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Can a model of deliberative democracy be successful in situations of high conflict? To develop a response, I take a hard case, defined by violent conflict and divisiveness: South Africa at the end of…

Cricket is a sport for which many batting and bowling statistics have been proposed. However, a feature of cricket is that the level of aggressiveness adopted by batsmen is dependent on match…

Competition in attracting talented employees can be tough, particularly for firms looking for knowledge workers. How will foreign firms fare in this competition, if potential employees assess their…

Persons living in precarious housing face numerous mental and physical health risks, including disproportionally higher incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with the general population…

This dissertation explores how an animist spirituality redirects design. Design has long been understood as the professional practice of creating artefacts, systems, and communications for modern…

'Internet of Things' (IoT) technology is becoming one of the most important driving forces in human productivity in recent years.  New generation of 'super sensors', in the form…

Assistive Rehabilitation technologies have been a prominent research topic in recent years for patients who suffer from impaired lower extremity motor abilities. Continuous tracking of knee movement…

In the past thirty years, robotics technology has become well-established in the manufacturing industry for reducing worker ergonomic stress and workload by performing operations such as picking and…

Adopting a helmet has been very helpful in reducing the risk of head injury in activities with a high risk of impact to the head. However, the main focus of most helmet standards is protecting the…

Statistical data acquired from US citizens in 2013 showed that the overall percentage of all disabilities for all ages in this country was around 12.6%, in which the "ambulatory disabilities…

Nearly all vertebrate cells possess a primary cilium, akin to a cellular antenna, that plays essential roles in various physiological and developmental processes. Cilium length is tightly regulated…

Scholarly or academic publishing is one of the most lucrative sectors in the publishing industry; ever since the 1960s, commercial publishers have profited from disseminating academic research and…

Student athletes are considered less likely to seek help than non-athlete students despite comparable rates of mental health difficulties. However, recent findings suggest certain variables may…

Computational complexity theory aims to understand what problems can be efficiently solved by computation. This thesis studies computational complexity in the model of Boolean circuits. Boolean…

As post-secondary student demographics have changed in Canada over the decades, students come to universities with different expectations, and the more recent trend is that students increasingly…

This work presents the implementation and analysis of electrochemical pressure impedance spectroscopy (EPIS) as an in situ diagnostic method for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). Inspired by…

British Columbia's current policy package is insufficient to meet the province's 2030, 2040, or 2050 greenhouse gas emissions targets. To design and assess different policy pathways to…

The adjective "perennial" suggests something enduring or perpetually renewing. The spirit of the perennial can be found in many traditional Chinese families. Despite illnesses, hardships…

Superhydrophobic coatings have been developed to warrant waterproof properties of synthetic materials for diverse applications, such as outdoor clothing, construction materials, and µPAD. Commonly,…

The neuron-specific kinesin, KIF1A, is involved in the transport of cargos critical for neuronal function such as synaptic vesicle precursors and dense-core vesicles. Notably, mutations in KIF1A are…