Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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"Neither the Morning, Nor the Evening Star is So Fair": Virtue and the Soul of the World in Plotinus, Treatise 19 (I, 2) and Treatise 20 (I, 3)
(2013-08-21)In Treatises 19 (I, 2) and 20 (I, 3), Plotinus unfolds several ‘grades’ of virtue by interpreting the Platonic dialogues. Beginning with the goal of Theaetetus, “likeness to god”, Plotinus frames his discussion with a ... -
Neo-orientalism in the Operas of Tan Dun
(2015-04-02)As the most active neo-orientalist composer, Tan Dun is known for using instruments constructed from organic materials, and fusing Western avant-garde compositional techniques with Asian cultural traditions. Forming part ... -
NEOGENE EXHUMATION OF THE SIKKIM HIMALAYA FROM ZIRCON (U-TH)/HE THERMOCHRONOLOGY AND 3-D THERMO-KINEMATIC MODELLING
(2014-08-21)Erosion and exhumation of upper crustal material in active orogens, like the Himalaya, result from a combination of both tectonic and surface processes. Although recent studies have well defined the Miocene-Pliocene ... -
The Neoplatonic Prehistory of Augustine's Doctrine of The Trintiy
(2001-09)This thesis examines the Neoplatonic philosophical history of the first principle which leads up to and includes Augustine's doctrine of the Trinity. While contemporary scholarship of this history shows how scholars often ... -
Network Reliability, Simplicial Complexes, and Polynomial Roots
(2020-04-02)Assume that the vertices of a graph G are always operational, but the edges of G fail independently with probability q ∈ [0, 1]. The all-terminal reliability of G is the probability that the resulting subgraph is connected. ... -
Networked Multi-Manipulator System and Its Teleoperation Using Adaptive Non-Singular Terminal Sliding Mode Control
(2020-11-03)Teleoperation of multiple robot manipulators has been one of the most popular research areas in the robotics research community for the last couple of decades. Such complex systems can be decoupled into two subsystems, ... -
Networking, Belonging and Identity: Highly Skilled Turkish Immigrants in Halifax and Toronto
(2012-04-10)This thesis is an exploratory work into the migration and settlement experiences of highly skilled Turkish migrants who have settled in Canada. It is a qualitative study conducted with sixteen immigrant respondents living ... -
Neural and muscular development in a gastropod larva.
(Dalhousie University, 2002) -
Neural control of parental behaviour in California mice, Peromyscus californicus.
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NEURAL MARKERS OF FAMILIAL RISK FOR DEPRESSION
(2022-08-29)Depression is associated with structural and functional abnormalities of the brain. It is not known whether these brain abnormalities are precursors or consequences of depression. Study of offspring of parents with depression ... -
NEURAL MECHANISMS OF MOTOR IMAGERY AND THE NATURE OF IMAGERY-BASED SKILL ACQUISITION
(2019-08-23)Motor imagery (MI), the mental rehearsal of movement, is an effective adjunct to physical practice (PP) for driving skill acquisition. While considered analogous to PP, in that a simulation of movement occurs without overt ... -
A Neural Network Growth and Yield Model for Nova Scotia Forests
(2011-07-06)Forest growth models are important to the forestry community because they provide means for predicting future yields and exploring different forest management practices. The purpose of this thesis is to develop an ... -
Neural Population Dynamics in Porcine Stellate Ganglion in Normal and Heart Failure States
(2022-10-21)Neural populations in the sympathetic nervous system are involved in hierarchical closed loop control of the heart involving multiple intrathoracic ganglia. This thesis expands on their processing capabilities with a focus ... -
Neuritogenic modulation by serotonin in the central nervous system of the snail.
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Neurobiological and Epigenetic Substrates of Learning, Memory, and Behavioural Flexibility in Three Songbird Species: the Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis), and European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
(2023-08-29)Songbirds rely on learning, perceiving, and producing complex vocalizations to perform critical functions such as conspecific identification, mate selection, and territory defence These cognitive processes are influenced ... -
Neuronal Adaptation and Formant Transition Direction in Vowels: An MMN Study
(2014-04-02)Examined was whether the mismatch negativity (MMN) varied predictably in response to changes in the direction of frequency-modulated tone glides and equivalent second formant transitions in vowels (e.g., /ɪ/ as in “bit” ... -
NEURONAL MITOCHONDRIAL CALCIUM UNIPORTER DEFICIENCY EXACERBATES AXONAL INJURY AND SUPPRESSES REMYELINATION IN MICE SUBJECTED TO EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
(2020-08-12)High-capacity mitochondrial calcium (Ca2+) uptake by the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) is strategically positioned to support the survival and remyelination of axons in multiple sclerosis (MS) by undocking mitochondria, ... -
A Neurophysiological Study of the Impact of Mind Wandering During Online Lectures
(2019-08-15)Lecture-format Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were once thought to have the potential to permanently change higher education, though they did not live up to their original hype. Among the many posited reasons for this ... -
NEUROPROTECTION AFTER TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY THROUGH MITOCHONDRIAL CALCIUM UNIPORTER INHIBITION
(2022-07-28)A common final pathway of secondary spinal cord injury (sSCI) is glutamate excitotoxicity, manifested by calcium (Ca2+) overloading of the neuron. Mitochondria are damaged by excessive intake of cytoplasmic Ca2+ through ... -
Neuroprotective Effects of a Novel Apple Peel Extract AF4 in a Mouse Model of Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury
(2012-11-20)The neuroprotective effects of AF4, a flavonoid-enriched extract derived from the peel of Northern Spy apples (containing quercetin-3-O-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-galactoside, quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside, ...