Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations by Title
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On Temporal Bipartite Graphs and Their Application in Disease Spread Prediction
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-04-30)The original temporal bipartite graph is flawed in the context of disease spreading models as it does not account for concepts such as virus incu-bation and recovery periods. In this thesis, a new graph structure, referred ... -
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 ... -
Pauline Scholarship and Jewish-Christian Dialogue
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-08-31)This thesis endeavours to make a contribution to the larger project of mutual understanding within Jewish-Christian dialogue, and in this regard, I address one issue—that of reading Paul within Judaism as a necessary element ... -
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 ... -
Physiological and Behavioural Responses of Lake Trout to Catch-And-Release Angling
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-07-13)Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), like many other native fishes in North America are a popular species typically targeted for recreational angling. Catch-and-release angling (C&R) relies on the assumption of high fish ... -
Picture This: Hudson's Bay Company Calendar Images and their Documentary Legacy, 1913-1970
(University of Manitoba & University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 2000-12)Between 1913 and 1970, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) produced an annual calendar which it distributed free of charge through its department stores, fur trade posts, and various administrative offices. While quantities ... -
Post mating isolating barriers between Drosophila species and the role of seminal fluid gene expression
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-12-07)Reproductive genes are known to be among the fastest evolving category of genes within the genome, and males’ reproductive genes show a high divergence between species. A class of genes expressed in the male’s reproductive ... -
Postmating, Prezygotic Isolation among species of the Drosophila virilis subgroup
(University of WinnipegUniversity 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 ... -
The presentation of self in the digital age: Experiences of cyberbullying victims and perpetrators
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-08-21)Virtual communication has become instrumental in the digital age and it presents advantages and risks, including cyberbullying, in the lives of young people. Drawing on Goffman’s (1959) concept of the presentation of self ... -
Print, Text, Community: A Study of Communication in the Zionsbote, a Mennonite Weekly, Between 1884 and 1906
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 2001-03)This thesis analyzes the Zionsbote, a weekly religious periodical serving Mennonite Brethren in America and Russia, as communication. The parts of the communication transaction (producer, receiver, medium, context, and ... -
Prolegomena To An Anglican Discussion of Authority: The Role of History on The Current Crisis
(University of WinnipegUniversity 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 ... -
Quantifying biological responses of catch-and-release angling in understudied fish species and practices
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2021-08-20)Many catch-and-release angling events involve air exposure and exhaustive exercise that elicit a physiological stress response, and depending on a variety of factors, delayed mortality is a possible outcome. There have ... -
Quantifying the Concentration and Loads of Dissolved Organic Contaminants in Snowmelt Runoff from Manure-Amended Agricultural Fields
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-04-15)Agriculture is an integral part of Canada’s economy, making 1.6% of the country’s GDP. In Manitoba, swine production contributed nearly 1.4 billion dollars in revenue from 8.4 million pigs sold to the market. Liquid swine ... -
Quasi-Independent Agencies of the Manitoba Government: the Administrative Relationship
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1987-05)This paper explores the thesis that the policies, procedures and practices which form the basis of interaction between a quasi-independent agency and the executive and bureaucratic arms of government have been established ... -
Rare words in text summarization
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-01-16)Automatic text summarization is a difficult task, which involves a good understanding of an input text to produce fluent, brief and vast summary. The usage of text summarization models can vary from legal document summarization ... -
Re-activation of Human Endogenous Retrovirus-K in Neuroinflammatory Disease
(University of WinnipegUniversity 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 ... -
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 ... -
Reconnecting Mind and Matter: Materiality in Archival Theory and Practice
(University of Manitoba & University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 2009)This thesis considers the assumptions and beliefs of the archival profession to reconceptualize how materiality is related to contextuality, and thereby reveal the “mind” within the material (or immaterial) form and reconnect ... -
Relatives and Strangers: The Identity of Post World War II Ethnic German Immigrants
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1996-02)The years after the end of World War II were characterized by the constant arrival of new Canadians. Between 1946 and 1960, Canada opened its doors to over two million immigrants and approximately 13 per cent of them were ... -
Renewed Spirit in Winnipeg's North End: An emerging Aboriginal young adult co-creative leadership model
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2014-09-02)This thesis argues that the Winnipeg youth movement, “Meet Me at the Bell Tower” (MMBT), offers a new form of spiritual, cultural, and political renewal. Qualitative data drawn from interviews of youth leaders in this ...