Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses: Recent submissions
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Phytosomal Beta-Caryophyllene for the Treatment of Pain and Inflammation in Interstitial Cystitis
(2024-06-27)Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic bladder condition of unknown etiology characterized by pain and inflammation. This study examined the effects of oral phytosomal beta-caryophyllene (BCP), a cannabinoid type 2 receptor ... -
Inter-Limb Asymmetry in Motion: Combining Clinical and Biomechanical Outcomes to Understand its Prevalence and Responsiveness in Knee Osteoarthritis
(2024-06-27)Walking is consistently recommended for individuals with knee osteoarthritis; however, many avoid physical activity due to pain. Individuals with knee osteoarthritis may attempt to alleviate this pain by adopting asymmetrical ... -
DRL-based Task Offloading for Deadline-sensitive Applications in Multi-access Edge Computing
(2021-09-24)The proliferation of computation-intensive applications, such as online gaming and autonomous driving, has imperatively urged resource-constrained mobile devices to alleviate the computation and energy consumption pressure ... -
A 3D Printed Patient Specific In-Vivo Dosimetry System
(2024-06-27)While radiotherapy treatments are meticulously planned, checked, and verified before the patient arrives at the clinic, once the treatment commences, there is often no direct monitoring of the radiation dose received by ... -
Investigating Transient Patterns of Human Brain Activity in Normal Ageing
(2024-06-25)The global population is ageing rapidly, and with the increasing population age, comes an increasing need to understand the neurophysiological effects of ageing. Human brain activity consists of a complex combination of ... -
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE VISUAL QUERYING SYSTEM FOR MARITIME DATA
(2024-06-20)Automatic Identification System (AIS) data is a crucial foundation of maritime operations such as navigation, traffic management, and safety monitoring. This requires robust management, visualization, and interactive visual ... -
Neural Correlates Of The Production Effect: Insights From Univariate And Multivariate Analyses Of fMRI Data
(2024-06-19)The production effect is a simple phenomenon in human memory: words that are read aloud are more likely to be remembered on a subsequent memory test (e.g., a recognition task) compared to words read silently. This effect, ... -
Socio-Ecological Well-Being: Resources at the Personality, Activity, and Community Level (Taylor’s Version)
(2024-06-17)Within positive psychology, research has flourished on the determinants, correlates, and consequences of well-being. Positive psychological functioning is shaped both by individual differences and the settings in which ... -
Reliability of Shoulder Movement Kinematics in Healthy Young Adults
(2024-06-17)Shoulder biomechanics research is crucial for understanding mobility and managing injuries but lacks consistency in methodology and findings when compared to studies focusing on the lower limbs. This study aimed to evaluate ... -
Cocrystallization and Particle Size Reduction of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Crystallization or Spray Drying
(2024-06-11)Modern active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) often exhibit poor aqueous solubility, leading to poor bioavailability. Methods to improve dissolution include altering solid form (salts, polymorphs, cocrystals), creating ... -
Uncovering the Role of TRPM2 in TNBC
(2024-06-13)Breast cancer has high mortality in women worldwide and is a complex disease. Specifically, TNBC is an aggressive subtype which lacks a unique therapeutic target. Cancer cells have higher ROS, however the mechanism by which ... -
A Multi-Informant, Multi-Method Exploration of Resilience and Pain Adaptation in Youth with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
(2024-06-09)The application of resilience theory to the context of secondary chronic pain conditions such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a burgeoning research area. To better understand how to promote pain adaptation in ... -
Genomic Analyses of Aleutian Disease Resilience in American Mink
(2024-06-11)Aleutian disease (AD) causes severe health issues and results in substantial economic losses for the mink industry. The ineffectiveness of vaccination, medication, and culling strategies in controlling AD has compelled ... -
EXPLORING SCHOOL-BASED IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS AND THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
(2024-06-11)Introduction: School vaccine programs help support equitable access to routine vaccines for students. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures affected three school years and shifting learning environments ... -
LITHOSPHERIC-SCALE TECTONICS OF THE INDIA-ASIA COLLISIONAL SYSTEM
(2024-06-09)The India-Asia orogenic system is the largest and among the most well studied orogens on Earth. Despite its status as an archetype for large hot orogens, there remain many unknowns regarding the first-order evolution of ... -
Developing Pedotransfer Functions and Spatial Estimates of Growing Season Nitrogen Mineralization to Inform Improved Nitrogen Management Strategies in Prince Edward Island
(2024-06-07)Decision support tools (DSTs) and a framework for incorporating estimates of growing season nitrogen (N) mineralization (GSN) in soil, using analysis of total soil N (TN) to quantify the stable N pool, and biological ... -
Augmentation of Financial Datasets and Evaluating Financial Text Generated By A.I.
(2024-06-07)Information is fundamental to decision-making. Yet, data is very sparse for the financial domain, even though, in this era of big data, it seems abundant. The work presented in this thesis addresses that scarcity over seven ... -
Hall of mirrors: A critical analysis of ethics and epistemic injustice in the use of health-related metaphors
(2024-05-28)This dissertation explores some of the ethical and epistemic implications of metaphors, with particular attention to those used in health-related communication. Analogical reasoning, including that brought about through ... -
Induction Motor Current Signature Analysis for Speed Detection Using Spectral Estimation Techniques
(2005-11)In this research work, real-time performance of various spectral estimation techniques have been investigated to detect speed of an induction motor from rotor slot harmonics using motor current signature analysis. It has ... -
Survey of inmates' perceptions of needs and attitudes in Nova Scotia Prisons, spring, 1977
(1977-09-28)For the purpose of exploring the prison inmates' perception of needs and attitudes, a survey was carried out with randomly selected inmates in all prisons and jails in the Nova Scotia area. A self-administered questionnaire ...