Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses
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Wave-current interactions in the eastern Canadian waters
This thesis examines effects of wave-current interactions (WCIs) on surface gravity waves and ocean currents over the eastern Canadian coastal and shelf waters using a coupled wave-circulation numerical model. The coupled ... -
GREEN MANURE TERMINATION METHOD IMPACT ON SOIL CARBON AND SOIL BIOLOGY DYNAMICS
No-till green manure (Gmr) termination creates a unique situation compared to conventional no-till agriculture due to the biomass of surface mulch generated. However, the impact this practice has on soil organic carbon ... -
STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN STRETCHED COLLAGEN FIBRILS AS A FUNCTION OF RELAXATION TIMES
The collagen fibrils are the main building block of connective tissues in mammals where they fulfill both structural and mechanical roles. The structure of a fibril is based on collagen molecules that self-assemble into ... -
Word Embeddings for Domain Specific Semantic Relatedness
Word embeddings are becoming pervasive in natural language processing (NLP), with one of their main strengths being their ability to capture semantic relationships between words. Rather than training their own embeddings ... -
Volumetric Airway Analysis Following Maxillomandibular Advancement For the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Purpose: The aim of this study was to quantify pharyngeal airway changes in patients undergoing MMA surgery and determine if there was a relationship between airway parameters and sleep parameters. Methods and Materials: ... -
STACKED DENOISING AUTOENCODER BASED PRICE PREDICTION AND CLUSTERING OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES
This work develops a framework for residential real estate price prediction and clustering properties in Nova Scotia province. It differs from other studies by covering large geographic area and by defining submarkets. We ... -
National Food Security in Cuba: By What Means?
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 ... -
PERSONALITY TO SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN YOUNG PEOPLE: HOW DOES WHO YOU ARE AFFECT WHAT AND WHY YOU USE?
My dissertation sought to better understand the ways in which personality confers vulnerability for substance misuse. Four traits have been reliably implicated: anxiety sensitivity, hopelessness, sensation seeking, and ... -
OUT-OF-PLANE STRENGTH AND BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY INFILL WALLS
It has been shown in previous studies that masonry infills with rigid supports through boundary frames display greater out-of-plane strength than their flexural wall counterparts. This increase in strength is due to a ... -
EXTENDED IMMERSION COEFFICIENT SPECTRUM FOR HYPER SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS
Satellite mounted with OCI [Ocean Colour Instrument] must be validated and calibrated periodically while commissioned using hyper spectral radiometers. Absolute calibration of Hyper Spectral Radiometers is done in the air ... -
Investigating the 13C Suess effect in the northwestern North Atlantic
The carbon isotope signature (δ13C) of atmospheric CO2 has decreased as a direct result of anthropogenic CO2 emissions since the industrial revolution. This climate phenomenon has been termed the 13C Suess effect, and can ... -
Pioneers, Virgins, and Whores: (Anti-)Feminist Tropes in the Feminist Reclamation of Aphra Behn and Katherine Philips
This thesis identifies and interrogates the two most prevalent tropes assigned to Aphra Behn and Katherine Philips as feminist scholars reclaimed and canonized the poets. I ask what perceptions of women have informed our ... -
The Challenges of Communication: A Study of Immigrant Parents and School Staff in Halifax, Nova Scotia’s English School System
This thesis employs an anthropological approach to analyzing the communication between immigrant parents and school staff at elementary schools in the west end of Halifax. I focus on the communication process in relation ... -
FEEDING MICROSTRUCTURE APPROACHING CESSATION IN LARVAL MANDUCA SEXTA: EFFECTS OF SATIATION, IMMUNE CHALLENGE, MOLTING, AND PREDATOR STRESS.
As animals approach satiation, their motivation to feed decreases. However, there are a variety of factors other than satiation that can affect feeding motivation. The tobacco hornworm caterpillar, Manduca sexta, is an ... -
Impacts of Environment-Dependent Acoustic Propagation on Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Cetaceans
Significant effort has been made over the last few decades to develop automated passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) systems capable of classifying cetaceans at the species level; however, these systems often require tuning ... -
THE ROLE OF IL-17RA- AND IL-17RC-DEPENDENT SIGNALS ON NON-HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS IN SHAPING THE HOST IMMUNE RESPONSES DURING CHLAMYDIA RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
The role of IL-17-family cytokines and their receptor-mediated signaling in host defense is complex. During my graduate study, I investigated the specific role of non-hematopoietic IL-17 receptor A (IL-17RA) and IL-17RC ... -
The Role of Nuclear Architecture in DNA Repair
Precise replication of genetic material and the maintenance of genome integrity by DNA repair mechanisms are critical processes in all organisms. The inaccurate repair or accumulation of unrepaired errors can overwhelm the ... -
THE ROLE OF THE IL-17 RECEPTOR-A20 AXIS IN TUMOR GROWTH AND TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT
Constitutive activation of NF-κB and JNK is frequently seen in malignancies; however, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. During my PhD study, I discovered a previously unrecognized role of interleukin ... -
PUMP PROBE STUDIES OF SPIN DYNAMICS IN THE 2D PEROVSKITE BUTYLAMMONIUM METHYLAMMONIUM LEAD IODIDE
Halide perovskites have emerged as a promising class of materials for spintronic applications due to their large spin-orbit coupling and Rashba splitting. In this thesis, circularly polarized pump-probe spectroscopy was ... -
Ultralow Thermal Conductivity and Novel Thermoelectric Materials
More than half of the energy produced worldwide is lost as heat and even recovering a fraction of that would be beneficial for global climate change. Thermoelectric materials can recover waste heat and convert it to ...
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