Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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THE PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF PERIOPERATIVE STEROID DOSING ON POSTSURGICAL EDEMA IN ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
(2020-02-11)Problem: While there exists good evidence to support steroid use, there is no consensus on the optimal dose of methylprednisolone to be used in orthognathic surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate the ... -
PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF THE PRESENCE OF MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLARS DURING SAGITTAL SPLIT OSTEOTOMIES OF THE MANDIBLE
(2011-04-04)Problem: Third molar removal in sagittal split osteotomies(SSOs) is recommended by some authors at least 6 months preoperatively to prevent unfavorable fractures. Others authors suggest concomitant removal. The purpose ... -
A prospective longitudinal investigation of the intergenerational transmission of intimate partner violence stemming from childhood exposure to inter-parental violence.
(2024-04-11)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women. One hypothesized risk factor for victimization in women is their childhood exposure to IPV, suggesting the intergenerational transmission ... -
Proteasomal degradation of hepatic apolipoprotein B.
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Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict: The Case of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(2021-08-17)Protracted armed conflicts have proliferated in Africa since the 1990s. This has led to efforts by the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) responding to, and mitigating, armed conflicts. Of all the challenges ... -
PROTECTING MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN CIVIL AND COMMON LAW SYSTEMS: CANADIAN, UKRAINIAN AND GERMAN EXAMPLES
(2012-08-23)This thesis analyses minority shareholder protection in common law and civil law systems. Principally, this is done by examining closely-held corporations created under Canadian, Ukrainian and German laws. It examines ... -
Protecting The Aged Heart During Cardiac Surgery: Use of del Nido Cardioplegia Provides Superior Functional Recovery in Isolated Hearts
(2013-08-29)The purpose of this study was to determine if del Nido cardioplegia provides superior protection for aged and young adult hearts. We used our isolated working heart model of cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion to compare ... -
PROTECTING WOMEN’S RIGHTS? PROSPECTS UNDER THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY ON INDIA 2005-2017
(2018-07-19)The establishment of the United Nations Treaty System was the fundamental step for the protection and enforcement of women’s rights. The system is designed to monitor the human rights standards in countries that have ... -
PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE-RICH HASKAP (LONICERA CAERULEA L.) BERRY AGAINST NITROSAMINE-INDUCED LUNG CARCINOGENESIS
(2023-08-24)Despite pre-screening programs and novel therapeutics, lung cancer is the most common and foremost cause of cancer death among men and the second diagnosed cancer among women. Primarily, cigarette smoke constituents alter ... -
Protective Ventilation vs. Hypercapnia for the Attenuation of Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury
(2011-09-06)Mechanically ventilated patients are at risk of developing Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury (VALI). Improved ventilation strategies by lung-protective settings may cause hypercapnia. This study investigated whether ... -
Protein tyrosine kinase involvement in the regulation of cardiac chloride channels.
(Dalhousie University, 1996) -
Protein-mediated membrane fusion: New insights from the reptilian reovirusp14 fusion protein.
(Dalhousie University, 2004) -
Proteomic and functional studies of the influenza A virus PA-X protein
(2019-04-12)Viral RNA endonuclease activity is required for influenza A virus (IAV) replication. This activity resides in the polymerase acidic (PA) protein, which assembles into viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) complexes and ... -
Proteomics of Downstream Responses to Growth Signals in Proliferating Cells
(2011-05-02)Some of the most profound changes elicited by cell growth stimuli influence dramatic rewiring of metabolism. Intriguingly, rapidly dividing cells with aberrant growth factor signalling, such as cancer cells, tend to rely ... -
A Protestant Seafarer's Testament to the Atlantic World, 1778-1795: The Memoir of Samuel Kelly
(2022-04-19)This thesis analyzes the seafaring career of Samuel Kelly, a late-eighteenth century merchant mariner from Cornwall, using his published autobiography. It chronicles the development of Kelly’s career and how his experiences ... -
Protestantism in the Origins of Seventeenth-Century Barbadian Servitude and Slavery
(2017-09-08)Seventeenth-century Barbados drew on centuries of Christian tradition to help develop its reliance on plantation slavery and servitude. The majority of its indentured servants were “cordially loathed” Irish Roman Catholics, ... -
THE PROTISTAN ORIGINS OF MULTICELLUARITY: TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF CELL ADHESION MOLECULES
(2015)Multicellularity has evolved many times within eukaryotes. Comparisons between various multicellular groups and between multicellular groups and their unicellular relatives help illuminate how this transition happened. I ... -
PROVIDING PERSONALIZED MEDICATION INFORMATION TO PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
(2021-07-06)There is a gap between the amount of medication information desired by patients and information provided to them by health care providers at the point of care. To address unmet drug information needs for patients, this ...