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This thesis describes an investigation of the potential for ionic compounds to function as host compounds, termed the matrix, to provide improved detection of intact membrane proteins, and peptides…

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a neurotoxin that specifically binds to voltage gated sodium channels (NaV). TTX binding physically blocks the flow of sodium ions through NaV, thereby preventing action…

This thesis extends Centering Theory by tracking all entities in an utterance to improve the measure of a text's coherence. This also eliminates the compromises in choosing between a sentence or…

Persistent neck pain in whiplash associated disorders (WAD) is a worldwide problem. In an effort to improve classification and management of people with WADII, surface EMG of upper trapezius of the…

Sexual communication of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), nun moth, L. monacha (L.), pink gypsy moth, L. mathura (M.), and fumida tussock moth, L. fumida (B.) is known to be mediated by pheromones.…

Most field research on food sovereignty focuses on food production, circulation and consumption systems in rural communities and on the role of local organizations in sustaining local food systems,…

Email has emerged as a preferred communication medium among people of all generations. With the increasing number of users, SPAM has become a major cause of concern. Spammers are taking advantage of…

This qualitative case study explored the experiences and perceptions of community and university members relating to their participation in collaborations for the social good. A review of the…

The SkyTrain system has been in operation in Metro Vancouver since 1986 when the Expo Line was opened. The Millennium Line was opened in 2002. The two transit lines have been used by the…

A prototype spectrometer based on Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (FD OCT) system was used as a non-invasive depth resolved medical imaging tool for diagnostic visualization of the…

The twentieth century ushered in an era of progressive education for urban British Columbian students. For Indians living in the Stikine Indian Agency, education meant a seasonal missionary classroom…

My dissertation examines representations of reproductive politics in North American fictional texts since the early 1980s. I comparatively analyze texts by authors Toni Morrison, Kathy Acker, Shelley…

Socio-Demographic Factors and Civic Voting Behaviour: The Case of Vancouver considers the relationship between voting behaviour in the 2008 Vancouver municipal election and socio-demographic…

Orthologs are genes in different species that diverged from a common ancestral gene after speciation. Their identification is critical for reliable prediction of gene function in newly sequenced…

Because the historical record makes reference to a substantial number of prosecutions driven by charges of impiety, including the notorious trial and execution of Socrates, a perception arose that…

This thesis examines the Service, Office, and Retail Workers’ Union of Canada (SORWUC), an independent, grassroots, socialist feminist union that organized unorganized workers in Canada in the 1970s…

The over-representation of Aboriginal people in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) is a considerable problem that has been present in Canada for many years and is extreme with Aboriginal youth…

Two data sets are presented and various distributions, including the lognormal, are fitted to the data. A method is given to calculate exact confidence intervals for the quantiles of the lognormal…

Quaternions have been a subject for research in mathematics, physics, and engineering for decades. Using quaternions to represent colours, however, has recently been proposed and studied. Colour…

Behavioural inhibition to the unfamiliar is a temperamental style of reacting to novel situations, peers or adults with fear, wariness and avoidance. Childhood behavioural inhibition is a well-…