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Accessing Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD): An interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences with MAiD by family members and providers in Manitoba
(University of Winnipeg, 2021)
This research explored first-hand experiences with medical assistance in death (MAiD) in Manitoba. It aimed to uncover what experiences revealed about the process behind this new end-of-life option in Canada. Specifically, ...
A Cross-Jurisdictional and Multi-Agency Information Model for Emergency Management
(University of Winnipeg, 2000-07)
Emergency management and the coordination of disaster-related activity are information-intensive, both in terms of the level of detail required and the diversity of information that must be generated, evaluated, and acted ...
Mennonites, Children and Communion
(University of Winnipeg, 2007-08)
This research thesis on Mennonites, Children and Communion has been authored by one who is deeply rooted in the tradition, faith and life, and practical theology of the North American Mennonite community. The research ...
Telling Stories around the 'Electronic Campfire': The Use of Archives in Television Productions
(University of Winnipeg, 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 ...
Exploring Machine Learning Approaches to Precipitation Prediction: Post Processing of Daily Accumulated North American forecasts
(University of Winnipeg, 2023-11-22)
This thesis presents recent work on exploring machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models to improve the accuracy of 24 hour precipitation forecasts. Leveraging a comprehensive North American dataset of precipitation ...
Evaluating the Residual Benefits of Soil Amendments in Reducing Phosphorus Losses to Snowmelt Runoff from Agricultural Fields
(University of Winnipeg, 2023-11-10)
Phosphorus (P) in snowmelt runoff from agricultural fields across the Canadian prairies is a major source of nutrient pollution to freshwater bodies, such as Lake Winnipeg. The use of soil amendments, such as alum ...
Using Behaviour to Understand Conservation and Management Strategies for Threatened Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus)
(University of Winnipeg, 2014-11)
Captive assurance populations can help preserve populations in the face of rapid declines that cannot be mitigated in the wild. Individual behavioural tendencies or personality may affect how easily different individuals ...
Developing Criteria to Prioritize Rapid Removal of American Elm Trees Infected with Dutch Elm Disease
(University of Winnipeg, 2021-10)
During late summer and early fall in Manitoba, adult native elm bark beetles (NEBB) that carry Dutch Elm Disease (DED) emerge from brood galleries in the canopy and upper trunk of infected elm trees and move to the base ...
Martyrdom in Latin America: Gustavo Gutierrez Challenges the Traditional Concept of Authenticated Martyrdom in the Roman Catholic Church
(University of Winnipeg, 1996-09-01)
The concept of martyrdom emerged in the pre-Constantinian Church. Many Christians believed that the martyrs, imitators of Jesus Christ in life and death, would be saved in imitation of his resurrection. The local communities ...
Anishinaabeg Kinship Diplomacy and Animal Nations: A Critical Review of Political Leadership
(University 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 ...