Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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DIALECTS OVER SPACE AND TIME: CULTURAL IDENTITY AND EVOLUTION IN SPERM WHALE CODAS
(2021-12-20)The overarching goal of my thesis is to better understand how sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) dialects vary over space and time, and to quantify the implications of these dynamics on cultural identity and evolution ... -
A dialogic analysis of the paradigm debate in the field of learning disabilities.
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Diamond resorption morphology as a fluid proxy in diamond-bearing environments: Constraints from empirical and experimental studies
(2016-07-05)Despite of numerous studies the compositions of C-O-H fluids in the mantle and kimberlites remain uncertain due to limitations of conventional methods. My study shows no correlation between internal properties in diamond ... -
The Dichotomy between Cultural Relativism and Universalism: A Case for Universalism in the Application of International Human Rights Standards in Post-colonial Africa
(2014-08-25)This thesis critically examines the rift between cultural relativism and universalism in international human rights discourse with specific reference to human rights violations in Africa. It specifically makes the case for ... -
Dictatorship of the Pious: The Theological Dimension of Muslim Extremism in Egypt, 1954-1997
(2010-04-16)This thesis explores how Egypt’s militant extremists used theological sources and the methodology of Islamic juridical-religious thought as instruments of legitimization for acts of political violence. Most studies dealing ... -
Did Diversity Training Enhance Workplace Inclusion and Organizational Outcomes During COVID-19?
(2024-04-25)Workplace diversity has always been a popular topic, especially in an immigrant country like Canada. Canada’s diverse workforce is likely to increase due to the growing percentage of immigrants. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Did Rousseau Supply an Endorsement for The Terror of the French Revolution?
(1991-09)Every revolution has its philosopher, and the name of Jean-Jacques Rousseau was certainly invoked during the heady days of the French Revolution, days often connected to the abuses of the Terror. Thus, Rousseau's political ... -
Didactique de la paraphrase : évaluation et développement de la compétence paraphrastique chez l'apprenant de français langue seconde
(2013-02-19)This thesis aims to contribute to the improvement of the paraphrasing competence, or the ability to produce synonymous sentences, of advanced learners of French as a second language (L2). While possessing solid grammatical ... -
DIE PHANTASIE IM WERK VON FRANZ KAFKA
(2011-09-06)This thesis discusses how the concept phantasy appears in the first work of Franz Kafka Description of a Struggle. Through a close reading of this text the thesis will analyze the characteristics of Kafka’s use of the ... -
Die Problematik der Nachahmung bei J.M.R. Lenz und Georg Lukács
(2013-08-28)The present work deals with the concept of mimesis/imitation in art and litera-ture, in particular with its use and interpretation by J.M.R. Lenz and Georg Lukács. Mimesis/Imitation as the basic concept of the arts plays ... -
DIE TUGEND DER FLUCHTTIERE. DER TOD IN ROBINSONS BLAUES HAUS (2012) VON ERNST AUGUSTIN
(2016-04-11)The novels of the author Ernst Augustin (born 1927) immerse the reader in astoundingly fantastic worlds and pose the question: What is real? Augustin's oeuvre is considered among the most imaginative works of contemporary ... -
Diegetic Music and Identity in Hou Hsiao-hsien's A City of Sadness (1989)
(2019-04-29)My thesis examines the functions of five diegetic songs, “Along the Songhua River,” “Red Dragonfly,” “Lorelei,” “Wagon Song,” and “Spring Flower,” in Hou Hsiao- hsien’s film, A City of Sadness (1989). This cinematic work ... -
DIETARY FLAVONOIDS REDUCE CARCINOGEN-INDUCED DNA DAMAGE IN BRONCHIAL EPITHELIAL CELLS IN VITRO
(2022-08-08)The potential of selected flavonoids in reducing carcinogen-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and DNA damage through the activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2 p45 (NF-E2)-related factor (Nrf2)/antioxidant response ... -
DIETARY GRAPE POMACE AND RED OSIER DOGWOOD EXTRACT – EFFECTS ON THE GROWTH AND INTESTINAL HEALTH OF BROILER CHICKENS
(2022-08-31)With the relentless search for antibiotic alternatives, phytogenic additives have shown such alternative potential. Three experiments were undertaken to study the effect of grape pomace (GP) and red osier dogwood (ROD) ... -
The dietary phytochemical myricetin induces ROS-dependent breast cancer cell death
(2016-01-19)Myricetin is a dietary phytochemical found in a variety of fruits and vegetables. Myricetin has several anti-cancer effects on human cancer cells, including bladder, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers; however, the effect ... -
Dietary supplementation of haskap berry (Lonicera caerulea L.) anthocyanin-rich fraction and probiotics attenuates the severity of dextran sulfate sodium-induced acute colitis in Balb/C mice
(2023-04-14)Haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.) berry is a rich dietary source of anthocyanins with anti-inflammatory properties. This study aimed at investigating the supplementation of haskap anthocyanin-rich fraction alone or with ... -
The Difference a Discourse Makes: Fisheries and Oceans Policy and Coastal Communities in the Canadian Maritime Provinces
(2013-09-11)A new approach to oceans and coastal governance – influenced by ecosystem-based management and resilience thinking, by spatial approaches to management and by decentralized or participatory governance – a policy of integrated ... -
Differentiae in the Cantus Manuscript Database: A Cross-Manuscript Analysis
(2019-08-19)The differentia standardization project for the Cantus Manuscript Database enables previously unfeasible comparisons of 159 manuscripts from the tenth to the seventeenth centuries containing a total of 129,526 antiphons ... -
DIFFERENTIAL CODE SHIFT REFERENCE IMPULSE RADIO ULTRA-WIDEBAND TRANSCEIVER: BIT ERROR RATE TESTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
(2015)Impulse radio is a wireless communication technique in which ultra-short pulses in the range of nano-seconds are used for the transmission of information. These ultrashort pulses spread over the radio frequency spectrum ... -
Differential Code-Shifted Reference Impulse-Radio Ultra-Wideband Receiver: Signal Strength Adjustment and Implementation
(2014-05-02)IR-UWB is a wireless system, which sends information data with pulses that have rapid rising and falling time and very short duration of nanosecond or less. However, due to varying communication channel conditions, amplitude ...