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In 1997, Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada (CTNHSC) experienced several management changes, including implementation of a quota system and introduction of an overnight user fee. These…

Amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) technology provides an opportunity to develop large area X-ray imagers with enhanced benefits over existing imaging technology. An important application of a-Si:H X-ray…

A series of chiral acetals were prepared from 7-hydroxyindan- 1 -one and a variety of substituted chiral nonracemic C2-symmetric 1,2-ethanediols [R = Me, Ph, CH20Me, CH20Bn, CH20(l -Np), i-Pr] in…

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are designed for wireless communication and require no fixed infrastructure as the mobile hosts also perform routing tasks. The high dynamics of such self-organizing…

This paper examines the role of inflationary finance together with the presence of distortionary taxes as a welfare-maximizing policy package. I derive an overlappinggeneration model with a linear…

An oxygen-neon nova is presently understood to be the result of a thermonuclear runaway on the surface of an oxygen-neon white dwarf. During this event production, and subsequent ejection into the…

The Darwinist is a full length one act play exploring the relationship between Charles Darwin, evolutionary theory and the spread of HIVIAIDS in Africa. Told through the story of Elisa Wallace, the…

Britain's direct power over India and Pakistan might have ceased in 1947, yet their control over the "Jewel in the Crown" in popular media lasted for almost another forty years.…

I have integrated data from linkage mapping, physical mapping and karyotyping in order to characterize the sex chromosomes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The primary genetic sex-determing signal…

The importance of women's transnational activism, or activism beyond national borders, has become increasingly relevant as the gendered impact of globalization intensifies. By focusing on the…

This thesis investigates the effects of training native speakers of Spanish in the perception and production of the English pairs of vowels /i/-/I/, /u/-/u/, and /a/-/A/ in a regular ESL classroom…

This thesis presents the synthesis and characterization of seven new tetraosmium-alkyne clusters. These clusters are derived from reactions of diphenylacetylene or acetylene with…

I would like to thank my team mates Tracy Tong, Allan Dorff, Geoff Fawkes and Roger Kemp for their intellect, spirit and friendship. Feeling that I was on the best team possible made a difference to…

A relatively new software and professional services company is looking to expand its business in a niche market. The software product, used for articulating and managing a sustainability vision, is…

In the 1930s, impoverished, landless Alberta Métis united to form a political movement. The aim of its members was to gain title to the land they had historically occupied. The movement’s leaders…

Guaranteed Annuity Options (GAOs) are options available to holders of certain pension policies. Under these contracts, policyholders contribute premiums into a fund managed by the insurer. At…

Riding the yield curve, a trading strategy of buying long-term bills and sell them before maturity, has been a popular means to achieve excess returns over the buying-and-holding strategy. This paper…

This research investigates the impacts of the construction of SkyTrain Millennium Line in Burnaby’s Lougheed Town Centre area on residential property values. These price impacts are for three years,…

Sampling from a distribution is an active problem in statistics. When the distribution is easy to sample from, methods like Monte Carlo are applicable. But when the distribution is complex, of non-…

This work investigated several proton exchange membranes (PEMs): perfluorosulfonic acid-based polymers (Nafion®), sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (S-PEEK), radiation-grafted…