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Economic immigrant parents’ educational involvement in Prince Edward Island
Date
2016
Author
Liu, Hsiao Yu (Kathren)
Genre
MEd Project
Abstract
As a strategy for addressing the issues of aging population and economic development, the Canadian government collaborated with provinces and...
Thesis Supervisor
Guo-Brennan, Linyuan
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Exploring the influence of oral health literacy and oral health chronic disease knowledge on older adults oral care behaviours
Date
2016
Author
MacDougall, Alison C.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Unlike previous generations, baby boomers are keeping their own natural teeth as they enter into older age. There is a growing body of research...
Thesis Supervisor
Weeks, Lori
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Activation of natural killer (NK) cells and regulation of the NKG2D and DAP10 co-receptors by IL-2 and IL-18
Date
2016
Author
Tobin, Gailene A.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Interleukin-18 (IL-18), known to exert its potential effect on the promotion of NK cell function, has demonstrated considerable therapeutic...
Thesis Supervisor
van den Heuvel, Michael
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Movement patterns, home range and den site selection of urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
2016
Author
Lambe, Hailey J.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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The opportunistic and adaptable nature of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in terms of habitat, diet and movement patterns, has contributed to their vast...
Thesis Supervisor
Silva-Opps, Marina; Opps, Sheldon
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Discovery of cryptic microbial natural products using induction strategies and characterization of a novel biotransformation product
Date
2016
Author
Sproule, Amanda T.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Human health has benefitted from the use of natural products since the beginning of traditional medicine. Today, the majority of approved drugs...
Thesis Supervisor
Kerr, Russell
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Regulation of genes associated with avian B cell receptors involved in innate and adaptive immunity
Date
2016
Author
Elad, Ori
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Epigenetics is a group of mechanisms associated with gene expression control. One of these mechanisms is methylation of cytosines which are part of...
Thesis Supervisor
Rodriguez-Lecompte, Juan Carlos
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Resurrecting the shop
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Examining the theory and practice of career and technical education
Date
2016
Author
Stephens, John W.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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This thesis examines the role of career and technical education (CTE) in the PEI Public School System through a critical ethnography. The research...
Thesis Supervisor
Tilleczek, Kate
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Effects of α7 nicotinic receptors on NMDA-mediated excitotoxicity in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures
Date
2016
Author
Happ, Denise
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Glutamate, the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain, plays an important role during brain development and physiological...
Thesis Supervisor
Tasker, Andrew
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Combined effects of cadmium, hypoxia and temperature on mitochondrial bioenergetics in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Date
2016
Author
Onukwufor, John Obinna
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Aquatic organisms are exposed to diverse and dynamic combinations of stressors in their environment that may interact to alter mitochondrial...
Thesis Supervisor
Kamunde, Collins; Kibenge, Fred
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Claiming green to earn green
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Environmental laws and uninhabited islands – a case study of Fangji Island, China
Date
2016
Author
Liang, Xiaotong
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Although Island Studies has been recognized since the mid-1980s, what are often neglected, or merged into the general “island” concept are...
Thesis Supervisor
Nagarajan, Palanisamy
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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On the solutions of linear differential equations with polynomial coefficients
Date
2016
Author
Alshammari, Khalid
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Saad, Nasser
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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A study of green crab (Carcinus maenas) interactions, cannibalism, and a first approach to model the effects of harvesting on its populations
Date
2016
Author
Gehrels, Hannah B.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Green crabs (Carcinus maenas) have been extensively studied because of the negative impacts that they have on the ecosystems that they invade....
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Quijón, Pedro; Cox, Ruth
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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A comparative analysis of conventional and emerging methods for characterizing coastal morphology and change
Date
2016
Author
Clark, Andrew
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Small islands and coastal areas are threatened by the negative impacts of climate change. Sea-level rise, increased storm event and frequency, and...
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Fenech, Adam
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Public knowledge and perceptions of large-scale assessments
Date
2016
Author
Yan, Yan
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Large-scale assessment has been used as an effective tool for government organizations to justify the well-being of educational systems in terms of...
Thesis Supervisor
Miller, Tess
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Atlantic Canada
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epidemiology and culture methods
Date
2016
Author
Saab, Matthew E.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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The main aim of this thesis was to obtain information on the distribution and prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius ...
Thesis Supervisor
McClure, J. Trenton
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Microorganisms in sea ice melt pools as a source of ultra-violet radiation absorbing metabolites
Date
2016
Author
Thomas, Amanda
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Natural products have many uses in today’s society, from disease therapeutics to cosmetic applications. One such application of natural products is...
Thesis Supervisor
Kerr, Russell
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Newly-graduated baccalaureate registered nurses, the 21st century health care environment and mapping the landscape for curricular change
Date
2016
Author
MacIntyre, Janet Irene Sweet
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
As the landscape of health care delivery in Canada and especially in Prince Edward Island (PEI) evolves and as work environments also evolve within...
Thesis Supervisor
Tilleczek, Kate; Critchley, Kim
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Decomposition kinetics of polymer-nanocomposite materials
Date
2016
Author
Alsaedi, Wael
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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The synthesis of polythiophenes functionalized with an alkyl group such as coumarin and naphthol were performed successfully. A previously -...
Thesis Supervisor
Abd-El-Aziz, Alaa
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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“We'll have to re-write history”
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Postcolonial education on the island state of the Commonwealth of Dominica
Date
2016
Author
Currie, Mark Trevor
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This ethnographic study examines the relationships between colonialized education, cultural negotiation, and migration within the context of the...
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Krautwurst, Udo; Mitchell, Jean
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Synthesis and characterization of thermoplastic polymers
Date
2016
Author
Alharbi, Osama
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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This research is focused on the synthesis and characterizations of polyaromatic ethers using meta-, para-, and ortho-dichloro complexes of...
Thesis Supervisor
Abd-El-Aziz, Alaa
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED

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