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MANAGEMENT OF FUSARIUM BASAL ROT DISEASE OF ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L.) BY USING PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA IN SEAWEED FORMULATION
(2023-03-30)Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the most important vegetable crops cultivated around the world. The production of onion is negatively affected by fungal and bacterial diseases. Ascophyllum nodosum extract (ANE) could ... -
Management of goldenrods (Solidago spp.) in wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) fields
(2018-08-28)Weeds are considered a major yield limiting factor in wild blueberry fields, and creeping herbaceous perennials have become common and problematic. Goldenrods are creeping herbaceous perennial weed that reproduces by ... -
Management of Hawkeed (Hieracium spp.) in wild blueberry fields on Prince Edward Island
(2015)Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) are a persistent problem in lowbush blueberry fields on Prince Edward Island (PEI). In 2011 and 2012, experiments were conducted on PEI on the weed phenology, herbicide trials and the best time ... -
THE MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSIONS. THE IMPACT OF INDWELLING PLEURAL CATHETER VERSUS PLEURODESIS ON PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES, NEED FOR RE-INTERVENTION, COMPLICATIONS, AND LENGTH OF STAY.
(2021-08-17)Background: Chemical pleurodesis and indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are the two most common treatments for malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). Previous systematic reviews inadequately address patient-reported outcomes ... -
Management of perennial grasses in wild blueberry (Vaccinium augustifolium Ait.) fields
(2018-04-06)Weeds are a major yield limiting factor, and perennial grass has become an increasingly serious weed problem in wild blueberry fields. Herbicides are still the primary means of weed control in wild blueberry fields. However, ... -
MANAGEMENT OF POWDERY MILDEW OF STRAWBERRY (FRAGARIAE × ANANNASA) BY THE APPLICATION OF ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM EXTRACT
(2019-08-07)Strawberry, an important fruit crop, is susceptible to a number of pathogens, which leads to a reduction in its productivity. Ascophyllum nodosum extract (ANE) is widely used as biostimulant. In this study, I evaluated the ... -
Management Practices and Quality of First-Cut Alfalfa-Grass Silage on Canadian Dairy Farms
(2020-12-18)Fungal contamination of forages can cause decreased nutritive value, mycotoxin production and animal health issues. Ninety-three first-cut alfalfa-grass silage samples were collected from various storage types (wrapped ... -
MANAGING AND ENHANCING URBAN TREE DIVERSITY: A COMPARISON OF SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT IN TWO CANADIAN CITIES
(2016-08-23)Given the widespread suburbanization of Canadian cities, it is crucial to explore the mechanisms by which subdivision development influences forest composition. This study assessed whether suburban neighbourhoods in two ... -
Managing Criminal Women in Scotland: An Assessment of the Scarcity of Female Offenders in the Records of the High Court of Justiciary, 1524-1542
(2014-08-19)The records of Scotland’s High Court of Justiciary that run from 1524 to 1542 contain a remarkably low number of women charged with felonies and pleas of the crown, and reveal the justiciar’s reluctance to convict or execute ... -
MANAGING PRIVACY SETTINGS AND INLINE FEATURE CONTROLS IN SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATIONS
(2018-08-31)Prior research has found that users of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are often concerned about their online privacy; however, most users rarely make use of the privacy settings provided by such platforms. There are ... -
Managing Risk at Times of Pandemic: Whose Responsibility?
(2012-04-30)The Canadian healthcare system has become increasingly decentralised as a result of neoliberal policy leanings. Many responsibilities have shifted from federal to provincial to regional health authorities. As a result of ... -
Managing the visual privacy of incidental information in Web browsers.
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Managing urban forest values in a changing climate
(2014-05-22)With more than half of the world’s population concentrated in urban areas, urban services are crucial for people’s lives. Some of these services are provided by urban trees, which are valued positively by most people. ... -
MANDELATE RACEMASE: INSIGHTS INTO SUBSTRATE TOLERANCE, NOVEL INHIBITOR-BINDING MODES, AND THE ROLE OF BINDING DETERMINANTS
(2016-12-05)Mandelate racemase (MR) is a useful model for studying the enzyme-catalyzed abstraction of an α-proton from carbon acid substrates with high pKa values. MR, an archetype of enolase superfamily, uses the Brønsted acid-base ... -
Manganese in drinking water distribution systems.
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Manganese Removal from Surface Water using Bench-Scale Biofiltration
(2013-08-09)Research has shown biological filtration can be a successful treatment for manganese (Mn) removal from groundwater and surface water. In this study, bench-scale direct biofiltration was used to remove Mn and dissolved ... -
Manitoba Social Workers and the Pharmaceuticalization of Children and Youth in Care
(2013-08-12)In Manitoba, as elsewhere, there is a growing trend towards the use of pharmaceuticals and medical technology (pharmaceuticalization) on children and youth in care (C/YIC). As legally mandated guardians and trained experts ... -
MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND SHOP FLOOR CONGESTION ANALYSIS IN MULTI-PRODUCT NETWORKS USING A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH
(2018-06-26)The clearing function (CF) models the non-linear relationship between work-in-process (WIP) and throughput and has been proposed for production planning in environments with queuing (congestion) effects. However, ... -
The Many Faces of Mental Health: The Intersection of Medicalization and Ignorance Management in Psychotherapy
(2023-12-12)Despite psychotherapy being an increasingly popular mental health treatment, how practitioners of psychotherapy conceptualize mental health remains poorly understood. Using a grounded theory approach, I conducted 15 ... -
Mapping and understanding the mean surface circulation of the North Atlantic: Insights from new geodetic and oceanographic measurements
(2012-05-23)The mean dynamic topography (MDT) of the ocean is closely related to the mean surface circulation. The objective of this thesis is to produce estimates of the MDT for the North Atlantic using newly available data from ...