Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Aestheticizing the Boy Toy: Queer Childishness in Oscar Wilde and Andy Warhol
(2015)This thesis shifts the paradigm of recent scholarship on the twentieth century figure of the queer child to focus on the childishness of queerness instead. The metaphor of the boy toy, which refers to the childish queer ... -
Affectionate Friends: Friendship and Collaboration in the Renaissance and the Romantic Era
(2011-09-06)This thesis examines the representations of friendship in letters, collaborations, and paratexts from the Renaissance and the Romantic era to uncover the affection behind the performances taught in classical manuals of ... -
The affective correlates of the desire to institutionalize in caregivers to relatives with dementia.
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Affective Mining: The Emotional Narrative around Social Consent for the Corani Mining Project in Puno, Peru
(2022-08-29)In 2018, the Canadian Bear Creek Mining Corporation (BCMC) obtained from the local rural population the social license to operate (SLO) the Corani mining project in the Southern Peruvian region of Puno. This was a major ... -
Affordable and Sustainable Design for Rural Houses in Cambodia
(2014-04-04)This thesis investigates a new prototype for housing in rural Kampot, Cambodia with a focus on the health and safety of the inhabitants. This study came about because traditional Cambodian houses are rapidly disappearing ... -
AFM minerals in the Halifax Pluton
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African Peace, Security and Conflict Management: An African international society approach
(2021-08-30)Premised on the assumption that addressing security challenges in Africa is central to resilient and peaceful communities, this dissertation explores the evolving foundations and condition of regional international society ... -
Africville : place of memory
(2005)This thesis investigates Africville and the mark made on a community by a place. Seaview Park now occupies the site that once was Africville, an African Canadian community rich in unity and tradition though poor in material ... -
An After-school Physical Activity Intervention for Children: Examining the YMCA CATCH Kids Club Program
(2010-09-09)Children who are overweight and physically inactive are a great concern due to the potential negative health consequences. Afterschool physical activity interventions have become increasingly popular in hopes of addressing ... -
The Afterlife of Aid: An Ethnographic Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(2021-03-15)Global health community-based interventions are habitually time-limited. Given their temporal nature, it is imperative to understand how these interventions impact, affect and shape people’s lives once these programs come ... -
Against the Current: Redefining Relationships Within Salmon Ecosystems
(2018-04-06)How cultures view nature and the environment shape how we dwell within the environment. When examining wild salmon and their habitat along the Fraser River watershed it is clear that these perceptions have had a detrimental ... -
Age and gender differences in perception of control: Implications for development of anxious and dysphoric mood.
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Age-, Sex-, and Diabetes-Determined Changes in the Structure and Mechanics of Human Sartorius Tendon Collagen
(2019-08-29)In an age where men and women are remaining physically active into the geriatric years, age-related changes in soft tissue injuries and healing are becoming more important to clinical care. Differences in structure and ... -
Age-Related Changes in Cognitive, Emotional, and Motor Behaviour in Male and Female 3xTg-AD Mice: A Longitudinal Study
(2015-06-05)The 3xTg-AD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease has three transgenes (APPswe, PS1M146V, and Tau P301L) that cause the development of amyloid beta plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and cognitive deficits. The breeding system ... -
Age-Related Changes in Structure and Biomechanics of Human Sartorius Tendon Collagen
(2017-12-15)Injuries to soft tissues such as tendons affect millions of people annually. Injuries produced by in vitro mechanical overload result in damage to constituent collagen. Using bovine models, it has been found that damage ... -
AGE-RELATED WEIGHT LOSS IN THE 5XFAD MOUSE MODEL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: A BEHAVIOURAL AND HORMONAL ANALYSIS
(2015)The 5xFAD mice exhibit weight loss at 9 months of age. We investigated age-related changes in body weight, feeding behaviour, activity levels, feeding-related hormones, and proteins regulating adipogenesis and thermogenesis ... -
Aging by Design
(2017-04-28)This thesis seeks develop a programmatic strategy that integrates seniors into existing communities by identifying the existing amenities and public services offered, understanding the gaps in services for seniors, and ...