Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Elucidating patterns of Major Histocompatibility Complex Polymorphism in the Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) using Next Generation Sequencing
(2017-04-03)This thesis describes patterns of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) evolution in natural populations of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata), using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). I have proposed a redefinition of the ... -
Elucidating the decline of North American Atlantic salmon with a time-dependent matrix model
(2017-09-01)North American Atlantic salmon populations have declined significantly since the 1990s, especially the elder life stages. The total average number of returned two-sea-winter (2SW) in the period 1997 to 2007 dropped by 57% ... -
Elucidating the Functions of Proteins Up-regulated During Diapause in Artemia franciscana Using RNAi
(2013-04-08)Diapause embryos of the animal extremophile Artemia franciscana, a crustacean, are metabolically dormant and exceptionally tolerant to stressors such as heat and anoxia, characteristics thought to depend on the protective ... -
Elucidating the Role of Scientific Information in Decision-Making for Fisheries Management
(2017-02-02)While protocols may exist within governmental organizations for the production of scientific advice, the information pathways, i.e., how it is produced, communicated, and used in policy contexts, are not fully understood. ... -
ELUCIDATING THE ROLE OF THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX IN SKELETOGENIC CONDENSATION GROWTH
(2020-08-28)Skeletogenic condensations are critical to bone development. The scleral ossicles of chickens, Gallus gallus, are a convenient model to study intramembranous ossification. In this study on chicken scleral ossicle primordia, ... -
Eluding "mind-forg'd manacles": Resisting oppression in the fiction of Angela Carter.
(Dalhousie University, 1994) -
An Embedded Real-time Passive Underwater Acoustic Localization System using a Compact Sensor Array
(2023-04-14)In this thesis, a passive underwater acoustic localization system using a compact sensor array is developed which receives underwater acoustic sensor data and outputs the position estimations to a map display in real-time. ... -
Embodied, coordinating, and ethical practices: Women's frontline work in employability enhancement programs.
(Dalhousie University, 1999) -
Embodied, Embedded, Emergent: New Digital Strategies for Cross Laminated Timber Fabrication and Use
(2013-08-09)This thesis focuses on analyzing Cross Laminated Timber manufacture and use for the purpose of suggesting ways to enrich involved technology through the further application of digital fabrication techniques. Framed within ... -
The Emergence of a Superstructure: Griffintown's Revival Inspired by Surviving Industrial Artifacts”
(2011-04-12)Montréal’s Griffintown is a neighbourhood facing multiple transformations. Formerly a working class district gathered around warehouses and industries based along the Lachine Canal, it is home today to various avant-garde ... -
Emergent Urbanism: A Framework for Responsive Connectivity in Vancouver’s False Creek Flats
(2014-04-04)The city remains one of humanity’s greatest challenges, demanding solutions to complex problems that arise from a network of interoperating systems at different scales. As urban centres densify across Canada, the dialogue ... -
Emerging adult cancer: Parents' psychosocial challenges
(2016-12-14)Previous research on how pediatric cancer affects the parent has found that parents experience decreased sense of personal functioning, mental health, and physical health, and negative changes in close relationships. To ... -
Emotion Regulation and Sexual Well-being Among Long-term Couples
(2023-03-22)Sexual well-being is a key contributor to overall well-being and relationship quality. Unfortunately, sexual problems and declines in sexual well-being are common for couples over time. Couples also have challenges navigating ... -
An Empirical Analysis of Cross-entropy Based and Metric-based Methods on North Atlantic Right Whale Acoustic Data
(2020-06-11)With increasing concern for marine species extinction, a massive effort has been made to conserve, prevent, and search for a sustainable solution. However, data labeling is a labor-heavy and time-consuming work, resulting ... -
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE ADOPTION OF MOBILE NEWS ARTICLES: FOCUSING ON HEURISTIC AND SYSTEMATIC CUES OF CURATED MOBILE NEWS APPS
(2021-01-11)Online curated news apps, such as Inshorts, have been becoming increasingly popular, largely because they provide users with the highlights of news articles that have been specifically selected for them. Each curated news ... -
Empirical tests of Lerdahl and Jackendoff's (1983) low-level group preference rules for the parsing of melody.
(Dalhousie University, 1998) -
Employment Experiences, Precarity, and Belonging of Immigrant Youth in Halifax
(2022-06-28)Employment is a crucial part of the integration of immigrants and young people ages (18- 30) are an integral part of the migrant population as they account for more than 50% of the total immigrant population in Canada. ... -
Empowering university teachers in China: Possibilities and constraints in the economic transition period.
(Dalhousie University, 1997) -
Empowering Urban Agriculture: A Case Study of Training Programs Targeting Women Farmers in Uganda
(2019-04-29)Wakiso District in Uganda is undergoing rapid urbanization which is disrupting traditional agricultural livelihoods. As land and other resources become increasingly scarce, farmers are turning to urban agriculture techniques ...