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THE COGNITIVE CONSEQUENCES OF FORGETTING: AN INVESTIGATION OF IOR IN ITEM-METHOD DIRECTED FORGETTING
(2015-04-20)
This dissertation investigated the occurrence of an increased magnitude of inhibition of return (IOR) after Forget (F) compared to Remember (R) memory instructions using a directed forgetting cueing paradigm. In such a ...
Does Continuity of Community Pharmacy Care Influence Adherence to Statins
(2013-12-18)
Background: Improving adherence to medication is a persistent challenge within the health system. Adherence is influenced by many factors at the patient, provider, treatment and health system levels. Adherence may also be ...
The Relationship between Leisure Activity Participation, Language, and Literacy in Adults with Down Syndrome
(2013-08-21)
The literature has stated that all adults with Down syndrome (DS) develop the physiological signs of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but that the behavioural changes may not occur until many years later. While there has been a ...
System-driven Research: Legitimate Experimental Design for Biological/biomedical Research
(2015-03-30)
Exciting new high-throughput methodologies permit innovative experimental designs for current biological and biomedical research. Much of this research is “non-hypothesis-driven”: its experiments are not designed around a ...
Impact of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Metabolic Effects of Sleep Restriction
(2013-09-03)
The effects of one night of 3h sleep on cortisol levels were assessed in two groups of women at different points in their menstrual cycles: mid-follicular and mid-luteal. Eighteen women (age: 21.8 ± 0.54; BMI: 22.6 ± 0.63, ...
Design of Low-Voltage Wide Tuning Range CMOS Multipass Voltage-Controlled Ring Oscillator
(2011-04-08)
This thesis introduces a multipass loop voltage controlled ring oscillator. The proposed structure uses cross-coupled PMOS transistors and replica bias with coarse/fine control signal. The design implemented in TSMC 90 nm ...
Neuroprotective Properties of Partridgeberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. var. minus Lodd) Polyphenols
(2014-08-22)
This study aimed at the extraction and biochemical characterization of polyphenols of
partridgeberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. var. minus Lodd) found in Southern Labrador, Canada and the investigation of their cytoprotective ...
Health Promotion Experiences and Ideas for Health Promotion Improvements: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study of Nova Scotian Women with Multiple Sclerosis Through a Feminist, Disability Rights Lens
(2014-08-26)
Most research in health promotion uses quantitative methodology to better understand the health promotion experiences of people with disabilities. This qualitative thesis study used Interpretative Phenomenologist Analysis ...
Seasonal variation and biological effects on mudflat erodibility in the Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy
(2014-01-06)
The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of intertidal mudflat biofilms on sediment erosion in the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy, Canada. From April through November 2012, sediment cores were collected ...
MONUMENT IN THE VALLEY: AN ADAPTIVE REUSE STRATEGY FOR THE NOVA SCOTIA TEXTILES LIMITED MILL OF WINDSOR, NOVA SCOTIA
(2013-12-09)
This thesis addresses the revitalization of the former Nova Scotia Textiles Limited mill in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Windsor is a small town that lies along the confluence of the Avon and St. Croix River shores, off ...