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Picture This: Hudson's Bay Company Calendar Images and their Documentary Legacy, 1913-1970
(University 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 ...
Resolving Stock Structure of Sauger (Sander canadensis) in Manitoba, Canada using Biometric, Isotopic, and Genetic Approaches
(University 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 ...
Nursing Resources in Manitoba 1995 A Description of the Current Situation and Consequent Policy Implications
(University of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 1995-08)
The purpose of this study is to describe the nursing resources available in Manitoba as of April, 1995 and to delineate possible policy initiatives based on the collected data. After years of inattention and neglect, the ...
A Granular-based Approach for Semisupervised Web Information Labeling
(University of Winnipeg, 2015-04-22)
A key issue when mining web information is the labeling problem: data is abundant on the web but is unlabelled. In this thesis, we address this problem by proposing i) a novel theoretical granular model that structures ...
GPU-Accelerated Algorithm to Compute Bessel-Fourier Moments
(University of Winnipeg, 2020-03)
Bessel-Fourier moments have been applied in image pattern reconstruction since their introduction in 2010. In this research, a scalable GPU-based algorithm is proposed to accelerate the computation of Bessel-Fourier moments ...
Habitat Characterization and Biology of the Threatened Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae) in Manitoba
(University of Winnipeg, 2013-10-09)
The Dakota Skipper, Hesperia dacotae, is a threatened butterfly restricted to fragmented prairies in the Interlake, southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan in Canada. Currently there is limited data on the life ...
Winnipeg Meat Packing Workers' Path to Union Recognition and Collective Bargaining
(University of Winnipeg, 1996-07)
This thesis explains why in the 1940s, Winnipeg meat packing workers secured sustainable industrial unionism. By tracing the development of the Winnipeg meat packing industry and investigating previously unsuccessful ...
Basic and Applied Aspects of Thermal Acclimation in Juvenile Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
(University 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 ...
Reconnecting Mind and Matter: Materiality in Archival Theory and Practice
(University 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 ...
The Decentralization of Social Services: Canadian Responses
(University of Winnipeg, 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 ...