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A SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION OF COBALT-FREE NICKEL-RICH CORE-SHELL STRUCTURED POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIALS
(2022-04-28)
Layered Co-free Ni-rich (>80%) oxide positive electrode materials have attracted significant attention in recent years due to the high demand for lower cost and higher energy density lithium-ion batteries. The main difficulty ...
A critical analysis of the construction of the new essential worker through the discursive practices of the Canadian news media during COVID-19: Implications for occupational rights
(2022-04-14)
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government responses resulted in a shift in the identity of the essential worker that now included low wage essential workers. Using a critical discourse analysis methodology written ...
On the algebraic connectivity of graphs
(2022-04-29)
Algebraic connectivity, or the second smallest eigenvalue of the Laplacian matrix, is a well-studied parameter in spectral graph theory. In this thesis, we present new upper bounds and asymptotic estimates for the algebraic ...
HOW THE FRAMING OF SUPERVISED INJECTION SITES CAN HINDER IMPLEMENTATION
(2022-04-27)
This thesis looks at the contradictory discourse surrounding supervised injection sites (SISs) in Canada. I define two major political camps with differing perspectives regarding the efficacy and safety of SISs and a third ...
An Evaluation of Bench and Pilot-Scale Primary Wastewater Treatment Processes to Meet More Stringent Wastewater System Effluent Regulation
(2022-04-19)
Canada’s national wastewater effluent quality standards of wastewater treatment must not exceed 25 mg/L of total suspended solids (TSS) and 25 mg/L of carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (cBOD5). The objective was to ...
Opioid Prescribing Patterns and Prolonged Opioid Use in Opioid-Naive Adults after Surgical and Emergency Care in Nova Scotia
(2022-05-03)
I conducted three studies about opioid prescribing and prolonged opioid use - an important outcome of opioid prescribing for acute pain. In the first study I employed systematic review methodology to summarize risk of ...
Production and Utilization of SRC Willow Biomass in Nova Scotia
(2022-05-02)
Short rotation coppice (SRC) is a promising alternative to forestry. Within Nova Scotia and across Canada, the biomass industry is heavily focused on forestry products for biomass energy generation but is significantly ...
TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EB REGULATES APOPTOSIS, DNA REPAIR, AND CELL PROLIFERATION IN TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER CELLS
(2022-05-03)
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in Canada. Molecular heterogeneity among breast cancer patients dictates survival outcomes and treatment selection, with triple-negative breast cancer ...
G’WAN WITCHA THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE! THE EXPERIENCES OF RACIALIZED PROFESSORS AT NOVA SCOTIAN UNIVERSITIES
(2022-04-29)
Up to now, existing studies suggest that there is a lack of literature on the experiences of racialized professors in Canadian academia, particularly Black and South Asian professors. Through critical race theory and ...
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL FORM FACTOR HISTOTRIPSY DEVICES FOR NEUROSURGICAL APPLICATIONS AND SMALL ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS
(2022-05-12)
The development of surgical instruments is a growing area where histotripsy is relatively under represented. This work focuses on the miniaturization of histotripsy devices for introduction into the neurosurgery, cardiac, ...