Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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INVESTIGATING THE STRENGTH AND FAILURE MECHANISM OF HIGHLY INTERLOCKED JOINTED PILLARS USING 2D CONTINUUM MODELS
(2021-03-29)Pillars are commonly used in underground mines to maintain the stability and integrity of the openings. An optimum design of mine pillars dictates that the pillars should be as small as possible and meet the load-bearing ... -
INVESTIGATING THE TUMOUR SUPPRESSING ROLE OF HACE1 AND ITS NOVEL CONTRIBUTION TO CARDIAC DEVELOPMENT USING THE ZEBRAFISH MODEL
(2017-10-12)HACE1 is an E3 ubiquitin-ligase that is epigenetically downregulated in various malignancies. The mechanisms underlying its role in tumourigenesis and in normal vertebrate development have not been well elucidated. We ... -
INVESTIGATING THE UNDERLYING IMMUNLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF PREVIOUSLY INFECTED SARS-CoV-2 INDIVIDUALS IN A UNIVERSITY SETTING: A CROSS-SECTIONAL, SEROPREVALENCE STUDY
(2023-12-13)Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more than 770 million cases of the disease and over 6.9 million deaths worldwide. Although over 70% of the global population has been vaccinated against the ... -
Investigating the Use of Cellular Precision Biopatterning for Generating Functional Skin Equivalents
(2018-04-30)The production of skin equivalents for treating full-thickness wounds has been a long-standing challenge in the field of skin tissue engineering. Although several techniques (e.g., skin substitutes and cell-based therapies) ... -
Investigating Tom1 as a Candidate Regulator of Ptch1
(2012-12-14)Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is a signaling molecule that is involved in patterning the embryo and regulates adult stem cell homeostasis. Patched1 (Ptch1) is the receptor for Shh and upon binding to Shh is endocytosed, allowing ... -
Investigating Transient Patterns of Human Brain Activity in Normal Ageing
(2024-06-25)The global population is ageing rapidly, and with the increasing population age, comes an increasing need to understand the neurophysiological effects of ageing. Human brain activity consists of a complex combination of ... -
INVESTIGATING TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM 1 REGULATION IN VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS
(2018-09-28)Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen found in contaminated shellfish that causes a self-limiting gastroenteritis. It employs multiple virulence factors in its infection of humans, including two ... -
Investigating variations in survival rates for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Nova Scotia
(2023-12-14)Introduction: Globally, ovarian cancer is the 6th most common type of cancer among women. Though advancements in early detection and treatment practices continue to improve cancer outcomes, only about half of women who are ... -
Investigating Wildlife Movement Pathways through the Chignecto Isthmus: A Participatory Mapping Approach for Knowledge Co-Production
(2021-08-31)Inclusive knowledge systems that engage local perspectives and social and natural sciences are critical for conservation planning. This thesis explores local tacit knowledge application to identify wildlife locations, ... -
INVESTIGATING WORK-RELATED SERENDIPITY, WHAT INFLUENCES IT, AND HOW IT MAY BE FACILITATED IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS
(2014-01-02)Serendipity is a popular word that captures a rich phenomenon with potentially far-reaching implications from a personal to global level. Serendipity is associated with revelations, discoveries, life events, and innovations, ... -
AN INVESTIGATION OF BOT ACCOUNT IDENTIFICATION ON TWITTER DATA
(2021-04-30)Twitter bots are automated accounts which are programmed to perform certain tasks which resemble those of daily active users such as tweeting, liking a tweet or following. Most of the time, they are designed with malicious ... -
An investigation in marine photochemistry.
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An Investigation into Caffeine Intake, Cognition, and Symptomatology in Schizophrenia Patients
(2019-08-29)Patients with schizophrenia consume significantly more caffeine than the general population. Despite this, few studies report on caffeine use, and even fewer on the association between caffeine intake and how it might ... -
An Investigation into Canadian Student Leaders' Conceptualizations and Perceptions Related to Sustainability in Higher Education
(2015-03-31)While universities have a responsibility to engage in sustainability, efforts to do so are not yet standard practice. This may be due to the limited knowledge about how university stakeholders understand sustainability. ... -
Investigation into mechanisms of treatment resistance and heterogeneity in breast cancer and acute promyelocytic leukemia
(2021-09-14)Treatment failure remains a leading contributor to cancer related death despite considerable advances in detection and treatment approaches. Several factors contribute to treatment failure including the high degree of tumor ... -
An investigation into the development and content of HIV prevention and harm reduction policies in Nova Scotia: Do they address the needs of women who inject drugs?
(2012-03-12)Background: Women who inject drugs continue to represent a disproportionate percentage of new cases of HIV in Canada (PHAC, 2006). However, in Nova Scotia, HIV has still not been conceptualized as a major health issue, ... -
Investigation into the Effect of Groove Geometry on Grinding Performance in Creep-Feed Grinding
(2019-08-15)This work investigates the effects of different groove depths and groove widths on grinding performance in creep-feed grinding using circumferentially grooved grinding wheels. Using two constant-width diamond tools having ... -
Investigation into the feasibility of implementing piezoelectric patches for sensing and actuation of structural components.
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AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE VISUAL CORTEX IN AUDITORY LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND VERBAL WORKING MEMORY IN EARLY BLIND INDIVIDUALS
(2022-08-29)This fMRI study compared brain activity in early blind and sighted individuals to; 1) determine how linguistic information reaches the visual cortex in blind individuals via effective connections from the language network ...