Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Along-trench segmentation and down-dip limit of the seismogenic zone at the eastern Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone
(2019-03-05)The largest and most destructive earthquakes nucleate on the seismogenic parts of megathrust faults along subduction zones. Understanding the controls of rupture propagation in along-trench and dip direction is a key factor ... -
ALTERATION OF MICRORNA EXPRESSION FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AT THE TRANSCRIPTOME LEVEL
(2022-09-28)Spinal cord injury (SCI) imparts permanent neurological deficits and devastates many patients’ lives. The current management is not curative but focuses on blood pressure optimization, spinal cord (SC) decompression, spinal ... -
Altered Airway Smooth Muscle Contractile Function in the Presence of Airway Epithelium and the Influence of TGF-β1
(2017-07-04)Airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction is a major contributor to bronchoconstriction, the narrowing of the airways observed in asthmatic airways. In vitro, ASM cells demonstrate the capacity to switch between more ... -
Altered States of Consciousness: Gender, Nineteenth-Century Medical Discourse, and Gothic Literature
(2022-08-23)Gothic literature often depicts altered states, including sleep, dreams, nightmares, somnambulism, hypnotism, and mesmerism. This project considers the mind-body question in Gothic literature through a medical humanities ... -
ALTERNATING SSFP PERMITS RAPID, BANDING-ARTIFACT-FREE BALANCED SSFP FMRI
(2013-12-11)Blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is the dominant tool used for mapping human brain function because it is non-invasive, does not use ionizing radiation, and offers ... -
Alternative baits to improve the sustainability of the snow crab (Chionocetes opilio) and American lobster (Homarus Americanus) fishery
(2021-08-26)This study investigated the effectiveness of two attractants containing either betaine or lecithin, and LED light devices as alternative bait options for crustaceans. Sea trials were conducted during the 2018 and 2019 snow ... -
Alternative Delivery Approaches for Levothyroxine
(2016-01-14)Hypothyroidism affects almost 2-5% of the world population and requires lifelong thyroxine replacement therapy. Oral Administration of levothyroxine (T4) encounters enormous pathophysiological and pharmacological challenges ... -
Alternative Reality: The Monument, the Megastructure and the Luxury Hotel
(2015-04-22)This thesis inherits the infrastructure of Lower Manhattan’s Exit 2, where the Brooklyn Bridge and elevated FDR highway intersect. A recent proposal for a nearby ultra-exclusive luxury hotel is controversial. The site faces ... -
An Alternative to Sprawl: Downtown Densification in Orillia, Ontario
(2023-07-19)Towns in southern Ontario, Canada, have experienced many changes since the mid-20th century due to urban sprawl around them. Residential suburbs with cul-de-sacs and big box stores have prioritized cars and drivers, while ... -
Altruist detection in humans: An evolutionary analysis.
(Dalhousie University, 2003) -
ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGE EXPRESSED NKR-P1B INTERACTS WITH CLR-G ON TYPE-II PNEUMOCYTES TO MODULATE ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGE LIPID METABOLISM AND SURVIVAL
(2021-11-30)Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are specialized, tissue-resident macrophages at the frontline of pulmonary defense against inhaled pathogens, and surfactant homeostasis. To perform these roles, AMs undergo cellular programming ... -
Ambient noise and the communication of predation risk between parent and nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
(2013-04-30)Ambient noise masks important acoustic signals used in a variety of communication systems. Nestling birds communicate with their parents using loud begging calls that convey their need for food, but these calls can also ... -
Ambient Noise from Turbidity Currents in Howe Sound
(2017-08-31)Turbidity currents are gravity currents that derive their density difference from sediment suspended within the fluid. In the marine environment they are responsible for sediment transport on large scales (e.g. it is ... -
Ambivalent Ally: Culture, Cybernetics, and the Evolution of Canadian Grand Strategy
(2011-12-09)Canada consistently balances competing inclinations for proximity and distance with the United States. Yet the extant literature on Canadian foreign policy has rarely focused on this particular behaviour trait or readily ... -
Ambulance Offload Delay and the Offload Zone: An Empirical Analysis of the Effectiveness of an Offload Time Reduction Effort
(2023-12-15)When ambulances arrive at a crowded emergency department (ED), paramedics must wait with the patient until ED space opens, causing offload delay and reducing the number of ambulances available to the community. An Offload ... -
AMIDR: A Complete Pulse Method for Measuring Solid-State Diffusivity in Li-ion Cells
(2023-12-06)The Atlung Method for Intercalant Diffusion and Resistance (AMIDR) is a novel, high accuracy method for measuring solid state diffusivity and interface resistance related to the Atlung Method for Intercalant Diffusion ... -
Amidst the Olive Trees: A Dalmatian Grove for Mental Rehabilitation
(2024-04-14)Suicides are one of the leading causes of death from injuries in Croatia. The groups most at risk are those struggling with mental illnesses and those over 60 — due to loneliness and loss of familial and inter-personal ... -
The amino terminus of mutant huntingtin causes transcriptional dysregulation.
(Dalhousie University, 2007)