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Basic and Applied Aspects of Thermal Acclimation in Juvenile Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-08-06)Rising water temperatures are affecting the health and distribution of aquatic organisms. Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), a popular freshwater sport fish adapted to cooler environments, is at risk to high temperature ... -
Breeding Ecology of Wild and Captive-released Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) in Southwestern Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2016)Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) once occupied grassland ecosystems in the western Provinces of Canada, as far east as Winnipeg, Manitoba, and west into the southern interior of British Columbia (B.C.). No single factor ... -
Cain and Abel: Reimaging Stories of Violence
(University of WinnipegUniversity 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 ... -
Chief Paskwa’s Pictograph: Revisiting Treaty Four Through an Anishinaabe Philosophy
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-02-23)This research provides an understanding of Treaty Four 1874 through an Anishinaabe philosophy using Anishinaabe (Ojibway) research methods. Prior research conducted has been done by primarily non-Anishinaabeg, therefore, ... -
Cis-Regulatory divergence and expression of ryanodine receptor paralogues in Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2013-06-12)Ryanodine receptors (RyRs) are large homotetrameric proteins that in mammals are encoded by three genes: RyR1 in skeletal muscle; RyR2 in cardiac and smooth muscle; and RyR3 which is expressed in a diversity of cell types. ... -
Community Energy Planning as a Pathway Towards Reconciliation
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-06)There is a growing demand for renewable energy production to contribute to achieving emissions reduction targets in the face of global warming. Indigenous communities across Canada are being called to contribute to the ... -
A Comparative Study of Ryanodine Receptors (RyRs) Gene Expression Levels in the Basal Ray-Finned Fish, Bichir (Polypterus ornatipinnis) and the Derived Euteleost Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2010-09)Ryanodine receptors (RyR) mediate the controlled release of intracellular stores of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. This release of calcium, triggered by membrane-depolarization, is responsible for initiating ... -
Comparing Two Species Distribution Models Using Satellite Only and Ready-Made Environmental Variables for the Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae), Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-04-17)The Dakota skipper, Hesperia dacotae (Skinner, 1911) [Hesperiidae, Lepidopterida] is a rare prairie obligate butterfly with an affinity for anthropogenically undisturbed, grassland habitat with diverse native flora. ... -
Country Town: The History of Minnedosa, Manitoba 1879-1922
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1978-03)This thesis is about the development of a country town during its formative years. The setting is Minnedosa, Manitoba, in the period from 1879 to 1922. It is an exploration in local history which seeks to understand the ... -
Coyotes, cattle, and native prey in southwest Saskatchewan
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-12-10)Native grasslands are home to a disproportionate share of species at risk, and typically consist of a mosaic of ranchland and protected parkland. Livestock carcasses can attract coyotes and potentially subsidize the coyote ... -
A Critical Analysis of Canada’s Sex Work Discourse and Policy: From Federal to Local
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-12-18)Through an analysis of the 2022 federal House of Commons standing committee review of the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act and selected provincial and municipal documents, this thesis illustrates some ... -
A Cross-Jurisdictional and Multi-Agency Information Model for Emergency Management
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 2000-07)Emergency management and the coordination of disaster-related activity are information-intensive, both in terms of the level of detail required and the diversity of information that must be generated, evaluated, and acted ... -
Cubical homology-based Image Classification - A Comparative Study
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-12-23)Persistent homology is a powerful tool in topological data analysis (TDA) to compute, study and encode efficiently multi-scale topological features and is being increasingly used in digital image classification. The ... -
"Custodians of a Great Inheritance": An Account of the Making of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives
(University of Manitoba & University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 1994-05)The Hudson's Bay Company Archives at the Provincial Archives of Manitoba is indispensable for the study of many aspects of Canadian history. This thesis will survey the history of the company's management of its archives ... -
The Decentralization of Social Services: Canadian Responses
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1996-04)This thesis explores the administrative challenges that the provincial and local governments will have to address in moving beyond the current crisis of the welfare state. The argument that Canada is shifting away from ... -
Developing Criteria to Prioritize Rapid Removal of American Elm Trees Infected with Dutch Elm Disease
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-10)During late summer and early fall in Manitoba, adult native elm bark beetles (NEBB) that carry Dutch Elm Disease (DED) emerge from brood galleries in the canopy and upper trunk of infected elm trees and move to the base ... -
Discounting Life: The Impact of Gender, Race, Domestic Violence, and Ideal Victim Status on Second Degree Murder Sentencing in Canada
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-08-12)Scholars, the media, and the public have been concerned about differing values placed on crime victims on the basis of social factors such as gender, race, and domestic violence affiliation. Some academics argue that ... -
Duck Populations and the Oil and Gas Industry in the Boreal Plains of Alberta
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-03)The boreal forest of northern Alberta supports a large portion of North America’s breeding duck population in addition to being an area of importance to the petroleum industry. Breeding duck surveys in the Boreal Plains ... -
The Education Policy of the Dufferin Roblin Administration, 1958-1967
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1998-02)Politics and education are two of the most important, albeit controversial, institutions that make up the framework of Canadian society. Both national institutions underwent a series of dramatic changes during the Cold War ... -
The effects of Livestock Grazing on Vegetation and Lepidopterans in Endangered Alvar Sites in Manitoba's Interlake: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Science degree
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-07)Alvar is a rare type of ecosystem characterized by open, flat terrain and incomplete vegetation intermixed with patches of exposed calcareous pavement. Alvars in Manitoba’s Interlake support tall grass prairie and boreal ...