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- This open event, hosted by The Canadian Association of Research Libraries and co-sponsoring organizations including Canadian Research Knowledge Network, Library and Archives Canada, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Internet Archive Canada, Digital Research Alliance of Canada, and the Digital Preservation Coalition provided an opportunity for those at Canadian institutions who have strategic or operational responsibility for long-term access and preservation of digital content to learn from each other about progress, practices and policies for digital preservation in a Canadian context.
- The University of Alberta provides a variety of writing supports that are accessible, learner-centered, relevant, and responsive to the community's diverse needs.
- The Alberta Continuing Care Epidemiological Studies (ACCES) was a province-wide research program involving over 2,000 older adults residing in designated assisted/supportive living facilities (DAL) and in long-term care facilities (LTC) between 2006 and 2009, their family caregivers, and the facilities in which they lived. The objectives of ACCES were: a) to examine the health, social needs, and quality of care of older adults in DAL and LTC facilities in Alberta, b) to identify the mix of services provided to these residents, including assistance from family caregivers, and c) to examine health outcomes across settings, taking resident and facility characteristics into account.
- The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science offers thesis programs leading to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, as well as course-based programs leading to Master of Agriculture, Master of Engineering and Master of Science degrees. The Department has active research programs in the following areas of specialization: Animal Science, Plant Science, Food Science and Technology, Nutrition and Metabolism, Bioresource and Food Engineering, Rangeland and Wildlife Resources and Bioresource Technology
- The Faculty of ALES is where global challenges are met with innovative solutions. Every day, world-class research is conducted by the finest minds in the natural sciences, social sciences and business. While we are one of the oldest faculties on campus, our cross disciplinary approach, and commitment to excellence, positions us uniquely to provide solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems.
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Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Canadian Payroll(2025-10-17) Gupta, Meena K.; St. Denis, Gayle; Ibrahim, IkramItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Digital Resilience of ePortfolios During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future(2025-10-20) Modise, Mpho-Entle Puleng; Vaughan, NormanItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Evaluation of Soil Water Characteristic Curve Estimation Techniques for Clay-Rich Oil Sands Tailings(2025-11-03) Zheng, Tony; Beier, NicholasA soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) or water retention curve (WRC) is one of the most important and fundamental properties to measure in unsaturated soil mechanics and vadose zone hydrology. A wide range of parameters, including but not limited to shear strength, hydraulic conductivity, soil water storage, and oxygen diffusion coefficient can be inferred from a SWCC . For geotechnical engineers, SWCC links climate impact to the physical stability of tailings storage facilities and mine rock stockpiles. For ecologists, SWCC provides insights into soil water availability for vegetation growth during reclamation. For geochemists, SWCC links degree of saturation and air permeability to oxidation rate of sulphide-bearing minerals which drives metal leaching and acid rock drainage. SWCC can be determined by various estimation techniques as laboratory measurements can be time-consuming, often taking weeks or months for highly plastic, clay-rich tailings. In this study, we evaluated three estimation techniques on highly plastic, clay-rich oil sands tailings. Results showed that the Chai and Khaimook method provides the best overall predictions, and air-entry values are correlated to shrinkage curve properties.Item type: Item , Access status: Authenticated , The Hill Times, Wednesday, November 12, 2025(2025-11-12) Hill Times PublishingThe newspaper of Parliament.Item type: Item , Access status: Authenticated , Insight into government, November 7, 2025(2025-11-07) Dolphin, Ric; Dolphin Media Inc.Alberta's independent newsletter on government & politics.