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The technological transmission of dance is increasingly becoming more integrated in the construction of dance knowledge. In my dissertation I examine how the physical experience and practice of dance…

Logic is an inseparable part of mathematics and is ubiquitous everywhere, such as in definitions, in theorem statements, in proofs, etc. This thesis starts with a discussion about the significant…

Psychiatry underwent a significant transformation from 1945 to 1965, particularly with respect to techniques and practices for patients with schizophrenia. My dissertation offers evidence of this…

Although online programming courses offer flexible learning formats, research shows that students report increased feelings of isolation and often end up dropping out of such courses. In this thesis…

Lithium niobate (LiNbO3) is a unique photonic material, often referred to as the "silicon of photonics", due to its excellent optical properties. In this thesis, we advanced the development…

Subscription boxes have been increasing in popularity over the past few years. In the publishing industry, subscription book boxes have become a new revenue stream for publishers. Currently there are…

Pheromone-binding proteins (PBPs) are small, water-soluble proteins found in the lymph of sensory hairs of male moth antennae. It has been proposed that they function as transporters of hydrophobic…

Alerting (e.g., a brief flash preceding a target display) facilitates simple visual tasks that involve one step: locate a pop-out item within an array. It is unknown whether alerting facilitates…

Motivated partly by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this project aims to develop a tool for investigating spatio-temporal spread of events. We use the records of American coronavirus disease cases…

The 'problem' of desire has permeated philosophical thought all throughout history and across cultures, with desire persistently interpreted in Western Tradition as a potential danger, both…

The purpose of this report is to assist Metlakatla First Nation (MFN) in making decisions on selecting indicators for monitoring high-priority values in the economic prosperity pillar of the…

The northwest coast of Calvert Island, British Columbia, hosts a large isthmus that connects two rocky headlands. Previous research suggested that its surface stabilized within the last ~500 years,…

Cognitive decline is a common consequence of aging, with dementia at the extreme end of this process. The decline in cognition may decrease the ability and efficiency of performing daily living…

This thesis aspires to provide a thorough study on Speech Emotion Recognition in the field of Machine Learning. The main objective is to simplify the path towards emotion recognition by voice without…

Food loss and waste occurs at an alarming rate while many households in Vancouver are food insecure; Meaning they go without stable access to sufficient food to fulfill the requirements for a healthy…

Educators often lack the time and resources to learn, integrate, and customize featurerich software applications for their classes, and many struggle to keep up with the latest educational…

THE PLACES WE CARRY combines windows, texts, and images to perform like a memoir of fragmented images of place and time. These images, are representations of the immediate urban landscape that has…

In the last twenty years the world has seen great social, technological, and language changes that have left even best-selling backlist titles in need of updating. When Orca Book Publishers decided…

Schools have increasingly adopted threat assessment to prevent violence, but there is limited insight into whether assessors adhere to recommended practices and consider assessment acceptable and…

Short-term international retirement migration is a voluntary lifestyle where people around the age of retirement relocate from areas, typically those with cold winters, to areas with warmer and drier…