Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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MULTI-LEVEL FACTORS INFLUENCE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF COMPLEX INNOVATIONS IN CANCER CARE: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF SYNOPTIC REPORTING IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2013-03-22)Background: Moving knowledge into healthcare practice and the implementation of innovations in healthcare organizations remain significant challenges. The objective of this study was to examine the key interpersonal-, ... -
A MULTI-METHOD ASSESSMENT OF THE TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF TREED BOGS IN NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
(2018-12-13)Peat bogs contribute greatly to carbon storage, fresh water supply and biodiversity maintenance. Some studies have detected a notable shrinking of peat bogs and predicted an accelerating rate of tree establishment, however, ... -
A multi-method dyadic investigation of child and parent pain catastrophizing and family functioning in child pain
(2015)Families play a critical role in children’s pain. Theoretical and empirical work has explored individual child and parent, dyadic (parent-child interaction), and family-level factors; however, prior research has largely ... -
A MULTI-METHOD EXAMINATION OF PARTNERSHIPS IN KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION FOR PEDIATRIC PAIN
(2024-08-20)Knowledge mobilization (KM) activities are critical in pediatric pain management where knowledge to action gaps are prevalent; however, how to engage different partners in KM is not well understood. This dissertation sought ... -
A Multi-Method Examination of Social Norms for Medical Prescription Drug Use and Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use among Post-Secondary Students
(2022-09-28)My dissertation sought to investigate social norms of potentially harmful medical and non-medical prescription drug use (PDU/NMPDU) among emerging adults (EAs). Social norms interventions can curb certain substance use ... -
A Multi-Method Investigation of Pregnancy Loss and Sexual Well-Being in Couples
(2024-07-02)Pregnancy loss affects 1 in 4 women and is linked with poorer overall health and relationship outcomes. Sexual well-being (e.g., satisfaction, desire, distress) may also suffer post-loss. Given the limits of prior work, ... -
A Multi-Method Investigation of the Effects of Alcohol on Depression in Undergraduate Students Who Drink to Cope with Depression
(2017-08-29)The self-medication hypothesis has been proposed as one potential explanation for the comorbidity between alcohol use and depressive disorders. More recent work investigating drinking motives (theorized to be the most ... -
Multi-modal approach to localizing sources in the human brain.
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Multi-Modal Consensus Clustering to Identify Phenotypes of Kidney Transplant Donors and Recipients and Their Association With Survival
(2022-11-18)Kidney transplantation is an essential treatment option for individuals diagnosed with End-stage renal disease (ESRD). Being able to predict the survival of the transplant and the outcome of the recipient is an important ... -
Multi-objective Optimal Planning of Distributed Generators Using Improved Grey Wolf Optimizer and Combined Power Loss sensitivity
(2021-05-03)Over the past several years, there has been increased research and industry interest in finding ways to successfully integrate DG into distribution networks. The main reason for the recent surge in interest is the demonstrable ... -
Multi-Objective Optimisation of RTAB-Map Parameters Using Genetic Algorithm for Indoor 2D SLAM
(2020-12-09)Currently, there are multiple packages available to implement different Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping (SLAM) approaches in Robot Operating System (ROS). To effectively obtain sensor data, these packages use parameters ... -
Multi-path Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Classification
(2015)Convolutional Neural Networks have demonstrated high performance in the ImageNet Large-Scale Visual Recognition Challenges contest. Nevertheless, the published results only show the overall performance for all image classes. ... -
Multi-receptive sensory properties of epicardial afferent neurons in canine dorsal root ganglia.
(Dalhousie University, 1994) -
Multi-scale assessment and simulation of sediment biogeochemical cycles in coastal areas: implications for ecosystem functioning and provision of services
(2017-08-29)Marine coastal sediments and associated communities provide benefits to humans through natural processes such as nitrate removal via denitrification (prevention or mitigation of eutrophication), burial of toxic substances ... -
Multi-stakeholder Control Modelling for Distributed Behind-the-Meter Battery Energy Storage Systems
(2021-12-14)To support local electricity distribution companies (LDC) develop technically justified and economically efficient energy management strategies, this thesis evaluates traditional single-stakeholder and novel multi-stakeholder ... -
MULTIDIMENSIONAL OPTIMAL CONTROL OF WIND TURBINE GENERATOR
(2017-04-26)Small differences in wind speed can lead to huge differences in energy capture. In wind turbines, the received wind speed determines the power generation and output torque. However, as wind speed, direction and inflow angle ... -
A MULTIFACTOR REGIME SWITCHING MODEL FOR COUNTRY EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(2011-09-06)This thesis explores the returns of country exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with regime switching risk factors. Using the Bayesian information criterion, I select the model with six risk factors and three states among other ... -
Multilevel evaluation of prebiotic and probiotic supplementations, heat stress, and genetic strain effects on blood and intestinal epithelial cells of chicken
(2023-08-24)There is a need to assess how dietary strategies might effectively benefit bird health, performance, and the ability to deal with environmental variability. Metabolomics is suggested as a useful approach for assessing ... -
A Multimethod, Patient-Oriented Examination of Pain in Childhood Cancer Survivors
(2021-12-09)Emerging theory and empirical work suggest that pain is a significant late effect of childhood cancer and trigger of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR). This dissertation aimed to: explore the experience and meaning of pain ... -
Multinomial smoothing and investigating elevated disease incidence by penalized likelihood.
(Dalhousie University, 1997)