Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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A Tablet + Augmented Reality Interface for Interactive Multiple Linear Regression with Geospatial Data
(2024-01-29)AR headsets support large-area displays which make them suitable for immersive analytics. We explore using Microsoft HoloLens v2 for immersive geospatial analyses. We conducted three studies. The first study was about ... -
A tabu search method for a tactical forest planning problem.
(Dalhousie University, 1997) -
Tag Generalization For Facet-Based Search
(2013-08-23)In this project we address over-specification of tags, a common problem of modern tag-based document management systems. In such systems tags are essential for the document retrieval task. The accuracy of this process ... -
Tai Chi: A New and Ancient Reality: The Socio-Cultural Context of Older People who Practice Tai Chi in Halifax, Canada and Jinan, China
(2019-11-28)We reside in an aging global society. What people do as they age has been studied extensively in the leisure and aging literature. A variety of theories, such as the activity, continuity, disengagement, and innovation ... -
"Take a Picture with a Real Indian": (Self-) Representation, Ecotourism, and Indigeneity in Amazonia
(2011-09-06)This thesis uses three case studies to analyze and contextualize the interface between Western conceptions of indigenous peoples and nature and community-based conservation and development schemes in the Amazon: Kapawi ... -
Taking bullying by the horns: Childhood bullying behaviours and poor mental health
(2016-08-31)Research suggests there are various contributing factors that are associated with childhood bullying behaviour involvement, yet there is a dearth of longitudinal research examining the consequences of bullying behaviours ... -
Taking the Plunge: The Re-use and Re-programming of a Coal Power Plant in Cape Breton
(2021-08-04)With coal power plants being one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, Nova Scotia and its energy providers must address these mounting concerns by initiating the decommission of our coal power ... -
TALKING TO TREES: A DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION EFFECTS OF ATHABASCA BITUMEN MINING DOWNWIND FROM THE INDUSTRY
(2013-04-08)Bitumen mining in Alberta is considered one of the largest economic vehicles in Canada, but the assessment of this industry’s environmental impacts is incomplete. The region downwind of this pollution source is occupied ... -
'The Taming of Savagery': Kantian Perspectives on Animal Embodiment and Human Dignity
(2017-12-20)Kantian philosophy has been very influential in modern and contemporary philosophy, particularly on morality, conceptions of personhood, and their relationship with each other. In this thesis, I aim to critically explore ... -
Tangent cones, generalized subdifferential calculus, and optimization.
(Dalhousie University, 1984) -
Taphonomy and paleosynecology of the Lower Silurian graptoloid fauna, Cape Phillips Formation, Nunavut, Canada.
(Dalhousie University, 2001) -
Targeted Frequency Domain Correction of Lineshape Distortions Introduced by Magnetic Resonance Inhomogeneity in Quantitative NMR Spectroscopy
(2022-08-25)A review has been performed of the NMR software landscape that determines ideal qNMR software to be local, frequency-domain based and as automated as feasible. Within this landscape, reference deconvolution corrects lineshape ... -
TARGETING THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM WITH ORTHOSTERIC AND ALLOSTERIC CANNABINOID LIGANDS TO REDUCE CORNEAL PAIN AND INFLAMMATION
(2019-11-28)The endocannabinoid system, including cannabinoid 1 (CB1R) and cannabinoid 2 (CB2R) receptor, is an emerging target for treating pain and inflammation. This research investigated the effects of orthosteric and allosteric ... -
Task Specific Coastal Information and Sources for Customizing Search Results
(2011-10-18)“Getting an overview” is a common task performed by coastal professionals in the early phases of management activities. This task involves collecting a variety of information about an area or topic to generate a first ... -
TAX INCENTIVES FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GHANA AND KENYA
(2019-08-26)Developing countries have increasingly resorted to the use of tax incentives to attract FDI, despite existing evidence of the shortcomings of tax incentives. In sub-Saharan Africa, tax incentives are a prominent feature ... -
Tea & Toast: Exploring encounters of care through community-specific mental health and addiction peer support in the Eskasoni First Nation
(2022-05-03)This work explores encounters of care between service users and providers at Eskasoni Mental Health Services’ Crisis and Referral Centre, established in 2010, in the Eskasoni First Nation located in Unama’ki (Cape Breton, ... -
Teacher Help for ASD: The Development of an Accessible, Evidence-based, Online Intervention for Classroom Teachers and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2020-08-28)With a move toward inclusive education, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) spend at least a portion of their school day in the inclusive classroom. These students often present with behavioural, academic, and ... -
The teacher's role in facilitating critical thinking about social issues.
(Dalhousie University, 1997) -
Teachers writing about themselves.
(Dalhousie University, 1992)
