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  • Barriault, C. (1999). The science centre learning experience: A visitor-based framework Informal Learning Review (Vol. 35, pp. 14-16)

  • Barriault, C., & Pearson, D. (2010). Assessing exhibits for learning in science centres: A practical tool. Visitor Studies, 13(1), 90-106

  • Barriault, C., Pisani, K., & Henson, A. (2011). The Wildlife Rescue Traveling Exhibit: An Evaluation of the Visitor Learning Experience.   Retrieved July 6, 2014, 2014, from http://sciencenorth.ca/internationalsales/index.aspx?id=3923

  • Barriault, C. (March 2014). Assessing Visitor Learning in Zoos and Aquaria: A Revised Framework., National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, Conference Proceedings. Pittsburgh, PA: NARST

  • Chantal L. Barriault & Léonie Rennie (2019) The Development of a Standardized Assessment Framework for Animal Exhibits, Visitor Studies, 22:1, 21-42, DOI: 10.1080/10645578.2019.1603737

  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Chantal Barriault
  • M.Chahma, R. Riopel  and G. Arteca. "Synthesis, characterization and modeling of stable radical functionalized monothiophenes". J. Sulfur Chem. 2021. In press.

  • M. Chahma and C. Carruthers. "Electrochemical detection of oligonucleotides using polypyrroles". Sensors and Actuators Reports, 2021, 3100039Review

  • M. Chahma and S. Almubayedh “Synthesis and characterization of terthiophene bearing stable radicals". Can. J. Chem. 2021, 99, 24-30.

  • J. G. Ibanez, M. E. Rincon, S. Gutierrez-Granados, M. Chahma, O. A. Jaramillo-Quintero, and B. A. Frontana-Uribe. “Conducting Polymers in the Fields of Energy, Environmental Remediation, and Chemical–Chiral Sensors”. Chem. Rev.  2018, 118, 4731-4816. Review

  • S. Almubayedh and M. Chahma, “Electro-synthesis and characterization of verdazyl radical functionalized oligo/polythiophenes” New J. Chem201539, 7738-7741Letter

  • For more publications visit the faculty page for M'hamed Chahma
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  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Blake Dotta
  • Gray-Munro, J. E. (2015) Chapter 10: Biomimetic Surface Modification on Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys for Biomedical Application. “Surface Modification of magnesium and its alloys for biomedical applications” edited by Narayanan TS, Park IS and Lee, MH. ISBN:978-1-78242-078-1.

  • Yang, DY and Gray-Munro, JE., “Influence of coating bath chemistry on biomimetic calcium phosphate coatings”, Emerging Materials Research, 2 (2013) 263-273.

  • Gray-Munro, JE, Strong, M., “A study on the interfacial chemistry of magnesium hydroxide surface in aqueous solutions: Influence of Ca2+, Cl- and protein” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 393 (2013) 421-428.

    4.  Henda, R., Wilson, G., Gray-Munro, JE, Alshekhlia, O., McDonald, A., “Preparation of Polytetrafluoroethylene by Pulsed Electron Ablation: Deposition and Wettability Aspects” Thin Solid Films. 520 (2012) 1885-1889

  • Scott AF, Gray-Munro JE, Shepherd JL, “Influence of coating bath chemistry on the deposition of 3-mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane films deposited on magnesium alloy AZ91” J. Coll. Inter. Sci. 343 (2010) 474-483

  • Scott A, Gray-Munro JE, “The surface chemistry of 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane films deposited on magnesium alloy AZ91” Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 6809-6816

  • Gray-Munro, J. E. and Strong, M., “The Mechanism of Deposition of Calcium Phosphate Coatings from Solution onto Magnesium Alloy AZ31” J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 90A (2009)339-350

  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Joy Gray-Munro

•  Tanentzap AJ, E Szkokan-Emilson, CM Desjardins, C Orland, K Yakimovich, R Dirszowsky, N Mykytczuk, N Basiliko and J Gunn. 2017. Bridging between litterbags and whole-ecosystem experiments: A new approach for studying lake sediments. J. Limnology. Accepted.

