Dalhousie University Libraries: Recent submissions
Now showing items 281-300 of 38677
-
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 ... -
A Multi-Method Investigation of Pregnancy Loss and Sexual Well-Being in Couples
(2024-07-02)Pregnancy loss affects 1 in 4 women and is linked with poorer overall health and relationship outcomes. Sexual well-being (e.g., satisfaction, desire, distress) may also suffer post-loss. Given the limits of prior work, ... -
Comparative Study Between Monolayered and Multilayered Electroless NI-CO-P-PTFE Coatings on Mild Carbon Steel
(2024-07-04)Electroless Nickel (EN) plating is one of the practical solutions considered, as it produces coatings with good corrosion and wear resistance, good adhesion, and uniform thickness. Owing to the versatility of the EN ... -
Secondary Publishing Rights
(2024-06-20)An examination of the need for secondary publishing rights in academic publishing, from a Canadian perspective. -
Promoting equitable access to disability inclusive early learning & childcare in Nova Scotia: The family experience (Summary Report)
(2024-06)Introduction: In this research, we asked: How do families in Nova Scotia navigate access to inclusive early learning and childcare programs for preschool-aged children experiencing disability? We wanted to know: 1) What ... -
Electrical Energy Forecasting: Emerging Issues and a Case Study of Residential and General Service Loads in Newfoundland
(1981-04)The study reviews the increasingly more difficult environment in which electricity demand forecasts must be prepared and concludes that forecasting models should be developed to explicity account for variations in a range ... -
Wells and Dunghills: Division in Seamus Heaney's Poetry
(1986-05)Oppositions and seeming contradictions run deep in Heaney's writing; they come as part of his territory. In several of his poems and prose writings, Heaney speaks about the effect which the political strife in Northern ... -
The inflationary process in small open developing economies : a case study of the eastern Caribbean
(1983-10)The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the causes of inflation in small open developing economies, using the Eastern Caribbean region as a case study. Orthodox inflation theory is viewed critically with respect ... -
Eros and Thanatos in the Novels of Robertson Davies
(1976-04-15)The core of this thesis inheres in the notion that Robertson Davies consistently envisions society as a battlefield on which two antithetical forces continually strive; those forces are Eros (Life) and Thanatos (Death). ... -
Stability Analysis of Underground Cavity by Numerical Modeling
(2024-06-28)Sinkhole subsidence is a significant global concern. This thesis examines the stability of areas above and around an assumed underground cavity in cohesive soil and limestone utilizing numerical modeling with Examine 2D ... -
INVESTIGATING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PRESPECTIVES 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 ...
