Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Binocular Inhibition: Using MEG and EEG to measure Binocular Integration in the Occipital Cortex
(2019-03-25)Purpose: To determine if Binocular Inhibition and Binocular Summation are measurable using MEG, and explore their origins in the brain. Methods: Binocular Inhibition was induced in 8 normal, healthy subjects using a ... -
BINOCULARITY OUTCOMES OF LASER ABLATION VERSUS ANTI-VEGF TREATMENTS IN RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY
(2018-09-04)Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of visual impairment in prematurely born children. Two treatment options for severe ROP utilize laser and/or anti-VEGF injections. We aim to determine the influence of ... -
Bio-optical properties of some phytoplankton functional types.
(Dalhousie University, 2007) -
BIOACTIVE FATTY ACID SUPPLEMENTATION AND RISK FACTORS FOR THE METABOLIC SYNDROME
(2010-08-30)Diet plays an important role in the development of chronic metabolic diseases (diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease) and as dietary fat consumption has increased, so has the incidence of these disorders. Metabolic ... -
Bioconversion of cheese whey to lactic acid in free and immobilized cell systems.
(Dalhousie University, 2000) -
Biodegradation and electro-assisted biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane under different electron accepting conditions
(2023-08-11)1,4-Dioxane (DX) is an emerging contaminant of concern in water resources. In the past, it was commonly utilized to stabilize chlorinated solvents, and it has now been discovered as a contaminant present in various personal ... -
Biodiversity and Farming: An Evaluation of a Voluntary Stewardship Program and Exploration of Farmer Values
(2013-08-22)Farming relies on the ecosystem services provided by biodiversity for production. Farming has been, however, responsible for habitat degradation and destruction, and consequently, biodiversity loss. At present, efforts to ... -
Biofibrous Potentialities: A Scalar Approach to Biogenic Futures
(2023-08-24)Our current extractive practices with architectural materials are unsustainable and biogenic options must be explored. Much of the current discourse and use of biogenic materials in architecture operates as a one-to-one ... -
Biofilm-Enhanced Treatment for Arctic Wastewater Stabilization Ponds Using Geotextile Substrate
(2013-08-20)In this thesis, a semi-permeable lining system was proposed to upgrade arctic wastewater stabilization ponds, acting as a biofilter. Although commonplace at lower latitudes, the effects of cold temperatures and short-duration ... -
BIOGEOCHEMICAL (BGC) ARGO IMPROVES UNDERSTANDING AND QUANTIFICATION OF THE OCEAN’S BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP
(2022-10-18)The ocean’s biological carbon pump (BCP) contributes to the sequestration of organic carbon in the deep ocean and influences atmospheric CO2 levels. Despite its significance, the BCP remains poorly characterized due to ... -
BIOGEOCHEMICAL NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS UNDER CONTRASTING MIXING REGIMES IN TWO COASTAL WATER COLUMNS
(2022-05-12)The biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen (N) in coastal water columns is of high importance due to anthropogenic N input and its role in fueling primary production and eutrophication. Using highly resolved field observations ... -
THE BIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION IN PANCREATIC AND LUNG CARCINOMAS
(2019-11-28)The blood protein plasminogen circulates as an inactive precursor of the serine protease plasmin. Plasmin prevents aberrant formation of blood clots and protects individuals from vascular/tissue damage. Plasmin is also an ... -
The Biological and Demographic Factors Determining Popultion Connectivity in Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) on Georges Bank
(2011-04-20)The Georges Bank (GB) scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) population is an economically valuable fishery in Canada and the US. The roles of biological factors such as larval swimming behaviour, development rates and spawning ... -
Biological applications of scanning tunneling microscopy and scanning force microscopy.
(Dalhousie University, 1995) -
Biological Information Extraction using Patterns of Characters, Tag Sequences and Subgraphs
(2010-12-06)The magnitude of the document collection in the biology domain boosts the demand for effective and efficient literature mining and knowledge discovery that can help biologists to gather and make use of the knowledge encoded ... -
Biologically Informed Feature Selection in Large Scale Genomics
(2019-12-18)Predictive genetics is a promising field of research, particularly in medical science where the ability to identify disease or treatment response could provide novel methods of mitigating their negative effects. Machine ... -
Biology, Ecological Impacts, and Management of Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum syn. Fallopia japonica) in Nova Scotia
(2013-04-04)Japanese knotweed is an invasive plant that grows in disturbed sites across Nova Scotia. This study recorded an average spring growth rate of 6cm per day until reaching a canopy height exceeding 2m in June. Knotweed stands ... -
BIOMASS ESTIMATION OF FISH USING DEEP NETWORKS AND STEREO VISION
(2020-05-15)Mass of an object is essential information for many an industrial application. The aquaculture industry estimates the fish's weight by scaling a sample of fish out of growing tanks. This process harms fish and reveals an ... -
BIOMASS TORREFACTION – GRINDABILITY AND DUST EXPLOSIBILITY
(2015-05-01)Torrefaction, a thermo-chemical process, improves properties such as energy density, grindability, hydrophobicity of the biomass. As a result of the altered properties, the biomass behaves more like coal increasing the ...
