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ASSESSMENT OF COVER CROP SELECTION ON NITROGEN CYCLING IN A THREE-YEAR POTATO ROTATION
(2017-12-19)Alternative potato rotations are increasingly being examined that can supply N to potato crops and mitigate nitrate (NO3-) leaching from the root zone. This study examined a legume (RC), grass (T) or legume/ grass mixture ... -
Assessment of COVID-19 Barrier Effectiveness Using Process Safety Techniques
(2022-05-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes a respiratory illness called the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Bow tie analysis (BTA) was applied ... -
Assessment of Environmental Conditions in Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia: General Introduction
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Assessment of factors associated with complete immunization coverage in children ages 12-23 months: A cross sectional study in Nouna district, Burkina Faso
(BMC Springer Nature, 2009-10-14)Background: The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) is still in need of improvement. In Burkina Faso in 2003, for example, the Nouna health district had an immunization coverage rate of 31.5%, compared to the national ... -
Assessment of Filter Ripening at a Direct Filtration Plant, Halifax, NS
(2013-04-08)Filter-to-waste infrastructure is now commonly incorporated in recently constructed treatment plants and is required by many jurisdictions, including the Nova Scotia Standard for Surface Water Treatment. In the absence of ... -
THE ASSESSMENT OF FRAILTY IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: A FEASIBILITY AND VALIDATION STUDY
(2015-04-28)The assessment of frailty is challenging in the presence of diverging views on its clinical measurement. Frailty is a state of vulnerability, multidimensional, and dynamic. Frail older adults have a diminished physiological ... -
Assessment of Grand Cayman’s George Town Landfill and Application of Integrated Coastal Management for Improved Environmental Sustainability [graduate project].
(2015-03-03)Grand Cayman’s George Town Landfill [GTLF] is located approximately 1km from the coast, is surrounded by tidal canals, and is unlined, uncovered, and unenginered. The close proximity of GTLF to the coast and tidal canals, ... -
ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR FACTORS AFFECTING TRIPLOID INDUCTION USING HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE AND GROWTH ASSESSMENT OF TRIPLOID EASTERN OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) WITHIN THE BRAS D’OR LAKE
(2018-04-06)Triploid oysters can be created through chemical or pressure treatments that induce a diploid embryo to become a triploid by blocking the expulsion of a polar body during development. Triploid oysters are desirable because ... -
Assessment of Management Strategies for Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) in Nova Scotia
(2022-03-29)Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) is a problematic invasive species in Europe and North America that causes significant reductions in native plant diversity, increases soil erosion, leads to riverbank destruction, ... -
Assessment of repolarization sequence from the QT interval in the body surface electrocardiogram.
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ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MECHANICS IN ADULTS: EFFECT OF WEIGHT LOSS, POSTURE, BRONCHODILATION AND ARTEFACTS ON RESPIRATORY IMPEDANCE AND ITS REPEATABILITY
(2016-09-29)Obesity is associated with respiratory symptoms that often improve with weight loss. However, traditional methods of testing pulmonary function such as spirometry and plethysmography show little or no changes with weight ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR SCHOOL RECYCLING PROGRAMS.
(2008-05)Recycling over many years has become of great importance to our society, and especially the environment. It has become an important means of reducing the increasing amounts of waste being sent to landfills each year. ... -
Assessment of Support for Solar Hot Water Heating Systems on the Studley Campus of Dalhousie University
(2008-04)The threat of global warming is becoming an increasing reality. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are causing irreversible changes to the globe, threatening the survival of many species –including humans. In order ... -
ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN PORT OPERATIONS: AN OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL AND CANADIAN PORTS
(2018-04-30)Port sustainability has become an essential part of many port authorities in recent decades. Many ports have pledged to improve sustainability and have adopted various initiatives to achieve this, but academic studies are ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNITY-DWELLING SENIOR FOR FALL PREVENTION: AN ANALYSIS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO COMMON PROTOCOLS OF THE TIMED UP AND GO TEST
(2014-07-22)Purpose:To determine if agreement exists between two common Timed Up and Go test (TUG) protocols (i.e., TUGP and TUGSC) in assessing community-dwelling seniors referred for home care physiotherapy services with balance and ... -
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Multiple Health Behaviour Change Intervention in the Workplace: A Mixed Methods Study
(2017-10-10)Declining employee health and increasing work and non-work stress adversely affects organizational performance. Workplace wellness programs, intended to improve employee health, are not supported by strong economic evidence ... -
The Assessment of the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI's Aboriginal Justice Program: Final Report
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2011-06)This assessment examines how the AJP has evolved over the past three years and explores future trajectories for its development. -
ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL OF MINKERY WASTEWATERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DUNALIELLA SALINA AND β-CAROTENE.
(2018-08-31)Dunaliella salina is a species of green microalgae most prominently known for its ability to accumulate large quantities of β-carotene. As part of this study, mink wastewater was incorporated as a nutrient medium as a means ... -
Assessment of the processes controlling seasonal variations of dissolved inorganic carbon in the North Sea
(2006-11)We used a seasonal North Sea data set comprising dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), partial pressure of CO2 (pCO(2)), and inorganic nutrients to assess the abiotic and biological processes governing the monthly variations ...