Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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This collections holds all University of Saskatchewan electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) published since 2005. More than 700 print theses published before 2005 have been digitized and added to the collection as well.
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BRINGING IT HOME: CANADIAN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT EXPERIENCES IN UNDER-RESOURCED COUNTRIES
(2020-04-08)International practica offer a unique and in-depth immersion experience for nursing students to learn about diverse healthcare settings, cultures, and ways of living. When students complete practica in under-resourced ... -
Coping Strategies of Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: Perspectives of Service Providers
(2020-04-08)ABSTRACT Several studies have focused on understanding coping strategies from the standpoint of women Intimate Partner Violence survivors. This study builds on these insights by exploring service providers’ perspectives ... -
Erosion-corrosion of carbon steel and duplex stainless steel elbows in potash brine-sand slurry
(2020-04-06)Carbon and low alloy steel pipes are widely used to transport slurries in the mining and mineral processing industry because of their good mechanical properties and relative affordability. However, the exposed internal ... -
EXAMINING CONTROLS ON CHEMICAL MASS TRANSPORT ACROSS THE TAILINGS-WATER INTERFACE OF AN OIL SANDS END PIT LAKE
(2020-03-05)End pit lakes (EPLs) are an important remediation technology for fluid fine tailings (FFT) generated during oil sands mining and upgrading. EPLs are created by pumping FFT into a mined-out pit and then capping them with ... -
NATIONALIST MISSIONS, MIGRATING CHRISTIANS: A POSTCOLONIAL HISTORY OF A CANADIAN-KOREAN CHURCH RELATIONSHIP AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA, 1898 - 1988
(2020-04-02)The reasons for the decline of Protestant Christianity in Canada since 1966 continue to be a matter of debate among church historians. To date the context of missionary histories, global Christianities, and postcolonial ... -
TWO-SPIRIT STORIES: LEARNING TO NAVIGATE MULTIPLE FORMS OF OPPRESSIONS AND ESTABLISHING A PRACTICE OF WAHKOWTOWIN
(2020-04-01)In 2011, Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE) published the following study, Every Class in Every school . The study, first of its kind in Canada focused on gathering high school students’ perspectives around ... -
A Comparative Study on the Effects of Eccentric Flywheel Overload and Traditional Resistance Training on the Physiological/Functional Performance in Healthy Older Adults
(2020-04-01)Introduction: Older adults experience certain deleterious effects associated with aging among which include; declines in muscle strength, muscle mass, motor unit activation, muscle power and functional performance. Two ... -
"Putting My Best Self Forward:" An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Self-Care Among Graduate Students in Applied Psychology
(2020-03-31)Unmanaged personal and professional stress has been identified as having deleterious effects on the physical and psychological health of professionals working in the field of applied psychology. A result of increased ... -
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION INLINE PROPAGATION BASED PHASE CONTRAST COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (PC-CT) OF HUMAN PROSTATE SAMPLE
(2020-03-30)The human prostate is an accessory male reproductive gland located below the neck of the urinary bladder. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer are the frequently encountered pathological conditions of the ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR USING CHEMICAL OXIDIZING AND REDUCING AGENTS IN FLOURS AS A MEANS OF CONTROLLING GLUTEN STRENGTH PRIOR TO DEVELOPING DOUGH
(2020-03-30)The overall goal of this research was to better understand the effects of different commercial enzymes in relation to commonly used chemical oxidizers on the dough handling and baking performance of wheat flours used in ... -
Survival, Change, and Continuity of Mayan Spirituality: The Ajq'ijab' of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
(2020-03-30)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
Developing Time-Resolved Synchrotron Infrared Spectroscopy for Spectroelectrochemical Measurements
(2020-03-27)This thesis details my work in developing spectroelectrochemical platforms utilizing synchrotron infrared radiation (SIR) and time-resolved FTIR to study the kinetics of electrochemical reactions on second to millisecond ... -
Developing Time-Resolved Synchrotron Infrared Spectroscopy for Spectroelectrochemical Measurements
(2020-03-27)This thesis details my work in developing spectroelectrochemical platforms utilizing synchrotron infrared radiation (SIR) and time-resolved FTIR to study the kinetics of electrochemical reactions on second to millisecond ... -
FRAMEWORK FOR OBLIGATIONS REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION IN NIGERIA’S BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES
(2020-03-27)This thesis explores the potential of imposing obligations relating to environmental and human rights protection on International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria’s Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) for the protection ... -
MODELING AND MEASUREMENT OF ATTENUATION IN SYNTHETIC SEISMIC DATASETS
(2020-03-27)Anelasticity and heterogeneity in the Earth decreases the energy and modifies the dominant frequency of seismic wavetrains as they travel through the Earth. These phenomena are known as seismic attenuation. The associated ... -
Investigating the potential applications of lentil seed components in mechanically separated chicken meat systems
(2020-03-26)The overall goal of this project was to explore the potential applications of lentil seed components in meat systems. Therefore, their functionality as an antioxidant and a binder were investigated in four studies. In study ... -
Reliability Assessment of Power Distribution Networks Incorporating Circuit Breaker Failure Modes
(2020-03-25)The abstract of this item is unavailable due to an embargo. -
DEVELOPING A BIOSENSOR WITH APPLYING KALMAN FILTER AND NEURAL NETWORK TO ANALYZE DATA FOR FUSARIUM DETECTION
(2020-03-25)Early detection of Fusarium is arduous and highly desired as the detection assists in protecting crops from the harmful potential of plant pathogens which affect the quality and quantity of agriculture products. The thesis ... -
Service Design in the Delivery of Non-academic Services in Higher Education
(2020-03-19)The discipline of service design is increasingly used in public sector organizations but to date has rarely been used in the delivery of non-academic services in institutes of higher education. Though organizational culture ... -
Compressed Sensing Based Reconstruction Algorithm for X-ray Dose Reduction in Synchrotron Source Micro Computed Tomography
(2020-03-23)Synchrotron computed tomography requires a large number of angular projections to reconstruct tomographic images with high resolution for detailed and accurate diagnosis. However, this exposes the specimen to a large amount ...
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