Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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A Call for Humility: Human Supremacy Through a Biological Lens
(2019-12-09)This thesis draws on contemporary biology, in particular evolutionary theorizing, to challenge a particular camp of human supremacist arguments dubbed anthropocentric speciesism by Andrew Fenton (2018). Anthropocentric ... -
Call them Isobar: Memory, Mythmaking, and the Black Diaspora in Canisia Lubrin's Voodoo Hypothesis
(2019-09-04)This thesis looks at the work of Canisia Lubin in the context of national identity and intergenerational memory. Using Christina Sharpe’s theory of “wake work” as a starting point, the paper analyses the ways in which ... -
Call-For-Papers Retrieval System based on Active Learning and Semantic Similarity
(2017-08-15)Choosing an appropriate conference or symposium is the key in publishing a scientific work. We propose a Call-For-Papers Retrieval System (CRS) which provides a list of relevant calls for papers given the textual content ... -
Called shots: Baseball as modern American fiction.
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The Campbellton Formation, New Brunswick, Canada: A Sedimentological and Paleoenvironmental Description of an Early Devonian (Emsian) Vegetated Landscape
(2011-09-06)The Campbellton Formation, ~1 km thick, has long been recognized for early plants, arthropods, and fishes. The sedimentology of two basins is described with six facies associations to provide a framework for the fossil ... -
Campus: Flexible Methods for a City in Decline
(2010-12-20)Buffalo, New York was once among the wealthiest cities in the United States, today it is one of the poorest, with a poverty rate of 30%. The economic-infrastructural shift following the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway ... -
Can a State Decolonize Itself? A Critical Analysis of Bolivia's State-Led Decolonization Process
(2014-08-21)This study examines how state involvement has affected Bolivia’s decolonization process. By comparing interviews on decolonization with various indigenous organizations and with the state’s Vice Ministry of Decolonization, ... -
Can exercise benefit executive functioning following stress? A scoping review of the role of the prefrontal cortex
(2020-11-19)Daily stress is pervasive among many Canadians. While daily stress may lead to unpleasant feelings, it is also associated with acute alterations in the concentration of salivary cortisol and oxygenated cerebral blood flow. ... -
CAN GENDER (IN)EQUITABLE ORGANIZATIONS DELIVER FEMINIST PROGRAMMING? AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CANADA’S FEMINIST INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IN UGANDA
(2021-04-16)Through a focus on Ugandan civil society organisations (CSOs) receiving funding from the Government of Canada (GOC) for gender equality programming under the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), this research ... -
Can RSV-Associated Hospitalization in the First Year of Life be Predicted at Birth Among Infants Born at 32-35 Weeks Gestation?
(2012-12-17)This retrospective cohort study examined risk factors associated with RSV-associated hospitalization (RSV-H) among infants born 32 to 35 weeks gestational age in Nova Scotia. Results were used to develop a clinical instrument ... -
Can the Chinese Yuan Replace the Dollar? Lessons from the Dollar-Pound transition of the 1920's.
(2010-09-10)More than fifty years ago, the dollar superceded the pound as the leading reserve currency, as dollar reserves held by countries around the world surpassed the pound reserves. Today, with its continuous fast-growing ... -
Can you hear me now? The relationship between statistical learning and speech perception under degraded listening conditions
(2015)The present study investigated whether there was a relationship between statistical learning and the ability to use top-down processing to predict incoming speech using electroencephalography (EEG). Statistical learning ... -
Can you see what I mean? The effects of iconic gestures on early word learning
(2021-04-06)This study examined the impacts of co-speech iconic gestures (CS-IG) on fast-mapping in typically developing (TD) children. Twenty-three TD children 5-8 years of age were exposed to 6 novel toys – half referenced with a ... -
Canada and the OAS: From dilettante to full partner.
(Dalhousie University, 1992) -
Canada's Defence Procurement Crisis: Why Failure is the Norm
(2015)This thesis explores the manner in which the current method of defence procurement in Canada, a process which is fraught with cancellations, delays, and cost over-runs, is not likely to be altered in the foreseeable future. ... -
CANADA'S MILITARY NURSES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR: THE BLUEBIRD UNIFORM AND AUTOGRAPH BOOKS AS MATERIAL CULTURE
(2022-08-29)The history of Canada’s First World War military nurses, the “Bluebirds,” has been defined by the appearance of their light blue uniforms. This thesis uses the framework of material culture methodology to examine the ... -
CANADA-US MILITARY INTEROPERABILITY: AT WHAT COST SOVEREIGNTY?
(2012-08-21)This study examines whether Canada’s military’s interoperability with the United States affects Canadian sovereignty. The literature dealing with this subject is highly polarized arguing that such interoperability either ... -
Canada’s Adoption of Prison Needle Exchange Programs: To What Extent Does Canada Uphold International Commitments for Prisoner Care?
(2023-09-08)This thesis examines the opportunities and challenges for implementing substance-related harm reduction techniques within Canadian federal prisons. The thesis investigates how harm reduction strategies in Canadian federal ... -
CANADA’S BILL C-36, THE PROTECTION OF COMMUNITIES AND EXPLOITED PERSONS ACT: EXAMINING HOW SEX WORK IS PROBLEMATIZED IN CANADIAN POLICY AND MEDIA, AND HOW IT AFFECTS SEX WORKERS
(2021-08-31)This study addresses contemporary legislation regulating the Canadian sex industry, focusing on Bill C-36, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act. Bill C-36, described as a ‘neo-abolitionist’ approach to ... -
Canada’s Policy Response to Refugee Young People from War-Affected Regions: The Case of Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2020-09-11)Displacement around the world has surpassed anything seen in modern history. In 2018, the UNHCR reported that 70.8 million people have been displaced worldwide, with just over half of them being under the age of 18. Of the ...