Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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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 ... -
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 ... -
The Assessment of the Quality of Mental Health Literacy Measurement Tools: A Scoping Review and Three Systematic Reviews
(2017-03-21)BACKGROUND Mental health literacy interventions have received increasing attention as a strategy to promote positive mental health, improve early identification of mental disorders, reduce stigma and enhance help-seeking ... -
Assessment of the Viability of a Natural Urban Wetland in the Treatment of Stormwater
(2013-08-13)Stormwater runoff generated from urban areas can be a source of contamination and may negatively impact receiving waters. Best management practices, including the use of treatment wetlands, are recommended to minimize ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE WEAR AND CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF TITANIUM CARBIDE-STAINLESS STEEL COMPOSITES
(2013-06-27)Ceramic metal composites, or cermets, currently have widespread applications in the chemical, automotive and oil and gas sectors, due to their combination of high wear resistance, and aqueous corrosion resistance. In the ... -
Assessment of Universal Approaches to Proteome Prefractionation
(2011-06-15)Protein prefractionation is a popular and effective strategy for improved MS analysis of complex proteome mixtures. A challenge of prefractionation is the even partitioning with high recovery of all components of the ... -
Assessment of Water Quality Impacts in Marine Environments Receiving Municipal Wastewater Effluent Discharges in Nunavut
(2016-09-01)Complying with newly developed federal wastewater discharge criteria represents a challenge to Canada’s Far North. Before implementation of these criteria, an understanding of the impacts of current discharge scenarios is ... -
An Assessment of Wood Ash on Perennial Forage Stands
(2012-12-14)Agricultural soils in Nova Scotia are usually limed in order to raise soil pH to ensure optimum availability of soil nutrients. Wood ash, produced by burning wood-based fuels, is promoted as a substitute for agricultural ... -
Assessment, Development, and Improvement of SDS Depletion Strategies in Mass Spectrometry Proteomic Workflows
(2016-08-22)In proteomics, sodium dodecyl sulfate negatively affects trypsin digestion, chromatography, and mass spectrometry, thus, its effective depletion is critical to any protein sample workflow. A quantitative assessment of SDS ... -
Asset Pricing Model Fit for Canadian Mutual Funds
(2022-12-15)Asset pricing models have been used extensively in studies to predict fund performance. However, my motivation is to test which asset pricing model is the best to evaluate mutual fund performance in Canada. In addition, ... -
Assimilation of data into limited-area coastal models.
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ASSIMILATION OF LAGRANGIAN DATA INTO IDEALIZED MODELS OF THE OCEAN MESOSCALE USING ENSEMBLE-BASED METHODS
(2010-09-09)It is generally accepted that models of the deep ocean must assimilate observations in order to make realistic forecasts in regions dominated by mesoscale variability (i.e., “ocean weather”). The present study is an ... -
The Association between Birth by Caesarean Section and Otitis Media in Nova Scotian Children
(2017-11-21)Background. Birth by Caesarean section (CS) is a risk factor for allergic disorders, diabetes, and obesity. Otitis media (OM) is a common childhood illness. Risk factors for OM include allergic disorders and obesity; ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTANTS AND GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION IN WOMEN RESIDING IN URBAN HALIFAX
(2014-08-07)This population-based retrospective cohort study examined the relationship between exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and gestational hypertension (GH). The Atlee Perinatal Database was used to determine GH and ... -
The Association Between Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy and Convergence Insufficiency
(2017-09-21)The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the association between convergence insufficiency (CI) and fourth cranial nerve palsy (SOP) in patients presenting at 4 clinics within Nationwide Children’s Hospital. ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FRAILTY, DISCHARGE TO INSTITUTION, AND MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS UNDERGOING NON-ELECTIVE ABDOMINAL SURGERY
(2013-07-23)The Canadian population is aging and issues related to the care of older adults are becoming increasingly common. The practice of general surgery is no stranger to this phenomenon, as older adults are increasingly presenting ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND POSSIBLE MEDIATION BY TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
(2018-08-17)This retrospective cohort study quantified the risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and estimated the extent to which type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mediates ... -
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NINE IMMUNE SYSTEM GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND TOLERANCE TO ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE VIRUS INFECTION
(2016-12-13)Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) causes a major health concern for the mink industry worldwide. There is no vaccine or treatment for this disease and the only control measure is regular testing of mink for antibodies ...