Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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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 ... -
Forgotten Ecologies: Architecture for Natural Coexistence within Albertan Agrarian Landscapes
(2023-07-19)Western epistemologies based on a dualism between man and “nature” have created economic systems at war with ecological systems. The segmented Alberta prairie landscape perpetuates this dualistic thought through economic ... -
Form and Function in Muriel Rukeyser's Savage Coast
(2021-08-24)This thesis analyzes the relationship between various literary modes and narrative functions in Muriel Rukeyser’s posthumously published novel Savage Coast (written 1937, published 2013). This thesis critically positions ... -
Form, function and energetics of the early life history of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
(Dalhousie University, 1994) -
The Formal Foundations of Our Epistemic Practices
(2014-12-11)There is a dominant tradition in epistemology that largely begins with René Descartes’ search for a firm foundation for the sciences. Epistemologies after the fashion of Descartes that seek what he sought—namely, real ... -
Formation and evaluation of liposomal drug delivery systems.
(Dalhousie University, 1985) -
Formation and reactions of radicals during pyrolysis of acetone and reaction of hydrogen atoms with ethane.
(Dalhousie University, 1996) -
The formation of carbocations from excited states: The meta methoxy effect in photofragmentations and photoadditions.
(Dalhousie University, 2005) -
The formation of particulate organic matter in seawater.
(Dalhousie University, 1972)