Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses: Recent submissions
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The Emergence of Class Consciousness in Industrial Nova Scotia : A Study of Amherst, 1891-1925
(1982-11-29)Before World War One, Amherst emerged as one of the most important manufacturing centers in the Maritimes. Its diversified economic base included foundry products, railway cars, woolen goods, and boots and shoes. Amherst ... -
Impacts Of Climate Change On Metal Contamination In Well Water Through Saltwater Intrusion, Flooding And Drought
(2024-05-01)Climate change can exacerbate groundwater contamination via secondary effects like droughts, floods, and saltwater intrusion. This thesis analyzed the influence of climate change factors on metal contamination in groundwater ... -
3D simultaneous quantification of SPIO and Gadolinium Contrast Agents In Vivo using MR Fingerprinting
(2024-04-30)Molecular imaging is a powerful asset to a range of disciplines, allowing for precise, noninvasive, longitudinal imaging of a myriad of biological processes. Magnetic resonance molecular imaging offers the ability to perform ... -
Understanding the Role of the Mother-Daughter Relationship in the Physical Activity and Health Behaviours of African Nova Scotian Adolescent Girls: A Qualitative Study
(2024-04-30)Introduction: Physical activity plays a vital role in adolescent health and development. In girls, puberty and adolescence often results in declining physical activity levels. There are often more barriers to engaging in ... -
World Culture & the United Nations
(2024-04-30)This thesis analyzes a United Nations (UN) sponsored policy report prepared by two research institutions titled Unlocking a Better Future, which sought to guide leaders on sustainable development and centers the idea that ... -
Semantic Externalism: From Wittgenstein to Putnam
(2001-08)It is not widely acknowledge that Putnam's initial foray into semantic externalism is Wittgensteinian. Some philosophers (Anthony Rudd, for one) argue that, as he has become more Wittgensteinian in recent years, Putnam has ... -
Non-Cooperative Vessel Detection Using Multispectral Satellite Imaging and Machine Learning Applied Towards Onboard Satellite Dark Vessel Detection
(2024-04-30)Dark vessels are a major source of economic and environmental damage, estimated to cost the global economy tens of billions (USD) a year. These vessels hide or obscure their presence on the ocean to conduct unlawful ... -
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation in Ontario, Canada
(2024-04-30)Objective: This study examines the socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening within Ontario, Canada. Methods: Employing the 2017-2018, using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, the study ... -
EVALUATION OF CLETHODIM FOR HAIR FESCUE (FESTUCA FILIFORMIS POURR) AND RED FESCUE (FESTUCA RUBRA L.) MANAGEMENT IN LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY (VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM AITON) FIELDS IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2024-04-19)Clethodim is a group 1 herbicide that has shown variable efficacy on Festuca spp. and has preliminary research showing suppression of hair fescue in lowbush blueberry during the non-bearing year. Non-bearing and bearing ... -
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE STABILITY OF MESOPOROUS SILICON PHOTOCATALYSTS
(2024-04-26)Mesoporous silicon (mp-Si) nanoparticles (NPs) are of interest due to their promising application as photocatalysts for solar-driven hydrogen production via water splitting. While mp-Si NPs have shown promising photocatalytic ... -
Why is Most Neurotransmitter Release Synaptic
(2024-04-30)Small-molecule neurotransmitter release is largely confined to synaptic active zones, but the spatially restrictive mechanism is unidentified. In this study, we investigate whether spatial restriction occurs during synaptic ... -
Risky Play for Children with Physical Disabilities within Atlantic Canada from the Perspective of their Caregivers
(2024-04-29)Introduction: Play is the primary form of physical activity (PA) children engage in from a young age. Children naturally enjoy engaging in risky play as it is fun and thrilling. Risky play is associated with increased PA ... -
Real-world incidence of severe myelosuppression among chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with imatinib in Ontario
(2024-04-29)Imatinib, approved in 2001 for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) based on its remarkable efficacy, was associated with severe hematologic adverse events in clinical trials. This population-based retrospective ... -
Transformative Landscapes: Deinstitutionalizing Mental Healthcare Through the Urban Park
(2024-04-29)People are a product of their environment; the psychological and physical well-being of individuals are continually shaped by life experiences, relationships, community culture, and environmental conditions. Historical ... -
A Numerical Study of Dual Core Surface Plasmon Resonance-based Photonic Crystal Fiber Biosensors.
(2024-04-29)Photonic crystals (PCs) are periodic material structures in the optical domain. Felix Bloch developed a theory that describes how electron waves behave in the periodic structure of solids such as semiconductors. The same ... -
EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK NOVA SCOTIANS WITH INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC CARE THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS
(2024-04-25)This qualitative study aimed to hear the experiences of diverse Black Nova Scotians (DBNS) who have undergone involuntary psychiatric care (IPC). Help-seeking, stigma, trust, community, family, and health system were ... -
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 ...