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Examining the Existence of Market Power in Nova Scotia's Offshore Natural Gas Industry
(2020-04-07)This thesis examines the market structure of Nova Scotia’s offshore natural gas market. For the period of study, there are two offshore producers who extract natural gas for sale to one provincial distributor. The distributor, ... -
Examining the experiences of politically active youth in Mi'kma'ki with climate grief
(2022-08-08)Communities globally experience critical mental and physical health impacts due to the climate crisis. While these impacts may lead to clinical mental illness for some, the overall effects of grief or anxiety relating to ... -
Examining the Feasibility of Implementing a Marine Mammal Oil Spill Response in Canada [graduate project].
(2015-11-23)The coastal waters surrounding Canada are home to diverse ecosystems that provide rich feeding grounds and critical habitat for many marine species. Marine mammals face numerous anthropogenic threats to their recovery and ... -
Examining the Feasibility of Increasing Recycled Paper Use in the Dalhousie University Faculty of Science
(2005-04)Dalhousie University currently uses vast amount of paper; between 60 and 65 million each year. The majority of that paper is virgin paper, which contains no recycled content. This means that Dalhousie’s current paper use ... -
Examining the Feasibility of Installing a Greenwall in the Dalhousie Life Science Centre
(2006-04)This study took place at Dalhousie University on Studley Campus; the purpose of this feasibility analysis was to determine if Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and aesthetics issues are present in the Life Science Centre (LSC) ... -
Examining the Impact of the National Arts Centre’s Climate Cycle Initiative on the Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Professional Practices of Canadian Theatre Artists
(2021-04)The current literature on the role of the Arts in sustainability suggests that environmental themes introduced in different forms of art (i.e. theatre, sculpture, music) can change the way people feel about environmental ... -
Examining the Impacts of COVID-19 on Transport and Emissions in the Halifax Regional Municipality
(2021-12-20)This thesis examines the impact of activity and mobility restrictions on business establishments, traffic, and emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It initially investigates the ... -
Examining the impacts of marine tourism in the Seaflower MPA of San Andrés, Colombia
(2013-05-04)San Andrés attracts roughly 400 000 tourists annually to white sand beaches and coral reefs. The island sits within the Seaflower Marine Protected Area, which covers 75% of Colombia’s coral reefs, including the western ... -
Examining the influence of meteorological events on plankton dynamics in a coastal ecosystem (Lunenburg Bay, Canada)
(2011-06-06)Pelagic ecosystems are inherently complex in coastal inlets where they are controlled by physical processes and influenced by biogeochemical and foodweb interactions. Meteorological events are important drivers of this ... -
EXAMINING THE MECHANISMS AND KINETICS OF TRANSIENT LIQUID PHASE BONDING OF TITANIUM ALLOYS USING COPPER AND NICKEL FILLER METALS
(2019-11-05)Copper and nickel were examined as potential interlayers in transient liquid phase brazing (TLPB) of commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti) and Ti-6Al-4V. Experimental parameters were set such that the braze temperature was ... -
Examining the Mediators of Mental Health Improvement in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer: Self-Efficacy, Illness Perception, and Heart Rhythm Coherence in PC-PEP vs. Standard Care
(2024-04-14)Understanding how interventions reduce psychological distress in patients with prostate cancer (PC) is crucial for enhancing patient care. In a randomized controlled trial, 128 PC patients were assigned to either the 6-month ... -
Examining the Media’s Portrayal of Idle No More: A Critical Discourse Analysis
(2014-09-30)In November 2012, the Idle No More movement began as a series of teach-ins and protests in Saskatchewan, which drew attention to the continued settler-colonial relationship between the government of Canada and Indigenous ... -
EXAMINING THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF FRAILTY DETERMINED BY A MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE, THE FRAILTY ASSESSMENT IN CARE-PLANNING TOOL (FACT), IN CARDIAC SURGERY
(2018-05-01)We assessed whether the Frailty in Care-Planning Tool (FACT) added discriminatory power to a standard cardiac surgery risk prediction model for mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE). To date, risk prediction ... -
Examining the Relationship between Aerobic Fitness and Cortical Excitability
(2017-09-05)Because of its ability to enhance cortical excitability, aerobic exercise is receiving interest as a primer for learning and rehabilitation. Previous studies show that physical activity level influences the brain s response ... -
Examining the Relationship between Empathy and Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction in Pediatric Nurses
(2016-08-15)Secondary traumatic stress (STS) and burnout (BO) are natural consequences of exposure to the suffering of others. Nurses have frequent exposure to such suffering. Empathy is thought to play a role in the development of ... -
Examining the Relationship Between NICU-Parent Anxieites, their Perceptions of Neonatal Pain and Desire for Participation in Pain Care
(2018-02-20)Background: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients undergo painful procedures that if undertreated impact their recovery and development. Evidence based practice, suggests parent participation in neonatal care, ... -
Examining the Relationship Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Use and Mental Health Outcomes in the Canadian Population
(2013-09-06)This thesis examines the associations between substance use/ misuse and mental health outcomes among Canadians with a Traumatic Brain injury (TBI). Its primary aim is to explore whether or not individuals with a TBI have ... -
EXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE INFERIOR PARIETAL LOBE IN MOTOR IMAGERY
(2023-08-21)The neural activity underlying motor imagery (MI), the mental rehearsal of movement, consistently involves the inferior parietal lobe (IPL). This activity pattern led to the belief that MI is biased towards the perceptual ... -
Examining the Simple and Complex Mismatch Negativity in Early Phase Psychosis
(2022-08-24)Background: Using electroencephalography (EEG) to examine the simple mismatch negativity (MMN), a marker of auditory cortex function, has been of great interest in the exploration of biomarkers for psychotic illness. Despite ...
