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Archaea, a domain of organisms possibly linked to the ancestry of eukarya and bacteria, displays a dichotomic evolutionary pattern. Haloarcula marismortui (H. marismortui), an archaeon discovered in the Dead Sea, has unique traits enabling survival…

Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) are highly effective, nonselective herbicides that have been used in British Columbia’s forest industry since the early 1980s to remove deciduous vegetation competing with commercially important coniferous tree…

This project aimed to enhance the foundational knowledge and skills related to wellness, resiliency, and cultural safety education for students in the Health Care Assistant (HCA) program at Yukon University. By revising the HCA 111 course, the…

Non-profit and charity organizations often rely heavily on fundraising as their primary means of covering expenses. Non-profits, being eligible for far fewer grants than registered charities, may be especially dependent on the outcomes of their…

Currently, mineral fiber or cellular plastic insulation materials dominate the building construction market because of their relatively competitive price and low thermal conductivity properties; however, the environmental impacts of cellular plastic…

People in rural settings deal with many barriers to accessing Mental Health and Substance Use services. Living and accessing services in a small community presents challenges which are impacted by an individual, family or a community’s social…

The goal of this research study was to investigate listening comprehension and demonstrate how a listening comprehension intervention could lead to improvement. This study intended to contribute to the knowledge base of research with elementary-aged…

In this study, an effective and low-cost water treatment system is developed. At first, an investigation combining published literature, available information through different health regions and raw water sample data from participating communities…