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This project critiques foundational 1990s white feminist theories on sex work through the lens of the Black Sexual Economies (BSE framework. Traditional frameworks authored by Martha Nussbaum, Andrea…

Previous studies have demonstrated partial independence between comprehensibility (ease of understanding) and accentedness (phonological deviation from a norm), clarifying different linguistic…

Applied zooarchaeology is a subdiscipline of archaeology that incorporates zooarchaeological data into species management by providing the long-term data conservationists are increasingly asking for…

Serving large language models (LLMs) at scale requires a cluster-level scheduler that distributes requests across replicated inference engines. We analyze the characteristics of various inference…

The increasing integration of inverter-based resources (IBRs), such as renewables and energy storage, has fundamentally transformed power system dynamics, resulting in reduced grid inertia and…

The average Canadian adult spends a significant proportion of their waking hours engaged in paid work. As such, workplaces have the potential to shape employees' opportunities for social interaction…

The development of an effective HIV-1 vaccine has focused on eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) that target conserved regions on the viral envelope glycoprotein (Env). One approach,…

Visual representations of territory (e.g. maps, photos, illustrations) in the resurgent era of Indigenous planning must break with colonial cartographic convention to represent Indigenous spatial…

Modern energy-consuming systems are becoming increasingly interconnected. Future 5G/6G base stations, electric-vehicle charging services, renewable generation, battery storage, and building energy…

Higher education institutions widely promote co-operative education as an integral component of undergraduate learning, yet students may encounter competing institutional messages regarding its…

Universities have increasingly adopted equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives, yet faculty from equity-seeking groups (e.g., racialized, Indigenous, women, and disabled scholars) continue to…

Doxorubicin is an effective anthracycline anticancer drug that is commonly used as a chemotherapeutic agent against various malignancies. However, doxorubicin's use is limited by one major adverse…

Let A be a complex abelian surface with polarizing line bundle L of type (1, 4). There is an isomorphism of moduli spaces due to Yoshioka that relates 0-dimensional length 4 subschemes on A to…

Autonomous fruit harvesting remains challenging because vision-only robotic systems cannot evaluate contact quality during grasping. This thesis develops a vision–tactile framework for robotic apple…

Undergraduate engineering education is designed around rigorous academic requirements, yet these structures may also shape who is able to belong and succeed. This qualitative study examines how…

There is still significant uncertainty concerning the policy and technology pathways that could lead to decarbonizing Canada's emissions-intensive, trade-exposed (EITE) industries. In this study, the…

Discretionary planning tools are increasingly used to protect ecological systems on private land, yet their implementation varies across jurisdictions. Previous research has identified institutional…

This project undertakes Phase One of the Metlakatla Cumulative Effects Management (CEM) Program Climate Adaptation Plan. The Metlakatla CEM Program is a resource management system for monitoring the…

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) was introduced to improve access to oral healthcare for eligible Canadian residents, including children in families without private dental insurance. Limited…

Rural communities across British Columbia face challenges associated with the combined impacts of climate change and a worsening infrastructure deficit. Nature-based solutions (NbS) present…