Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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EXTRACELLULAR MITOCHONDRIA RELEASED FROM LIVER ISCHEMIA REPERFUSION INJURY ACT AS ALARMINS TO EVOKE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND TRIGGER INFLAMMATION
(2020-08-07)Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) during liver transplantation enhances the immunogenicity of allografts and thus impacts overall graft outcome. This sterile inflammatory insult is known to activate innate immunity and ... -
Extracellular vesicle sampling and small RNA analysis from high grade glioma patient plasma for the identification of novel biomarkers and development of organotypic cultures as an ex vivo model for extracellular vesicle production
(2023-08-31)High grade glioma (HGG) tumours secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) for paracrine signaling into plasma or growth media (in the case of cultured tissues). Isolation of these EVs and their cargo could help to better ... -
EXTRACTION OF CYSTATIN (ENZYME INHIBITORS) FROM ANIMAL SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTES
(2013-12-06)The ammonium sulphate precipitation method was used for the extraction of cystatin from bovine lungs, pancreas and a mixture of lungs and pancreas. The main aim of this study was to determine the highest cystatin yield ... -
EXTRACTION OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FROM ATLANTIC HERRING ( Clupea harengus)
(2012-12-14)The fish processing industry faces problems due to the negative environmental impact of its wastes. Fish wastes can be used to produce oil, protein, calcium, bio-diesel and numerous bioactive compounds. In particular, fish ... -
EXTRACTION OF SULFATED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS FROM MACKEREL AND HERRING FISH WASTE
(2013-08-26)Marine capture fisheries contribute over 50% of total world fish production and more than 70% of this production is utilized for processing. The Canadian commercial fishing industry is one of the world’s most valued ... -
EXTRACTS OF THE BROWN SEAWEED, ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM, EFFECT ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA – MYZUS PERSICAE INTERACTION
(2012-08-15)An alkaline extract of the brown seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum (ANE) increases plant growth and imparts resistance against biotic stresses. However, little is known of the effects of ANE on insects. Myzus persicae, green ... -
Extraordinary Visions: "Entgegenständlichung" in Expressionism
(2017-09-01)"Entgegenständlichung" in Expressionism results when art deforms or changes what an object looks like or when art is ornamental. Expressionists were influenced by much non-Western art in addition to Western artists. ... -
Extreme Adaptive Reuse: The Analytics of Deconstruction and the Upcycling of Building Materials
(2014-08-05)This thesis focuses on the process of building deconstruction and the upcycling of building materials. It critiques the staggering amount of waste the construction industry (and by extension architectural profession) ... -
Édition de Différents textes de Joseph Villebon
(2017-09-01)Our work consists of an edition of a few journals, memoirs and letters written by Joseph Villebon during his tenure as governor of Acadia, between 1690 and 1700. In these texts he describes the places and forts that are ... -
Évaluation de la production de quatre systèmes traduction automatique
(2013-12-13)This thesis aims to contribute to the improvement of online machine translation software. We identify errors in the process of translation between English and French and make recommendations. The systems evaluated are ... -
Fabric of the Path: Viewing a Nova Scotia Landscape Through a Long-Distance Trail Network
(2010-12-17)This thesis investigates the role architecture can play in structuring a shelter-to-shelter kayaking route in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Without the confines and linearity of a terrestrial course, the trail-less ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of an Artificial Mucus Layer for Mammalian-Microbial Co-Culturing Applications
(2021-08-24)The human mucus layer plays a vital role in maintaining health by acting as a selectively diffusive barrier to opportunistic pathogens and foreign particles that enter the body. In areas such as the respiratory and ... -
Fabrication, Characterization, and Investigation into the Wear Behavior of NiTi-based Nanolaminate Coatings
(2019-08-14)NiTi is a shape memory alloy possessing a stress-induced reversible martensitic transformation. NiTi alloys are used in a variety of industrial applications, however, is prevalent in the automotive, aerospace, and medical ... -
Face Processing and Sex Categorization: A Behavioural and Eye-Tracking Study
(2014-08-01)Effects of gaze direction, head position, and inverted stimulus orientation were investigated on categorizations of the sex of photographs of human face stimuli as demonstrated by behavioural (accuracy, RTs) and eye-tracking ... -
Face validity of the Multiple Errands Test with youth in a community setting
(2019-11-28)The Multiple Errands Test (MET) is a performance-based assessment of the impact of executive dysfunction in the real-world. For youth (age 16-24) who sustain acquired brain injury, distinguishing gaps in typical development ... -
Face Validity, Internal Consistency and Applicability of The Participation and Environment Measure: Child and Youth (German Translation) in Switzerland: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
(2018-04-03)The Participation and Environment Measure: Child and Youth is a parents’ self-report, descriptive measure of childhood participation, with established validity and reliability in large-scale participation research (Anaby ... -
Faces of death on the Renaissance stage.
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FACIES DISTRIBUTION, FLUVIAL ARCHITECTURE, PROVENANCE, DIAGENESIS, AND RESERVOIR QUALITY OF SYNRIFT SUCCESSIONS FROM THE BREAKUP OF PANGEA: EXAMPLES FROM THE FUNDY BASIN AND ORPHEUS GRABEN
(2016-11-15)This study investigates the sedimentology, provenance, diagenesis, and reservoir characteristics of Late Triassic synrift successions from the Wolfville and Chedabucto formations along the margins of the Minas Basin and ... -
Facilitation of Ectomycorrhizal Colonization of Picea mariana by Alternate Host Plants above Treeline
(2011-08-26)The availability of ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECMF) to conifer seedlings above the present treeline is likely related to the presence of alternate ECMF host plants, including Betula glandulosa, Arctostaphylos alpina, and Salix ...
