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A study on biochar for bioenergy and composite applications
Date
2018
Author
Dahal, Raj Kumar
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Dissertation/Thesis
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This research focus on the production and characterization of the pyrolytic products (biochar, biooil and syngas) for potential bioenergy...
Thesis Supervisor
Acharya, Bishnu; Saha, Gobinda C.
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Effectiveness of enhancing face-to-face peer-led nutrition education methods with an intervention of nutrition-related cell phone messaging on Kenyan women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices
Date
2018
Author
Wanjohi, Grace W.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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In developing countries, where food insecurity and micronutrient malnutrition are severe, food-based agricultural interventions have been shown to...
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Vaccine-induced protection against furunculosis in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)
Date
2018
Author
Brown, Alyson Barbara Jane
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) are a salmonid with potential economic growth in Canadian aquaculture. They are native to the Arctic, and have...

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Fast, Mark
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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The voices of high school students with learning disabilities
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Focusing on challenges, barriers, and supports
Date
2018
Author
Liu, Lili
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Dissertation/Thesis
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High school students with learning disabilities face more difficulties completing their education successfully and acquiring competent life skills...
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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From policy to action – renewable energy in Samsø, Denmark
Date
2018
Author
Plourde, Jocelyn
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Addressing the challenges of climate change, while also maintaining modern standards of living, requires a transition from energy sources that burn...
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Brown, H. Carolyn Peach; Novaczek, Irene
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Longitudinal assessment of behaviour and associated biomarkers in a novel progressive model of Parkinson's Disease
Date
2018
Author
Bigelow, Logan Jared
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Dissertation/Thesis
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The consumption of seeds of Cycas circinalis has been linked to the development of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Parkinsonism Dementia Complex ...
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Tasker, Andrew
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Comparison of the recovery of antimicrobial resistant organisms between antibiotic-free and conventional swine farms in the United States
Date
2018
Author
Che, Sunoh
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Dissertation/Thesis
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The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex and controversial issue. Although antimicrobial therapeutics and growth...

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Sanchez, Javier
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Looming health crisis on small islands
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The nexus between ecosystem health and human health – a case study of the island of Dominica
Date
2018
Author
Webster-Stahel, Simone
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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This thesis examines the relationship between human health, ecosystem health, and socioeconomic aspects on the Small Island Developing State of...
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Nagarajan, Palanisamy
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Movement, behaviour, and marine-derived nutrients
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A comprehensive assessment of issues related to fish passage in Atlantic Canada
Date
2018
Author
Landsman, Sean Joseph
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Demand for water resources and the subsequent proliferation of dams has led to habitat discontinuity within rivers and a subsequent reduction in...
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Heuvel, Michael van den
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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The experience of non-francophone parents with children in minority-language french schools in Prince Edward Island
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A mixed methods study
Date
2018
Author
MacPhee, Mary M.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Research indicates that classrooms across Canada and our globe are becoming increasingly multilingual and multicultural. Parent involvement (PI) in...
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Turnbull, Miles; Cormier, Marianne
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Multi-disciplinary study abroad research and development project
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Impact on emotional and civic engagement status of Kenyan women farmers
Date
2018
Author
Shileche, Anne
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Programs that facilitate students’ learning abroad are on the increase among institutions of higher learning in the global North. International...
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VanLeeuwen, Charlene; VanLeeuwen, John
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Design and properties of iron-containing dendrimers capped with pyrene moieties
Date
2018
Author
Thabet, Bsmah
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Dendrimers have been the center of attention since their development in the mids-80s. In many fields, organometallic dendrimers have participated...
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Abd-El-Aziz, Alaa
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University of Prince Edward Island
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Are vegetation index maps derived from sUAS-mounted multi-spectral sensors an accurate predictor of yield in potatoes?
Date
2018
Author
MacDonald, Evan
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Potatoes are an expensive crop to grow, and many inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides are required to ensure that the product is marketable....
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Fenech, Adam
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University of Prince Edward Island
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A description of hepatitis C infection on Prince Edward Island
Date
2018
Author
MacKinnon, Stacey Burns
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Dissertation/Thesis
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In Prince Edward Island (PEI), it was estimated that there were up to 800 people infected with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) since testing began in 1991;...
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Bryanton, Janet
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University of Prince Edward Island
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Effects of a combined horticulture and peer-led nutrition education intervention on food security, diet diversity and knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women farmers belonging to women’s self-help groups in rural eastern Kenya
Date
2018
Author
Muthee, Sarah Wangeci
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Research in developing countries suggests that horticulture interventions are an effective means of enhancing the diversity of diets and food...
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Taylor, Jennifer; Walton, Colleen
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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On the adaptation of salinity tolerance
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A study of phenotypic divergence between lacustrine and marine populations of Cakile edentula
Date
2018
Author
Ferrish, Justin Everett
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Dissertation/Thesis
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A species’ evolution is a process mostly driven by generations of adaptation to different conditions in the local environment. Due to the sedentary...
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Samis, Karen; Lacroix, Christian
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Remixing digital play in the early years
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Learning stories from nested ecologies of one family
Date
2018
Author
Roach O’Keefe, Alaina L.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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How do young children experience digital play in the 21st century? The purpose of this exploratory case study was to examine one child’s play in...
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Gabriel, Martha; Doiron, Ray
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED
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Isle of hunger, isle of pain
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Islandness, memory, and landscape of the great famine in Cahersiveen and Valentia Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Date
2018
Author
Rowan, Erin Marie
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Ireland’s Great Famine (1845-1852) was a painful and defining moment in Irish history, with a lasting memory. The devastation of those seven years,...
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Brinklow, Laurie
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Crossing the Strait
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What happens to “the Island way of life” when the ferry becomes a bridge?
Date
2018
Author
Pettit, Janice S.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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This thesis explores whether the Confederation Bridge, linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland of Canada via the province of New Brunswick,...
Thesis Supervisor
Brinklow, Laurie
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Becoming connected
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Remoteness and identity on Saint Helena
Date
2018
Author
Jennings, Owen
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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More than 500 after its discovery, the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena finally has an airport. I visited the island in 2016, between the...
Thesis Supervisor
Baldacchino, Godfrey
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED

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