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ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNITY-DWELLING SENIOR FOR FALL PREVENTION: AN ANALYSIS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO COMMON PROTOCOLS OF THE TIMED UP AND GO TEST
(2014-07-22)
Purpose:To determine if agreement exists between two common Timed Up and Go test (TUG) protocols (i.e., TUGP and TUGSC) in assessing community-dwelling seniors referred for home care physiotherapy services with balance and ...
Understanding healthy eating behaviour within the context of the modern food environment
(2013-08-22)
The prevention of chronic disease requires understanding and intervention related to both individual and environmental level determinants. However, traditional approaches to chronic disease prevention and management have ...
Fabric of the Path: Viewing a Nova Scotia Landscape Through a Long-Distance Trail Network
(2010-12-17)
This thesis investigates the role architecture can play in structuring a shelter-to-shelter kayaking route in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Without the confines and linearity of a terrestrial course, the trail-less ...
Parameter, State and Uncertainty Estimation for 3-dimensional Biological Ocean Models
(2012-08-23)
Realistic physical-biological ocean models pose challenges to statistical techniques due to their complexity, nonlinearity and high dimensionality. In this thesis, statistical data assimilation techniques for parameter and ...
Development As Transformation: A Case Study Of Canadian Baptist Ministries' Holistic Approach To Faith-Based Community Development In The Usulután Region Of El Salvador
(2013-12-16)
The purpose of this research is to explore the use of a faith-based holistic approach to community development. The concept of transformation development will be explored through a case study of the community development ...
True (patriot) love? Gender and culture in the Canadian historical romance.
(Dalhousie University, 2006)
The Role of Attentional Control in Working Memory: Effects of Cognitive Load, Aging, and Stroke
(2015-01-16)
Working memory is a limited capacity system that relies on attentional control mechanisms to filter out task irrelevant information for optimal performance (Broadbent, 1958). The aim of this dissertation was to investigate ...
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 ...
The prey field of the North Atlantic right whale in the Bay of Fundy: Spatial and temporal variation.
(Dalhousie University, 2006)
Stochastic models for self-organizing networks and infinite graphs.
(Dalhousie University, 2006)