Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Inside or Outside the Struggle?: Exploring Political Possibilities for Freelance Developers
(2020-05-14)This thesis examines the everyday work time and work space experiences of freelance web and software developers and programmers. It asks how freelance experiences inform collective efforts to overcome the precariousness ... -
Insider Threat Detection Data Augmentation Using WCGAN-GP
(2022-04-12)This thesis explores the application of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) in augmenting insider threat detection datasets to alleviate class imbalance. In addition, a machine learning based insider threat detection ... -
INSIGHT INTO GLOBAL GROUND-LEVEL AIR QUALITY USING SATELLITES, MODELING AND IN SITU MEASUREMENTS
(2015)Ground-level air quality depends on the ambient concentration of atmospheric aerosols and trace gases. We applied information on aerosols and trace gases gathered from satellite remote sensing, in situ observations, and ... -
An Insight into implant failure through Inducible Displacement and Gait Analysis in Total Knee Replacements
(2013-09-12)Knee osteoarthritis is a debilitating disease causing pain and disability in adults. Biomechanical factors including obesity, abnormal magnitude and load distribution have been cited to play a role in its initiation and ... -
INSIGHTS INTO THE BASIS FOR ATRIAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL REMODELLING AND ARRHYTHMOGENESIS IN HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE, AGEING, AND FRAILTY
(2019-11-28)Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major complication in heart disease and is linked to alterations in Angiotensin II (Ang II) signalling; however, the effects of Ang II on atrial electrophysiology is poorly understood. Natriuretic ... -
Insights into the Electronic Nature of the Iron Porphyrin Framework: A Computational Study
(2015-03-13)Density functional theory, a quantum mechanical based electronic structure method, is used to investigate iron porphyrin systems. Specific interest in the electronic structure of the heme group in myoglobin and hemoglobin ... -
INSIGHTS INTO THE INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND IRON ON SOUTHERN OCEAN PHYTOPLANKTON
(2023-08-28)The photosynthetic conversion of CO2 into organic matter by phytoplankton sustains marine food webs, influences the long-term burial of atmospheric carbon, and underpins many other critical Earth system processes. Seasonal ... -
Insights into the Origin of the CNS: Early Development of Aminergic Neurons in Molluscs
(2022-04-29)Advances in molecular approaches over the last few decades have offered new insights into animal phylogeny, revitalizing discussions on the origin of the central nervous system (CNS). Evidence of conserved developmental ... -
INSIGHTS INTO THE ROLE OF COMPLEMENT DURING INTESTINAL INFLAMMATION
(2016-09-12)Complement is arguably the most ancient and effective innate defensesystemthat can also promote pathogenesis in multiple disorders. The focus of this study was to understand the impact of complement in diseases of the ... -
INSIGHTS INTO THE ROLE OF INFLAMMATION IN COLITIS-ASSOCIATED CANCER: TARGETING TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTORS
(2011-12-20)Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are associated with an elevated risk of colorectal cancer that increases with disease duration and severity. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a major therapeutic target in IBD, but long-term ... -
Instability Thresholds and Dynamics of Mesa Patterns in Reaction-Diffusion Systems
(2011-08-26)We consider reaction-diffusion systems of two variables with Neumann boundary conditions on a finite interval with diffusion rates of different orders. Solutions of these systems can exhibit a variety of patterns and ... -
Instant Indigenous communities
(1998)This thesis aims to explore issues of relocation, myth, and the cultural particularities of habitable space. These ideas are explored and tested through two community design projects, both consisting of cohesive migrations ... -
INSTRUMENTAL AND REACTIVE VIOLENCE: THE ROLE OF MENTAL HEALTH FACTORS AND MALTREATMENT HISTORY IN THE MANIFESTATION OF VIOLENT OFFENDING
(2010-05-21)Researchers have consistently identified two distinct types of aggression: A “hot-blooded”, impulsive, reactive form of aggression, and a “cold-blooded”, premeditated, instrumental form of aggression. Despite the relevance ... -
Instrumental Architecture: Investigating the Live Music Venue as a Process of Gathering along the Halifax Waterfront
(2020-04-13)This thesis aims to connect live music, people, and place in Halifax by approaching the live music venue as a process of gathering. This strategy builds upon Christopher Small’s concept of ‘Musicking’ by approaching the ... -
Insulin regulates myocardial protection and heat shock proteins through multiple signaling pathways.
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Insurance And Risk Related Equine Study In Eastern Halifax Regional Halifax Municipality
(2012-08-24)On June 13, 2008 a forest fire affected Eastern Halifax Regional Municipality leading to the evacuation of five hundred homes and eighteen horse facilities. At the time of the June 2008 forest fire not all horses in Nova ... -
THE INTEGER-VALUED POLYNOMIALS ON LUCAS NUMBERS
(2017-08-28)An integer-valued polynomial on a subset, S, of the set of integers, Z, is a polynomial f(x) 2 Q[x] such that f(S) Z. The collection, Int(S;Z), of such integer-valued polynomials forms a ring with many interesting ... -
Integral Architecture: Social Infrastructure for a Gentrifying Neighbourhood
(2017-04-11)We are in a transition period in the growth of American cities. The urban is re-centralizing, rejuvenating old downtowns, and gentrifying previously neglected inner city neighbourhoods. In Canada, gentrification has been ... -
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR AUTHENTICATION AND ACCESS CONTROL WITH SMARTPHONES
(2016-12-05)With the enhancement in technology, people are relying more on mobile devices for accessing social media sites, online shopping or financial transactions. These devices are smart but the methods of authentication are ...