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Cariola in Context: An Exploration of the Female Servant in The Duchess of Malfi
(2019-09-03)This paper brings critical attention the figure of Cariola from Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi. She has been neglected in scholarship, but her involvement in the play offers commentary on the cultural politics of Webster’s ... -
Carryover Effects of Winter and Pre-breeding Conditions on Reproduction in Northern Common Eiders Somateria mollissima borealis Nesting in Arctic Canada
(2020-11-24)Life-history stages are conceptually and temporally separated, yet interactions between these stages still occur. The overwintering phase of the annual cycle has become increasingly recognized for its selective pressures ... -
Cartesian Double Categories with an Emphasis on Characterizing Spans
(2018-08-23)In this thesis, we introduce Cartesian double categories, motivated by the work of Carboni, Kelly, Walters, and Wood on Cartesian bicategories. Moving from bicategories to the slightly more generalized notion of double ... -
Cartesian Linguistics: From Historical Antecedents to Computational Modeling
(2011-08-25)Chomsky’s Cartesian Linguistics frames into his linguistic work and the resulting debates between rationalists and empiricists. I focus on the following key aspects: (i) the historic connection of Cartesian Linguistics to ... -
Carvacrol possesses anti-bacterial activity against Streptococcus pyogenes and inflammation.
(2022-12-07)Streptococcal pharyngitis, caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, is a significant health issue worldwide. Beta-lactam antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are recommended for treatment and pain management. ... -
Casa Depósito: Empowering Informal Building Culture in Rio de Janeiro
(2017-05-02)Informal settlements, such as the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are manifestations of community strength and resilience. Their built environment, building culture and material use speak to opportunities of integrated ... -
The Case of the Triggered Memory: Serendipitous Discovery and the Ethics of Clinical Research
(2015)Should researchers take advantage of unexpected opportunities to make valuable discoveries when these opportunities arise in the context of research involving human participants? The pursuit of knowledge sometimes requires ... -
A case study for analyzing future scenarios of underwater noise generated by shipping traffic in the Canadian Arctic
(2023-04-11)The decrease of sea ice in the Canadian Arctic got the attention of the shipping community as this fact, associated with economic and social factors such as growing community re-supply needs and adventure tourism, are ... -
A Case Study of E. E. Cummings: The Past and Presence of Modernist Literary Criticism
(2011-09-06)The early- to mid-twentieth century criticism surrounding E. E. Cummings often dismisses his poetry in Eliotic terms. In analyzing Cummings’s critics’ arguments and methodologies, I attempt to reveal the ways in which ... -
A CASE STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN A HEALTH AUTHORITY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
(2011-09-09)At the time of this study (2009) the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) was new to the province of British Columbia (BC). The provincial government gave the responsibility for implementing the role to health authorities. ... -
A Case-study Analysis of the Alternative Land Use Services Program (ALUS)
(2014-09-02)Agricultural landscapes provide vital ecological goods and services (EG&S) such as wildlife habitat, biodiversity and water resource protection. Traditionally, there has been no monetary value for non-agricultural EG&S ... -
CASTING A WIDER NET: ENGAGING COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE FISHERIES SCIENCE AND INFORM MANAGEMENT IN ATLANTIC CANADA
(2023-12-13)In many contexts around the world, fisheries management remains a ‘wicked problem’, plagued by complexity in efforts to obtain credible information upon which to make decisions, establish legitimacy in governance processes, ... -
Catabolism of amino acids by Fusobacterium species.
(Dalhousie University, 1996) -
CATALYSIS BY EXTREMOZYMES: COMPARING OROTIDINE 5?- MONOPHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASES FROM PSYCHROPHILES, MESOPHILES, AND THERMOPHILES
(2015-04-28)Low temperatures impose a unique set of restrictions on the thermodynamic strategies available for enzymatic catalysis. The specific thermodynamic consequences of cold environments were determined for two psychrophile-derived ... -
Catalyst: A New Public Architecture for Community Resiliency
(2016-08-29)This research is intended to develop an architectural design process wherein the architect actively seeks rural communities in need of social, cultural, economic and environmental revitalization. A new public architecture ... -
CATALYTIC GRAPHITIZATION BY LIGHT METALS
(2020-08-07)The catalytic effects of light metals (Mg and Li) on the graphitization process and the effects of precursors, blending conditions, heating conditions, and additives on the graphitization rate and the final graphite ... -
catena-phosphorus cations.
(Dalhousie University, 2007) -
Cationic and Dicationic Phosphine Complexes of Tin and Germanium
(2013-08-20)This dissertation explores the synthesis and characterization of phosphine stabilized tetrel (group 14) cations. Tetrel cations are readily generated by reacting a halogermane or halostannane with a Lewis acid to generate ... -
Causal analysis of catch and recruitment variations in exploited fish populations.
(Dalhousie University, 1984) -
THE ‘CAUSAL TREE’: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNDP EXPENDITURES AND QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
(2016-12-16)The effects of foreign aid on development and governance has long been a much debated subject. Some scholars have primarily focused their examinations on the correlation between foreign aid and the democratization of states, ...