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Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of omega-3 vegetable oils
(2010-08-18)
The effects of temperature, reaction time, and substrate concentration on the incorporation of decanoic acid (DA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), into cocoa butter, were compared, using an immobilized enzyme derived from ...
Efficient Hardware Implementations For The Advanced Encryption Standard Algorithm
(2010-10-26)
This thesis introduces new efficient hardware implementations for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm. Two main contributions are presented in this thesis, the first one is a high speed 128 bits AES encryptor, ...
Nitrogen Assimilation-Metabolism in Relation to Potassium Use in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
(2010-12-15)
A field trial and a greenhouse experiment were conducted to investigate the impacts of N and K nutrients on plant N/K assimilation, nitrate reductase activity (NRA), curd yield and quality of cauliflower cv. ‘Minuteman’. ...
Writing the Ethics of Water in Michael Ondaatje, Thomas King, and Anne Michaels
(2010-09-09)
In July 2010, the United Nations declared access to water and sanitation a human
right. Certainly a success for water rights advocates worldwide, this resolution also poses
a number of questions, such as how to find and ...
An Assessment of a Wetland-Reservoir Wastewater Treatment and Reuse System Receiving Agricultural Drainage Water in Nova Scotia
(2010-10-04)
A wastewater treatment and reuse system consisting of a tile drainage system, a constructed treatment wetland (CTW), a reservoir, and an irrigation system was established. The system supplied 780 mm of irrigation water ...
GROUP KEY SCHEMES FOR SECURITY IN MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS
(2010-04-20)
In dynamic peer group communications, security has been in high demand by many applications in recent years. One of the more popular mechanisms to satisfy these security requirements is the group key scheme in which the ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations in the Forests of Central Nova Scotia
(2010-09-13)
Global climate change is at the forefront of issues in forest management. Forest managers are now faced with the challenge of incorporating climate change into their forest management values and objectives, as existing ...
Winckelmanns Idee der Schönheit und ihr Einfluss auf Walter Pater
(2010-09-23)
The following work deals with the idea of Beauty as seen in the work of
Winckelmann and its influence on Walter Pater, the English critic. The
concept of Beauty is to be analyzed chronologically. First of all, the ...
Risk Assessment of Soil Liners: Influence of Correlation Length
(2010-09-16)
Estimates of flow through soil liners are often performed deterministically. Recent
advances in the state of practice is suggesting estimates of reliability (i.e., risk)
associated with this flow will be required. In ...
HOST FACTOR REGULATION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS REPLICATION IN RODENT CELLS
(2010-12-20)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a serious global health problem with an estimate of 170 million carriers worldwide. Most individuals exposed to this blood-borne pathogen develop chronic infection, which may result in severe ...