title: On becoming: The autoethnographic healing journey of one counsellor in training

format:
electronic
1 online resource (151 pages)

subject:
Counselors--Training of
Counselors--Psychology

abstract: Counsellor identity development is a unique and challenging journey which involves both academic training and personal formation. Research shows that who the counsellor is, personally and interpersonally, is of greater impact in the therapeutic alliance than theory or technique. The counsellor's ongoing individual work on self, experiences in life, and growth in self-awareness, empathy, and compassion are important tasks as the counsellor moves from a novice counsellor to a master therapist. This thesis is meant to add to the body of research on counsellor identity development following the progression of a counsellor in training through this process. Evocative autoethnography was utilized to provide a deeply personal perspective of the process and change that occurred. It was found that spirituality, creativity, and play, as well as the integration of emotional, mental, and somatic parts of self were essential elements of this transformational journey of becoming.

abstract: counsellor identity development

abstract: personal formation

abstract: therapeutic alliance

abstract: empathy

abstract: autoethnography


title: Spiropyrrolizidine and piperazine derivatives: Synthesis and evaluation on kras expression levels in human colon cancer cells

type: Text thesis

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia College of Science and Management (Degree granting institution)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (160 pages)

subject: Colon (Anatomy)--Cancer--Treatment

subject: Colonic Neoplasms

subject: Pyrrolizidines

subject: Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids--therapeutic use

subject: Piperazine--therapeutic use

abstract: KRAS-driven cancers are notoriously difficult to treat due to poor pharmacodynamics of downstream inhibitors and resistance to anti-EGFR drugs. IMP-1 is a post-transcriptional regulator of KRAS mRNA. As a novel therapeutic approach, the targeting of the IMP-1-KRAS mRNA complex with a spiropyrrolizidine derivative (UNBC152), was studied. LC-MS analysis of UNBC152 indicated presence of impurities. The purpose of this study was to synthesize UNBC152 and determine the responsible bioactive molecule within the impurities. LC-MS and TLC suggested the presence of a bioactive [3+3] cycloaddition side product (SPOPP) in UNBC152. SPOPP suppressed KRAS expression in human colorectal cancer cells. Fluorescence polarization determined that SPOPP did not impact the IMP-1-KRAS mRNA interaction. SPOPP induced G2/M cell cycle arrest as shown by flow cytometry. MTT assay confirmed the SPOPP-induced growth inhibition in SW480 (IC50 = 4.17 μM) and HT29 (IC50 = 6.76 μM). These findings represent a first reporting on the bioactivity of SPOPP.

abstract: kras

abstract: cancer

abstract: colon

abstract: inhibitors

abstract: anti-egfr drugs


title: Metropolitan planning in the Calgary region: A case study of farmland protection in the Municipal District of Foothills

contributor: Ruddock, Stephanie Elizabeth Mullane (author)

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia College of Arts, Social, and Health Sciences (Degree granting institution)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (177 pages)

subject: City planning

subject: City planning--Foothills (Alta. : Municipal district)

subject: Rural-urban relations

abstract: Following a protracted attempt at voluntary metropolitan planning in the Calgary region, that was characterized by ongoing rural-urban tensions, in 2017, the Government of Alberta mandated seven urban and three rural municipalities to participate on the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) to develop a regional growth strategy. The purpose of this research was to inform metropolitan planning that protects farmland within the context of the CMRB mandate. Using the Municipal District of Foothills, a rural municipality with membership on the CMRB, to focus the research, the local legislative framework for farmland protection was evaluated and land use priorities were identified. Farmland was found to be at risk of conversion and fragmentation to support commercial, industrial, and residential development, and urban growth as a result of deficiencies in the legislative framework that allowed conversion. Based on these findings, it was recommended that Calgary metropolitan planning include policies that enable farmland protection.

abstract: metropolitan planning

abstract: calgary

abstract: rural-urban tension

abstract: Government of Alberta

abstract: CMRB

abstract: Municipal District Foothills


title: Multi-layer perceptron - markov chain based geospatial analysis of land use and land cover change: A case study of Stoney Creek Watershed, BC, Canada

format:
electronic
1 online resource (116 pages)

coverage:
Stoney Creek (B.C.)
Stoney Creek (B.C.)

subject:
Land cover
Land cover--Stoney Creek (B.C.)
Land use
Land use--Stoney Creek (B.C.)

abstract: This thesis study analyzed the land use and land cover (LULC) changes in Stoney Creek Watershed, BC, Canada using the combination of remote sensing, GIS and modeling approaches. The Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) tool in PCI Geomatica 2017 software was applied to generate unsupervised classification LULC maps using Landsat TM and OLI images of the years 1986, 1999 and 2016. Various band ratio were computed to improve different classification results. Esri ArcMap 10.5 was used to produce all the LULC maps for subsequent modeling. A modeling method using Multi-layer perceptron (MLP) neural network and Markov Chain (MC) was performed to predict LULC changes in 2026, using hard and soft prediction results. The outcomes of this study could provide valuable information of LULC patterns and dynamics for supporting both environmental and economic development in this area.

abstract: land use and land cover

abstract: Stoney Creek Watershed

abstract: GIS

abstract: object based image analysis

abstract: geomatica

abstract: perceptron


title: "Where the pocket starts": Resisting oppression with graphic narratives, critical pedagogy, transformative learning, and adult learners

format:
electronic
1 online resource (254 pages)

subject:
Critical pedagogy
Transformative learning
Nonfiction comics

abstract: Divisive political discourse today reflects a need to address issues of oppression in North American society. Accordingly, teachers can help students confront these problems. Linking critical pedagogy and transformative learning theory, this interdisciplinary research examines whether reading and discussing March Book Two, a historical nonfiction graphic narrative written by civil rights activist John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, led students in a British Columbian Adult Basic Education English class to transform their perspectives on social-justice related issues. Qualitative data were collected from student work, classroom observations, and post-semester interviews in an instructor-led action research case study.

abstract: political discourse

abstract: oppression

abstract: critical pedagogy

abstract: transformative learning theory

abstract: qualitative data

abstract: activism


title: The experiences of registered nurses caring for people with substance use disorders in emergency department settings

format:
electronic
1 online resource (188 pages)

subject:
Nurses
Substance abuse--Treatment

abstract: Substance use is a phenomenon affecting over 250 million people worldwide, with approximately 27 million people identified as living with a substance use disorder (SUD). This research study addressed the question “what are registered nurses’ experiences caring for people with SUD in Emergency Department settings?” A qualitative descriptive methodology was used in the investigation which consisted of semi-structured interviews with 13 Registered Nurses recruited from three Emergency Departments within northern British Columba. Data was analyzed thematically and three major themes emerged: People with SUD in the Emergency Department; Organizational Barriers to Care and; Beliefs and Attitudes. This research provides insights into the challenges that nurses face caring for people with SUD in the emergency Department setting, the need for education and resources aimed at improving outcomes for people with SUD, and the varying attitudes and beliefs that nurses hold regarding SUDs and people with SUDs, and how these impact care provision.

