Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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The Connectome of the Larval Brain of Ciona intestinalis (L.).
(2015)The anatomical substrate for animal behaviour is founded on the circuits of synaptic connections formed by the brain’s neurons. Small nervous systems allow us to examine the entirety of a nervous system in comprehensive ... -
Conquering the Biological Clock: Representations of Social Egg Freezing and Meanings of Oocytes in the Assisted Reproduction Industry
(2021-08-04)“Social egg freezing” (SEF) describes the preventative use of oocyte cryopreservation by healthy women to bank their gametes until they are ready to have children. Existing research has tended to focus on the individual ... -
CONSENSUS ANALYSIS ON NETWORKED MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS WITH STOCHASTIC COMMUNICATION LINK FAILURE
(2013-03-01)This thesis is to develop a novel consensus algorithm or protocol for multi-agent systems in the event of communication link failure over the network. The structure or topology of the system is modeled by an algebraic graph ... -
Consensus Control of Multiple-Quadcopter Systems Under Communication Delays
(2017-12-13)Multiple-quadcopter systems have various civilian and military applications, such as forest fire monitoring and load transportation. However, since multiple-quadcopter systems are networked control systems (NCS), they ... -
The consequences of Israel's invasion of Lebanon, 1982: Failure of a success.
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Conservation of three forest landbird species at risk: Characterizing and modelling habitat at multiple scales to guide management planning
(2016-04-08)To effectively conserve species at risk (SAR), it is important to understand their ecology at multiple scales, including stand-level habitat associations and landscape-level distribution. The Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus ... -
Consolidation of Aerospace Grade Aluminum 7055 Powder Via PM Technologies
(2016-08-31)The objective of this research was to assess the response of aerospace grade gas atomized aluminum 7055 (Al-8Zn-2.1Mg-2.3Cu-0.2Zr) powder to sinter-forge and SPS-forge styles of powder metallurgy processing. In meeting ... -
CONSPICUOUS SEXUALITY: BOURDIEU’S AFFECTIVE PHENOMENOLOGY AND THE NORMATIVE ORIGINS OF HOMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE
(2014-04-29)Through an elaboration Bourdieu I argue that the embodiment of heterosexist norms produces negative dispositions towards gay men and women. Though this position relates to the literature on homophobic violence in its ... -
Constrained cops and robber.
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Constrained Women in "Omkara": Marriage, Mythology, and Movies
(2017-09-01)Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara is an unconventional Bollywood film that draws on the story of Othello to explore themes of suppression and vengeance that can be traced back to Indian mythology. The film invokes the allure of ... -
CONSTRAINING THE DYNAMICAL MASSES OF SPT2349-56: A MASSIVE GALAXY PROTOCLUSTER AT Z ∼ 4.3
(2018-09-21)This study presents an analysis of SPT2349-56, the brightest unlensed source found by the South Pole Telescope during a 2500 deg^2 survey of the sky. Follow-up observations showed that SPT2349-56 is comprised of 14 ... -
Constructing and validating a frailty index as a novel health measure in systemic lupus erythematosus
(2019-11-28)For patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), clinical outcomes are highly variable and challenging to predict. Such differences in susceptibility to adverse health outcomes can be quantified using a frailty index ... -
Constructing New Narratives to Reveal Diverse Identities in Richmond, BC
(2022-07-07)With the capitalist expansion of urban cities today, different physical and social forces exist, collaborate and challenge each other on the land we call home. In Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, where multi-ideologies ... -
Construction and Characterization of a Single-Chain Variable Fragment Antibody Library against Fusobacterium nucleatum
(2012-08-09)Dental plaque forms sequentially, with Fusobacterium nucleatum facilitating the adhesion of pathogenic late colonizers. We hypothesize that a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) antibody library will enable the identification ... -
Construction of amino acid rate matrices and extensions of the Barry and Hartigan model for phylogenetic inference
(2011-09-07)This thesis considers two distinct topics in phylogenetic analysis. The first is construction of empirical rate matrices for amino acid models. The second topic, which constitutes the majority of the thesis, involves ... -
CONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURAL CONTENT GENERATION USING IMAGE DATABASES
(2019-04-01)Procedural Content Generation (PCG) attempts to define an automated process for designing game content. Angry Birds represents a physics based game in which interesting game play comes from the challenge and/or fun associated ... -
Consumer Self-development: Construct Validity and Nomological Network of a New Dimension of Consumer Well-being and the Consequences for Product Evaluations and Brand Judgments
(2020-09-09)This dissertation establishes the novel construct of Consumer Self-development (CSD). CSD captures the personal growth that people derive from consumption behavior and includes three dimensions: self-awareness, product ... -
CONSUMERS’ DECISIONS ON CALORIES, FAT, AND CARBOHYDRATES WITH RESPECT TO FOOD PRICES AND EXPENDITURES
(2011-12-21)Obesity is a big health issue in the developed world, especially in the US. This has led to a call to implement policies to control obesity. The major materials thought to contribute to obesity are calories, fat, and ... -
Contact Zones: Prefigurative Infrastructure for a Transformative Agenda
(2020-08-17)This thesis proposes strategies for architecture to respond to environmental racism by questioning how design can be used as a tool to communicate radical environmental awareness. The method applied seeks to aid designers ...
