Dalhousie University Libraries: Recent submissions
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Characterization of Calcite Amygdules in Devonian Basalts, in the McArras Brook Formation, Nova Scotia
(2024-04)Along the North Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada vesicular basalts in the McArras Brook Formation are host to carbonate amygdules and veins. These basalts are interbedded within a well characterized Devonian strata but have ... -
Quantifying the Impacts of Nova Scotia Forest Management Practices on Forest Stand Albedo and Surface Temperatures
(2024-04)In an effort to mitigate climate change, the Canadian government has increased focus on natural carbon sequestration through afforestation (i.e., the planting of forests where there were previously no forests) and reforestation ... -
“I Feel Bad for People Who Don’t Have a Chronic Illness:” Refusing Deviance and Reframing Illness Through Summer Camp
(2024-05)Scholarship in medical anthropology has a history of characterizing chronic illness as a “deviant” condition. Emerging research problematizes this paradigm, however, and demands its reconsideration. The growing recognition ... -
Understanding the Role of the Mother-Daughter Relationship in the Physical Activity and Health Behaviours of African Nova Scotian Adolescent Girls: A Qualitative Study
(2024-04-30)Introduction: Physical activity plays a vital role in adolescent health and development. In girls, puberty and adolescence often results in declining physical activity levels. There are often more barriers to engaging in ... -
Greek Perception of the Persian Other
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New Woman, Dependent Woman: Family, the Work Community, and Working-Class Sexuality in the Progressive Era
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World Culture & the United Nations
(2024-04-30)This thesis analyzes a United Nations (UN) sponsored policy report prepared by two research institutions titled Unlocking a Better Future, which sought to guide leaders on sustainable development and centers the idea that ... -
Refugee Resettlement Policy Brief: The Question of Belonging
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Belonging has to do with public attitudes as well as preparedness in terms of infrastructure, jobs, and programming for newcomers. ‘Who belongs to Canada’ is a policy question which should be addressed not to newcomers, ... -
Refugee Resettlement Policy Brief: School Supports for Youth
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Interventions that build bridges between educators and other supports within a community are needed to help children and youth succeed at school. A whole-community approach includes leveraging community support to bridge ... -
Refugee Resettlement Policy Brief: Why Collaboration Matters
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)When it comes to refugee settlement and integration, collaboration between stakeholders – academics, community organizations, settlement provider organizations, and people with lived experience (PWLEs) – ensures that diverse ... -
2023 Summary Report: CYRRC Forum on Improving Collboration and Youth Engagement within the Settlement Sector
(Dalhousie University, 2023)On Marth 15th, 2023, the Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC) brought together youth with refugee experience, service providers, community partners, academics, and policy makers for a pre-conference forum at ... -
The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition Seven Years of Research and Collaboration: 2024 Impact Report
(Dalhousie University, 2024-04-22)The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC) is pleased to share our 2024 Impact Report highlighting our work over the last seven years. The report shares key achievements of the CYRRC, including our impact on ... -
The Refuge – Policy Matters: The Question of Belonging
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Welcome to Policy Matters, a special mini-series of The Refuge podcast that focuses on policy issues and connects policy makers with academics, community partners, and people with lived experience. This episode features ... -
Semantic Externalism: From Wittgenstein to Putnam
(2001-08)It is not widely acknowledge that Putnam's initial foray into semantic externalism is Wittgensteinian. Some philosophers (Anthony Rudd, for one) argue that, as he has become more Wittgensteinian in recent years, Putnam has ... -
Non-Cooperative Vessel Detection Using Multispectral Satellite Imaging and Machine Learning Applied Towards Onboard Satellite Dark Vessel Detection
(2024-04-30)Dark vessels are a major source of economic and environmental damage, estimated to cost the global economy tens of billions (USD) a year. These vessels hide or obscure their presence on the ocean to conduct unlawful ... -
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation in Ontario, Canada
(2024-04-30)Objective: This study examines the socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening within Ontario, Canada. Methods: Employing the 2017-2018, using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, the study ... -
EVALUATION OF CLETHODIM FOR HAIR FESCUE (FESTUCA FILIFORMIS POURR) AND RED FESCUE (FESTUCA RUBRA L.) MANAGEMENT IN LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY (VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM AITON) FIELDS IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2024-04-19)Clethodim is a group 1 herbicide that has shown variable efficacy on Festuca spp. and has preliminary research showing suppression of hair fescue in lowbush blueberry during the non-bearing year. Non-bearing and bearing ... -
The Refuge – Policy Matters: School Supports for Youth
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Welcome to Policy Matters, a special mini-series of The Refuge podcast that focuses on policy issues and connects policy makers with academics, community partners, and people with lived experience. Our guests in this ... -
The Refuge – Policy Matters: Why Collaboration Matters
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Welcome to Policy Matters, a special mini-series of The Refuge podcast that focuses on policy issues and connects policy makers with academics, community partners, and people with lived experience. This episode features ... -
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE STABILITY OF MESOPOROUS SILICON PHOTOCATALYSTS
(2024-04-26)Mesoporous silicon (mp-Si) nanoparticles (NPs) are of interest due to their promising application as photocatalysts for solar-driven hydrogen production via water splitting. While mp-Si NPs have shown promising photocatalytic ...