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2018-12-17
This report examines current academic publishing market in the light of the ongoing Statutory Review of Copyright Act of Canada (2018), and reconciles the testimonies presented before the review…
2018-12-12
Author: Wang, Jing
Many occupational pension plans rely on intergenerational cooperation to deliver stable retirement benefits; however, this cooperation has natural limits and exceeding these limits can threaten the…
2018-11-28
Essay 1: For four decades, Marjorie Mackie facilitated a Medicine Wheel workshop that she, herself developed for therapeutic purposes in the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction amongst Indigenous…
2018-08-07
Author: Wu, Yifan
This project proposes a simple method of forming two-player and four-player golf teams for the purposes of net best-ball tournaments in stroke play format. The proposal is based on the recognition…
2018-09-10
Memories For The Future is a wall-mounted photographic and sculptural installation emerging from my archive of affective family snapshots from the 1990s and 2000s. Everyday textiles, bodily…
2019-03-29
We characterize and compare creep preceding and following the complex 2011 Pampahasi landslide (∼40 Mm3±50 %) in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, using spaceborne radar…
2018-12-13
As a response to increasing costs of textbooks for college students, post-secondary institutions are exploring new methods to make learning materials affordable for students. This has resulted in a…
2019-04-25
A select small group of people have an amazing opportunity to see the Earth from a unique perspective—from space. The effect this experience has on an individual has been described as extraordinary…
2019-01-09
The movement of goods through freight transportation accounts for approximately 6% of total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions worldwide and 10% of Canada’s emissions, yet the freight sector is rarely…
2019-01-30
The analysis of the polarization of light expands vision beyond the realm of colour and intensity and is used for multiple ecological purposes among invertebrates including orientation, object…
2018-12-20
Unfortunately, not every Canadian book is accessible to every Canadian reader. Print disabilities (which include visual, learning, and physical disabilities) affect a significant portion of Canadian…
2019-03-13
The genetic model organism, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), shares many genes with humans and is the best-annotated of the eukaryotic genome. Therefore, the identification of new genes and…
2019-01-11
In 2010, Statham, Haegeli, et al. (2018) introduced the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard (CMAH) to improve transparency and consistency of avalanche bulletin production in North America. However…
2019-04-08
Objectives Indigenous people in Canada are not only over-represented among the homeless population but their pathways to homelessness may differ from those of non-Indigenous people. This study…
2018-12-06
A strong understanding of regional variation in structure and composition of old-growth floodplain forests and ecosystem drivers is critical for improving riparian old-growth management. We reviewed…
2018-12-01
Storytelling is an important tool for sharing knowledge across generations for Hul’q’umi’num’ people. Stories teach us about our way of life and our perspectives on how to be as First Nations peoples…
2018-08-07
Cottage Life has enjoyed success as a service and lifestyle magazine for Canadian cottage owners. But that success is mostly regional: 77% of its subscribers live in Ontario. In 2014, in an attempt…
2018-08-30
Author: Fast, Andrew
Ordinarily, mass attitude change takes place slowly if at all. Many attitudes remain relatively stable over time and even generations. American attitudes on abortion, for example, have remained…
2018-06-07
This paper builds on the body of literature led by Ann Markusen in exploring where different types artists live in urban metropolitan areas. Findings from this paper provide further understanding of…
2018-07-11
Seagrass habitats have recently been characterized by their ability to capture and store organic carbon, known as ‘blue carbon.’ However, the geospatial extent and carbon storage capacity of these…