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Despite the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the burden it places on health care systems, there remains much that is unknown regarding heritable factors influencing its development and…

Governments can implement a wide range of policies to increase the uptake of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). For example, regions differ in their focus on demand-focused policies that encourage…

This thesis examines how recent French films (2015-2017) represent veiled female characters. The three films of this corpus (Fatima, Faucon 2015; Le Ciel Attendra, Mention-Schaar 2016; Cherchez la…

Human annotations, especially in highly technical domains, are expensive and time consuming togather, and can also be erroneous. As a result, we never have sufficiently accurate data to train…

Cell-cell signaling is a fundamental process of organisms during development, throughout their lifetime and in the course of cancer growth. In mammary tumors, tumor cells interact with macrophages…

A consequence of air becoming increasingly less dense with altitude is that the vertical displacement of air against gravity results in up and down oscillatory motion -- much like the restoring force…

Being able to track appliances energy usage without the need of sensors can help occupants reduce their energy consumption. Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) is one name for this topic. One of the…

Our Eyes Will Adjust is an experiential immersive performance and installation. With an attention to perception and embodied seeing, this work explores the multidimensionality of our energetic and…

This report describes and analyzes a range of publishing collectives from the past and present in anglophone Canada and considers the potential for future development. It begins with a focus on the…

Facing stagnant average audience attendance and inequality in governmental support, how can British Columbian arts organizations survive and thrive? Research has shown that audiences have become…

Center City Southeast is a multi-media performance comprised of sound, video, and short stories. The performance tracks a series of incidental encounters in places—places in which I just happened to…

Attending school in-person in the year 2020-2021 was a different experience for many secondary school students in British Columbia. Safety measures such as mask-wearing and reduced interpersonal…

The goal of this research was to provide data to assist in optimizing freshwater aquaculture practices for sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), and specifically, for LSL a land-based, freshwater…

This thesis explores the experiences of diverse Muslim women and what it means to resist marginality every day. One-on-one interviews with women who stayed at a Muslim shelter also reveal experiences…

Animals can mediate energy and material movement within a system, which can drive ecosystem function. Through excretion and egestion, animals can supply ammonium to nutrient-poor tropical marine…

This project explores the formation and negotiation of shared households among renters in the City of Vancouver as a response to the ongoing housing crisis. Building on previous scholarship which…

Non-intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) is an approach to the increasingly important task of residential energy analytics. Transparency of energy resources and consumption habits presents opportunities…

Despite the advancements in the mechatronics aspect of prosthetic devices, prostheses control still lacks an interface that satisfies the needs of the majority of users. The research community has…

Large cities and metropolitan areas are facing parking space problems due to the increasing number of commuters who choose bicycles as the main mode of transportation. The bicycle parking should…

This thesis examines the role WeChat plays in the life experience of Chinese international students in Metro Vancouver, Canada, focusing on the use and development of ride-hailing platforms from July…