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Tulipped is a semi-autobiographical play that revolves around a young woman who is trapped in her fantasies and stuck in unfulfilling relationships. Her best friend intervenes and interrupts her life…

An examination of the zoning policy and practices of the Parks Canada Agency

2011-08-11

Author: Thede, Amy Kathryn

This project examines the current zoning system used by Parks Canada by investigating its application on the strategic policy level and the park planning level. The analysis is based on interviews…

Large-scale movement patterns of male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in Shark Bay, Australia

2011-11-22

Author: Olson, Erica Lane

The Shark Bay World Heritage Property is home to the largest breeding population of loggerhead turtles in Australia. With little known about the movements of males in this population, I assessed the…

Validation of an egg-injection method for testing in ovo toxicity of PBDE-99 in a small songbird model species, the zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

2011-11-25

Author: Khamzina, Viktoria

Egg injection was validated for studies of in ovo exposure to xenobiotics in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Puncturing eggs and injecting DMSO had no effect on embryo development or hatching…

Mary Magdalene: Her image and relationship to Jesus

2011-12-14

Author: Vogt Turner, Linda Elaine

The ambiguous figure of Mary Magdalene first appears in the Christian Gospels—most importantly as a witness to the Resurrection—and subsequently in mystical writings of Gnostic origins. Her true…

The impact of civil war on gender roles: A Somaliland case study

2011-12-14

Author: Sye, Heather Veronica

This MA Project advances an explanation for the evolving relationships between Somaliland men and women following the civil war in 1991 and the subsequent peace-building process. Drawing from 28…

How have neoliberal shifts from the 1980s to present day in social welfare delivery changed the services provided to street youth in Vancouver?

2011-12-06

Author: Guenther, Diana

In this paper, I analyse the history of services for street youth in Vancouver and the policy context in which street youth services in Vancouver operate. The history and development of street youth…

The use of isolated rainbow trout enterocytes to estimate extrahepatic metabolism of commercial chemicals

2011-10-19

Author: Lam, Janey Wing Chun

Thousands of chemicals are awaiting categorization for bioaccumulation potential. An in vitro test was developed to measure the biotransformation rates of bioaccumlative commercial chemicals (benzo[…

Ebbs & floes: The Walrus foundation model as flotation device

2011-12-15

Author: Cleland, Heather Lindsay

This report analyzes the position The Walrus assumes as a charitable organization in a climate that presents many financial challenges to general-interest magazines in Canada. Through a case study of…

Essays on international development: Natural resources and development: Past, present, and future -and- What makes cooperatives work? Social dynamics and international development

2011-12-16

Author: Masson, Kelly Lynn

Essay 1) What role do natural resources play in development? In the past, societies were dependent on their immediate natural environments for survival. As industrialization and globalization took…

Determining the vulnerability of women to the effects of climate change: A study on the economic, social, and political implications of climate change on the women of three rural communities in the Valles Cruceños region of Bolivia

2011-12-14

Author: Bodrogi, Isabel

The few climate change studies that have been done in the Valles Cruceños region of Bolivia have mainly focused on investigations of climate change impacts on the natural system. Adaptation and…