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Library shelves are increasingly full, and print books are still being acquired. Yet surprisingly few are being used. In 2011, a study of OhioLINK’s 88 libraries and 30 million monograph volumes…

Children and youth exposed to the child welfare system represent one of society’s most vulnerable populations. Compared to their peer group, too many youth exposed to the child welfare system in…

The focus of this capstone is on study abroad participation among undergraduate students at public universities in British Columbia (BC). In this capstone, I explore the economic and developmental…

This study examines the impact of organisational factors on fathers’ use of parental benefits. Only 9.4% of Canadian fathers outside Quebec claimed or intended to claim parental benefits in 2012.…

Smart grid is an advanced and sophisticated electrical network that uses a combination of information and communication technology to gather required data from different nodes on the network through…

Technology has advanced at a tremendous pace over the last decade. These advancements have produced immense benefits to the population, but have also increased opportunities for criminal activity.…

This study evaluates multiple collaborative land use planning processes aimed at engaging stakeholders in developing management objectives for clean electrical energy supply generation in the Haida…

This study assesses provincial taxi regulations on entry, fare, and trade in a Greater Vancouver regional context. Substandard taxi regulations explain why Vancouverites pay more for taxi service and…

Current issues abound in relation to environmental practices and impacts, as well as to socio-economic inequality and inequity. Despite inherent linkages, these two fields of focus are often…

Twenty years after its transition from apartheid to democracy, South Africa is seen in the international community as a regional bastion of democratic, economic and social rebirth. Yet despite its…

Self-governance negotiations are an integral part of British Columbia’s modern day treaty process. At some treaty tables, impasses have resulted from differences on how to include traditional First…

Long Term Evolution (LTE) is becoming the mainstream of the fourth generation standard for high-speed wireless communications for mobile devices. Its radio access for downlink involves allocation of…

The ability to live and age well is a common goal across the lifespan. For older adults with multiple chronic conditions, this goal frequently poses a challenge. A central process by which…

Can Metro Vancouver grow its population and economy while staying within physical limits and improving liveability for its citizens? I explore this question using a Business as Usual forecast, a…

Haida Gwaii supports 1.5 million nesting seabirds, including 50% of the global Ancient Murrelet population and significant nesting populations of several other seabird species. Invasive rats pose a…

Food insecurity is a problem in Vancouver, BC. Through analysis of the systemic causes and negative correlates of food insecurity, this study examines effective ways to mitigate food insecurity in…

The solvency risk, contribution rate risk, and benet risk of a hybrid pension plan with stochastic investment returns are studied in this project. Gaussian, autoregressive and moving average…

The International Energy Association asserts that natural gas is poised to enter a golden age. This is particularly true for British Columbia, which possesses world-class shale gas reserves. Produced…

This report examines the importance of multilingualism in publishing, taking into consideration the reasons for difficulties in translating publications — including historical precedents and such…

The objective of this study was to apply a panel of yeast bioassays in the quantification and identification of chemicals from 4 different classes of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in marine…