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Our Eyes Will Adjust is an experiential immersive performance and installation. With an attention to perception and embodied seeing, this work explores the multidimensionality of our energetic and…

This report describes and analyzes a range of publishing collectives from the past and present in anglophone Canada and considers the potential for future development. It begins with a focus on the…

Facing stagnant average audience attendance and inequality in governmental support, how can British Columbian arts organizations survive and thrive? Research has shown that audiences have become…

Center City Southeast is a multi-media performance comprised of sound, video, and short stories. The performance tracks a series of incidental encounters in places—places in which I just happened to…

Attending school in-person in the year 2020-2021 was a different experience for many secondary school students in British Columbia. Safety measures such as mask-wearing and reduced interpersonal…

The goal of this research was to provide data to assist in optimizing freshwater aquaculture practices for sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), and specifically, for LSL a land-based, freshwater…

This thesis explores the experiences of diverse Muslim women and what it means to resist marginality every day. One-on-one interviews with women who stayed at a Muslim shelter also reveal experiences…

Animals can mediate energy and material movement within a system, which can drive ecosystem function. Through excretion and egestion, animals can supply ammonium to nutrient-poor tropical marine…

This project explores the formation and negotiation of shared households among renters in the City of Vancouver as a response to the ongoing housing crisis. Building on previous scholarship which…

Non-intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) is an approach to the increasingly important task of residential energy analytics. Transparency of energy resources and consumption habits presents opportunities…

Despite the advancements in the mechatronics aspect of prosthetic devices, prostheses control still lacks an interface that satisfies the needs of the majority of users. The research community has…

Large cities and metropolitan areas are facing parking space problems due to the increasing number of commuters who choose bicycles as the main mode of transportation. The bicycle parking should…

This thesis examines the role WeChat plays in the life experience of Chinese international students in Metro Vancouver, Canada, focusing on the use and development of ride-hailing platforms from July…

In this thesis, a three-dimensional design of a vector light sensor for angular proximity detection applications is realized. 3D printed mesa pyramid designs, along with commercial photodiodes, were…

The overall objective of this study was to develop an in vitro based screening approach to determine the biotransformation rate constants of neutral hydrophobic organic chemicals in rats from rat…

Living systems at the molecular scale are composed of many coupled components with interactions varying in nature and strength. Microscopic biological systems operate far from equilibrium and are…

Most future climate scenarios consistent with the 1.5-2°C limits set by the Paris Agreement include carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as an important mitigation measure. Here, we investigate the land…

The "Going Global" strategy of Chinese culture aims to allow foreign countries to understand Chinese culture better and convey the voice of peace through cultural forms such as movies. Wolf…

The Boolean satisfiability problem or SAT is the problem of deciding if a Boolean formula has a satisfying assignment. It was the first problem shown to be NP-complete, and remains one of the most…

This thesis proposes a high-resolution instance segmentation method based on metric learning approaches for floorplan images with intricate details called blueprints. Our approach first divides an…