Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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A High-Precision Indoor Tracking System
(2013-08-08)Location tracking is of paramount importance to many applications such as healthcare, retail and navigation. Outdoor tracking can be easily implemented using the Global Positioning System (GPS). However, indoor tracking ... -
Higher Education Expansion in China and its Impacts on the Labor Market Outcomes of College Graduates
(2014-04-30)In 1999, the Chinese government launched a higher education expansion policy. Between 1998 and 1999, the number of new students enrolled in colleges increased by 40%. The expansion continued for several years. By 2006, the ... -
A higher precision technique for modelling wave-body interactions.
(Dalhousie University, 2004) -
Higher-dimensional vacuum cosmologies.
(Dalhousie University, 1998) -
Highly Linear Current to Delay converter and its application in ADC design
(2014-01-31)In this work a low voltage and highly linear current-mode current to delay (CTD) converter is presented. The proposed current to delay converter has the improved linearity of about 23.5% when compared with a conventional–delay ... -
HIGHLY-RESOLVED TEMPOROSPATIAL SHRINKAGE KINETICS OF RESIN-BASED COMPOSITES USING LASER INTERFEROMETRY
(2014-08-14)Photocurable resin-based composites (RBCs) are commonly used as dental restoratives due to their superior aesthetic quality. An enduring problem is that photocuring RBCs results in polymerization shrinkage that may lead ... -
Hilbert Functions in Monomial Algebras
(2011-08-12)In this thesis, we study Hilbert functions of monomial ideals in the polynomial ring and the Kruskal-Katona ring. In particular, we classify Gotzmann edge ideals and, more generally, Gotzmann squarefree monomial ideals. ... -
Hippo pathway control of KSHV latency
(2018-09-28)Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the infectious cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman’s disease. It is not known how KSHV causes cancer, but studies have shown ... -
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF FISH IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
(2016-04-06)Fisheries have contributed to human well-being for centuries. Coastal ecosystems function as fish nurseries, thus adding to fisheries productivity. This thesis examines historical change of commercially important fish in ... -
Historical and contemporary processes shaping population genetic structure in an anadromous fish (Osmerus mordax)
(2014-04-04)The spatial scale at which populations are genetically structured is of immense interest for the understanding of a species’ ecology and evolutionary biology. This can have important implications for management of resources ... -
Historical variations in pelagic fish communities and their causes.
(Dalhousie University, 2007) -
HISTORIOGRAPHY OF EXCLUSION: TRACING THE IMPACT OF COLONIAL RULE ON MUSLIM MARGINALIZATION IN BRITISH INDIA
(2023-12-12)This thesis explores the historical roots of Muslim marginalization in British India, emphasizing the transformative impact of colonial rule on socio-political dynamics. It delves into the historiographical narratives that ... -
A history of iron technology in Igboland, c.1542-1900.
(Dalhousie University, 1986) -
HIV and STBBI Testing: The Implications of Shifting Policy Environments
(2016-08-09)The transition to an integrated approach to HIV and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infection (STBBI) prevention will impact testing services in Nova Scotia. In order to respond to the consequences of this policy-level ... -
HIV Testing in Nova Scotia: An Indigenous Perspective on Access and Acceptability
(2017-09-05)Understanding the relationship between race/ethnicity and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) provides insight into HIV testing behaviour (PHAC, 2014). Nationally, Indigenous peoples of Canada represent a higher rate of ... -
Hive Mind: The City in the Age of the Autonomous Automobile
(2019-08-22)The adoption of autonomous vehicles and the integration of an internet-based general purpose technology platform into urban environments will catalyze the formation of a new system of automobility in the 21st century, ... -
Hockey Talk: A Textured Description of Morality and Ethics in a Sporting Context
(2021-04-08)Across societies, morality and ethics manifest in many social arenas. Sports, and especially national sports such as ice hockey in Canada, are no exception. There is little consensus on the meaning of on- and off-ice ... -
Holistic carrying capacity for salmon aquaculture: The implication of social values
(2022-08-24)The increasing need to consider multiple pressures and take a more holistic approach to management of aquaculture has prompted the development of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture ...