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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 ...
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED URBAN MODELLING FRAMEWORK TO EXAMINE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON TRANSPORT AND LAND-USE SYSTEMS
(2021-08-24)
This thesis develops an integrated urban modelling framework (IUMF) to assess the short-term, medium-term and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on transport and land-use systems. It starts with analyzing public discourses in ...
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 ...
ENHANCING PPE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC USING MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY
(2021-06-09)
This study presents a multi-period bi-objective mixed-integer supply planning model and applies it to a case study inspired by the operational challenges of a Canadian provincial healthcare provider's PPE supply chain ...
ANALYZING COVID19 TWEETS USING HEALTH BEHAVIOURS THEORIES AND CLASSIFICATION MODELS
(2021-04-30)
In order to explain people's health habits, Health Behaviour Theories has been used to analyze posts on social media during previous incidents. With regard to the pandemic, social media data can expose public attitudes and ...
Presence, Agency, and Context: Students' Experiences Engaging in Creative Group Processes in an Online Educational Environment
(2021-04-01)
Group assignments are often used by university instructors in attempts to foster the soft skills students will need when entering the workplace, including communication and creativity. Of particular interest are creative ...
Examining Subjective Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada
(2021-04-08)
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis. The viral outbreak may trigger long term lasting consequences on mental health status and well-being of citizens. This pandemic also presents an opportunity to ...
Examining the Impacts of COVID-19 on Transport and Emissions in the Halifax Regional Municipality
(2021-12-20)
This thesis examines the impact of activity and mobility restrictions on business establishments, traffic, and emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It initially investigates the ...
Assessment of COVID-19 Barrier Effectiveness Using Process Safety Techniques
(2022-05-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes a respiratory illness called the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
Bow tie analysis (BTA) was applied ...
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 ...