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Electrical Resistivity Tomography for the 2D and 3D Investigation of Pingos and Permafrost Mounds in Northern Canada's Mountain and Coastland Areas

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pingos and related permafrost mounds are widespread periglacial landforms in Arctic environments that are ice‐rich on the one hand and contain taliks on the other, making them vulnerable to climate change. So far, the interior, geophysical characteristics, and distribution of ground ice within these dome‐ or cone‐shaped features have not been ...
Tim Wiegand, Julius Kunz, Christof Kneisel   +2 more
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Toward a Sustainability Standard for Cultural Organizations: Borrowing From Tourism

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural organizations are increasingly engaging with sustainability, yet they lack a sector‐specific standard to guide and institutionalize efforts as long‐term strategies. This study reviews research papers on sustainability standards in the tourism sector, a field with greater experience with such tools, and horizontally borrows insights ...
Małgorzata Ćwikła, Leticia Labaronne
wiley   +1 more source

Gut Microbiome of the Canadian Arctic Inuit

mSphere, 2017
Diet is a major determinant of community composition in the human gut microbiome, and “traditional” diets have been associated with distinct and highly diverse communities, compared to Western diets.
Catherine Girard, Nicolas Tromas, Marc Amyot, B. Jesse Shapiro   +3 more
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Flexible unimodal density estimation in hidden Markov models

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Hidden Markov models (HMMs) are powerful tools for modelling time‐series data with underlying state structure. However, selecting appropriate parametric forms for the state‐dependent distributions is often challenging and can lead to model misspecification.
Jan‐Ole Fischer, Fanny Dupont, Marie Auger‐Méthé, Marianne Marcoux, Nigel E. Hussey, Nancy E. Heckman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re-Presenting the Past: A New Archaeological Outreach Strategy for the Canadian Territory of Nunavut

Open Archaeology, 2016
In 2013, an Arctic-based organization known as the Inuit Heritage Trust spearheaded a new campaign to increase archaeological awareness in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
Griebel Brendan, Diesel Torsten, Rast Tim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inuit perspectives on research ethics: The work of Inuit Nipingit [PDF]

Études/Inuit/Studies, 2012
In 2008, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Inuit Tuttarvingat of the National Aboriginal Health Organization collaborated to provide input to national discussions of research ethics and processes in the Canadian Arctic. This paper describes the work of Inuit Nipingit (National Inuit Committee on Ethics and Research) during two years from
Nickels, Scot, Knotsch, Cathleen
openaire   +2 more sources

The Relational Character of Canadian Nation‐Building Infrastructure in the 21st Century

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract Infrastructure development is central to Canada's nation‐building process. This article argues that the federal government has recalibrated its nation‐building mandate from unilateral state command to relational orchestration. Through thematic analysis of thirty‐eight policy documents related to three federal infrastructure plans (2007–2016 ...
Alaz Munzur, Katharina Koch
wiley   +1 more source

Kivalliq Inuit women travelling to Manitoba for birthing: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background The Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study aimed to develop detailed profiles of Inuit health service utilization in Manitoba, by Inuit living in Manitoba (approximately 1,500) and by Inuit from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut who travel to Manitoba to ...
Josée G. Lavoie, Wayne Clark, Leah McDonnell, Nathan Nickel, Rachel Dutton, Janet Kanayok, Jack Anawak, Caroline Anawak, Levinia Brown, Grace Voisey Clark, Maata Evaluardjuk-Palmer, Frederick Ford, Melinda Fowler-Woods, Sabrina Wong, Julianne Sanguins, Alan Katz   +15 more
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Intersections of Class and Colonisation: Access to Dental Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Inequitable access to healthcare is a central driver of the disproportionate burden of disease in Indigenous peoples. The aim of this study is to investigate inequities in access to dental care, accounting for supra‐additive effects at the intersections of educational attainment, household income, and Indigeneity.
Nasir Z. Bashir, Gustavo G. Nascimento
wiley   +1 more source

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Experiences With Culturally Safe Dental Research: A Qualitative Exploration

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The engagement and retention of Indigenous participants are critical factors in the success of oral health research, particularly in longitudinal studies. However, participant experiences and perceptions of Indigenous research involvement remain underexplored.
Sonia Nath, Ria Aiyar, Johanna Groundwater, Joanne Hedges, Gina L. Guzzo, Kostas Kapellas, Alexander Pham, Lisa Jamieson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source