Browsing by Subject "Development"
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10 Days of Darkness Does Not Restore Neural or Visual Plasticity in Adult Cats
(2014-12-11)Recently it was demonstrated that 10-days of darkness could restore visual plasticity and promote fast and complete recovery from amblyopia in juvenile kittens (Duffy and Mitchell, 2013). To test whether 10-days of darkness ... -
Brain Correlates of Vulnerability to Severe Mental Illness
(2020-10-07)Severe mental illness (SMI) refers to major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The early onset and prolonged course make SMI a leading cause of disability in the population. There is a growing need ... -
Characterization of Cux2 in the Developing Cerebellum
(2015)A goal of developmental neurobiology is to understand the mechanisms involved in generating a mature nervous system. For example, researchers are trying to elucidate the processes of fate restriction, migration and maturation ... -
Chronic Noise Exposure has Context-dependent Effects on Nestling Stress Physiology in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
(2020-04-14)Anthropogenic noise is increasing in intensity and scope, resulting in changes to acoustic landscapes and largely negative effects on a range of species. In birds, noise can mask acoustic signals used in a variety of ... -
EARLY LENS ABLATION CAUSES DRAMATIC LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THE BONES OF THE CRANIOFACIAL SKELETON OF THE MEXICAN TETRA, ASTYANAX MEXICANUS
(2013-04-30)The Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus, exists as two morphs of a single species, a sighted surface morph and a blind cavefish. In addition to eye regression, cavefish have an increased number of taste buds, maxillary teeth ... -
Hsp90 in Artemia franciscana During Development and Diapause
(2017-07-05)Females of the extremophile crustacean, Artemia franciscana, either release motile nauplii via the ovoviviparous pathway of development or encysted embryos (cysts) via the oviparous pathway. Cysts contain an abundant amount ... -
Integral Architecture: Social Infrastructure for a Gentrifying Neighbourhood
(2017-04-11)We are in a transition period in the growth of American cities. The urban is re-centralizing, rejuvenating old downtowns, and gentrifying previously neglected inner city neighbourhoods. In Canada, gentrification has been ... -
Is bigger better? The impact of marine protected area expansion on community-based conservation
(2013-04-05)Global, national and local institutions are adopting coastal management strategies that attempt to facilitate conservation without undermining socioeconomic development. Recently, two global conservation trends have developed ... -
Making Development Marketable: The Politics of Image and Representation within Consumer Driven Schemes of Development Fundraising
(2011-09-06)This project examines a new and growing form of international development fundraising, which constructs and packages development as a product of consumption in order to achieve its goals of awareness and fundraising. These ... -
The 'New' Development Regime in Ecuador: Implications for the Highland Indigenous Movement
(2015)Beginning in 2007, Rafael Correa’s presidency has marked a new era in Ecuadorian politics. Correa has been a vocal opponent of the Washington Consensus and has vastly expanded social spending and development programming. ... -
OWNING FOOD: THE IMPACT OF LIVING IN MALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS ON WOMEN’S FOOD SECURITY – A CASE STUDY OF THE KUMBUNGU DISTRICT IN NORTHERN GHANA
(2017-08-31)In 2012, the WFP conducted a food vulnerability survey in districts of northern Ghana. The report identified female-headed households in the region as the most vulnerable in terms of food insecurity - 38% of households ... -
A ROLE FOR MLLT11 IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RETINAL AND CEREBELLAR CYTOARCHITECTURE
(2023-07-25)The organization of neurons into distinct layers, known as lamination, is a common feature of the nervous system. This process, which arises from the direct coupling of neurogenesis and neuronal migration, plays a crucial ... -
The Role of NCK in DCC-Sensitive Spinal Cord Circuits
(2016-01-19)Non-Catalytic region of tyrosine Kinase (NCK) adaptor proteins connect cell surface receptors to the actin cytoskeleton. In the central nervous system loss of NCK proteins leads to a hopping like phenotype¬. We were ... -
Testing the Principles of Transformational Development: A Case Study of Christian Education in Nicaragua
(2014-08-25)Nicaraguan history is fraught with conflict, disasters and economic hardships. Among these challenges the religious nature of the population has remained. But, these faith perspectives have shifted and often have become ... -
An Uncertain Glory of Bangladesh: Development as Freedom and Bangladesh under the Awami Regime (2009-2020)
(2021-08-17)This study explores whether Bangladesh has been able to translate its achievements in the economic and social aspects of development to the political aspects of development under the Awami League (2009-2020). Contemporary ...