Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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Mapping the Self: The Sense of Space, Place, Home, and Belonging In Contemporary Caribbean Canadian Poetry
(2012-08-24)This thesis investigates the dual concepts of place as home and place within the canon for diasporic communities, immigrants, and minorities within Canada. This thesis argues that a new understanding of “home” is necessary ... -
Mapping Traditional Bird Knowledge for Urban Bird Conservation in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
(2010-12-08)Urbanization is a worldwide trend resulting in loss of bird habitat, dominance of invasive species and higher densities of some predatory species. However, cities provide new opportunities for birds because of warmer winter ... -
MAPPING WETLANDS IN NOVA SCOTIA WITH MULTI-BEAM RADARSAT-2 POLARIMETRIC SAR, OPTICAL SATELLITE IMAGERY, AND ELEVATION DATA
(2016-05-04)Nova Scotia introduced a new wetland policy in 2011 which included a goal to have no net loss of wetlands. In order to meet this goal, the Nova Scotia government has committed to updating the provincial wetland inventory. ... -
Maqbarat Al-Atrak: Saudi Arabia's Intervention in Yemen
(2021-08-25)This thesis examines the Saudi Arabian intervention in Yemen in order to ascertain the motivations behind the choice to directly intervene. Existing research and literature covering this topic tends to be relegated to news ... -
Maqoma: Xhosa resistance to the advance of colonial hegemony (1798-1873).
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Marine Aerosol Physical Properties and Influences by Meteorology in the North Atlantic Ocean
(2020-09-01)Marine aerosols play an important role in earth’s climate, but their effects remain highly uncertain due to a poor understanding of their sources, properties, and atmospheric processing, partly due to limited measurements. ... -
MARINE CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT, USES, AND LIMITATIONS AS A TOOL FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION
(2014-12-17)Resource managers need tools to prepare for biological changes resulting from climate change. Here, I present a novel marine Vulnerability to Projected Warming Assessment (VPWA) model as a climate adaptation tool to rank ... -
MARINE ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES UNDER 21ST CENTURY CLIMATE CHANGE
(2020-08-17)Climate change is affecting marine ecosystem structure and function on multiple scales with consequences for ecosystem services, fisheries, and fishery-dependent societies. Projecting future trends and associated uncertainties ... -
The marine geochemistry of aluminum.
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Marine Mammal Population Recoveries and Critical Factors
(2011-04-08)Of all the marine taxa, marine mammals seem to have benefited the most from a paradigm shift from exploitation to conservation. This thesis provides the first quantitative assessment for marine mammals of (1) global, ... -
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 ...