Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Community Repair Through Informal Building Approaches
(2019-08-27)Research is based on an analysis of successful approaches to building and urban design in both formal and informal settings, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. In an attempted to repair Mexico’s abandoned suburban ... -
Commuting in Halifax, Nova Scotia: Exploring Midlife Women's Perceptions and Experiences of Active Transportation
(2010-09-16)Nova Scotia is one of the least active provinces in Canada and is experiencing rising levels of obesity and related diseases. Women in Canada have low rates of participation in physical activity, despite the many benefits. ... -
Comorbidity and persistence of disease-modifying therapy use for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
(2020-10-29)Comorbidity may impact use of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) among individuals with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Our objectives were to characterize the relationship between comorbidity and (1) ... -
Compact Living: Rethinking Calgary's Laneways
(2012-09-21)Through architectural design, this investigation explores a strategy for defining the back alley as a new place of community and dwelling. The study considers ideas to design living spaces that offer amenities in a compact ... -
Compact Open Sets in the Dual Space of a Wallpaper Group
(2018-12-18)Knowledge of the compact open sets in the dual space of a locally compact group can be used to study projections in the L1-algebra of the group.The wallpaper groups are a class of almost abelian groups which arise as the ... -
Comparative analysis and Evaluation of techniques for Generating High-Quality synthetic Datasets for Industrial Control Systems
(2023-08-10)Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) and SCADA networks are vital for managing complex industrial infrastructures, ensuring smooth operations across applications. Rising cyber threats prompt the exploration of machine learning ... -
Comparative Analysis of Capacities and Vulnerabilities for Dam-Induced Flooding: The Case of Akosombo Dam in Ghana and the Mactaquac Dam in Canada
(2024-08-29)The Akosombo Dam Project and the Mactaquac Development Project can be traced to the Tennessee Valley Authority which are large-scale multipurpose river development projects initiated to assist with industrialization. While ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Dominant and Alternative Media: An Empirical Study of the Similarities and Differences in an Online Context
(2010-09-20)Despite a rising democratic defict in dominant Canadian media they continue to hold much influce on policy-makers, government officials and citizens. While some scholars argue that recent advancements in communication ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Farm-to-School Activity in Nova Scotia and Maine: An Institutional Perspective
(2011-04-15)Focusing on a rural community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, this research examines the Atlantic Canadian context for farm-to-school programs, gauging interest and attitudes and examining current barriers which prevent ... -
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques for an Hour-Ahead Forecasting of Electric Vehicle States
(2023-08-22)This thesis presents a method for forecasting the state of electric vehicle (EV) batteries (Vehicle-to-grid, Grid-to-vehicle) for the next hour towards leveraging updated data as the grid's auxiliary power source. The aim ... -
A Comparative Analysis Of Prototyping Techniques With Youths
(2019-03-13)Researchers working with young participants may use prototyping techniques as a tool for design components of the research. This research focuses on idea generation from prototyping design sessions with youths of various ... -
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF CANADIAN AND U.S. BANKS FROM 2005 TO 2013 USING THE STOCHASTIC FRONTIER APPROACH
(2015-04-30)To understand why the U.S. banking system collapsed but the Canadian one did not during 2007-08 financial crisis, I first review the history of U.S. and Canadian banking system regulations. The review suggests that the ... -
A comparative and historical analysis of candidate selection practices in the Liberal Party of Canada
(1993)The thesis questions conventional approaches to resolving the chronic nomination problems of the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) over the last twenty-five years. Attempts at creating a more structured, regulated candidate ... -
A Comparative Approach to Studying Sickness Mediated Behavioural Changes
(2015)Immune activation alters behaviour in animals across phyla (i.e. sickness behaviour) and is thought to aid recovery from infection. Hypotheses regarding the adaptive function of different sickness behaviours (e.g. decreased ... -
Comparative Assessment of a Two-Layered and Multi-Layered Sediment Model
(2011-12-19)Coastal sediments continuously interact with the overlying water column, collecting and decomposing the incoming rain of organic detritus into inorganic nutrients, and consuming oxygen in the process. This thesis compares ... -
Comparative ecophysiological seed adaptation of three barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.); Beauv.) ecotypes.
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COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF WATER DEFICIENCY AND APPLIED NITROGEN ON CAMELINA SATIVA L. CRANTZ AND BRASSICA NAPUS L.
(2015-02-17)This study compared key aspects of the physiology and agronomy of Camelina sativa and Brassica napus under controlled environments and at multiple field locations in 2013 and 2014. The controlled environment study showed ... -
A Comparative Evaluation of Augmented Reality Learning Techniques and Traditional Learning Materials for Bead Weaving
(2021-12-16)The most common learning materials for handcraft today are videos and figures, which are limited in their ability to express embodied knowledge as an in-person tutor could. I developed EmbodiAR, an application for headworn ...