Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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BWT-runs Compressed Data Structures for Pan-Genomics Text Indexing
(2023-04-14)The FM-index is used in many bioinformatics applications; however, it cannot handle large text collections. This is of particular concern due to reference bias; references fail to capture the required genetic diversity. A ... -
By Others: Architecture as Mediation, Collaboration as Context
(2020-04-13)This thesis investigates architecture as a mediation in the context of collaborative housing production in Havana, Cuba. Given that these processes occur whether architects are present or not, this study demonstrates the ... -
A Cache-Friendly BWT Layout
(2023-08-21)The Burrows-Wheeler Transform (BWT) is a widely used succinct data structure in bioinformatics. However, one of the main concerns that researchers still face when using BWT is its processing time due to the lack of access ... -
Caffeine cue-reactivity: The impact of caffeine-related stimuli and expectancies on caffeine craving.
(2019-08-16)Caffeine is consumed by approximately 90% of adults, yet its potential addictive properties have been understudied. Specifically, this study examined the impact caffeine cue reactivity and expectancy on caffeine craving ... -
Calcium Dynamics of Ganglion Cell Layer Neurons in rd1 Mice
(2020-07-21)In the rd1 mouse model of inherited retinal degeneration, activation of P2X7 purinoreceptors (P2X7r) has been suggested to lead to the formation of pores permeable to large molecules in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). This ... -
Calcium-activated chloride currents in salamander cone photoreceptors.
(Dalhousie University, 2005) -
Calcium-dependent ion channels of retinal Muller glial cells.
(Dalhousie University, 2005) -
The calculation of accurate electronic properties of biological radicals.
(Dalhousie University, 1999) -
A Call for Humility: Human Supremacy Through a Biological Lens
(2019-12-09)This thesis draws on contemporary biology, in particular evolutionary theorizing, to challenge a particular camp of human supremacist arguments dubbed anthropocentric speciesism by Andrew Fenton (2018). Anthropocentric ... -
Call them Isobar: Memory, Mythmaking, and the Black Diaspora in Canisia Lubrin's Voodoo Hypothesis
(2019-09-04)This thesis looks at the work of Canisia Lubin in the context of national identity and intergenerational memory. Using Christina Sharpe’s theory of “wake work” as a starting point, the paper analyses the ways in which ... -
Call-For-Papers Retrieval System based on Active Learning and Semantic Similarity
(2017-08-15)Choosing an appropriate conference or symposium is the key in publishing a scientific work. We propose a Call-For-Papers Retrieval System (CRS) which provides a list of relevant calls for papers given the textual content ... -
Called shots: Baseball as modern American fiction.
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The Campbellton Formation, New Brunswick, Canada: A Sedimentological and Paleoenvironmental Description of an Early Devonian (Emsian) Vegetated Landscape
(2011-09-06)The Campbellton Formation, ~1 km thick, has long been recognized for early plants, arthropods, and fishes. The sedimentology of two basins is described with six facies associations to provide a framework for the fossil ... -
Campus: Flexible Methods for a City in Decline
(2010-12-20)Buffalo, New York was once among the wealthiest cities in the United States, today it is one of the poorest, with a poverty rate of 30%. The economic-infrastructural shift following the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway ... -
Can a State Decolonize Itself? A Critical Analysis of Bolivia's State-Led Decolonization Process
(2014-08-21)This study examines how state involvement has affected Bolivia’s decolonization process. By comparing interviews on decolonization with various indigenous organizations and with the state’s Vice Ministry of Decolonization, ... -
Can exercise benefit executive functioning following stress? A scoping review of the role of the prefrontal cortex
(2020-11-19)Daily stress is pervasive among many Canadians. While daily stress may lead to unpleasant feelings, it is also associated with acute alterations in the concentration of salivary cortisol and oxygenated cerebral blood flow. ... -
CAN GENDER (IN)EQUITABLE ORGANIZATIONS DELIVER FEMINIST PROGRAMMING? AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CANADA’S FEMINIST INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IN UGANDA
(2021-04-16)Through a focus on Ugandan civil society organisations (CSOs) receiving funding from the Government of Canada (GOC) for gender equality programming under the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), this research ... -
Can RSV-Associated Hospitalization in the First Year of Life be Predicted at Birth Among Infants Born at 32-35 Weeks Gestation?
(2012-12-17)This retrospective cohort study examined risk factors associated with RSV-associated hospitalization (RSV-H) among infants born 32 to 35 weeks gestational age in Nova Scotia. Results were used to develop a clinical instrument ... -
Can the Chinese Yuan Replace the Dollar? Lessons from the Dollar-Pound transition of the 1920's.
(2010-09-10)More than fifty years ago, the dollar superceded the pound as the leading reserve currency, as dollar reserves held by countries around the world surpassed the pound reserves. Today, with its continuous fast-growing ... -
Can you hear me now? The relationship between statistical learning and speech perception under degraded listening conditions
(2015)The present study investigated whether there was a relationship between statistical learning and the ability to use top-down processing to predict incoming speech using electroencephalography (EEG). Statistical learning ...