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Determining the molecular mechanisms underlying variation in morphology, physiology and behaviour is a prime focus in the field of evolutionary genetics. This thesis investigates the molecular…

The main goal of this ancient DNA-based study was to analyze archaeological whale skeletal remains from the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia to investigate population genetic…

The data access patterns of modern workloads are increasingly less uniform which makes it hard to design a memory hierarchy with rigid design principles that performs optimally for a wide range of…

This exploratory study examines the Peter Jones Learning Centre’s (PJLC) transition from a quiet, autonomous interior to a learning commons model encouraging collaboration and socialization. Located…

Currently, there are no effective treatments available for patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of upper and…

In this work, we study several fluid-structure interaction problems in two dimensions using the "Immersed Boundary (IB) method". The IB method is a versatile and robust approach for…

This thesis challenges the historiography that asserts the waterfront strike in Vancouver in 1935 was a failed militant surge by a new radical leadership in an otherwise twenty-year period of…

The purpose of this study is to understand the effects of public policies and institutional support in the development of the wine industry of Argentina. It is concerned principally with…

Over the past several decades, many voices in both the research and professional spheres of education have spoken on assessment, emphasizing its central place in the practice of teaching. But we have…

Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are a pervasive phenomenon in today’s society. With greater connectivity and interactivity enabled via web technologies, SNSs provide communication platforms for…

A capacitive relative humidity sensor fabricated with electrosprayed polyimide nanoparticles is proposed in this thesis. The goal has been to fabricate a humidity sensor with small size and simple…

The results of an online survey on music listening and management are presented and analyzed. With 590 participants, the main goal was to understand how much control the respondents desired on their…

This exploratory study seeks to gain a better understanding of immigrant entrepreneurs’ decision to do business with their country of origin (COO) and their level of resource commitment in country of…

Today maleness and art processes are in a state of flux. In the former case meaning and identity are questioned, and long-standing skills face ongoing technological change in the latter. Each has…

The emergence of Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) technologies has made cloning of genes much more efficient by dramatically reducing the cost, labour and time required. In this work, I have…

Managers in today’s organizations face the challenge of giving appropriate performance-related feedback to employees with various cultural backgrounds. Performance feedback that motivates employees…

A Software Product Line is a family of software systems in a domain, which share some common features but also have significant variabilities. A feature model is a variability modeling artifact,…

This thesis examines a mathematics classroom where students are taught mathematics through problem solving. Weekly observations of two different classrooms were done. One was an Honors of Math 10…

Severe bacterial blight occurs periodically in British Columbia’s blueberry fields for unknown reasons. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss) - the putative causal organism, P. viridiflava, P.…

The brief histories of the Steveston Fishers’ Strike of 1900 are dominated by the arrival of the militia on 24 July and images of racialized violence between Japanese and white fishers. This thesis…