Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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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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The Domestic Public: Territoriality in Shared Space
(2024-08-14)Shared housing in North America is largely inadequate, because ideas of collective ownership are incompatible with contemporary views on private property. The thrust of the thesis is to investigate more fundamentally what ... -
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 ... -
DRL-based Task Offloading for Deadline-sensitive Applications in Multi-access Edge Computing
(2021-09-24)The proliferation of computation-intensive applications, such as online gaming and autonomous driving, has imperatively urged resource-constrained mobile devices to alleviate the computation and energy consumption pressure ... -
"Droogs" and "Linguists": Resistance, Control, and Institutionalism in Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange and Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue.
(2016-08-26)My thesis, which studies Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange and Suzette Haden Elgin’s Native Tongue, discusses the success and failure of achieving agency in a dystopian society. By drawing on Althusser’s theory of “State ... -
Drug Resistance in Braf-Driven Tumours: The Search for Candidate Mediators and Biomarkers
(2017-04-03)Activating V600E mutation of the BRAF gene has been identified as being a biomarker for poor prognosis and overall survival. Targeted therapy for this mutation is available, nonetheless, melanoma and colon carcinoma with ... -
DRUG USE AND AGE ALTERS THE DRUG METABOLISM POTENTIAL OF THE HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME
(2016-08-23)While drugs play an important role in human health, the interaction between the human microbiome and the metabolism of drugs remains relatively unknown. Studies have demonstrated the microbiome's capability to metabolize ... -
Drug-induced changes in the conductivity and excitability of the normal and infarcted dog ventricle.
(Dalhousie University, 1981)