Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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DEVELOPING A CHLOROPHYLL-BASED PREDICTION MODEL FOR EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID (EPA) PRODUCTION IN PHYTOPLANKTON
(2020-08-18)Phytoplankton are ideal candidates for sustainable high-scale production of polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). However, a rapid and reliable technique to model EPA production has yet to be ... -
Developing a neurofeedback based intervention to reduce tremor in Essential Tremor
(2019-08-30)Essential Tremor (ET), the most common adult movement disorder, can interfere with activities of daily living (ADLs). ET is difficult to treat and many individuals with ET try many combinations of treatments, including but ... -
Developing a new spatio-temporal framework for assessment of the Nova Scotia Inshore Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Fishery
(2020-08-18)The current stock assessment model model used to assess areas of the Nova Scotia Inshore Sea Scallop (Placopecten Magellanicus) Fishery is a delay-difference model. However, this model has been found to be unable to reliably ... -
DEVELOPING A NOVEL MODEL TO MEASURE DYNAMIC JOINT STIFFNESS OF L4/L5 JOINTS IN HUMAN LUMBAR SPINES USING AN INVERSE DYNAMIC APPROACH
(2016-05-13)Joint stiffness has been claimed as the main component providing stability to human spines during different daily activities. As a result, researchers have developed various models to calculate spinal joint stiffness during ... -
Developing a Score to Grade Primary Care Providers’ Potentially Inappropriate Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Testing Behaviour in Nova Scotia
(2022-04-12)Introduction: Primary care providers are gatekeepers, and they only open the ‘gate’ for sick patients to further care and testing. Blood work is potentially overused, and overtesting can worsen health outcomes. We will use ... -
Developing a Sustainable Bioprocess for Chitin Extraction from Atlantic Lobster Shell Waste
(2021-01-07)The goal of this research was to develop a fermentative chitin extraction method from Atlantic lobster shell waste. Results showed initial inoculum ratio was the most statistically significant variable in chitin extraction ... -
DEVELOPING A TWO-PRONGED DRUG SCREEN TO IDENTIFY COMPOUNDS THAT PROTECT AGAINST CISPLATIN-INDUCED OTO- AND NEPHROTOXICITY
(2021-01-07)Cisplatin is a chemotherapy used to treat a variety of cancers, including several pediatric malignancies. Cancer survivors are plagued by lifelong cisplatin-induced toxicities, including kidney damage and ototoxicity, or ... -
Developing an Early Warning System for Intrastate Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2011-05-05)Intrastate conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa are a development tragedy and a security dilemma that requires more prevention and better intervention from the international community. Such engagement necessitates a robust ... -
DEVELOPING AN ECOLOGICAL SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK FOR OCEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES: CASE STUDIES FROM THE PHILIPPINES
(2010-08-20)Unless subjected to skeptical and conscious scrutiny, environmentally-friendly ocean energy technologies can become “Trojan machines of social inequity” due to the subtle re-organizing influences of technologies on culture ... -
DEVELOPING AN FDTD SIMULATION TOOL TO EVALUATE THE USE OF MAGNETIC INDUCTION ACROSS AN AIR-WATER INTERFACE
(2020-08-24)Traditional underwater communication technology includes either the propagation of energy in the form of acoustic pressure waves or extremely low frequency electromagnetic radiation. Although today’s acoustic technology ... -
DEVELOPING AN INJECTABLE IN-SITU-FORMING CALCIUM POLYPHOSPHATE SYSTEM AS A HEMOSTATIC AGENT
(2015-04-06)Sodium Polyphosphate (NaPP) is a linear inorganic polymer formed from PO4 structural units. NaPP glass is soluble in water, but addition of multivalent cations to its solutions results in a precipitate and formation of a ... -
Developing and validating a combined attention systems test
(2018-08-31)Modern research on the phenomena of attention has motivated an increasingly nuanced view of its subsystems and their relations. However, popular tools for the measurement thereof are limited in their design in ways that ... -
DEVELOPING ANODE-FREE LITHIUM METAL CELLS WITH LIQUID ELECTROLYTES
(2021-09-01)Anode-free lithium metal cells store 60% more energy than lithium-ion cells. Such high energy density can increase the range of electric vehicles by over 200 km and will be critical for enabling electrified urban aviation. ... -
Developing computational models to understand aging
(2021-12-17)Aging in biological organisms is a complex process, involving changes at all levels of functioning. No single pathway or mechanism is responsible for aging, leading to the current understanding that aging is due to a number ... -
DEVELOPING NATURAL KILLER T CELL BASED TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR TARGETING BREAST CANCER
(2019-04-12)Natural killer T cells are a rare population of immune-regulatory lymphocytes which have been implicated in tumor control. However, the benefit of NKT cell activation therapy in metastatic breast cancer remains poorly ... -
Developing Species Distribution Models for Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in Atlantic Canada
(2022-08-31)The wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta, is listed as threatened federally in Canada and provincially in Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB). Historic surveying for G. insculpta in these provinces has been arbitrary ... -
Development and Analysis of a Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Pockwock Lake Watershed
(2011-05-02)Municipal Source Water Protection Plans (SWPPs) are instituted in efforts to maintain and protect water quantity and quality. An integral part of a SWPP is the Source Water Monitoring Plan (SWMP). Without well defined ... -
Development and Analysis of Approaches and Strategies to Facilitate the Conversion of Canadian Houses into Net Zero Energy Buildings
(2016-12-15)Conventional building design is not aligned with modern housing requirements. Growing energy demand, international pressure to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing cost of energy motivate the building energy ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF PATHWAYS TO NEW CONSTRUCTION NET-ZERO ENERGY HOUSES IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2019-04-11)17% of Canadian secondary energy consumption is consumed by the residential sector. Efforts to reduce this energy consumption and the associated emissions include the replacement of traditional housing with net-zero energy ...