abstract: substance use

abstract: emergency department

abstract: registered nurses

abstract: substance use disorder


title: BC teachers' experiences with the learner, environment, instruction, curriculum (LEIC) planning tool: A mixed-methods study

format:
electronic
1 online resource (121 pages)

subject:
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Curriculum planning
Curriculum planning--British Columbia

abstract: The LEIC is a FASD planning tool, guided by a neurodevelopmental approach to planning and endorsed by the Provincial Outreach Program for FASD. The research in this study explores the lived experiences of six B.C. teachers as they have used the LEIC in past practice and reflect on future use. This mixed-methods study also looks at data gathered in a cross-sectional survey design where a further 27 teachers responded to questions about the LEIC. The findings indicated that the teachers felt that the tool was a useful document however, certain factors inhibited comprehensive and effective use in some cases. The data suggested that frequency of use and bi-modal training methods increased effective practice as well as depth-of-understanding in planning for a student with FASD.

abstract: FASD

abstract: teachers

abstract: mixed-methods

abstract: LEIC


title: Adolescence and depression: reducing cardiovascular disease through preventive health checks

format:
electronic
1 online resource (105 pages)

subject: Depression in adolescence--Health aspects

abstract: Adolescent depression is a prevalent, serious health condition seen in primary care that is associated with many adverse physiologic changes, including cardiovascular disease. The aim of this integrative review was to examine those cardiovascular changes and determine whether preventive health checklists can help screen, identify, and ultimately prevent these changes. The eight studies selected for this review do not provide enough evidence to support the use of preventive health checklists as a way to prevent the cardiovascular effects of depression in adolescents. However, they form the basis for recommendations to be implemented in the primary care setting for ways to mitigate the risk of cardiovascular disease in adolescents with depression including using a multidisciplinary approach and guidelines for monitoring vital signs, weight, and bloodwork of these adolescents. Areas for future research are suggested and limitations of the evidence are also acknowledged.

abstract: adolescent

abstract: depression

abstract: cardiovascular disease

abstract: preventive health checklists

abstract: primary care

abstract: nurse practitioner


title: Narrative influences on northern BC women's experiences of caring for a spouse with dementia

format:
electronic
1 online resource (96 pages)

coverage:
Prince George (B.C.)
Prince George (B.C.)

subject: Caregivers--Family relationships

subject: Caregivers--Family relationships--Prince George (B.C.)

subject: Older women

subject: Older women--Prince George (B.C.)

abstract: This thesis explores the ways in which older women use reminiscence as a coping strategy while caring for a spouse with dementia. A sample of six women living in Prince George, British Columbia (BC) participated in one to two hour semi-structured interviews. Participants were asked about their caregiving experiences, their reminiscence experiences, and how reminiscing has influenced their ability to cope with caregiving. All participants reported engaging in reminiscence to some extent and that reminiscing had a positive effect on their ability to cope with caregiving. Participants reminisced simply to remember positive experiences and reminisced purposefully to make sense of their circumstances, make decisions, or solidify a sense of identity. While further research is needed to determine how social workers and other professionals can encourage positive forms of reminiscence, it appears that caregivers are already making use of reminiscence as a coping tool.

abstract: dementia

abstract: caregiving

abstract: spouse

abstract: social work


title: An historical institutionalist perspective of Russian Inuit political autonomy

format:
electronic
1 online resource (127 pages)

coverage:
Russia (Federation)
Chukotskiĭ avtonomnyĭ okrug (Russia)

subject: Chukchi--Government relations

subject: Chukchi--Government relations--Russia (Federation)

abstract: Yupiget of the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation are the only Inuit in the circumpolar north who do not hold a formal agreement with the state regarding self-governance, nor do they have any formal means of control over the range of activities carried out on their traditional lands. This thesis will examine this circumpolar anomaly by using historical institutionalism to help explain how political changes at the domestic and international levels, and over three distinct time periods have affected Yupiget struggles for self-determination and political autonomy. A documentary analysis supplemented with key informant interviews has shown that Yupiget involvement with international Indigenous organizations such as the ICC is instrumental in maintaining ties to their Inuit counterparts and inclusion in Arctic policy-making.  Furthermore, Russia’s increasingly centralized legislative and legal institutions are hindering the further development of non-governmental organizations while redefining a distinctly Russian variation of civil society. While Yupiget political development is currently impeded, changes in the domestic political situation in Russia and/or Chukotka could lead to a redoubling of efforts of the international community to support their political autonomy.

abstract: political autonomy

abstract: Russian Inuit

abstract: Yupiget


title: Food sovereignty in Canada: Emerging actors and competing ideas in national agri-food policymaking

format:
electronic
1 online resource (112 pages)

subject: Food sovereignty--Government policy

subject: Food sovereignty--Government policy--Canada--2009-2015

abstract: Food sovereignty has recently gained increasing prominence as an alternative framework for agri-food policymaking. In Canada, food sovereignty actors are engaging with domestic agrifood policy issues; yet their activities targeting national policymaking have not been subject to systematic study. My research seeks to fill this gap by explaining food sovereignty actors' engagement in, and efforts to influence, federal policymaking processes. Using a case study research design that examines the period between 2009 and 2015, I demonstrate how Canadian food sovereignty actors have interacted with the federal policymaking process by initiating public debate over agri-food policy and forming strategic alliances with agri-food policymaking stakeholders. Furthermore, I show how food sovereignty actors promote ideas about autonomy and public engagement in federal policymaking, and explain the significance of these ideas compared to existing theories of agri-food policymaking in Canada.

abstract: agri-food

abstract: policymaking

abstract: food sovereignty


title: Investigating how boxing interventions may support youth in northern British Columbia: A qualitative study

format:
electronic
1 online resource (120 pages)

subject: Problem youth--Services for

subject: Problem youth--Services for--British Columbia, Northern

abstract: Sport-based interventions (SBIs) are one method proven to help at-risk youth improve their lives by building relationships with positive adult and peer role models and providing a physical goal oriented activity with which to engage. This study examined boxing as a SBI intervention, looking specifically at if and how it may improve the lives of at-risk youth in Prince George and 100 Mile House, BC. SBIs have been shown to empower youth to choose differently by assisting them to develop positively (Wright, 2006; Pollack, 1998). My research focused on the sport of boxing as an intervention to assist youth towards more positive development, especially for at-risk youth living in northern British Columbia (BC), to form positive relationships, gain empowerment to make healthy choices, and decrease violent behaviours. To collect data, open-ended, semi-structured interviews were conducted. There were eight interviews completed with two boxing coaches, two adult boxers, who have been boxing since their youth, and four youth boxers ranging in age from 15 to 17 years old. Thematic analysis was conducted with the interview transcripts, which yielded three main findings: influence of boxing, boxing can teach life skills, and coaches’ have a positive influence. The significance of this research is well-timed and important. In a northern BC community with fewer resources available as compared to urban geographies, an SBI might be a more viable option to help youth become connected to their communities.

abstract: boxing

abstract: youth

abstract: intervention

abstract: northern British Columbia


title: The poetry of William Heath

format:
electronic
1 online resource (427 pages)

subject:
Working class authors
Heath, William, 1857?-1941

abstract: The literature of the Victorian fin de siècle continues to engage scholars; one focus of contemporary research is the genre of working-class writers. This thesis presents a documentary edition of poetry constructed from a 116-year-old autographic manuscript by unknown author William Heath, including the manuscript’s provenance, authorial biography, textual criticism, and a broad literary criticism. This thesis illustrates that much remains to be discovered within the voice of the unpublished ‘everyman’. Heath’s introspective language on faith and morality provide a singular glimpse into his interpretation of Victorian Leeds. By repositioning the manuscript from decaying textual artefact, through its preservation, transmission, and construction into this documentary edition, Heath’s poetry is entered into the genre of nineteenth-century working-class poetry.

