Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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RADON-222 POTENTIAL IN TILLS OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
(2013-08-23)The relative contributions of bedrock geology, radiometric uranium, till permeability and surficial geology were assessed as predictors of radon in indoor air in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), NS, Canada. Bedrock ... -
RALOXIFENE SENSITIZES GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS TO HYPOXIA -INDUCED DEATH THROUGH INHIBITION OF STRESS GRANULE DISSOLUTION
(2021-01-07)Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumour and carries a uniformly poor prognosis. Despite aggressive therapy, median survival is only 14 months. Death typically results from treatment ... -
Random Forest Similarity Maps: A scalable visual representation for global and local interpretation
(2021-04-20)Machine Learning prediction algorithms have made significant contributions in today’s world, leading to increased usage in a variety of domains. However, as ML algorithms surge, the need for transparent and interpretable ... -
Range Searching Data Structures with Cache Locality
(2011-04-15)This thesis focuses on range searching data structures, an elementary problem in computational geometry with research spanning decades. These problems often involve very large data sets. Processor speeds increase faster ... -
"Rank and Power": Authorship, the Diary, and the Law in Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White
(2017-09-01)Addressing a gap in current criticism, this thesis explores the notion of authorship and its authority in Wilkie Collins’s The Woman in White. There are notable parallels between Collins’s unique interest in, and vexation ... -
Rapid Liquid 3D-Printing of Microchannels using Aqueous Two-Phase Systems: Towards Vascular Tissue Modelling Applications
(2023-04-11)In vitro models are used to study disease characteristics at a cellular and molecular level. However, conventional modelling techniques have several limitations such as complex fabrication steps, limited scalability, ... -
RASPBERRY HOUSE: AN INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION SYSTEM FOR INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)
(2022-04-07)It is estimated that the number of connected IoT (Internet of Things) devices and sensors will grow to around 125 billion by the end of this decade, up from an estimated 21 billion this year. IoT promises enormous benefits ... -
RATES AND DETERMINANTS OF BREASTFEEDING EXCLUSIVITY AND DURATION IN NOVA SCOTIA WOMEN
(2012-08-14)This population-based retrospective cohort study describes breastfeeding patterns and identifies the determinants of longer exclusive breastfeeding among 4,533 mother-infants pairs in two regions of Nova Scotia, Canada ... -
RATES AND DETERMINANTS OF PRETERM BIRTH IN PREGNANCIES COMPLICATED BY DIABETES MELLITUS
(2014-08-15)This population-based retrospective cohort study involving all singleton births between 1988 and 2009 in Nova Scotia estimated the rate of preterm birth less than 37 weeks and less than 34 weeks among pregnancies complicated ... -
Rational approaches to data preprocessing in multivariate calibration.
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Rational Secret Sharing with and without Synchronous Broadcast, Conspicuous Secrets, Malicious Players and Unbounded Opponents
(2012-04-13)In secret sharing we are asked to split a secret into several shares in such a way that a minimum number of shares is necessary and sufficient to reconstruct the secret. Rational secret sharing considers secret sharing in ... -
Rational Structural Diversification and Application of DalPhos Ligands for use in Challenging C-N Cross-Coupling Reactions
(2013-05-01)Transition-metal catalyzed transformations have revolutionized modern chemical synthesis; the 2001, 2005, and 2010 Nobel prizes in Chemistry attest to their broad applicability in academia and industry. To this end, ... -
Re - Settled: A New Typology for Refugee Housing Promoting Community Assimilation through Integration, Interaction, and Adaptation
(2018-04-06)This thesis aims to analyze the challenges resettled refugees face, propose architectural guidelines that address these needs, and introduce a new typology of public housing that helps to assimilate resettled refugees into ... -
Re-Anchoring Bloomfield: Cross Programming a Makerspace to Foster Equity and Inclusion in North End, Halifax
(2019-08-28)This thesis proposes the creation of a Makerspace to re-anchor the Bloomfield Centre site within North End, Halifax. The Bloomfield Centre was previously a hub for making, community resources and collaboration, its closure ... -
Re-conceptualizing the Redevelopment of Rural Communities through the Lens of an Ecological Framework
(2012-12-13)Today, Canada’s population is over 80 percent urban as exemplified by our growing cities. As a result of outmigration to urban centres, many rural economies in Atlantic Canada are struggling socially and economically. This ... -
Re-Growing a Neighbourhood: Using the Power of Food, Education, and Engagement to Consolidate Communities in Brooklyn
(2019-04-04)This investigation examines the relationships between three communities on the Brooklyn Waterfront in New York. The three areas lack connectivity to the greater network of fresh produce provided by farmer’s markets across ... -
Re-imagining a Petrochemical Landscape in Dartmouth Nova Scotia
(2016-04-07)This thesis addresses the vast petrochemical landscape of the Imperial Oil Refinery situated within the urban context of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The recent decommissioning of the refinery has reduced it to an arcane ...