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Freshwater fish such as juvenile salmon may rely on dynamic and diverse habitats. The importance of freshwater wetlands to juvenile coho salmon in large river networks is not well known. I studied…

Many problems in computational science and engineering can be cast as approximating a high-dimensional function from data. These types of problems involves at least three main challenges. First, the…

Students in British Columbia are required to take Physical and Health Education 10 (PHE 10) as a graduation requirement, and for many, especially females, it may be the last Physical Education (PE)…

Non-profit organizations that promote gender equity are central and yet understudied actors in reconciliation work in so-called "Canada." Building on Epps' 'settler problem…

This thesis consists of three essays considering the health, environmental and social outcomes of two different types of regulations on fuels. The first chapter examines a recent set of International…

Although women's soccer in Germany re-emerged after its ban from 1955-1970, the German soccer culture and system remain rooted in a restrictive gender ideology that privileges men. Using broader…

While societies around the world are grappling with the challenge of maintaining productive food systems that are resilient to climatic disturbances, Indigenous communities have been adapting to…

Indigenous cultural heritage (ICH) is rapidly diminishing worldwide, driven by factors like development, private property rights, and colonial planning. This study centers on the Comox Valley within…

This study explores the long-term impact community-based, nonfamilial intergenerational (IG) programs have on the lives of participants as well as identifies key organizational attributes of IG…

This thesis presents two user studies that investigate how the errors that can occur during speech recognition affect users' text entry performance and their experience. For this work, I used a…

Shared Last-level caches are increasingly facing severe security risks from occupancy attacks and set-conflict-based side-channel attacks, e.g., Prime+Probe. Attackers use unrestricted cache occupacy…

Despite insecure attachment and affect regulation difficulties being identified as transdiagnostic risk factors for mental health concerns during adolescent development, research investigating core…

The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of parents' experiences of the French Immersion program enrolment process. I used a qualitative approach via one-on-one interviews with…

The main effects of a factorial experiment can be estimated with minimum variance and zero bias using orthogonal arrays (OAs) of strength three. However, such arrays require the run size to be a…

Human disturbances to landscapes resulting in habitat degradation and fragmentation frequently drive wildlife population declines by altering demographic rates. A deep understanding of the specific…

Young people who are marginally housed have elevated rates of numerous adverse outcomes, including cognitive deficit, psychiatric illness, substance use and premature mortality. Childhood adversity…

The One Child Policy, implemented in China from 1979 to 2015, had a profound impact on the country's family structure. The policy resulted in smaller family sizes, as well as a gender imbalance…

A butoh-inspired performance, The 13th Chronicle is a response to the twelve chronicles presented in Sabes Algo de Mariana? (Do You Know Anything About Mariana? 2011), a play by Mexican scholar and…

With oceans projected to carry more plastic pollution in volume than fish by 2050, various countries have stepped up clean-up, mitigation, and prevention efforts. Abandoned, lost, and/or discarded…

Mobile communication systems have advanced to 4G (fourth generation), with 5G comprising visions, concepts and designs for better performance. The key 5G feature is the use of antenna arrays on…