Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Beyond The Deepwater Horizon Explosion: What Shaped the Social and Political Engagement of the BP Oil Spill?
(2011-09-06)Drawing on social movement literature, my thesis examines if news media, NGO, business and government engagement of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico is affected by issue or event complexity, visuality, or issue ... -
BEYOND THE DUTY TO CONSULT: COMPARING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THREE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN CANADA
(2013-08-19)First Nations in Canada have long struggled to participate effectively in resource development decisions. In 2004, the Supreme Court established that the federal and provincial governments of Canada have a duty to consult ... -
Beyond the Fields: A Media Content Analysis of the GMO Debate in Kenya and its Impacts on Women Farmers
(2024-04-11)Kenya is grappling with intense periods of drought, compromising agricultural outcomes and food security. Genetic modification (GM) is heralded as a potential solution to tackle low agricultural production by infusing crops ... -
Beyond The Game
(2015-04-02)Historically, sports arenas have been used for events of limited duration and frequency. The specialized nature of the venue has led to underutilization. The premise of this thesis is that the social and economic potential ... -
Biased Agonists and Allosteric Modulators of the Type 1 Cannabinoid Receptor: Potential Treatments for Huntington Disease
(2016-04-05)Huntington disease (HD) is caused by the inheritance of a single copy of the mutant huntingtin gene. HD patients suffer from progressive cognitive decline, psychoses, depression, an inability to gain and maintain weight, ... -
Bifunctional ligands in discerning and developing the fundamental and medicinal chemistry of bismuth(III).
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Bilbao Re-Effect: Container + Contents + Context Architectural Strategies for the 21st Century Art Museum
(2016-04-11)Throughout the history of art museums and galleries, the container, its contents, and the surrounding context, have retained a tuneful relationship; yet, in 20th century we witness a major shift, with the container taking ... -
Bile acid-binding capacity of lobster shell-derived chitin, chitosan and chitooligosaccharides
(2017-12-08)Chitin, the second most abundant polysaccharide and its derivatives are known to have hypocholesterolaemic properties. In this study, chitin (~96.4% purity) extracted from lobster shells was converted to chitosan, with a ... -
Bilingual Outcomes for a Child with Down Syndrome in the Early French Immersion Program
(2017-12-13)Children with Down syndrome (DS) seem to rarely participate in French Immersion (FI) programs. The purpose of the present study was to examine the longitudinal outcomes of one participant with DS in a New Brunswick FI ... -
The Bill of Lading in an Era of Electronic Commerce: Legal Developments and the Reform Options for Nigeria
(2016-04-11)One of the pervasive effects of the advancement in information and communication technology is a radical shift in the means of conducting business transactions. With the digitalization of the global economy, business ... -
Binaural Integration by Cochlear-Implant Users During Voice Matching Tasks
(2011-09-06)The capacity for bilateral cochlear-implant users, bimodal cochlear-implant users, and normal-hearing control subjects to match auditory information presented independently to both ears was examined. Spondee words were ... -
Binder Effects on Si-Alloy Electrode Performance
(2020-11-16)Si-based anodes have been investigated to improve the energy density of Li-ion batteries due to their high volumetric capacity. However, huge volume changes of Si-based materials can cause severe particle fracture, leading ... -
Binder Jet Printing of a Low-Cost Tool Steel Powder
(2022-12-05)Water atomization is a commonly used process to inexpensively produce large volumes of powders for press-and-sinter powder metallurgy. While the resulting powder particles are typically irregularly shaped and relatively ... -
The Binding of Ishmael: Autobiographical Consciousness and Tragedy in Moby-Dick
(2014-08-25)Since its publication in 1851, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick has been difficult to pin down in any formal sense. The book's experimental style, which seems to violate literary conventions through Ishmael's immediate presence ... -
Binocular Inhibition: Using MEG and EEG to measure Binocular Integration in the Occipital Cortex
(2019-03-25)Purpose: To determine if Binocular Inhibition and Binocular Summation are measurable using MEG, and explore their origins in the brain. Methods: Binocular Inhibition was induced in 8 normal, healthy subjects using a ... -
BINOCULARITY OUTCOMES OF LASER ABLATION VERSUS ANTI-VEGF TREATMENTS IN RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY
(2018-09-04)Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of visual impairment in prematurely born children. Two treatment options for severe ROP utilize laser and/or anti-VEGF injections. We aim to determine the influence of ... -
Bio-optical properties of some phytoplankton functional types.
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BIOACTIVE FATTY ACID SUPPLEMENTATION AND RISK FACTORS FOR THE METABOLIC SYNDROME
(2010-08-30)Diet plays an important role in the development of chronic metabolic diseases (diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease) and as dietary fat consumption has increased, so has the incidence of these disorders. Metabolic ... -
Bioconversion of cheese whey to lactic acid in free and immobilized cell systems.
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Biodegradation and electro-assisted biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane under different electron accepting conditions
(2023-08-11)1,4-Dioxane (DX) is an emerging contaminant of concern in water resources. In the past, it was commonly utilized to stabilize chlorinated solvents, and it has now been discovered as a contaminant present in various personal ...