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Sport and Symbolic Boundary Making: A Test of the Highbrow and Omnivore Theses
(2015-03-25)
The question of how cultural practices and lifestyles count as status markers is a topic of much debate in cultural sociology. The aim of this thesis is to examine whether the dominant trend towards cultural omnivorism ...
Dynamics of highly unsteady non-Darcy flow through confined porous media.
(Dalhousie University, 2007)
From hot air to action? Climate change, compliance and the future of international environmental law.
(Dalhousie University, 2005)
Global and local processing in object categorization.
(Dalhousie University, 2004)
RESPECT AND HEALTH CARE ETHICS: RESPECT, SOCIAL POWER AND HEALTH POLICY
(2011-12-16)
In this dissertation I argue in favour of a communicative view of respect for human dignity. This view of respect builds on recent interpretations of Kantian respect as second-personal, but adds an analysis of the ways in ...
Modelling the spatial effects of the signal transduction process
(2015-04-17)
In this thesis we construct and analyze a cell signal transduction model for a biological cell which takes into account three dimensional geometry, diffusion, and spatial separation and localization of activating and ...
Compost Tea for the Management of Dollar Spot (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa) on Turfgrass
(2012-08-24)
Turfgrasses are unique in their capability of tolerating foot traffic and physical wear, while still remaining functional and aesthetically pleasing. Fungal disease represents one of the most common limiting factors in ...
The Analysis of Brn3a and Thy1-CFP as Potential Markers of Retinal Ganglion Cells after Optic Nerve Injury in Mice
(2013-07-05)
Purpose: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss is a measure of the progression of many visual disorders. It is important to identify RGCs with good specificity, so RGC numbers can be reliably analyzed. The purpose of this study ...