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Inferring Templates from Spreadsheets
(2011-10-04)
Spreadsheets for critical applications, such as financial reporting, are widely created and used by many people with no expertise in programming or software development. It is well known, however, that creating spreadsheets ...
A Knowledge Management Framework to Develop, Model, ALign and Operationalize Clinical Pathways to Provide Decision Support for Comorbid Diseases
(2010-08-19)
The objective of this thesis is to formalize, model, align and operationalize the evidence-based clinical algorithms of co-morbid chronic heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) in order to provide clinical ...
Development, Organization and Plasticity of the Zebrafish Olfactory System
(2011-04-08)
Olfaction is vitally important to animals in all environments and is used to identify
food, habitat, conspecifics and predators. Some odors, like pheromones or the pungent
smell of spoiled foods, can trigger pre-existing ...
THE ATTENTION NETWORK TEST (ANT): INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES? AND ?COMPONENTS OF ATTENTION ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
(2011-04-04)
Using orthogonal subtractions of performance in selected conditions the attentional network test (ANT) measures the efficacy of three isolable components of attention: alerting, orienting, and executive control. This ...
What is the Effect of Garment Work on Women's Health and Empowerment in India? An Analysis of India's National Family Health Surveys
(2012-04-03)
Evidence suggests that employment for women can reduce poverty and inequality resulting in improved living standards. The garment industry is an important source of income for Indian women. This thesis tested the effects ...
Using an Aural Classifier to Discriminate Cetacean Vocalizations
(2012-04-05)
To positively identify marine mammals using passive acoustics, large volumes of data are often collected that need to be processed by a trained analyst. To reduce acoustic analyst workload, an automatic detector can be ...
Nutrient Removal by Palmaria palmata and Chondrus crispus in Bioremediation of Aquaculture Effluent
(2012-01-23)
Palmaria palmata and Chondrus crispus were cultured in the lab at three levels of temperature and two of nitrate, representative of commercial Atlantic halibut farming conditions. Productivity and nitrogen removal by P. ...
NOVA SCOTIA RECTAL CANCER PROJECT: A POPULATION BASED ASSESSMENT OF RECTAL CANCER CARE AND OUTCOMES
(2011-05-02)
Purpose: To describe patient & tumor characteristics among rectal cancer patients in Nova Scotia, to determine factors associated with permanent colostomy and oncologic outcomes and to determine the relationship between ...
Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis of Genes Involved in Bacitracin Resistance in Streptococcus mutans
(2015-01-30)
Streptococcus mutans is considered to be the primary causative agent of dental
caries in humans. In the oral cavity, S. mutans frequently exposed to antimicrobial
compounds secreted from competing species and from the ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL ISOFORM OF NOS1AP: NOS1APc
(2012-09-11)
The current study characterizes a novel isoform of the Nitric Oxide Synthase 1 Adaptor Protein (NOS1AP), herein NOS1APc. NOS1APc was identified in a proteomic screen for Scribble interacting proteins. Northern blot analysis ...