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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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(2018-04-20)The English language has many different spelling patterns. For example, the letters ‘al’ occur in the words practical and allow, but within different positions. This study examines whether skilled readers use this type of ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-04-28)The Tekes River alluvial fan is located in Xinjiang Province which has an arid to semi-arid climate as well as a historically unpredictable precipitation rate. Further, increasing population and urbanization means that ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)Studies have shown that the most energetically costly event in a bird’s life cycle is that of breeding, particularly for females who lay nutrient-rich eggs. Studies also show that older males and females are often preferred ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Nestlings of most passerine species face many stressors including early exposure to ectoparasites. Ectoparasites negatively impact the health of nestlings by feeding on their blood and feathers, leaving the nestlings ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)In 2010, Russell Williams was a senior officer in the Canadian Forces and a respected figure of the community. He was also a serial rapist and sexual killer whose crimes shook those few closest to him and the nation itself. ...
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Drug overdose deaths in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1996 to 2010 : a descriptive and comparative study (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)Drug overdose death is an increasing concern in many areas of the world and many prevention programs exist to control these deaths. These include prescription monitoring programs, Naloxone treatment, safer injection ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)Alkaline hydrothermal vents provide a variety of chemical reagents and conditions that may provide insight as to how life emerged on Earth. This study examined small molecule chemistry under conditions found at these vents. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)The Chinese mystery snail, Cipangopaludina chinensis, is a non-indigenous, potentially invasive aquatic species found throughout North America. They are highly fecund and viviparous, birthing live young. These features ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)One of the great challenges facing policy makers is finding effective strategies that contribute to active and sustainable economic development. As arguments and evidence cumulate against the efficiency of neoliberal regimes ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)Over the past couple of decades, rising oil prices have had a positive impact on the alternative energy industry because of the substitution effect. In a society that is growingly concerned about environmental sustainability, ...
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