abstract: Victorian era

abstract: documentary

abstract: Victorian leeds

abstract: artefact


title: Place and displacement: Perspectives of youth on place identity

format:
electronic
1 online resource (126 pages)

subject: Youth--Institutional care

subject: Youth--Institutional care--Prince George (B.C.)

subject: Adjustment (Psychology)

subject: Youth--Services for

subject: British Columbia--Ministry of Children and Family Development

abstract: This research describes the experiences of young adults who were displaced during the process of coming into care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Participants were interviewed and asked about how these experiences impacted their lives and future connection to places. Applying a qualitative, exploratory inquiry, personal lived experiences including childhood memories and current situational circumstances were highlighted to underline the importance of place attachment, place making, and identity. Fundamental aspects associated with the concept of place were explored within the reported experiences that participants ascribed to their time spent displaced. Data analysis was completed using thematic analysis which revealed four emergent themes, explored within a framework of place. The results are important considerations for social work education on how the concept of place may be acknowledged, understood and integrated in political structure and the broader social context of neighbourhood and community.

abstract: community

abstract: neighbourhood

abstract: participants

abstract: displaces

abstract: data analysis

abstract: education


title: Development of modified natural zeolites and study of phosphate removal from aqueous solutions

format:
electronic
1 online resource (95 pages)

subject: Water--Purification--Phosphate removal

abstract: Lake eutrophication has been an issue in many countries including Canada. Controlling and reducing the level of phosphorus, which is available as a form of phosphate in water, have been studied to manage the lake eutrophication. Natural zeolite-based adsorbents are one of the best candidates for water treatment due to its wide availability, cost-effectiveness, and superior characteristics as an ion exchanger. In this study, the concept of struvite crystallization was employed to develop magnesium-ammonium-modified zeolites (MNZ). Their removal capacity of phosphate was tested with comparison of magnesium-modified zeolites (MZ) based on the design of experiments (DOE) and response surface methodology (RSM). According to RSM, MNZ was found to be more effective in removing phosphates from aqueous solutions up to 92% of removal since MZ was effective up to 46% of removal. Contact time and zeolite dosage were found to be the significant parameters on phosphate removal.

abstract: MNZ

abstract: zeolites

abstract: phosphate

abstract: magnesium

abstract: RSM


title: A meta-heuristic optimization tool for simplified protein structure prediction

format:
electronic
1 online resource (100 pages)

subject: Proteins--Structure--Computer simulation

subject: Proteins--Structure--Mathematical models

abstract: Meta-heuristic algorithms give a satisfactory solution of complex optimization problems in a reasonable time. They are among the most promising and successful optimization techniques. However, some problems are highly complex and require improved techniques. A careful analysis of the existing meta-heuristic algorithms and hybridization among them may facilitate the research in this direction. To test this hypothesis, the author of the thesis developed a computational tool using a few meta-heuristic algorithms where these algorithms can be analyzed in detail and possible hybridization among them can be created. As a case study, the tool is developed for simplified protein structure prediction. The proper working of the software is demonstrated by optimizing the two sets of standard benchmark sequences. Along with testing and analyzing meta-heuristic algorithms, the tool can be used for simplified protein structure prediction.

abstract: algorithims

abstract: meta-heuristic

abstract: hypothesis

abstract: hybridization

abstract: protein


title: Navigating the intersection between professional success and severe mental illness: Success despite the odds

subject:
Success--Psychological aspects
Mental illness

abstract: This study analyzed 13 stories of successful individuals who have serious mental illnesses (SMI). Those who are diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar, or major depression, are more likely to be unemployed, and if working, have higher turnover, and work part-time in low paying jobs. Despite this, there are highly-educated and professionally-successful individuals with an SMI. I conducted a content analysis of published autobiographies of successful individuals who describe their experiences of navigating school, work, and their SMIs, to explore what major themes emerged from this group. My results suggested all the individuals faced significant challenges as a result of their disability but were able to use coping strategies including a strong drive, a belief that they could achieve their goals, a determination to face obstacles, and a drive to achieve their goals. In doing so, these individuals have shown that success in education and employment is possible despite their challenges.

abstract: SMi's

abstract: disability

abstract: obstacles

abstract: 13 stories


title: The understanding and management of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation in Northern British Columbia

subject:
Stroke
Cerebrovascular disease--Risk factors
Atrial fibrillation

abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects one percent of the global population, and eight percent of Canadians over the age of sixty-five years.  AF is a common predicting factor for ischemic stroke and can cause a five-hundred percent increase in stroke risk.  This study aimed to fill a gap in the current literature by investigating a demographic that have not been studied and explored how healthcare providers can improve uptake of preventative measures against stroke. This study investigates the understanding and management of stroke risk in patients with AF living in northern British Columbia through the use of in-depth interviews, using a qualitative-descriptive design.  Data was analyzed thematically using NVIVO 11 into three separate themes: Living with AF; Stroke Prevention and Decision-making; and Navigation.  Results from this research highlight the importance of people diagnosed with AF taking oral anticoagulation and providing education about their increased risk of stroke.

abstract: af

abstract: atrial

abstract: ischemic stroke

abstract: demographic

abstract: NVIVO 11


title: Through our lens: Experiences of adult mental health service consumers in the Arrow Lakes Region of British Columbia

format:
electronic
1 online resource (140 pages)

subject: Mental health services

subject: Mental health services--Arrow Lakes Region (B.C.)

subject: Patient satisfaction

abstract: In efforts to address and understand health and social inequities linked to rural residency contemporary health policies and discussions are becoming increasingly invested in including rural and remote health consumers’ experiences in policy decisions (Bodor, 2009; Dyck & Hardy, 2013; Government of British Columbia, 2015; Ryan-Nicholls & Haggarty, 2007). This exploratory, text and image based qualitative research examined the experiences of six adult mental health service consumers living in the Arrow Lakes region, with the intent of creating a foundation for structural, consumer-driven shifts in health care policy and community mental health literacy, while simultaneously working to bridge the gap in literature on mental health in the Arrow Lakes. The findings from this project demonstrate the resiliency of six adults managing mental health in the Arrow Lakes through explorations of supports and challenges to maintaining wellness and visions for reform and developments in health and social services.

abstract: social inequities

abstract: policy

abstract: remote health

abstract: mental health


title: Supervision and northern Social Work practice

format:
electronic
1 online resource (81 pages)

coverage:
Prince George (B.C.)
British Columbia, Northern

subject:
Social workers
Social workers--Prince George (B.C.)
Supervisors

abstract: This research explores how practising social service providers view and understand the role of supervision within their organizations, and what their experiences have been in regard to supervision within the social service field while working in Prince George or a neighbouring northern community in British Columbia. Participants were interviewed using a semi-structured approach, revealing the unique perspectives of social service providers within a northern context. Thematic analysis identified three major themes associated with the experiences social service providers have had with supervision: support, availability, and accountability. The recommendations provided by participants, along with the findings of this study, have the potential to influence change in the social service field, as they highlight the importance of and need for supervision.

