Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses: Recent submissions
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Architectural Drift: Utilizing Glitch in the Parametric Design Process for Urban Housing
(2024-07-24)A common parametric design process relies on geometric rationalization in the early design stage. This reliance constrains the design process. Less explored are moments of post-rationalization in parametric design in ... -
Play in the Everyday: Infrastructures of Care for the Childless City
(2024-07-23)This thesis mobilizes theories of play and care as methods of reimagining the childless city. Everyday existing elements in South Parkdale, Toronto (a streetcar, a brick wall, and an adjacent parking lot) are reimagined ... -
Haptoglobin Phenotype, Intensive Blood Pressure Control, and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, and Stroke within the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Randomized Control Trial
(2024-07-17)Background: A relationship between hypertension and risk of CVD is widely reported in T2DM. However, clinical studies of intensive blood pressure control therapy (targeting a systolic pressure of less than 120mm Hg) or ... -
SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION OF TDA-GFRP-REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB-ON-GRADE WITH GEOCELL-REINFORCED SANDY SOIL SUBGRADE
(2024-07-18)Slab-on-grade has been established as a successful foundation method over the past decades. It is predominantly utilized in manufacturing plants, warehouses, and heavy facility hangars. The consolidative settlement of the ... -
Exploring the Dynamics of Freight Delivery: A Comparative Analysis of Physical Internet and Conventional Supply Chain Methods
(2024-07-12)This paper compares the effect of network configuration on the dynamics of freight delivery. A comparison is made between Physical Internet (PI) and conventional (CO) distribution for the line, tree, square, circle, and ... -
Home in the Urban Void: the Changing Role of Obsolete Institutional Buildings
(2024-07-17)This thesis examines the changing role of obsolete institutional buildings and the urgent need for affordable housing in Halifax, Nova Scotia. An argument is presented for the adaptive reuse of abandoned buildings in efforts ... -
Space in Between: Toward Places of Collaboration and Coexistence in Saskatoon
(2024-07-17)The ongoing process of reconciliation demands continuous efforts from architects and the field of architecture to reckon with the legacies of settler colonialism within built environments. Through an exploration of the ... -
Navigating Precarious Paths: An Assessment of the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Migrant Workers
(2024-07-10)Temporary migrant workers on closed work permits are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. To address this, the Government of Canada introduced the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers (OWP-V) in June 2019. This permit ... -
AN INVESTIGATION OF NUCLEAR LIPID DROPLET BIOGENESIS IN CELL CULTURE AND ORGANOID MODELS.
(2024-07-12)Lipid droplets (LDs) are dynamic organelles central to lipid storage and metabolic homeostasis in eukaryotic cells. In lipid-loaded cells, LD biogenesis primarily occurs in the ER membrane yielding cytoplasmic LDs, but ... -
TARGETING THE MISSING LINK: THE NEXUS OF EARLY PHASE PSYCHOSIS, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, AND ADVERSITY
(2024-07-07)Adverse events (AEs; e.g., bullying) and substance misuse (SM) are prevalent among individuals with psychotic disorders (PDs). Limited information exists about the overlap of AEs and SM within PDs, especially in early phase ... -
MIXED BATTERY ARRAY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
(2024-07-12)This research proposes and studies aspects of a mixed battery array composed of used electric vehicle batteries repurposed into a second life in both a theoretical and experimental fashion. The research seeks to address ... -
Modulation of Acute Lung Injury-Associated Systemic Inflammation by the Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor Agonist HU-308
(2024-07-09)Acute lung injury (ALI), clinically diagnosed as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), is a severe inflammatory syndrome characterized by pulmonary edema and refractory hypoxemia. Many patients with ARDS succumb to ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED BEAMFORMING METHODS FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRAFAST AND 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING
(2024-07-12)A key defining feature in clinical ultrasound systems is the ability to acquire images in real-time. A perception of instantaneous feedback from a diagnostic imaging system is especially critical in a surgical setting where ... -
Characterization of the potato late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans) in Canada and its implications on disease management and fungicide resistance
(2024-07-10)Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, poses a major threat to potato and tomato crops globally. In Canada, increased incidence and severity of late blight have coincided with shifts in the genetic makeup of P. ... -
The Nonlinguistic Mind: Nonlinguistic Concepts, Normativity, and Animal Cognition
(2024-07-08)I argue that at least some nonlinguistic animals have conceptual capabilities. First, I show that positions that take linguistic capabilities to be necessary for conceptual capabilities are unable to explain the possibility ... -
INFLUENZA A VIRUS INFECTION AND UFMYLATION
(2024-06-23)This thesis investigates the interplay between UFMylation, a post-translational modification involving the conjugation of the ubiquitin-like protein Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (UFM1) to target proteins, and the replication ... -
INNOVATION IN PASSIVE SAMPLING FOR VIRAL DETECTION IN WATER RESOURCES: TOWARDS ACCESSIBLE AND SENSITIVE MONITORING TECHNIQUES
(2024-07-10)In response to the escalating challenges of viruses, this research focuses on advancing passive sampling methods to enhance public health security through improved viral surveillance in water resources. Effective surveillance ... -
Snacking made simple? Exploring the policy and organizational practices of continuous quality improvement for health promotion in healthcare
(2024-07-05)The goal of this dissertation is to advance the understanding of healthcare continuous quality improvement (CQI) practices for health promotion at policy and organizational levels. This qualitative study (phenomenology) ... -
Open Doors & Long Hallways: Exploring Indigenous Inclusion in Environmental Governance Processes through Stories and Experiences
(2024-07-10)Environmental governance requires multi-scalar collaboration to ensure the effectiveness and equity of decision-making (Brugnach et al., 2017). The knowledge many Indigenous Peoples have about effective conservation makes ... -
INVESTIGATING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PERSPECTIVES ON EXERCISE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN A CANADIAN SETTING
(2024-06-27)Exercise mitigates the negative side-effects of cancer treatment. However, most individuals living with and beyond cancer (LWBC) are insufficiently active. One reason is the lack of guidance received from healthcare care ...