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LIMITATIONS AND EXTENSIONS OF THE MAKISHIMA MACKENZIE MODEL
(2014-10-22)
The Makishima Mackenzie model, used to predict the elastic properties of glass, is explored in terms of both accuracy and predictive properties. Its limitations are outlined, in particular for borate glass, and a new ...
Adapting to the Island: the Architectural Reuse of a once active British Naval Facility for Bermuda
(2011-04-08)
This thesis explores the possibilities of adaptively reusing an existing site to provide new services and work spaces for the local artistic community within a once heavily used Brit- ish naval ship building and repair ...
REMOVAL AND TRANSFORMATION OF GEMFIBROZIL, A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUND, IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT
(2014-02-06)
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) have been found in wastewater effluents and receiving waters around the world. As yet there are no jurisdictions that regulate their release, or their impact on receiving water ...
Gap Junction Formation in Heart Valves in Response to Mechanical Loading
(2013-08-27)
Valvular interstitial cells (VICs) are responsible for the maintenance of heart
valve leaflet structure, however their responses to mechanical loading are not fully
understood. Further characterization of VIC responses ...
Rising Wealth, Rising Debt: The Effect of Liquidity Constraints on Consumption Smoothing
(2011-08-03)
Using permanent income life-cycle theory, I analyze the effects of liquidity constraints on the household’s ability to smooth life time consumption due to a change in housing and stock market wealth. Using data from the ...
POPULATION STATUS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALES (HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS) ON THE SCOTIAN SHELF
(2013-08-14)
I examined the dynamics of an endangered population of northern bottlenose whales over a 23-year period during which its prime habitat, the Gully canyon, was made a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Using mark-recapture techniques ...
THE ‘IMAGE’ QUESTION IN SECURITIZATION THEORY: ON MEDIATING AND IMAGING DISCOURSES OF IN/SECURITY
(2011-04-08)
The “linguistic turn” in international relations and policy studies has contributed to an understanding of the “constructedness” of the field of security studies. Yet, there has been marginal attention to pictorial or ...
Implications of the Innate Immune Response in Tuberculosis and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
(2014-08-06)
Reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected individuals has arisen as a major contributor to early death in areas where TB and HIV overlap. CD4+ T cells are the targets of HIV, leading to insufficient IFN-γ ...