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This study addresses the problem of high pregnancy rates among children and youth in BC government care compared to those in the general population. Key research questions addressed are: a) What is…

Key economic variables for pension plan projections are identified. These variables are modeled based on data since 1955. Several time series models are considered including regime switching models…

According to the United Nations there are currently 1.4 billion people globally who lack access to electricity. In most circumstances connecting these individuals to the existing electricity grid is…

To investigate the hypothesis that oxidative stress (OS) can regulate P-glycoprotein (P-gp) function in isolated rainbow trout hepatocytes (Oncorhynchus mykiss), cell suspensions were exposed in…

This report explores how UBC Press, a scholarly publisher, develops and executes a marketing plan for their publications. Consideration is given to the specific ways that the Press markets their…

This project analyzes the spread arising from trading in two portfolios based on the European debt and interbank lending markets. The analysis uses data on sovereign credit default swap spreads, zero…

This paper explores the relationship between China and Africa within the context of China’s resource security endeavours. It focuses on Chinese investment and soft power in Africa, and how they…

Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQG) that do not account for biomagnification of chemicals in marine food chains, may be insufficiently protective of upper trophic level organisms. Biota-Sediment…

Regulation and enforcement of land and water use in Canada’s north is an important policy issue and an integral component of environmental protection in Canada’s northern territories. This study…

Water resource managers must make decisions regarding minimum instream flow requirements for rivers, despite many uncertainties. Two important uncertainties concern (1) estimates of usable fish…

This project report describes how Shoppers Drug Mart uses its custom publication, Glow magazine, as a marketing tool to create and maintain relationships with its customers, and to promote the…

This report explores how visuals can be used to facilitate learning and to enhance the educational value of textbooks. The report draws upon empirical research on the use of visuals in the fields of…

Commercially exploited threatened or endangered marine fish are consistently declined for listing under Canada’s Species at Risk Act (SARA), largely due to predicted socio-economic impacts associated…

British Columbia’s Premier Christy Clark has promised eight new mines by 2015, and upgrades to current mines. Unfortunately, the variety of individual mining company practices for consulting with BC…

British Columbia has taken specific policy action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to meet its legislated target: a 33% reduction in GHG emissions below 2007 levels by 2020. This…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are crucial to the conservation of the ocean’s biodiversity and the recovery of global fisheries. Cost-benefit analysis can help policymakers evaluate the expected…

This paper examines the evolution of gender equality as manifested and protected by the state in both Rwanda and South Africa since 1994. As a liberal democracy, South Africa should, in theory, allow…

Canadian industrial carbon dioxide emissions exacerbate climate change and decrease the likelihood of Canada meeting its 2020 greenhouse gas targets. One approach to reducing emissions is to capture…

This project seeks to examine the root cause of gender barriers preventing the majority of women in Rwanda from benefiting from economic opportunities despite access to such opportunities and strong…

Loss of farmland to urban sprawl presents challenges to achieving sustainable development in Metro Vancouver. Finite petroleum supplies foreshadow a potential future need for locally attained…