Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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K-MORPH: Knowledge Morphing via Reconciliation of Contextualized Sub-ontologies
(2011-04-12)Knowledge-driven problem solving demands 'complete' knowledge about the domain and its interpretation under different contexts. Knowledge Morphing aims at a context-driven integration of heterogeneous knowledge sources--in ... -
Ka Cokere (The Meeting Place): Apac’s future rooted in tekwaro (cultural norms and beliefs)
(2024-04-05)In Uganda, Lango culture is endangered owing to its limited study, and reliance on oral traditions, under threat from declining older populations. Preserving and incorporating local knowledge is necessary to provide direction ... -
KAPOSIN B-MEDIATED MECHANORESPONSIVE SIGNALLING CONTROLS PROCESSING BODY DISASSEMBLY
(2020-09-11)Kaposin B (KapB) is a viral protein that induces the formation of actin stress fibres (SFs) and promotes stabilization of inflammatory and angiogenic mRNAs by disassembling processing bodies (PBs). PBs are ribonucleoprotein ... -
KAPOSI’S SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED HERPESVIRUS MODULATES THE UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE DURING LYTIC REPLICATION
(2020-08-07)Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the infectious cause of the complex endothelial neoplasm Kaposi’s sarcoma, and two B cell malignancies, primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman’s disease. KSHV ... -
KAPOSI’S SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED HERPESVIRUS PROTEIN, KAPOSIN B INDUCES THE SELECTIVE CATABOLISM OF PROCESSING BODIES
(2019-08-26)Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the causative agent of the inflammatory endothelial cell (EC) cancer, Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS). Many inflammatory mRNAs (ARE-mRNAs) are subject to constitutive decay in ... -
Keeping House: A Home For Saskatchewan First Nations' Artifacts
(2011-08-16)This thesis focuses on the development of a "Keeping House" near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Although there is an extensive artifact collection in Saskatchewan, many First Nations' artifacts are spread out throughout ... -
Keeping the Piece: Policing by Principle in Terry Pratchett's Night Watch
(2018-08-31)In Terry Pratchett’s novel Night Watch, Sam Vimes, a police commander, travels back in time, tasked with training his younger self and keeping the peace as revolution mounts. This thesis examines Vimes’ philosophies and ... -
Kelp in hot water: Direct and indirect effects of warming seawater temperature on kelp in Nova Scotia
(2015-05-26)Recent declines and losses of highly productive and diverse kelp beds have been observed globally and linked to increases in ocean temperature. Warming seawater temperatures may impact kelp populations directly or ... -
KENTUCKY AND SLAVERY: THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1792
(2010-12-06)Slavery, protected by the United States constitution, expanded as new territories opened up. Heated debate over abolition accompanied slavery’s expansion. In Kentucky’s constitutional convention of 1792, antislavery ... -
Key Predictors of Self-Rated Health and the Use of Health Services Among Various Ethnic Groups of Undergraduate Students in Maritime Canada: A Secondary Analysis
(2017-04-25)Title: Key Predictors of Self-Rated Health and the Use of Health Services Among Various Ethnic Groups of Undergraduate Students in Maritime Canada: A Secondary Analysis Background: Although an abundance of research exists ... -
Keys to Success: A Case Study Approach to Understanding Community-Based Water Monitoring Uptake in Governmental Decision-Making
(2015-03-31)Community-based water monitoring (CBWM) involves volunteers and non-government organization staff in collecting water quality data for the purpose of enhancing our knowledge of watershed health. With reduced government ... -
KINDSMORD IM STURM UND DRANG EINE ANALYSE UNTER DER BERÜCKSICHTUNG DES AUFKOMMENDEN FREIHEITSGEDANKENS
(2012-09-28)The topic of infanticide has always been of interest in literature, from ancient to modern times. Both the legal situation and the social attitudes underwent change with time, changing with them the motives for infanticide. ... -
Kinematics and timing of intra-arc deformation at the southern Andes plate boundary zone.
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Kinetic lattice gas model for adsorption, desorption and diffusion: An investigation of truncation schemes.
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Kinetic studies of the response times of zirconia oxygen sensors.
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KINETIC STUDY OF CHEMICAL LOOPING COMBUSTION USING IRON AS AN OXYGEN CARRIER
(2011-12-08)Over the past few decades, combustion of fossil fuels has released greenhouse gases such as CO2 and NOx into the atmosphere. It has been realized that a mean temperature increase of the Earth, also known as global warming, ... -
Kinetics and benefits of employing UV light for the treatment of aqueous ammonia in wastewater
(2013-08-21)Nitrogen compounds, such as aqueous ammonia, are a widespread problem in the wastewater industry as they are toxic to numerous aquatic life, cause eutrophication, and contribute to various environmental concerns. Environment ... -
KINETICS OF FIELD EVAPORATION, A STUDY OF MOLECULES IN HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS
(2015)Field Evaporation, the physical phenomenon harnessed in the atom probe microscope, describes the breaking apart of molecules in an electric field. Interest has shifted away from the well understood field evaporation of ...
