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Title: 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
Abstract: 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
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Impacts of exposure to oil sands-derived contaminants on the white sucker (Catostomus commersonii)
Date: 2017
Author: Arens, Collin James
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The rapid expansion and scale of development associated with the Athabasca oil sands industry has generated concerns regarding potential...
Thesis Supervisor: van den heuvel, Michael
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: 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
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Modulation of mitochondrial bioenergetics in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by zinc and calcium
Date: 2017
Author: Sharaf, Mahmoud S.
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Aquatic environments are impacted by different environmental stressors including metals pollution. Therefore, it is important to understand how...
Thesis Supervisor: Kamunde, Collins
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Immunological responses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to co-infections with sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
Date: 2019
Author: Carvalho, Laura A.
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Intensive fish farming at aquaculture sites is reaching maximum exploitation of the environment, providing suitable conditions for simultaneous...
Thesis Supervisor: Fast, Mark
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Assessment of the effects of agricultural pesticide Chlorpyrifos on American Lobster larvae (Homarus americanus)
Date: 2020
Author: Taylor, Laura Jane
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate that is currently used to reduce arthropod pests. Coastal marine ecosystems may be exposed to agricultural...
Thesis Supervisor: Greenwood, Spencer; van den Heuvel, Michael
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Immunotoxic effects of benzo[a]pyrene on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Date: 2014
Author: Phalen, Laura Jane
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of compounds with immunotoxic and carcinogenic potential that may pose a threat to fish...
Thesis Supervisor: van den Heuvel, Michael
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Agricultural land use impacts on cool-spring flora and fauna, with an emphasis on freshwater invertebrate diversity and phenology in spring pools of eastern Prince Edward Island (Canada)
Date: 2014
Author: Knysh, Kyle
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Freshwater springs are focused discharge points from groundwater to surface water environments. Cool springs have consistent temperatures close to...
Thesis Supervisor: Giberson, Donna; van den Heuvel, Michael
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: In vitro reproductive-endocrine, and in vivo immunological responses to extracted oil sands-derived naphthenic acids
Date: 2013
Author: Leclair, Liane A.
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: There is concern surrounding the large volumes of oil sands-influenced waters produced by the extraction of oil in the Athabasca region in northern...
Thesis Supervisor: van den Heuvel, Michael; Hogan, Natacha
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Sustaining island fishing communities
Subtitle: Policy and management in practice in Maine and Newfoundland
Date: 2014
Author: Thomas, Emily
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: This thesis examines the relationship between fisheries policy, fisheries management, and island community development in Maine and Newfoundland....
Thesis Supervisor: van den Heuvel, Michael; Vodden, Kelly
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

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