Queen's Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This is an on-line 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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Molecular-level study of N-heterocyclic carbenes: Binding modes and self-assembly on Au(111)
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organic molecules are extensively used to functionalize surfaces for a wide range of applications from medicine to nanophotonics. However, creating a SAM that is sufficiently stable has ... -
(In)visible Systemic Injustice: A Qualitative Inquiry into Women’s Experiences of Gender Discrimination in the Canadian Military
Government bodies housed in Canada are not void of their own systemic issues. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is not any different possessing a traditionally gendered patriarchal white dominant culture that is resistant ... -
Investigation of the Corrosion and Electrochemical Behaviour of Nickel Electrodes in Alkaline Medium and Preparation of Nickel-based Electrocatalysts for Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis
Nickel (Ni) and Ni-based materials are of great interest to the development of renewable energy technologies, including fuel cells and water electrolysers, due to their good stability and catalytic activity, and lower cost ... -
Interrogating International Human Rights Law on the Rights of Free Speech and Privacy in the Digital Age: Reconceptualizations, Reconfigurations, (Un)reasonable Limits.
This dissertation offers a legal, doctrinal analysis of how deficient some critical aspects of the interpretation of the fundamental human rights of free speech and privacy in international law are, in the face of increasingly ... -
Interrogating Resilience: Governing Disasters in Metro Manila Post-Typhoon Ondoy
By studying the disproportionate catastrophic effects on Manila City and Makati City caused by flooding associated with Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) in 2009 this thesis examines how resilient disaster recovery ... -
INVESTIGATING MEASUREMENT MODALITIES FOR INTEGRATED USE IN OVERUSE INJURY RESEARCH
Running is a common form of exercise enjoyed throughout the world. Unfortunately, it poses a significant risk of injury, as up to 70% of runners suffer an overuse injury within a one-year period. Previous research indicates ... -
EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH QTC PROLONGATION: PREVALENCE AND OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH USE AMONG OLDER ADULTS
Medications are commonly used by older adults and can provide many benefits. However, harmful side effects may occur, particularly when multiple medications are prescribed. Prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval ... -
Effect of Heating Cycles on Microstructure of Dissimilar Friction Stir Welded Age-Hardenable Aluminum Alloys
The effect of heating on microstructural changes in dissimilar friction stir welding of aluminum alloys AA6022 and AA7075 was studied. The challenge in welding these alloys is the strength loss in the heat affected zone ... -
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Polar Bear Co-Management in a Changing Arctic
This thesis examines polar bear (Ursus maritimus) co-management in the Canadian Arctic, with a particular focus on the contributions of Inuit traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to published literature about polar bear. ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF HEAD SUPPORTED MASS
Rotary-wing aircrew in Canada and abroad experience a myriad of occupational risk factors that contribute to neck pain. Most functional assessment approaches relevant to evaluating aircrew neck pain are too reliant on ... -
Malaria prevention in eastern Myanmar
Background: Insecticide-treated bed-nets (ITNs) and mass drug administration (MDA) are key malaria elimination tools but their varied uptake has not been extensively explored among ethnic minority and displaced populations ... -
The Role of Macrophages and the NLRP3 Inflammasome In Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an obliterative pulmonary vasculopathy that results in right ventricular failure (RVF). We speculate that RVF results from inflammation due to the influx of inflammatory ... -
A NARRATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING NURSE EDUCATORS’ EXPERIENCES OF TEACHING DISASTER NURSING TO UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS IN ONTARIO
Disasters across the globe occurring with increasing frequency and devastation require an immediate response to mitigate social and economic upheaval. Nursing plays a key role in disaster management from beginning to end: ... -
SWELLING AND PERMEABILITY OF COMPACTED BENTONITE WHEN HYDRATED WITH A MULTICOMPONENT HYPERSALINE PORE FLUID
The swelling properties and permeability of compacted bentonite when hydrated to a multicomponent, hypersaline fluid (332 g/L total dissolved solids; 6.6 mol/L ionic strength) were quantified with laboratory experiments. ... -
UNDERSTANDING PROCESSES, STRUCTURES AND INTER-PROFESSIONAL RELATIONAL NETWORKS WITHIN ORGAN DONATION PROGRAMS IN ONTARIO
Background: The complex factors contributing to variation in the performance of organ donation programs are poorly understood. Thus, the overall aim of this dissertation research was to enhance our understanding of the ... -
The Ultranationalist International: Fascism in Global Historical Perspective
The following is an effort to conceptualize fascism as a global historical problem. Given its ultra-nationalistic bent, approaching fascist movements as a phenomenon entirely distinct to particular national contexts seems ... -
Crime and Punishment in the Patriarchal Court of Constantinople in Late Byzantium, 1261-1453
The Patriarchal court was one of the two major courts in Constantinople in the Late Byzantine period together with the imperial tribunal. Although it is an ecclesiastical court per se, its jurisdiction was never clearly ... -
On the Dynamical and Algebraic Properties of Bratteli Diagrams
A variety of dynamical systems, in topological and measurable settings, can be realized as Bratteli-Vershik systems. This document introduces the basic notions of Bratteli diagrams and provides detailed descriptions of ... -
Why Are We Settling? Indigenous Cultural Safety Education for Counsellors in Ontario
Indigenous cultural safety education is crucial to achieving greater health equity for Indigenous Peoples (Browne et al., 2016) by helping counsellors recognize the social, historical, political, and economic context of ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST AND SENSITIVE NANO-ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION SOURCE WITH NOVEL MULTI-CHANNEL EMITTER COUPLED WITH MASS SPECTROMETRY
Nanoelectrospray ionization (nanoESI) provides high sensitivity due to increased desolvation efficiencies developed through the production of nanometer sized droplets. Unfortunately, this sensitivity is often traded for ...
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