Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Narratives of Nature and Culture: The Cultural Ecology of Elisabeth Mann Borgese
(2020-03-18)Elisabeth Mann Borgese, born in Munich in 1918, the youngest daughter of German novelist, Thomas Mann, and Katia Pringsheim, made it her moral duty to consider the future of humanity. For her, the ocean, with its densely ... -
Narratives of Violence, Suffering, and Eschatology: Depictions of the Jews in the Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris
(2017-09-01)The 13th-century universal chronicle Chronica Majora of the St. Alban’s Benedictine monk Matthew Paris is a vital historical source for the study of Christian conceptions of Jews. Between 1236 and 1259, Matthew carefully ... -
Narrativity and uniqueness in Canadian women's Holocaust memoirs.
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National Food Security in Cuba: By What Means?
(2018-10-30)Using data retrieved from the FAO’s food database (FAOSTAT), food security is calculated in Cuba as the annual average recommended daily dietary needs (RDDNs) consumed from imported and domestically grown foods. Domestically ... -
Nationalism in Question: A Study of Key Categories in Ghanaian History
(2020-07-30)The unquestioned and unquestioning use of the categories of proto-nationalism, cultural nationalism, conservative nationalism and radical nationalism leads to a homogenised, homoarchic and binary framing of nineteenth- and ... -
Natriuretic peptides modulate heart rate, electrical conduction and arrhythmogensis in vivo
(2013-07-22)Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are a family of cardioprotective hormones including B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). NPs elicit their effects via three receptors denoted NPR-A (binds BNP), ... -
Natural [Re]connection: Facilitating the Development of Preschool Children Through Nature Rich Environments
(2020-04-14)Humans have an instinctive attraction to the living world and growing research suggests that interactions with nature makes us healthier and happier. Early childhood development theories demonstrates that it is essential ... -
Natural convection heat transfer in heat exchangers with vertical helical coils.
(Dalhousie University, 1998) -
Natural Hazard Risk Communication: Examining the Flow of Knowledge from Theory to Practice
(2023-08-30)This thesis examines the mobilization of knowledge from theory to practice in natural hazard risk communication. The main question this thesis asks is “to what extent are insights from literature on risk communication ... -
The natural history of Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch), a deep-sea octopus.
(Dalhousie University, 2000) -
Natural killer cells as immunotherapy to target rapidly evolving non-small cell lung carcinoma
(2021-07-06)Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is a hard-to-treat, high mortality cancer in need of more effective therapy options. Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes that contribute to anti-tumor functions through ... -
NATURAL KILLER T CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY IN COMBINATION WITH RECOMBINANT ONCOLYTIC VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS AND IMMUNE CHECKPOINT THERAPY REDUCES TUMOR BURDEN IN MODELS OF PANCREATIC AND BREAST CANCER
(2022-04-08)Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada. Current treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, have high rates of adverse effects leading to dose-limiting toxicities and reduced therapeutic efficacy. Therefore, ... -
Natural Organic Matter Characterization in Drinking Water
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Natural photoperiodic regulation of hippocampal neural plasticity in wild male and female black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)
(2022-08-22)Food storing, a hippocampus-dependent spatial behaviour, fluctuates seasonally in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus), who store more food in the fall months for later retrieval in the resource-scarce winter. ... -
Natural Product Biosynthesis by Streptomyces venezuelae: Genetic Variants for Drug Discovery
(2017-12-05)Natural product biosynthesis in Streptomyces venezuelae ISP5230 was investigated in three ways. First, through precursor-directed jadomycin biosynthesis using non-proteinogenic amino acids (4-(aminomethyl)benzoic acid, ... -
THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF CHANGES IN LIPIDS AND FATTY ACIDS DURING POSTHARVEST NEEDLE ABSCISSION, THEIR ROLE IN COLD ACCLIMATION, ULTRA-STRUCTURAL CHANGES, AND NEEDLE ABSCISSION RESISTANCE IN BALSAM FIR, ABIES BALSAMEA, L.
(2021-05-05)Balsam fir is an important species of Atlantic Canada’s Christmas tree and greenery industries that is suffering due to excessive needle loss postharvest. A series of investigations were carried out to: (i) characterize ... -
NATURE IN THE CITY: Ecological Consciousness Development Associated with Naturalized Urban Spaces and Urban Forest Values in Calgary, AB and Halifax, NS
(2011-01-04)In an increasingly urbanized world, how cities are designed and built affect how urbanites connect to the natural world and develop an ecological consciousness. Findings indicate that people value different urban landscapes ... -
The Nature of Healing: A Proposal for a Therapeutic Garden in the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Alberta
(2012-04-04)Nature positively affects the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of all people. In the natural environment, fresh air, daylight, organic materials and plant life exist in harmony. When we come into contact ... -
The Nature of Urban Infrastructure: Re-imagining the City as a Continuous Productive Urban Landscape
(2021-04-26)This thesis argues that urban food systems in Canadian cities are essential to healthy communities and a healthy society: Urban agricultural landscapes should be considered a system of infrastructure. Growing food in cities ...