Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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AEBP1 ALTERS MATRIX SIGNALLING AND IS RESPONSIVE TO INFLAMMATION IN THE MAMMARY GLAND
(2013-10-28)Breast cancer is characterized in part by chronic inflammation and tissue remodelling in the mammary gland. Adipocyte enhancer binding protein 1 (AEBP1), a pro-inflammatory protein, is up-regulated in breast cancer and ... -
AEBP1: A signaling modulator of MAPK activation for adipogenesis.
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Aerobic Exercise for Optimizing Cardiopulmonary Fitness in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated with a Known Cardiotoxic Agent: A Meta-Analysis
(2018-03-01)Cardiotoxicity (CT) is a side effect of cancer treatment that can damage the heart and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Furthermore, CT and reduced physical activity (PA) contribute to a sustained reduction in ... -
Aerosol formation and growth in coal-fired power-plant plumes: Linking plume-scale processes to global aerosols and climate
(2014-10-06)New-particle formation in the plumes of coal-fired power plants and other anthropogenic sulphur sources may be an important source of particles in the atmosphere. These particles may grow to sizes where they can act as ... -
AEROSOL OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE, AIRCRAFT AND SURFACE ANALYZED WITH A GLOBAL MODEL
(2011-08-09)We interpret satellite, aircraft, and ground-based measurements using the GEOS-Chem Chemical Transport Model (CTM) to better understand the global transport and distribution of fine aerosol (PM2.5). Using satellite ... -
Aerosol Wet Scavenging and Cloud Processing of Aerosols in a Global Climate Model
(2011-02-23)Clouds strongly influence three-dimensional aerosol distributions by 1) wet scavenging and subsequent deposition to the earth's surface, and 2) processing and subsequent release to the atmosphere by evaporation processes. ... -
Aesthetic Scandal and Accessibility: The Subversive Simplicity of Rupi Kaur’s milk and honey
(2018-09-04)Rupi Kaur’s debut poetry collection, milk and honey, has been accused of inadequate difficulty by critics and consumers seeking to discredit her work. What is difficulty in poetry, and why is it so central to poetic value? ... -
Aestheticizing the Boy Toy: Queer Childishness in Oscar Wilde and Andy Warhol
(2015)This thesis shifts the paradigm of recent scholarship on the twentieth century figure of the queer child to focus on the childishness of queerness instead. The metaphor of the boy toy, which refers to the childish queer ... -
Affectionate Friends: Friendship and Collaboration in the Renaissance and the Romantic Era
(2011-09-06)This thesis examines the representations of friendship in letters, collaborations, and paratexts from the Renaissance and the Romantic era to uncover the affection behind the performances taught in classical manuals of ... -
The affective correlates of the desire to institutionalize in caregivers to relatives with dementia.
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Affective Mining: The Emotional Narrative around Social Consent for the Corani Mining Project in Puno, Peru
(2022-08-29)In 2018, the Canadian Bear Creek Mining Corporation (BCMC) obtained from the local rural population the social license to operate (SLO) the Corani mining project in the Southern Peruvian region of Puno. This was a major ... -
Affordable and Sustainable Design for Rural Houses in Cambodia
(2014-04-04)This thesis investigates a new prototype for housing in rural Kampot, Cambodia with a focus on the health and safety of the inhabitants. This study came about because traditional Cambodian houses are rapidly disappearing ... -
AFM minerals in the Halifax Pluton
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African Peace, Security and Conflict Management: An African international society approach
(2021-08-30)Premised on the assumption that addressing security challenges in Africa is central to resilient and peaceful communities, this dissertation explores the evolving foundations and condition of regional international society ... -
Africville : place of memory
(2005)This thesis investigates Africville and the mark made on a community by a place. Seaview Park now occupies the site that once was Africville, an African Canadian community rich in unity and tradition though poor in material ... -
An After-school Physical Activity Intervention for Children: Examining the YMCA CATCH Kids Club Program
(2010-09-09)Children who are overweight and physically inactive are a great concern due to the potential negative health consequences. Afterschool physical activity interventions have become increasingly popular in hopes of addressing ... -
The Afterlife of Aid: An Ethnographic Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(2021-03-15)Global health community-based interventions are habitually time-limited. Given their temporal nature, it is imperative to understand how these interventions impact, affect and shape people’s lives once these programs come ... -
Against the Current: Redefining Relationships Within Salmon Ecosystems
(2018-04-06)How cultures view nature and the environment shape how we dwell within the environment. When examining wild salmon and their habitat along the Fraser River watershed it is clear that these perceptions have had a detrimental ...