Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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An Exploration of Unpartnered Rural Women's Perceptions of How Their Social Relationships Influence Their Mental and Emotional Health
(2013-12-13)Background: The literature on the social relationships of unpartnered women is inconclusive. These different findings suggest that unpartnered women’s relationships may vary across place. This research adds to the ... -
An Exploratory Descriptive Study of Advanced Practice Nurses as Nurse Leaders
(2014-08-08)Healthcare is provided in a complex dynamic system that requires leadership at all levels and positions in order to achieve the goal of safe, efficient, high quality care to all Canadians. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) ... -
An Exploratory Investigation into Chemical Management Practices: A Case Study of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises within Nova Scotia
(2012-10-01)Chemical pollution has become an environmental and human health concern. Small and medium-sized enterprises are becoming the focus of environmental researchers, as they have been found to collectively contribute a significant ... -
An Exploratory Study of Quality-related Events Reported by Community Pharmacies in the United Kingdom: Applying Association Rule Mining
(2020-12-17)Errors in healthcare systems can cost resources and sometimes lives. Studying errors in healthcare can help to improve service quality. This study aims to explore the prevalent patterns in medication errors in UK’s community ... -
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SUBJECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND FREQUENCY OF LEISURE ENGAGEMENT
(2015-06-11)Mental health has traditionally been understood as the presence or absence of disease – however, research shows it is much more. Mental health is a complete state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or ... -
An Exploratory Study to Examine the Relationship between Academic Achievement and Physical Activity of Girls in Grades Three to Seven Participating in a Community-based Physical Activity Program
(2011-12-15)The purpose of this mixed methods study was to better understand the relationship between physical activity and academic achievement of girls in grades three to seven participating in a community-based physical activity ... -
EXPLORING A MACHINE LEARNING BASED APPROACH FOR ANALYZING ANONYMIZED DATA
(2017-04-11)Information found in log files is often stored in human readable plain text. Research study participants do not want sensitive information recorded, and when data is made publicly available, participants ask that they ... -
Exploring a Methodology for Creating Flood Risk Vulnerability of Land Use Classification using Professional Opinions from Municipal Planners and Emergency Management Official in Nova Scotia
(2017-08-31)While climate change increases the need for disaster prevention, insufficient municipal budgets limit efforts to protect coastal residents. Assessing flood risk using land use vulnerability is useful for municipalities as ... -
EXPLORING A ROBUST MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIER FOR DETECTING PHISHING DOMAINS USING SSL CERTIFICATES
(2020-04-27)Due to the HTTPS phishing sites appearing genuine to users, detecting them is a challenging task. In this thesis, I have studied the important attributes of how attackers use SSL certificates in sites with fake domains. ... -
Exploring Access to Domestic Violence Services for Immigrant Women Survivors in Halifax and Ways to Promote Resilience Through Service Provision
(2017-08-30)The present study explores the access to domestic violence services for immigrant women survivors in Halifax. The purpose of the research is to learn how service providers can integrate an approach that is strengths based ... -
Exploring Aging Stereotypes and Age-Specific Physical Activity Factors Among Active Older Adults
(2017-09-08)Physical activity (PA) in later life acts as a modifiable and prevention factor of many chronic diseases, however the majority of older adults are inactive. Age stereotypes are an important psychosocial barrier to PA. To ... -
EXPLORING AND MODELING CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY USING H9C2 VENTRICULAR CELLS EXPOSED TO ANGIOTENSIN-II OR LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE FOR STUDYING HEME METABOLISM REGULATION
(2023-12-15)Background: Hypertrophy occurs in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (Erk1/2) and heme-regulated inhibitory kinase (HRIK) regulate protein synthesis ... -
EXPLORING CATALYSIS IN THE MANDELATE RACEMASE SUBGROUP OF THE ENOLASE SUPERFAMILY: SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE CATALYTIC MACHINERY
(2020-09-11)The mandelate racemase (MR) subgroup of the enolase superfamily of enzymes (ENS) is mechanistically diverse but structurally similar. This work focused on conserved active site residues in subgroup members MR and L-fuconate ... -
Exploring Connection to Nature and Place for Wellbeing With Refugees Who Access Nature-Based Programs in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia)
(2024-04-13)Nature-based programs are increasingly known to facilitate connection to nature and foster an array of social, physical, and emotional wellbeing benefits. The Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) offers ... -
EXPLORING CONSUMERS’ USE OF INGREDIENT INFORMATION IN THE FOOD CHOICE PROCESS
(2015)Food labelling is designed to help consumers make better food choices. Understanding how this information is used becomes increasingly important as relationships between diet and diseases are recognized. Research on food ... -
Exploring Crustacean Health: Effect of Profilicollis botulus Infection on the Behaviour of Carcinus maenas and Antilipopolysaccharide Factor Phylogeny in Decapoda
(2022-02-01)Learning more about crustacean health and immunity is important to protect them from infections and disease outbreaks. Little is known about the evolution of antilipopolysaccharide factors (ALFs), so this study examined ... -
EXPLORING DATA EXHAUST IN IOT DEVICES WITH A FOCUS ON VOICE ASSISTANTS
(2023-11-24)In the realm of the IoT, the notion of data exhaust becomes pivotal, representing unintentional data generated during device interactions in the digital domain. This inadvertent data holds valuable insights for third parties ... -
Exploring data leakage via supervised learning
(2020-04-20)Data security includes but not limited to, data encryption, tokenization, and key management practices that protect data across all applications and platforms. In this thesis, I aim to explore whether any data leakage takes ... -
EXPLORING DECADAL INCREASES IN THE CONCENTRATION OF NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER AND THE IMPACT ON SURFACE DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES
(2023-04-13)Natural organic matter (NOM) is prevalent in surface waters and impacts all aspects of drinking water treatment. In recent decades, there have been reports of increasing NOM concentration (often referred to as brownification) ... -
EXPLORING DENTAL STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD DENTIST-PATIENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS LEARNING: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH
(2018-08-27)RATIONALE: Dentists’ communication skills (CS) are linked to patient oral health outcomes. Communication skills learning (CSL) in dental education includes the formal and informal experiences that strengthen the CS of ...