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This thesis addresses the problems of non-visual localization and extreme pose estimation in indoor environments by adopting novel data-driven methods. Robust indoor localization allows building…

Harbour Publishing and Douglas & McIntyre are two Canadian independent publishers that accept unsolicited submissions, which means that anyone, anywhere, can submit a manuscript for their…

Few studies have investigated reflected ultraviolet and polarized light cues from zooplankton and how these optical properties affect their contrast to zooplanktivorous fishes. An optical setup was…

This study investigates the lived experiences of one unaccompanied and undocumented Afghan refugee now living in Iran, who, through parental loss, displacement, and the conditions of war, was…

Social media influencers may be a particularly vulnerable population when it comes to online stalking. This study is the first to investigate how prevalent stalking victimization is in this…

Food waste continues to be a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions globally, yet public policies to address food waste at retail, particularly small and medium-sized food retailers, remain…

Collaborative governance is an emerging form of public administration; it can be defined as formal consensus-driven arrangements between government and non-government actors in order to tackle…

Although it is important to transition all vehicles to zero-emission vehicles to meet net-zero climate targets, there is a relative dearth of research on adoption in fleets. Through semi-structured…

The Vancouver Writers Fest (VWF) has been a staple in Vancouver's literary community producing literary events since 1988. Recognizing that the profile of the Festival attendees is skewed older…

Few studies to date have explored the experiences of racialized and ethno-cultural families raising autistic children in multicultural contexts such as Canada. Research conducted in the US and Canada…

Population aging and urbanization calls for urban planners to take a closer look at age-friendly plans and policies to support aging in place. Research shows that most older adults prefer to "…

This thesis interrogates the motives, worldviews, and culture of the Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland (Jugoslovenska vojska u otadžbini, JVuO), popularly known as the Chetniks. I argue that the JVuO…

Disc-shaped (discotic) liquid crystals (DLCs) predominantly form columnar phases, which have been utilized as organic semiconductors in opto-electronic devices; yet these materials have been hampered…

This study initiated with the recent changes and challenges of the global pandemic in our life and education. While discussing the reasons for adapting to the so-called 'Fourth Industrial…

ZeroSPACE : Is an immersive sonic installation and performance. Composed in real-time in collaboration with the listener's biofeedback and vocal contributions, the work is an invitation to…

The noise floor of high-performance accelerometers is conditioned by the vacuum pressure inside the sensor package. However, less than atmospheric pressure introduces a lower level of damping to the…

The success of machine learning relies heavily on the data, thus is also limited by the data when no sufficient annotation can be provided for a standard supervised training pipeline. Weakly-…

In this thesis, I show how a ubiquitous narrative of vaccination has gained traction in contemporary public discourse, affecting public health practices and our identities more broadly. Drawing on…

Lysosomes are acidic organelles that traffic throughout neurons delivering catabolic enzymes to distal regions of the cell and maintaining degradative demands. Loss of function mutations in the…

Injury is a major health problem worldwide, yet the distribution weighs heavily towards LMICs, where over 70% of all deaths due to injury occur. Systematizing trauma care has been used for decades to…