Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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A Retrospective Analysis of Surgical, Patient, and Clinical Characteristics Associated with Length of Stay Following Lumbar Spine Surgery
(2020-08-20)Background: Elective spine surgeries utilize significant hospital resources. Postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS) requires substantial nursing, nutritional, social, administrative, and overhead resources, thus ... -
A retrospective investigation of the risk factors for chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in children with cystic fibrosis in Canada from 2000 - 2020
(2023-08-09)Rationale: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that causes viscid mucous within the lungs, predisposing people with CF to infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a gram-negative bacterium that is common ... -
A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF THE SCHOOL-BASED HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM: EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH SCHOOLS, PARENTS AND YOUTH ON HPV VACCINE UPTAKE IN GREATER HALIFAX
(2013-08-21)BACKGROUND: Nova Scotia has the highest rate of cervical cancer, predominantly attributed to the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). In 2007, the HPV vaccine was approved and a successful school-based program was implemented. ... -
Return of the Lake: Repairing Mexico City's Relationship to Water
(2019-08-29)Mexico City originated as an island city founded in a vast lake system. Today, the lakes have been desiccated and the city is unable to alleviate the thirst of 21 million people. Water infrastructure is failing; the ... -
Reuse of paper mill sludge for hydroseeding and food crop applications
(2023-08-29)Study objectives included defining the capability of pulp and paper mill sludge to replace the cellulosic component used in hydroseeding applications while determining the ideal application rate on an incline plane along ... -
A revaluation of values: Joseph Conrad's novels as a criticism of the nineteenth century.
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Reverent Terroir: Placemaking through Pilgrimage – the Design of an Okanagan Winery
(2013-04-04)The thesis critically addresses the current architectural condition of the majority of the Okanagan region’s wineries. Their superficial nature, eager to pander to the area’s tourism industry, has left a noticeable void ... -
Review of Waste Management Practices in the Healthcare Sector of Nova Scotia
(2019-12-20)In 2014, Capital District Health Authority amalgamated with the other health authorities across the province to become the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Since then, the NSHA has been disposing of their waste based on ... -
Revising Documentary Modes: a Critical Study of American Iraq and Afghanistan War Documentaries, 2003 – present
(2014-10-27)This thesis identifies and examines a corpus of American documentary films, released between 2003 and 2014, that concern themselves with the US’ recent concurrent land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Employing Bill Nichols ... -
Revisiting "Alloyed" Heroism: Reading Women as Characterizations of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Northern Heroic Spirit"
(2021-08-31)Drawing on existing scholarship in Tolkien and Old English studies, this thesis explores how Tolkien’s concept of “northern heroic spirit” might be applied to Tolkien’s own characters and to the Old English literary figures ... -
Revisiting Durkheim's Social Regulation: Fatalism and Anomie in South Korea
(2023-04-13)In this dissertation I explore Durkheim’s suicide-typology in the context of South Korea. Given that suicide rates are globally high in the country, I interview 29 South Koreans in their 20s-30s to gather perspectives on ... -
REVISITING HULL’S HULLABALOO ON THE QUESTION OF HUMAN NATURE
(2019-01-21)This paper makes use of an essay by David Hull, entitled ‘On Human Nature,’ to explore the issue of whether it is reasonable to posit the existence of a human nature and whether such a notion is conducive to ethical ... -
Revisiting the Concept of School Connectedness: Is School Connectedness an Attribute of Schools, and Does Its Protectiveness Against Risky Health Behaviours Vary Between Schools?
(2019-08-22)Objective: School connectedness has been found to be protective against negative health behaviours for adolescents. This study assesses 1) the extent that school connectedness is an attribute of the school, and 2) whether ... -
Revisiting the Obligations of Contracting and Non-Contracting States to the 1951 Refugee Convention in Light of Rohingya Refugee Crisis & Non-Refoulement
(2023-08-30)Rohingya refugees are one of the most discriminated and persecuted minorities in the contemporary world. The 2017 mass exodus of Rohingya in Myanmar forced approximately 700,000 Rohingyas to flee Myanmar and take shelter ... -
Revitalizing an Urban Homeless Community in Hong Kong
(2020-04-13)In Hong Kong ‘Unemployed’ and ‘Homeless’ are terms that are often used to refer to people who are marginalized from society, either because of high property prices and expensive rent, or government policies that are ... -
REVITALIZING VANCOUVER’S JAPANTOWN: AN ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE TO JAPANESE FOOD
(2012-08-09)This thesis endeavors to create an architecture that will contribute to the revitalization of Vancouver’s Japantown, mending severed cultural ties between the community and this historically significant neighborhood. ... -
Revolutionary Images: The Role of Citizen Photojournalism, the Citizenship of Photography and Social Media in the Iran Green Revolution and Arab Spring
(2012-08-17)his thesis is a discussion on the affective politics of images, with attention given to the communities and forms of citizenship they create, both digital and real, and their role in contemporary revolutions in the Middle ... -
Reweaving the Urban Landscape: Restoring Water Sustainability in the Laguna, Mexico
(2021-04-08)The Laguna, a semi-desertic region in northern Mexico, is an emblem of industrial prowess and economic development, yet one riddled by water inaccessibility. Torreon, the Laguna’s hub, now dwells in the dichotomy of ... -
RÉSISTANCE IDENTITAIRE DANS « BEAU TRAVAIL » DE CLAIRE DENIS : LE CADRE ET LE FANTÔME
(2021-01-07)Claire Denis is well known for her mysterious films, which often provoke controversy, and for her broad choice of topics, even though her movies more often than not revolve around the same themes (solitude, identity, desire, ...