Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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An Application of Mathematical Optimization to Autoclave Packing and Scheduling in a Composites Manufacturing Facility
(2015)An industry problem regarding autoclave packing and scheduling in a composites manufacturing facility is examined. The hill-climbing method is modified and applied to solving the packing of autoclaves, which is a modified ... -
Application of modified conditional simulation and artificial neural networks to open pit optimization.
(Dalhousie University, 1998) -
Application of Nafion membranes for metal preconcentration and speciation.
(Dalhousie University, 1984) -
APPLICATION OF PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES IN SUPPRESSING IMMUNOREACTIVITY AND DEACTIVATION OF ANTIGENIC EPITOPES IN THE WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE
(2017-04-13)Whey protein is a by-product of cheese manufacturing and a rich source of bioactive peptides. However, it is an important cause of food allergy in many patients that are allergic to bovine milk. Enzymatic hydrolysis is an ... -
An Application of Regularized Spectral Entropy for Detection of Task-Related Information Content in fMRI
(2017-08-25)Functional MRI (fMRI) has become a critical tool for clinical evaluation and neuroimaging research in recent years. This work investigates a unique application of spectral entropy (Shannon’s entropy in the frequency domain) ... -
APPLICATION OF SATELLITE-BASED INDICES FOR PRECISE AGRICULTURAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND ESTIMATION OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
(2022-08-08)Remote sensing has become the greatest data source for large-scale studies due to the availability of remotely sensed data from a variety of sensors on various platforms with a wide range of spatial and temporal resolutions. ... -
The application of sodium alginate microparticulate diets for nutrition research on juvenile and larval bivalve molluscs.
(Dalhousie University, 1994) -
APPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL MONITORING IN MANAGEMENT DECISIONS FOR LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE
(2011-12-20)The traditional bridge evaluation process contains uncertainty that affects management decisions. Numerical models require assumptions regarding structural response, and code load models are inherently conservative to ... -
APPLICATION OF SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES TO LONGITUDINAL FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING DATA
(2016-12-15)The principal objective of this thesis was to test a novel adaptation of the support vector machine (SVM), called a longitudinal support vector machine(LSVM), on longitudinal functional neuroimaging data. LSVM performance ... -
Application of Text-Based Methods of Analysis to Symbolic Music
(2013-04-08)This dissertation features methods of analyzing symbolic music, focused on n-gram-based approaches, as this representation resembles the most text and natural languages. The analysis of similarities between several text ... -
APPLICATION OF THE STATE IMMUNITY RULE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: PROBLEMS ARISING AND A CRITIQUE OF LEGAL RESPONSE MECHANISMS
(2014-08-25)The state immunity rule was founded upon such sound rationales as respect for the sovereign equality of all states and non-interference with state functions. However, its application in the international criminal justice ... -
APPLICATIONS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A STREPTOMYCIN MOUSE MODEL FOR SHIGELLOSIS
(2016-08-02)Shigella flexneri is the causative agent of dysentery. An oral murine infection model, that uses the broad-spectrum antibiotic streptomycin prior to Shigella infection, has been established and displays hallmarks of Shigella ... -
APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED OXIDATION OF DRINKING WATER USING UV LEDS
(2024-04-10)Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have received much attention in recent years as a new technology for drinking water treatment due to their ability to efficiently degrade natural organic matter (NOM). Ultraviolet ... -
Applications of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks to Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Baleen Whales
(2024-04-14)Research into automated detection and classification systems (DCS) of marine mammal vocalizations in acoustic recordings is expanding internationally due to the necessity to analyze large collections of data for conservation ... -
Applications of solid state NMR to the study of molecular structure.
(Dalhousie University, 1990) -
Applications of Wastewater Surveillance in a Small-Scale Wastewater System
(2023-08-29)Wastewater surveillance (WWS), the systematic collection of wastewater for analysis of chemicals, biomarkers and pathogens shed by humans, is a tool used to provide real-time information on the health and habits of a ... -
Applied Functional Data Classification
(2018-03-29)Picomole is a New Brunswick based company developing a lung cancer diagnosis system based on a person’s breath sample. Picomole conducted two different studies in an effort to ascertain whether their breath analysis ... -
AN APPLIED OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR FREIGHT DELIVERY IN A PHYSICAL INTERNET SUPPLY CHAIN
(2019-12-23)The Physical Internet (PI, or π) is a recent infrastructure in the supply chain, which allows transformation of the current logistics system into a universally interconnected system. It aims at tackling the issues of ... -
APPLYING A PV GRID-TIED SYSTEM IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR WITH PAYBACK REDUCTION: A CASE STUDY IN K.S.A.
(2013-04-23)The key to creating clean energy is to use renewable energy sources. Saudi Arabia has an abundance of solar radiation due to its geographical location; therefore, solar energy applications provide excellent opportunities ... -
Applying Domain Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs To Augment Literature-Based Discovery: Discovering Gene-Disease Associations Between COVID-19, Diabetes Mellitus, And Chronic Kidney Disease
(2022-04-06)We present an automated knowledge synthesis and discovery framework to analyze published literature to identify and represent underlying mechanistic associations that aggravate chronic conditions due to COVID-19. Our ...