Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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QTRB: TEAM-BASED REGION BUILDING USING Q-LEARNING TO DERIVE POLICY ON PROGRAMS PARAMETERIZED BY LOCAL REWARD SIGNAL
(2023-04-24)While attempting to solve 2-dimensional grid world maze tasks, it was observed that genetic programming is limited by its random initialization and no use of local reward. This thesis proposes a hybrid algorithm called ... -
Quakers and Conscience: Edward Burrough's Promotion of Religious Tolerance 1653-1663
(2014-03-28)The English Civil War period is a fascinating area of study given the religious, political and military battles which were waged from 1642-1649. Following the regicide of 1649 and the ascendency of Oliver Cromwell during ... -
Qualitative analysis of cosmological models.
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A Qualitative Case Study Of Relationships Between Public Health And Municipal Drinking Water and Wastewater In Coral Harbour, Nunavut
(2013-08-21)Wide health gaps exist between Canada’s Inuit population and their non-Indigenous counterparts in nearly all categories. Two basic public health protection principles in any community worldwide are access to safe drinking ... -
A Qualitative Description of Care Partner Experiences at the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization Clinic
(2017-12-11)Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) is a novel service providing care to frail, older adults facing complex medical and surgical decisions. This qualitative study examines the role PATH plays in the experience ... -
A qualitative exploration of sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections (STBBIs) in a Canadian province: the utility of the social ecological model in understanding and reducing the spread of STBBIs in Nova Scotia
(2019-12-12)Rates of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBIs) have been on the rise over the last two decades in Canada. The goal of this study was to better understand the local factors contributing to the spread of ... -
A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY ON COMPETITIVE FIGURE SKATERS' PERCEPTIONS OF CONCUSSION RISK AND INJURY PREVENTION
(2022-05-24)Concussion research in figure skating research is scarce. Using a qualitative, inductive, thematic analytical approach this project explored the experiences, perceived knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of 19 current and ... -
Qualitative investigations of solutions to Einstein's field equations admitting a kinematic self-similarity.
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Quality of service and mobility management in third generation wireless networks and beyond.
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"Quamina, do you hear this?" Revisiting the Demerara Slave Rebellion, 1823
(2018-12-14)In this thesis I re-examine primary documentation relating to the Demerara Rebellion of 1823. I engage in this exploration to ascertain whether previous narratives of the rebellion were correct in that all of the slaves ... -
Quantal and structural analysis of transmission and plasticity at individual synapses in the hippocampus
(2022-11-30)Synapses are the primary sites of information processing in the brain and effective communication between neurons relies on the efficacy of their transmission. The excitatory glutamatergic connections between CA3-CA1 neurons ... -
Quantification and spatial analysis of seagrass landscape structure through the application of aerial and acoustic remote sensing
(2016-01-19)Biogenic components of the marine environment such as eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) provide numerous valuable ecosystem services and function as ecosystem engineers in the coastal environment. The spatial distribution and ... -
Quantification Of Gross Nitrogen Transformation Rates Within A Conventional Potato Rotation Using Stable Isotopes
(2012-12-13)This study used the isotope pool dilution method to estimate gross rates of mineralization, nitrification, NH4+ and NO3- consumption, and denitrification emissions over two growing seasons within a conventional barley-red ... -
QUANTIFICATION OF THE OCEANOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTORS TO TIME-VARIANCE IN THE UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC CHANNEL DURING THE DALCOMMS1 EXPERIMENT
(2018-12-10)Underwater acoustic communication is a key enabler for civilian and military applications such as ocean sampling networks, offshore exploration, pollution monitoring and underwater surveillance (Akyildiz et al., 2005). ... -
Quantifying and modelling nitrate leaching from a lettuce field in Annapolis valley Nova Scotia
(2015-04-02)Nitrate leaching (NO3-) from vegetable fields has become significant environmental issue in North America. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of timing and rate of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on lettuce ... -
Quantifying coastal cliff retreat using Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia
(2020-09-01)Rates of retreat of cliffed coastlines are increasing around the globe, but the causes of observed increases are unclear. Lack of understanding complicates assessment of the risks to coastal infrastructure associated with ... -
Quantifying nitrogen loading and corresponding eutrophication symptoms in 7 bays in eastern New Brunswick, Canada
(2015-02-25)Anthropogenic nitrogen loading has been identified as a significant cause of seagrass decline worldwide. In the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, eelgrass (Zostera marina) is the dominant macrophyte in shallow coastal bays ... -
Quantifying predation on planktonic larval stages of marine benthic invertebrates
(2017-08-30)This thesis enhances our ability to develop hypotheses on effects of predation on the ecology of larval marine benthic invertebrates. I evaluated the mechanisms that influence encounter rates among predators and prey, and ... -
Quantifying the Impact of Media Supplementation on Cell Growth and Product Yield in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cells
(2020-08-28)The optimization of cell growth and productivity is a major concern in the production of recombinant proteins in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell cultures. Despite the frequency of media optimization in literature, there ... -
Quantifying the patterns of functional connectivity within the brain during imagined and overt movement of a functional task in non-disabled systems
(2014-08-21)This project was aimed at quantifying functional connectivity within the brain during motor imagery (MI) and the actual performance of a motor task, and comparing these networks using graph theory. Fifteen participants ...