Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Improving the performance of profiled grinding wheels with a novel surface texturing robot
(2017-08-21)This work explores the improvement of a profile grinding process by creating grooves on the surface of a grinding wheel. Grooved grinding wheels have been shown by many authors to reduce the process forces, process ... -
IMPROVING THE UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC CHANNEL QUALITY VIA BEAMFORMING
(2018-08-22)Underwater acoustic communication operates in one of the most complex wireless communica- tion environments. Therefore, sophisticated signal processing techniques are required to make high-throughput communications ... -
In A Class of Their Own: International Students, Class Identity and Education Migration in Atlantic Canada
(2016-08-31)This thesis explores the migration pathways and transnational class projects of international students studying in Atlantic Canada. Bourdieu's concepts of class and capital guide my analysis of the complex relationship ... -
In an Endeavour for a New Vision for Personal Task Management: Exploring User Preferences in Personal Task Management Tools
(2019-07-30)There are many computerized tools for personal task management (PTM) with many tools on smart devices and personal computers; its research domain includes some related work that focused on different aspects. In this research, ... -
In Between Urbanism in Montréal: Encounters Between Communities Across a Transport Corridor
(2011-04-08)This thesis aims to develop an architectural zone for contact between two boroughs in Montreal: Mont-Royal and Rosemont-la-Petite-Patrie; these boroughs are divided by the Canadian Pacific Railway as well as the Van Horne ... -
In defence of doctrine: The judicial review of Canadian federalism in comparative perspective.
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In Defence of Home Places: Environmental Activism in Nova Scotia, 1970-1985
(2014-09-10)This dissertation traces the origins and development of environmental activism in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, from the late 1950s to 1990, with a central focus on the period from 1970 to 1985, during which the ... -
In defense of gradient theories of illusory line motion.
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In Defense of Sass: On Approaching Schizophrenia Through the Lens of Wittgensteinian Solipsism
(2024-04-12)In this work, I defend Louis Sass’s use of Wittgensteinian treatments of solipsism as the basis for an interpretive framework for schizophrenia. I first offer further evidence in support of Sass’s project from the writings ... -
In der erde als in dem himel: The God-Creature Relation in Meister Eckhart
(2016-08-29)This thesis aims to show the immediacy of the God-soul relation for Meister Eckhart. Although Eckhart teaches that the soul must cease to be a creature and become one with God, there seems to be no motion proper to creatures ... -
In My Place: Fostering Connection and Continuity in Canada's Aging Rural Communities
(2024-04-11)Facing Canada's demographic shift toward an aging population, this thesis addresses the challenges of aging in rural communities, where services for older adults are often lacking. This thesis proposes intergenerational ... -
The in ovo approach to optimizing poultry gut health and performance: an inquiry
(2022-12-15)Several proposed alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in poultry have been reported ineffective due to limitations of delivery routes. Hence, an urgent need for new approaches to maintain poultry gut health ... -
IN PURSUIT OF INCLUSIVE EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE IN NOVA SCOTIA: THE INVISIBLE WORK OF MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DISABILITY
(2023-08-22)Through an occupational perspective, this research aims to illuminate the invisible work mothers of pre-school aged children experiencing disability do in pursuit of inclusive early learning and childcare in Nova Scotia, ... -
In Pursuit Of The "Designer Vagina"
(2015)A relatively new, elective and increasing medical procedure in the West known as “female genital cosmetic surgery” (FGCS) claims to have the ability to enhance the functional and aesthetic features of women’s genitalia. ... -
In search of a vision: Concepts of the Christian faith in four Canadian novels.
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In Search of an Electrophysiological Correlate to Between-Channel Modulation Gap Detection
(2012-04-04)Auditory processing disorder (APD) is characterized by deficits in the auditory modality that are not due to a global processing problem or to deficiencies in the peripheral auditory system. Diagnosis of APD is time-consuming ... -
The In Silico Search for an Endogenous Anti-Alzheimer's Therapeutic
(2011-12-19)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative neurological disorder for which there is no cure. The causative agent is ?-amyloid (A?) which becomes neurotoxic upon conformational change from ?-helix to ?-sheet. ... -
IN SITU MEASUREMENTS BY INSTRUMENTED GREY SEALS (HALICHOERUS GRYPUS) REVEAL FINE-SCALE OCEANOGRAPHIC PROPERTIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON MOVEMENT PATTERNS
(2019-04-05)The influence of oceanographic conditions on the movements of large marine predators has been demonstrated in diverse taxa. However, obtaining subsurface data that are spatio-temporally relevant to the decisions made by ... -
In Situ Real-time Visualization and Corrosion Testing of Stainless Steel 316LVM with Emphasis on Digital In-line Holographic Microscopy
(2012-08-28)Digital in-line holographic microscopy (DIHM) has been incorporated as an additional simultaneous in situ optical technique with ellipsomicroscopy for surface imaging and microscopy to study metastable pitting corrosion ... -
The in situ solid-phase extraction of selected dissolved materials in the marine environment.
(Dalhousie University, 1991)