abstract: supervision

abstract: social service

abstract: social work practice


title: Washback and stakeholder influence on contemporary communicative language teaching: Implications for curriculum development

format:
electronic
1 online resource (234 pages)

subject: English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers

subject: Communicative competence

subject: Educational tests and measurements

abstract:
This research study explored the influence of summative assessment and stakeholders on
contemporary Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in high-stakes educational settings.
The participants comprised of second language instructors that were instructing university
preparatory English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. Each participant had advanced
qualifications, had extensive teaching experience, and self-identified as a contemporary CLT
instructor. The study utilized a phenomenological methodology to examine the participants lived
experience of their respective working environments. A fuller understanding of the desirable and
undesirable effects of summative assessment and stakeholder influence on contemporary CLT
practice emerged from the study. The study concludes by synthesising the findings with current
research to reveal practical knowledge for those involved in proficiency based second language
program design to consider.

abstract: influence of summative assessment

abstract: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

abstract: stakeholder influence

abstract: second language

abstract: washback


title: Using Burn-P3 to model wildfire probability and aid in management of northern boreal forests in the Teslin Tlingit traditional territory

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (x, 126 pages)

subject:
Wildfire risk
Wildfire risk--Yukon
Teslin Tlingit Council

abstract: Through community collaboration and engagement, wildfire risk was identified as a priority forest vulnerability in Teslin, Yukon, a Tlingit community of approximately 450 people. Guided by community-directed research, identifying areas of higher wildfire hazard in the Teslin Tlingit Traditional Territory (TTTT) was of interest to help support ecosystem-based planning. Using Burn-P3, a landscape-level wildfire modelling software, relative wildfire hazard was identified in the TTTT. Future projected climate change scenarios were run using the program, providing a range of future possibilities for consideration. Burn-P3 complements the experience and knowledge of community members who live in the TTTT and this information has already been used to support the development of ecosystem-based planning. It is clear that community forest management will need to incorporate wildfire risk moving forward. All land management in the community is now being viewed through the lens of wildfire risk, which is the greatest benefit of this project.

abstract: wildfire risk


title: Inquiry based learning: Exploring elementary years teacher candidate experiences in the University of Northern British Columbia bachelor of education degree program

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vii, 87 pages)

subject:
Elementary School Teachers--Training of
University of Northern British Columbia

abstract: This qualitative study explored the learning experiences of Elementary Years teacher candidates in the Bachelor of Education program at the University of Northern British Columbia. Within the theoretical framework of Spirals of Inquiry (Halbert & Kaser, 2015), the main goal of the study was to answer the research question, “In what ways does embedding Inquiry-Based Learning into the UNBC teacher education program affect the Elementary Years teacher candidate experience?”. Using the extant professional literature, I made the argument for researching this topic and laid a strong literature-based foundation for Inquiry-Based Learning. Within a qualitative research paradigm and utilizing case study methodology, the three research methods, interviews, participant journals, and observation log, revealed 97 codes and five main themes: Inquiry-Based Learning, Practicum Experience, Teacher Educator Andragogy, Self Development, and Relationships. These five themes were supported by the professional literature. The study concludes with three primary recommendations and lessons learned from the literature.

abstract: inquiry-based learning (IBL)

abstract: teacher candidates

abstract: practicum

abstract: teacher education


title: The movement of marine-derived nutrients from a salmon spawning river to a nursery lake

format:
electronic
1 online resource (109 pages)

subject: Nutrient pollution of water

subject: Nutrient pollution of water--Northwest, Pacific

subject: Salmon

abstract: Salmon play a key role in the redistribution of marine-derived nutrients (MDNs) in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Research conducted on the movement and storage of MDNs in aquatic systems throughout the Pacific Northwest seem to vary in whether MDNs have a beneficial, neutral, or detrimental impact. Using Horsefly Bay (Quesnel Lake), the mechanism and driving factors for the delivery and dispersion of MDNs were evaluated. Higher concentrations of marine-derived nitrogen and carbon were found to enter this nursery system in the fall spawning period. However, due to the increased water discharge, it was found that the load of marine-derived nitrogen and carbon was higher during the spring freshet study period. These increases in MDNs were found to correlate with chlorophyll-a and fluorescence levels which indicate increases in productivity. Increased production can support the growth and survivorship of juvenile salmon rearing in this nursery system through bottom-up trophic transfer.

abstract: salmon

abstract: aquatic systems

abstract: marine-derived


title: Towards context-aware mobile web 2.0 augmented reality

format:
electronic
1 online resource (130 pages)

subject:
Augmented reality--Standards
Internetworking (Telecommunication)

abstract: Augmented reality (AR) is a Context-aware services service which allows users to have an enhanced perception of the real world through a composition of virtual and actual objects. In recent years, AR has received tremendous attention from both academic and industry sectors. However, developers and end users are still suffering from lack of standard formats and protocols. We believe the obstacles stopping AR from flourishing are partially inherited from context-aware services and partially stem from the architecture of the current AR applications. Here, we aimed to develop a new model that can support AR framework for sharing Content between AR applications and communication between AR users. By incorporating Web 2.0 standards in Client-server architecture, we designed a new architecture for AR named Client Federated Servers (CFS). We implemented an AR application named Scratcher as a proof of concept. Scratcher allows users to search and share Targets as well as communicate with each other.

abstract: augmented reality

abstract: context-aware

abstract: virtual


title: Treatment of chromium contaminated soil by co-pyrolysis with rice straw

format:
electronic
1 online resource (93 pages)

subject: Soil pollution--Treatment

abstract: The direct discharge of tannery waste and effluent could result in severe chromium (Cr) contamination in soils. This study focused on the remediation of Cr-contaminated soil via co-pyrolysis with rice straw. The influence of co-pyrolysis temperature, rice straw / soil mixing ratio and reaction time on Cr immobilization were investigated. Compared to untreated soil, the leachable Cr and total Cr(VI) in co-pyrolyzed soil were decreased by up to 95 % and 86 %, respectively. With increasing temperature and rice straw addition, the leachable Cr and total Cr(VI) were reduced. Reaction time did not show a significant effect on Cr immobilization. The time-varying desorption test indicated that the equilibrium amount of released Cr in various extractants was inhibited by co-pyrolysis. The Simple Bioaccessibility Extraction Test also showed that the bioaccessible Cr in the gastric phase was decreased after co-pyrolysis. The results suggested that co-pyrolysis was beneficial on Cr immobilization.

abstract: leachable

abstract: cr(vi)

abstract: desorption

abstract: co-pyrolysis

abstract: bioaccessibilty


title: Stories we tell about "others": Pathologizing discourses in mainstream media and their role as a distal determinant of indigenous peoples' health

