• CSV Spreadsheet
  • RSS Feed
(61 - 80 of 659)

Pages

Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Out of the box
Subtitle
Queerying identity development for sexual and gender minority youth in Prince Edward Island
Date
2019
Author
Jakubiec, Brittany A.E.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
In this dissertation, I set out to answer two research questions, “How do sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth in Prince Edward Island understand...
Thesis Supervisor
Goddard, Tim
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
More than sun and pineapples
Subtitle
A look into the culture of astronomical sciences in Hawai'i
Date
2019
Author
Naylor, Emerald Noelle
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
“More than Sun and Pineapples: A Look into the Culture of Astronomical Sciences in Hawai’i” is a thesis for the Master of Arts Island Studies...
Thesis Supervisor
Krautwurst, Udo; Mitchell, Jean
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Time to do what now? The estimated effect of reallocating time between sedentary behaviours on health behaviours
Date
2019
Author
Kays, Rachel
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract

There is much evidence to suggest the negative impacts that sedentary behaviour (SB) can have on one’s health. What is less known is the specific...

Thesis Supervisor
Saunders, Travis
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Food literacy and food security among university students
Subtitle
a pilot study assessing the impact of a university foods course
Date
2019
Author
Johnston, Angela E.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Although foods courses are commonly included in undergraduate dietetic programs, few studies have assessed the impact of these courses on student’s...
Thesis Supervisor
Taylor, Jennifer
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
The threat of antibiotic resistance on global health
Date
2019
Author
McDermott, Emma
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
One of the largest public health risks currently facing the world is antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is when bacteria develop a...
Thesis Supervisor
Murray, Christina; Moran, James
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Fusions of horizons
Subtitle
The meaning of community-based learning for Kenyan university students
Date
2019
Author
VanLeeuwen, Charlene A.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of community-based learning (CBL) to Kenyan university students and how the Kenyan context...

Thesis Supervisor
Guo, Linyuan; Weeks, Lori
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Monitoring nutrient-induced hypoxia and its effect on the invertebrate community in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
Date
2019
Author
Coffin, Michael R.S.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Nutrient-induced impacts (eutrophication) in estuaries and coastal systems pose one of the greatest threats to aquatic ecosystem health. Given the...
Thesis Supervisor
van den Heuvel, Michael; Courtenay, Simon
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
The Successful Transitions Initiative
Subtitle
Youth Skills Development Programming and How At-risk High School Participants Report Impact to Academic Success and Dropout Outcomes
Date
2019
Author
Nestor, Hope
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
People who fail to attain a high school education face a multitude of risk factors associated with health, employment, crime, substance abuse, and...
Thesis Supervisor
Montelpare, William
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
A serological survey and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of Ringed seals (Nattiit) in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut
Date
2019
Author
Sudlovenick, Enooyaq
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract

Ringed seals, or nattiit in Inuktitut, continue to provide as a food staple for Nunavummiut, and the need for monitoring the health of the seal...

Thesis Supervisor
Daoust, Pierre-Yves; Jones, Megan; Martinson, Shannon
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Sea lettuce to biocarbon and biogas with recovery of nutrients
Date
2019
Author
Shrestha, Ankita
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Excessive growth of sea lettuce causes problems in the aquatic environment by creating an anoxic event. It leads to death of marine animals,...
Thesis Supervisor
Acharya, Bishnu; Farooque, Aitazaz
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Towards the cultivation of 'uncultivable' microbes
Subtitle
The design and development of a microbial domestication pod containing microencapsulated marine sediment bacteria
Date
2019
Author
Alkayyali, Tartela
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract

The emergence of antibiotic resistance calls for discovering and researching microbial-origin natural products for antibiotic activity. Since...

Thesis Supervisor
Ahmadi, Ali; Kerr, Russell
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
High-cost users of health care in Saskatchewan
Subtitle
A population health perspective
Date
2019
Author
Anderson, Maureen F.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract

Background: A small proportion of the population consumes the majority of health-care resources. High-cost user research is complicated by...

Thesis Supervisor
Revie, Crawford; Neudorf, Cory
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Microbial diversity of buckwheat rhizosphere in wireworm-infested and non-infested soils using metagenomics
Date
2019
Author
Alkhnajari, Aisha K.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Wireworm has become a major problem causing extensive crop loss in many potato production areas in Canada. Wireworm control methods includes the...
Thesis Supervisor
Fofana, Bourlaye; Samis, Karen; Lacroix, Christian
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Comparing the effectiveness of hard and soft armouring techniques in protecting the eroding coastlines of Augustine Cove, Prince Edward Island
Date
2018
Author
MacDonald, Andrew
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Prince Edward Island is unique in that it is composed primarily of red sandstone, which is friable and thus makes Canada’s smallest province...
Thesis Supervisor
Fenech, Adam
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
A parasitological study of the red fox (vulpes vulpes) with a citizen science approach for describing red foxes on Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
2018
Author
Robbins, William T.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) has been described as the widest distributed member of the Order Carnivora and is capable of inhabiting both natural...
Thesis Supervisor
Silva-Opps, Marina; Opps, Sheldon
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
The epidemiology and laboratory investigation of ulcer disease in Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) in Atlantic Canada
Date
2018
Author
MacKinnon, E. Brett
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The aims of this research were to gain a better understanding of the epidemiology of ulcer disease affecting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in...
Thesis Supervisor
St-Hilaire, Sophie
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
A study on biochar for bioenergy and composite applications
Date
2018
Author
Dahal, Raj Kumar
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This research focus on the production and characterization of the pyrolytic products (biochar, biooil and syngas) for potential bioenergy...
Thesis Supervisor
Acharya, Bishnu; Saha, Gobinda C.
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Effectiveness of enhancing face-to-face peer-led nutrition education methods with an intervention of nutrition-related cell phone messaging on Kenyan women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices
Date
2018
Author
Wanjohi, Grace W.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
In developing countries, where food insecurity and micronutrient malnutrition are severe, food-based agricultural interventions have been shown to...
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
Vaccine-induced protection against furunculosis in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)
Date
2018
Author
Brown, Alyson Barbara Jane
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract

Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) are a salmonid with potential economic growth in Canadian aquaculture. They are native to the Arctic, and have...

Thesis Supervisor
Fast, Mark
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
Full Text
Bookmarks:
Title
The voices of high school students with learning disabilities
Subtitle
Focusing on challenges, barriers, and supports
Date
2018
Author
Liu, Lili
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
High school students with learning disabilities face more difficulties completing their education successfully and acquiring competent life skills...
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED

Pages