• Identifying genetic structure and divergence between Zonotrichia leucophrys subspecies and habitat ecotypes 

  Oguntuase-Osagie, Bukola G.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological SciencesArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2022)

  Habitat heterogeneity which includes environmental conditions are known to increase species richness and may lead to speciation or genetic structure. This study used a combination of novel approaches to assess genetic ...
• An exploration of amyloid-β seeding in mouse models of dementia 

  Lacoursiere, Sean; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. :University of Lethbridge, Dept. of NeuroscienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2022)

  Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the prion-like propagation of misfolded proteins that appears dependent on the initial accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ). But the role of Aβ in cognitive impairment is still unclear. ...
• On the proximate links between object play and tool use in the context of stone handling behavior in Balinese long-tailed macaques 

  Cenni, Camilla; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of PsychologyArts and ScienceDepartment of Psychology, 2022)

  Several theories on the origins and evolution of instrumental object-assisted actions hold that object play facilitates tool use, through enhanced perception of an object’s properties and potential for manipulation. However, ...
• Shebas reclaiming spaces: Yemeni women political participation in the peace process (2014-2019) 

  Almahbshi, Sara Mohamed; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Women and Gender StudiesArts and ScienceDepartment of Women and Gender Studies, 2022)

  This thesis explores Yemeni women’s political participation in the peace process in the 2014-2015 conflict. Using Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis (FCDA), this study analyzes seven interviews with women who were/are ...
• What are they good for?: Ultrasonic vocalizations as social communication signals in rats 

  Burke, Candace J.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of NeuroscienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2022)

  Rats emit ultrasonic vocalizations in a variety of appetitive and aversive contexts. Although the reason why these calls are emitted is yet unknown, two prominent theories exist, the affective state theory and the social ...
• Mathematical modeling of eIF5B-mediated non-canonical translation initiation as a chemotherapeutic target 

  Trofimenkoff, Elizabeth Anne Mae; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry and BiochemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2022)

  Glioblastoma is an extremely aggressive brain cancer that has a median survival time of 15 months, and a 95% mortality rate within 5 years. Standard-of-care therapy has not changed in over 15 years, and has unfortunately ...
• Refuging continuity, narrating political subjectivity: Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees’ navigation of the biopolitics of displacement, camp, and community 

  Chaulagain, Rabindra Prasad; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Women and Gender StudiesArts and ScienceDepartment of Women and Gender Studies, 2022)

  This dissertation examines the narrated experiences of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees from different religious groups, now residing in Southern Alberta. On average, they spent about two decades in seven refugee camps ...
• Transformer-based multi-hop question generation 

  Emerson, John Robert; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2022)

  Question generation is the parallel task of question answering, where given an input context and, optionally, an answer, the goal is to generate a relevant and fluent natural language question. Although recent works on ...
• Engineering cell-free systems for synthetic biologists 

  Sheahan, Taylor Anne; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry and BiochemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2022)

  Synthetic biology (synbio) has emerged as a transformative scientific field with immense potential to address a wide-range of global problems. A specific sub-field of synbio utilizes cellular biomolecular machinery outside ...
• Combinatorial approach to ABV-packets for GLn 

  Riddlesden, Connor David; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2022)

  There exists a significant conjecture in the local Langlands correspondence that A-packets are ABV-packets. For the case G=GLn, the conjecture reduces to ABV-packets for orbits of Arthur type being singletons, which is a ...
• Individual effects of platinum group elements (palladium and platinum) on rainbow trout olfaction 

  Simonis, Carolyn Dana; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological SciencesArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2022)

  The platinum group elements (PGEs) palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt) are introduced to aquatic ecosystems through emissions processes from industrial applications. Despite this, little is understood about the toxicity of ...
• The colonial impact of the erasure of Blackfoot Miistakistsi place names in Paahtomahksikimi, Waterton Lakes National Park 

  Bruised Head, Michael Dean; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of HistoryArts and ScienceDepartment of History, 2022)

  The Miistakis (mountains) in Paahtomahksikimi (Waterton Lakes National Park) are sacred for Niitsitapi. The experience of fasting in the mountains is what brought us our healing wisdom from thousands of years ago. When we ...
• Identification of the role of A-to-I editing in SINE RNA stability 

  Turner, Cody R.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry and BiochemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BioChemistry, 2022)

  SINE RNAs are non-coding RNAs produced by Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINEs), with SINEs of the B2 and Alu family being among the most frequent in mice and humans, respectively. Previous studies have shown ...
• Rehabilitation and return to play in concussed athletes: a qualitative multi-case study 

  Johnsson, Quinn Nikolai; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Kinesiology and Physical EducationArts and ScienceDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Education, 2022)

  The Return to Sport protocol (RTS) requires concussed athletes to progress through a symptom-limited 6 Stage process before returning to sport. While this protocol is beneficial for managing the physical symptoms of a ...
• Characterization of the cell wall integrity MAPK pathway in Fusarium graminearum 

  Gonzalez-Peña Fundora, Dianevys; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry and BiochemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2022)

  In the fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum, the core of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade known as the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway is formed by Bck1 (MAPKKK), Mkk1/2 (MAPKK) and Mgv1 (MAPK). ...
• Analysis of the diversity of foliar pathogenic fungi in Cannabis sativa and use of copper sulphate to control pathogen infection 

  Farahmand, Hamed; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological SciencesArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2022-09)

  Interaction between pathogens and cannabis plants may have the potential to cause significant yield losses in commercial cannabis growth facilities. Greenhouse studies indicated that fungal pathogens have the most severe ...
• Impact of aerobic exercise training on body weight, energy intake, and appetite-regulating hormones in rats 

  Durocher, Isabelle; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta.: University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Kinesiology and Physical EducationArts and ScienceDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Education, 2022)

  Post-exercise energy compensation (EC) through increased energy intake (EI) leads to lower than anticipated weight reduction. This study sought to determine the mechanisms, independent of bodyweight (BW), that are involved ...
• Artificially adaptive neuroanatomical specialisations in domestic pigeon (columba livia) breeds 

  Guyonnet, Audrey E. M.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of NeuroscienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2022)

  The domestication of wild Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) has formed many breeds unique in behaviour, such as homing in homing pigeons and sexual displaying in cropper pigeons. Specialised behaviours are likely facilitated ...
• Everyday speech in an extraordinary time: constructing civic agency, identity, and influence in narratives of a small town's big decision 

  Smith, Anita J.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of SociologyArts and ScienceDepartment of Sociology, 2022)

  This research project takes place in rural Southern Alberta whereby the residents of the small-town of Fort Macleod and surrounding rural area experienced nine years of civic development opportunity regarding a Police ...
• The effects of domestication and artificial selection on brain anatomy of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) and domestic pigeon (Columba livia) 

  Racicot, Kelsey J.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of NeuroscienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2022)

  Domestication occurs due to captivity and artificially selecting animals for human benefit. One effect of domestication is a reduction in brain and brain region sizes of domesticated animals compared with their wild ...

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