Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Marine mysids in detritus food chains.
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MARINE SEARCH AND RESCUE USING LIGHT WEIGHT NEURAL NETWORKS
(2019-08-22)The research proposes an autonomous solution using deep learning techniques inte- grated on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to effect a rapid and timely search in case of a man overboard (MOB) where a person has accidentally ... -
MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE VESSELS LOCATION-ALLOCATION PROBLEM WITH A COST-EFFECTIVENESS MEASURE
(2022-04-13)The East Coast of Canada experiences roughly a thousand maritime incidents per year, many requiring search and rescue (SAR) response from the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). We developed a location-allocation model to examine ... -
MARITIME TRAFFIC ANOMALY DETECTION FROM AIS SATELLITE DATA IN NEAR PORT REGIONS
(2015)Maritime traffic monitoring is an important aspect of safety and security in close-to-port operations. While there is a large amount of data with variable quality, decision makers need reliable information about possible ... -
The Maritimer Way? Mobility Patterns of a Small Maritime City
(2013-07-22)This anthropological, ethnographic study investigates the mobility patterns of Maritimers within Canada, with a focus on political economy. Specifically, I have analyzed the links between mobility, livelihood and identity ... -
THE MARK OF CANE: A MICROECONOMIC CASE STUDY OF PROFITABILITY, ACCOUNTING AND PLANTATION MANAGEMENT ON THREE BARBADIAN SUGAR PLANTATIONS, 1763-1815
(2014-08-22)This microeconomic case study of sugarcane plantation management, accounting and profitability examines three Barbadian plantations, Newton, Seawell and Mount Alleyne from 1763 to 1815, with an econometric methodology. ... -
Marketplaces as Spaces of Moral Education in Early Modern London: Regulation, Punishment and Entertainment
(2021-08-24)Marketplaces were important spaces in the everyday lives of the inhabitants of early modern London. Their importance not only for trade but also for social and political activities has led some historians to explore morality ... -
MARKOV REGIME-SWITCHING MODELS
(2012-07-26)A regime-switching model is a time-series model in which parameters change values according to the regime at present time. While regime-switching models have been very popular in applied work, there is a lack of literature ... -
Mass Evacuation of Persons Needing Mobility Assistance: A Holistic Approach for Dedicated Route Selection and Traffic Microsimulation Modeling
(2023-08-08)This thesis presents a comprehensive approach to emergency evacuation planning for persons needing mobility assistance (PMA). The study combines multi-criteria decision analysis and microsimulation-based evacuation modeling. ... -
Mass Romantics: Grappling with Genre in 2000s Indie Rock
(2015)In the early 2000s, popular music’s indie rock genre reached unprecedented levels of commercial success: on the sales and singles charts, in television ads and programs, on music and pop-culture websites, at sold-out music ... -
Mast cell regulation of dendritic cell migration in vivo.
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MAST CELLS AND INTERFERONS AS A NOVEL APPROACH TO IMMUNOTHERAPY USING A MURINE BREAST CANCER MODEL
(2021-05-05)Breast cancer has the second highest mortality in women diagnosed with cancer-related disease. Immunotherapy, a strategy targeting regulation of the immune system to combat tumour growth has demonstrated therapeutic ... -
MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION OF H13 TOOL STEEL AND FUNCTIONALLY GRADED H13-COPPER
(2022-08-30)The aim of this study is to determine the laser directed energy deposition (DED) parameters for an H13-Cu functionally graded material (FGM). Monolithic steel tools have poor thermal conductivity, reducing the cycle ... -
The material lives of Lunenburg German merchants and yeoman: The evidence based on probate inventories, 1760-1830.
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MATERIAL PROCESS AS A DESIGN TOOL: INVESTIGATING THE MAKING OF CERAMICS IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2013-12-10)Materials are a significant aspect of architectural design, the construction components are selected for their availability, location, cultural meaning, physical characteristics and properties. The construction components ... -
The Material World of Ñatitas: Personhood in Nonhuman Beings in Urban Bolivia
(2023-08-30)Each November 8, the Fiesta de las Ñatitas is celebrated in homes across La Paz and in the city’s public cemetery. Ñatitas, human skulls that are kept in homes and said to bring good fortune and guidance to their keepers, ... -
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Twin Pregnancies Complicated With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Compared to Twin Pregnancies Without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study of Nova Scotia Births
(2020-08-18)Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is broadly defined as diabetes that is first diagnosed during pregnancy. It can lead to complications in singleton pregnancies for both mother and baby, such as excessively ... -
Maternal Bodies And Obesity: Rethinking Dominant Perspectives, Exploring A Path Less Travelled
(2014-09-04)A perceived global obesity epidemic, accorded the imprimatur of the WHO, has led to a moral panic and quest for causation fuelled by a dominant biomedical discourse that constructs obesity as a facile issue of individual ...