Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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DISTINCTIVE DEALINGS: FORMAL AND INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
(2018-12-18)Over the past fifty years, the informal economy has emerged as a concept in contradistinction to the formal economy. Literature often assumes that informal economic activities result from precarity and a lack of access to ... -
Distributed Control of Power Systems with Demand Participation
(2017-10-12)In this dissertation work, we present our research on decentralized and centralized control strategies in power systems using convex optimization methods. We have analyzed nonlinear models of power systems. These models ... -
A Distributed Method for Fast Force-Directed Layout of Large Scale-free Network Graphs
(2016-01-07)Network graphs from Online Social Networks (OSNs) - representing network participants, and their relationships and interactions - are an area of significant investigation. Visual layouts of these graphs are a common tool ... -
Distributed Model Predictive Control for Collision and Obstacle Avoidance of Multiple Quadcopters
(2018-07-31)As the cost to manufacture quadcopters decrease, multi-agent applications for civilian tasks, such as large-scale surveying, search and rescue missions and fire fighting, are becoming increasingly realizable. However, a ... -
Distribution and Elemental Composition of Picoplankton in the North Pacific Ocean
(2021-01-05)Marine picoplankton account for a considerable portion of primary production in the Ocean, particularly in the oligotrophic regions. Picoplankton are dominated by three major groups: Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus and ... -
The distribution of copepods in the Shubenacadie River Estuary relative to the diet of larval striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
(2019-08-29)The distribution of both copepods and larval striped bass were quantified in the upper estuary (25-40 river kilometer) from May to August 2016 and 2017. Examining the distributions of larvae and potential prey relative to ... -
The Distribution of Recent Foraminifera in Southeast Baffin Bay
(1972)In a study of foraminiferal distribution in southeast Baffin Bay and the associated environmental parameters, 44 grab samples and 4 cores were analysed for their foraminiferal and sediment contents. Environmental parameters ... -
Distribution, Dimerization and Function of Human Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Coding Region Splice Variants
(2012-08-17)The pharmacological functions of the type 1 human cannabinoid receptor (hCB1) are thought to be modulated through the isoform encoded by the fourth exon of the CNR1 gene. Two other mRNA variants of the coding region of ... -
Distributional effects of unemployment and disinflation in Canada: 1981-1987.
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Disulfide Bond Formation and Methionine Sulfoxide Reduction in Streptococcus gordonii
(2019-08-20)Disulfide bonds are important for proper folding and activity of extracytoplasmic proteins. These bonds are formed, reduced, and isomerized by thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases (TDORs). TDORs also catalyze the reduction of ... -
DISULPHIDE LOCKING: CONTRASTING EFFECTS ON DISPARATE PROTEINS
(2021-12-17)This thesis details a series of structural and biophysical studies on two different proteins containing disulphide bonds: (1) soricidin and (2) engineered mutants of aciniform spider silk. All studies relied upon recombinant ... -
Diversifying Discourse: Best Practices for the Effective Engagement of Equity-Deserving Youth in Mental Health Advocacy
(2024-08-19)Contemporary North American mental health organisations often struggle to diversify the discourse informing their programs. Youth-facing institutions may have disproportionately few individuals identifying as low-income, ... -
Diversity and Novelty as Objectives in Poker
(2016-08-18)Evolutionary algorithms are capable to lead to efficient solutions without a predefined design and few human bias. However, they can be prone to early convergence and may be deceived by a non-informative or deceptive fitness ... -
The Diversity and Origins of Mitochondrion-Related Organelles
(2016-09-12)Multiple distantly-related eukaryotic lineages have adapted to low-oxygen environments, and possess modified mitochondria, known as mitochondrion-related organelles (MROs). Although relatively few MROs have been investigated ... -
Diversity of Marine Sponges in the Northwest Atlantic
(2011-04-25)This study documents the marine sponge fauna (Phylum Porifera) in the Northwest Atlantic, through the used of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge, fisheries observer data, trawl survey data and in situ exploration. A ... -
The 'Diversity' Campus
(2017-05-02)The purpose of this project is to analyze the morals and logics informing ‘diversity’ policy at Dalhousie University. In order to do so, this project uses the ‘genealogical’ methods developed by Michel Foucault, as well ... -
THE DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND POTENTIAL METABOLISM OF NON-CYANOBACTERIAL DIAZOTROPHS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
(2018-09-28)In large areas of the Atlantic Ocean, primary productivity is limited by fixed nitrogen. Biological N2 fixation, conducted by diazotrophs, contributes significantly to the input of new fixed nitrogen in those areas. Recent ... -
A Divided Camp: The Istiqlalis in Transjordan, 1920-1926
(2016-04-07)This thesis sheds light on the heterogeneity of the Istiqlal Party in early 1920s Transjordan, and examines its effects on the politics of this new Emirate. It argues that there were diverse agendas and competing visions ...