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Addressing Reproducibility and Energy-efficiency in AI Deployments
(2024-08-30)Deploying AI models on edge devices presents challenges in ensuring reliable and energy-efficient operations. Edge AI processes data directly on devices like IoT sensors and industrial machinery, enabling real-time ... -
Exploring the impact of boutique fitness studio participation on women's mental health
(2024-08-30)Embedded within a culture that values productivity and in a society where economic conditions make it increasingly difficult to survive, wellness industry players offer a buffet of high-cost fitness and wellbeing related ... -
Comparing Labour Force Capacity-Building and Access to Care in the Health Care Systems of Nova Scotia and Cuba
(2024-08-30)Nova Scotia has a severe lack of family doctors and other workers that is deeply hurting its’ residence ability to access care. Cuba has the highest number of doctors per population in the world by far, and spends much ... -
Impact of Built and Social Environment Interventions on Children's Active Transportation and Outdoor Play in Nova Scotia
(2024-08-31)Introduction: Healthy movement behaviours, including regular physical activity and reduced sedentary time, are important for children’s health and well-being. However, Nova Scotian children fail to meet national 24-hour ... -
Mechanical Properties of a Sustainable Composite Made of Mineral Fibers and a Recyclable Resin
(2024-08-30)Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPs) are widely used in various industries due to their lightweight, corrosion resistance, and cost-effectiveness. However, many FRPs rely on non-recyclable and non-biodegradable ... -
mTORC1 ACTIVATION BY ENDOLYSOSOMAL-DERIVED NUTRIENTS
(2024-08-29)Cancer cells with oncogenic Ras activate macropinocytosis to acquire nutrients, which are degraded in lysosomes, leading to the activation of mTORC1 and promoting cell growth. Glutamine (Gln) is crucial for mTORC1 activation, ... -
PROFILING PHYTOCHEMICALS FOUND IN LEAF EXTRACTS OF THE APONOGETON MADAGASCARIENSIS AND INVESTIGATING THEIR ANTICANCER EFFECTS IN TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER CELLS
(2024-08-30)Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 10 – 20 % of all breast cancer diagnoses. TNBC is a subtype of cancer that does not have targeted therapies available. An increasing amount of evidence has shown that plant ... -
Comparative Analysis of Capacities and Vulnerabilities for Dam-Induced Flooding: The Case of Akosombo Dam in Ghana and the Mactaquac Dam in Canada
(2024-08-29)The Akosombo Dam Project and the Mactaquac Development Project can be traced to the Tennessee Valley Authority which are large-scale multipurpose river development projects initiated to assist with industrialization. While ... -
Microplastics removal techniques: challenges and opportunities of in situ field trials and a review of contemporary microplastics removal technologies
(2024-08-30)Plastic pollution is a growing environmental concern, especially when understanding how polymers interact within ecosystems. Microplastics (MPs) are difficult to analyze in nature due to variety in polymer, size (MPs are ... -
From Intrinsically Disordered Peptides And Proteins To Globular Proteins To Supramolecular Complexes: Development Of New 19F-NMR Methodologies For Increased Versatility In Characterization Of Polypeptide Biophysics, Membrane Binding, And Intermolecular Interactions
(2024-08-30)19F-NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool to advance our understanding of protein interactions due to a lack of background 19F signals, the inherently high sensitivity of the 19F nucleus, and minimal perturbation of proteins ... -
IS 15 MINUTES OF MONOCULAR OCCLUSION TEST AS EFFECTIVE AS 45 MINUTES OF MONOCULAR OCCLUSION TEST WHEN EVALUATING DIVERGENCE EXCESS INTERMITTENT EXOTROPES?
(2024-08-29)In this study we compared the effects of 15-min and 45-min PMO on the size of the deviation, on the near-distance disparity, and on the AC/A estimation at for 22 patients with divergence excess intermittent exotropia. The ... -
FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, DOMESTIC DISPARITIES: A STUDY OF SKILLED IMMIGRANTS UNEVEN INTEGRATION TO LABOUR MARKET THROUGH THE LENS OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY & POLITICAL ECONOMY IN CANADA
(2024-08-27)Immigration in Canada has historically been shaped by racial capitalism, particularly in terms of how immigrant labour is used and valued. Immigrants are hired for low-wage jobs and are subjected to poor working conditions, ... -
Three essays on drug insurance and the well-being of children and their families
(2024-08-25)In Canada, prescription drugs and dental care have traditionally been excluded from the universally covered health services. In the absence of universal drug (and dental) insurance, low-income children have faced a higher ... -
Novel Maritime Traffic Analysis Techniques to Enhance Maritime Situational Awareness
(2024-08-28)The maritime domain is characterized by complex vessel movements with intricate spatiotemporal patterns and interdependencies. However, Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, despite being a rich real-time source of ... -
Heading Back Upstream - Options for Reinvigorating Nova Scotia’s Fatality Investigation System
(2024-09-26)This thesis explores the question, “Is Nova Scotia’s fatality investigation system performing as a modern fatality investigation system should, as the Legislature intended, and as the public expects?” It concludes that it ... -
Faithful Concept-based Explanations For Partition-based Document Clustering
(2024-08-30)This research introduces the Conceptual Document Clustering Explanation Model (CDCEM), a novel explanation model for explaining unsupervised textual clustering. CDCEM explains the discovered clusters and document ... -
Evaluating the Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Childhood Threat and Deprivation and the Moderating Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Infant Birth Outcomes
(2024-08-29)Maternal history of childhood maltreatment (CM) and intimate partner violence (IPV) can affect infant health. Two dimensions of CM, threat (risk to one’s person, agency, or integrity) and deprivation (absence of required ... -
Not Just Nice Guys: The Growth and Constraint of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union, 1950 - 1975
(2024-08-27)This study traces the mid-twentieth century history of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union (NSTU), with particular focus on the union’s democratic, professional, and bargaining structures. Traditionally underrepresented in ... -
Smoke on the Water: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Reconciliation in the Case of the Mi’kmaq Moderate Livelihood Fisheries
(2024-08-26)Indigenous communities have been in direct conflict with the Canadian state when asserting their right to self-determination. Literature reveals that the Canadian state interprets Indigenous resistance as a threat to settler ... -
Remodeling of Myocardial Collagen in Domestic Cattle during Pregnancy and Postpartum
(2024-08-29)Pregnancy is a blood volume overload state accompanied by functional cardiac hypertrophy. Interestingly, cardiac remodeling in pregnancy is distinct in its absence of myocardial fibrosis, which is a common characteristic ...