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Improving Evolutionary Models for Mitochondrial Protein Data with Site-Class Specific Amino Acid Exchangeability Matrices
(2013-01)Adequate modeling of mitochondrial sequence evolution is an essential component of mitochondrial phylogenomics (comparative mitogenomics). There is wide recognition within the field that lineage-specific aspects of ... -
Improving international fisheries management by prioritizing geopolitical issues: A case study on Atlantic shortfin mako management
(2018-12)Managing internationally-shared fish stocks is incredibly difficult and requires international cooperation. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is the regulatory body responsible for ... -
Improving Intrusion Detection Systems Through Heuristic Evaluation
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IMPROVING LIPID OXIDATION MEASUREMENTS: INVESTIGATING A 1H NMR ALTERNATIVE TO AND EVALUATING THE ASSUMPTIONS OF STANDARD CHEMICAL METHODS
(2017-04-07)Commonly used measures of lipid oxidation, such as the peroxide value (PV), conjugated diene value (CDV), and p-anisidine value (pAV) tests, are labourious and reagent-intensive. The objective of this thesis was to improve ... -
IMPROVING MOBILE MALWARE DETECTORS USING CO-EVOLUTION TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL ARMS RACES
(2018-08-21)On the Internet today, mobile malware is one of the most common attack methods. These attacks are usually established via malicious mobile apps. One technique used to combat this threat is the deployment of mobile malware ... -
Improving Modern Code Review Leveraging Contextual and Structural Information from Source Code
(2023-08-28)Review comments are a major building block of modern code reviews. Ensuring the quality of code review comments is essential, but manually writing high-quality review comments is technically challenging and time-consuming. ... -
Improving Performance for Multi-Agent Systems using Mixed-Type Feedback and Fuzzy Logic Tuning
(2021-08-17)The synchronization of multi-robot systems has numerous applications, including search and rescue missions and collaborative manufacturing. In multi-agent systems, information transmission delays in the communication network ... -
Improving Precision and Accuracy in Coulombic Efficiency Measurements of Lithium Ion Batteries
(2013-01-04)Lithium-ion batteries have been used extensively over the past two decades in the portable consumer electronics industry. More recently, Li-ion batteries have become candidates for much larger-scale applications such as ... -
Improving Quality Control in Oscillometry: Repeatability, Efficiency, Feasibility and Accuracy
(2024-01-07)RATIONALE: The current oscillometry acceptance criteria for measurement of respiratory impedance (Zrs) requires a minimum of three repeated measurements with a coefficient of variation (CV) of ≤ 10% in adults or ≤ 15% in ... -
Improving Quality of Patient Information
(2012-05-25)The level of data to process and the need of up-to-date data for quick analysis and decision-making are vital to retain its present position and growth in the industry. Hence, the Slic Laser decided to computerize their ... -
Improving Relations Between Management & Labour
(Institute of Public Affairs, Dalhousie University, 1942) -
Improving resources to assess climate change coastal vulnerability: a pre-assessment criteria of the socio-economic values of working waterfront infrastructures in Nova Scotia
(2012-10-26)The scientific community has stated that coastal zones will be among the zones that would suffer major negative consequences in terms of climate change effects. Nova Scotia, as a coastal province, is not absolved of such ... -
IMPROVING SECRECY CAPACITY IN SUCCESSIVE RELAYING WIRELESS NETWORKS WITH SINGLE AND MULTI-LAYER TRANSMISSIONS
(2021-04-27)This thesis considers using physical layer security (PLS) in successive relaying networks (SRN) where capacity of wireless channels are enhanced through simultaneous spectrum utilization by a source and two half-duplex ... -
Improving shark conservation and management in Canada: Recommendations for the National Plan of Action for Sharks
(2011-11-16)The International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (IPOA-sharks) is a voluntary instrument developed by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Its implementation on a national scale has ... -
Improving Shipping Governance in the Canadian Arctic by Integrating Inuit Perspectives and Area-Based Management: A Case Study of the Northern Low-Impact Shipping Corridors Initiative
(2023-04-04)Deepening impacts of climate change and biophysical changes in the Canadian Arctic have triggered interests in developing the maritime transportation section as well as concerns about shipping risks. This thesis explores ... -
Improving Statistical Downscaling of General Circulation Models
(2010-08-25)Credible projections of future local climate change are in demand. One way to accomplish this is to statistically downscale General Circulation Models (GCM’s). A new method for statistical downscaling is proposed in which ... -
Improving the corrosion resistance of stainless steel
(2018-08-24)Stainless steels are widely used in the food and medical industries. Despite their good corrosion resistance, highly corrosive environments can still lead to material failure. This work investigated the effectiveness of ... -
IMPROVING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA THROUGH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: LESSONS FROM CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND
(2018-09-04)This thesis argues the need for Nigeria to incorporate restorative justice within its criminal justice system. Its prevailing adversarial system is bedevilled with various challenges such as over- incarceration, recidivism, ... -
Improving the Durability of Nanostructured Thin Film Supported Platinum Fuel Cell Catalysts with the Addition of Iridium and Ruthenium
(2017-09-07)One of the remaining challenges driving polymer electrolyte membrane hydrogen fuel cell research is the durability of the Pt oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst. Pt is inherently unstable; minute amounts (in the order ... -
IMPROVING THE MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF AN ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE VIA HOT UPSET FORGING
(2019-03-11)Aluminum powder metallurgy (APM) represents an advanced metal forming technology premised on a three-stage production sequence of die compaction, liquid phase sintering, and post-sinter sizing. It is principally utilized ...
