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In, Out, and In Between: Coming Out and the Wellbeing of Young Queer People in Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2024-08-06)
In this thesis, I explore how young queer people in Halifax, Nova Scotia experience and characterize coming out, and how they see it as affecting their wellbeing. Twelve people who identify with a queer sexual identity, ...
Implementation of Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization in Cardiac Surgery Patients at the Halifax Infirmary in Nova Scotia, Canada
(2024-08-03)
Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization is a guideline recommended treatment for the prevention of surgical site infections in cardiac surgery. Our objective was to assess the barriers and facilitators associated ...
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATING SOCIAL AND NATURAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC
(2024-08-08)
Accelerated climate warming has cascading effects on Arctic ecosystems and northern communities, resulting in an urgent need for adaptation and communication strategies across circumpolar regions. As such, Arctic amplification ...
USING TIRE DERIVED AGGREGATES BACKFILLING ALTERNATIVES FOR RETAINING WALL STRUCTURES
(2024-08-02)
Tire derived aggregate (TDA) is a lightweight material suitable to replace conventional fill material in embankments and retaining walls. This paper focuses on using TDA as a backfill for retaining wall. A PLAXIS 2D finite ...
Optimizing a Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment Process for Operational Decision Support
(2024-08-06)
The Wastewater System Effluent Regulations set national effluent water quality standards for wastewater treatment facilities in 2015. This stated effluent discharge limits of less than 25 mg/L for both total suspended ...
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTER-BASED APHASIA THERAPY FEATURING AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION
(2024-08-08)
This dissertation is part of a broader project whose mission is to develop a computer-based aphasia therapy (CBAT) that improves currently available applications, by focusing on usability and — critically — feedback based ...
Robust and Adaptive Dexterous Manipulation with Vision-Based Learning from Multi-Demonstrations
(2024-08-07)
Robotic manipulators perform tasks as humans with the potential to greatly assist people in industry, health care, and general society services. In this thesis, a vision-based learn from demonstration framework for a ...
Synthesis and Evaluation of Tellurophene-appended BODIPYs
(2024-08-08)
This thesis provides a comprehensive overview of the synthetic procedures for late-stage functionalisation of 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes (BODIPYs), specifically to append a tellurophene motif to unleash ...
A Review and Detailed Investigation of Continuum-Based Numerical Modelling Methods for the Simulation of Brittle Rock Failure Around Underground Excavations
(2024-08-07)
Brittle failure occurs around underground excavations when the rock being excavated is competent and the induced stresses are high. Predicting and modelling this type of failure requires special care, as traditional methods ...
MODELLING CAUSAL MECHANISMS IN ORGANISMAL AGING
(2024-08-12)
Geroscience seeks to clarify and explain the connection between chronological age and declining organism health. The field is rich in complex phenomena and increasingly rich in large, multivariate datasets as well, making ...