•  Tanentzap AJ, BW Kielstra, GM Wilkinson, M Berggren, N Craig, PA del Giorgio, J Grey, JM Gunn, SE Jones, J Karlsson, CT Solomon and ML Pace. 2017. Terrestrial ecosystems support lake zooplankton: large-scale synthesis reveals catchment and within-lake controls over use of cross-ecosystem resources. Science Advances 3, e1601765

•  Emilson C, D Kreutzweiser, JM Gunn and N Mykytczuk. 2017. Leaf-litter microbial communities in boreal streams linked to forest and wetland sources of dissolved organic carbon. Ecosphere 8(2) e01678.10.1002/ecs2.1678

•  MacLeod J, W Keller, AM Paterson, RD Dyer and JM Gunn. 2017. Scale and watershed features determine lake chemistry patterns across physiographic regions in the far north of Ontario, Canada. J. Limnol. 76(1):211-220

•  Szkokan-Emilson EJ, BW Kielstra, SE Arnott, SA Watmough, JM Gunn and AJ Tanentzap. 2017. Dry conditions disrupt terrestrial-aquatic linkages in northern catchments. Global Change Biology. 23:117-126 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13361

  • For more publications visit the faculty page for John Gunn
  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Aseem Kumar
  • Martínez, M.L., Mullin, V. and Schulte-Hostedde A. (2015). Variation in sperm morphometry of the African cyprinid Barbus neumayeri . Canadian Journal of Zoology 93: 259-266.
  • Crocker C. D., Chapman, L.J. and Martínez, M.L. (2013). Hypoxia-induced plasticity in the metabolic response of a widespread cichlid. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 166: 141-147.
  • Harniman Robert, Thomas J. S. Merritt, Lauren J. Chapman, David Lesbarrères and Mery L. Martinez. (2013). Population differentiation of the African cyprinid Barbus neumayeri across dissolved oxygen regimes. Ecology and Evolution 3(6): 1495–1506.
  • Crocker C. D., Chapman, L.J. and Martínez, M.L. (2013) Natural variation in enzyme activity of the African cichlid Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 164, pp. 53-60 DOI information: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2012.10.003
  • Martínez, M.L, Raynard ,E., Rees, B.B. and Chapman, L.J.. (2011). Oxygen limitation and tissue metabolic potential of the African fish Barbus neumayeri: roles of native habitat and acclimatization. BMC Ecology 11(1): 2.
  • Martínez, M.L, Chapman, L.J., and Rees, B.B. (2009).  Population variation in hypoxic responses of the cichlid Pseudocrenilabrus multicolour victoriae. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87:188-194.
  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Mery Martinez Garcia
  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Louis Mercier
  • Yang G, Y Ju, M Fu, Y Zhang, Y Pei, M Racine, S Baath*, TJSMerritt, R Wang, L Wu 2018 Cystathionine gamma-lyase/hydrogen sulfide system is essential for adipogenesis and fat mass accumulation in mice. Biochim Biophys Acta. Feb;1863(2):165-176. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.11.008.

  • Doran*, M, N Mykytczuk, A Bieniek*, A Methé*, TJS Merritt 2017 Evaluation of Quenching and Extraction Procedures for Performing Metabolomics in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Metabolomics 13: 156. DOI 10.1007/s11306-017-1298-4

  • Merritt, TJS, and AJ Bewick* 2017 Genetic Diversity In Insect Metal Tolerance. Frontiers in Genetics. 8: 172. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00172

  • Doran*⁠, ⁠ML, J M Knee⁠⁠*, N Wang⁠⁠, TZ Rzezniczak*⁠, TL Parkes, L Li⁠, TJS Merritt 2017 Metabolomic analysis of oxidative stress: Superoxide dismutasemutation and paraquat induced stress in Drosophila melanogaster. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 113: 323–334. 

  • Lessel* CE, TL. Parkes, J Dickinson, and TJS Merritt 2017 Sex and Genetic Background Influence Superoxide Dismutase (cSOD)-Related Phenotypic Variation in Drosophila melanogaster. G3 Gene, Genomes, Genetics 7: 2651-2664.

  • de Carvalho, NR, NR Rodrigues, GE Macedo, IJ Bristot, AA Boligon, MM de Campos, FAB Cunha, HD Coutinho, F Klamt, TJS Merritt, T Posser, and JL Franco 2017 Eugenia uniflora Leaves Essential Oil Promotes Mitochondrial Dysfunction In Drosophila melanogasterThrough The Inhibition Of Oxidative Phosphorylation. Toxicological Research 6: 526-534.

  • For more publications visit Thomas Merritt
  • Gbian DL, Omri A. The Impact of an Efflux Pump Inhibitor on the Activity of Free and Liposomal Antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pharmaceutics. 2021 Apr 18;13(4):577. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13040577.

  • Debnath SK, Srivastava R, Debnath M, Omri A. Status of inhalable antimicrobial agents for lung infection: progress and prospects. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2021 Apr 17. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2021.1919514. Online ahead of print.