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vii, 142 pages)

subject: Indigenous peoples--Health and hygiene--Colonial influence--Canada

abstract: Indigenous peoples in Canada face significant health inequities compared to the non-Indigenous population. While the effects of historical and on-going colonialism are understood to contribute to these health disparities, the mechanisms by which pathologizing, racist, or colonial discourses contribute to the social environments underlying these health disparities remain under-examined. Using Foucauldian discourse analysis, this research investigates the role of Canadian print media in disseminating pathologizing discursive representations of Indigenous peoples. Focusing on columns, editorials, and letters to the editor printed in the Globe and Mail in 2008, I analyzed mainstream media’s contribution to the discursive environment underlying racialized health inequities. This analytical process has identified multiple instances, both implicit and explicit, wherein pathologizing and stereotypical discourses about Indigenous peoples and communities are disseminated, legitimated, and perpetuated. These discourses ultimately function to maintain existing power imbalances and health inequities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

abstract: Indigenous peoples in Canada

abstract: health inequities

abstract: on-going colonialism

abstract: Foucauldian discourse analysis


title: Purification and characterization of an immuno-stimulatory compound from the water extract of royoporus badius (Pers.) A.B. De

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xi, 120 pages)

subject: Polyporaceae--ISCOMs

abstract: A novel immuno-stimulatory polysaccharide-protein complex (ISPP-Rb) was isolated from Royoporus badius sporocarps, collected in northern BC forests. ISPP-Rb was purified from the water extract of R. badius using anion-exchange and size-exclusion chromatography and could significantly activate murine macrophage (RAW 264.7) cells. ISPP-Rb is highly branched and has an average molecular weight of 400 kDa. GC-MS data suggest the polysaccharide component of ISPP-Rb has a backbone of (1 → 6)-Gal/Man and (1 → 2,6)-Glc, with the latter being attached to either glucose, galactose or fucose at its terminal end. The protein component, found to be indispensable for its immuno-stimulatory activity, is proposed to link to a mannose residue via O-linked glycosylation. ISPP-Rb was able to induce various proinflammatory cytokines including TNF-α, IP-10, MIP-2, G-CSF, GM-CSF, MIP-1α, and MIP-1β. This is the first immuno-stimulatory compound to be reported from R. badius, and hence making ISPP-Rb novel.

abstract: Royoporus badius sporocarps

abstract: novel immuno-stimulatory

abstract: polysaccharide-protein complex

abstract: R. badius

abstract: glucose, galactose or fucose

abstract: proinflammatory cytokines


title: The Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline easement: A Kluane First Nation case study

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xii, 299 pages)

subject: Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline--Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Kluane First Nation--Yukon

abstract: The Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline (AHGP) is a major industrial development project proposed within the Yukon since 1977, which remains unconstructed. The AHGP Easement represents the most significant aspect of the AHGP in the Yukon and remains a long-standing land tenure right impeding southern Yukon First Nations. This applied research project partnered with Kluane First Nation (KFN) to identify and address potential consequences associated with the AHGP Easement that are currently relevant to KFN as a self-governing Yukon First Nation. Community-based, decolonizing qualitative research methodologies were employed to gather understandings of the AHGP Easement from key KFN citizens, as well as Yukon and federal government officials and industry representatives. Findings emerging from the research highlight issues of jurisdictional complexity among Indigenous peoples and the Crown, the need to consider contextual change, and problems with the existing regulatory, assessment and consultation framework for the AHGP.

abstract: Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline

abstract: industrial development project proposed

abstract: AHGP Easement

abstract: Kluane First Nation (KFN)

abstract: Yukon First Nation


title: Temperature preference, aerobic scope and upper thermal tolerance in sympatric juvenile chinook slamon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho salmon (O. kisutch)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (viii, 97 pages)

subject: Chinook salmon--Coho salmon

subject: Chinook salmon--Coho salmon--Horsefly (B.C.)

abstract: Wild Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho salmon (O. kisutch) from the Horsefly River in central British Columbia vary in adult migration timing, but often rear sympatrically as juveniles. These species provide an interesting opportunity to investigate adaptations to the environment in the juvenile life-history stage, which may differ from adaptations at the adult stage. Temperature preference did not differ significantly between Chinook salmon and coho salmon. Aerobic scope (difference between maximum and routine metabolic rates) was also similar between the two species, and neither showed a distinct temperature optimum for peak physiological performance. Coho salmon had a significantly higher upper thermal limit compared to Chinook salmon, although differences were small and may not be biologically meaningful. Thus, these two populations appear to be well adapted for their current environmental conditions rather than show any tendencies to be differentially suited to selective pressures they will experience as adults.

abstract: coho salmon (O. kisutch)

abstract: Horsefly River

abstract: thermal limit


title: Uncertain-monetary promotions: A consumer motivational perspective

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vi, 66 pages)

subject: Consumer behavior

abstract: The present research explores whether the effectiveness of different types of uncertain-monetary promotions depends on characteristics of the consumer. Study 1 theorized and found support for the hypotheses that buyers’ motivational-orientation and depth of a discount gap influenced the perceived attractiveness of an uncertain-monetary promotion. Specifically, a low-gap uncertain-monetary promotion is more appealing to shoppers compared with a high-gap uncertain-monetary promotion. However, consumers’ promotion-focus intensity reduces the negative effects of a high-discount gap on the effectiveness of an uncertain-monetary promotion. In addition, consumers’ prevention-focus intensity increases the negative effects of a high-discount gap on the effectiveness of an uncertain-monetary promotion. Study 2 shows that more discount options are preferred by consumers compared with fewer discount options in an uncertain-promotion. However, the positive effect of more discount options is only conspicuous with prevention-focused consumers. Finally, academic and managerial implications as well as future research directions of this master thesis are discussed.

abstract: uncertain-monetary promotions

abstract: characteristics of the consumer

abstract: orientation and depth discount gap


title: Wetland ecological risk assessment and management: Taking Wenzhou Sanyang Wetland as a case study

format:
electronic
1 online resource (x, 89 pages)

subject: Wetland ecology--Risk assessment--Water--Pollution--Wenzhou Shi (China)

abstract: Based on the traditional framework of wetland ecological risk assessment, this thesis proposed a new method by considering two major pollution types faced by wetlands, including heavy metal pollution and water eutrophication. Artificial neural network (ANN) method was applied to evaluate the eutrophication risk level, while an improved potential ecological risk index was used to estimate the risk of heavy metals in surface sediments. Then, Fuzzy set theory was used to combine the two risk levels to obtain a general risk level, which could be used for recommending appropriate risk management actions. The Sanyang Wetland in Wenzhou, China was used as a case study to demonstrate the proposed wetland ecological risk assessment method. This thesis indicated that the new framework of wetland ecological assessment could provide a risk level of objectives and give corresponding suggestions to decision making.

abstract: wetland ecological risk assessment

abstract: pollution types faced by wetlands

abstract: heavy metal pollution water eutrophication

abstract: surface sediments

abstract: water eutrophication


title: A call to healing: Men's experiences of violence against women prevention in northern BC

format:
electronic
1 online resource (221 pages)

subject: Women--Violence against--Prevention

subject: Women--Violence against--Prevention--British Columbia, Northern

abstract: Policy makers working in violence against women prevention (VAWP) are increasingly calling on men and boys to become involved in efforts to reduce gender based violence. This project asked: What are the experiences of northern men involved in VAWP? Six men involved in VAWP in Northern BC were interviewed in-depth, using narrative inquiry to create and understand their stories: I Have a Story to Tell, A Call to Healing, Living Intentionally, Gentle Learnings, Never Arrived, and Moving for Independence. Key themes shared among participants include I Want to Help, It’s Personal, and Sharing Spaces. Tangible Opportunity and Personal Desire to Help and See Change were found as pathways to VAWP. Social restraints and Personal Journey’s including Trauma were identified as barriers to men‟s engagement in VAWP. Implications of this work contribute to a deeper understanding of men's experiences of VAWP.

