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  • Raiders of the lost hrc: The search for the elusive Pantoea agglomerans Type III Secretion System 
    Kirzinger, Morgan; Stavrinides, John (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Type III Secretion Systems (T3SS) are complex extracellular nanomachines used by Gram-negative bacteria to inject virulence factors directly into their hosts. The T3SS, often referred to as a hrc cluster, is made up of 20 ...
  • Counting Permutations 
    Purdy, Alison (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Suppose we have an orange, an apple and a pear. How many different ways can we arrange these three? The answer is six – OAP, APO, PAO, OPA, AOP, POA. These arrangements are called permutations. Now, how large a collection ...
  • Monitoring Water Quality of an Urban Waterfowl Sanctuary 
    Mertler, J.A.; Hodder, K.R. (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    The evaluation of physical parameters of water is crucial to determining the overall health of an aquatic eco-system. This study investigated the impact of a concentrated population of waterfowl on water quality in a ...
  • Community Values Scale Validation 
    Parkerson, Hollyanne (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    In 2009, the Uranium Development Partnership (UDP) put forth recommendations about how Saskatchewan could better utilize its uranium resources. A qualitative analysis of written stakeholder responses was conducted and four ...
  • Every “Body” Has a History 
    Ritenburg, Heather (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Every ‘body’ has a history, and my body has a history shaped by and through years of dance training. In this presentation I share the story of coming to my doctoral dissertation - research in which I inquire into relationships ...
  • Knowing Spaces: Considering the Body in Pedagogical Relationships 
    Ritenburg, Heather (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    What might a teacher’s bodied history mean in or to their teaching? What might that history mean in their relationships with students? This study is an inquiry into the meaning of the teacher’s body in the pedagogy of ...
  • Competition and Cooperation: Challenging the beauty and the beast paradigm 
    Harenberg, Sebastian; Dorsch, Kim D.; Karreman, Erwin; Riemer, Harold A. (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Competition and cooperation have been conceptualized by social interdependence theory (Johnson & Johnson, 1989), which functions as the theoretical framework in many contexts (e.g., cooperative learning in education). Most ...
  • On the solution of a Non-Symmetric Algebraic Riccati equation 
    Agasthian, Vijayaparvathy (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    In many fields of applied mathematics, engineering and economic sciences there appear matrix Riccati equations. During the last three decades, there was achieved great progress in the mathematical theory of Riccati equations ...
  • Bio-Composite Development for Acoustic Barriers 
    Panigrahy, Bhabani; Stilling, D.S.D. (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    An innovative biocomposite material utilizing reclaimed material and Saskatchewan crop residue is under development. This material is intended to not only minimize the societal, environmental footprint by using sustainable ...
  • Piecewise Linearization-based Inexact Nonlinear Programming for Waste Management 
    Sun, Wei; Li, Gongchen; Huang, Gordon (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Effects of economies-of-scale can often bring about nonlinearities in objective functions in a municipal solid waste management planning under uncertainties. Previously, two types of approaches were employed to deal with ...
  • Saskatchewan Lotteries: A History of How Amateur Sport Volunteers Secured the Provincial Lottery as a Fundraiser for Sport, Culture and Recreation 
    Gidluck, Lynn (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Saskatchewan is the only jurisdiction in Canada where the nonprofit sector manages, operates and distributes the proceeds from a state lottery (Azmier 1999 and Canadian Partnership for Responsible Gambling 2010). Since ...
  • Twofold-Affecting Model: A Pattern of Cultural Influence on the Development of China 
    Yue, Hu (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    My research focuses on China’s development, particularly on the political and social areas. One puzzle of the area is whether China could be democratized after its economic emergence? My answer is: China can be democratized, ...
  • Recognition of International Medical Credentials in Canada and the European Union 
    Vychodilova, Petra (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Highly skilled immigrants with professional qualifications earned outside Canada often experience barriers to entering the Canadian labour force. Although highly skilled immigrants contribute significantly to Canada´s ...
  • Alternative Rehabilitation Programs for Correctional Facilities 
    McInnes, Adam (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    There have been several alternative programs implemented in prisons around the world as ways to rehabilitate inmates, some of which have been borrowed or introduced into school systems. Through the use of appropriate ...
  • "I'd Take Back Jesus": Exploring the guilt of colonial legacies through songwriting 
    Stewart, Laura (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Unwinding at the piano in late November, I hear a gentle phrase and think maybe I am writing a Christmas song. What emerges, though, is a very different telling of that story, a longing to untell it, stirred by stories of ...
  • On Some Graphs Associated with Permutations 
    Ahmadi, Bahman (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    A permutation on the set X = {1, 2, ... , n} is a bijective function from X to itself. The set of all permutations on X is called the symmetric group and is denoted by Sym(n). An m-cyclic permutation is a permutation which ...
  • Stressors and coping strategies of older adults as caregivers in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Botswana. 
    Forcheh, Irene; Bockarie, Abu (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    Background: The HIV/AIDS pandemic in Botswana is having a devastating effect on families and disintegrating the traditional family structures where older adults are becoming the main caregivers instead of care receivers. ...
  • Playmaking and Placemaking in Early Prince Albert 
    McWilliams, Ian (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    To explore the panel themes of Creating Community Consciousness and Expanding Knowledge & Creativity, this paper will focus on the Prince Albert Town Hall Opera House. Topics explored will include placemaking in the Town ...
  • Current Constructions: Examining the Representation of the Aboriginal Gangster on CBC Radio 
    Grebinski, Leisha (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    CBC Radio’s network program The Current produced a special segment on Saskatoon’s changing demographics in September 2010. The spotlight highlighted the city’s rapidly growing Aboriginal population. However, the dominant ...
  • Music Preference and Sensation Seeking: From Alternative to Sensational 
    Hamel, Cory; Sharpe, Donald (University of Regina Graduate Students' Association, 2011-04-02)
    The field of music preference as it is related to sensation seeking has been studied by many researchers but the field still seems to lack in objective measures. The aim of the proposed study is to compare a self-report ...

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