Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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The Life and Death of Paul Kalanithi: The Dilemma of Illness Identity in a Physician-Turned-Patient
(2018-08-31)After his diagnosis of stage IV lung cancer, Paul Kalanithi composed the memoir When Breath Becomes Air. Kalanithi’s background as a student of literature allows for a well-crafted illness narrative in which he examines ... -
The life and times of King Ja Ja of Opobo, 1812-1895
(1970)The title of this study is ’’The Life and Times of King Ja Ja of Opobo, 1812-1895"* The central theme, therefore, is the study of a man. King Ja Ja’s life history provides not only a fascinating case study of an African ... -
Life Behind The Logs: An Examination Of Life On Board VOC Ships, 1746- 1756
(2022-08-31)Using case-studies from Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship’s logs from 1746- 1756, this thesis examines living conditions, circumstances, and problems faced by the crews of the Maarssen, Amsterdam, and Koopman. Each chapter ... -
Life Course Community: A Senior-centric Approach to an Inclusive Urban Development
(2019-08-02)This thesis challenges society’s current attitude towards aging by proposing a senior-centric approach to community design – a Life Course Community. This planning strategy supports people so they may age-in-place and ... -
A Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-economic Analysis of a Corn Ethanol Bio-Refinery in Comparison to a Novel Bio-refinery
(2020-12-22)A life cycle assessment and economic analysis of a dry-mill corn-ethanol facility was completed and compared to a novel bio-refinery. The novel facility is able to avoid additional energy intensive treatment through anaerobic ... -
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF A NOVEL BIOREFINERY FOR SOLID ORGANIC WASTE IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
(2022-08-30)In this study, a novel biorefinery process is proposed for municipal solid organic waste. Source Separated Organics (SSO), Mechanically Separated Organic Fractions (MSOF) of garbage, and dewatered sewage sludge are considered ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of Marine Coatings
(2022-04-22)In this thesis I present two unique studies to capture the environmental performance of a new marine coating, XGIT-Fuel. A small-scale fishing boat study was analyzed and a relationship between the hull condition of the ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of Organic Canadian Prairie Field Crop Systems: Oats, Rye, and Wheat
(2022-12-15)Organic farming is a rapidly growing agricultural sub-sector in Canada that many look to as a means to lower resource use and environmental impacts of food systems. In this thesis, life cycle assessment (LCA) is coupled ... -
LIFE HISTORY CONSEQUENCES OF OCEAN WARMING AND EXPLOITATION IN NORTHWEST ATLANTIC HERRING (CLUPEA HARENGUS)
(2022-02-24)Explaining the mechanisms that generate and maintain intraspecific variation in life histories – the manners in which organisms acquire and allocate resources to growth, reproduction, and survival – is a fundamental goal ... -
Life history variability in maturity and the influence of environment in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, and Bullethead Parrotfish, Chlorurus sordidus and C. spilurus, under climate change
(2021-12-20)Life history transitions are periods between lifecycle stages defined by physiological, morphological, or spatial change. By assessing the timing of transitions, we increase our understanding of the trade-offs in traits ... -
LIFE SATISFACTION, VICTIMIZATION, AND DISCRIMINATION AMONG OFF-RESERVE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN CANADA
(2019-08-20)This thesis reports on the distribution and responsiveness of various measures of life circumstances to the life satisfaction of off-reserve Indigenous Peoples and compares these findings to non-Indigenous Peoples in ... -
A Lifecycle Assessment-Based Environmental Analysis of Building Operationally Energy Efficient Houses in Nova Scotia
(2022-10-25)In contribution to Nova Scotia’s energy goals, incentives have been developed by the province’s energy efficiency utility to encourage homeowners to increase their home’s efficiency. Although operational energy efficiency ... -
Lifelong learning and the homeplace.
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Lifting the veil: An Afrocentric analysis of racial rankings on IQ tests.
(Dalhousie University, 1997) -
Light and nutrient effects on microalgal physiology.
(Dalhousie University, 1984) -
Light as a Narrative of Place: Examining the Human Experience of Daylight in Public Buildings in Northern Cities
(2018-04-06)This thesis will explore how architecture and daylight can be used as a narrative to create a human experience reflective of place. This will be explored through public buildings in large metropolitan cities in Nordic ... -
LIGHT PROPAGATION IN NONLINEAR MEDIA
(2022-10-24)The study of the light propagation in some complex media and its out-of-equilibrium dynamics is reported. Our research is based on the light-matter interaction hydrodynamic model under the multiscale expansion framework. ... -
Light scattering by nonspherical particles: Numerical simulation and applications.
(Dalhousie University, 2000)