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SIT-TO-STAND TRANSFER MECHANICS: THE EFFECT OF AGE AND LIFTING-SEAT DEVICE DESIGN
(2013-08-23)
Objective: Lifting-seat devices are designed to raise the seat height to reduce biomechanical and neuromuscular demands of a sit-to-stand (STS). The goal of this thesis was to understand how seat height and lifting-seat ...
Going With the Grain: Development, Knowledge Creation, and Database use at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
(2013-08-22)
Record keeping is not a static way to document history but rather a way for people in the present to engage with, and be affected by, the past. This is especially true in the case of online databases. Databases store ...
Mimicry, Imitation, and Double Consciousness: The Absence and Presence of Black Heroines in The Woman of Colour and William Earle's Obi
(2013-08-23)
This thesis demonstrates how two early nineteenth century British novels, William Earle’s Obi, or The History of Three-Fingered Jack (1800) and the anonymously-written The Woman of Colour; A Tale (1808), feature prominent ...
PALLIATIVE SUPPORT BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS AT THE END OF LIFE: A POPULATION BASED ANALYSIS OF NEED
(2015-04-02)
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are often involved in providing care to individuals at the end of life. Despite this, the development of EMS palliative support has been limited. This thesis utilized a linked administrative ...
A High-Precision Indoor Tracking System
(2013-08-08)
Location tracking is of paramount importance to many applications such as
healthcare, retail and navigation. Outdoor tracking can be easily implemented using the
Global Positioning System (GPS). However, indoor tracking ...
INTERACTIVE TERM SUPERVISED TEXT DOCUMENT CLUSTERING
(2014-11-19)
Text document clustering has broad applications in practice. For instance, a conference
chair should place accepted papers into meaningful sessions. Students writing a thesis,
or professors writing a proposal or planning ...
Needing to be Normal: Understanding the Experiences and Barriers of Young Men with Ankylosing Spondylitis
(2013-08-23)
Abstract
Graeme Kohler BSc. (Health Education), MA (Health Promotion)
School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University
Objective: To understand the experiences of young men living with Ankylosing ...
Exploring Jadomycin Biosynthesis in Streptomyces venezuelae
(2015-04-29)
The soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae ISP5230 has been studied extensively for its ability to produce the jadomycin family of natural products. This family of angucyclines is distinguished by a characteristic ...
Social Media as a Green Virtual Sphere: Examining the Alberta Oil Sands and the Northern Gateway Pipeline on Twitter
(2013-12-13)
Environmental issues are increasingly discussed through social media applications. Consequently, researchers are beginning to question whether social media could represent a green virtual sphere: a virtual public space to ...
Macroeconomic Consequences of Publicly Provided Health Insurance: The South Korean Context
(2014-08-13)
This dissertation studies the macroeconomic effects of providing public universal health insurance in South Korea. Since its inception in 1989, the South Korean government has increased the public health insurance benefit ...