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2011-08-23
Author: Lindenberg, Barbara
In creating a series of short dances and presenting them in a variety of informal settings, my Thesis Project examines the encounter of emotion to body movement and the transfer of feeling that…
2011-09-16
Author: Rear, Lisa Allison
Overwintering is a critical period for salmonids living in British Columbia, when fish face reduced energy intake. While exposure to current-use pesticides (CUP) may exacerbate the problem of a…
2012-03-23
Author: Antonitsin, Alexey Pavlovich
In this project we examine different sampling plans as part of reliability control procedures in manufacturing. The systematic sampling conventionally used by many companies can be replaced by a skip…
2011-08-15
Author: Shymkiw, Tyler John
The goal of this project is to examine what Hannah Arendt’s insights on the nature of democratic participation reveal about contemporary participatory innovations. The analysis is centered on Arendt’…
2011-09-14
Author: Fraser, Kathleen Claire Lund
This report provides the technological, historical and theoretical context of an agile publishing workflow—that is, a workflow that adapts to a changing environment through iterative development.…
2011-09-27
Author: Mostegl, Nina Marlene
Since 1975, the Canadian provinces and Canadian Wildlife Service have conducted surveys on freshwater recreational fishing. Completed every five years, these surveys contain human dimension (HD)…
2011-09-21
Author: Tang, Zhiwei
Many practical projects collect data without a careful study design. This, together with possible inappropriate statistical approaches used in data analysis, may result in questionable study…
2011-09-13
Author: Shieh, Hsien Huey
Many estrogenic chemicals are released into the surface waters by municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and livestock farms. Estrogenic chemicals are a sub-class of the chemicals collectively…
2011-09-23
Author: Artner, Edith
This MFA project uses space defined by movement to develop an inscriptive practice, which I will refer to as an ‘architecture of landing’. The term ‘landing’ here refers to the potential of actual…
2011-12-06
Author: Nanji, Shaheen
Current research on diaspora and development has two major gaps: 1) inquiry focuses primarily on the potential of remittances and investment and overlooks the broader impacts of diaspora-driven…
2011-11-04
Author: Pereira, David Dias
Regional Town Centres (RTCs) are a central metropolitan growth management mechanism used to address liveability concerns and help plan for the future in the Metro Vancouver region. Intended to…
2011-11-28
Author: Bailey, Reed Hanson
Crop damages inflicted by the one-horned Indian rhinoceros are viewed as one of the most serious problems plaguing the relationship between farmers and wildlife in communities that surround Chitwan…
2011-10-28
Author: Ravensbergen, Karen
The central and unifying concept of this project is attention, which as defined by Simone Weil and Iris Murdoch, is a quotidian ethical practice. Both theorists are influenced by Platonic thought, a…
2011-11-15
Author: Shantz, Bria Joy
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…