University of Winnipeg: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Land as a Teacher: Indigenous Food Knowledges and Perspectives from Long Plain First Nations
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-05-16)This study adopts a community-based Indigenous research approach to understanding Indigenous food knowledge and perspectives from Long Plain First Nation, Manitoba. Through in-depth interviews with nine community participants, ... -
Indigenous Knowledge and Tourism on Protected Areas Under Constitutional Sumak Kawsai in Ecuador: Policies and Legislation
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-05-11)This thesis aims to expose the deficiencies in Ecuadorian legislation in protecting Indigenous culture and Indigenous knowledge within the tourism economy located within Indigenous traditional lands and protected areas of ... -
Multimedia Forensics: Preserving Video Integrity with Blockchain
(IEEE, 2024)This paper addresses some of the challenges of video forgery detection in multimedia forensics. It presents a solution that enhances video verification by utilizing the non-alterable features of blockchain technology and ... -
Dynamic Calculation of Password Salts for Improved Resilience towards Password Cracking Algorithms
(IEEE, 2024)Passwords have been an integral part of our lives from the dawn of the internet and keeping them secure has been of paramount importance. Each attempt to secure our digital lives has been met with increased complexity and ... -
An All-In-One, Low-Cost Photogrammetry Rig for 3D Plant Modelling and Phenotyping
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-04-23)Photogrammetry, the science of generating 3D models of objects from photographs, offers a comprehensive method for acquiring, studying, and analyzing detailed information about the structure of objects. Utilizing the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Urban Design, Neoliberalism, and Social Control in the Context of Winnipeg's Canada Life Centre
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-04-30)This research analyzes modes of urban social control through conventional and non-conventional policing practices in Winnipeg’s “Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment District” (SHED), and the area surrounding Winnipeg’s ... -
Fusarium head blight detection, spikelet estimation, and severity assessment in wheat using 3D convolutional neural networks
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2024-04-10)Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most significant diseases affecting wheat and other small-grain cereals worldwide. Developing FHB-resistant cultivars is critical but requires field and greenhouse disease assessment, ... -
Trust, Risk, and Dissonance: Prairie Agriculture and Canada’s Environmental Farm Plan
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-04-29)In the wake of combined economic and ecological pressure, Prairie farmers and the Canadian ministries responsible for agriculture are pressed to instigate sustainable agricultural development. However, Canada’s central ... -
Cryptographic Techniques for Data Privacy in Digital Forensics
(IEEE, 2023-12-15)The acquisition and analysis of data in digital forensics raise different data privacy challenges. Many existing works on digital forensic readiness discuss what information should be stored and how to collect relevant ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exploring Hyperspectral Imaging and 3D Convolutional Neural Network for Stress Classification in Plants
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-12-06)Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has emerged as a transformative technology in imaging, characterized by its ability to capture a wide spectrum of light, including wavelengths beyond the visible range. This approach significantly ... -
Evolutionary history and diversity of human-specific FAM72A paralogs
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-12-14)Gene duplication is a key driver of genetic diversity and adaptation, allowing genomes to develop complexity and redundant sequences that evolve along different trajectories. In human evolution, gene duplication played an ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Estimated Detection Limits of Carboxylates in Palagonite by X-ray Diffraction and Reflectance Spectroscopy
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2023-09)Low molecular weight carboxylates (carbonates, oxalates, formates, and acetates) are either known or are expected to be present on the surface of Mars. Previous work has suggested these phases to be present in Gale Crater ...
