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Design, fabrication, and performance of high-frequency phased-array ultrasonic endoscopes
(2020-04-15)
With a rapidly aging population, there is an imminent need to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes. Minimally invasive surgical procedures have the potential to help facilitate this objective due to shorter ...
PROPOSING A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO RESOLVING TRADE CONFLICTS UNDER THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA AGREEMENT (AfCFTA): A CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL ANALYSIS
(2020-08-31)
Essentially a research of an interdisciplinary nature, this thesis seeks to carefully combine budding thoughts from two different areas of scholarship in order to present a unique underlying perspective. On the one hand, ...
Characterization of Structural and Functional Properties of Class IB Hydrophobins
(2020-08-07)
Hydrophobins are low molecular weight self-assembling proteins secreted by fungi and are active at hydrophobic-hydrophilic interfaces. Hydrophobins may undergo structural rearrangement and oligomerize to form rodlets, ...
On Variants of Diffusion
(2020-04-13)
This thesis will examine the Chip Firing variant, diffusion, in many of its different
iterations. We will look at a previously studied version, Parallel Diffusion, along
with four new variants: Quantum Parallel Diffusion, ...
‘Success’ Stories, Government Public Relations, and the Resettlement of South East Asian Refugees in Canada 1979-1980
(2020-05-15)
Between July 1979 and May 1980, the Canadian Employment and Immigration Commission undertook an extensive public relations campaign related to the resettlement of South East Asian refugees in Canada. This thesis sheds light ...
Instrumental Architecture: Investigating the Live Music Venue as a Process of Gathering along the Halifax Waterfront
(2020-04-13)
This thesis aims to connect live music, people, and place in Halifax by approaching the live music venue as a process of gathering. This strategy builds upon Christopher Small’s concept of ‘Musicking’ by approaching the ...
Event Stations: A New Narrative for Declining Gas Stations
(2020-08-10)
This thesis examines the abandonment and potential of gas stations in Windsor, Ontario.
As ubiquitous structures of the urban roadside, gas stations became an important piece
of infrastructure for the city and the ...
UNDERSTANDING SELF-REPORTED INSTABILITY USING GAIT OUTCOMES AND WALKWAY SURFACE TRANSLATIONS IN THOSE WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
(2020-08-31)
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive disease that is highlighted by debilitating symptoms that have detrimental impacts on physical activity. One such symptom is knee instability, which is self-reported in 60-80% of ...
INVESTIGATION OF CARCINOGENIC PESTICIDE-ASSOCIATED N-NITROSO COMPOUNDS IN HUMAN SERUM AND URINE IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
(2020-08-28)
N-nitroso compounds form during acid-catalyzed reactions between certain nitrogen-containing compounds and nitrite. Approximately 90% of over 300 N–nitroso compounds have shown evidence of carcinogenicity. Pesticide-associated ...
INVESTIGATING BIOLOGICAL ROOT CAUSES OF HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE CHALLENGES IN DRINKING WATER BIOFILTERS
(2020-12-01)
United Nations SDG6 defines that providing safe drinking water to all (goal 6) and SDG12 mandates employing sustainable approaches for all. Utilizing indigenous microbial communities (IMC) to remove water contaminants ...