  • Neha Desai, Momin M, Khan T, Gharat S, Ningthoujam RS, Omri A. Metallic nanoparticles as drug delivery system for the treatment of cancer. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2021 Apr 14:1-30. doi: 10.1080/17425247.2021.1912008. Online ahead of print.

  • Jhaveri J, Raichura Z, Khan T, Momin M, Omri A. Chitosan Nanoparticles-Insight into Properties, Functionalization and Applications in Drug Delivery and Theranostics. Molecules. 2021 Jan 7;26(2):272. doi: 10.3390/molecules26020272.

  • Gbian DL, Omri A. Current and novel therapeutic strategies for the management of cystic fibrosis. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2021 Jan 22:1-18. doi: 10.1080/17425247.2021.1874343. Online ahead of print.

  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Abdelwahab Omri
  • Sprowl, J.A., Reed, K., Armstrong, S., Lanner, C., Guo, B., Kalatskaya, I., Stein, L., Hembruff, S. L., and Parissenti, A. M. (2012) Alterations in tumour necrosis factor signaling pathways are associated with cytotoxicity and resistance to taxanes: a study in isogenic resistant tumor cells. Breast Cancer Res. 14(1):R2

  • Heibein, A. D., Guo, B., Sprowl, J. A., Maclean, D. A., and Parissenti, A. M. (2012) Role of AKRs and Other Doxorubicin Pharmacokinetic Genes in Doxorubicin Resistance, DNA binding, and Subcellular Localization.  BMC Cancer. 12:381.

  • Armstrong, S.R., Narendrula, R., Guo, B., Parissenti, A.M., McCallum, K.L., Cull, S., Lanner, C. (2012) Distinct genetic alterations occur in ovarian tumor cells selected for combined resistance to carboplatin and docetaxel. J. Ovarian Res. 5(1):40.

  • Wang, H., Vo, T., Hajar, A., Chen, X., Parissenti, A.M., Brindley, D.N. and Wang, Z. (2014) Multiple mechanisms underlying acquired resistance to taxanes in selected docetaxel-resistant MCF breast cancer cells. BMC Cancer 14:37.

  • Pritzker, K., Pritzker, L., Generali, D., Bottini, A., Cappelletti, M. R., Guo, B., Parissenti, A.M. and Trudeau, M. (2015) RNA disruption and drug response in breast cancer primary systemic therapy.  J. Natl. Cancer Instit. Monog. 51: 76-80.

  • Parissenti, A. M., Guo, B., Pritzker, L. B., Pritzker, K.P.H., Wang, X., Zhu, M., Shepherd, L. E., and Trudeau, M. E. (2015).  Tumor RNA disruption predicts survival benefit from breast cancer chemotherapy.  Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 153: 135-144.

  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Amadeo Parissenti
  • Carr, D., Bowman, J., Kyle, C.J., Tully, S.M., Koen, E.L., Robitaille, J.-F., et Wilson, P.J.  2007. Rapid Homogenization of Multiple Sources: Genetic Structure of a Recolonizing Population of Fishers. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1853–1861.

  • Robitaille J.-F. et Laurence S. 2007. More on the validation of fecal samples for the large scale study of dietary differences between two sympatric carnivores.  Acta Theriol. 52:307-315.

  • Robitaille, J.-F., Villano, L., Jung, T. Slama, H.P, et Oakley, M. P. 2012. Fat dynamics and development of body condition indices for harvested populations of wolverine Gulo gulo.  Wildl. Biol. 18:35-45.

