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The problem of enumerating vector partitions is the d-dimensional analogue of the well-studied coin exchange problem. Given a set of vectors a1, . . . , an ∈ Z d , the vector partition function…

The Royal Crescent and Garibaldi Ridge supportive housing projects in Maple Ridge, BC generated significant opposition from local residents, and conflict between provincial government actors, people…

Research in social-ecological systems (SES) has utilized recreational fisheries, which are tightly coupled human and ecological systems, to study the complex interactions and feedbacks that exemplify…

On International Women's Day in March 2019, Marvel Studios released Captain Marvel, the first film in the expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe to have a female superhero in the solo lead role.…

Absences and disengagement appear to be at a high in secondary schools with seemingly disinterested or apathetic students avoiding classes. While student absences have been studied extensively, the…

It is important for teachers to facilitate a positive sense of belonging in the classroom. Improving students' sense of belonging has a wide range of positive benefits including lowered levels…

Platforms and Everyday Life explores how people interact with hardware and digital media platforms in everyday life. By integrating the concept of triple articulation (object, text, and context) into…

This dissertation uses qualitative and community-based research to explore women's im/migration and healthcare experiences during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic in the lower mainland of…

This thesis critically examines Vancouver's planning discourses in the context of settler colonialism. Drawing on theories of decolonization and grounded normativity, I consider the political…

This research evaluates the efficacy of two strategies in Boundary Pass that are aimed at recovering British Columbia's whales—an Interim Sanctuary Zone (ISZ) and the ECHO program voluntary…

Due to the increasing rates of mental health disorders and associated increasing rates of suicide in Canadian firefighters' lifetimes, it is imperative to understand how to better provide…

In Uruguay, as in many countries around the world, healthcare providers are looking to digital technologies to enhance service provision. This includes introducing new data‐intensive systems that…

This article makes the case that Electric Micromobilities (EMMs) are the site of a moral panic and employs the lens of mobility justice to explain it. Through analysis of scholarly and media…

Background: We investigated the effectiveness of Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a prenatal-to-age-two-years home-visiting programme, in British Columbia (BC), Canada.
Methods: For this…

This report provides the history of a digital collection of Simon Fraser University's undergraduate Engineering Science capstone projects. Steve Whitmore began archiving capstone project…

This thesis presents recent advances in the optimal control of stochastic thermodynamic systems. It covers isothermal stochastic thermodynamics, including the use of linear response, thermodynamic…

Growth is a sensitive indicator of children's cumulative environment and can be used as a proxy for the stress experienced by their whole population. Archaeological data and historical research…

In British Columbia 2,272 people died from overdose in 2022 due to escalating and unpredictable concentrations of benzodiazepines, fentanyl, and even stronger opioid analogues in the illicit drug…

Computing gradients is a fundamental task in a variety of fields, ranging from machine learning to physics simulations and scientific computing. Automatic differentiation (AD) is a widely used…

Goal setting is widely researched in industrial/organizational psychology and in academic settings. Research involving post-secondary students has investigated optimal scheduling for goals and types…