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THE EFFECTS OF STRESS IN EARLY AND LATE ADOLESCENCE ON THE ANXIETY-LIKE, DEPRESSION-LIKE, AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF MALE AND FEMALE ADULT MICE
(2021-08-05)
The effects of adolescent stress on behaviour, and social behaviour in particular, has been scarcely studied despite possible increased neural sensitivity to stress due to the extensive neural development characterizing ...
Relations and Rivals: The Social Worlds of Benjamin Lester, 1760-1775
(2021-04-01)
For eighteenth-century merchants active in Newfoundland trade, competition was fierce. This raises the question of why some merchants succeeded when many failed. To answer this question, this thesis analyzes the diary of ...
REPRÉSENTATIONS DU FAIT POLITIQUE DANS LES PETITS GARÇONS NAISSENT AUSSI DES ÉTOILES D’EMMANUEL DONGALA
(2021-08-24)
In this study, we show representations of political events in LES PETITS GARÇONS NAISSENT AUSSI DES ÉTOILES. Indeed, in this novel, Emmanuel Dongala depicts tangible African realities, with a balanced dose of fiction, humor ...
Sex Differences in Maladaptive Emotional and Behavioral Responses to COVID-19: What is the Role of Personality?
(2021-08-31)
Recent research indicates that males are more non-adherent to public health measures for containing COVID-19 while females experience more COVID-19-related distress. Personality traits may influence both non-adherence and ...
A Pilot Study of the Effects of Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate (Vyvanse) Treatment on Reinforcement Learning in Adults With Bulimia Nervosa
(2021-08-25)
Although bulimia nervosa (BN) is thought to be associated with impairments in reward-related decision making, little is known about the decisional processes that contribute to BN behaviour. Twenty-three participants with ...
ROBUST OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS FOR THE FLOW SHOP AND JOB SHOP SCHEDULING PROBLEMS WITH RANDOM FAILURES AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
(2021-01-05)
Inspired by a real-life problem in the kitchen cabinet manufacturing industry, this thesis proposes a suite of algorithms for solving the flow shop and the job shop scheduling problems (FSP & JSP) with both scheduled ...
A Blockchain Based Framework for Reputation Management and Node Misbehaviour Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks
(2021-06-14)
With the growth of smart applications such as smart cities and smart farming, the importance of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is gradually being realized by many industrial enterprises. In particular, WSNs have shown ...
All The Way Down, This Time: Urban Agriculture and Food Justice in Detroit
(2021-07-21)
The redevelopment of Detroit as a colonial wasteland naturalizes the present and denies the
racial capitalism that reproduces the crisis in an overwhelmingly black urban environment.
The denial of local community ...
Art Gallery as Bridge Between Port Industry and City
(2021-07-26)
For centuries port industry has played a vital role in Halifax, occupying the majority of its waterfront. As shipping developed, ports moved to specialized suburban areas, allowing cities to redevelop their urban waterfront. ...
Design of Single-Sided Fillet Welds Under Transverse Loading
(2021-09-01)
In North American steel design codes, a “directional strength enhancement” (or “sinθ”) factor is used to increase the predicted strength of fillet welds subjected to tension-induced shear. CSA and AISC code committees have ...