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Martin Heidegger's radical conception of the 'subject' as Dasein (the human being, whose essence is Existence) was meant to deconstruct traditional Cartesian conceptions of the subject…

Catalyst degradation results in emerging pinholes in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) and subsequently hydrogen leakage. Oxygen starvation resulting from hydrogen leaks is one of the…

This thesis examines Marx and Engels's concept of the petty bourgeoisie and its application to the French socialist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Rather than treating the concept as purely derogatory…

"and we continue" is an interactive online performance that tells a story about the behavior of complex systems through the lens of water. Each participant starts out as an iconic…

Skilled immigrants in Canada face barriers in finding jobs, despite having high educational background and professional experiences from their home countries. They suffer deskilling and unemployment…

Increasing bicycling in cities is a public health and sustainability goal. Although supportive infrastructure is a necessary precondition for most people to begin riding, other forms of encouragement…

This thesis explores and describes the experiences and perspectives of three different roles within a patient-centred, healthcare simulation-based education session for the continuing professional…

With the growth of data-intensive applications, along with the increase of both size and dimensionality of data, queries with advanced semantics have recently drawn researchers' attention.…

Considering Canadian immigration trends, the current aging of the country's population, and access issues related to services that promote the mental health needs of older visible minority…

This content analysis examines newspaper representation of migrant criminality in Canada, the UK, and the US. Existing studies demonstrate a dynamic relationship between media coverage, perceptions…

Friday Dinner is a dance performance interlacing the aesthetics of both trained technical movements often taught in institutions, and gestural movements true and natural to a dancer's body. As a…

Museums have long displayed human remains from archaeological and other contexts to educate the public about human health, spiritual beliefs, and customs, and to encourage reflection about death and…

Monogenetic volcanoes are the most common volcanic landforms on Earth and usually form isolated small-volume volcanic centres with a wide range of eruptive styles and products. Here, I focus on the…

The enhanced ebook format—an ebook featuring multimedia elements such as audio, video, and animations—was released in 2010, yet it has been largely unused. Despite its potential, only 23% of…

Swaying is a project that exhibits a personal processing of the COVID-19 pandemic through a photographic series informed by a diaristic process. Each photograph marks a different happening, thought…

In light of failing global climate action, local governments have set their own greenhouse gas reduction targets and mitigation action plans. The Metro Vancouver regional district, its 21…

Metal nitride complexes exhibit interesting structure and bonding properties that are invoked when discussing the reactivity of these systems. The nitride (N3-) moiety can be either nucleophilic or…

Voltage-gated sodium channels initiate action potentials in excitable tissues. Altering these channels' function can lead to many pathophysiological conditions. The family of voltage-gated…

Humans are unique in their ability for language and a strong population-wide right-hand preference for object manipulation. A number of researchers (e.g., Arbib, 2005; Crow, 2002) suggest that an…

Examining the ways medical assistance in dying (MAID) discourse is presented in the media, this thesis analyzes the key themes, issues and contentions found throughout the topic in Canada's two…