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Cosmogenic Nuclide Quantification of Paleo-fluvial Sedimentation Rates in Response to Climate Change
(2013-04-30)
The magnitude of global sediment flux from streams to the oceans over the last 5 Ma is poorly quantified, yet important for predicting future fluxes and deciphering the relative control of tectonic uplift, climate change, ...
Subgraph Methods for Comparing Complex Networks
(2013-04-05)
An increasing number of models have been proposed to explain the link structure observed in complex networks. The central problem addressed in this thesis is: how do we select the best model? The model-selection method we ...
Symbiotic Evolutionary Subspace Clustering (S-ESC)
(2013-12-06)
Subspace clustering identifies the attribute support for each cluster as well as identifying the location and number of clusters. In the most general case, attributes associated with each cluster could be unique. A ...
INCORPORATION MODELS AND PUBLIC OPINION IN CANADA, FRANCE, AND GREAT BRITAIN, 2001-2011
(2011-09-06)
This study looks at the linkages between incorporation models and public opinion. The intention of the study is to determine if a state’s incorporation model shapes public opinion or if public opinion shapes the incorporation ...
Electrochemical Behaviour of Ti(C,N) and TiC Cermets
(2012-08-24)
Three samples of Ti(C,N) were fabricated with 40 vol.% Ni3Al: Ti(C0.3N07), Ti(C0.5N0.5) and Ti(C0.7N0.3), as well as TiC with 10, 20, 30 and 40 vol.% Ni3Al binder addition by means of melt infiltration and sintering. Each ...
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 ...
Comparative Proteomics: Studies on the Composition and Evolution of the Mitochondrial Proteome in Eukaryotic Microbes (Protists).
(2011-08-19)
Mitochondria are eukaryotic organelles derived in evolution from within the ? subdivision of Proteobacteria. Although mitochondria are structurally and metabolically complex, modern-day mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) encode ...
Physical Activity and Gynaecologic Cancer in Nova Scotia
(2013-08-02)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was threefold: 1) to explore the physical activity (PA) levels of gynaecologic cancer survivors; 2) to explore the associations between PA and quality of life (QOL); 3) to examine the ...
Effective Design and Control of Full Depth Reclaimed Pavements
(2013-07-26)
The traditional method of repairing damaged roads in Atlantic Canada has been to place a hot mix asphalt overlay over the existing road. Though this method provides a new, smooth wearing surface to drive on, it is merely ...
GET REAL(ISM): EVOLUTIONARY DEBUNKING ARGUMENTS AND MORAL REALISM
(2013-08-26)
Genealogical arguments which aim to undermine some aspect of ethics by referring to its supposed evolutionary origin have become both more common and more philosophically substantive in recent years. In this thesis, I ...