Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Wabagamoyo: Redefining identity in a Swahili town, 1860s--1890s.
(Dalhousie University, 2007) -
WAITING FOR A LIVER TRANSPLANT: AN EXPLORATION OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN ATLANTIC CANADA
(2014-12-10)Liver transplantation is the only life-sustaining treatment available for patients with end stage liver disease, however the demand for these organs far exceeds availability. Many psychological, emotional and physical ... -
"Walk-On Parts": The Diminished Agency of Grant Morrison's Superhero Celebrities
While several comic book writers have written superheroes as analogous to celebrities, Grant Morrison is the author who has done so the most frequently. Using Zenith, Animal Man and The Multiversity as its core examples, ... -
WALKING CHALLENGES IN MODERATE KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE TO MEDIAL WALKWAY SURFACE PERTURBATIONS
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) causes debilitations to mobility. It has been hypothesized that individuals walk with altered biomechanics to prevent symptoms of instability. Perturbations can be used to investigate how individuals ... -
Wanting to Sweat Together: The Relationship between Community and CrossFit
Physically-active leisure offers numerous physical, psychological and social benefits (Shiraev & Barclay, 2012). Further, heightened benefits occur when physically-active leisure occurs in community environments (Iwasaki, ... -
The Wants and Needs of Older Cancer Survivors When Searching for Online Social Support
(2011-09-06)In recent years, the Internet has emerged as a popular tool for providing social support to chronically-ill populations. However, research is limited in understanding the distinct needs of older cancer survivors who are ... -
WARRIOR TRADERS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EARLY SEVENTEENTHCENTURY FRENCH AND ENGLISH NORTH AMERICAN TRADE AND COLONIZATION
(2012-08-17)This thesis examines French and English trade voyages and trade colonies in North American during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, and French and English relations with Native Americans. The colonies ... -
WASTE-DERIVED FUELS FOR CO-PROCESSING IN ROTARY CEMENT KILNS
Co-processing waste as alternative fuel in cement kilns presents a two-pronged solution to cost and environmental concerns in resource utilization. It is the simultaneous recovery of energy and recycling of resources ... -
Water-Related ecosystem services and water quality: Farmers’ perceptions and practices
(2015-04-29)Freshwater ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services (ES) to humans. Agricultural pollution negatively impacts waterbodies and their capacity to provide ES. To reduce agricultural pollution it is crucial to understand ... -
Wave energy conversion in a random sea.
(Dalhousie University, 1997) -
Wave- and wind-driven flow on the continental shelf.
(Dalhousie University, 1995) -
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 ... -
WAVE-CURRENT-TURBULENCE INTERACTIONS IN A HIGH-FLOW TIDAL CHANNEL
Grand Passage has been identified for in-stream tidal turbine development as a predictable, high power density, renewable energy source, and is the site for this work. A shore-connected bottom mounted Acoustic Doppler ... -
"We are fighting the world": A history of the Marashea gangs in South Africa, 1947--1999.
(Dalhousie University, 2000) -
“We Don’t Want Hippy Money”: Contradiction and Exchange in a Local Currency System
Local currencies are non-governmental monetary systems created to address particular economic, political, or social problems within a specific geographic area. They have a long history, exist in various forms, and have ... -
"We get our education from the land": Student Perspectives of Indigenous Food Sovereignty
This qualitative study explored the perspectives of participants who attended a Summer Institute in Mi’kma’ki that focused on Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS). Particularly, how the participants’ perceived the activities ... -
We Gon' Be Alright: Race, Representation and Jazz Rhetoric in Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly
Hip-hop has become a massive phenomenon across the globe, and Kendrick Lamar is one of its biggest names. Of all his critically acclaimed work, his 2015 album To Pimp A Butterfly is considered his greatest masterpiece. ... -
'We Had Something Good and Sacred Here': ReStorying A'se'k with Pictou Landing First Nation
(2013-08-22)For generations of Mi’kmaq from Pictou Landing First Nation, A’se’k (often referred to as Boat Harbour) provided cultural, recreation, and livelihood functions. For almost 50 years, this once-healthy tidal estuary has ... -
"We just stick together": Centering the friendships of disabled youth
(2009-12-15)Friendship matters. Practical support, caring, moral guidance, enjoyment, improved health and greater life expectancy are but a few of its benefits. Despite living in a stigmatizing social environment where isolation is ... -
We Meet In The Street: Combating Youth Out-Migration In Halifax By Re-Connecting Multi-Unit Housing To The City Street
Density in smaller cities can be difficult due to slow or stagnant population growth. In Halifax, future growth of the city relies heavily on the attraction and retention of young adults. Studies show that high costs of ...
