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An Assessment of Wood Ash on Perennial Forage Stands
(2012-12-14)Agricultural soils in Nova Scotia are usually limed in order to raise soil pH to ensure optimum availability of soil nutrients. Wood ash, produced by burning wood-based fuels, is promoted as a substitute for agricultural ... -
Assessment, Development, and Improvement of SDS Depletion Strategies in Mass Spectrometry Proteomic Workflows
(2016-08-22)In proteomics, sodium dodecyl sulfate negatively affects trypsin digestion, chromatography, and mass spectrometry, thus, its effective depletion is critical to any protein sample workflow. A quantitative assessment of SDS ... -
Asset Pricing Model Fit for Canadian Mutual Funds
(2022-12-15)Asset pricing models have been used extensively in studies to predict fund performance. However, my motivation is to test which asset pricing model is the best to evaluate mutual fund performance in Canada. In addition, ... -
Asset-Challenge Shifts of Rural and Remote Communities in the Global Context of Climate Change: A Systematic Review through the Natural-Built-Social-Environment Triangulation
(2024)This SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant project used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach to comprehensively synthesize the current knowledge of climate change and climate-induced ... -
Assignation
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Assignment handout for tax certification report (INFO 6850: Archives II)
(2015-08)Item is a handout for an assignment that is part of INFO 6850: Special Topics in Information Management: Archives II (Fall 2015). A case study on the tax certification process is provided: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/59332. ... -
Assimilating long-term hydrographic information into an eddy-permitting model of the North Atlantic
(American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2006-09)No abstract available. -
Assimilation of data into limited-area coastal models.
(Dalhousie University, 1997) -
ASSIMILATION OF LAGRANGIAN DATA INTO IDEALIZED MODELS OF THE OCEAN MESOSCALE USING ENSEMBLE-BASED METHODS
(2010-09-09)It is generally accepted that models of the deep ocean must assimilate observations in order to make realistic forecasts in regions dominated by mesoscale variability (i.e., “ocean weather”). The present study is an ... -
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Assistance dogs for PTSD: A study of canine detection accuracy, therapeutic potential, and ethical dimensions
(2024-08-21)Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness with high comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders, and potentially debilitating symptoms and associated features. Current first-line treatments are effective ... -
Association between access to neighbourhood greenness and physical activity in Nova Scotia youth
(2015-04)Physical activity is an important factor of child growth and is expected to reduce the prevalence of obesity. However, despite these benefits many youth in Nova Scotia do not meet the recommended physical activity ... -
The Association between Birth by Caesarean Section and Otitis Media in Nova Scotian Children
(2017-11-21)Background. Birth by Caesarean section (CS) is a risk factor for allergic disorders, diabetes, and obesity. Otitis media (OM) is a common childhood illness. Risk factors for OM include allergic disorders and obesity; ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTANTS AND GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION IN WOMEN RESIDING IN URBAN HALIFAX
(2014-08-07)This population-based retrospective cohort study examined the relationship between exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and gestational hypertension (GH). The Atlee Perinatal Database was used to determine GH and ... -
The Association Between Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy and Convergence Insufficiency
(2017-09-21)The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the association between convergence insufficiency (CI) and fourth cranial nerve palsy (SOP) in patients presenting at 4 clinics within Nationwide Children’s Hospital. ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FRAILTY, DISCHARGE TO INSTITUTION, AND MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS UNDERGOING NON-ELECTIVE ABDOMINAL SURGERY
(2013-07-23)The Canadian population is aging and issues related to the care of older adults are becoming increasingly common. The practice of general surgery is no stranger to this phenomenon, as older adults are increasingly presenting ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND POSSIBLE MEDIATION BY TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
(2018-08-17)This retrospective cohort study quantified the risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and estimated the extent to which type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mediates ... -
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NINE IMMUNE SYSTEM GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND TOLERANCE TO ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE VIRUS INFECTION
(2016-12-13)Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) causes a major health concern for the mink industry worldwide. There is no vaccine or treatment for this disease and the only control measure is regular testing of mink for antibodies ... -
The Association between Prior Seasonal Influenza Vaccination and Subsequent Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Canada
(2016-08-29)Influenza is a major burden to the health of thousands of Canadians every year. Recent observational studies have suggested that prior influenza vaccination could impact subsequent influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) under ...