Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Asymmetric Systematic Risk and Risk Premiums Under a Regime-Switching Model
(2022-04-14)The purpose of this thesis is to identify asymmetry in stocks’ systematic risk and market risk premiums under different financial market regimes. It is assumed that there are two unobserved regimes, bull and bear markets, ... -
Asymmetric Two-Handed Input for Mode Selection on Touchscreens
(2016-05-04)Away from computers, most manual activities make use of both hands together. Consider how you chop vegetables, stir a pot, hammer a nail, or play a musical instrument; even in writing, the “off” hand plays a role in holding ... -
The asymptotic behaviour of cosmological models containing matter and scalar fields.
(Dalhousie University, 1999) -
ASYMPTOTIC MULTIPLE-SCALES ANALYSIS OF HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS IN ELASTIC AND VISCOELASTIC PRESSURIZED CONDUITS
(2017-08-24)The hydraulic transient phenomenon known as water hammer has a long history [35]. To date, only relatively simple cases have been studied analytically among the numerous publications. In this research, a formal asymptotic ... -
An Asymptotically Optimal Path Planning Method with Cubic Bézier Spline
(2023-07-28)This dissertation introduces a novel path planning algorithm for robotics, known as Informed SRRT#. Our algorithm integrates a local planner from SRRT, accommodating both external and internal constraints. We introduce two ... -
At-sea biology and movements of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, in the northwest Atlantic.
(Dalhousie University, 2005) -
Athletes' Village: The Adaptive Reuse of Rexall Place
(2012-04-03)Currently very few retired venues are reused and most are torn down to make room for new development. Of the venues that are reused, they are either converted into housing projects or mixed use commercial buildings. My ... -
THE ATLANTIC BULGE: THE ROLE OF LOW-INCOME STATUS IN EXPLAINING REGIONAL VARIATION OF ADOLESCENT WEIGHT IN CANADA
(2013-08-21)Childhood obesity has become an increasingly important public health concern in Canada. This paper provides an econometric analysis of the role of income and other explanatory factors on adolescent overweight and obese ... -
Atlantic Canadian High School Students and Alcohol-Related Harms: Are There Differences Across Sex, Sexual Orientation and Psychosocial Indicators?
(2016-08-31)Alcohol is responsible for the greatest burden of acute harms in youth aged 15-24, with one fifth reporting at least one form of harm (physical, social, legal) in the past 12 months. This study sought to determine which ... -
Atlantic Canadians’ Attitudes Toward Cultural Difference
(2017-09-01)Atlantic Canadians are often stereotyped as being unwelcoming to people who “come from away,” being too traditional, and being closed minded. However, this reputation is rarely backed up with evidence. Little scholarship ... -
Atlantic Culture In The Pacific World: Maritime Whaling Voyages, 1827-1848
(2016-08-08)Between 1827 and 1850, whale ships from Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Saint John (New Brunswick) joined the hunt for whales in the Pacific Ocean. Using the extant records from these ships, this thesis explores the boundaries ... -
Atmospheric processing of aerosols at a site in rural Canada.
(Dalhousie University, 2006) -
Atomic force microscopy studies of the reaction of lithium with amorphoous silicon-tin alloys.
(Dalhousie University, 2002) -
Attaining Uniformity in User Interfaces across Mobile Platforms - A Developer's Perspective
(2013-01-14)Mobile Application Development encompasses disparate facets such as architectural design, development and deployment, integration with existing web applications and business issues. Cross-platform mobile application ... -
Attempts Toward An Improved Synthesis of Aza-Dipyrrins
(2023-08-04)Compounds built on the 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (F-BODIPY) framework have a wide range of uses stemming from their highly tunable electronic properties. The versatility of this class of compound affords ... -
Attending to the health needs of African Nova Scotians: Exploring the role of district health authorities.
(Dalhousie University, 2005) -
ATTENTION BIASES AND SOCIAL SKILLS IN YOUTH WITH ANXIETY
(2023-07-21)Background: While attentional biases towards negative stimuli have previously been linked to the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders, attentional biases in anxiety remain understudied using dynamic social ... -
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children: Constructing a measure of sluggish cognitive tempo.
(Dalhousie University, 2007) -
Attention mediates the relation between catastrophizing and pain.
(Dalhousie University, 1998) -
THE ATTENTION NETWORK TEST (ANT): INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES? AND ?COMPONENTS OF ATTENTION ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
(2011-04-04)Using orthogonal subtractions of performance in selected conditions the attentional network test (ANT) measures the efficacy of three isolable components of attention: alerting, orienting, and executive control. This ...