Role of RNA-interference in Crop Pests and Disease Vector Control

Insect pests are a threat to meeting food demands of the ever-increasing human population. They are also the cause of many vector borne diseases in humans leading to countless deaths. Present insect pest control strategies including chemical pesticid...

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University of Manitoba Faculty Profile

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Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

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Table of Contents

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Masthead

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Preface

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Cover

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Innovation and Expanding Horizons within Research at the University of Manitoba

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Crushed glass as a constructed wetland substrate: Invertebrate community responses to simulated wastewater inputs.

Constructed wetlands (CWs) are an increasingly common polishing step prior to the release of municipal wastewater treatment facility effluents, especially in smaller and more isolated communities. It is hypothesized that recycled crushed glass could...

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Estimation of Ectoparasites in an African Ground Squirrel

Studying the parasites of wildlife necessitates the accurate estimate of ectoparasites of free-ranging animals, often in a fieldsetting. The objective of this study was to test the relative accuracy of ectoparasite estimate in a rodent species, the S...

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Phenotypic Analysis of Multi-Drug Resistant Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram negative opportunistic pathogen and a leading cause of lung infection in cystic fibrosis(CF) patients. This study was focused on characterizing two multi drug resistant (MDR) cystic fibrosis clinical isolates of P.aer...

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Effects of Filtration Techniques in Identifying Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus versus Particulates in South Tobacco Creek Watershed

Various research centers, scientists and professionals in analytical chemistry use different types of filter papers to determinethe types of phosphorus (P) and particulates responsible for algal blooms and eutrophication in water bodies. However, tho...

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Structural Insights into Metal-Organic Connectivity by Paramagnetic NMR

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of materials with numerous applications in domains such asgas storage and separation, catalysis and bioimaging [1]. They consist of metallic centres with organic linkers between them,forming a 3D...

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Female-Specific Larval Lethality in the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti

The mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is the primary vector of dengue, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. Dengue alone threatensover 390 million people worldwide, causing over 300,000 deaths annually. Chemical pesticides are the main method of diseasesuppression...

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Advancing Data Analytics for Decoding Gendered Language in Job Advertisements of STEM Fields

The underrepresentation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) is a complex issue that is influenced by several factors. Evidence that gendered wording in job advertisements exists and sustains gender inequality (Gaucher et al., 20...

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