Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses: Recent submissions
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SIZE FRACTIONATED ZOOPLANKTON C:N:P IN THE NORTH PACIFIC GYRE AND EQUATORIAL COUNTERCURRENT REGION
(2024-08-27)Zooplankton play a critical role in carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling in the ocean. There are fewer measurements of zooplankton C, N, and especially P, compared with phytoplankton and total particulate ... -
MEDIA REPORTING OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION DECISION IN RURAL BANGLADESH
(2024-08-28)Perceived fear of sexual violence victimization can have strong negative impacts on female labor force participation (FLFP). This fear is particularly dire in cultures that value female purity and stigmatize victimization. ... -
IT’S ABOUT TIME: CONVERGING METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING THE INFLUENCE OF ENDOGENOUS AND EXOGENOUS MODES WITHIN THE TEMPORAL DOMAIN OF ATTENTION
(2024-08-28)Endogenous (volitional) and exogenous (reflexive) modes of temporal attention are independent and differently impact performance (Lawrence and Klein, 2013; McCormick, Redden, Lawrence, & Klein, 2018). Despite this, these ... -
Semantic Segmentation Based Method for Platelet Quantification in Dense Aggregates
(2024-08-29)Identifying different blood components such as red blood cells, different types of white blood cells, and platelets is an important tool for health practitioners. A local company has developed a lens-less near-field ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS OF THE ZEBRAFISH OLFACTORY BULB THROUGH IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS AND EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
(2024-08-27)The sense of smell is integral to almost every aspect of life and its loss can be detrimental. Therefore, understanding how the olfactory system functions is essential to investigating potential solutions for its dysfunction. ... -
Automatic estimation of eelgrass cover using seafloor images
(2024-08-29)This research assesses various methods to monitor eelgrass populations along Canada's eastern coasts. This is done by providing image data to deep learning models to estimate the percentage cover of eelgrass from these ... -
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REGISTRIES AS AN ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING TOOL: AN EVALUATION OF CANADA’S APPROACH IN ITS INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE CONTEXT
(2024-08-28)Money laundering has been a significant issue in Canada. It is estimated that $45 billion to $113 billion is laundered annually in Canada. Shell corporations are chosen by launderers for their dirty money because they ... -
Probiotics, Pregnancy and The Postpartum Period: Effects of Diet and Probiotic Treatment on Maternal and Offspring Health Outcomes in a Long-Evans Rat Model
(2024-08-28)The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis is largely focused on elucidating the mechanisms by which gestational events affect offspring health. This area of research has recently begun examining the interplay ... -
Real-time dual energy markerless monitoring of lung tumors using a clinical room-mounted stereoscopic and monoscopic x-ray imaging system
(2024-08-28)This thesis develops real-time dual-energy markerless imaging technology to monitor lung tumor motion using a clinical room-mounted x-ray imaging system to enhance radiotherapy precision. The first chapter introduces the ... -
From Classroom to Cubicle: A Qualitative Exploration of Health and Leisure Student Intern Mental Health
(2024-08-28)Introduction: Internships offer critical experiential learning for undergraduate students, yet the mental health experiences of interns in health and leisure programs remain underexplored. This study investigates these ... -
HOW PARTNERS, IDENTIFIED SUPPORT PERSONS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF MOTHERS UNDERSTAND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, USING A FEMINIST POST-STRUCTURALIST LENS
(2024-08-28)Postpartum depression (PPD) remains a significant mental health challenge for numerous families. Both mothers and their partners often lack sufficient knowledge and preparation for dealing with PPD. Additionally, discussions ... -
Objective Behavioural Comparison of Youth and Adult Anxiety: A Mobile Sensing Approach
(2024-08-27)Background: Clinicians and researchers often use subjective measures of anxiety at isolated timepoints (e.g., retrospective self-report questionnaires), which are useful for capturing meaningful clinical differences between ... -
The Relationship Between Aerobic Fitness and Brachial Endothelial Function on Cerebrovascular Regulation
(2024-08-28)Aging is associated with declining function of peripheral (i.e., brachial) and cerebral (i.e., middle cerebral artery) arteries, which increases the risk for the development of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. ... -
Novel Approaches to Resource-Efficient Hardware: Time-Domain Solutions for Clock Synchronization and Error Correction
(2024-08-28)In time-domain processing, the time difference is directly proportional to the amplitude of the analog signal. Within the context of a time variable, it functions similarly to a pulse-width-modulated signal, where the pulse ... -
THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY? RURAL SCHOOL CLOSURE CONFLICTS AND RURAL IDENTITY IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2024-08-28)In the 2010s in Nova Scotia, school boards in the province decided to close and consolidate over 30 schools, most of them in rural areas. The closure of these elementary and secondary schools came amid demographic shifts ... -
Similarity Identification of Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Call Types Under Sparse Sampling Using Siamese Neural Networks
(2024-08-26)Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) are highly intelligent marine mammals facing extinction in the North Pacific. These whales emit three types of sounds: clicks, whistles, and pulsed calls, with 43 distinct pulsed call ... -
TAILORING PERSUASIVE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2024-08-26)Persuasive technology (PT) is increasingly employed in the health and wellness domain to motivate and assist users with various lifestyles and behavioral health issues to alter their attitudes and behaviors. There is ... -
Analysis of Unilateral Digital Tax Measures in Developing and Emerging Economies Using Nigeria as a Case Study: Looking Beyond the "Digital Tax Extremes" in International Tax Law & Policy
(2024-08-27)The emergence of digital businesses has disrupted corporate income tax rules in international tax law and policy, which are based on taxable physical presence within a jurisdiction. Digital businesses have little to no ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A CLOUD-BASED IOT SYSTEM FOR LIVESTOCK HEALTH MONITORING USING AWS AND PYTHON
(2024-08-26)This study develops a cloud based IoT system for monitoring the health of livestock using Amazon Web Services and Python, addressing the increasing demands of digital agriculture. As the number of IoT devices in agriculture ... -
Machine Learning-Enhanced Intrusion Detection System for Accelerated Threat Response through Feature Space Reduction in Critical Infrastructures
(2024-08-26)Critical Infrastructure (CI) forms the backbone of any nation, ensuring the seamless operation of various sectors such as manufacturing, gas pipeline systems, nuclear power plants, transportation, etc. The deployment of ...