QSpace at Queen's University: Recent submissions
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Leveraging Better Policy for Long-Term Sustainability in Northern Ontario: New Approaches to Planning for Decline
(2018-08-09)Decline is a real and protracted issue that has taken shape and form in different ways across Northern Ontario. While not all municipalities have been hit equally hard by the effects of industry flight, an aging population, ... -
Characterizing the effects of in utero exposure to valproic acid on murine fetal heart development
Many antiepileptic drugs on the market, including valproic acid (VPA), have a wide range of therapeutic effects in addition to treating epilepsy. In recent years, the use of VPA in the treatment of psychiatric conditions ... -
Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition
(2018)The Author's intention, after over 60 years of study and field work, was to publish his final thoughts on the subject, and make them readily available for all scholars to use, free of cost, wherever they may live. Knowing ... -
THE ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT? A HISTORY OF IDEAS ABOUT SLEEP AS A TRAINING TOOL IN HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT
The recent emergence of “sleep positivity” in high performance sport, as characterized by the expansion of scientific sleep research and expertise, the growing availability of commercial sleep products, and new sleep ... -
Instructing Nursing Students on Early Identification and Screening for Postpartum Depression Using Simulation Training
Early identification of depressive symptoms associated with postpartum depression (PPD) is key to its treatment. Nurses’ lack of skills and knowledge were identified in the literature as barriers to screening for postpartum ... -
Robotic Needle-based Intra-cavitary Surgery (InCavBot)
Intra-cavitary needle-based interventions are challenging due to highly deformable cavity and targeted tissue motions. Multi-needle insertions are more challenging given the continuously shifting boundary conditions of ... -
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT AND EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING VOC FUMES TO HYDROGEN ENERGY
The solvents used in painting and finishing are the primary source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in automotive manufacturing. Traditionally, VOCs have been incinerated in a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) that ... -
Inclusion of Indigenous Education: Examining Pre-service Teachers' Knowledge and Attitudes Towards the Integration of Indigenous Education
Teacher apprehension towards integrating Indigenous perspectives into the general classroom curriculum is an issue that should become a priority in Ontario Faculties of Education. Teachers’ attitudes and perceptions towards ... -
Greenhouse gas life cycle assessment of canola-derived HEFA biojet fuel in Western Canada
Biojet fuel represents the best short-term option for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the aviation industry. In the near term, biojet fuel is most likely to be produced via the hydroprocessed esters and fatty ... -
EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR INVESTIGATING AUTOMOTIVE DOOR CLOSURE SOUNDS
The focus of this investigation was to examine the acoustic trends present during operation of an automotive door closure at two impact speeds using experimental and computational methods. The impact speeds were 0.851m/s ... -
Metabolic features of prostate malignancy
Altered metabolism is an inherent property of cancer and provides a rich opportunity for exploring its underlying biology and developing diagnostic biomarkers. We used desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry ... -
Tumor necrosis factor alpha influences the excitability of subfornical organ neurons and potentiates angiotensin II-induced calcium activity
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Progress has been made in diagnosing and treating this condition, however the mechanisms by which it develops have yet to be fully elucidated. Accumulating ... -
Assessing the chemical and biological recovery of Killarney Provincial Park lakes from historical acidification
Since the mid 1900s, acidification has impacted water quality and threatened the ecological integrity of thousands of lakes and streams across Eastern North America and Europe. After the implementation of industrial emission ... -
Identification and characterization of transcriptional targets of TAZ in human breast cancer
TAZ is a transcriptional co-activator and an effector of the Hippo signaling pathway. Since its discovery in 2000, we have gained tremendous insights into the roles TAZ plays in development and disease. TAZ acts as an ... -
ESSAYS ON ACCOUNTING CONSISTENCY
This study develops a measure of accounting consistency based on the idea that the accounting function is the accounting measurement system that managers use to translate economic events to financial statements. When a ... -
Modeling Subfornical Organ Neurons
Subfornical organ (SFO) neurons exhibit heterogeneity in ionic current expression and spiking behaviour, where the two major phenotypes appear as tonic and burst firing. Insight into the mechanisms behind this heterogeneity ... -
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of the interaction of N-heterocyclic carbenes with polycrystalline copper surfaces
The interaction of organic molecules with metal surfaces to form self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) has been extensively investigated. The formation of SAM on metal surfaces has potential applications in microelectronics, ... -
Reaction of CS2 and CO2 with Amidines and Guanidines
Neutral organic bases such as amidines and guanidines are very useful in studies of the reactivity of heterocumulenes such as carbon disulfide (CS2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to build C-C or C-N bonds. Reaction of amidines ... -
Riding the waves: The formation and evolution of vertical bending waves in Milky Way-like disc galaxies
In this thesis we study the dynamics of vertical (bending) waves in Milky Way-like disc galaxies. The main goals of the thesis are to form a coherent picture for the formation and evolution of bending waves using ... -
Investigating electromechanical coupling between membrane crystal materials and superconducting microwave resonators
This work studies the use of two-dimensional (2D) crystal materials as mechanical elements in an electromechanical resonant system. 2D materials form crystals that have strong in-plane bonds but weak out-of-plane bonds, ...