University of Winnipeg: Recent submissions
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Examining the effects of elevated carbon dioxide on Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) behaviour and the use of alarm cue responses for ecologically relevant behavioural studies
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-08-13)Elevations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) have been measured by experts for decades. These atmospheric elevations cause changes in aquatic environments as increased CO2 reduces pH. Acidification has been shown to cause ... -
A Human Rights-Based Perspective on Dried Fish Value Chains in Gujarat, India
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 2024-08)Globally, small-scale fisheries provide livelihood and food security to some of the most marginalised and vulnerable populations. Recognising the importance of small-scale fisheries, there is an increasing policy focus on ... -
Downstream
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We're the problem; mapping our way out of printing purgatory
(UX in Libraries, 2024-03)This is the tale of a behavioural mapping exercise that revealed some uncomfortable truths about our library’s role in the student experience, and the journey that got us there; how we followed the data to discover the ... -
Nii Ndahlohke
(Mary Jane Logan McCallum, 2024)This catalogue of the Nii Ndahlohke exhibition at Art Windsor Essex (September 26, 2023 – June 25, 2024) features work by First Nations artists exploring the history of forced labour of students at Mount Elgin Industrial ... -
Air Quality and Urban Prosperity: An Analysis of Municipal Composting and Urban Agriculture as Air Pollution Reduction and Mitigation Policies for Winnipeg
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The Cheapest Police
(University of Birmingham, 2024)Current debates within librarianship around intellectual freedom echo debates in broader society around free speech, cancel culture, and "culture war". This thesis argues that, far from being a transcendental value or ... -
Growing a Writing Practice: Non-Extractive Writing
(University of Winnipeg, 2024-05)Essays for sale, AI, plagiarism, grade seeking: clearly it’s time to revamp research and writing. Students have not learned to write well, they’ve learned to game the system, get the grade, and move on. The dominant colonized ... -
Review of The Undead Archive: 100 Years of Photographing Ghosts, curated by Serena Keshavjee
(The Association of Canadian Archivists, 2024)The Undead Archive: 100 Years of Photographing Ghosts. Gallery 1C03, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 7 – November 10, 2023; University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 21, 2023 – April ... -
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, ...
