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Assessing the potential of ecolabels to improve social acceptance within Nova Scotia’s finfish aquaculture industry: A stakeholder approach [graduate project].
(2016)While aquaculture has grown exponentially in recent years and has been promoted for its economic benefits and potential to contribute to improved food security, conflicts over public health, land use, and environmental ... -
Assessing the Regularity and Predictability of the Age-Trajectories of Healthcare Utilization
(2012-08-30)This research examines the viability of a need-based approach that models the age-trajectories of healthcare utilization. We propose a fundamentally different way of treating age in modeling healthcare use. Rather than ... -
Assessing the Role of L. brevis and S. salivarius Bacterial-mammalian Cell Interactions in Methotrexate Cytotoxicity in an Imageable in vitro Co-Culture Model of the Oral Mucosa Using an Aqueous Two-Phase System
(2024-03-11)Chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis (CIOM) is characterized by the ulceration of the oral mucosal tissues caused by the systemic cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy. It is considered a major side-effect that may lead to the ... -
ASSESSING THE SOCIOECONOMIC GRADIENT OF WALKING SPEED AS A MEASURE OF GENERAL HEALTH AMONG OLDER ADULTS USING THE CANADIAN LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGING
(2021-04-20)Background: As the Canadian population ages understanding inequality in health among older adults is critical, and identifying good measures of health to assess the socioeconomic gradient of health among older adults is ... -
ASSESSING THE THEORETICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF MARINE PROTECTED AREA NETWORKS FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY PELAGIC SPECIES IN A CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE: THE IMPLICATIONS OF CONCEPTUAL AMBIGUITY & INCONSISTENCY
(2019-08-26)As a result of increasing human pressures and global climate change, many populations of migratory species are facing wide scale population declines. In response, biodiversity conservation efforts have been directed at ... -
ASSESSING THE ULTRAVIOLET OPTICAL SCREENING TOOL FOR DELINEATING AN IN-SITU, WATER-COVERED, CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT LAYER
(2020-08-21)A stabilization lagoon in Pictou County, NS, has been receiving industrial wastewater for the past 50+ years and is slated for remediation. Conventional sampling has identified a layer of black effluent influenced sediment ... -
Assessing the Understanding, Awareness, and Concern for Climate Change across Undergraduate Faculties at Dalhousie University
(2017-04)The research completed in this study evaluates the levels of understanding, awareness, and concern for climate change of current undergraduate students in Dalhousie University’s Faculties of Engineering, Science, Health ... -
Assessing the Use of Mini-fridges in Traditional Style Residences on Studley Campus
(2004-04)The use of fossil fuels to power the every day life of people living in Nova Scotia has many implications including contributions to the Greenhouse Effect. In order to meet the requirements of the recently ratified Kyoto ... -
Assessing the Value of Recreational Divers for Censusing Elasmobranchs
(2011-10)Background: Around the world, researchers are using the observations and experiences of citizens to describe patterns in animal populations. This data is often collected via ongoing sampling or by synthesizing past ... -
Assessing the Vulnerability of the HRM Urban and Rural Canopy to the Potential Arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer
(2018-04)Invasive species are an ever-increasing problem in urban and rural forests, and have the potential to severely decimate tree populations. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is one such invasive species, which targets ash trees. ... -
ASSESSING TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN MUSSELS (MYTILUS EDULIS) FROM TWO SITES AND SIZES TO DISCOVER MARKERS CAPABLE OF MONITORING MUSSEL HEALTH
(2022-08-15)The Prince Edward Island blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) aquaculture industry is being challenged by climate change induced environmental stressors, that is impacting mussel health and survival. Physiological responses of ... -
Assessing understanding of the principles of evidence-based practice and their application: a qualitative study of decision-making among Senior Management in Nova Scotia's addiction services
(2012-08-24)Provision of a high standard of care in addiction treatment and prevention services is dependent upon knowledge of evidence-based practice (EBP) principles, and the skills needed to apply those principles, among the substance ... -
Assessment and Improvement of Structure Generation in Crystal Structure Prediction Protocols
(2023-04-11)Crystal structure prediction (CSP) is a challenging task in physical chemistry, involving the prediction of 3D crystal structures from single-molecule structures without experimental input. CSP has significant applications ... -
Assessment and management of amputations distal to the wrist
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ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING OF METACOGNITION IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(2014-07-17)Cognitive differences, including deficits in executive functioning and detail-focused processing, are common in high functioning individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). There is also growing evidence that ... -
Assessment of a sprint kayaker's kinetic asymmetries at increasing stroke rates.
(2021-05-03)Kinetic movement asymmetries are known to affect factors of performance, increase the likelihood of injury, and to decrease with increased cadences. The two aims of this study were to characterize the forces and moments ... -
An Assessment of a Wetland-Reservoir Wastewater Treatment and Reuse System Receiving Agricultural Drainage Water in Nova Scotia
(2010-10-04)A wastewater treatment and reuse system consisting of a tile drainage system, a constructed treatment wetland (CTW), a reservoir, and an irrigation system was established. The system supplied 780 mm of irrigation water ... -
Assessment of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in a Green Roof System
(2013-08-27)Green roof design has proceeded without integration of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). A literature survey was therefore conducted in order to determine which aspects of green roof functioning might be enhanced by AMF, ... -
Assessment of Attention Network Function in Multiple Sclerosis
(2021-07-12)Cognitive deficits are highly prevalent in multiple sclerosis (MS). Impaired cognitive functions, such as attention abilities, can be among the most limiting changes in individuals rated as having low neurologic disability. ...