Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses: Recent submissions
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Investigating The Influence Of Attentiveness On Motor Imagery Performance
(2023-11-15)Although much research has focused on motor imagery, the mental rehearsal of movement, little has examined the influence cognitive deficits have on its performance. Recent findings have shown that motor imagery is ... -
Physical Activity and the Role of Walking in Knee Osteoarthritis
(2023-11-10)Walking is recommended as a type of physical activity for individuals with knee osteoarthritis, yet this population is physically inactive. The quantitative effects of walking exercise on joint health to inform walking ... -
Long-term trends in mountain groundwater levels in Canada and the United States
(2023-11-14)Mountains are vitally important for global water supply, yet little is known about how mountain groundwater is being impacted by climate change. This research aims to quantify trends in mountain groundwater levels and ... -
A Sustainable Seabed Mining Asset Valuation Code Framework
(2023-11-08)Seabed mining is governed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, the ... -
Identifying benefits and relative effectiveness of two early-life enrichment strategies for American mink (Neogale vison)
(2023-11-08)The husbandry and housing of captive American mink (Neogale vison) farmed for their fur have been adapted in recent decades to better facilitate the expression of motivated, species-specific behaviours and promote improved ... -
NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED MASONRY COLUMNS
(2023-11-07)This study investigated the behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) masonry columns with an emphasis on assessing the moment magnifier method specified in the Canadian masonry design standard CSA S304-14 for design of masonry ... -
Design of Experiments Approach for Optimizing a Chitosan-Polyphosphate-Copper Based Material for Trauma Wound Treatment
(2023-10-26)The primary focus when treating traumatic wounds is to control bleeding. Once hemostasis is achieved, the priority shifts to preventing infection. Wound dressings, predominantly gauze, are used for initial on-site treatment ... -
ROLE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF MASTER’S-PREPARED OMANI NURSES WORKING IN CLINICAL SETTINGS: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY
(2023-11-01)Background: Healthcare systems are transforming worldwide in response to the needs of aging populations, use of complex technologies, increased costs, and the drive to improve access to care. Additionally, the desire to ... -
Exploring the link between Input-Output subtypes of spatial neglect and prism adaptation mechanism
(2023-10-22)Spatial neglect is a complex neurocognitive syndrome predicting greater chronic disability after stroke and other acquired brain injuries. The heterogeneity of neglect symptomatology poses challenges for assessment and ... -
Multiplexed Sensitivity Encoding of Multi-Shot Diffusion-Weighted Echo Planar MRI at 0.5 Tesla for Cholesteatoma Imaging
(2023-10-27)Cholesteatoma is an abnormal skin mass in the middle ear requiring surgical excision, and accurate post-surgical imaging is of interest to avoid repeat surgeries. MRI suffers from susceptibility-induced field gradients at ... -
Understanding Psychological Drivers of Attitudes Towards Coastal Climate Adaptations in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia
(2023-10-26)Coastal climate adaptations are changes in human behaviour that tackle the social and ecological challenges arising from sea level rise. Such adaptations are used in Nova Scotia, but have been met with some degree of public ... -
Benthic-pelagic oxygen and nutrient cycles in a seasonally hypoxic coastal basin
(2023-10-20)The biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and oxygen in the coastal ocean is of high importance given that anthropogenic nutrient inputs have doubled the preindustrial nutrient load to water bodies. In particular, excess ... -
Techniques to Overcome Data Scarcity in Deep Learning for Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals
(2023-10-20)Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) is a useful technique for monitoring marine mammals. However, the large volume of data collected through PAM systems make automated algorithms for detecting and classifying sounds essential. ... -
THE EFFECT OF DIETARY PROTEIN ON SATIETY AND WEIGHT LOSS DURING INTERMITTENT FASTING IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE WOMEN
(2023-10-10)Energy restriction, including IER regimens, is one of the most important obesity treatment and weight-control strategies. These regimens provide health benefits associated with weight reduction. With energy restriction ... -
Quaternary landscape evolution of the southern central Andes of Chile quantified using landslide inventories, Be and C1 cosmogenic isotopes and (U-Th)/He thermochronology
(2008-12)The Andes Mountains--the largest subduction orogen in the world--are a unique natural laboratory suited to test interactions at different timescales between tectonic and surface processes. However, Andean Landscape Evolution ... -
TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER STEM CELL MARKER ALDH1A3 REGULATES THE PLASMINOGEN PATHWAY TO PROMOTE INVASION AND METASTASIS
(2023-09-28)Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3 (ALDH1A3) is a cancer stem cell marker that also increases tumour growth, promotes metastasis, and contributes to chemoresistance. Metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been ... -
Numerical Investigation of the Strength and Failure Mechanism of Hard Rock Pillars Under Compressive and Shear Loading Conditions
(2023-09-27)Pillars are important support elements in underground mines. A reliable design of hard rock pillars requires a thorough understanding of their strength and failure mechanisms. While several investigations have been conducted ... -
Fit over Function: Explaining the Differences in US Strategic Approaches Towards China and Russia in the Post-Cold War Era
(2023-09-19)Fostering cooperative relations with Russia and China were major goals of the US in the post-Cold War era, but these relationships proceeded down very different trajectories. Russia was largely excluded from the predominant ... -
A Home Within the City : Transitional Housing for Homeless Individuals in Toronto
(2009-07)This thesis explores the idea of home for the homeless individual who has made the decision to seek assistance for issues of addiction or mental illness and wants to transition to permanent housing in the future through ... -
Novel Approaches to Seafloor Mapping in the Northwest Atlantic
(2023-09-18)Although oceans cover nearly three-quarters of the earth, studies estimate that only a fraction of the seafloor has been mapped at a resolution higher than 1km2. On the continental shelf and in nearshore regions, there ...
