Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
Now showing items 5708-5727 of 7638
-
Quantifying and modelling nitrate leaching from a lettuce field in Annapolis valley Nova Scotia
(2015-04-02)Nitrate leaching (NO3-) from vegetable fields has become significant environmental issue in North America. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of timing and rate of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on lettuce ... -
Quantifying coastal cliff retreat using Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia
(2020-09-01)Rates of retreat of cliffed coastlines are increasing around the globe, but the causes of observed increases are unclear. Lack of understanding complicates assessment of the risks to coastal infrastructure associated with ... -
Quantifying nitrogen loading and corresponding eutrophication symptoms in 7 bays in eastern New Brunswick, Canada
(2015-02-25)Anthropogenic nitrogen loading has been identified as a significant cause of seagrass decline worldwide. In the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, eelgrass (Zostera marina) is the dominant macrophyte in shallow coastal bays ... -
Quantifying predation on planktonic larval stages of marine benthic invertebrates
(2017-08-30)This thesis enhances our ability to develop hypotheses on effects of predation on the ecology of larval marine benthic invertebrates. I evaluated the mechanisms that influence encounter rates among predators and prey, and ... -
Quantifying the Impact of Media Supplementation on Cell Growth and Product Yield in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cells
(2020-08-28)The optimization of cell growth and productivity is a major concern in the production of recombinant proteins in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell cultures. Despite the frequency of media optimization in literature, there ... -
Quantifying the patterns of functional connectivity within the brain during imagined and overt movement of a functional task in non-disabled systems
(2014-08-21)This project was aimed at quantifying functional connectivity within the brain during motor imagery (MI) and the actual performance of a motor task, and comparing these networks using graph theory. Fifteen participants ... -
QUANTIFYING THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION OF THE AIR QUALITY HEALTH INDEX IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
(2012-04-03)The AQHI, currently used by the Canadian government, is a multi-pollutant public health information tool that is based upon extensive Canadian epidemiological evidence. As the AQHI is a relatively new metric, there is ... -
Quantifying the Spatiotemporal PM2.5, Black Carbon, and Ultrafine Particle Concentrations Aboard Public Buses in Brazil: A Comparison of Three Cities
(2018-03-26)The transportation environment contributes disproportionately to air pollution exposure, despite the short amount of time spent in this microenvironment. Elevated concentrations of air pollution within bus passenger cabins ... -
Quantifying Transport of Aquaculture Particulate Wastes
(2019-04-08)Scientific understanding of aquaculture interactions with the environment is limited, especially with regard to the far-field transport and possible impacts of particulate wastes. Both modelling and field studies have ... -
QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY IN MARINE FISH POPULATIONS
(2018-02-20)Fisheries science has historically focused on recruitment variability and fishery landings as key drivers of dynamics in populations exposed to fishing. However, comprehending the persistence of these populations and ... -
QUANTITATIVE AQUATIC TOXICITY MEASURES OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (PPCPs) AND THEIR SUBLETHAL AND LETHAL EFFECTS IN AQUATIC ORGANISMS
(2020-08-28)Little is known about sublethal and lethal effects of exposures of PPCPs, individually or synergistically, on specific aquatic organisms. To understand the toxic implications of PPCPs on aquatic organisms, a literature ... -
QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF AUTOGENIC DRAINAGE IN HEALTHY ADOLESCENTS
(2020-09-11)INTRODUCTION: Autogenic drainage (AD) is a breathing pattern comprised of 3 phases of tidal volume (Vt) breathing distinguished by low, mid, and high end-expiratory lung volumes (EELV). AD increases FVC and clears clinically ... -
The quantitative genetics of aggression in the juvenile American lobster, Homarus americanus: Applications for aquaculture.
(Dalhousie University, 1982) -
Quantitative genetics of postponed senescence in Drosophila melanogaster.
(Dalhousie University, 1990) -
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cellular Density with TurboSPI
(2012-08-14)Magnetic Resonance Imaging can now detect cells that are labeled with contrast agents such as superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO). Quantitative monitoring, which is desirable for evaluating cellular therapies, remains ... -
QUANTITATIVE MODELLING OF AUTOPHAGY-RELATED PROTEIN DYNAMICS AND CLUSTERING ON PEROXISOME SURFACES
(2015)Autophagy is an important process for the degradation of large cellular substrates, such as organelles. Peroxisomes are membrane-bound organelles ranging in size from 0.1-0.8 μm. There can be hundreds of peroxisomes in a ... -
A QUANTITATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR DUST AND HYBRID MIXTURE EXPLOSIONS
(2012-07-17)Dust and hybrid mixture explosions continue to occur in industrial processes that handle fine powders and flammable gases. Considerable research is therefore conducted throughout the world with the objective of both ... -
A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE RADIANCE DISTRIBUTION AND ITS VARIATION IN OCEAN SURFACE WATERS
(2013-03-14)The radiance distribution provides complete information regarding the geometrical structure of the ambient light field within the ocean. A quantitative study of the radiance field in the dynamic ocean water is presented ... -
Quantum medicine: Novel applications of computational chemistry to the treatment of neurological diseases.
(Dalhousie University, 2005)