Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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A Conceptual Framework for Supererogation
(1972)In this thesis an attempt is made to provide a satisfactory account of supererogatory acts, i.e. those acts which are considered to be right to do and not wrong not to do, and are sometimes idiomatically referred to as ... -
CONCEPTUALIZING AND QUANTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
(2014-04-01)Increasing the amount of food produced while simultaneously reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture is one of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. A promising approach through which this could be achieved ... -
Conceptualizing impact in sustainability and the arts: Understanding the role of arts organizations through the case of CreativePEI
(2023-06-22)As humanity learns about mitigating and adapting to the worst effects of climate change, the inextricable link with culture becomes increasingly clear: in order for society to adopt pro-environmental and climate-positive ... -
CONCURRENT REMOVAL OF ORGANIC AND HEAVY METAL CONTAMINANTS IN WASTEWATER: A CASE STUDY ON A PULP MILL EFFLUENT AND LEACHATE
(2020-08-27)A continuous flow reactor (CFR) was designed, and its application was tested for para-nitroaniline (PNA) degradation and real environmental wastewater (i.e., Boat Harbour (BH) and leachate samples) treatment. Total organic ... -
Condition assessment of reinforced concrete bridge decks as conductive media using GPR
(2014-07-07)Bridge and overpass infrastructure are crucial parts of transportation networks that must be adequately maintained to ensure minimal repair costs and traffic disruption. The majority of the bridges and overpasses in North ... -
Conditioned taste and flavour preferences and palatability shifts in rats.
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Condoms and Conditions on Consent: Upholding Intentions, Understanding, and Agency for Consensual Sex
(2022-08-23)There is still widespread confusion over what exactly is necessary for consent in sexual encounters. This has serious consequences because of the severity of the rights violation that occurs if consent is invalid in this ... -
A CONDUCTIVITY-BASED MEASUREMENT DEVICE TO DETERMINE VOLUME FRACTION AND GAS SLIP VELOCITY FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW
(2017-06-13)Multiphase flow metering is needed in the oil and gas industry for well-monitoring, gas fraction, oil cut, and water cut and tracking of solid content. The two-phase flow of gas and liquid is regularly used in the design ... -
Confederation in Nova Scotia to 1870
(1939)As early as the period after the American Revolution, proposals had been made for the union of the British North American Colonies. The main purpose of the early proposals was to retain Colonies for Britain and prevent the ... -
CONFLICT OF LAWS ASPECTS OF SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS IN AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
(2015)Same-sex relationships will likely be in violation of the laws of most African countries. In Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, a same-sex relationship is either explicitly prohibited or there is legislation which can be interpreted ... -
Conformational Characterization and Classification of Intrinsically Disordered Amyloid-beta( 1-42) Through Molecular Dynamics Simulations
(2022-10-07)Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are a group of proteins that lack the ability to fold into a well-defined 3D structure. These proteins comprise a significant fraction of eukaryotic proteomes. The free energy ... -
CONFORMITY OR CONTRADICTION: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RIGHTS IN CANADIAN COURTS
(2016-04-11)This thesis examines court decisions affecting health interests under the Canadian Charter from the perspective of Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic and Social Rights. Based on an empirical review of ... -
Confronting Hegemony: Architectural Dialogues in Northern Ontario
(2016-04-08)The aim of this thesis is to assert the role of architecture as an active mediator in shaping the social, physical and economic space of the indigenous reserve of northern Ontario. This contested region, bounded by the end ... -
A CONGESTION AND MEMORY-AWARE FAILURE RECOVERY IN SD-WAN
(2020-12-21)In software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs), link failure is a common occurrence creating heavy congestion and packet loss and degrading the application performance. Proactive failure recovery, i.e., preinstalling ... -
The conjugate margins of the Labrador Sea: Crustal structure from refraction profiles and their tectonic implications.
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Connecting Culture and Nature in Detroit's Downtown Core: The Design of a Technical College Campus
(2012-08-15)This thesis addresses the City of Detroit`s transformation from a thriving center of trade and commerce to its present abandoned state. Due to the decentralization of industry and massive suburbanization since the ... -
CONNECTING SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION TO CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE
(2016-08-26)Child welfare social workers are struggling with soaring workloads and tremendously difficult situations in their work. Many child welfare social workers feel their social work education did not prepare them well for their ... -
Connecting the City: Redefining a Railway Divide in Duncan, British Columbia
(2015-04-02)This architectural thesis seeks to examine how public architecture and urban design can facilitate increased social connection and exchange in North American cities through the suggested development of an unused rail ... -
Connecting the Storied Landscape of the Shubenacadie
(2020-08-19)For more than 100 years, the Shubenacadie has been forgotten by the collective consciousness of many Nova Scotians. This thesis examines the cultural practices of the Mi’kmaq, the Acadians, and the British as they engaged ... -
Connecting Water and Memory: Reshaping the Poetic Space of Canals in Amsterdam
(2020-08-21)Amsterdam is a poem about water, it sings in people’s mouths, and flows in the canals. Language and people are the carriers of memory and the symbolic composition of poetry. Travellers to Amsterdam end their journeys with ...