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The role of culture in pain-related caregiver behavior: Comparing Canadian, Icelandic, and Thai caregivers of 6-12-year-old children
The aim of the study was to examine the role culture plays in caregiver’s pain-related parent behaviors. This study used a cross-cultural survey design with a convenience sample of caregivers of 6-12-year-old children (N ... -
LABOUR REALLOCATION OUT OF AGRICULTURE. EVIDENCE FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
This dissertation studies the process of reallocation of labour out of agriculture in developing countries. I develop a two-sector general equilibrium model where land is a quasi-fixed factor, and population growth constrains ... -
Field Guide to an Urban Nature: Designing for ecological democracy on McNabs Island
In the middle of the city and on the edge of the ocean, McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park is an expansive protected area in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada’s largest metropolitan area. Given its location at ... -
ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL-BASED SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROGRAMS: DOES SCHOOL-CONNECTEDNESS PLAY A ROLE?
The aim of this study was to examine whether higher levels of school-connectedness (SC) among high school students are associated with better receptivity of school-based alcohol and drug educational programs, and lower ... -
THE ROLES OF CHEMOKINES, CHEMOKINE RECEPTORS AND GLYCOLIPID ACTIVATION IN NKT CELL TUMOUR INFILTRATION
Higher levels of NKT cell infiltration correlate with improved prognosis in many human cancers. Therefore, we sought to identify factors which contribute to this process. We identified three chemokine receptors, CXCR3, ... -
Development of a novel in vitro model system to characterize the role of activity in motor neurons during development and disease
Neural activity modulates motor axon guidance and synaptic function during development. Differences in neural activity also contribute to the demise of specific motor neuron subtypes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ... -
Visual Acuity Prediction Based on Transient Sweep Visual Evoked Potentials and the Effect of Image Degradation
Purpose: To investigate the accuracy of a new transient sweep visual evoked potential (SVEP) technology to estimate optotype visual acuity (VA) under various viewing conditions and to compare the standard model for SVEP ... -
Inhibition of TRPML1 by Lysosomal Adenosine Accumulation Involved in ADA Diseases
Adenosine plays important roles in cells, and impaired adenosine homeostasis has been associated with numerous human diseases. Lysosomes are referred as the cellular recycling centers which generate adenosine by breaking ... -
The Impact of Age and Frailty on the Fischer-344 Rat Heart
The purpose of this study was to develop a frailty index (FI) for rats, and characterize the impact of age and frailty on cardiac parameters at baseline and following cardioplegic arrest. Data on survival and 45 variables ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF HB9 INTERNEURONS: BEHAVIOUR AND ANATOMY
Central pattern generators (CPGs) are neuronal circuits that are responsible for the generation of rhythmic behaviours such as locomotion. It has been suggested that a population of spinal interneurons (INs), known as Hb9 ... -
Post-Translational Modification of Formate Dehydrogenase, a Stress-Response Protein
The ability of a plant to adapt to environmental stress is crucial for its ability to grow, develop to maturity and produce yield. The ubiquitination pathway is a post-translational mechanism that aids plants in producing ... -
Secure Digital Wallet Authentication Protocol
Digital wallets have gained popularity for secure storage of credit cards. They are time saving, secure and track the expenditure. However, with the high dependency of these wallets on client side devices, the risk of data ... -
Relationships of blood parameters and fertility-related traits with age and feed efficiency in young beef bulls
Feed efficiency and bull fertility are two major factors affecting profitability of the beef industry. However, there is concern of an antagonistic relationship between these two factors, highlighting the need to clarify ... -
Probing Membrane Catalyzed Apelin-Receptor Interactions by Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Apelin is a peptidic hormone that activates the class A G-protein-coupled apelin receptor. Apelin is found in several bioactive isoforms in the body, ranging from 13 to 55 amino acids in length. Only the C-terminal 12 amino ... -
Mobile Robot Path Planning Using Genetic Algorithm Global Path PLANNING and Potential Field Path Adjusting
The purpose of this thesis was to develop an algorithm which solves the path planning problem for a two-wheeled mobile robot. The algorithm included multiple robots within it. The algorithm was developed by first identifying ... -
IN-PLANE BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY INFILLED RC FRAMES WITH INTERFACIAL GAPS SUBJECTED TO QUASI-STATIC LOADING
Previous research on masonry infilled frames has shown that the presence of infill-to-frame interfacial gaps and infill openings can affect the in-plane strength and stiffness of the infilled frame system. However, most ... -
Does Quantum Mechanics Establish the Final Failure of Causality?
In the wake of relativistic field theories in physics, all of our most fundamental physical theories shared three properties regarding the way that they described the world. First, properties of objects were always determined. ... -
Dissecting Co-management - An Examination of Fishermen Involvement in Fisheries Management in Nova Scotia, Canada
This research provides a systematic assessment of fishermen involvement, by first disaggregating fisheries management into its various components, allowing for a more nuanced understanding of the realities of co-management, ... -
A SCUBA-2 survey of high-redshift galaxy protoclusters & The calibration of the JCMT Transient regions
Part 1) The brightest high-redshift sub-millimetre galaxies (SMGs) represent the rarest and most extreme star-forming events in the Universe and are thought to be the progenitors to some of the most massive local galaxies. ... -
Profiling Phenolic Compounds in Aponogeton madagascariensis and Investigating Their Role in Programmed Cell Death During Leaf Development
The lace plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis) is an aquatic monocot native to Madagascar that undergoes a form of programmed cell death (PCD) during early leaf development. This process results in a perforated leaf morphology ...
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