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This research focuses on the role and responsibility of design professionals within processes of gentrification and neighborhood change by focusing on the case of the recent reopening of the High…

This thesis contributes to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research and technology development with a focus on the design of locomotion interfaces for virtual reality (VR) applications. Using…

The use of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology has emerged as a promising rehabilitation approach for patients with motor function and motor-related disorders. Brain recordings collected by an…

Around their first birthdays, typically developing infants begin to use various object-extension gestures. However, the processes through which they develop are not well understood. In this thesis, I…

Graph convolutional neural networks (GCNs) have revolutionized the field of representation learning on graph data with non-Euclidean properties. As one of its variants, Graph attention networks (GATs…

Restorative justice in education (RJE) is thought to hold potential to foster strong, positive student-teacher relationships that are critical to student well-being, especially for students who…

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) are common and abundant species with substantial population and life-history diversity. While several studies have documented shifts in salmon abundance and…

The four-day school week (4DSW) is an emerging concept in public education in North America. In Canada, there are only a few districts or divisions that have made the switch from a traditional five-…

Online activism is an important new form of political participation. The internet and social media have opened new avenues for gathering information and exchanging ideas. However, we know that not…

The purpose of this thesis is two-fold: a) to examine the role of negative emotions in post-conflict societies; and b) to make a case for anger, resentment, and grief as legitimate moral emotions,…

Life transitions are an inevitable part of human existence. While often exciting, life transitions can be stressful as they involve shifts in identity, routine and expectations. Informed by past…

The presence of parental depressive symptoms has been consistently found to represent an important risk factor for the development of insecure parent-child attachment. As such, these symptoms stand…

This thesis explores the principles and understandings about personal investing that robo-advisors promote and how these are taken up by users. Scholars have previously theorized an ongoing…

Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are two well-known chronic lung diseases. Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI) is a popular treatment for asthma and COPD for its several…