Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Reproductive and Genetic Consequences of Fragmentation in Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana, L.)
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2011-05-04)Habitat fragmentation has the potential to negatively affect plant populations by disrupting gene flow, reducing genetic diversity and changing mating dynamics. However, the effect of fragmentation has been poorly investigated ... -
Resolving Stock Structure of Sauger (Sander canadensis) in Manitoba, Canada using Biometric, Isotopic, and Genetic Approaches
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-12-06)Many sauger (Sander canadensis) populations in Manitoba have declined in numbers and biomass. Fisheries managers have proposed a province-wide sauger management plan to protect and restore sauger populations, but they are ... -
The role of ambient temperature in the ontogeny of endangered Oarisma poweshiek and their relative O. garita reared ex-situ at Assiniboine Park Zoo, Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-03-11)Regionwide extirpations of Poweshiek skipperlings (Oarisma poweshiek) have prompted an international conservation effort to understand the causes of their decline and to recover the species. However, aspects of their basic ... -
Rough-set based learning methods: A case study to assess the relationship between the clinical delivery of cannabinoid medicine for anxiety, depression, sleep, patterns and predictability
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2022-08-22)COVID-19 is an unprecedented health crisis causing a great deal of stress and mental health challenges in populations in Canada. Recently, research is emerging highlighting the potential of cannabinoids’ beneficial effects ... -
Securing Federated Learning Model Aggregation Against Poisoning Attacks via Credit-Based Client Selection
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-08-29)Federated Learning (FL) has emerged as a revolutionary paradigm in the field of machine learning, enabling multiple participants to collaboratively train models without compromising the privacy of their individual training ... -
Securing Intrusion Detection Systems in IoT Networks Against Adversarial Learning: A Moving Target Defense Approach based on Reinforcement Learning
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-08-23)Investigating the use of moving target defense (MTD) mechanisms in IoT networks is ongoing research, with unfathomable potential to equip IoT devices and networks with the ability to fend off cyber attacks despite the ... -
Shaping Post-Christendom Spiritual Practice in the United Church of Canada One Prayer Shawl at a Time
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-08-17)Although shawls have been fashioned in one way or another for hundreds of years, this research is focused around the special shawl-making of the relatively new Christian prayer shawl ministry that has developed in North ... -
Short Text Classification with Tolerance Near Sets
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-08-13)Text classification is a classical machine learning application in Natural Language Processing, which aims to assign labels to textual units such as documents, sentences, paragraphs, and queries. Applications of text ... -
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 ... -
Source and fate of dissolved organic matter in boreal headwater streams
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-05)Understanding the source and fate of dissolved organic matter (DOM), a key water quality variable, in boreal headwaters is of critical importance considering the amount of carbon stored and processed in different ecosystem ... -
Sparks of Light: Survivor Narratives Reflected Through the Lens of Irving Greenberg’s Theology
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2018-01-22)In the future, when no first-person witnesses to the Shoah are left to tell their stories, we will be left with their written, audio, and video narratives. Those who will be left to bear witness for them can tell their ... -
A Spatial Analysis Evaluation of DeltaGard®20EW Operational Efficacy in Winnipeg, Manitoba for Adult Mosquito Control
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2022-08-31)Background: Mosquito abatement includes the management and surveillance of nuisance and potential vector mosquitoes. The major nuisance mosquito in Winnipeg, Manitoba is Ae. vexans, a floodwater mosquito. The City of ... -
Spectroscopic Analysis of Ca-Carbonates from Utah Crystal Geyser to Support Carbonate Detection within our Solar System
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-05)This study investigated the Utah Crystal Geyser, a unique low-temperature, CO2-rich geyser relevant to Mars, icy moons, and asteroids. Samples from the site had a range of textural and color differences; however, they ... -
Spectroscopic analysis of modern Mg-carbonates from multiple mafic/ultramafic environments with relevance to Jezero crater, Mars
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-04)The detection and presence of carbonates on Mars and within Jezero crater implies and supports an extensive aqueous history during the Noachian to early Hesperian and can help with the reconstruction of paleoenvironments. ... -
Structure, Function and Drought Resilience of Northern Prairie Communities, 50 Years After Grazing Disturbance
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-09-18)With climate change threatening the function of grassland ecosystems, conservation and restoration strategies are shifting from comparisons of species compositions with baseline conditions, to assessments of ecosystem ... -
A study on the modeling for obesity
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-12-03)This study primarily aims to develop an Agent Based Model (ABM) that can simulate the obesity rates based on statistical analysis and to find out how obesity is affected by risk factors in a Canadian environment. As obesity ... -
A Survivor’s Narrative of Institutional Harms Experienced in Manitoba Developmental Centre and Prisons in Canada
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-08-17)This thesis is a case study that looks at the life story of a Black man, Dwight, who had been institutionalized at the Manitoba Developmental Centre (MDC) at the age of eleven in 1967 for three years. Dwight alleges that ... -
Taxonomic diversity, Pest Vulnerability, and Carbon Storage of the Urban Forest in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-05-07)Canadian prairie cities face a number of challenges when managing urban forests, one of which is reduced tree diversity due to more severe climate constraints to tree survival. This thesis reports on diversity and carbon ... -
Telling Stories around the 'Electronic Campfire': The Use of Archives in Television Productions
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1999)The purpose of this thesis is to develop an archival perspective on the use of archival documents in television productions and to explore the significant public programming opportunities presented to archivists by the ... -
To Conserve and Protect: “Making Sense” of Conservation Officer uses of Emotional Labour
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-01)Given the unique role that conservation officer’s play in our society, it is critical that researchers better understand factors that may influence the activities and behaviours of the individuals tasked with dealing with ...