Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of Metal and Metal-Oxide Nanocatalysts
(2020-11-18)Nanoparticles have received much attention due to their unique structure and physical and chemical properties compared to their bulk material counterparts, which allow them to be used in a variety of applications, such as ... -
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of Thiolate-protected Gold Nanoclusters with FCC-, HCP- and BCC-like Core Geometry
(2019-01-15)Research on thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters (AuSR NCs) has recently attracted a great deal of interests due to their intriguing atomic structure and promising applications in catalysis, nanoelectronics, bio-detection, ... -
X-ray Spectroscopic Studies of Gold-thiolate Nanoclusters
(2011-08-03)Structural characterization of nanomaterials represents one of the largest challenges in modern nanoscience. Recent advances in the synthesis and crystallography of gold-thiolate nanoclusters have led to enormous progress ... -
X-ray Spectroscopy Studies of Ligand-protected and Zeolite-confined Silver Nanoclusters
(2020-08-24)Ultrasmall silver nanoparticles, also known as silver nanoclusters (Ag NCs), are of interest because of their ultrahigh surface-to-volume ratio and strong quantum size effect. In this work, the studies of Ag NCs with ligand ... -
Yazoo foraminifera depositional history, northeastern Gulf Coast.
(Dalhousie University, 1972) -
Yeast proteins that modulate Cdc68 transcriptional activity.
(Dalhousie University, 1995) -
“Yesterday it was One Man One Vote, Today it is One Man One Gun:” Competing Nationalist Narratives and the Zimbabwe African People’s Union, 1961-1980
(2018-08-16)This thesis is a political history of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU), a significant, yet neglected, African nationalist party active in Zimbabwe’s liberation war between 1961 and 1980. A political history of ... -
"The yet unsayable": The limitations of knowledge in the poetry of Robert Graves.
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Yin, Yang and Coca Cola: Changing and Enduring Concepts of Health and Balance among Zhong Yi 中醫 in Southern China
(2020-02-18)While modern dentistry views mouth and teeth as significant parts of the oral system, Chinese medicine does not justapose a concept of the ‘oral system” in its epistemological system. Some Zhong Yi consider the mouth, ... -
Yoga's Effect on Quality of Life and Psychological Distress in Key Caregivers of Cancer Survivors
(2012-08-28)Fourteen cancer caregivers participated in a six-week Vinyasa Yoga (VY) intervention and completed demographic items, psychological distress, measures of QOL, and open-ended questions. There was a significant difference ... -
You are Welcome: Immigrant Integration through the Courtyard Typology
(2020-08-04)This thesis addresses the architectural and social issues of immigrant populations relocating to foreign lands. The primary factor of immigrant integration is the availability of appropriate housing. Immigrant housing must ... -
"You didnt give me words" - Religious Subversion and Secular Philosophy in Cormac McCarthy
(2012-08-28)This project attempts to track and delineate a consistent subversion of religion and faith, as well as a vindication of fundamental principles of secular philosophy in Cormac McCarthy’s fiction. I identify three ... -
“YOU KNOW THE SAYING, THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT YOU HAVE TO WEAR SHADES?” DESCRIBING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON WELLBEING, ENVIRONMENTS AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURES WITH THREE REMOTE, OFF-GRID NUNATUKAVUT COMMUNITIES
(2019-10-17)This research aims to support three NunatuKavut Inuit communities – Black Tickle, Norman Bay and St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) – as they identify and pursue sustainable futures. This study builds upon an existing NunatuKavut ... -
"YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT JUST LIKE THE BOYS": AGNÈS VARDA AND THE BIRTH OF THE AUTRICE
(2019-09-03)This thesis seeks to establish and develop the concept of the autrice, a feminine alternative to the masculinized auteur figure in film criticism. The autrice refers to a film director who not only expresses a distinctive ... -
Youth Engagement and Get-Out-The-Vote Organizations: Are they a Viable Solution to the Problem of Youth Engagement?
(2018-04-04)Get-out-the-vote organizations are thought to be one of the many solutions to address the issue of youth voting. Yet, research into the success or failure of these organizations has been very limited. Research indicates ... -
Youth Mental Health and Music Based Community Programs: A Comparative Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach
(2023-08-30)Music-based community programs are evidenced to support youth mental health. However, the processes by which they do this, and how these relate to youths’ experiences, remain unknown. Using constructivist grounded theory ... -
Youth Perceptions of the Benefits Received From Participating in a Structured Leisure Activity
(2012-08-24)This study examined youth participants in a structured leisure activity and their perceptions regarding the benefits accrued as a result of participation. 4 male and 12 female youth between the ages of 13-16 participated. ... -
Youth's Experiences of Being Kicked Out, and Why they Come Back
(2012-04-18)This thesis explores homeless and street involved youth’s experiences of being kicked out from various programs and family situations and what draws them back. Using secondary data analysis from the Pathways to Resilience ... -
THE ZEBRAFISH AS A MODEL FOR STUDIES OF CARDIAC MECHANO-ELECTRIC FUNCTION
(2023-01-10)Factors affecting cardiac function include those external to the heart (e.g., the autonomic nervous system, ANS) and intrinsic processes that allow rapid beat-by-beat adaptation to change in physiological demands. The ... -
Zebrafish Tools To Combat Acute Myeloid Leukaemia – The Nucleoporin 98 kiloDalton—Homeobox A9 (NUP98-HOXA9) Fusion Oncogene Drives Myeloproliferation By Upregulating DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1 (dnmt1)
(2018-02-12)We need to better understand the genetic mechanisms that transform normal blood cells into acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Overall survival is improving for children and adults with AML, but traditional therapies can be ...