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This thesis explores the prevalence and correlates of 1) access to healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic among marginalized Indigenous cisgender and transgender women and Two-Spirit Peoples, and 2…

The fuel cell technology commercialization is greatly dependent on the efficiency, cost, and durability of the fuel cell stacks. These are coupled with the effectiveness of the thermal and water…

Since the discovery of cisplatin, metal complexes continue to gain interest as anticancer agents. Though a breadth of research has been conducted in this field, many pitfalls and questions remain,…

The debugging strategies of nine elementary students were investigated during an eight-week Python programming course which integrated explicit debugging instruction. A verbal think-aloud protocol…

The mitochondrial mutation G11778A encodes a missense mutation in complex I of the electron transport chain. This mutation is associated with a maternally inherited form of blindness known as Leber…

In this dissertation, I explore my journey to bodily inhabiting in the context of personal and intergenerational fear and loss. Over eight years, I undertook practices of singing, walking, dancing,…

This research examines the evolution in design features of common spaces within affordable multi-unit rental housing in the City of Vancouver. It investigates the relations between physical design…

Learning has typically been conceptualized and operationalized, especially in formal schooling, in objective, psychologistic terms. Subjective qualities of learning have been marginalized or…

Since the 19th century, photographs have supported people's practices of self-reflection, social interaction, and contemplation of the future. Today, digital photographic technologies have…

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Long QT Syndrome Type 2 (LQTS2) is associated with inherited variants in the cardiac hERG K+ channel. However, the pathogenicity of hERG channel gene variants is often uncertain. Using…

This paper examines how subsistence farmers respond to extreme heat. Using micro-data from Peruvian households, we find that high temperatures reduce agricultural productivity, increase area planted…

Once believed to be a self-help organization, NXIVM has impacted how we traditionally perceive new religious movements (NRMs), opening the dialogue to further explore the relationship between NRMs…

Hypoxia has a detrimental impact on the brain due to its large oxygen demand. Hypoxia induced deficits are of concern for pilots, who undertake training to recognize their own symptoms of hypoxia.…

This paper shows that using yields may not be informative of the relationship between farm size and productivity in the context of small-scale farming. This occurs because, in addition to…

This report presents an in-depth examination of New Star Books, an independent publisher located in Vancouver, Canada. Its primary objective is to critically evaluate the publisher's existing…

While acknowledging the existence of non-democratic forms of representation, political scientists have shown little interests in understanding conceptions and practices of political representation…

Through research conducted in a classroom, this dissertation explores problem solving in choice-affluent environments where students have abundant access to resources beyond their own and their group…

While science and art are often taught as entirely separate subjects, there are numerous historical and contemporary connections between these two fields of study. What will happen when the…