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Multi-Decadal Habitat Changes Mapped via Remote Sensing and Implications for Juvenile Lemon Sharks (Negaprion Brevirostris) and their Nursery Areas.
(2024-04-12)Shark species currently face anthropogenic pressures, including loss of critical habitat. In Bimini, the Bahamas, two nursery areas exist for juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) with mangrove and seagrass providing ... -
A Multi-Depot Crew Routing Optimization for Post-Disaster Service Restoration
(2017-04-21)After any natural disaster, thousands of customers may get disconnected from the supply of electricity. To deal with the after effect of such calamity, the power utility companies will need to allocate the PLTs to the ... -
Multi-dimensional chromatographic methods for polycyclic aromatic compounds in complex environmental samples.
(Dalhousie University, 2002) -
Multi-Employer Collective Bargaining
(Institute of Public Affairs, Dalhousie University, 1949) -
MULTI-LEVEL FACTORS INFLUENCE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF COMPLEX INNOVATIONS IN CANCER CARE: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF SYNOPTIC REPORTING IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2013-03-22)Background: Moving knowledge into healthcare practice and the implementation of innovations in healthcare organizations remain significant challenges. The objective of this study was to examine the key interpersonal-, ... -
A MULTI-METHOD ASSESSMENT OF THE TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF TREED BOGS IN NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
(2018-12-13)Peat bogs contribute greatly to carbon storage, fresh water supply and biodiversity maintenance. Some studies have detected a notable shrinking of peat bogs and predicted an accelerating rate of tree establishment, however, ... -
A multi-method dyadic investigation of child and parent pain catastrophizing and family functioning in child pain
(2015)Families play a critical role in children’s pain. Theoretical and empirical work has explored individual child and parent, dyadic (parent-child interaction), and family-level factors; however, prior research has largely ... -
A Multi-Method Examination of Social Norms for Medical Prescription Drug Use and Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use among Post-Secondary Students
(2022-09-28)My dissertation sought to investigate social norms of potentially harmful medical and non-medical prescription drug use (PDU/NMPDU) among emerging adults (EAs). Social norms interventions can curb certain substance use ... -
A Multi-Method Investigation of the Effects of Alcohol on Depression in Undergraduate Students Who Drink to Cope with Depression
(2017-08-29)The self-medication hypothesis has been proposed as one potential explanation for the comorbidity between alcohol use and depressive disorders. More recent work investigating drinking motives (theorized to be the most ... -
Multi-modal approach to localizing sources in the human brain.
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Multi-Modal Consensus Clustering to Identify Phenotypes of Kidney Transplant Donors and Recipients and Their Association With Survival
(2022-11-18)Kidney transplantation is an essential treatment option for individuals diagnosed with End-stage renal disease (ESRD). Being able to predict the survival of the transplant and the outcome of the recipient is an important ... -
Multi-objective Optimal Planning of Distributed Generators Using Improved Grey Wolf Optimizer and Combined Power Loss sensitivity
(2021-05-03)Over the past several years, there has been increased research and industry interest in finding ways to successfully integrate DG into distribution networks. The main reason for the recent surge in interest is the demonstrable ... -
Multi-Objective Optimisation of RTAB-Map Parameters Using Genetic Algorithm for Indoor 2D SLAM
(2020-12-09)Currently, there are multiple packages available to implement different Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping (SLAM) approaches in Robot Operating System (ROS). To effectively obtain sensor data, these packages use parameters ... -
Multi-path Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Classification
(2015)Convolutional Neural Networks have demonstrated high performance in the ImageNet Large-Scale Visual Recognition Challenges contest. Nevertheless, the published results only show the overall performance for all image classes. ... -
Multi-receptive sensory properties of epicardial afferent neurons in canine dorsal root ganglia.
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Multi-scale assessment and simulation of sediment biogeochemical cycles in coastal areas: implications for ecosystem functioning and provision of services
(2017-08-29)Marine coastal sediments and associated communities provide benefits to humans through natural processes such as nitrate removal via denitrification (prevention or mitigation of eutrophication), burial of toxic substances ... -
A multi-stakeholder assessment on shipping risk governance: A case study on the proposed ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil by ships in the Arctic.
(2019-12)Global interest in Arctic shipping is increasing as a result of melting sea ice and climate change. The potential risks of increased emissions, oil spills, and noise pollution can substantially affect coastal communities ... -
Multi-stakeholder Control Modelling for Distributed Behind-the-Meter Battery Energy Storage Systems
(2021-12-14)To support local electricity distribution companies (LDC) develop technically justified and economically efficient energy management strategies, this thesis evaluates traditional single-stakeholder and novel multi-stakeholder ...
