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A New Measure of Mnemonic Discrimination Applicable to Recognition Memory Tests with Continuous Variation in Novel Stimulus Interference
(2024-08-12)Background: Mnemonic discrimination (MD) involves distinguishing new stimuli from memories of highly similar “lure” items or events, and is a putative indirect probe of dentate gyrus functioning. MD is impaired in the ... -
THE EFFECTS OF CANNABIDIOL (CBD) EXPECTANCY ON SUBJECTIVE STRESS, ANXIETY, AND RELATED NEURAL RESPONSES IN HEALTHY ADULTS
(2024-08-12)Cannabidiol (CBD) may be a promising treatment candidate for psychiatric disorders. Our group has previously shown that CBD expectancy alone impacts subjective, physiological, and endocrine markers of stress and anxiety. ... -
Romantic conflict, coping motives, and addictive behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2024-08-06)The COVID-19 pandemic and public health measures resulted in enormous disruption. Substantial evidence has found that this period was associated with worsened anxiety and depression symptoms, exacerbation of addictive ... -
Transcriptional Regulation Paradigms of the Dual Host-Aquatic Lifestyle of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
(2024-08-09)Increased incidence of disease by marine pathogens correlates with rising sea surface temperatures. These changing marine conditions have resulted in the geographic expansion of pathogenic Vibrio spp. like Vibrio ... -
Designing Learning Environments for Children : An Affordance-based Approach to Providing Developmentally Appropriate Settings
(2004-08)This thesis explores the potential of a developmental-affordance framework for designing learning environments for children that are more congruent with their environmental perception and behaviour, and which can more ... -
Reinforcement: A test of Premack's differential probability rules
(1972)According to Premack's (1959) basic assumptions, reinforcement will occur only in a contingency relationship where the independent probability of the contingent response is higher than the independent probability of the ... -
Comprehensive Sex Education: Does one size fit all?
(2024-08-12)This qualitative research study explores young adults’ experiences with and perceptions of the sex education they received in Canadian middle/high schools. Seventeen participants between the ages of 18 and 21 took part in ... -
MODELLING CAUSAL MECHANISMS IN ORGANISMAL AGING
(2024-08-12)Geroscience seeks to clarify and explain the connection between chronological age and declining organism health. The field is rich in complex phenomena and increasingly rich in large, multivariate datasets as well, making ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MOUSE MODEL TO DETERMINE THE RELATION BETWEEN ASPARAGINASE-INDUCED PANCREATITIS AND GENETIC RISK FACTORS
(2024-08-12)Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood cancer. Treatment protocols include the essential biologic drug asparaginase, which has helped to dramatically improve survival rates. Unfortunately, asparaginase ... -
Experimental Investigation of a New Series of Planing Hulls
(1993)In reviewing the state-of-the-art in planing hull testing it was observed that the hulls tested cannot be considered representative of the modem high-speed Small Craft. This is because the length-beam ratio is too high for ... -
EXPLORING THE DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NATURAL KILLER CELLS AND HIGH GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CARCINOMAS
(2024-08-09)High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary (HGSC) is the deadliest gynecologic malignancy and, unfortunately, treatment options and survival rates have remained stagnant over the past four decades. Challenged by extreme ... -
Synthesis and Evaluation of Tellurophene-appended BODIPYs
(2024-08-08)This thesis provides a comprehensive overview of the synthetic procedures for late-stage functionalisation of 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes (BODIPYs), specifically to append a tellurophene motif to unleash ... -
A Review and Detailed Investigation of Continuum-Based Numerical Modelling Methods for the Simulation of Brittle Rock Failure Around Underground Excavations
(2024-08-07)Brittle failure occurs around underground excavations when the rock being excavated is competent and the induced stresses are high. Predicting and modelling this type of failure requires special care, as traditional methods ... -
Robust and Adaptive Dexterous Manipulation with Vision-Based Learning from Multi-Demonstrations
(2024-08-07)Robotic manipulators perform tasks as humans with the potential to greatly assist people in industry, health care, and general society services. In this thesis, a vision-based learn from demonstration framework for a ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTER-BASED APHASIA THERAPY FEATURING AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION
(2024-08-08)This dissertation is part of a broader project whose mission is to develop a computer-based aphasia therapy (CBAT) that improves currently available applications, by focusing on usability and — critically — feedback based ... -
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATING SOCIAL AND NATURAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC
(2024-08-08)Accelerated climate warming has cascading effects on Arctic ecosystems and northern communities, resulting in an urgent need for adaptation and communication strategies across circumpolar regions. As such, Arctic amplification ... -
Optimizing a Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment Process for Operational Decision Support
(2024-08-06)The Wastewater System Effluent Regulations set national effluent water quality standards for wastewater treatment facilities in 2015. This stated effluent discharge limits of less than 25 mg/L for both total suspended ... -
USING TIRE DERIVED AGGREGATES BACKFILLING ALTERNATIVES FOR RETAINING WALL STRUCTURES
(2024-08-02)Tire derived aggregate (TDA) is a lightweight material suitable to replace conventional fill material in embankments and retaining walls. This paper focuses on using TDA as a backfill for retaining wall. A PLAXIS 2D finite ... -
In, Out, and In Between: Coming Out and the Wellbeing of Young Queer People in Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2024-08-06)In this thesis, I explore how young queer people in Halifax, Nova Scotia experience and characterize coming out, and how they see it as affecting their wellbeing. Twelve people who identify with a queer sexual identity, ... -
ANALYZING AES POWER TRACES FOR SIDE-CHANNEL ATTACK: GENERATION, CLASSIFICATION, KEY DEDUCTION, AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES
(2024-08-06)Side-channel attacks (SCAs) exploit leakages from a system’s physical implementation, like acoustic signals, electromagnetic, and power emissions, to deduce sensitive information, thus bypassing traditional security ...