Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses: Recent submissions
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Does moderate to vigorous physical activity improve lung function in children with cystic fibrosis in a real-world setting?
(2024-10-11)People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are encouraged to engage in physical activity, but the evidence of benefit on lung function is inconsistent. This study aimed to determine the association between moderate to vigorous ... -
LONGITUDINAL MULTI-OMIC ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF INACTIVITY AND EXERCISE ON THE HUMAN MICROBIOME UNDER CONDITIONS OF SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY
(2024-09-26)The Canadian Ageing and Inactivity Study was the first Canadian head-down tilt bedrest study carried out in older adults to evaluate parallels between the effects of microgravity and biological ageing. Host-associated ... -
Validation of Structured Light 3D Scanning for Measurement of Tibial Bone Defects in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
(2024-10-07)Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is a common surgical procedure for treatment of end stage knee osteoarthritis. Failures of TKA may be associated with significant bone loss at the time of revision surgery. Appropriate management ... -
SYMMETRIES, ANOMALIES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO STRING THEORY AND CONDENSED MATTER
(2024-10-01)Symmetry and topology are guiding principles in physics, while anomalies represent the intersection of these concepts. Roughly speaking, a (’t Hooft) anomaly indicates that symmetry is violated in a topological manner in ... -
Examining The Impact of New Public Management on Military Healthcare in Canada
(2024-09-26)The Canadian Armed Forces are responsible for the provision of healthcare to military personnel in Canada. They have enacted multiple transformation initiatives with the objective to improve the efficiency and effectiveness ... -
ESTIMATING MAXIMUM EXPECTED TIME OF RESCUE: FOCUSING ON HELICOPTER RESCUE TO MARINE INCIDENTS IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC
(2024-10-02)This research explores the impact of various factors on helicopter operability and response times during Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the Canadian Arctic marine environment. Using the Helicopter SAR Operations ... -
Towards an AI-enabled and Emotion-Adaptive Persuasive Technology for Improving Mental Health and Well-being
(2024-10-02)Emotion regulation (ER) is crucial for psychological well-being, as negative emotions can lead to mental health issues. However, little is known about personalizing persuasive technologies (PTs) to deliver just-in-time ER ... -
Investigating Word Embedding Techniques for Extracting Disease, Gene, and Chemical Relationships from Biomedical Texts
(2024-09-25)This thesis investigates word embedding models, including PubMedBERT, BioBERT, SkipGram, CBOW, and GloVe, in the context of Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) within biomedical research, with a specific focus on cancer-related ... -
Multi-omics Visualization of Nuclear Architecture in the Early Branching Dinoflagellate, Oxyrrhis marina
(2024-09-23)Dinoflagellates are an abundant clade of aquatic protists with a fascinating evolutionary history that led to enigmatic features within the nucleus. It was believed that dinoflagellates lacked histones altogether, instead ... -
HEALTH AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES OF INDIGENOUS PARENT-CHILD SEPARATION IN THE CONTEXT OF COLONIALISM
(2024-08-31)The forced separation of Indigenous families in Canada, rooted in colonial policies, has led to profound and lasting impacts on Indigenous communities. This dissertation examines the enduring consequences of such policies, ... -
PSYCHOTIC-LIKE EXPERIENCES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: CLINICAL AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO RISK FOR PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
(2024-08-31)This thesis examines psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in children and adolescents, focusing on its assessment and neurobiological underpinnings to improve psychosis risk identification. The Chapter 2 systematic review and ... -
Identifying Rural Residents' Views about Integrating Solar Farms into Rural Landscapes of Nova Scotia
(2024-08-29)Solar farms are increasingly being built in Canada as part of the national transition to renewable energy. Because they require large areas of land typically in more rural areas, solar farms can have landscape impacts ... -
Green Plug – Switched Filter Compensator Devices for Nonlinear Loads and Renewable Energy Systems
(2024-08-31)This research investigates and validates several AC switched filter capacitive compensation schemes for boosting power quality, reducing AC-side harmonics, improving the power factor, and decreasing inrush currents and ... -
OPTIMIZING PROCESSING AND SYNTHESIS OF PRUSSIAN BLUE ANALOGS FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES
(2024-09-04)Electric vehicles and energy storage systems are major drivers in the quest to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable future. However, the incumbent lithium-ion battery technology that they rely on, might be a ... -
Choreography on the Sea: Decision Making, Synchrony, and Formations in Groups of Long-finned Pilot Whales
(2024-08-31)The goal of my thesis is to improve our understanding of the group lives of social cetaceans through the quantitative exploration of collective decision making, synchrony and formations in long-finned pilot whales (hereafter ... -
Evaluation of Hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.) Presscake and Oil on Production Performance, Amelioration of Fatty Liver Disease, and Feather Pecking in Laying Hens (Gallus gallus domesticus)
(2024-08-31)As the Canadian poultry industry transitions to alternative housing systems by 2036, larger group sizes may increase feather pecking (FP), leading to mortality, and reduced egg production. Hempseeds are rich in protein and ... -
THE MAKING OF A RAMSAR SITE: A MARXIST ECOLOGY APPROACH TO CONSERVATION, CORRUPTION, AND LEADERSHIP IN A COLOMBIAN AMAZONIAN INDIGENOUS RESGUARDO
(2024-08-27)My thesis explores the local tensions arising from the implementation of fishing and conservation policies, particularly in the designation of the Tarapoto Wetlands in the Colombian Amazon as a Ramsar site. Based on ... -
Active Transportation Experiences of Racialized Youth in Nova Scotia
(2024-08-31)Introduction: Physical activity (PA) supports the health and well-being of youth. Active transportation (AT) during the adolescent years aids youth in acquiring enough PA to achieve desired health and well-being outcomes. ... -
Remote determination of disease, phenology, phenotype, and nitrogen on the wild blueberry field
(2024-08-30)Utilizing remote sensing for research and development is essential in enhancing site-specific management practices and estimations of wild blueberry field characteristics. This research aimed to address challenges with ... -
Craft-DFL: Navigating the Performance of Decentralized Federated Learning Deployments
(2024-08-27)The widespread adoption of smartphones and smart wearable devices has led to the widespread use of Centralized Federated Learning (CFL) for training powerful machine learning models while preserving data privacy. However, ...