Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Exploring the End-of-Life Care Perceptions of Older Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have sex with Men
(2018-09-04)Older gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) face unique challenges in relation to end-of-life care and preparation. Using qualitative research methods, this study explored perceptions of older gbMSM ... -
Exploring the experience of care for postpartum depression: a socioecological, qualitative analysis
(2017-05-01)The birth of a child is considered by many to be among the happiest times in a woman’s life. For many women, however, this experience may be marked by feelings of helplessness, irritability, and being overwhelmed. Approximately ... -
EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK NOVA SCOTIANS WITH INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC CARE THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS
(2024-04-25)This qualitative study aimed to hear the experiences of diverse Black Nova Scotians (DBNS) who have undergone involuntary psychiatric care (IPC). Help-seeking, stigma, trust, community, family, and health system were ... -
EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF COUPLE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS LEARNING AND USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
(2014-07-18)Couple and family therapists are rarely the focus of research yet are critical for positive outcomes in therapy. The field of couple and family therapy includes diverse theoretical approaches that focus on relationships ... -
Exploring the Experiences of First-Time Ultramarathon Athletes
(2023-07-12)In recent years, the growing popularity of ultramarathon events (endurance footraces longer than the 42.2km marathon) has attracted a range of participants from elite endurance athletes to recreational runners. Using a ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Health Workers Recruiting for Clinical Trials in Mental Health
(2020-07-09)Most clinical trials fail to recruit the planned number of research participants, thus leading to underpowering of trials and sometimes outright failure of the studies. Recruitment for clinical research in mental health ... -
Exploring the experiences of Indigenous occupational therapists in Canada
(2023-12-11)Introduction: The occupational therapy (OT) profession is derived from colonial ideologies, and despite recent efforts to address the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Calls to Action and address systemic racism, the profession ... -
EXPLORING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CONTINUED USE OF MEDICATION EVENT REPORTING SYSTEMS IN COMMUNITY PHARMACIES
(2024-04-09)Medication incidents, also known as medication errors, within community pharmacies (CPhs), persist as significant safety concerns despite the evolution of medication dispensing practices. Understanding and addressing these ... -
EXPLORING THE GENETICS OF AROMA PRODUCTION IN APPLES
(2022-08-22)Apple aroma is a major determinant of consumer acceptability. In order to better understand the aroma of apples, gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry (GCMS) was used to quantify apple volatiles across 515 apple varieties ... -
Exploring the Impact of Asymmetrical Interfaces on Presence and Group Awareness in Mixed Reality Collaborative Environments
(2018-12-18)Mixed Reality (MR) can be used for mixed presence collaboration by connecting physical and virtual worlds to create an integrated space: remote collaborators connect virtually to a physical workspace inhabited by collocated ... -
Exploring the impact of blurred boundaries in teleworkers.
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Exploring the Impact of Bubble Strategies on the Spread of Infectious Diseases
(2023-08-29)The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a great deal of scientific interest in strategies to effectively deal with epidemics. Compartmental models, such as the Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Removed (SEIR) model, ... -
Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Students' Use of Smartphones for Leisure Coping
(2021-08-04)Leisure coping among post-secondary students is important for maintaining good mental health, and smartphones have been found to play a role in coping. Little is known about the use of smartphones for leisure coping or the ... -
Exploring the Impact of Culturally Specific Community-Driven Programs on the Life Journey of African Nova Scotians
(2015)There has been minimal qualitative research conducted with Canadians of African Descent and further, African Nova Scotians (ANS). Moreover, there has never before been research that explores the impacts of culturally ... -
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF DIFFUSION AND CHEMOTAXIS IN SPATIAL PATTERNS IN A MALARIA EPIDEMIC PDE MODEL: A TURING ANALYSIS
(2023-12-20)The Ross model has been pivotal in studying malaria transmission dynamics, yet its limitations in describing parasite dispersal and other crucial factors hinder comprehensive control strategies. In this paper, we introduce ... -
Exploring the Implications of Permission Changes and Users’ Needs in Google Play Store
(2016-04-08)Smartphones in the recent years have become the ubiquitous devices that offer diverse sets of functionalities and supplant the use of traditional computers. It becomes apart of people’s everyday life. Android uses a ... -
EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND WEIGHT IN THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF BLACK CANADIANS
(2023-08-17)Despite perceptions of Canada as an inclusive nation, hegemony is enacted through institutions of the nation state and serves to oppress specific populations. For Black populations in Canada, oppression is often operationalized ... -
Exploring the learning experiences of registered nurses who are actively working with children with intellectual disabilities
(2020-08-28)This study explored the learning experiences of registered nurses when caring for children with intellectual disabilities (IDs), how they provided best and evidence-based care to children with IDs and any recommendations ... -
Exploring the link between Input-Output subtypes of spatial neglect and prism adaptation mechanism
(2023-10-22)Spatial neglect is a complex neurocognitive syndrome predicting greater chronic disability after stroke and other acquired brain injuries. The heterogeneity of neglect symptomatology poses challenges for assessment and ...