Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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The isolation and characterization of human salivary kallikrein from normal subjects and cystic fibrosis patients.
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Isolation and characterization of phase-specific cDNAs from sporophytes and gametophytes of Porphyra purpurea (Rhodophyta).
(Dalhousie University, 1994) -
Isolation of Lead-Amino Acid and Mercury-Amino Acid Complexes with Characterization in the Solid State, the Solution State, and the Gas Phase
(2009-10-16)Although some physiological effects of toxic metal poisoning have been known for centuries, the specific chemical interactions between biological molecules and mercury(I), mercury(II) or lead(II) are not well understood. ... -
The Isolation of Marine Organisms for the Sustainable Production of Squalene
(2020-01-21)The aim of this research was to isolate and characterize marine thraustochytrids to find a strain that could potentially be used to produce squalene in industrial fermentations. To support this goal, a method for ... -
Isolation of Marine Protists for Production of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
(2012-12-14)The aim of this research was to isolate and characterize novel strains of marine protists with potential to commercially produce PUFAs. Twelve trips were made visiting 10 different locations in the Canadian Maritime ... -
ISOTHERMAL MICROCALORIMETRY AS A TOOL TO PROBE PARASITIC REACTIONS IN LITHIUM-ION CELLS
(2019-11-28)Understanding the mechanisms affecting the lifetime of lithium-ion cells is critical to extend cell lifetime and increase the energy density for applications such as grid energy storage and electric vehicles. Unwanted, ... -
ISTAMBAY: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF YOUTH INACTIVITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
(2010-04-16)This dissertation explores the life experiences of a particular group of young people in the Philippines known as the “istambay”, a Filipino term derived from the English phrase “on standby”. The study examines the concept ... -
"It Seemed the Natural Thing To Do": A Heideggerian Study of Choice for Mothers Who Breastfeed
(2015)A personal struggle to make sense of science that espouses ‘breast is best’, and evidence from practice indicating a large divide between breastfeeding initiation and duration triggered critical reflection upon personal ... -
"It's a black thang maybe": Postmodem Racism in Percival Everett's Erasure
(2007-08)This thesis examines the nature and consequence of Percival Everett's engagement with the contemporary phenomenon of postmodern racism in his novel 'Erasure'. To avoid perpetuating the idea that a critic is responsible for ... -
"It's All There Right in Front of You": Corporate Ideology and Genetic Engineering in Larissa Lai's Salt Fish Girl
(2016-08-26)This thesis considers how Larissa Lai’s ecofeminist novel Salt Fish Girl (2002) usefully intervenes in debates about genetic engineering by challenging corporatist narratives of techno-scientific progress and control. With ... -
‘"IT'S NOT MY STORY": THE DEVELOPMENT DISCONNECT BETWEEN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY MINING IN PERU'S ANDES’
(2013-05-06)This thesis examines the disconnect between the stated intentions of mining companies and narratives of hegemonic dispossession from mining-affected communities in the Andean region of Peru. The study focuses on Barrick ... -
It's Not You, It's Me: Individual Factors Associated with Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction
(2023-08-16)Relationship satisfaction is positively correlated with higher levels of happiness, lower risk for depression, and greater overall well-being. Research on individual predictors of relationship satisfaction points to ... -
Iterative Decoding of Spatially-Coupled Product Codes using Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding Algorithms
(2022-09-22)Forward Error Correction Codes (FEC) in Coding Theory, Information Theory and Telecommunication is used to control the errors in information that was transmitted over a noisy channel. Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes ... -
Iterative Estimation and Demodulation for Improved Joint Random Access Satellite Communications
(2016-01-04)This thesis investigates high throughput random access communications in the satellite up-link environment. In this environment it is typical for a large number of un-coordinated, mobile transmitters scattered over a large ... -
Iterative Interference Cancellation, and Channel Estimation for Underwater Acoustic and Unsourced Random Access Communications
(2021-08-13)The work in this thesis is dedicated to design and analysis of iterative interference cancellation systems with applications in underwater acoustic communication and random access communications over terrestrial wireless ... -
℞ITUAL OBJECTS: SPIRITS, HEALTH & DECOLONIZING THE STUDY OF AFRICAN POWER FIGURES
(2020-08-27)Composite ritual power objects are used throughout West and Central Africa and across the Black Atlantic. These sacred objects are composed of a material figure, medicines, and spirit power, and can be constructed to ... -
It’s Five O’Clock on a Farm: Deriving Architecture from Agriculture on an Annapolis Valley Winery
(2022-04-12)Wine regions around the world lack authenticity. Authentic and healthy farming practices are abandoned and replaced with a monocrop approach, solely focusing on yields, destroying natural ecosystems. Narratives are relied ... -
“It’s in the Tough Times You See Who the Vulnerable People Really Are”: The Perceived Health Influences of Hydroelectric Development Along the Lower Churchill River Among NunatuKavut Adults in Labrador, Canada
(2015)Many Indigenous people around the world have a strong connection to the natural environment, which is, in turn, connected with their health and well being. This connection, which can be thought of as spiritual or personal ...
