Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses
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Evaluating the Trade-offs Between Microalgal Biomass Production Rate and Nutrient Reduction in Dairy Waste Whey Permeate-amended Culture
(2024-04-29)Leveraging microalgae for food production and aquaculture feeds utilizing waste offers an economically efficient and circular solution to food challenges while promoting nutritional sustainability. This research investigates ... -
Salinity Tolerance of the Endangered Atlantic Whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani): Unravelling the Conservation Physiology of an Enigmatic Fish
(2024-04-26)Amidst the ongoing global decline in biodiversity, the preservation of at risk, endemic species is increasingly important. The Atlantic Whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) is an endangered, anadromous fish endemic to Nova ... -
External controls on Post-Eocene slope-to-deep-water sediment deposition in offshore Tanzania
(2024-04-27)The East African Rift System (EARS), a modern example of a divergent plate boundary in its early stages of development, is a natural laboratory to investigate the interplay between rift tectonics and landscape evolution. ... -
INVESTIGATING THE GENOMIC COMPOSITION OF OXYRRHIS MARINA, AN EARLY DIVERGING DINOFLAGELLATE
(2024-04-28)Dinoflagellates are microbial eukaryotes with unique nuclear and mitochondrial genome organization. Their nuclear genomes are large and rich in repetitive elements and redundant gene copies, including retrogenes derived ... -
Did Diversity Training Enhance Workplace Inclusion and Organizational Outcomes During COVID-19?
(2024-04-25)Workplace diversity has always been a popular topic, especially in an immigrant country like Canada. Canada’s diverse workforce is likely to increase due to the growing percentage of immigrants. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Do healthy diets cost more? A critical re-examination of diet cost methodology and its association with dietary adequacy
(2024-04-25)This dissertation aimed to critically re-examine diet cost methodology, including the derivation of diet costs, and how diet costs predict dietary adequacy among Canadians. First, a systematic scoping review was conducted ... -
Culture and sexual health : exploring the experiences of young South Asian women in Nova Scotia
(2005-08)This qualitative exploratory study examined the experiences of a sample of young South Asian women living in Nova Scotia in relation to their sexuality and sexual health, while examining the influence of a bi-cultural ... -
The army and navy at Halifax in peace-time, 1783-1793
(1970-04)At the end of the American Revolutionary War the Army and Navy forces based at Halifax were reduced to peace-time levels. Although they remained at these levels until war broke out again with France in 1793, all their ... -
Movement Patterns of Late-Stage Ovigerous Female Lobsters (Homarus Americanus Milne Edwards) at Jeddore, Nova Scotia
(1989-08)A total of 217 late-stage ovigerous female lobsters, Homarus americanus, were carapace tagged from May 15 to June 20,1988, and another 14 tagged with ultrasonic transmitters from June 14 to August 12, 1988, in the Jeddore ... -
STUDIES ON COW WHEAT (MELAMPYRUM LINEARE DESR.) BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT WITH HERBICIDES IN WILD BLUEBERRY (VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM AIT.) IN NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.
(2024-04-25)Weeds are the major limiting factor in lowbush blueberry production with stands consisting of a range of woody and herbaceous perennials. However, recent weed surveys have identified an increased occurrence of annual weeds ... -
EXPLORING LARVAL SETTLEMENT OF THE EASTERN OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) IN ATLANTIC CANADA
(2024-04-25)An ongoing issue for the Nova Scotia oyster aquaculture industry is the lack of reliable seed sources, which primarily relies on collecting wild seed. This thesis focuses on understanding and predicting the timing of ... -
HOW DO CROWDED SHELVES IMPACT CONSUMERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD MINIMAL DESIGN?
(2024-04-24)This research aims to understand consumers' motivation to purchase products in retail stores when retail shelves are either crowded or not crowded. Existing research has mostly focused on social crowding. There is limited ... -
Modeling Human Motion-Capture Data for Creativity
(2024-04-16)Human motion-capture data can be represented, modeled, and generated through computational techniques. This thesis explores representations and strategies for querying, interpolating, and sequence modeling of motion-capture ... -
New Nurses in Charge Nurse Roles: A Narrative Inquiry
(2024-04-24)The charge nurse role is a leadership position that is found on most acute care units. Due to high turnover of staff in this care setting, and recent shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new nurses are assuming the ... -
Advanced Surface Modification of Binder Jet Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel
(2024-04-24)The primary objective of this study is to explore the efficiency of ultrasonic pulsed waterjet (UPWJ) peening, a novel surface modification technique, on binder jet additively manufactured AISI 316L stainless steel ... -
Innovative Clinical Tools for Objectively Measuring Longitudinal Changes in Knee Arthroplasty Patient Gait Kinematics Awaiting Surgery
(2024-04-22)Current clinical management of end-stage knee OA lacks objective functional assessments of patients. Markerless motion capture systems are a new technology that have the potential to facilitate efficient, well-integrated ... -
SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION OF CUT AND COVER TUNNEL USING TIRE-DERIVED AGGREGATES ABOVE CROWN LEVEL
(2024-04-16)The study explores Tire-derived aggregates (TDA) for reuse, valued for their lightweight, strong conductivity, insulation, and damping properties. It investigates TDA's impact on a Cut & Cover railway tunnel's load mitigation ... -
Investigating the dual role of a marine antifreeze protein, winter flounder AFP6
(2024-04-14)Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) can protect organisms from freezing by binding to ice crystals, thereby preventing further crystal growth. The most thoroughly studied of these proteins is AFP6, a 37-residue α-helical protein ... -
EXPLORING THE ROLES OF TRPML3 IN TNBC PROLIFERATION, MIGRATION, AND BIOENERGETICS
(2024-04-15)Despite advances in diagnosis and cancer therapy, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains the deadliest subtype of breast cancer. This high mortality rate is largely attributed to a lack of comprehensive understanding ... -
When Hyper-visibility, Invisibility, Ableism and the (dis)Abled Body Collide
(2024-04-16)This thesis explores the historical and contemporary scrutiny of the (dis)Abled body, emphasizing the pervasive ableism manifesting in everyday interactions across various societal sectors, including higher education, the ...