Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Does development work for women, or do women work for development? Making sense of the language and logic of women's empowerment and gender equality programs at UNDP Zimbabwe
(2014-12-11)This thesis examines the internal factors that influence the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s approach to women’s empowerment and gender equality. Applying methods of content analysis and participant observation, ... -
Does Exposure to Simulated Microgravity Affect Cranial Neural Crest-Derived Tissues in Danio rerio?
(2011-09-06)To determine whether exposure to simulated microgravity (SMG) affects cranial neural crest (CNC)-derived tissues, zebrafish embryos were exposed to SMG starting at one of three developmental stages corresponding to CNC ... -
"Does Not Fempute": A Critique Of Liberal And Radical Feminism In Three Novels By Ursula K. Le Guin
(2013-08-22)Ursula K. Le Guin is often called a feminist science fiction author. Drawing on such theorists as bell hooks and R. W. Connell, I analyze three novels by Le Guin from a social constructivist feminist perspective. I discuss ... -
Does Occlusion Therapy Improve Control in Non-Diplopic Patients with Intermittent Exotropia?
(2011-12-14)The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the effectiveness of occlusion therapy in the control of intermittent exotropia (IXT) in children between 4 and 10 years in Saudi Arabia. A clinical, prospective cohort pilot study ... -
Does Quantum Mechanics Establish the Final Failure of Causality?
(2017-05-03)In the wake of relativistic field theories in physics, all of our most fundamental physical theories shared three properties regarding the way that they described the world. First, properties of objects were always determined. ... -
DOES RUDENESS REDUCE CREATIVITY? EXAMINING THE ROLE OF APPRAISAL AND RUMINATION FOLLOWING INCIVILITY AT WORK
(2023-04-24)The current study examines how rude customers might deplete the creativity of service workers by investigating the roles of negative appraisal and rumination following customer incivility. Simultaneously, we also examine ... -
Dogbane Beetle (Chrysochus auratus Fab.) as a Biological Control Agent of Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium L.)
(2012-10-30)Dogbane beetle, Chrysochus auratus, was studied for its biological control potential against spreading dogbane, Apocynum androsaemifolium, a native perennial weed in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium). No-choice ... -
Dolos and dike in Sophokles' "Elektra".
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DOMINATION POLYNOMIALS: A BRIEF SURVEY AND ANALYSIS
(2017-08-18)A dominating set S of a graph G of order n is a subset of the vertices of G such that every vertex is either in S or adjacent to a vertex of S. The domination polynomial of G, denoted D(G, x), is the generating polynomial ... -
“Don’t Throw Glitter on our Carpet”: Cultivating Queer Safe Space(s) in Halifax
(2020-04-14)This project examines 2SLGBTQ+ safe spaces in Halifax to understand the experiences people have in these spaces and the cultivation work involved in maintaining them. Informed by queer and intersectional theories, the ... -
Dosimetric effects of prostate calcifications in high-dose rate brachytherapy calculations
(2017-09-01)ABSTRACT Purpose: At the Nova Scotia Cancer Center (NSCC), high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy using 192Ir is often used as a single-fraction dose boost for intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer patients prior to ... -
Double-diffusive interleaving in baroclinic ocean fronts.
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DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION: A New Civic Square in Windsor, Nova Scotia
(2011-12-21)Urban sprawl with the advent of automobile commuting has led to the loss of a “sense of place” and the decline of informal public gathering in the urban core of Windsor, Nova Scotia. Building an integrated sense of community ... -
Doxorubicin Loaded Polyphosphate Glass Microspheres for Transarterial Chemoembolization
(2018-07-19)Polyphosphate glass microspheres (PGM) are currently under development for application in transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), the standard of care treatment for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma. PGMs are ... -
Drawing from the Past: The Role of Architecture and Art in Embodying the Everyday Lives of People and Places
(2020-04-23)This thesis focuses on the analysis and interpretation of realist painter, Alex Colville and the relation of techniques used in architecture and art for representing and emobodying the everyday lives of people and places. ... -
Drifting to Collective: Combatting a Hidden Epidemic Through Urban Housing
(2023-07-18)Historically, villages have consisted of people choosing to dwell together out of necessity for survival. This social interaction catalyzes what makes these villages successful, interdependent communities. The current ... -
DRINKING BEHAVIOUR AND DRINKING MOTIVATIONS IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD: HOW DO OUR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS AFFECT OUR ALCOHOL USE?
(2020-08-11)In my dissertation, I sought to better understand how social influence and drinking motivations impact drinking behaviour within close interpersonal relationships. I focused on the developmental period of emerging adulthood ... -
Drive-Through Vaccination Clinic Modelling Using VBA
(2023-06-07)With the strain placed on healthcare systems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian healthcare system needed to adopt creative ways to immunize communities. Adopting models from drive-through vaccination clinics in ... -
Drivers of regional-scale variability in the abundance of an invasive bryozoan in the kelp beds of the northwest Atlantic Ocean
(2021-10-04)Species distribution models (SDMs) are important tools for predicting changes in the distribution and impact of invasive species due to climate change. In this thesis, I developed and applied SDMs predicting the abundance ...