abstract: violence against women prevention (VAMP)

abstract: gender based violence

abstract: pathways

abstract: trauma

abstract: engagement


title: Landscape and collective memory in post-conflict Ayacucho, Peru: Narratives and photography of survivors

format:
electronic
1 online resource (174 pages)

subject: Peru Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación

subject: War victims

subject: War victims--Ayacucho (Peru)

abstract: Peru was enveloped in an internal armed conflict from 1980 to 2000. The Shining Path, a militant communist group, sought to revolutionize Peru through violence. Indigenous Peruvians were targeted in extrajudicial massacres and killings. Nearly 70,000 people, mostly indigenous, were either killed or disappeared by both the Shining Path and government military forces (CVR 2004). Today, post-conflict Peru still grapples with the human rights violations of the past and is challenged to achieve reconciliation. For the victims of violence, how the memory of the conflict is conveyed is an important element of the transitional justice process (Alexander et al. 2004). My interdisciplinary research explores collective memory, the shared representation of the past that is socially constructed by a group of people (Halbwachs 1992). The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission identified the region of Ayacucho as the epicentre of violence during the conflict (CVR 2004, 21).

abstract: Peruvian

abstract: massacres

abstract: indigenous

abstract: Shining Path

abstract: Ayacucho


title: Ecological restoration of biocrusts in alpine tundra biomes

format:
electronic
1 online resource (106 pages)

subject:
Crust vegetation
Conservation
Alpine regions
Tundra

abstract: Biocrusts are complex communities of bryophytes, algae, fungi, lichens, and cyanobacteria living at the uppermost surface of soils. They have a global distribution and commonly colonize early successional and newly disturbed habitats, where they play important functional roles by facilitating key ecosystem processes. While several studies have examined biocrust development and function in arctic and alpine environments, the potential to use biocrusts in the restoration of disturbed soils in alpine tundra biomes has rarely been examined. In a greenhouse trial, we evaluated the restoration of biocrust through artificial inoculation of soils with mature biocrust. Our results suggest that artificial inoculation with biocrusts increases soil surface nitrogen-fixation rates. In a field study, we characterized alpine biocrust communities from cool mesic and xeric environments and conducted an inoculation experiment to assess the recovery of biocrust structure and function.

abstract: biocrust

abstract: ecosystem

abstract: alpine tundra biomes


title: Experiences of women leaders in non-profit organizations in northern BC

format:
electronic
1 online resource (101 pages)

subject:
Leadership in women
Nonprofit organizations
Research

abstract: This thesis explored the experiences of women leaders who work for nonprofit organizations in northern British Columbia, Canada. The study was guided by a central research question and used a qualitative paradigm and hermeneutic phenomenology methodology. The data collection process involved unstructured interview questions that were related to the central research question. Data analysis procedure involved reading the interview transcripts several times which led to the identification of the major themes of, the nonprofit sector, a unique lived experience, a gendered unique lived experience, leadership style and philosophy, nonprofit organization leadership challenges, and leader identity. To provide the women with a voice in the study, excerpts of the interview transcripts are cited. The conclusion of the thesis provides the study limitations, explains the major recommendations, identifies the need for further research, and shares my personal reflections on the study.

abstract: women

abstract: leadership

abstract: nonprofit organizations

abstract: qualitative research

abstract: phenomenology


title: Investigating the relationship between IMP1 and APE1 in HEPG2 cells

format:
electronic
1 online resource (110 pages)

subject: Neoplasms

subject: RNA-Binding Proteins

subject: DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase

abstract: The oncofetal IGF2-mRNA binding protein 1 (IMP1) is overexpressed in cancer and is thought to promote cancer by binding and stabilizing oncogenic mRNAs. However, the regulation of IMP1 expression remains poorly understood. This study shows for the first time that IMP1 expression is regulated by apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) in HepG2 liver cancer cells. The underlying mechanism whereby IMP1 is regulated by APE1 was investigated. APE1 was found to regulate IMP1 expression at the translational level without altering IMP1 mRNA expression. Evidence provided shows that the translational control of IMP1 by APE1 was at least partially attributed to the 3’UTR of IMP1. The combined studies from our laboratory suggest that APE1 is involved in the process of translation likely through regulating ribosome assembly and recruitment of IMP1 mRNA. Finally, this study shows that APE1’s role in regulating cell invasion is independent of IMP1.

abstract: cancer


title: Correctional social work with Canada's Indigenous people

format:
electronic
1 online resource (62 pages)

subject:
Indigenous peoples--Mental health
Red Deer (Alta.)
Social work with indigenous peoples

abstract: This practicum report is a summary of my experience as a Masters of Social Work student at the Red Deer Remand Centre, located in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, where I provided services and programs for Indigenous persons, with an emphasis on mental health and wellness. Throughout my practicum, I experienced many dimensions of social work, including clinical counselling, case management, and crisis work. Not only did I complete my learning goals, but I also grew both professionally and personally in unexpected ways. In this report, I detail my experiences and contextualize them within the literature to the various topics relating to my practicum.

abstract: Indigenous

abstract: mental health and wellness

abstract: social work


title: Experiences of adult family members of caregivers who give care to relatives with dementia

format:
electronic
1 online resource (98 pages)

subject:
Caregivers--Family relationships
Dementia--Patients--Care

abstract:
Although much is known about caregiving by family members, there is little evidence
on which to plan supports for adult family members of caregivers for relatives with dementia.
The purpose of this study was to gain insights into the experience of being an adult family
member of someone who provides care to a relative with dementia.
This study used a qualitative descriptive approach to answer the research question:
What are the experiences of adult family members as their family members provide care to a
relative with dementia? Eight family members in a mid-sized Canadian city were interviewed.
The findings show that caring for a relative with dementia has positive and negative impacts
on other family members. The negative impacts were primarily characterized as strained
relationships. Despite the negative impacts, family members remained committed to
providing support to the caregivers. Implications for both practice and future research are
discussed.

abstract: dementia

abstract: adult family member

abstract: relative with dementia

abstract: caregiving


title: Bioremediation of drill cuttings and petroleum-contaminated soil using biosurfactant-enhanced soil washing, biostimulation, and bioaugmentation

format:
electronic
1 online resource (300 pages)

coverage:
British Columbia, Northern
British Columbia, Northern

subject: Bioremediation

subject: Bioremediation--British Columbia, Northern

subject: Oil pollution of soils

subject: Oil pollution of soils--British Columbia, Northern

abstract: Innovative technologies to combat environmental pollution are a significant part of sustainability research due to their increasing economic and environmental impact. The present biological process-based research study described herein was conducted in three phases. It investigated the effects of rhamnolipid-enhanced soil washing (phase 1), bioremediation treatment using indigenous microorganisms (phase 2), and the effect of four specific environmental and nutritional conditions (phase 3) on the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC) in drill cuttings and petroleum-contaminated soil obtained from sites in northeastern British Columbia. For phase 1, maximum PHC reduction recorded for total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) and the petroleum hydrocarbon fractions- F2, F3 and F4 fractions was 58.5%, 48.4%, 63.5% and 59.8% respectively for petroleum-contaminated soil, and 76.8%, 85.4%, 71.3% and 76.9% respectively for drill cuttings. In phase 2, maximum PHC reduction of TPH, F2 and F3 fractions was 94.9%, 98.8% and 94.0% respectively for petroleum-contaminated soil and 82.6%, 94.9% and 59.5% respectively for drill cuttings following 50 days of rhamnolipid-mediated biodegradation treatment. Results from experiments conducted in phase 3 confirmed the importance of oxygen availability in biodegradation and indicated the inhibitory effects of excessive addition of biosurfactants and nutrients to hydrocarbon biodegradation treatments. Promising TPH degradation results were observed in conditions that normally slow down biodegradation. TPH degradation of 59.0%, 59.8% and 56.7% were observed in experiments conducted at an average temperature of ‒7.46 °C, and in waterlogged and air-tight conditions respectively. These results provide important insight on rhamnolipid-mediated biodegradation and indicate the high potential of rhamnolipid washing and bioremediation treatments as a combined approach to reduce PHC to levels within regulatory standards.

