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A Looking Forward
Alexandra Gillis
Mar 16, 2022
Alexandra Gillis is a teacher and educational researcher living in the city of Vancouver, on the territorial lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, amidst mountains and ocean of Canada’s west coast. She has...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Predicting Woody Plant Diversity as Key Component of Ecosystems
The Mediterranean basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Woody plants are key components of ecosystems. This article explores the environmental impacts on woody plant species richness and diversity in maquis and abandoned...
Environmental Technologies Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies
Published by: IGI Global
Predicting Woody Plant Diversity as Key Component of Ecosystems
The Mediterranean basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Woody plants are key components of ecosystems. This article explores the environmental impacts on woody plant species richness and diversity in maquis and abandoned...
Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Earth Science Biodiversity Science and Engineering Government and Law
Published by: IGI Global
Modelling the Effects of Chemical Dispersant on the Fate of Spilled Oil
The proposed Energy East pipeline project has raised concerns about potential oil spills in Saint John, New Brunswick, due to increased tanker traffic. While environmental conditions such as strong tide and current could pose...
The Temporal Disciplining of Doctoral Research in the Neoliberal Academy
The neoliberal agenda in higher education has led to expectations and targets of market-likeness in student enrolment and completion demographics through the widening participation agenda. However, the reality is that...
Published by: IGI Global
Book Review: Tying the Autocrat's Hands
Hayley Alexandra Russell
Aug 22, 2017
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
A Study of Pile Fatigue Failures in the Arabian Gulf
Leanne Mary Stein
Apr 09, 2013
In the summer of 1974, construction commenced for an oil tanker terminal in the Arabian Gulf. The following winter, a particularly strong tropical storm hit after the piles were driven, prior to installation of the...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Will Enough ever be Enough?
Hayley Alexandra Russell
Sep 11, 2018
This paper examines the apparent discrepancy between public opinion and congressional action with regards to the implementation of further gun control policies within the United States. Through the examination of the history of...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Water Supply-Demand Management under Climate Change
This study aimed to investigate optimal multiple reservoir operations and water demand management considering climate change impact. In this study, conditional density estimation network creation and evaluation (CaDENCE) method...
The Dynamic State of Being in Love
To speak of the dynamic state of being in love with God pertains to the stage of meaning when the world of interiority has been made the explicit ground of the worlds of theory and of common sense.
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Modelling quantitative fungicide resistance and breakdown of resistant cultivars
Plant pathogens respond to selection pressures exerted by disease management strategies. This can lead to fungicide resistance and/or the breakdown of disease-resistant cultivars, each of which significantly threaten food...
Triticum Plant Leaves Fungicides Industrial Plant Diseases Multifactorial Inheritance Disease Resistance
Published by: PLoS computational biology
Ice Loading on the Confederation Bridge
Helena Greene
Apr 09, 2013
Icebergs and ice loading present a number of risks on the design, construction and operation of ocean bridges in harsh environments. In order to design and construct bridges that are structurally stable and safe, it is essential...
Civil Engineering COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING, 8751; CASE STUDY; CIVIL; CONFEDERATION BRIDGE; CONCRETE; ICE LOADS; CONSTRUCTION; FIELD RESEARCH
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Effective Dialectical Analysis
The common description of science as ‘an organized body of knowledge’ possesses more than merely metaphorical significance. Like any self-organizing body—be it a tadpole, a giraffe fetus, an animal species, or humanity in its...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Retention of Regional French Vocabulary
Anne Violin-Wigent
Sep 30, 2014
With the development of mass media and compulsory state education, standardFrench has extended its scope, at the detriment of regional languages and dialects. In this study, I investigate the extent to which regional vocabulary...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Teacher Recruitment in Rural and Aboriginal Communities
The north coast of Labrador is full of rough terrain and rugged coastlines. There are six active communities in the northern most area of this region: Nain, Natuashish, Hopedale, Makkovik, Postville and Rigolet, which have a...
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
Potent Stimulation of the Androgen Receptor Instigates a Viral Mimicry Response in Prostate Cancer.
