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I began my research at the St.Mary's Residential School that my family attended. I was seeking to understand myself in relation to my family history. As a contemporary Xwelmewx person, I sought…

Data-to-text generation, a subfield of natural language generation, increases the usability of structured data and knowledge bases. However, data-to-text generation datasets are not readily available…

This report investigates and documents the current landscape of Indigenous art book publishing in Canada as a niche category of the industry, and a space where Indigenous artists' work…

In this multiple-case constructivist grounded theory study I investigated how five first-year first-generation students (FGS) experienced support from their peer mentors at a Canadian university…

P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter known to contribute to the efflux of unmodified xenobiotics from organisms' cells, playing an essential role in chemical…

Many athletes do not have access to a coach to help them improve their performance, and coaches' feedback can be subjective. Artificial sport coaches can collect continuous data during training…

Supportive Housing has dramatically expanded in British Columbia over the past decade, serving as a major arm of the provincial subsidized housing apparatus. Housing more than twelve thousand people…

A fish tracking model and an acoustic multi-layered structure are presented using the theory of transmission lines to demonstrate propagation through various layered media. The fish tracking model is…

The equivalence problem is concerned with statistical methodology to assess the equivalence between two medications or two formulations in clinical trials. Frequently, researchers incorrectly use…

This project examines the place-based activism of residents of the False Creek South neighbourhood in Vancouver in their efforts to engage with the City of Vancouver about the planned redevelopment…

Walking is recognized as the simplest form of mobility and the most popular type of physical activity (PA) among older adults that has the potential to improve their physical and mental health and…

This study explores what arose after I received my cancer diagnosis. Having the courage to find free spaces within which to live became vitality important. A cancer diagnosis enlivens the question of…

Ultra Violets is a performance piece devised through a personal study of how queer becoming and feminine subjectivity intersect within a close study of plant history and life. Through a collective…

This dissertation, set in the struggle against settler colonial modes of control, examines Asian racialization, (im)migrant settlerhood, and place-making through a transnational perspective. I focus…

Numerical snow stratigraphy simulations offer opportunities to improve the quality, consistency, and efficiency of avalanche forecasting by extending existing information sources. However, their…

As cities and suburbs pursue narratives of sustainable, compact and walkable neighborhoods, ex-post evaluation and monitoring of plans have been largely neglected by policy makers. Such ex-post…

Most pathways that meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting the global temperature increase to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels will require a temporary exceedance ("overshoot")…

In recent times, the African continent has experienced many protest actions, but these protests have attracted few academic studies, with their impacts less explored. The few attempts at evaluating…

This project report investigates ways publishing institutions and organizations in Canada and Australia support Indigenous publishing. The main objectives of this project were to connect the many…

Humans have a remarkable ability to learn a wide range of motor behaviours and adapt them to different conditions. Motor learning involves rectifying movement errors and retaining corrected actions…