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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An Investigation of Antimicrobial Properties of Grafoid Inc. Graphene Coatings
Graphene materials have been the center of attention due to their physicochemical properties. Moreover, in the past decade, these materials have attracted increasing attention because of their antimicrobial properties. A ... -
Three Essays on Organizational Economics
In the first essay, we build a model investigating how the nature of managerial human capital affects firms' choices of growth strategies. The model shows that when firms are cash constrained, managers with more general ... -
Advanced Characterization of Hydrides in Zirconium
Zirconium and its alloys are of great importance to the nuclear power industry due to their unique combination of mechanical properties, low neutron-capture cross-section, and sufficient corrosion resistance under reducing ... -
Natural Convective Heat Transfer From Horizontal and Inclined Two-Sided Bodies of Finite Thickness
Natural convective heat transfer from two-sided flat plates that are horizontal or inclined to the horizontal has been numerically and experimentally investigated. The objective of the study was to investigate the influence ... -
Neural correlates and effects of increased cognitive load on performance during the n-back task in major depressive disorder
Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogenous disease that includes debilitating cognitive deficits, including working memory (WM). The n-back task used to examine WM as it requires continuous updating and ... -
Heat Migration and Solute Transport in a Discrete Fracture
The study of heat and solute transport in fractured rock can provide complementary information in aid of understanding the interaction between surface and groundwater, the long-term isolation of energy by products, the ... -
Building Better Together: Understanding Interprofessional Collaboration and Student Perceptions in a Classroom Case Study
The disciplines of rehabilitation sciences and engineering are known work extensively in teams and require the competencies for effective collaboration as outlined by each discipline’s regulatory body. To make a positive ... -
"Transient Beauties": Early Nineteenth-Century British Women and the Construction of a Global Imperial Science Culture
Botanical collecting and illustrating had been a key part of an Enlightened education for elite women during the eighteenth century, and botanical practices were an established part of many women’s activities. As British ... -
Towards a Theory for Supporting Creativity in Schools
Education recognizes that creativity is important for students and society. However, teachers have scant direction about how to support it, in part because current understanding of what works is piecemeal, as is the empirical ... -
Probabilistic Analysis of Unreinforced Slopes and Reinforced Footings Using the Random Finite Element Method
The focus of this thesis was on probabilistic analysis of unreinforced cohesive soil slopes and geosynthetic reinforced and unreinforced footings over cohesive foundations. Two open-source random finite element method ... -
The Law of Constitutional Amendment and the Entrenchment and Reform of Canada’s Federal Institutional Architecture: the Purposes, Principles, Procedure and Practice governing the Operation of Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982
This doctoral dissertation examines the central institutional architecture of the Constitution of Canada through the lens of the Constitution’s written amending procedures. The thesis proposes that the legal procedures ... -
The Application of Environmental Financial Assurance Regulations to Giant Mine
Historically, mining has had a large negative impact on the environment. In order to combat this legacy of damage, the Government of Canada has implemented regulations in order to ensure the “Polluter Pays’ principle is ... -
Amino Acid-Type Specific Incorporation of Stable 17O Isotopes into Yeast Ubiquitin
Stable isotopic labeling is an important part of structural biology by multidimensional NMR spectroscopy. Novel stable isotopic labeling methods have continuously been developed to enhance protein NMR spectroscopy. Protein ... -
Measuring Cognitive Load in a Clinical Setting: Medical Learning and Practice
Cognitive load theory is of particular relevance to the learning and practice of medicine, where task demands require a complex interplay of working memory, emotion, and stress. To better understand the role of cognitive ... -
Preclinical Assessment of Intravenous Gene Therapy for GM2 Gangliosidosis
GM2 Gangliosidoses are a group of severe neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders characterized by the inability to catabolize GM2 Gangliosides, leading to a neurotoxic accumulation of the GM2 lipids within the central ... -
Measurement of Pubic Symphysis Width in Different Birthing Positions Using Ultrasound
Studies have shown that certain postures, such as squatting and standing, may facilitate labour and birth and may be used by some practitioners. However, a rigorous biomechanical understanding of how different positions ... -
Minoan Funerary Practices During the Bronze Age: With a Study on the Introduction of Cremation to Crete
The funerary practices on Crete during the Bronze Age are very diverse in nature. Tomb architecture in the Early Minoan period is characterized by regional variations. In the Middle Minoan and Late Minoan periods the ... -
A study of turbidity interference in a new, automated Escherichia coli and total coliform detection method and application of the method on the Yangtze River in China
According to Sustainable Development Goals, water quality assessment is vital to sustainable water management. Bacteria monitoring is an important part of water quality management. Traditional methods for bacteria detection ... -
Williams, Scanlon, and the Normativity of Morality
Most debates about the viability of a given moral theory are won and lost, or at least brought to an end, through resort to a familiar pattern of argument: if a theory calls for that course of action, can it really claim ... -
Impact of Long- and Short-Term Geodynamic Processes on Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Grand Banks
The evolution of the passive margin off the coast of Eastern Canada has been characterized by a series of rifting episodes beginning approximately 200 ma which caused widespread extension of the lithosphere and associated ...
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