Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Where to Start? Developing Injury Prevention Priority Scores for Traumatic Injury Resulting in Hospitalization or Death Among Canadians
(2021-09-14)Background: Given limited resources, it is essential to determine which mechanisms of injury (MOI) should be prioritized for injury prevention. We developed objective, Injury Prevention Priority Scores (IPPS) for the ... -
Which Factors? International Evidence
(2021-04-13)This thesis investigates five major asset-pricing models recently proposed in the literature. Those models are Fama and French’s (2015) five-factor model and its six-factor extension adding a momentum factor (Carhart, ... -
WHITE KNIGHTS AND THE PENTECOSTAL OATH: THE LINEAGE OF ALT-RIGHT AND INCEL MASCULINITIES IN SIR THOMAS MALORY’S LE MORTE DARTHUR
(2023-08-22)Addressing the lacuna in academic scholarship on the rhetoric used by the alt-right Incel subgroup, this thesis consider how (and perhaps why) the “Incel” movement has misappropriated medievalisms. Drawing on existing ... -
Whither the Regulator: Food and Drug Law, the Natural Health Product Regulations and the Erosion of Safety, Efficacy and Quality
(2023-12-20)The following thesis considers whether the regime established by the Natural Health Product Regulations (NHPR) is a suboptimal framework. It explores the effects that the creation and implementation of the NHPR have had ... -
Who says I?: The self-creation of self-expression and the singular case of Guillermo Cabrera Infante
(2014-10-17)This dissertation sets to explore three major concepts: the self, literary style and the author. This exploration is performed by finding out how the self of a person converges with the literary style ... -
Whole building model predictive control with optimization for HVAC systems utilizing surface level weather forecasts
(2017-08-29)The commercial and institutional sector of the building stock present a significant portion of energy consumption within Canada, and of that the majority is used for space conditioning. In order to meet reduction in ... -
Whole Farm Nutrient Budgets of Two Dairy Farms in Atlantic Canada
(2011-12-05)Whole farm nutrient budgets (WFNB) enable producers to link dairy herd management with traditional field nutrient management plans. The objective of this study was to calculate WFNBs of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium ... -
Whose Reality Counts? Valuing Dalitbahujan Knowledge in a Technocratic India
(2021-01-07)Indian society is being reconfigured by the mobilization of people who had historically been marginalized in economic, social and cultural life. These people are referred to the constitution as Scheduled Tribes (ST), ... -
Why Architecture: The Intersection of Architectural Education and the City
(2018-07-31)This thesis questions the potential relationship between a school of architecture and the public. Redefining the role of architecture education as advocacy for better designed cities, a new dialogue between the public ... -
Why is Most Neurotransmitter Release Synaptic
(2024-04-30)Small-molecule neurotransmitter release is largely confined to synaptic active zones, but the spatially restrictive mechanism is unidentified. In this study, we investigate whether spatial restriction occurs during synaptic ... -
WIDE-BAND CHANNEL MODEL FOR UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO KALMAN FILTER BASED CHANNEL ESTIMATOR
(2020-03-05)Underwater acoustics communication system design is a challenging endeavor due to several technical as well as environmental parameters such as salinity of water, temperature, frequency and time selectivity of the channel, ... -
WILD BLUEBERRY (Vaccinium spp.) - MICROBE INTERACTIONS AND BOTRYTIS BLIGHT MANAGEMENT
(2022-09-01)Botrytis blight is an important disease and a major constraint to wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium and V. myrtilloides) production. The aim of this research was to address the goals of improving yields, improving ... -
Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm.) Management on Nova Scotia Dykes
(2014-03-28)Wild chervil is an invasive weed on NS dykes that out-competes grasses that provide protective cover and limit soil erosion. Mowing timing and frequency, herbicide application timing and type, as well as both combined, ... -
Will and Love: Shakespeare, Volition, and Theological Romance
(2017-02-06)This dissertation examines four of Shakespeare’s love-plays through the lens of the medieval tradition of theological romance in order to assess the playwright’s use of Augustinian psychology in his depiction of dramatic ... -
Winckelmanns Idee der Schönheit und ihr Einfluss auf Walter Pater
(2010-09-23)The following work deals with the idea of Beauty as seen in the work of Winckelmann and its influence on Walter Pater, the English critic. The concept of Beauty is to be analyzed chronologically. First of all, the ... -
Wind Allocation Methods for Improving Energy Security in Residential Space and Hot Water Heating
(2012-08-30)Worldwide, wind energy added to the energy mix of electricity suppliers may be seen as way of improving energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, due to wind's variability wind electricity cannot be ... -
Winding Down and Looking Up: Weaving Activity Through Nature as a Method of Biophilic Design
(2012-12-10)Biophilia, the human-nature connection, stems from the evolution of humans and our affiliation with natural environments. This need for nature has been proven essential to our health and wellness. Younger generations, ... -
WINSTON 'HANGING HAIRY FROM A BRANCH'?: THE CREATION, DISSEMINATION AND VALIDITY OF A DUAL PORTRAIT OF WINSTON CHURCHILL AS BOTH RATIONAL AND PRESCIENT CONCERNING WORLD WAR TWO AND AN IRRATIONAL REACTIONARY TO INDIAN NATIONALISM
(2015-03-27)A dual portrait of Winston Churchill exists in contemporaneous and historical commentary. Churchill is viewed as irrational and fossilized in his attitudes towards India during the interwar and wartime periods yet as a ... -
Winter House for an Inuvialuit Family: Dwelling, Collective Memory, and the Qallunaat Designer in the Western Arctic
(2019-08-27)Contemporary housing in the western Arctic is frequently based on Euro-Canadian (qallunaat) concepts of the home, which are ill-suited to Inuvialuit (Inuit) ways of life. Additionally, the forced settlement of Inuit peoples ... -
WINTER SEASONAL CLIMATOLOGY, VARIABILITY, AND PREDICTION OF NORTHWEST ATLANTIC EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES
(2022-03-14)Winter Extratropical Cyclones (ETCs) are mid-latitude storms that regularly impact the east coast of North America. These storms are characterized by high winds and heavy precipitation (rain, snow, and ice). ETCs are well ...