Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Characterization of Business Establishments and Commercial Vehicle Movements Utilizing Machine Learning Techniques in Halifax, Canada
(2024-04-15)This thesis develops a commercial vehicle travel demand forecasting model. First, it characterizes business establishments to investigate the agglomeration of businesses. Next, it develops location choice models for five ... -
Storm-driven transport and deposition of atmospheric microplastics in remote Newfoundland, Canada
(2024-04-12)Microplastic pollution is an increasing global concern due to its pervasiveness in all types of environments around the world. In recent years, the study of how microplastic particles travel across the atmosphere has ... -
Estimating the Environmental Impacts Associated with Manufacturing Dehydrated Poultry Manure in Eastern Canada through a Life Cycle Assessment
(2024-04-12)Dehydrated poultry manure (DPM) is a pelleted form of poultry manure used as an organic fertilizer. The environmental impacts associated with its manufacturing have not been estimated. This research estimates the environmental ... -
NITROGEN ISOTOPIC SIGNALS IN AMINO ACIDS REVEAL THE ORIGINS AND ALTERATION PATHWAYS OF SINKING AND SEDIMENTED ORGANIC MATTER
(2024-04-11)The sinking and sedimentation of marine particulate organic matter (POM) plays a critical role in the biogeochemical carbon cycling and hence helps to regulate global climate. From surface production, POM undergoes various ... -
Physico-chemical Properties of Ni-P Hexagonal Boron Nitride Composite Coatings
(2024-04-11)Certain nickel polyalloys, such as Ni-P-BN(h) and Ni-P-PTFE, are commonly used in the molding and stamping industries as they produce superior anti-galling coatings. In addition, PTFE and BN(h) are known for their high ... -
Measurements of the force exerted by a forced pulsed water jet, and its effect on the mechanical properties of titanium alloys.
(2024-04-15)Forced pulsed water jetting (FPWJ) is a type of high-speed water jet (HSWJ) with a modulated jet – made of water packets – where the primary use is a surface treatment for coatings removal and commercialized by VLN Advanced ... -
Parental Prevention of Newborn Pain: An Evaluation of an eHealth Learning Platform to Determine Acceptability, Feasibility and Utilization of Parent-Led Pain Management
(2023-04-01)Introduction: Despite strong evidence supporting the efficacy of parent-led pain management (PLPM; e.g., breastfeeding) during procedures (e.g., injections), parents remain an underutilized resource. This dissertation ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF SENSING SYSTEM BASED ON FOLIAR SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE TO ESTIMATE NUTRIENTS IN POTATO PLANTS
(2024-04-15)In this research project, a sensing system based on spectroscopy was developed to offer a solution to the problem of slow and tedious method of understanding the status of nutrients in potato plants using chemical tissue ...