Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Morlocks and Mudfish: Anthropocentrism and Evolution in the Early H.G. Wells
(2018-08-31)This paper seeks to grapple with an apparent contradiction in H.G. Wells’s early thought and writings. While his early essays espouse a model of evolutionary theory that anticipates the non-telic models of the twentieth ... -
Morpho-sedimentary dynamics of a megatidal, mixed sand-gravel beach
(2020-04-28)Sediment dynamics on mixed sand-gravel (MSG) beaches have received much less attention in the literature than on sandy beaches. The steep slopes characteristic of MSG beaches result in an energetic shorebreak, accompanied ... -
Morphological and behavioral aspects of lateral line neuromast topography in amphibians.
(Dalhousie University, 1986) -
Morphological Variation and Genetic Differentiation in Wild and Domestic Atlantic Salmon from Southern Newfoundland
(2020-12-16)Adaptive divergence is an important force structuring wild populations and directly influencing species persistence and stability. Wild Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) have declined across their native range in recent ... -
Morphometric and three-dimensional reconstruction analysis of variations in guinea pig photoreceptor synaptic terminals.
(Dalhousie University, 1985) -
Mossbauer studies of local environments in pyrites, marcasites and related compounds.
(Dalhousie University, 1973) -
"A most fine figure" : Shakespeare's Mathematical Art
(2005-09)This thesis explores the role of mathematical elements in three of Shakespeare's plays: Love's Labour's Lost, The Merchant of Venice, and King Lear. It begins with a discussion of the status of mathematics in Renaissance ... -
MOST INFLUENTIAL VARIABLES FOR SOLAR RADIATION FORECASTING USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
(2014-06-24)Decaying fossil fuel resources, international relation complexities, and the risks associated with nuclear power have led to an increased demand for alternative energy sources. Renewable energy sources offer adequate ... -
MOTHERS’ VOICES: KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND PARTICIPATION IN TEXTS ABOUT INUIT BIRTH
(2015-04-29)Authors from various disciplines have described the experience of pregnancy and childbirth for Inuit women with diverse goals in mind, ranging from perspectives on colonization and contemporary self-determination, to ... -
Motion Coding Strategies in the Retina
(2013-03-13)Early experimental work suggested that the retina’s main role was to detect changes in brightness and contrast, namely working as a light detector, and that most of the complex computations in the visual system happened ... -
Motivational and Situational Influences on Inequality Aversion in Early Childhood
(2015-04-30)This body of work explores inequality aversion, and more generally prosociality in early childhood using the resource allocation task (RAT). Across a series of experiments, a number of different research questions are ... -
MOTOR FUNCTION RESTORATION: THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO DENERVATION PATHOLOGIES
(2016-04-05)Completely denervated muscles, as seen after motoneuron diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or after peripheral nerve and spinal cord injuries, do not respond to electrical stimulation and are thus not amenable ... -
Movement and environmental preferences of large marine predators by electronic tagging.
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Movement Architecture : A Performing Arts Center for Bharathanatyam
(1999-08-16)The thesis looks at what contemporary architecture can borrow from the often neglected, but omnipresent, act of human body movement in space. The vehicle for the study is Bharathanatyam, a classical dance originating from ... -
Movement Patterns of Late-Stage Ovigerous Female Lobsters (Homarus Americanus Milne Edwards) at Jeddore, Nova Scotia
(1989-08)A total of 217 late-stage ovigerous female lobsters, Homarus americanus, were carapace tagged from May 15 to June 20,1988, and another 14 tagged with ultrasonic transmitters from June 14 to August 12, 1988, in the Jeddore ... -
MOVEMENT RELATED INCREASES IN ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE DURING ARM CRANK EXERCISE
(2020-05-19)Few studies have evaluated the arterial blood pressure response during arm crank-exercise. The two specific aims of this study were to investigate if a higher arm cranking cadence was associated with an increase in finger ... -
Movement, diving and foraging success in a large, sexually dimorphic marine predator: Insights from telemetry.
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Moving Cities: Reclaiming the Fragmented Region of the Oil Sands
(2013-04-04)As the Oil Sands in Northern Alberta continue to develop and new companies take up leases, they continue to fragment the region’s communities and landscape. Rather than continuing the trend of subdividing the lands and ... -
Moving to the clear: A study of the grotesque in the writing of Michael Ondaatje.
(Dalhousie University, 1996) -
MOVING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH ASIA BY LINKING COASTAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION WITH INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF LAW
(2015)For long, coastal management focused on the sustainable utilization of coastal resources and avoidance and management of conflict, as well as the promotion of complementarities between users. However, with rising sea levels ...