abstract: rhamnolipid-enhanced soil washing

abstract: bioremediation treatment

abstract: biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons (HPC)

abstract: biostimulation

abstract: petroleum-contaminated soil

abstract: bioaugmentation


title: Public health nurses' experience of collaboration with primary care providers in northern British Columbia

format:
electronic
1 online resource (125 pages)

subject: Public health nurses--Professional relationships--British Columbia, Northern

subject: Primary care (Medicine)--Practice

abstract: Public health nurses (PHNs) and primary care providers in northern British Columbia will need to work closely together in primary care homes and interprofessional teams, but little is known about how these providers collaborate. In this study, fifteen PHNs shared their experiences of collaborating with primary care providers in day-to-day practice. Interpretive description methods of analysis (Thorne, 2008) revealed that PHNs’ experience of collaboration was characterized by the themes of power, autonomy, communication, and a public health perspective. PHNs viewed collaboration with primary care providers somewhat skeptically, but they possessed the knowledge, skills, and abilities to collaborate successfully. The facilitators of collaboration were client-centred care, professional relationships, teamwork, leadership, and direct communication. When PHNs made clients’ needs and preferences for care and services their priority, the foundational aspects of collaboration were expressed in their practice, and collaboration with primary care providers contributed to positive outcomes for clients, families, and communities.

abstract: public health nurse (PHN)

abstract: primary care

abstract: collaborate

abstract: health care


title: Close encounters of the burned kind: Spatiotemporal effects of fire on habitat selection strategies of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) during winter

format:
electronic
1 online resource (135 pages)

subject: Woodland caribou--Effect of fires on

abstract: Forest fire is the primary natural disturbance process influencing the distribution and abundance of terrestrial lichens across ranges of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), including the Klaza Caribou Herd in west-central Yukon. I used stand and understory data to understand variation in the abundance of lichens in burns of various ages. Focusing on the distribution of individual caribou, I used a dataset of GPS collar locations to examine resource selection on the winter range and within burns. Results suggested that burns provided suboptimal habitat for the KCH until 50 years post-fire; however, analyses focused on the use of burned habitat indicated that they regularly encountered burns and opportunistically used remnant lichen within the burn perimeter. The relationship between caribou and burned landscapes is complex and non-linear indicating that wildlife managers should look beyond burn age to account for the effects of fire on the availability and quality of caribou habitat.

abstract: woodland caribou

abstract: rangifer tarandus caribou

abstract: spatiotemporal

abstract: habitat

abstract: burn


title: Avian hatching patterns in response to low-quality breeding environments and ecological stochasticity: Adaptation or constraint?

format:
electronic
1 online resource (119 pages)

subject: Birds--Reproduction

abstract: Hatching patterns may be adaptations to optimize reproductive success in suboptimal breeding conditions, although the potential mechanisms remain unclear. Artificial eggs were used to control the onset of incubation to produce asynchronous or synchronous broods of mountain bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) breeding on food-limited reclaimed mine lands, which were compared to populations breeding in undisturbed habitat. Treatment was successful, but had negligible effects on nestling phenotype, suggesting environmental constraints may be responsible for hatching patterns in this species. Larger prey items and higher male condition also resulted in lower feeding rates for synchronous broods specifically. Broods of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) that hatched synchronously experienced faster growth when they had higher parasite loads, but were lighter near fledging, providing support for the ‘tasty chick’ hypothesis. Overall, my results suggest that hatching patterns may be indicative of environmental challenges during breeding.

abstract: avian hatching patterns

abstract: breeding environments

abstract: ecological stochasticity

abstract: asynchronous (ASYNC)

abstract: synchronous (SYNC)

abstract: mountain bluebirds


title: An agent-based model for evolution of cooperation with proactive information gathering

format:
electronic
1 online resource (113 pages)

subject: Game theory

abstract:
This thesis proposes a new model to investigate the impact of proactive information gathering upon the evolution of cooperation among self-interested agents in a multiagent system. It builds upon an existing game-theoretical model of spatially distributed mobile agent population with energy-based individual life cycle, in which individuals keep playing one-shot Prisoner's Dilemma games in neighbourhood encounters. Using
proactively gathered information about past behaviour of others, advanced agents in the new model can dynamically adjust their strategies towards different types of opponents.
Simulation experiments establish some patterns of how this ability impacts the evolution of cooperation in the presence of varying levels of environmental adversity. The adequacy of the model is demonstrated through a specific design involving two types of advanced agents, one oriented towards cooperation, the other towards defection. The results show that cooperation prevails in a substantially larger area of parameter space than in the basic model without information gathering.

abstract: multiagent system

abstract: cooperation

abstract: defection

abstract: proactive information gathering

abstract: agent-base


title: On irresponsible homomorphisms and strong duality

format:
electronic
1 online resource (56 pages)

subject: Duality theory (Mathematics)

abstract: This thesis looks at algebras with positive primitively defined binary relations that are almost re- flexive, anti-symmetric, and transitive and provides new machinery for determining when these algebras are not strongly dualizable.

abstract: algebra

abstract: binary

abstract: anti-symmetric

abstract: dualized


title: Exploring growth-inhibitory and immuno-stimulatory activity in British Columbia wild mushrooms and lichens.

format:
electronic
1 online resource (153 pages)

coverage:
British Columbia
British Columbia

subject:
Mushrooms--Analysis
Mushrooms--Analysis--British Columbia
Lichens--Analysis
Lichens--Analysis--British Columbia

abstract: Four mushroom and two lichen species were collected from selected forests in north-central British Columbia and screened for anti-proliferative and immuno-stimulatory activities. All species investigated were immuno-stimulatory with the strongest activity found in the hot water extracts of Laetiporus sp. and Phaeolepiota aurea. Anti-proliferative activity was primarily seen in the ethanol extracts of L. sp., P. aurea, Letharia vulpina, Vulpicida canadensis, and Hydnellum diabolus. Using Sevag extraction method, DEAE Sephadex anion-exchange and Sephacryl S-500 size-exclusion chromatography, an immuno-stimulatory compound was purified from the hot water extract of P. aurea. The purified compound, made up of carbohydrate and protein, has an average molecular weight of 390 kDa. Its carbohydrate component is rich in β-glucan. The compound can stimulate the innate immune system, causing a pro-inflammatory response. Further studies are required to characterize its carbohydrate and protein components in an effort to determine whether it is a novel immuno-stimulatory compound.