  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Jean-Francois Robitaille
  • Freschet G.T., Roumet C., Comas L.H., Weemstra M., et al. 2021. Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs. New Phytologist (Early view). https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17072 
  • Ryser, P., Puig, S., Müller, M. and Munné-Bosch, S., 2020. Abscisic acid responses match the different patterns of autumn senescence in roots and leaves of Iris versicolor and Sparganium emersumEnvironmental and Experimental Botany, p.104097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2020.104097
  • Courchesne, D.N., Wilson, A.Z. and Ryser, P., 2020. Regional distribution patterns of wetland monocots with different root turnover strategies are associated with local variation in soil temperature. New Phytologist 226, 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16328
  • Byne, K. and Ryser, P., 2020. Spring temperatures affect senescence and N uptake in autumn and N storage for winter in Rhynchospora alba (Cyperaceae). Journal of Experimental Botany 71, 1551-1561. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz505
  • Nieman, T., Hoogzaad, Y., Marcotte, S.J. and Ryser, P., 2018. Contrasting root overwintering strategies of perennial wetland monocots. Botany 96, 653-661. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2018-0065
  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Peter Ryser
  • Mazen T. Saleh (Editor). Molecular Aspects of Infectious Diseases. Nova Science Publishers Inc., Hauppauge, New York. ISBN 978-1-61728-690-2. https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products id=15679
  • Kinkar, E., Kinkar, A., & Saleh, M. (2020). AU richness within the 5′ coding region of the Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin b mRNA affects toxin secretion. Heliyon6(10), e05330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05330
  • Kinkar, E, Kinkar, A, Saleh, M. (2019) The Multicopper Oxidase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MmcO) Exhibits Ferroxidase Activity and Scavenges Reactive Oxygen Species in Activated THP-1 Cells. Int’l J. Med. Microbiol. V309(7):151324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.06.004
  • Butt, S., Saleh, M., & Gagnon, J. (2020). Impact of the Escherichia coli Heat-Stable Enterotoxin b (STb) on Gut Health and Function. Toxins12(12), 760. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12120760
  • Kinkar, E., & Saleh, M. (2020). The secretomes of extremophiles. In Physiological and Biotechnological Aspects of Extremophiles (pp. 285-294). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818322-9.00021-6
  • Ybazeta, G., Graham, J., Trifkovic, J., Giroux, L., Saleh, M., Sattar, S. A., & Nokhbeh, R. (2018). Complete genome sequences of a diverse group of 13 Propionibacterium acnes bacteriophages isolated from urban raw sewage. Genome announcements, 6(26), e00224-18. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00224-18
  • Voros A, DeLongchamp J, Saleh M (2015) The Secretome of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum in Neutral and Acidic Media. J Proteomics Bioinform 8:155-163. doi: 10.4172/jpb.1000364
  • Evans, S. and Saleh, M. (2015) Cyanobacteria Diversity in Blooms from the Greater Sudbury Area. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 7, 871-882. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2015.711071.
  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Mazen Saleh
  • Van Leuwen, P., N. Mykytczuk, G. Mastromonaco, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2020. Effects of captivity, diet and relocation on the gut bacterial communities of white-footed mice. Ecology and Evolution. 10: 4677-4690.
  • Veitch, J.S.M., J. Bowman, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2020. Parasite species co-occurrence patterns on Peromyscus: Joint species distribution modelling.  International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 12: 199-206.
  • Pyott, B., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2020. Peer-reviewed scientific contributions from Canadian zoos and aquariums. FACETS Journal. 5: 381–392
  • Schmidt, E., N. Mykytczuk, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2019. Effects of the captive and wild environment on diversity of the gut microbiome of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). ISME Journal. 13: 1293–1305.
  • ​Schulte-Hostedde, A.I, Z. Mazal, C. Jardine, and J. Gagnon. 2018. Enhanced access to anthropogenic food waste is related to hyperglycemia in raccoons (Procyon lotor). Conservation Physiology. coy026.
  • Lyons, J., G. Mastromonaco, D.B. Edwards, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2017. Fat and happy in the city: Eastern chipmunks in urban environments. Behavioral Ecology. 28: 1464-1471.
  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde
  • Zhang Y, Masters L, Wang Y, Wu L, Pei Y, Guo B, Parissenti A, Lees SJ, Wang R, Yang G*. Cystathionine gamma-lyase/H2S signaling facilitates myogenesis under aging and injury condition. The FASEB J. 2021. In press.
  • Wang Y, Yu R, Wu L, Yang G*. Hydrogen sulfide guards myoblasts from ferroptosis by inhibiting ALOX12 acetylation. Cell Signal. 2021, 78:109870.
  • Yang G*. H2S as a potential defence against COVID-19? Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2020, 319(2):C244-C249.
  • Ali A, Zhang Y, Fu M, Pei Y, Wu L, Wang R, Yang G*. Cystathionine gamma-lyase/H2S system suppresses hepatic acetyl-CoA accumulation and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice. Life Sci. 2020, 252:117661.
  • Zhang Y, Wang Y, Read E, Fu M, Pei Y, Wu L, Wang R, Yang G*. Golgi stress respone, H2S metabolism, and intracellular calcium homeostasis. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2020, 32:583-601.
  • Greasley A, Zhang Y, Wu B, Pei Y, Belzile N, Yang G*. H2S protects against cardiac cell hypertrophy through regulation of selenoproteins. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019, 10:6494306.
  • For more publications visit the faculty page for Guangdong Yang