Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Invoking Memory: Traced Narratives of Mabou, Cape Breton
(2021-08-31)This thesis investigates how memory is stored and transferred in rural landscapes by analyzing fading cultural histories evidenced in a set of lines in Mabou, Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Traces of the past manifest ... -
INVOLVEMENT OF DIFFERENT RAB GTPASES IN THE TRAFFICKING OF CXCR4 AND CCR5 HOMO- AND HETERODIMERS BETWEEN THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM AND PLASMA MEMBRANE IN HEK293 AND JURKAT CELLS
(2011-08-12)Little is known about the outward trafficking of receptor dimers from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane, or the role that trafficking plays in assembly, targeting and specificity of receptor signalling. ... -
Involvement of Lysophosphatidic Acid in Peripheral Neuropathy and Osteoarthritic Pain in Rats
(2013-08-23)A recent study discovered elevated levels of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in the synovial fluid of OA patients (Eli Lilly, unpublished). LPA is required for the initiation of neuropathic pain (Inoue, 2004), and therefore, ... -
Ionization kinetics of beta-substituted radicals in solution: A nanosecond laser flash photolysis study.
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Ireland's New Losers: Contemporary Irish Fiction and the Ethos of Failure
(2021-01-07)The figure of the “loser” has become something of a staple in recent Irish fiction, especially fiction dealing with the major sociocultural transformations and crises that have taken place in Ireland in the last quarter ... -
The Irish in Halifax, 1836-1871 : A Study in Ethnic Assimilation
(1976)The mass emigration of rural peasants to the urban communities of America and Britain is a central episode in the history of nineteenth-century Ireland. The development of an Irish community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is one ... -
Iron Containing Layered Oxides for Sodium Ion Battery Positive Electrodes
(2015)NaxFeyM1-yO2 phases with M = Mn, Ti, Sn, Co, Co0.5Ni0.5, Ni, and others including a P2-Na2/3Mn1/3Fe1/3Co1/3O2 phase are synthesized and applied in Na-ion half cells for use as positive electrode materials. The potential ... -
Iron-related immune cell function in sepsis
(2019-10-04)Sepsis is characterized by a dysregulated immune response to infection, causing damage to tissues and organs. As part of the inflammatory response, iron catalyzes the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In the ... -
The irony of identity: Self and imagination in the drama of Christopher Marlowe.
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Is bigger better? The impact of marine protected area expansion on community-based conservation
(2013-04-05)Global, national and local institutions are adopting coastal management strategies that attempt to facilitate conservation without undermining socioeconomic development. Recently, two global conservation trends have developed ... -
Is early season pollination to lowbush blueberry an ecosystem service or disservice?
(2016-05-06)Insect-mediated pollination is frequently identified as an important ecosystem service to agricultural production. In contrast, ecosystem disservices are rarely considered. Using selective exclusion of early season (wild) ... -
Is ethanol consumption by rats reinforced by tension reduction or evoked by relief from fear?
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IS INTERFERENCE IN GRASPING PRODUCED WHEN COVERT ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO NON-TARGET OBJECTS?
(2016-12-08)Previous literature has shown that when covert attention is directed to a non-target object while grasping a target fruit, the non-target’s size can influence the peak grip aperture for the target fruit (Castiello, 1996). ... -
Is repetition priming automatic? Studies of the role of attention in implicit and explicit memory tasks.
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IS SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COOPERATION AN OPTIMAL CURRENCY AREA? AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
(2012-04-13)This study examines the feasibility to form a common currency area in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. A group of countries facing symmetric shocks are benefited to introduce a ... -
IS THE RAPID VISUAL RECOVERY IN THE AMBLYOPIC EYE OF KITTENS FOLLOWING A SHORT PERIOD OF DARKNESS GUIDED BY VISUAL ACTIVITY IN THE NON-DEPRIVED EYE?
(2016-08-23)Recent study has shown that 10-days of complete darkness imposed 2-months after monocular deprivation in kittens can provoke full and rapid recovery of vision in the deprived eye without affecting the acuity of the fellow ... -
Is There a Relationship Among Overall Nutritional Quality Index, Carbon Footprint and the Price of Food?
(2012-12-14)This study explores the relationship among the overall nutritional quality index (ONQI), the carbon footprint and price of 90 different foods. The ONQI and carbon footprint measure the healthiness and environmental impact ... -
The isolation and characterization of human salivary kallikrein from normal subjects and cystic fibrosis patients.
(Dalhousie University, 1984) -
Isolation and characterization of phase-specific cDNAs from sporophytes and gametophytes of Porphyra purpurea (Rhodophyta).
(Dalhousie University, 1994)