Mohammadreza Alizadeh-Ghodsi, Katie L Owen, Scott L Townley, Damien Zanker, Samuel PG Rollin, Adrienne R Hanson, Raj Shrestha, John Toubia, Tessa Gargett, Igor Chernukhin, Jennii Luu, Karla J Cowley, Ashlee Clark, Jason S Carroll, Kaylene J Simpson, Jean M Winter, Mitchell G Lawrence, Lisa M Butler, Gail P Risbridger, Benjamin Thierry, Renea A Taylor, Theresa E Hickey, Belinda S Parker, Wayne D Tilley, Luke A Selth
Apr 15, 2023
UNLABELLED: Inhibiting the androgen receptor (AR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, with androgen deprivation therapy is a standard-of-care treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Paradoxically, activation of AR can...
Functional neurological restoration of amputated peripheral nerve using biohybrid regenerative bioelectronics.
Amy E Rochford, Alejandro Carnicer-Lombarte, Malak Kawan, Amy Jin, Sam Hilton, Vincenzo F Curto, Alexandra L Rutz, Thomas Moreau, Mark R N Kotter, George G Malliaras, Damiano G Barone
Apr 17, 2023
The development of neural interfaces with superior biocompatibility and improved tissue integration is vital for treating and restoring neurological functions in the nervous system. A critical factor is to increase the...
Published by: Science advances
Uncovering spatiotemporal patterns of atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy using unsupervised machine learning.
William J Scotton, Cameron Shand, Emily Todd, Martina Bocchetta, David M Cash, Lawren VandeVrede, Hilary Heuer, 4RTNI Consortium PROSPECT Consortium, Alexandra L Young, Neil Oxtoby, Daniel C Alexander, James B Rowe, Huw R Morris, Adam L Boxer, Jonathan D Rohrer, Peter A Wijeratne
Apr 17, 2023
To better understand the pathological and phenotypic heterogeneity of progressive supranuclear palsy and the links between the two, we applied a novel unsupervised machine learning algorithm (Subtype and Stage Inference) to the...
Structural brain alterations associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young people
Laura S. van Velzen, Maria R. Dauvermann, Lejla Colic, Luca M. Villa, Hannah S. Savage, Yara J. Toenders, Alyssa H. Zhu, Joanna K. Bright, Adrián I. Campos, Lauren E. Salminen, Sonia Ambrogi, Rosa Ayesa-Arriola, Nerisa Banaj, Zeynep Başgöze, Jochen Bauer, Karina Blair, Robert James Blair, Katharina Brosch, Yuqi Cheng, Romain Colle, Colm G. Connolly, Emmanuelle Corruble, Baptiste Couvy-Duchesne, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Kathryn R. Cullen, Udo Dannlowski, Christopher G. Davey, Katharina Dohm, Janice M. Fullerton, Ali Saffet Gonul, Ian H. Gotlib, Dominik Grotegerd, Tim Hahn, Ben J. Harrison, Mengxin He, Ian B. Hickie, Tiffany C. Ho, Frank Iorfino, Andreas Jansen, Fabrice Jollant, Tilo Kircher, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, Melissa Klug, Elisabeth J. Leehr, Elizabeth T. C. Lippard, Katie A. McLaughlin, Susanne Meinert, Adam Bryant Miller, Philip B. Mitchell, Benson Mwangi, Igor Nenadić, Amar Ojha, Bronwyn J. Overs, Julia-Katharina Pfarr, Fabrizio Piras, Kai G. Ringwald, Gloria Roberts, Georg Romer, Marsal Sanches, Margaret A. Sheridan, Jair C. Soares, Gianfranco Spalletta, Frederike Stein, Giana I. Teresi, Diana Tordesillas-Gutiérrez, Aslihan Uyar-Demir, Nic J. A. van der Wee, Steven J. van der Werff, Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren, Alexandra Winter, Mon-Ju Wu, Tony T. Yang, Paul M. Thompson, Miguel E. Rentería, Neda Jahanshad, Hilary P. Blumberg, Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Lianne Schmaal
Apr 07, 2023