of Crop, Soil., and Environmental Science Societies, 2019)Controls on nutrient transport in cold, low relief agricultural regions vary dramatically among seasons. The spring snowmelt is often the dominant runoff and nutrient loading event of the year. However, climate change may ... -
I just want to have a decent home: ‘Joe’s’ Story
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'I Would Like the Girls at Home': Domestic Labor and the Age of Discharge at Canadian Indian Residential Schools
(Routledge, 2014)Survivors of Canadian Indian residential schools and their descendants will often recall discharge from the schools occurring at the age of either sixteen or eighteen. In fact the discharge of students from residential ... -
Icelandic Culture and Concepts of the Æsir in Manitoba
(CSS Publications (Centre for Scandinavian Studies), 2017)The Icelandic community in Manitoba continually translates its cultural heritage into a Canadian context, a process that began in 1875 at the time of initial Icelandic settlement in the Interlake region. Like other settler ... -
Identification of Renin Inhibiting Natural Products from Nauclea latifolia
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2011-08-30)Natural products, particularly plants have been an important source of food and medicine throughout the history of mankind. High blood pressure has become a growing health burden all over the world. There is an obvious ... -
Identifying the gaps: A scoping review of urban Indigenous health and wellness studies in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
(Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg, 2020)The purpose of this paper is to review and summarize past urban Indigenous health and wellness studies conducted in Manitoba and Saskatchewan from 1996 to 2018 as part of a larger project to develop community-driven research ... -
Ideology Critique and Film Criticism in the New Media Ecology
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The Ideology of the Feminine in Byzantine historical narrative: The role of John Skylitzes' Synopsis of Histories
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 2003-08)The medieval Eastern Roman Empire (commonly referred to as the Byzantine Empire) is the least well documented of all the early medieval Christian societies. Modern historians studying the Byzantine world are inordinately ... -
Ignorant and Innocent: The Childs of Common Cultural Discourses
(Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, 2011) -
Images of the North : cultural interpretations of winter
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1988) -
Imagine Your Library’s Future: Scenario Planning for Libraries and Information Organizations
(Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2012)"Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research" Vol. 7 no. 2 (2012): 1-3. -
Imaging spectroscopy of geological samples and outcrops: Novel insights from microns to meters
(GSA Today, 2015-12-01)Imaging spectroscopy is a powerful, non-destructive mineralogic tool that provides insights into a variety of geological processes. This remote measurement technique has been used for decades from orbital or aerial platforms ... -
Immigrant and Refugee Serving Organizations in a Canadian City: An Exploratory Study
(Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration, 2006)Government-initiated immigrant and refugee-related programs seem to have encountered problems that are, at least in part, due to a lack of research on the critical functions of immigrant and refugee serving non-governmental ... -
Immigration, Social Disadvantage and Urban Youth Gangs: Results of a Toronto-Area Survey
Both media coverage and public opinion suggest that immigrants are responsible for a high proportion of youth gang activity in Canada. Unfortunately, very little academic research has actually examined the extent and nature ... -
Impact of Discounted University Student Transit Fares on Winnipeg's Public Transit System
In 2000, Winnipeg Transit implemented a discounted monthly transit pass for use by post secondary students. The cost savings from this monthly pass has caused a small number of students to use public transit more often. ... -
The impact of distribution activities on the Canadian urban system
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1986)