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On the Evaluation of Pattern Match Queries in Large Graph Databases
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-01)Recently, graph databases have been received much attention in the research community due to their extensive applications in practice, such as social networks, biological networks and World Wide Web, which bring forth a ... -
Habitat quality, torpor expression and pathogen transmission in little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-03)Protection of habitat can improve survival and reproductive fitness of threatened and endangered wildlife, particularly if that habitat helps individuals maintain energy balance. Temperate bats are heterothermic and rely ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Anishinaabeg Kinship Diplomacy and Animal Nations: A Critical Review of Political Leadership
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-04)In this thesis I argue that engagement with animal nations to remake the world is an embedded practice of Anishinaabeg stories. From the perspective of my survey of the Anishinaabeg resurgence literature I conclude that ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Home range, habitat selection, and annual survival of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) in central Canada
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-10)The little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) is one of several hibernating bat species in North America affected by a fungal pathogen that causes a disease known as White-nose syndrome (WNS). As a result, little brown bat ... -
"We are the land, and the land is us": Connecting Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change in the Canadian Prairies.
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-12-11)Owing to years of Indigenous lobbying, organizing, and scholarship, recent decades have seen growing engagement with Indigenous peoples and their knowledges in environmental management, policy-making, and research around ... -
Behavioural Responses of Wood Frog (Lithobates Sylvaticus) Tadpoles to Diluted Bitumen
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2019-04-25)The study of behaviour in ecotoxicology allows for a broader understanding of the effects of pollution in an ecosystem. Amphibians are vulnerable to contaminant exposure, especially during early life stages when they are ... -
A GPU-based Laplacian Solver for Magnetostatic Boundary Value Problems
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2019-10-04)Modern graphics processing units (GPUs) have more computing power than CPUs, and thus, GPUs are proposed as more efficient compute units in solving scientific problems with large parallelizable computational loads. In our ... -
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, ... -
Envisioning a culturally safe midwifery model from the perspective of Indigenous families: A case study of midwifery care in inner city Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-04)Prenatal care is associated with improved outcomes for the mother and baby. Ongoing research in Winnipeg shows that pregnant people, especially Indigenous people, living in Winnipeg’s inner city have significantly lower ... -
The Effects of Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) Diet and Growth in the South Basin of Lake Winnipeg
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-06-01)The freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) is a large-bodied fish found throughout the Lake Winnipeg watershed. Little is known about freshwater drum diet and ecology in Manitoba, as they are not a fish of commercial ... -
Re-routing using Contraction Hierarchies in Software-Defined Networks
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-10)According to the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), one of the reasons to reexamine traditional network architectures is the increment of mobile devices and its data transmission. The global IP traffic forecast by CISCO ... -
Perceptions of Crime Seriousness and Punitive Attitudes in Post-Secondary Students
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-11)Public perceptions of crime seriousness and attitudes towards the punishment of crime stem from the social norms and values that shape society and are informed by ways of knowing about crime. Located within a social ... -
The Significance of a Relations-based Approach to Indigenous Research Ethics and Indigenous Data Sovereignty
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-12-08)BACKGROUND: Indigenous people have been increasingly asserting self-determination in research to “research ourselves back to life”. There is a current knowledge gap regarding how gender is considered in Indigenous research ... -
Accelerating Computation of Zernike and Pseudo-Zernike Moments with a GPU Algorithm
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-12-09)Although Zernike and pseudo-Zernike moments have some advanced properties, the computation process is generally very time-consuming, which has limited their practical applications. To improve the computational efficiency ... -
An Examination of Police Culture and its Effects on Patrol Officers Attitudes towards Restorative Justice
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2020-12-12)The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between restorative justice and police culture, and the level to which this culture acts as barrier to the successful implementation and use of restorative justice ... -
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 ...