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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)Metal-organic frameworks have become a popular research topic for the design of functional materials. Their high surface area and regular pore size combined with their tunability have resulted in applications in gas ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)The Cogmagun River salt marsh was a Ducks Unlimited impoundment that CB Wetlands and Environmental Specialists restored by reintroducing tidal flow in 2009 by removing part of the dyke embankment. Since the initial restorative ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)There were two main objectives for this study. The first, to understand the detrital mineral assemblages at different depths in a group of wells in the Central Scotian Basin, eastern Canada. The second, to determine the ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-20)Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a deadly disease wherein the coronary arteries become blocked, causing irreversible death to myocardial wall tissue which can result in heart failure. Current clinical methods lack the ...
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(Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.), 2019)This thesis focuses on poverty alleviation and development in Ethiopia related to Poverty Reduction Strategy Plans, the Millennium Development Goals, and to a lesser extent, the Sustainable Development Goals. Issues debated ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This project focuses on the development of a portable DNA-aptamer based biosensor, which is referred to as an aptasensor, that would aid in the diagnosis of the highly contagious disease tuberculosis. An important aspect ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Currently, there is a growing demand for continuous monitoring of human disease and the development of analytical techniques capable of reliably detecting and diagnosing various illnesses. The objective of this project was ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)An aptasensor is a biosensor that makes use of aptamers as a recognition element to detect target analytes. Aptamers are sequences of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) or RNA that can selectively bind to a wide range of target ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-04-27)Early diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is challenging. Its prevalence rate in Canada is 9.2%. Experiencing stress for a sustained period can lead to a prolonged release of cortisol that causes negative ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-04-20)A common cardiovascular disease is acute myocardial infarction (AMI), which is characterized as an ischemic event within the myocardium that results in irreparable damage to the heart. Unfortunately, current clinical ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)The lack of efficiency of current methods for bacterial screening has prompted an increasing interest in developing a cost-effective, rapid and sensitive alternative for applications in all sectors of society. This project ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)This thesis documents the development of an Event Display for use in the BigBite calorimeter in the Super BigBite (SBS) ecosystem of detectors in Jefferson Lab’s Hall A. The development of a functional Event Display also ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)Provenance and diagenesis are important processes to study in order to determine reservoir potential of sandstones within a sedimentary basin. The Scotian Basin is a large sedimentary basin located off the eastern part ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)Diagenetic processes can be studied to determine the oil and gas reservoir potential within a sedimentary basin. The majority of focus within the Scotian Basin has been on Lower Cretaceous sandstones, with minimal studies ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Most passerine species begin incubating their clutches once the penultimate egg is laid, allowing for asynchronous hatching of nestlings. This results in delayed development by 24 hours or more of the nestling hatching ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)This thesis examines the response the Canadian government has given to the public calls for inquiry into the disappearance of Aboriginal women. With over 500 missing Aboriginal women, non-governmental organizations as well ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary/s University, 2019)With the spread of bat White-nose Syndrome decimating regional bat populations, finding a safe antifungal agent able to combat the causative agent Pseudogymnoascus destructans is a necessity. Upsetting the already fragile ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)Parasites can impose fitness consequences onto their hosts by reducing their reproductive success or offspring survival rates. Carnus hemapterus are external parasites that feed on the blood of European Starling (Sturnus ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)In parent-offspring interactions, nestlings signal their hunger to parents by begging. Parents typically respond by increasing their provisioning rate. This type of communication involves specific vocalizations, postures, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)Begging by nestling passerines is an important method of communicating to parents their state of hunger. I examined whether experimentally increased nestling begging in a brood can quickly alter parental provisioning rates ...
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