Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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THE IMPACT OF THE EVOLUTION OF SIMPLIFIED METHODS OF ANALYSIS IN CANADIAN HIGHWAY BRIDGE DESIGN CODES ON THE EVALUATION OF TIMBER BRIDGES
(2019-01-23)The design of bridge structures in Canada is currently undertaken according to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) S6-14 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC). Historically, previous versions of this code have ... -
The Impact of the Italo-Ethiopian Crisis on Trinidad, 1934-1937
(1986-04)The Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the sole surviving independent black nation (Haiti and Liberia notwithstanding), created a new wave of Ethiopianism - a sense of fraternity, of racial brotherhood, of a common history of ... -
The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Chinese Trade
(2022-04-13)This paper studies the impact of the early 2018 US-China trade war on Chinese trade with the US and other trading partners. A time series regression model was first used to evaluate the trade war effects on aggregate Chinese ... -
IMPACT OF VARIABLE RATE SPLIT FERTILIZATION ON CROP PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION IN WILD BLUEBERRY
(2014-04-04)The heavy rainfall, gentle to severe topography with high proportion of bare spots, and weed patches emphasize the need of variable rate split (VRS) fertilization in wild blueberry. Two commercial fields were selected in ... -
The Impact of Web Design Dimensions on Consumer Trust at Different Price Ranges
(2013-07-09)As the use of e-commerce websites continues to increase, and with cybercrime on the rise, trust in a website has become an important issue. Hence, online stores invest time, money and effort in their website design; they ... -
Impact of yoga on quality of life for adolescent and young adult non-curative cancer patients: A pilot study
(2014-08-21)Four young adult non-curative cancer patients participated in a 7-week home-based Hatha yoga program, completing measures of quality of life (QOL) and program satisfaction. On average, participants engaged in 71.2 minutes ... -
IMPACTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ON BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES, AND TROPHIC INTERACTIONS
(2016-12-20)Habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, nitrogen deposition, and over-exploitation are all contributing to a global biodiversity crisis. Yet, there is high uncertainty in regards to which drivers exert the largest ... -
IMPACTS OF BIOFUELS PRODUCTION ON FOOD INDUSTRY IN THE PRAIRIE REGION OF CANADA
(2012-08-24)On the Canadian Prairies, canola is a main source for biodiesel production and wheat is the primary feedstock for bioethanol production. To raise biofuel production requires a movement of resources and land away from food ... -
Impacts of bottom fishing on colonial epifauna in the Bay of Fundy and on the Scotian Shelf.
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Impacts of Bubbles on Optical Estimates of Calcium Carbonate in the Great Calcite Belt
(2014-04-04)In this MSc thesis I determine if wind-generated bubbles elevated measurements of above-water normalized water-leaving radiance (nLw) and subsequent remote sensing estimates of particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) in a ... -
Impacts Of Climate Change On Metal Contamination In Well Water Through Saltwater Intrusion, Flooding And Drought
(2024-05-01)Climate change can exacerbate groundwater contamination via secondary effects like droughts, floods, and saltwater intrusion. This thesis analyzed the influence of climate change factors on metal contamination in groundwater ... -
Impacts of Environment-Dependent Acoustic Propagation on Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Cetaceans
(2018-10-02)Significant effort has been made over the last few decades to develop automated passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) systems capable of classifying cetaceans at the species level; however, these systems often require tuning ... -
Impacts of farming systems on landscape heterogeneity in Southern Saskatchewan cropland
(2022-04-13)Organic farms have been recognized to have higher biodiversity than conventional farms, but it is unclear if organic farms are conserving more perennial habitat in their fields than conventional farms under large scale ... -
The Impacts of Habitat Management on Beneficial Insects in Lowbush Blueberry Agroecosystems
(2017-08-29)Insect pollinators and natural enemies deliver vital pollination and pest control services in agricultural ecosystems (‘agroecosystems’), yet reported population declines threaten the production of many global food crops. ... -
IMPACTS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON THE URBAN RURAL INCOME GAP IN CHINA
(2014-08-18)The urban rural gap is one of the most changing economic problems that confronting China today. I study this problem by focusing on the impacts of public transportation density on the urban rural income gap using provincial ... -
The Impacts of Reflective Practices on the Dispositions for Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Courses
(2012-09-06)The primary objective of this research was to determine if a specific set of reflective practices enhance university undergraduate students’ abilities to: 1) reflect on their thinking processes to become more aware of their ... -
IMPACTS OF SURFACE APPLIED ALKALINE-TREATED BIOSOLIDS ON SPRUCE PLANTATION SOILS AND VEGETATION IN NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
(2018-03-19)Decades of acid deposition in northeastern North America has resulted in base cation (Ca, Mg, K) loss and increased exchangeable Al concentrations in many forest soils across the region. In Nova Scotia, Ca has been identified ... -
Impacts of Trade Openness with China on Labour Market Outcomes for Canadian Women in the Manufacturing Sector
(2019-08-30)Trade liberalization between Canada and China has increased drastically since the 2000s, which could imply change in outcomes for Canadians in the labour market. This thesis looks at the consequences of increased trade ... -
Impaired autonomic regulation of the sinoatrial node in diabetes mellitus
(2016-01-19)Diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) are frequently associated with a number of cardiovascular complications. Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a severe cardiovascular complication in diabetes and ... -
IMPAIRED GHRELIN SECRETION IN OBESITY: THE KEY ROLE OF INSULIN RESISTANCE
(2020-09-11)Background: The stomach-derived hormone, ghrelin, has emerged as a key player in the neuro-endocrine regulation of appetite and energy storage. Ghrelin increases food intake and adiposity through its action on the ghrelin ...