Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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POPULATION STATUS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALES (HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS) ON THE SCOTIAN SHELF
(2013-08-14)I examined the dynamics of an endangered population of northern bottlenose whales over a 23-year period during which its prime habitat, the Gully canyon, was made a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Using mark-recapture techniques ... -
Population Status of Exploited Marine Fish Populations
(2014-12-23)Estimating the population status and trajectory of marine fishes is hampered by limited data and the assumptions needed to augment these data gaps can have broad implications. Poor management decisions based on poor ... -
Population Structure of River Herring (Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, and Blueback Herring, Alosa aestivalis) Examined using Neutral Genetic Markers
(2013-04-05)Incorporating molecular genetic data into management decisions would provide fisheries managers with new tools to identify the magnitude of population structure, metapopulation dynamics, at risk populations, and possible ... -
Population structures and management of the redfishes (Sebastes spp.: Scorpaendae) of the Scotian Shelf.
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The Population Uptake of Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Surgery in Canada:2004-2014
(2017-06-07)BACKGROUND Although the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic surgery in colon cancer (LAC) have been established, the proportion of colectomies for cancer being performed laparoscopically (use) and uptake (change in use) ... -
Porous Public Space: An Integrated Typology for Urban Housing
(2024-04-05)In response to the erosion of public space in North American cities, this thesis provides a method of integrating public space in urban housing through typology. Arising from a culture of privatism and a planning strategy ... -
Portable Spectroscopic Probe for Real-time Quantification of fat droplets in liver, under Ambient Light: Proof of Concept, Development, and Early Commercialization
(2024-04-15)Hepatic steatosis (HS) is the abnormal accumulation of lipids (fat) in liver cells, negatively impacting post-transplant outcomes. Accurate measurements of HS severity and the size of fat droplets in liver cells are critical ... -
Portrait of the Incarcerated Woman as a Reading Mother: Revealing the Perceived Outcomes of a Shared Reading Program
(2017-08-25)Each year, 25 000 Canadian children will not share a bedtime story with their mother because their mother is incarcerated. For many families, contact with their incarcerated mother is rare. The separation caused by maternal ... -
Positron annihilation study of aluminum-copper-iron FCI quasicrystals.
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Post COVID-19 Patient Throughput Simulation for Surgical Resource Allocation
(2021-07-06)In response to COVID-19, many elective surgical procedures in Nova Scotia were cancelled resulting in an increased waitlist. A discrete event simulation approach may provide strategies for waitlist management. Descriptive ... -
Post-Auricular Orientation of Auditory Attention in Sound Field versus Virtual Sound Space
(2023-04-13)The post-auricular muscle in many species changes the orientation of the external ears to improve hearing for biologically relevant sounds. The same muscle exists in humans and is modulated by sound, but humans cannot ... -
Post-Infarction Rescue of Myocardial Function Using Hemin
(2024-03-20)Acute myocardial infarction is a major contributor to heart failure but has yet to be fully addressed through current therapeutic interventions. In experimental models of myocardial infarction, pre-emptive heme oxygenase-1 ... -
POST-SOVIET RUSSIA’S HISTORIC COMPROMISE, 1992-1998: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RE-FEUDALIZATION DURING SOCIOECONOMIC COLLAPSE
(2013-08-21)During the period of 1992-1998, Russia underwent a transition from a centralized economy to a market economy with devastating socioeconomic consequences, and industrial decline, which has resulted in demographic crises. ... -
The Post-Spawning Ecology of Iteroparous Salmonids: Basis of Variability in Migratory Behaviour and Survival, Ecological Importance and Conservation Implications
(2019-10-07)The overarching objective of my thesis is to shed light on a poorly understood life history stage of salmonid fish species, by quantifying spatio-temporal variation in the ecological importance of iteroparity (i.e. repeated ... -
POST-SPINAL CORD INJURY BELOW-LESION NEUROPATHIC PAIN: MECHANISMS AND NOVEL THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
(2012-01-03)Neuropathic pain is a significant and frequent outcome of spinal cord injury (SCI), and is often refractory to treatment. A better understanding of the pathological processes following injury that contribute to the ... -
Post-Surgical Natural Killer T Cell Activation as a Potential Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
(2015-04-23)Natural Killer T (NKT) cells are a specialized group of immune-regulatory T lymphocytes. NKT cells have been shown to limit primary tumor growth and target distant metastatic disease in murine cancer models and in human ... -
Post-Translational Modification of Formate Dehydrogenase, a Stress-Response Protein
(2017-05-11)The ability of a plant to adapt to environmental stress is crucial for its ability to grow, develop to maturity and produce yield. The ubiquitination pathway is a post-translational mechanism that aids plants in producing ... -
Postglacial chronology and geohazards of Pond Inlet and Eclipse Sound, northeastern Baffin Island, Nunavut
(2019-04-04)The fjords and inlets of Baffin Island contain a largely untapped postglacial sedimentary archive that records the timing and rates of important Arctic landscape, glacial, and geohazard responses to tectonic and climate ... -
Postnatal development of synaptic populations within the ciliary ganglion of the rat.
(Dalhousie University, 1992)
