Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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“THE ACADIAN OF OUR FANCY” : Clothing, community, and identity among the Neutral French, c. 1670-1750
“The Acadian of our Fancy” explores Acadian textile culture from French colonists’ establishment outside of Port Royal to the deportation of 1755. It addresses questions of change and identity: did the Acadians maintain a ... -
Accelerated algorithms and universality in coarsening systems.
(Dalhousie University, 2005) -
ACCELERATING TEXT RELATEDNESS COMPUTATIONS ON GENERAL PURPOSE GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS
This thesis investigates a novel approach for accelerating document similarity calculations using the Google Trigram Method (GTM). GTM can be performed as either a 1:1 comparison between a pair of documents, a 1:N comparison ... -
Accelerometry: the key to measuring size-at-age and activity in fish
Recent advancements in tracking technology have increased the ability to unravel key parameters affecting behaviour patterns among marine animals where direct observations are scarce. Within the suite of biologging techniques, ... -
Accenting Edmonton’s River Valley - Methodologies of Color; Using Framework of Human-Environment Connections
West Rossdale and its river banks are the core cultural aspect of Edmonton. Its potential is portrayed through ‘River Crossing”, the one place where city and river meet. The thesis aims to explore the physical and cultural ... -
Access and Inclusion: The Experiences of University Students with Mobility-Related Physical Disabilities
Research indicates that physical and social environments are key determinants of health. However, little is known about how these environments can influence access to and inclusion in educational and leisure activities for ... -
Access to Mental Health Supports and Services in Rural Nova Scotia: Perceptions and Experiences of Young Women
Although a growing number of Canadian youth live with diagnosed and undiagnosed mental health issues, only one in six youth has access to mental health services and supports. Existing literature suggests there may be ... -
Accessibility’s Impact on the Information Literacy of the Deaf Community
This Master’s thesis explores access and accessibility and how they impact information literacy in the (d)eaf community. Information literacy is the ability to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the information the ... -
ACCESSIBLE TOOLS ON TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE
Input methods on touchscreen devices are often developed without taking into account the needs of people with no or low vision. Because of this, there has been a strong research interest in the development of techniques ... -
Accessing sexualized violence services and supports: Exploring the perspectives of women living in rural places
Many women face significant barriers accessing formal services and informal supports after experiencing sexualized violence, including victim blaming, stigma, and fear of a traumatic experience. There is little research, ... -
According to Local Laws and Corporate Policies: Internet Filtering on Google.cn 2008
From 2006 to 2010 Google Inc. operated Google.cn, a regional search engine specific to China, which was filtered in accordance with the People’s Republic of China’s laws on sensitive information. The objective of this ... -
THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY – A FOCUS ON TRANSPARENCY TOOLS
This dissertation explores corporate social responsibility (CSR) accountability and practices in the wild seafood industry, focusing on mid-chain seafood companies. Mid-chain companies, especially large ones, are thought ... -
ACCURACY OF SELF-REPORTED STRABISMUS
(2011-11-22)Although the diagnosis of strabismus requires specialist examination, many individuals are aware that they are affected. It is thus possible that self-reporting could be sufficient for population or genetic studies of ... -
Accurate predictions of molecular structures and properties.
(Dalhousie University, 1996) -
Accurate Surveillance of Diabetes Mellitus in Nova Scotia within the General Population and the Five First Nations of Cape Breton
(2011-11-08)Administrative data is one of the most commonly used data sources for diagnosed diabetes surveillance within Canada. Despite their widespread use, administrative case definitions have not been validated in many minority ... -
An accurate treatment of helium-like ions: Properties and wavefunctions.
(Dalhousie University, 1993) -
Aciniform Spider Silk Proteins: Investigating Solution-State Assembly and the Potential of Silk Nanoparticles as a Drug Delivery Vehicle
Spider and silkworm silks form a wide variety of biomaterials with desirable mechanical properties and biocompatibility. The process of fibrillogenesis from silk solution is not fully understood, but may be dependent on ... -
Acoustic Backscatter from Phytoplankton
Methods for the detection and monitoring of phytoplankton are often limited by low temporal and spatial resolution. The use of a high-frequency broadband acoustic system could provide improvements both temporally and ... -
Acoustic Monitoring of Scotian Shelf Northern Bottlenose Whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus)
(2012-08-15)An important step for protecting Endangered species is the identification of critical habitat. This can be especially challenging for deep ocean species. Northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) are deep-diving ...
