Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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"The Pick of the Litter?" Understanding Standardized Assessment Tools and the Assessment Process with Older Adults in Therapeutic Recreation Practitioners
(2013-12-11)Current therapeutic recreation research does not articulate how Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists (CTRS) complete the assessment process with older adults. A review of published research demonstrates various ... -
A Picture of Health? Exploring BIPOC University Student Experience of Burnout
(2023-08-25)Burnout is a growing health problem in universities. Burnout may be defined by shifts in exhaustion, negativity, and efficacy due to excess stress in multiple contexts and levels of the population. Particularly, Black, ... -
PICTURE PERFECT? GAZING INTO GIRLS’ HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND NUTRITION THROUGH PHOTOVOICE
(2018-12-13)Adolescent girls are faced with challenges and contradictions regarding their health. They face pressure to be perceived as feminine and pretty, but also athletic, and yet are criticized for being perceived as too sporty ... -
“A PIECE OF THE ENDLESS BODY OF THE WORLD”: GENDER, IDENTITY, AND THE COEXISTENCE OF BINARY FORCES IN LOUISE ERDRICH’S THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE, TRACKS, AND LOVE MEDICINE
(2012-01-04)Louise Erdrich’s North Dakota series explores the historical and contemporary hardships faced by aboriginals. Her novels center on the families that live on the fictional reservation of Little No Horse and the communal and ... -
Pieces of the Prairie: Informing New Architecture for a Saskatchewan Cultural Landscape
(2014-04-04)Since the major influx of settlement in the 19th century, architecture on the Saskatchewan prairie has focused on imported types and products, a condition that has contributed to the lack of a clear regional architectural ... -
PIEZOELECTRIC MULTILAYER BENDING ACTUATED OSCILLOMETRY PROTOTYPE
(2015)Oscillometry (OS), also known as the forced oscillation technique (FOT) is used to measure lung mechanics and can be used to assess airflow obstruction in diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ... -
A PILOT STUDY OF RESISTANCE EXERCISE FREQUENCY IN BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVORS
(2014-12-16)A large body of research suggests exercise is effective for improving fitness, quality of life (QOL), and fatigue in cancer survivors. Despite evidence in support of exercise, few studies have rigorously evaluated exercise ... -
A Pilot Study of the Effects of Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate (Vyvanse) Treatment on Reinforcement Learning in Adults With Bulimia Nervosa
(2021-08-25)Although bulimia nervosa (BN) is thought to be associated with impairments in reward-related decision making, little is known about the decisional processes that contribute to BN behaviour. Twenty-three participants with ... -
A Pilot-Aided, Time-Domain Doppler Estimator, Tracker and Compensator for Doubly Dispersive Underwater Acoustic Channels Dominated by Wave Motion
(2020-12-14)In this thesis, a time-domain Doppler estimator, tracker, and compensator using shift-orthogonal OFDM pilot sequences are designed based on the theory presented and tested using simulations and real-life experiments. OFDM ... -
Piloting DAF for Full-Scale Implementation to Mitigate Impacts of Changing Source Water Quality
(2022-12-14)In the last few decades, water treatment facilities in Atlantic Canada have experienced changes in their source waters, specifically elevated natural organic matter (NOM) levels. This is widely referred to as brownification ... -
Pink Tickets and Feathered Frocks : Sexual Politics in Yevgeny Zamyatin's "We" and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
(2004-09)Dystopian novels generally depict totalitarian or oligarchic societies that undertake to control the individual through the manipulation of sexuality, procreation, family life, and gender roles. This thesis compares the ... -
PIOGLITAZONE IS SUPERIOR TO QUETIAPINE, CLOZAPINE AND TAMOXIFEN AT ALLEVIATING EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
(2018-07-03)Recent evidence suggests that clozapine, quetiapine, tamoxifen and pioglitazone may improve functional recovery in multiple sclerosis (MS). We have compared the effectiveness of oral administration of these drugs, beginning ... -
Pioneers, Virgins, and Whores: (Anti-)Feminist Tropes in the Feminist Reclamation of Aphra Behn and Katherine Philips
(2018-10-15)This thesis identifies and interrogates the two most prevalent tropes assigned to Aphra Behn and Katherine Philips as feminist scholars reclaimed and canonized the poets. I ask what perceptions of women have informed our ... -
PIP: A (Privacy) Injection Pattern for Inserting Privacy Patterns and Services in Software
(2015)Sensitive data may be leaked in many ways, and misuse of personal data from information systems is very common. It is challenging to implement privacy services in existing applications without affecting other modules. We ... -
Pipeline Implementation of AES Algorithm for Improved Resource Management and Higher Throughput
(2023-05-31)This thesis is focused on a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based implementation of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cryptography. The objective is to effectively implement the AES algorithm with less resource ... -
Piperine Modulates B cell Activation and Function
(2011-12-02)Piperine, the major alkaloid derived from black pepper corns, has played an important role in traditional medicine worldwide. Current research has demonstrated piperine to have several anti-inflammatory properties, however, ... -
Pirate Economics: The Economic Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2012-08-30)The past 20 years have witnessed a resurgence of maritime piracy, especially along the East and West coasts of Africa. Much scholarly research has been undertaken on this issue; however a consensus on the primary economic ... -
A Place for Healing: Architecture as Intermediary Between Nature and the Healing Child
(2012-08-22)This thesis investigates the difficult reality of children faced with illness, necessitating prolonged hospitalization. It takes a critical position with regard to the current approach to health care in Canada within the ... -
The Place of Culture in Architecture
(2001)The Southern African country of Botswana is relatively young, having gained its independence from the British in 1966. The capital city, Gaborone, is relatively new, designed after the garden city models in 1963. A proud ...