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Pacific Canada has a rich avifauna, however pipeline and port expansions, together with a growing human population will increase the quantity of petroleum used and potentially released into the…

This thesis contains explorations of uncertainty quantification in a variety of nonparametric statistical settings, focusing on novel uses of uncertainty to enhance inference in ways which may…

This research maps discursive spaces, or linguistic exchanges, that are manifested in the socio-spatial practices, based on the notions of trauma and healing within five participant mental health…

In the Secwépemc Nation (southern interior of British Columbia), cultural heritage management is being practiced under the jurisdiction of the provincial government with little recognition of…

This thesis explores the use of video conferencing for doctor appointments in home settings. We are now seeing a shift with the proliferation of commercial technologies, such as smartphone apps that…

Fluoropolymers are relied upon in many industries, especially those that deal with harsh environments. Industrial hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO) polymers are monofunctional, limiting application.…

While extreme political ideologies and actors have always existed within democratic systems, explicit intolerance toward marginalized minority populations and outright support for radical right…

Language has been identified as a marker of collective identity and how culture is maintained and revitalized. Indigenous language fluency (ILF) has also been associated with lower youth suicide and…

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in the developed world. Human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes are a relatively novel model for studying…

This research examines how social issues facing youth crime and prevention are represented and outlines the solutions presented by community programs in Surrey, British Columbia. The media acts as a…

The recent revision to the social studies curriculum in British Columbia is built around Seixas's and Morton's "Big Six" historical thinking concepts. The Big Six, however, omit…

The purpose of this research is to examine the actions of an instructor in the undergraduate mathematics classroom over a full term of lecturing on abstract algebra. A micro-ethnographic, natural…

Threats related to global warming will grow over the 21st century. In British Columbia, climate change is predicted to cause rising sea levels, dry, hot summers, wet, warm winters, and more extreme…

In this thesis, we study different approaches to visual data coding for machines and develop new methods to address some issues in this area. We mainly focus on the Image and Video signals processed…

Ice hockey has one of the highest incidences of impacts to the head among team sports. Most head impacts do not result in diagnosed brain injury. Yet growing evidence shows that repetitive head…

Interpersonal sensitivity has been defined in the literature as a hypervigilance to changes in others' behavior and emotions during social interactions. Current theory suggests that individuals…

What impacts does human psychological variation have on usage of evolutionarily-novel, online technological platforms? Autism spectrum disorder and psychotic-affective spectrum disorders, such as…

Body satisfaction is theorized to precede sexual satisfaction, which plays an integral role in romantic relationship stability and quality and may be negatively affected by negative partner feedback…

Approximately half of the world population lives in areas with circulating dengue virus (DENV) and are at risk of contracting an infection. DENV infection can cause severe complications, including…

HIV remains a global challenge, with the highest burden of infection occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the highest HIV genetic diversity occurring in West/Central Africa due to the pandemic's…