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Characterizing the immune response to Flavobacterium psychrophilum, and possible resistance/susceptibility conferring major histocompatibility alleles in Oncorhynchus mykiss
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-17)Oncorhynchus mykiss, commonly known as rainbow trout, is an economically important species. Rainbow trout can be found in freshwater habitats across Canada and is present in over 1000 lakes and streams in British Columbia ... -
Characterizing the Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis Pathways in Pseudomonas putida UW4
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-24)Plant growth-promoting bacteria employ a variety of biochemical and genetic strategies to facilitate plant growth. One of the most prominent and important of these mechanisms is the production of the plant hormone ... -
Characterizing the inhibition of mammalian intestinal α-glucosidases by enantiomeric iminosugars 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-L-arabinatol and 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinatol
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-25)Sucrase isomaltase (SI) and maltase glucoamylase (MGAM) are both large Family 31 glycoside hydrolases with α-glucogenic activity (Cantarel et al., 2009; Lombard et al., 2014). Mammalian SI and MGAM, expressed predominantly ... -
Characterizing the phylogenetic distribution of cryptic species in the Rhodophyta using novel gene sequence analysis and molecular morphometrics
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-19)The Rhodophyta (red algae) are an ancient crown group of the Eukarya (ca. 1400-1500 million years), comprised of 5000 - 6000 species. Gametophytes of taxa excluding the speciose Class Florideophyceae are typically of very ... -
Characterizing Transcriptional Networks in Male Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) that Regulate Testis Development over a Complete Reproductive Cycle
(PLOS, 2016-11-18)Intersex is a condition that has been associated with exposure to sewage effluents in male rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum). To better understand changes in the transcriptome that are associated with intersex, we ... -
Characterizing Transient Regime Multi-frequency Raman Generation by the Aid of Spectral Phase Interferometry for Direct Electric-field Reconstruction
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-11)Multi-frequency Raman Generation (MRG) has been achieved in the transient regime excited by dual-wavelength chirped pump pulses. Spectral phase interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction (SPIDER) technique is ... -
Charge Density Wave Order in Cuprate Superconductors Studied by Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-22)Cuprate high temperature superconductors have been the subject of intense investigation since their discovery in 1986. The nature of the pairing mechanism in these unconventional superconductors does not seem to be mediated ... -
Charged Black Hole Solutions in Alternative Theories of Gravity
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-06)In my thesis, I examine charged black holes in two contexts. The first part covers the formation of something analogous to event horizons for a class of Lorentz-Violating theories which allow for signals to travel faster ... -
Chemical and Toxicological Characterization of Dissolved Organics from Oil Sands Waters
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-04)The surface mining of oil sands from the Athabasca deposit north of Fort McMurray, Alberta produces considerable tailings waste which is stored in large tailings ponds on industry lease sites. With the advent of oil sands ... -
Chemical biopsy via solid phase microextraction: strategies and applications for in vivo brain studies
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-19)Adequate and quantitative observation of neurochemical phenomena is instrumental in guiding efforts towards a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying brain functions. Although a plethora of highly focused mechanistic ... -
Chemical Composition of Soybean Root Epidermal Cell Walls
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The root epidermis, being the outermost cell layer of the organ, is in contact with the soil environment. The position of the epidermis determines its important roles, such as taking up water and ions from the surrounding ... -
Chemical Modification of Polyisobutylene Succinimide Dispersants and Characterization of Their Associative Properties
(American Chemical Society, 2015-09-17)The secondary amines found in b-PIBSI dispersants prepared by attaching two polyisobutylene chains to a polyamine core via two succinimide moieties were reacted with ethylene carbonate (EC). The reaction generated urethane ... -
Chemical shift assignments of calmodulin constructs with EF hand mutations
(Springer, 2016-04-01)Calmodulin (CaM) is a ubiquitous cytosolic Ca2+-binding protein able to bind and regulate hundreds of different proteins. It consists of two globular domains joined by a flexible central linker region. Each one of these ... -
Chemical shift perturbations induced by residue specific mutations of CaM interacting with NOS peptides
(Springer, 2015-10-01)The regulation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) by calmodulin (CaM) plays a major role in a number of key physiological and pathological processes. A detailed molecular level picture of how this regulation is achieved is ... -
Chirped-pulse interferometry: Classical dispersion cancellation and analogues of two-photon quantum interference
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-09)Interference has long been used for precision measurement of path-length changes. Since the advent of the laser, interference has become one of the most versatile tools in metrology. Specifically, ultra-short laser pulses ... -
Chlorine and Bromine Isotopic Analyses of Groundwaters and Porewaters from the Bruce Nuclear Site
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-23)This study reports chlorine (δ37Cl) and bromine (δ81Br) isotopic values for groundwaters and pore fluids from early Paleozoic (Cambrian to Devonian) sedimentary rocks at the Bruce Nuclear Site near Kincardine, Ontario, ... -
Chlorine, Fluorine and Water in the Stratosphere: Chemistry, Transport and Trends based on ACE-FTS measurements
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) is a satellite mission for remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere using the solar occultation technique. The primary instrument on this satellite is the Atmospheric Chemistry ... -
Chlorophyll-a Mapping in a Large Lake Using Remote Sensing Imagery: A Case Study of Western Lake Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-23)Western Lake Ontario (WLO) and Hamilton Harbour (HH) experience significant eutrophication challenges. Despite an overall decrease in the limiting nutrient phosphorus (P) inputs, recurrent nuisance (Cladophora) and ... -
Chronic bioaccumulation and toxicity of cadmium from a periphyton diet to Hyalella azteca
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-18)Dietary cadmium (Cd) can contribute significantly to chronic bioaccumulation and toxicity in aquatic organisms. This contribution needs to be quantified so that the relative importance of waterborne and dietary cadmium ... -
Chronic Nickel and Copper Toxicity in the Hyalella azteca Cryptic Species Complex
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-26)The amphipod crustacean Hyalella azteca was thought to be a single species, but recent molecular studies have indicated that it is a large cryptic species complex. Previous work has indicated that the H. azteca complex ...