Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Balanced Steady-State Free Precession Imaging of the Temporal Bone and Paranasal Sinuses at 0.5T
(2023-01-31)Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed with main magnetic field strengths below the conventional 1.5T or 3T has typically been considered inferior, due, primarily, to the proportional decrease in raw signal available. ... -
Balancing a fine line: Decision-making by sub-elite athletes about playing through pain: A focused ethnography of gymnasts, rowers and speed skaters
(2017-04-11)Aim: To explore the factors associated with sub-elite athletes playing through pain in gymnastics, rowing and speed skating. Methods: Five coaches, four athletes and three rehabilitation specialists were studied. Athletes ... -
Balancing Developed and Developing State Interests under a Regulatory Framework for Foreign Direct Investment: The Potential of the GATS Model
(2011-09-06)This thesis examines the need for a multilateral regime for the regulation of foreign direct investment. The absence of such a regime has slowed the growth of foreign direct investment, as investment decisions are difficult ... -
Ball Milled Si-W Alloy Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
(2018-04-05)Si-based materials are excellent alternatives to conventional graphite anodes because of their high theoretical capacity and high earth abundance. This thesis explores the electrochemical and structural characteristics of ... -
Ballast Water Management Convention, 2004: Towards Combating Unintentional Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens.
(2011-09-06)The introduction of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens transferred through ships' ballast water and sediments from one coastal region to another has ecological, economic, environmental, and human impacts. The international ... -
Bangladeshi Female Migrant Workers in The Middle East: A Study of Migration and Women’s Empowerment
(2022-08-31)The number of Bangladeshi female migration to the Middle East has risen in recent years. Though they leave their home country and migrate to the Middle East for their and their families’ better future, but they go through ... -
A Bank Clerk at War: The Great War Diary of Nova Scotian A.I.M. Taylor, 85th Battalion C.E.F.
(2020-04-15)This thesis is an exploration of the previously unpublished diary of Aleck Taylor, a private of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War. Taylor’s methodical daily entries offer a unique opportunity for both ... -
Bar-trapped edge waves.
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Barn Raising and the Imagination: Experiencing Life through the Reimagined Barn
(2023-07-17)The mythical historic landscape of Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada becomes a time and place to daydream, as long days spent in the sun end with red skies of sunset. This dream finds an end through a temporal shift to the ... -
Barotropic circulation variability on Canadian Atlantic Shelves.
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BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO PRESCRIBED EXERCISE ADHERENCE IN CHIROPRACTIC PATIENTS WITH NON-SPECIFIC CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY
(2015)Background: Non-specific chronic low back pain (NS-CLBP) is an increasing global burden. Chiropractors see a significant proportion of the NS-CLBP population, commonly prescribing exercise as a treatment. Exercise is one ... -
BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO RECEIVING ADEQUATE NUTRITION IN LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS LIVING WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE DEMENTIA.
(2023-08-24)Dementia is a condition that affects the cognitive and functional abilities of older adults, often leading to the need for long-term care (LTC) homes. Malnutrition resulting from difficulties in eating practices caused by ... -
Barriers to accessing hepatitis C for individuals who have experience with injection drug use and are accessing methadone maintenance treatment
(2012-04-04)Hepatitis C (HCV) is an infectious disease of the liver which affects more than 250,000 Canadians; the majority of those living with the disease have experience with injection drug use. Treatment for HCV involves a strict ... -
Baseline Assessment of Contaminants in Sediments and Marine Biota of Northumberland Strait Nova Scotia Canada
(2019-12-16)A bleached kraft pulp mill operating in Pictou County, Nova Scotia has discharged effluent into former tidal estuary known as Boat Harbour since 1967. After treatment in Boat Harbour, effluent is discharged into Northumberland ... -
Batterer Intervention Programs in Nova Scotia: A Qualitative Examination of Offender Experiences
(2015-04-09)The present study examined the experiences of men court-mandated to one of two batterer intervention programs in Nova Scotia. Eight men participated in 45 minute—1 hour-long semi-structured interviews and spoke to a number ... -
Bayes Analysis of a Lifetime Model
(2017-08-29)Lifetimes models have been developed in the last five centuries. These developments are purposed to fit lifetimes data. Models that accommodate different shapes of the hazard rate function are useful for analyzing the ... -
A Bayesian Network Risk Model for Oil Spill Response Effectiveness in the Canadian Arctic (OSRECA)
(2022-12-16)A Bayesian Network Model is used to aid in understanding the effectiveness of oil spill responses for various scenarios in the Canadian Arctic. While the proposed model can be used as a basis for exploring response ... -
The Beasts in the Jungle: Animal Welfare in International Law
(2011-08-23)Animal welfare has emerged as a pervasive concern in modern international law. The purpose of this study is to situate the international legal principle protecting the welfare of animals within the broader framework of ... -
The Beautiful Synonym is Violent Re: creating Black Identity Through a Poetics of Re-remembering
(2018-12-17)This thesis explores the recent works of American artist Kara Walker in conversation with two Canadian poetry collections: Dionne Brand’s Inventory (2006) and Canisia Lubrin’s Voodoo Hypothesis (2017). This thesis considers ... -
BEAUTY, PROPORTION, AND TRUTH: THE GOOD IN THE PHILEBUS
(2011-09-06)This thesis investigates how Plato reaches his definition of the good at the end of the Philebus, and the relation of this definition of the good to the various parts of the dialogue. Through an internal reading of the ...