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Accurate Surveillance of Diabetes Mellitus in Nova Scotia within the General Population and the Five First Nations of Cape Breton
(2011-11-08)
Administrative data is one of the most commonly used data sources for diagnosed diabetes surveillance within Canada. Despite their widespread use, administrative case definitions have not been validated in many minority ...
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL 2 DOF THERMAL MICRO ACTUATORS AND A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2011-08-12)
This thesis examines the development and testing of a novel 2 DOF (Degrees of
Freedom) thermal actuator using Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
technology. A out-of-plane displacement measurement technique based ...
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 ...
X-ray Spectroscopic Studies of Gold-thiolate Nanoclusters
(2011-08-03)
Structural characterization of nanomaterials represents one of the largest challenges in modern nanoscience. Recent advances in the synthesis and crystallography of gold-thiolate nanoclusters have led to enormous progress ...
Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful Infill Development
(2011-08-03)
Urban renewal and rampant suburbanization, like in many North American cities, has led to the decline of downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. This thesis proposes a small-scale, child-oriented in?ll project as an alternate mode ...
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF A 16-WEEK COMBINED AEROBIC AND RESISTANCE EXERCISE PROGRAM IN MEN RECEIVING ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER
(2011-04-08)
Objectives: Men who receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer
(PCa) are at risk of several adverse effects that can be detrimental to both their physical
and mental health. Common adverse effects ...
ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF URBAN SPONTANEOUS VEGETATION
(2011-04-20)
This thesis set out to investigate the processes that determine the richness and composition of plant communities of spontaneously colonized derelict land in Metro Halifax, Nova Scotia. As urbanization rates continue to ...
A Case Study of E. E. Cummings: The Past and Presence of Modernist Literary Criticism
(2011-09-06)
The early- to mid-twentieth century criticism surrounding E. E. Cummings often dismisses his poetry in Eliotic terms. In analyzing Cummings’s critics’ arguments and methodologies, I attempt to reveal the ways in which ...
PRISM ADAPTATION: EFFECTS OF TARGET-TYPE AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK
(2011-08-26)
When wearing prism goggles that displace vision laterally, the initial pointing errors are rapidly corrected. When the goggles are removed after a sufficient period of prism adaptation (PA), there is an aftereffect in ...
Inferring Templates from Spreadsheets
(2011-10-04)
Spreadsheets for critical applications, such as financial reporting, are widely created and used by many people with no expertise in programming or software development. It is well known, however, that creating spreadsheets ...