Queen's Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This is a collection of the Queen's University Masters Degree and PhD Theses and Dissertations. Submissions are limited to officially registered Queen's University graduate students, only.
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EXPLORING THE ROLE OF THE DUAL-TARGETED 'MAMMALIAN TYPE' PURPLE ACID PHOSPHATASE ATPAP17 IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA PHOSPHATE AND ROS METABOLISM
Secreted and intracellular purple acid phosphatases (APases) play a central role in the recycling and acquisition of inorganic phosphate (Pi), a limiting macronutrient that is vital for plant growth. In mammals, a single ... -
Evaluation of basal and stimulated von Willebrand factor release from endothelial colony forming cells derived from Type 1 von Willebrand disease patients
Type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common bleeding disorder and is thought to be caused by a quantitative deficiency in von Willebrand factor (VWF). Endothelial cells release VWF into the circulation in an ... -
EVALUATION OF WHEAT STRAW, HAMMER-MILLED HEMP, RICE HULLS AND CELLULOSE SETTLEMENT BEHAVIOUR FOR LOOSE- FILL INSULATION APPLICATIONS
Straw bale construction has gained attention in the building industry for its purported sustainability and its low embodied carbon footprint. Research on straw bale construction has examined its thermal and structural ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH LAND COVER, SCALE, AND SEASONALITY IN A LOW-DENSITY URBAN CENTER
Land surface temperature (LST) and air temperature (Tair) are the primary metrics applied to measure and analyze urban heat island (UHI) effects, a thermal phenomenon caused by urbanization. This thesis aims to study the ... -
The Effects of Financial Reporting Irregularity on University Major Choices
I examine whether financial reporting irregularity in the form of financial fraud leads to a decline in the enrollment of accounting programs in U.S. colleges. I find that the percentage of students awarded a bachelor’s ... -
Experimental speed distribution measurements and NHC self-assembly on Au(111)
In Part 1, I present experimental measurements of the speed distribution in atomic beams produced by physical vapour deposition. These measurements are still needed in the literature, especially in collisionless beams ... -
Excitation of colonic afferent nerves by fecal supernatants from gastrointestinal disease patients
Increased excitability of extrinsic afferent nerves has emerged as an important mechanism of visceral pain during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). While host-derived mediators have been ... -
INVESTIGATING THE ROLES OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2 PROTEINS UL21 AND US3 IN REGULATION OF THE NUCLEAR EGRESS COMPLEX
Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) nuclear egress is mediated by viral nuclear egress complex (NEC) proteins, pUL31 and pUL34, found at the inner nuclear membrane of infected cells (INM). Nuclear egress requires successful ... -
Liquid Phase Exfoliation of Graphite into Graphene Nanoplatelets using Graphene Oxide as Surfactant
In this study, graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) are prepared using graphene oxide (GO), a derivative of graphene, as the dispersing agent in the liquid phase exfoliation of raw fake graphite. Graphene oxide has similar properties ... -
A Series and Parallel Tuned DC-DC Resonant Converter with Hybrid Modulation
Series and parallel tuned resonant converters have traditionally been operated at a constant frequency by employing Phase-Shift Modulation (PSM). It provides excellent efficiency from full - load to near no - load while ... -
Dynamic Modelling for the Design of Head-Neck Load Carriage Systems
Head load-carriage systems have broad application, allowing people to carry awkward or heavy loads, but can cause chronic pain when the neck is loaded improperly. Studies have identified military helicopter crew neck pain ... -
Voyageur Philosophers: Exploring Canoe Expedition Pedagogy
In Canada, the canoe is an integral part of the history and development of nationhood (Raffan, 1999), a vital part of its leisure and tourism industry (Stebbins, 2005), and a central focus of many summer camps and outdoor ... -
The Practice of Tax in Canada: Understanding the Community, the Work and Structural Initiatives of an Emergent Profession
Considering it as a distinct occupation, I investigate the practice of tax in Canada through three separate studies. My first study examines the community of tax practitioners. Using a mixed-method approach, I integrate ... -
Detecting changes in cognitive load through audified EEG
Concussion is an increasing concern in society, especially with the popularity of contact sports. New research continues to show the dangers of letting concussions go undetected and untreated. Current assessment methods ... -
How early career experiences shape teachers' approaches to classroom assessment
In order to enhance the use of high-quality assessment practices to support student learning, it is critical to understand how early career experiences influence teachers’ approaches to assessment. Early career experiences ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE AGE-DEPENDENT CHANGES IN HUMAN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM AND PROGENITOR CELLS
Biological aging leads to a reduced capacity of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) to efficiently produce blood and immune cells, which contributes to various age-related pathologies. Further understanding of this ... -
Efficacy of recreational watercraft decontamination practices to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.
The spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) is a threat to the biodiversity and ecosystem services of invaded environments, and human activities largely facilitate their dissemination. Recreational boating activities ... -
Nondeterministic State Complexity of Site-Directed Operations
In this thesis, we consider the nondeterministic state complexity of PCR-inspired (polymerase chain reaction) operations. Site-directed operations are used to formally describe the behavior of certain DNA (deoxyribonucleic ... -
Development and Evaluation of an Energy-Removing Lower-Limb Exoskeleton for Human Gait Assistance
Walking is a metabolically demanding activity. Scientists have developed two general approaches to reducing the metabolic cost of walking using exoskeletons: 1) adding energy to the human-device system to assist concentric ... -
Frequency Domain Modelling of Series LC- Parallel LC Resonant Converter with Capacitive Output Filter
Multi-element DC-DC resonant converters have been a topic of interest over the past several years. The need for reduced sizes of passive components in the converter, has stimulated substantial research towards the high- ...
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