Lakehead University Knowledge Commons: Recent submissions
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From coal to wood thermoelectric energy production: Socio-economic impacts in northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2016)The province of Ontario in Canada is the first North American jurisdiction with legislation in place to eliminate coal-fired thermoelectric production. Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) coal-fired Atikokan Generating Station ... -
Past and future impacts of climate change on boreal forest timber supply
(2018)The boreal forest is home to a thriving forest industry which requires stable, long term timber to remain viable. Anthropogenic climate change, caused by the release of greenhouse gasses, is occurring rapidly in northern ... -
Building information modeling-enhanced visualization tool for structural health monitoring
(2018)With growing number of modern complex infrastructure, robust and autonomous condition assessment of large-scale structures under operational loads and extreme climatic events has garnered significant attention. Data-driven ... -
Synthesis of muramyl dipeptide analogues as immunomodulatory agents
(2018)Peptidoglycan occurs naturally in cell wall structures of almost all types of bacteria. Muramyl dipeptide (MDP) is a fragment of peptidoglycan, which consists of N-acetylmuramic acid that is attached to a dipeptide of ... -
The effects of moderate exercise on cognitive, cervical, and vestibulo-ocular functioning in healthy individuals: a pilot study
(2018)While cognitive and physical rest have long been the protocol that most physicians have recommended for concussions, there has been an increase in interest with regards to the prescription of low intensity symptom-limited ... -
Infant feeding method and neonatal abstinence syndrome
(2018)Background: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a complex disorder, observed in infants experiencing symptoms of withdrawal, as a result of in utero exposure to the maternal use of opioids. Breastfeeding has been ... -
The role of intolerance of uncertainty in social anxiety: interpretation of ambiguous social information
(2018)The existence of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) about ambiguous social information in individuals with social anxiety has only recently begun to be explored by researchers, whereas the cognitive mechanisms whereby IU might ... -
The effect of isometric cervical strength, head impact location, and impact mechanism on simulated head impact measures in female ice hockey players
(2018)Head injuries in sport have become a growing concern due to the negative acute and chronic health effects manifested from concussion injuries. Ice hockey is a sport associated with a high rate of concussions, although most ... -
Why don't intermediate teachers go outside?
(2018)The benefits of spending time outdoors and connecting with the natural world are becoming increasingly recognized, with outdoor education gaining more acceptance and visibility in our society. Unfortunately, traditional ... -
Carbon bio-sequestration by anhydrase enzyme extracted from spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
(2018)Demand for sustainable and new technologies striving for sequestration of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, is an area of considerable focus. In recent years there has been an increased interest in using an ... -
Key factors influencing First Nation youth perspectives on forest management and capacity development in northern Ontario, Canada
(2018)First Nation youth often play a central, though indirect, role in Ontario’s forest sector as the beneficiaries of capacity-building arrangements, employment opportunities and cultural-retention initiatives. Correspondingly, ... -
Geochemistry and petrography of the ultramafic metavolcanic rocks in the eastern portion of the Shebandowan greenstone belt, Northwestern Ontario
(2018)The 2.7 Ga Shebandowan greenstone belt in the Wawa-Abitibi terrane contains unusual ultramafic rocks. The two main assemblages present within the study area are the Greenwater and Shebandowan assemblages. The 2719.7 ± ... -
Extracting specific text from documents using machine learning algorithms
(2018)Increasing use of Portable Document Format (PDF) files has promoted research in analyzing the files' layout for text extraction purpose. For this reason, it is important to have a system in place to analyze these documents ... -
Durability and mechanical properties of Portland cement concrete that utilizes crumb rubber as an alternative fine aggregat
(2018)This research project investigated in an intensive experimental program the influence of using crumb rubber in the mechanical properties and durability of Portland cement concrete mixtures. Crumb rubber is produced from ... -
Female Canadian university sexual assault survivors: why they do not report
(2018)Female Canadian university students are at a high risk for sexual victimization and as few as 5% report the assault. Various Canadian provincial governments have put forward legislation to develop and improve university ... -
Comparison between thermophilic and mesophilic membrane-aerated biofilm reactors- a modeling study
(2018)Membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR), as a novel biological waste treatment technology, has received much attention in recent years, due to its advantages, as compared to conventional biofilm. Considerable amount of ... -
Physical attractiveness mediates the relationship between resting heart rate variability and mate value
(2018)The present study had two main purposes: (a) to replicate the findings of Vacharkulsemsuk and colleagues (2016) and Joel and colleagues (2017) wherein body language and physical attractiveness each predict desirability, ... -
Characterization of the MAX porphyry Mo deposit using trace element geochemistry in hydrothermal alteration minerals, Trout Lake, B.C.
(2016)Over the last few decades it has become increasingly difficult to discover new ore deposits and as existing deposits are exhausted, techniques for improving exploration success are becoming vital. In this study I ... -
Attitude control for a quadrotor UAV using adaptive fuzzy backstepping
(2017)With improvements on automation, computer, electronics and other technologies, applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have expanded from pure military field to civilian areas. As a multirotor aircraft, a quadrotor ... -
Fetal programming from sub-lethal radiation: glucose metabolism in the liver and brown adipose tissue
(2018)Exposure to ionizing radiation contributing to negative health outcomes is a widespread concern among the public, scientific community, and workers in the nuclear energy industry and diagnostic imaging field. However, ...
