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Coastal watersheds create vital freshwater habitats while also linking land and sea in important ways. However, the spatial heterogeneity and functional diversity of watersheds is poorly understood…

Cancer is a complex disease, requiring specific treatments for each type. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form of human breast cancer; however, it lacks specialized…

Decentralized machine learning focuses on learning from data distributed at multiple related sites, where due to privacy or regulatory concerns, data pooling is not an option. Examples include…

Gender disparity in sentencing is a well-documented phenomenon. An offence that may be especially susceptible to gendered disparity is intimate partner homicide (IPH), where legislation combined with…

The aim of this thesis is to explore the very pervasive, unique and specifically interpersonal nature of the please/appease survival response. The nature and origins of this response are, however,…

In the lower-mainland, British Columbia, Indo-Canadian gangs are a major topic of popular interest and crime policy. Generally, it is viewed that "defects" in Indo-Canadian culture cause…

During the ten years between 2009 and 2019, the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Education envisioned, created, and mandated a redesigned curriculum for the province. There were significant…

Technological change invariably questions our long-held beliefs of human progress. In a global society, human-centricity is codified into our designs, technical action an exercise of power.…

Diversity is a word we are hearing more and more often in Canada. Racism is on the rise; all you need to do is turn on the news or open social media and it is impossible not to see a headline about…

Pacific Canada has a rich avifauna, however pipeline and port expansions, together with a growing human population will increase the quantity of petroleum used and potentially released into the…

This thesis contains explorations of uncertainty quantification in a variety of nonparametric statistical settings, focusing on novel uses of uncertainty to enhance inference in ways which may…

This research maps discursive spaces, or linguistic exchanges, that are manifested in the socio-spatial practices, based on the notions of trauma and healing within five participant mental health…

In the Secwépemc Nation (southern interior of British Columbia), cultural heritage management is being practiced under the jurisdiction of the provincial government with little recognition of…

This thesis explores the use of video conferencing for doctor appointments in home settings. We are now seeing a shift with the proliferation of commercial technologies, such as smartphone apps that…

Fluoropolymers are relied upon in many industries, especially those that deal with harsh environments. Industrial hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO) polymers are monofunctional, limiting application.…

While extreme political ideologies and actors have always existed within democratic systems, explicit intolerance toward marginalized minority populations and outright support for radical right…

Language has been identified as a marker of collective identity and how culture is maintained and revitalized. Indigenous language fluency (ILF) has also been associated with lower youth suicide and…

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in the developed world. Human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes are a relatively novel model for studying…

This research examines how social issues facing youth crime and prevention are represented and outlines the solutions presented by community programs in Surrey, British Columbia. The media acts as a…

The recent revision to the social studies curriculum in British Columbia is built around Seixas's and Morton's "Big Six" historical thinking concepts. The Big Six, however, omit…