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Marine noise pollution is recognized as a stressor to endangered southern resident killer whales (SRKW) in the Salish Sea, Canada and USA. Low-noise locations can be identified using geographic…

Perovskite materials, which constitute one of the most important categories of functional materials due to their superior piezo-/ferroelectric properties, have attracted enormous research interest in…

In northern latitudes during the cold season, adding a dehumidification system can raise the total energy consumption of greenhouses by 80%. Developing an efficient dehumidification system for…

During the past few decades, optical devices are frequently being used in medical applications to image lesions and malignancies, and to assist with surgical procedures. An endoscopic procedure…

This project investigates the associations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with occupational exposures through respiratory symptoms and lung function measures for the Canadian…

Applications of radioactivity include nuclear medicine and nuclear power, with both industries seeing increased usage and demand every year. Yet, the dangerous nature of the radioactive decay makes…

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by loss-of-function mutations to the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein (CFTR). The last decade has seen the development and clinical…

Adults with intellectual disabilities have been largely excluded from research into humanistic counselling approaches, and peer-reviewed studies that explore the use of existential psychotherapy with…

This thesis explores the existential entanglement of autographic and algorithmic media, in an arts-based research process I call neural painting. This process engages in the intentional perturbation…

Studies examining behavioural responses to emotional stimuli usually report one of two patterns of responses to negative stimuli. Some studies find faster responses to negative material. Other…

Background: Maternal exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution during pregnancy may impair children's social and behavioral development. My objectives were to assess (1) the impact of…

Doomscrolling --- excessively scrolling through or reading about worrying news on the Internet --- has become a modern phenomenon. Of the many online spaces for doomscrolling content, the r/collapse…

Diagnosis of oral cancer involves collecting multiple biopsies to increase the likelihood of sampling the most pathologic site within a lesion. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows for…

My research delves into the world of dance education, seeking to find the essential resources and support systems required for successful integration of dance across elementary school curricula. I…

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) has become a way to understand human well-being through developing a healthy identity, managing emotions, building healthy relationships, and making responsible…

This mixed-methods, action research project investigates how using the active citizenship model, a branch of service-learning, may lead to an increase in student voice and students self-identifying…

Do single women and single men differ in their experiences of "singlism"? This research examines whether single women and single men report differences in the amount and content of…

Genomic imprinting may have evolved due to an evolutionary conflict between alleles of different parental origin, carried by the mother and her offspring, which may be differently related to one…

Relaxation therapies are an attractive intervention for decreasing anxiety-related symptoms as they can be self-administered with minimal training, support or financial cost. Self-regulation of…

Racism and colonialism, among other intersecting forms of oppression, operate as social determinants of health and contribute to inequities among Indigenous, racialized, and equity-deserving groups.…