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The fields of HCI and interaction design are increasingly interested in using user experiments to explore the interactivity of newly designed shape-changing artifacts, which refer to physical changes…

The hERG potassium channel encoded by the ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) is essential for ventricular repolarization. These channels have a distinctive kinetic profile in that they conduct a…

Although women represent close to half of the workforce, they are underrepresented in management positions, especially at the most senior levels. Numerous authors have argued that management…

For as long as I can remember, I have been engaged with and invested in the wellbeing of other species, seeing them as having their own wisdom, communication, and relationships. My art practice has…

Introspection is the practice of looking inward and examining our ideas, thoughts, and feelings. It involves considering past experiences and asking questions about the future. This thesis reports on…

The discovery of ferrocene, Fe(C5H5)2, in the 1950’s sparked the development of organometallic chemistry including metallocene compounds. Shortly after the isolation of ferrocene, the analogous…

What is education for? Jan Zwicky: "What is poetry for? I'd like to come at this question by asking another: Why are there different modes and genres of linguistic communication? Why are…

This study aimed to explore the educational and career goals of young adult women from refugee backgrounds in Canada and the barriers they faced in pursuing these goals. Education is a universal…

The multifunctional Type 4 pili (T4P) are long thin retractile filaments on many bacterial surfaces including the human pathogens Acinetobacter baumannii and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. An important…

Research shows that Canadians report consuming a range of plant-based foods below recommended levels, leading to a potentially avoidable economic strain in the form of both direct and indirect health…

Looking retrospectively and prospectively, this article reflects on what is heard when listening to the women talking inside artworks. Both Echo (2014) by Fiamma Montezemolo and Not the Only One (N’…

Within the past five years, the Internet, particularly social media, has grown considerably in importance and ubiquity in the lives of Canadians. At the same time, the presence of right-wing…

In the last decade, considerable attention has been paid to the category of craft. Within the disciplines, particularly in sociology and art theory, scholars like Richard Sennett, Susan Luckman, and…

The Vancouver Art Gallery is a cultural heritage institution that organizes and presents art exhibitions, presents public programming and publishes art catalogues, among other activities. This report…

Restricted Interests (RIs), characterized by their intense focus in a restricted range of topics that interfere with other activities, are an under-researched aspect of autism. Using interpretive…

HIV cure continues to be elusive due to cellular reservoirs that persist despite the highly potent combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) which suppresses HIV plasma viremia to undetectable levels.…

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, with ~4,400 Canadians diagnosed annually. DLBCL patients are treated with a standard frontline…

This thesis outlines a modular method to covalently functionalized surfaces with aptamers to sense for small proteins. Small proteins, such as cytokines, are related to a variety of diseases such as…

Currently, many restaurants are short on manpower because restaurant owners are trying to cut down the cost of running the business, which potentially compromises the quality of service and also the…

Motorcycles lack the convenience of easily visible navigation and speed information that most car drivers are very much used to. Firstly, unlike driving a modern car, motorcycles do not provide a…