Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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How Cancer Survivors’ Challenges After Treatment Impact Transition to Primary Care-led Follow-up Care
(2023-12-08)Background and Rationale: The transition of cancer survivors from oncology-led care to primary care-led follow-up care is a complex process that can significantly impact their well-being and outcomes. This study aimed to ... -
HOW DO CROWDED SHELVES IMPACT CONSUMERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD MINIMAL DESIGN?
(2024-04-24)This research aims to understand consumers' motivation to purchase products in retail stores when retail shelves are either crowded or not crowded. Existing research has mostly focused on social crowding. There is limited ... -
How do Health professionals' Perceptions of the Roles of Occupational Therapists Affect Occupational Therapy Practice in Interprofessional Home Health Teams?
(2013-08-21)Evidence shows that occupational therapists who work within interprofessional health teams sometimes have challenges delivering care to clients because other health professionals on the team have differing perceptions of ... -
How do international peacebuilding organizations navigate the sovereignty of post war countries? An analysis of the experiences of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in Burundi.
(2016-04-29)This thesis explores how the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), established with the mandate to provide political accompaniment to countries emerging from violent conflicts, approaches the question of sovereignty ... -
HOW DO SECOND HOMES AND COASTAL SHORT-TERM RENTALS AFFECT MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE?
(2019-12-12)The number of second homes (SHs) and coastal short-term rentals (CSTRs) is increasing worldwide. Although SHs and CSTRs contribute to economic and tourism development, these properties remain at potential risks due to the ... -
HOW DOES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) AFFECT CHINA'S EXPORTS TO OECD COUNTRIES
(2014-10-29)This paper empirically investigates the impact of inward FDI on China’s export performance to OECD countries, employing a panel dataset that incorporates 34 OECD members with the time-span from 1997 to 2012. The estimation ... -
HOW DOES THE CARE GIVER/RECEIVER RELATIONSHIP AFFECT THE HOURS SPENT ON CARING FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN CANADA?
(2011-12-19)This study examines the hours of care giving provided to senior citizens in Canada using the 2007 General Social Survey. Using Heckman’s 2 Stage Correction to correct for sample selection bias, we find that care givers ... -
How is Anxiety Involved in the Links Between Cannabis Variables and Psychotic-Like Experiences in Emerging Adults? Investigating Two Potential Mediation Models in a Multi-Site University Sample
(2023-08-08)Many Canadian emerging adult postsecondary students use cannabis, a known risk factor for developing psychotic-like experiences (PLEs). Anxiety has been independently linked to both cannabis use and PLEs and may partially ... -
HOW MANIPULABILITY (GRASPABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL USAGE) INFLUENCES OBJECT IDENTIFICATION
(2013-08-19)In our environment we do two things with objects: identify them, and act on them. Perhaps not coincidentally, research has shown that the brain appears to have two distinct visual streams, one that is engaged during the ... -
How the East Coast Rocks: A History of Hip Hop in Halifax: 1985 - 1998
(2012-11-20)Between 1985 and 1997 a hip hop culture emerged in Halifax, Nova Scotia through rap music artists' live performances at various venues, and by releasing original music on commercial and non-commercial cassette tapes and ... -
HOW THE FRAMING OF SUPERVISED INJECTION SITES CAN HINDER IMPLEMENTATION
(2022-04-27)This thesis looks at the contradictory discourse surrounding supervised injection sites (SISs) in Canada. I define two major political camps with differing perspectives regarding the efficacy and safety of SISs and a third ... -
How to 'Orient' a Theory of Justice: Rawls and the Ideal/Non-Ideal Distinction
(2019-12-12)This thesis deals with two broad questions: (1) “What makes a theory of justice ideal as opposed to non-ideal?”, and (2) “what are the consequences of taking one or the other approach?”. In the first part of the thesis, I ... -
"How To Be a Man": American Masculinities, 1960-1989
(2020-08-07)The editors of Esquire, America’s longest-running men’s interest magazine, announced the publication’s mission statement in its inaugural issue: “Esquire aims to be the common denominator of masculine interests—to be all ... -
How To Eat A Lobster [& Other Sea Adventures]
(2016-04-08)Rural communities are declining in population and opportunity in many parts of Canada and the world. The loss of rural communities and their craft and culture causes damage to societal diversity. The Maritime provinces are ... -
How to Lose a Queen in Three Comic Poems: A Discussion of Arthur’s Kingship and His Loss of Guinevere
(2018-08-31)King Arthur’s legacy as a great man and ruler is widespread across various medieval texts, yet despite his apparent greatness he constantly finds himself dealing with the loss of control over his queen, either physically, ... -
Hsp90 in Artemia franciscana During Development and Diapause
(2017-07-05)Females of the extremophile crustacean, Artemia franciscana, either release motile nauplii via the ovoviviparous pathway of development or encysted embryos (cysts) via the oviparous pathway. Cysts contain an abundant amount ... -
HUMAN CENTRAL AUTONOMIC CARDIOVASCULAR REGULATION DURING EXERCISE: BRAIN REGIONS INVOLVED WITH CENTRAL COMMAND
(2013-12-16)Background: Isometric handgrip (IHG) exercise increases heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP); MAP can be sustained after exercise via post-exercise ischemia (PEI). HR and MAP responses are mediated by feed-forward ... -
HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS: ANALYZING THE EXPERIENCES OF IRANIAN RESIDENTS IN TORONTO AND HALIFAX ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
(2013-08-20)This study will examine the impact of the hotly-debated sanctions against Iran from the perspective of the civilians who live in a country other than their sanctioned homeland, yet keep ties with their country of origin, ... -
Human error probability index for offshore platform musters.
(Dalhousie University, 2004)