Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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“Don’t Throw Glitter on our Carpet”: Cultivating Queer Safe Space(s) in Halifax
(2020-04-14)This project examines 2SLGBTQ+ safe spaces in Halifax to understand the experiences people have in these spaces and the cultivation work involved in maintaining them. Informed by queer and intersectional theories, the ... -
Dosimetric effects of prostate calcifications in high-dose rate brachytherapy calculations
(2017-09-01)ABSTRACT Purpose: At the Nova Scotia Cancer Center (NSCC), high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy using 192Ir is often used as a single-fraction dose boost for intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer patients prior to ... -
Double-diffusive interleaving in baroclinic ocean fronts.
(Dalhousie University, 2000) -
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION: A New Civic Square in Windsor, Nova Scotia
(2011-12-21)Urban sprawl with the advent of automobile commuting has led to the loss of a “sense of place” and the decline of informal public gathering in the urban core of Windsor, Nova Scotia. Building an integrated sense of community ... -
Doxorubicin Loaded Polyphosphate Glass Microspheres for Transarterial Chemoembolization
(2018-07-19)Polyphosphate glass microspheres (PGM) are currently under development for application in transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), the standard of care treatment for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma. PGMs are ... -
Drawing from the Past: The Role of Architecture and Art in Embodying the Everyday Lives of People and Places
(2020-04-23)This thesis focuses on the analysis and interpretation of realist painter, Alex Colville and the relation of techniques used in architecture and art for representing and emobodying the everyday lives of people and places. ... -
Drifting to Collective: Combatting a Hidden Epidemic Through Urban Housing
(2023-07-18)Historically, villages have consisted of people choosing to dwell together out of necessity for survival. This social interaction catalyzes what makes these villages successful, interdependent communities. The current ... -
DRINKING BEHAVIOUR AND DRINKING MOTIVATIONS IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD: HOW DO OUR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS AFFECT OUR ALCOHOL USE?
(2020-08-11)In my dissertation, I sought to better understand how social influence and drinking motivations impact drinking behaviour within close interpersonal relationships. I focused on the developmental period of emerging adulthood ... -
Drive-Through Vaccination Clinic Modelling Using VBA
(2023-06-07)With the strain placed on healthcare systems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian healthcare system needed to adopt creative ways to immunize communities. Adopting models from drive-through vaccination clinics in ... -
Drivers of regional-scale variability in the abundance of an invasive bryozoan in the kelp beds of the northwest Atlantic Ocean
(2021-10-04)Species distribution models (SDMs) are important tools for predicting changes in the distribution and impact of invasive species due to climate change. In this thesis, I developed and applied SDMs predicting the abundance ... -
DRL-based Task Offloading for Deadline-sensitive Applications in Multi-access Edge Computing
(2021-09-24)The proliferation of computation-intensive applications, such as online gaming and autonomous driving, has imperatively urged resource-constrained mobile devices to alleviate the computation and energy consumption pressure ... -
"Droogs" and "Linguists": Resistance, Control, and Institutionalism in Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange and Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue.
(2016-08-26)My thesis, which studies Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange and Suzette Haden Elgin’s Native Tongue, discusses the success and failure of achieving agency in a dystopian society. By drawing on Althusser’s theory of “State ... -
Drug Resistance in Braf-Driven Tumours: The Search for Candidate Mediators and Biomarkers
(2017-04-03)Activating V600E mutation of the BRAF gene has been identified as being a biomarker for poor prognosis and overall survival. Targeted therapy for this mutation is available, nonetheless, melanoma and colon carcinoma with ... -
DRUG USE AND AGE ALTERS THE DRUG METABOLISM POTENTIAL OF THE HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME
(2016-08-23)While drugs play an important role in human health, the interaction between the human microbiome and the metabolism of drugs remains relatively unknown. Studies have demonstrated the microbiome's capability to metabolize ... -
Drug-induced changes in the conductivity and excitability of the normal and infarcted dog ventricle.
(Dalhousie University, 1981) -
DRUGS, DIMERS, AND MUTATIONS: INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF LIGANDS AND A ?2-ADRENERGIC POLYMORPHISM ON HOMO/HETERODIMERIZATION OF ?2-ADRENERGIC AND ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTORS
(2012-08-15)GPCRs are known to form dimeric structures, and this affects their pharmacological properties. The ?2AR and AT1aR are GPCRs that are involved the regulation of the adrenergic and renin-angiotensin systems. The ?2AR is ... -
DRYING KINETICS AND THE EFFECTS OF DRYING METHODS ON QUALITY (CBD, TERPENES AND COLOR) OF HEMP (Cannabis sativa L.) BUDS
(2021-05-05)The hemp industry currently relies on traditional drying methods to preserve and extract the cannabidiol (CBD), but they do not allow a high-quality product. Therefore, effects of two drying technologies, convective drying ... -
Du champ semantique au champ morpho-semantique: Etude comparee francais-anglais-igbo des domaines lexico-semantiques.
(Dalhousie University, 1995) -
A Dual Pathway Approach for Solving the Spatial Credit Assignment Problem in a Biological Way
(2013-12-05)To survive, many biological organisms need to accurately infer which features of their environment predict future rewards and punishments. In machine learning terms, this is the problem of spatial credit assignment, for ... -
DUAL SEGMENTED AND RECONFIGURABLE APPROXIMATE MULTIPLIERS FOR ERROR-TOLERANT APPLICATIONS
(2021-07-06)Approximate multiplier circuit designs have shown substantial advantages in improving many operational features, such as power, area and delay, in many error-resilient applications such as image processing and deep learning ...