Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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COMPARISON OF DIGESTION METHODS APPLIED FOR LEAD QUANTIFICATION IN DRINKING WATER SAMPLES
(2020-01-21)This study evaluated the digestion efficiency of a new rigorous digestion technique: focused shortwave infrared radiation digestion (SWIR). The increases of acid concentrations to 5% v/v and extended digestion time to 2h ... -
A Comparison of Earnings of Chinese and Indian Immigrants in Canada: An Analysis of the Effect of Language Ability
(2011-10-18)The effect of knowledge of the official languages on the earnings of immigrants in Canada from its two largest source countries: China and India, is examined in this thesis. A visible difference is observed in the earning ... -
Comparison of extraction methods and characterisation of chitin and chitosan with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal
(2018-12-06)Chitin/chitosan is a natural biopolymer that has many applications in agriculture, medicine and biotechnology. Although synthesized by different organisms, crustacean shells dominate the production. The present study focused ... -
A COMPARISON OF HOSPITALIZATION OUTCOMES BETWEEN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS AND HOME HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS IN CANADA
(2022-11-30)Dialysis patients experience poor health outcomes including high rates of morbidity, mortality, and frequent hospitalizations. Home dialysis (peritoneal dialysis (PD) or home hemodialysis (HHD)) has been increasing due to ... -
Comparison of Inline Produced Water Monitors
(2015)Produced water represents the largest waste stream in the oil and gas production industry. Water drawn up from oil and gas formations contains many substances, the disposal of which is heavily regulated. Offshore oil ... -
Comparison of Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Effort in Male and Female Military Members During a Standardized Load Carriage Task
(2023-08-29)Objective: To understand the effect of load carriage on knee moment features linked to development/progression of knee osteoarthritis and whether there are differences between males/females. Methods: 24 military members(14 ... -
Comparison of Mechanical Vapour Compression Evaporator Technologies
(2018-06-11)The energy efficiency, heat exchanger area requirements, and solids handling performance of Mechanical Vapour Compression (MVC) evaporation were compared to a proposed evaporator configuration called Mechanical Vapour ... -
A COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING CONFIDENCE SETS OF PHYLOGENETIC TREES USING MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD
(2021-04-07)This thesis compares six phylogenetic tests, or equivalently, methods for con- structing confidence sets of phylogenetic trees : the Kishino-Hasegawa (KH) test statistic, Shimodaira–Hasegawa (SH), two versions of the ... -
COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR GROWTH CHART CONSTRUCTION IN THE CANADIAN HEALTH MEASURES SURVEY
(2016-08-23)Quantile and GAMLSS methods for growth curves are described and applied to data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey for child Body Mass Index (BMI) and triceps skinfold thickness. Both methods use cubic splines and ... -
A COMPARISON OF NEAR STRABISMUS MEASUREMENTS WITH DIFFERENT FIXATION TARGETS
(2019-04-03)It has been reported that there is a significant difference in the size of esodeviations when using letters compared to pictures or lights as a fixation target. In many clinics, small picture stickers are used as a target ... -
A comparison of self-reported and official homicide descriptions by psychopathic and non-psychopathic offenders.
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A Comparison of Spatio-temporal Species Distribution Modelling Frameworks Using Cucumaria frondosa as a Case Study
(2023-04-01)Cucumaria frondosa—the most abundant sea cucumber species in the Maritimes—is the target of a relatively new offshore fishery on the Scotian Shelf. In an effort to ensure the long-term sustainability of the stock, spatial ... -
A comparison of statistical methods for relating individual differences to event-related potential components
(2018-08-29)Evidence suggests that individual differences in cognition can influence cortical processing of language violations, as differences are associated with neural recruitment. Individual differences have been found to affect ... -
A Comparison of the Maximum Deviation Measured in Intermittent Exotropia Using Various Clinical Conditions
(2017-04-04)In the Intermittent Exotropia (IXT) population determining the largest exodeviation for surgical planning has been suggested for desired surgical outcomes (Kushner, 1998; Kim & Hwang, 2005). In this study the exodeviation ... -
Comparison of the Physical Internet and the Traditional Distribution System with Carbon Footprint
(2023-08-29)The Physical Internet (PI) is based on the technology and organizational structure of the Internet, abstracting the characteristics from the Internet and then applying them to logistics systems. The Physical Internet (PI) ... -
A comparison of the sequential processing abilities of dyslexic and normal readers, using visual and auditory tasks.
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A Comparison of Traversal Strategies for Tangled Program Graphs under the Arcade Learning Environment
(2021-04-27)Tangled program graphs provides a framework for constructing modular genetic programming solutions to visual reinforcement learning tasks. In order to guard against the development of cycles within the resulting graph, and ... -
Comparison of Two Methods to Correct for Non-differential Misclassification in Meta-analysis
(2019-08-23)Like all data, administrative health data are susceptible to bias. In this project I focus on bias due to misclassification of disease outcome in the context of a meta-analysis. I propose a novel approach to random effects ... -
A COMPARISON OF VIABILITY AND VITALITY TESTING METHODS AFTER BENCH SCALE UV- AND HEAT-TREATMENT OF THE DIATOM THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII
(2021-05-05)Thalassiosira weissflogii, a marine diatom, was inactivated using two bench-scale treatment methods: ultraviolet radiation (UV-C) and a water bath (50°C). After treatment with either UV-C or heat, and a 24-hour dark ...