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Assessing Informal Cancer Caregivers’ Needs and Preferences for an Exercise Program and Their Views Regarding Participating in a Dyadic Exercise Program with Their Care Recipients
(2023-07-27)The number of informal cancer caregivers (ICC) is rising due to increased cancer prevalence and a shift towards home-based care. ICC have been shown to experience several physical, emotional, and social consequences leading ... -
Assessing Monetary Valuation Methodologies for Estimating the Impacts of Climate Change in the Laguna de Rocha (Uruguay)
(2012-04-05)The motivation for this study arose from the dual observation that there are very few estimates of the local costs of climate change in developing countries and that the few studies that do exist rarely take into account ... -
Assessing Olfactory Learning and Memory in the 5XFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
(2012-08-17)Using an operant-olfactometer, the long term learning and memory, executive function, olfactory sensitivity, and working memory of the 5XFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease was assessed. Six month old male and female ... -
Assessing Poetry Markup with NUScholar
(2013-12-23)Scansion is the process of identifying the rhythm of a poem, which plays an important part in the process of analysing a poem by assisting readers in understanding its textual and contextual meaning. Usually, poetry students ... -
ASSESSING POLICY CAPACITY: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF HEALTH POLICY MAKING IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2020-04-16)Introduction: Health policies need to be changed to better address health system challenges. However, these changes require many factors in order to succeed. Collectively, these factors are referred to as policy capacity. ... -
Assessing progressivity and catastrophic effect of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Canada: 2010-2015
(2018-08-31)This study uses Statistics Canada’s Survey of Household Spending (SHS) to examine progressivity and catastrophic effect of OOP healthcare expenditures (OOPHE) in Canada from 2010 to 2015 inclusive. The Kakwani Progressivity ... -
ASSESSING REGIONAL AGROECOSYSTEM HEALTH COMBINING ECOLOGICAL-SOCIAL-ECONOMIC COMPONENTS USING CASE STUDIES OF NOVA SCOTIA AND FUJIAN PROVINCES
(2019-11-28)There is growing interest in the theory and methods for assessment of agroecosystem health because of the realization that these approaches have the potential to better inform management strategies. Despite this growing ... -
ASSESSING THE ABUNDANCE OF BASKING SHARKS (CETORHINUS MAXIMUS) IN ATLANTIC CANADIAN WATERS
(2022-04-14)The Atlantic Canadian population of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) is designated Special Concern by COSEWIC. Little is known about their population size or life history, though they are considered to have long life ... -
Assessing the Constitutional Validity of Substantiation Laws for Medical Device Safety and Effectiveness Under the Medical Devices Regulations and the Food and Drugs Act
(2022-08-31)This thesis examines federal scientific evidence requirements for medical device safety and effectiveness under the mainstream market entry licensing pathway under Part 1 of the Medical Devices Regulations, and under the ... -
Assessing the Impact of Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Ghana
(2024-08-28)This study evaluated the effectiveness of government and NGO interventions in preventing and addressing gender-based violence in Ghana through the lenses of hegemonic masculinity and social-ecological theories. The research ... -
Assessing the Impacts of Simulated Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement on Viability and Growth of Cultures of Near-Shore Species of Phytoplankton
(2023-04-12)Over the past 250 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have risen steadily from 277 ppm to 405 ppm, leading to the exacerbation of the effects of climate change. As a result, new technologies are being developed ... -
ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF A WARMING CLIMATE ON THE BIOTA OF ARCTIC FRESHWATER SYSTEMS
(2022-12-19)Understanding the effects of climate change is particularly important for northern regions, where temperatures have increased by considerably more than that of the global average since the start of the 20th century. As a ... -
Assessing the Potential Impact of Climate Change on Surface Hydrology of Prince Edward Island
(2016-12-12)This study used the HBV hydrological model to assess the potential impact of climate change on five watersheds on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The model was successfully constructed and calibrated using a 2000 run Monte ... -
Assessing the Regularity and Predictability of the Age-Trajectories of Healthcare Utilization
(2012-08-30)This research examines the viability of a need-based approach that models the age-trajectories of healthcare utilization. We propose a fundamentally different way of treating age in modeling healthcare use. Rather than ... -
Assessing the Role of L. brevis and S. salivarius Bacterial-mammalian Cell Interactions in Methotrexate Cytotoxicity in an Imageable in vitro Co-Culture Model of the Oral Mucosa Using an Aqueous Two-Phase System
(2024-03-11)Chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis (CIOM) is characterized by the ulceration of the oral mucosal tissues caused by the systemic cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy. It is considered a major side-effect that may lead to the ... -
ASSESSING THE SOCIOECONOMIC GRADIENT OF WALKING SPEED AS A MEASURE OF GENERAL HEALTH AMONG OLDER ADULTS USING THE CANADIAN LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGING
(2021-04-20)Background: As the Canadian population ages understanding inequality in health among older adults is critical, and identifying good measures of health to assess the socioeconomic gradient of health among older adults is ... -
ASSESSING THE THEORETICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF MARINE PROTECTED AREA NETWORKS FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY PELAGIC SPECIES IN A CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE: THE IMPLICATIONS OF CONCEPTUAL AMBIGUITY & INCONSISTENCY
(2019-08-26)As a result of increasing human pressures and global climate change, many populations of migratory species are facing wide scale population declines. In response, biodiversity conservation efforts have been directed at ... -
ASSESSING THE ULTRAVIOLET OPTICAL SCREENING TOOL FOR DELINEATING AN IN-SITU, WATER-COVERED, CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT LAYER
(2020-08-21)A stabilization lagoon in Pictou County, NS, has been receiving industrial wastewater for the past 50+ years and is slated for remediation. Conventional sampling has identified a layer of black effluent influenced sediment ... -
ASSESSING TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN MUSSELS (MYTILUS EDULIS) FROM TWO SITES AND SIZES TO DISCOVER MARKERS CAPABLE OF MONITORING MUSSEL HEALTH
(2022-08-15)The Prince Edward Island blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) aquaculture industry is being challenged by climate change induced environmental stressors, that is impacting mussel health and survival. Physiological responses of ... -
Assessing understanding of the principles of evidence-based practice and their application: a qualitative study of decision-making among Senior Management in Nova Scotia's addiction services
(2012-08-24)Provision of a high standard of care in addiction treatment and prevention services is dependent upon knowledge of evidence-based practice (EBP) principles, and the skills needed to apply those principles, among the substance ...