Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses: Recent submissions
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The Nonlinguistic Mind: Nonlinguistic Concepts, Normativity, and Animal Cognition
(2024-07-08)I argue that at least some nonlinguistic animals have conceptual capabilities. First, I show that positions that take linguistic capabilities to be necessary for conceptual capabilities are unable to explain the possibility ... -
INFLUENZA A VIRUS INFECTION AND UFMYLATION
(2024-06-23)This thesis investigates the interplay between UFMylation, a post-translational modification involving the conjugation of the ubiquitin-like protein Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (UFM1) to target proteins, and the replication ... -
INNOVATION IN PASSIVE SAMPLING FOR VIRAL DETECTION IN WATER RESOURCES: TOWARDS ACCESSIBLE AND SENSITIVE MONITORING TECHNIQUES
(2024-07-10)In response to the escalating challenges of viruses, this research focuses on advancing passive sampling methods to enhance public health security through improved viral surveillance in water resources. Effective surveillance ... -
Snacking made simple? Exploring the policy and organizational practices of continuous quality improvement for health promotion in healthcare
(2024-07-05)The goal of this dissertation is to advance the understanding of healthcare continuous quality improvement (CQI) practices for health promotion at policy and organizational levels. This qualitative study (phenomenology) ... -
Open Doors & Long Hallways: Exploring Indigenous Inclusion in Environmental Governance Processes through Stories and Experiences
(2024-07-10)Environmental governance requires multi-scalar collaboration to ensure the effectiveness and equity of decision-making (Brugnach et al., 2017). The knowledge many Indigenous Peoples have about effective conservation makes ... -
INVESTIGATING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PERSPECTIVES ON EXERCISE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN A CANADIAN SETTING
(2024-06-27)Exercise mitigates the negative side-effects of cancer treatment. However, most individuals living with and beyond cancer (LWBC) are insufficiently active. One reason is the lack of guidance received from healthcare care ... -
A Multi-Method Investigation of Pregnancy Loss and Sexual Well-Being in Couples
(2024-07-02)Pregnancy loss affects 1 in 4 women and is linked with poorer overall health and relationship outcomes. Sexual well-being (e.g., satisfaction, desire, distress) may also suffer post-loss. Given the limits of prior work, ... -
Comparative Study Between Monolayered and Multilayered Electroless NI-CO-P-PTFE Coatings on Mild Carbon Steel
(2024-07-04)Electroless Nickel (EN) plating is one of the practical solutions considered, as it produces coatings with good corrosion and wear resistance, good adhesion, and uniform thickness. Owing to the versatility of the EN ... -
Electrical Energy Forecasting: Emerging Issues and a Case Study of Residential and General Service Loads in Newfoundland
(1981-04)The study reviews the increasingly more difficult environment in which electricity demand forecasts must be prepared and concludes that forecasting models should be developed to explicity account for variations in a range ... -
Wells and Dunghills: Division in Seamus Heaney's Poetry
(1986-05)Oppositions and seeming contradictions run deep in Heaney's writing; they come as part of his territory. In several of his poems and prose writings, Heaney speaks about the effect which the political strife in Northern ... -
The inflationary process in small open developing economies : a case study of the eastern Caribbean
(1983-10)The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the causes of inflation in small open developing economies, using the Eastern Caribbean region as a case study. Orthodox inflation theory is viewed critically with respect ... -
Eros and Thanatos in the Novels of Robertson Davies
(1976-04-15)The core of this thesis inheres in the notion that Robertson Davies consistently envisions society as a battlefield on which two antithetical forces continually strive; those forces are Eros (Life) and Thanatos (Death). ... -
Stability Analysis of Underground Cavity by Numerical Modeling
(2024-06-28)Sinkhole subsidence is a significant global concern. This thesis examines the stability of areas above and around an assumed underground cavity in cohesive soil and limestone utilizing numerical modeling with Examine 2D ... -
INVESTIGATING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PRESPECTIVES ON EXERCISE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN A CANADIAN SETTING
(2024-06-27)Exercise mitigates the negative side-effects of cancer treatment. However, most individuals living with and beyond cancer (LWBC) are insufficiently active. One reason is the lack of guidance received from healthcare care ... -
Investigating Internal Models During Motor Imagery Practice
(2024-06-28)In overt movement, internal models predict the sensory consequences and generate motor commands for desired movements. Sensory feedback updates internal models resulting in adaptation and improved performance. It’s unclear ... -
INFORMALITY AND THE DOUBLE DAY: THE CASE OF PART-TIME DOMESTIC WORKERS IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH
(2024-07-03)This MA thesis aims to understand the experiences and perspectives of part-time women care workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It seeks to understand their dual role in social reproduction, a role they take up in other people’s ... -
Phytosomal Beta-Caryophyllene for the Treatment of Pain and Inflammation in Interstitial Cystitis
(2024-06-27)Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic bladder condition of unknown etiology characterized by pain and inflammation. This study examined the effects of oral phytosomal beta-caryophyllene (BCP), a cannabinoid type 2 receptor ... -
Inter-Limb Asymmetry in Motion: Combining Clinical and Biomechanical Outcomes to Understand its Prevalence and Responsiveness in Knee Osteoarthritis
(2024-06-27)Walking is consistently recommended for individuals with knee osteoarthritis; however, many avoid physical activity due to pain. Individuals with knee osteoarthritis may attempt to alleviate this pain by adopting asymmetrical ... -
DRL-based Task Offloading for Deadline-sensitive Applications in Multi-access Edge Computing
(2021-09-24)The proliferation of computation-intensive applications, such as online gaming and autonomous driving, has imperatively urged resource-constrained mobile devices to alleviate the computation and energy consumption pressure ... -
A 3D Printed Patient Specific In-Vivo Dosimetry System
(2024-06-27)While radiotherapy treatments are meticulously planned, checked, and verified before the patient arrives at the clinic, once the treatment commences, there is often no direct monitoring of the radiation dose received by ...