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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the seminal international agreement that provides a commitment and a corresponding responsibility framework to assist the least developed…

The 9/11 attacks were a tragic landmark event which forced the 'international community' to acknowledge the world’s vulnerability to 'terrorism'. Intellectuals sought to identify…

Postpartum depression (PPD) is an important public health issue in Latin America (LA). However, research on the optimal way to treat PPD in the region when viewed through a ‘social and economic…

As the microfinance industry has grown into a worldwide development, many different strategies and lending technologies have surfaced. With a focus on sustainable and profitable operations, the…

To meet the HIV prevention needs of sex workers in India, well-coordinated community-based organizations (CBOs) have integrated peer education and community mobilization into structural interventions…

This paper documents the contribution of qualitative methods to a multi-site randomized controlled trial – the At Home project. The objectives of the Vancouver At Home project are to examine the…

The economic literature concerning the effect of religious affiliation on wages is sparse, and the literature that exist focus on Judeo-Christian faiths. This paper studies the effect of religious…

Study of social and economic mobility at the household level is a vital area of research. Relatively little has been done in this realm as it relates to India’s agrarian economy. This paper seeks to…

Since the nature of sex work can vary by geographic area, it is imperative to investigate female sex worker (FSW) typologies in a specific area in order to inform relevant targeted interventions. The…

The goal of this paper was to identify area- and individual-level predictors of small for gestational age birth (SGA). This cross-sectional study analyzed live singleton births from 2006 to 2009 in…

Great social, economic, and health disparities exist between immigrants and non-immigrants. One approach to eliminating these disparities is reciprocal integration whereby the responsibility for…

This study investigates the effects of open catchment boundaries on Vancouver's inner-city elementary schools. Enrolment levels in these schools have declined over the past ten years despite a…

Over the past decades, the concept of food security has evolved. The recent concept focuses on three pillars: food availability, food access and food use & utilization. This study used this…

Drawing on experiences from an internship with Cottage Life magazine, this project report delves into the digital initiatives that the publishing world is currently embarking on. Starting with an…

According to studies carried out by the World Bank/UNDP Integrated Resource Recovery Project, highly developed informal sector networks of refuse scavenging (resource recovery) already exist in…

This paper demonstrates how an U.S. application of CIMS, a technologically explicit and behaviourally realistic energy-economy simulation model which includes macro- economic feedbacks, can be used…

In recent years, the popularity of cultural planning in Canada has soared. Proponents emphasize that cultural planning strategies lead to a variety of economic, social and cultural benefits and…

Individuals and business people around the world are looking for ways to reduce their impact on the environment, and Canadian magazine publishers are no exception. In order to help publishers “green…

In today’s unpredictable trade book market, savvy publishers are developing strategies to increase their financial stability. A for-profit publisher partnering with a non-profit organization may not…

The simple act of walking Central Park, Ground Zero, and the city streets between in February, 2005, links the public spaces both discursively and performatively during the sixteen days that Christo…