Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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FOOD NETWORK: ARCHITECTURE OF CONNECTION IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD
(2014-04-04)In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans with widespread flooding and infrastructural damage. The Lower Ninth Ward has since experienced a slow recovery from the catastrophic flooding it endured. ... -
Food Stories: A Labrador Inuit-Metis Community Speaks about Global Change
(2009-12-17)Background: Food nourishes us, sustains us, and has the potential to both heal us and make us sick. Among many Indigenous cultures, traditional activities, ceremonies, events and practices often involve or use food, grounding ... -
"For blessed are the peacemakers": The American Catholic Bishops and the ethics of war and peace.
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For the Liberation of the Animal Nations: Examining Activist Framing of the Radical Animal Liberation Movement in North America
(2015)This qualitative content analysis of documents gleaned from the Animal Liberation Front, Earthling Liberation Kollective, and Grassroots Ontario Animal Liberation network websites and Facebook pages explores how the frames ... -
"For the Sake of the Rest": Education and Mutual Responsibility in Charles Dickens's 'Bleak House' and 'Little Dorrit'
(2012-08-24)This thesis examines how Dickens positions education between self-help and philanthropy in "Bleak House" and "Little Dorrit." The first chapter examines Dickens’s own education as well as his education-related charitable ... -
For Therapeutic Recreation Professionals in Canada, What are the Skills and Knowledge Required for Competent Practice?
(2012-08-23)The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge and skills required for competent therapeutic recreation practice in Canada. Research participants were 244 members of therapeutic recreation professional associations ... -
Foraging and Roosting Habitat Use of Nesting Bank Swallows in Sackville, NB
(2016-09-06)Habitat loss and degradation caused by agricultural intensification is considered to play a leading role in the declines of aerial insectivores, making the understanding of habitat dynamics critical for protection of this ... -
Forecast new home sales and prices: a case study for the United States
(2010-08-25)A nation’s housing sector has been the cornerstone of economic activity over the past several years. Right now, the economy of the United States is in a recession. To recover the economy, activity in the U.S. housing market ... -
Forecasting Adult Weight Status Trends in Canada with Longitudinal Population-based Data
(2015-04-01)The prevalence of obesity in Canada and other Western countries has increased dramatically over the last 30 years. This project modelled future prevalence of weight status trends under a Markov framework by estimating ... -
Forecasting algae blooms in aquaculture using mussels' openings data
(2021-04-28)Time series data consists of a series of measurements collected over a period of time. This type of data is very relevant in several domains, including healthcare, manufacturing, finance, environment, and many more. For ... -
FORECASTING FUTURES - THE EFFECT OF AGE, ABUNDANCE, AND HARVESTING ON THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE FISHES
(2014-08-21)In the first part of this thesis I attempt to address some of the concerns regarding the stock-recruitment relationship that have been voiced over the last 50 years. In chapter 2 I revisit the shape of the stock-recruitment ... -
Forecasting Meteorological Variables and Anticipating Climatic Aberrations of an Oceanic Buoy Using A Neighbour Buoy
(2021-08-31)Weather buoys or oceanic buoys are floating sensors that measure meteorological data. They are crucial decision-making infrastructures but are often a single point of failure. For instance, the Smart Atlantic Herring Cove ... -
FORECASTING, MODELING, AND CONTROL OF TIDAL CURRENTS ELECTRICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
(2012-12-14)The increasing penetration of renewable energy in the power system grid makes it one of the most important topics in electricity generation, now and into the future. Tidal current energy is one of the most rapidly growing ... -
Foreign Aid and Dutch Disease: A Case Study of Burkina Faso, Gambia, Malawi, and Mozambique
(2013-01-10)Foreign aid has shaped the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa since independence. There has been passionate debate as to whether this has helped or hurt Africa’s poor economies. One of the downsides to foreign aid is the ... -
The foreign policy of Kenya and Tanzania: The impact of dependence and underdevelopment.
(Dalhousie University, 1982) -
Forensic PAH Assessment of the Sydney Tar Ponds and the Surrounding Environment Using PAH Fingerprint Analysis
(2014-08-26)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the primary contaminant of concern at the remediated Sydney Tar Ponds, located in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. PAHs have been identified in shallow marine sediments in Sydney ... -
Forest control, development and state formation in Nepal.
(Dalhousie University, 2000) -
Forest Fire Prediction Frameworks using Federated Learning and Internet of Things (IoT)
(2023-08-26)Forest fire ignition prediction is of paramount importance in safeguarding communities. Machine learning is a promising tool to enhance this. There is, however, a scarcity of publicly accessible forest fire ignition datasets. ... -
FORESTS FULL OF BEASTS: ARISTOTELIAN ANALYSES OF ANTINOMIAN MADNESS IN 'KING LEAR' AND 'TIMON OF ATHENS'
(2012-08-28)"Forests Full of Beasts" analyzes late-Shakespearean thought as represented in "Timon of Athens" and "King Lear," focusing on expressions of madness. Applying an Aristotelian framework, each chapter examines the two plays ...