Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND SHOP FLOOR CONGESTION ANALYSIS IN MULTI-PRODUCT NETWORKS USING A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH
(2018-06-26)The clearing function (CF) models the non-linear relationship between work-in-process (WIP) and throughput and has been proposed for production planning in environments with queuing (congestion) effects. However, ... -
The Many Faces of Mental Health: The Intersection of Medicalization and Ignorance Management in Psychotherapy
(2023-12-12)Despite psychotherapy being an increasingly popular mental health treatment, how practitioners of psychotherapy conceptualize mental health remains poorly understood. Using a grounded theory approach, I conducted 15 ... -
Mapping and understanding the mean surface circulation of the North Atlantic: Insights from new geodetic and oceanographic measurements
(2012-05-23)The mean dynamic topography (MDT) of the ocean is closely related to the mean surface circulation. The objective of this thesis is to produce estimates of the MDT for the North Atlantic using newly available data from ... -
Mapping Possibilities for Conviviality: Inclusive Dialogues to Revitalize Calgary's Heart
(2023-07-13)This thesis serves as a framework for the re-imagination of urban infrastructure. Calgary’s Canadian Pacific rail corridor is the study site, bisecting the downtown and creating exclusionary space in the city’s heart. The ... -
MAPPING SOIL PROPERTIES AND WATER TABLE DEPTHS USING ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION METHODS
(2012-04-05)Detailed soil and water data are essential to ensure the optimum long-term management of fields. The objective of this study was to estimate water table depths, spatially variable and layered soil properties using ... -
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.
(Dalhousie University, 1990) -
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 ...