Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Approaches to Empire: Hydrographic Knowledge and British State Activity in Northeastern North America, 1711-1783
(2012-12-13)This dissertation studies the intersection of knowledge, culture, and power in contested coastal and estuarine space in eighteenth-century northeastern North America. It examines the interdependence of vernacular pilot ... -
Approximate equilibria in an economy with indivisible goods.
(Dalhousie University, 1976) -
The Approximate Variance of Correlation Measures of Linkage Disequilibrium
(2016-04-28)A delta method approximation is utilized to produce the variance formula of the correlation measure of Linkage Disequilibrium for four types of genetic data. These data types include gametic and genotypic counts, with ... -
Approximations for marginal densities of M-estimators.
(Dalhousie University, 1994) -
AQUACULTURE AND THE BENTHIC HABITAT: BAY-SCALE VARIABILITY IN RESPONSE TO ORGANIC LOADING AND NOVEL APPROACHES TO INFORM REGULATORY MONITORING PRACTICES
(2021-08-16)Frequent assessment and revision of environmental regulatory methods is necessary to promote a sustainable approach to ecosystem management. This thesis focused on benthic monitoring practices presently utilized by the ... -
The Aqueous Corrosion Response of Ti(C,N), TiC and WC Based Ceramic-Metal Composites
(2015-05-28)The aqueous corrosion behavior of TiC and Ti(C,N) based cermet materials has been investigated in the current work, using a variety of Ni3Al-based intermetallic alloys as the binder phase. Cermets were prepared using a ... -
AR Dancee: An Augmented Reality-based Mobile Persuasive App for Promoting Physical Activity Through Dancing
(2023-08-29)Being physically active is one of the most important healthy lifestyles that contribute to people’s overall health and well-being. Within today's fast-paced and sedentary society, the significance of physical activity (PA) ... -
AN ARABIDOPSIS PURPLE ACID PHOSPHATASE5 (PAP5) IS ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING BASAL RESISTANCE AGAINST PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE
(2014-11-13)Plants have evolved an array of constitutive and inducible defense strategies to restrict pathogen ingress. Despite this, some pathogens still invade plants and impair growth and productivity. Previous studies have revealed ... -
Arabidopsis thaliana Glycine Rich Ribosome Binding Protein 3 (AtGR-RBP3) is a Negative Regulator of Salinity Stress
(2014-08-25)Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that affect crop production. Mechanism(s) of plant tolerance to salinity is complex and is mediated by multiple biochemical pathways. Our earlier studies have shown that ... -
An Arborist's Approach to Building Regeneration: Planting Trees in Obsolescent Soil
(2020-07-16)Given the environmental impact of utilizing non renewable resources in the open loop carbon cycle of build-use-demolish, it is imperative to effect a fundamental change in how the urban landscape is developed. This thesis ... -
The Archescape : Seeking the Way Out from Within
(2016-04-08)This thesis investigates the archescape (Wallis de Vries, 2014) within the historical center of Rome. The term refers to the point of intersection where architecture meets escape. The primal need for escape from the city’s ... -
Archibald MacMechan: Canadian man of letters.
(Dalhousie University, 1977) -
Architectural Drift: Utilizing Glitch in the Parametric Design Process for Urban Housing
(2024-07-24)A common parametric design process relies on geometric rationalization in the early design stage. This reliance constrains the design process. Less explored are moments of post-rationalization in parametric design in ... -
Architectural Resilience In Coastal Communities: Biomimicry As A Design Tool
(2024-04-11)The coastline is a dynamic landscape feature that divides the land and sea, shaped by natural systems over billions of years. Critical climatic factors, including increased tidal action, coastal erosion, and inundation ... -
Architecture and Typography: The Space Beyond the Text
(2011-04-15)This thesis considers the design of a combined industrial printing and publishing house as a semi-public institution. The site is in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The institution includes a bookstore, archive, studio, book ... -
ARCHITECTURE AS A CULTURAL TOOL: A HOUSING PROPOSAL FOR A CREE COMMUNITY ON THE WESTERN JAMES BAY
(2011-08-19)This thesis is a northern response to the dwelling culture and housing shortage of the Cree community in Moosonee, Ontario, located on the Western James Bay. The program of this thesis centres on housing, shared workshop ... -
Architecture as an Organism for Human-Nature Mutualism
(2022-04-12)In the Canadian Prairies, collective myopia exists; It is a psychological defence blinding humans of unsustainable conditions like automatic processes, the value of individualism, and economies driven by resources. This ... -
Architecture as Power: Dynamics of Spatial Configuration
(2016-08-09)This thesis investigates the concept of power in architecture. The system of ‘Space Syntax’ is utilized to describe the configurational properties of spatial networks for an understanding of spatial political economy—how ...