1. Tidal energy. Recent studies of alternative energy sources have embraced a number of "exotic" forms such as solar, wind, geothermal or tidal energy. Here we shall examine recent developments in the mathematical understanding of tides and tidal power, with particular reference to the Bay of Fundy in eastern Canada which has the highest tides and may be the test site for further development of...

2 3 Slow excitation of cultured rat retinal ganglion cells by activating group I metabotropic 4 glutamate receptors 5 6 Jianing Yu, Bryan A. Daniels and William H. Baldridge 7 Laboratory for Retina and Optic Nerve Research, Departments of Anatomy & Neurobiology and 8 Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 1X5. 9 10 Running Head: Slow excitation ...

P ublic transportation and fixed route transit systems in particular play an important role in the movement of residents within an urban area. In the Halifax-Dartmouth (Nova Scotia, Canada) area (population 252,000), public transit is operated on a regional basis by the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) under the direction of its board of directors and the Metropolitan Authority. Establishe...

Didactic approaches to educating physicians and/or other health professionals do not produce changes in learner behaviour. Similarly, printed materials and practice guidelines have not been shown to change prescribing behaviour. Evidence-based educational approaches that do have an impact on provider behaviour include: teaching aimed at identified learning needs; interactive educational activit...

Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL), nasal type, is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Treatment of ENKTL primarily relies on radiation; thus, proper delineation of target volumes is critical. Currently, the ideal modalities for delineation of gross tumor volume for ENKTL are unknown. We describe three consecutive cases of localized ENKTL that presented to the Nova Scotia Cancer...

David Garbary is currently Professor of Biology at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where he has been based for over 20 years. Born in Ireland, he grew up in Nova Scotia and did two degrees at Acadia University before going to England and completing a PhD at Liverpool University in 1978 under the supervision of George Russell. He subsequently spent 6 years as a Research...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Over half a million Canadians have a diagnosis of dementia, approximately 25-30% of whom continue to drive. Individuals with dementia have a risk of motor vehicle collision up to eight times that of drivers without dementia. In Nova Scotia, the responsibility of reporting unsafe drivers is discretionary, but national survey data indicate that many physicians do not feel c...

Internationalization processes in the context of the Internet economy are examined. Case study research was conducted with six Nova Scotia SMEs. Findings from this exploratory study include (1) stage-based theories do not reflect company experience, (2) multi-domestic marketing strategies appear dominant, and (3) location and country-of-origin effects persist, in the online environment. Thus, w...

E362 CMAJ, September 8, 2015, 187(12) ©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors Dr. Eric Howatt describes his office as the “the crying clinic.” The orthopedic surgeon and chief of surgery at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, Nova Scotia, has the onerous task of explaining to patients why their wait times for hip or knee replacements are routinely three times the national benchmark: 18 mo...