abstract: mushroom and two lichen species

abstract: carbohydrate and protein

abstract: immuno-stimulatory compound

abstract: β-glucan

abstract: anti-proliferative

abstract: Laetiporus sp. and Phaeolepiota aurea


title: Human trafficking in BC from 2000 to 2016: Government personnel and front-line service providers' observations

format:
electronic
1 online resource (133 pages)

subject: Human trafficking

subject: Human trafficking--British Columbia--2000-2016

abstract: Public discourse on human trafficking in British Columbia has shifted from a primarily international narrative in the early 2000s, towards a more complex narrative that considers both international and domestic crimes in 2016. Based on fourteen semi-structured qualitative interviews, this research compares government personnel and front-line service providers’ observations about the narrative shift, as well as their overall understandings of what human trafficking crimes look like in the province. The findings indicate that an individual’s understanding of who is most commonly victimized, as well as their perceptions about overall rates of victimization are largely influenced by their professional interactions with victims. Education was perceived by both data groups to be a key component in developing more effective anti-trafficking strategies; however, participants divergent understandings of who is most at-risk continue to confuse the human trafficking debate and many of the structural causes of the crime remain unaddressed.

abstract: human trafficking

abstract: British Columbia

abstract: government personnel

abstract: front-line service providers

abstract: victims


title: "Locker room talk":  the impact of men degrading women to other men

format:
electronic
1 online resource (58 pages)

subject:
Sexism
Man-woman relationships

abstract: The present research examines the effects of “locker room talk” by exploring whether conversations among men about sexual activity with women give rise to sexist and rapepromoting attitudes. Male participants listened to an audio recording of either degrading or respectful “locker room talk”. Those exposed to the degrading conversation were expected to exhibit more negative attitudes toward women and stronger rape condoning attitudes. In addition, sexist males were expected to delegate masculine status to men who degraded women. Hypothesis one was not supported, but hypothesis two received partial support: Relative to men lower in sexism, males with higher sexism scores allocated masculine status to men who talked about their sexual encounters regardless of the conversation’s degrading or respectful nature. Men scoring higher in sexism were more likely to endorse rapesupportive attitudes, to hold negative attitudes towards women, and to objectify the woman being discussed in the conversation.

abstract: degrading conversation

abstract: sexism

abstract: negative attitude toward women

abstract: locker room talk

abstract: masculine


title: Face recognition using convolutional macropixel comparison approach

format:
electronic
1 online resource (72 pages)

subject: Human face recognition (Computer science)

subject: Neural networks (Computer science)

subject: Convolutions (Mathematics)--Computer programs

abstract: Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is a widely used deep learning framework and is applied in the field of face recognition achieving outstanding results. Macropixel Comparison Approach is a shallow mathematical approach that recognizes face by comparing original pixel blocks of face images. In this thesis, we are inspired by ideas of the currently popular deep neural network framework and introduce two features into the mathematical approach: deep overlap and weighted filter. The aim is exploring if the idea of deep learning could benefit mathematical method which might extends the scope of face recognition research. Results from our experiments show that the new proposed approach achives markedly better recognition rates than the original macropixel method.

abstract: convolutional neural network (CNN)

abstract: face recognition

abstract: macropixel

abstract: mathematical method

abstract: macropixel comparison approach


title: Examination of long-term soil development and phosphorus dynamics in a hypermaritime chronosequence, Calvert Island, British Columbia, Canada

format:
electronic
1 online resource (304 pages)

subject:
Soils
Soils--Calvert Island (B.C.)

abstract:
This thesis examines soil development, phosphorus (P) dynamics and ecosystem
succession in an aeolian sand dune chronosequence spanning 10,760 years on Calvert Island,
in hypermaritime coastal British Columbia, Canada. After 100 years of soil development,
thick forest floors have developed (~28 cm), and after ~3,500 years mature Podzols have
formed with cemented placic and ortstein horizons. With increasing soil age, mineral soil
total P declines linearly and organic P forms become increasingly dominant, with
glycerophosphates dominating organic horizons, and inositol hexakisphosphates and DNA
dominating mineral horizons on the older sites. After 7,000 years, ecosystem retrogression –
a long-term decline in biomass – is suggested by reduced tree basal area and a shift towards
shrubby, more stress-tolerant species such as Pinus contorta var contorta and Tsuga
mertensiana. Retrogression in the Calvert Island chronosequence is most likely caused by
formation of cemented horizons and declining soil P reserves, though further investigation is
needed.

abstract: phosphorus (P) dynamics

abstract: ecosystem succession

abstract: Calvert Island

abstract: hypermaritime

abstract: chronosequence


title: Quantifying the water balance of two northeastern boreal watersheds, British Columbia

format:
electronic
1 online resource

coverage:
British Columbia, Northern
British Columbia, Northern
British Columbia, Northern

subject: Petroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects--British Columbia, Northern

subject: Gas industry--Environmental aspects

subject: Gas industry--Environmental aspects--British Columbia, Northern

subject: Watersheds

subject: Watersheds--British Columbia, Northern

abstract: Northeastern British Columbia (BC) is undergoing steady development for oil and gas extraction, mainly due to subsurface hydraulic fracturing (fracking), which requires significant quantities of water. Thus, it is of vital importance to obtain accurate long-term water balance information in the complex wetlands of northeastern BC to assist regulators to balance multiple priorities in a way that will not compromise the long-term sustainability of water resources, while minimizing ecological impacts. At the initial phase of this study, all fluxes of the Coles Lake water balance were measured for the 2013_2014 hydrological year. The total storage change was negative (-8.3 mm), and 2013_2014 was considered a relatively dry year. This study also quantifies the water balance fluxes within two boreal watersheds, the Coles Lake and Tsea Lake watersheds, through a combination of observational data analysis and numerical modelling using the MIKE SHE hydrological model for 1979_2014. MIKE SHE model calibration was performed manually based on snowmelt, pressure head, and streamflow, using a trial-and-error parameter adjustment procedure. Similar trends were observed for the Coles Lake and Tsea Lake watersheds although average of actual evapotranspiration (AET = 472.9 mm year-1) was higher while overland flow (OL = 26.3 mm year-1) was lower at the Coles Lake watershed compared to the Tsea Lake watershed (AET= 405.5 mm year-1 and OL = 48.5 mm year-1). Sensitivity simulations with the MIKE SHE model whereby the leaf area index was modified uniformly across the Coles Lake watershed to represent fully open, mixed and closed canopies provided further insights on the role of vegetation on the water balance. Simulated AET = 515, 529, and 558 mm year-1 and OL = 59, 46, and 11 mm year-1 for open, mixed, and closed canopies, respectively. Further, the Coles Lake forcing data were applied for the Tsea Lake watershed as a sensitivity test while other parameters remained unchanged. The variability of the vegetation canopies, and land cover including wetland distribution were the main contributors for different hydrological responses in these two watersheds. Baseline information generated by this study will support the assessment of the sustainability of current strategies for freshwater extraction.

abstract: oil and gas extraction

abstract: Coles Lake watershed

abstract: complex wetlands of northeastern BC

abstract: MIKE SHE model calibration

abstract: Tsea Lake watershed


title: Advanced analytics to predict survivability of breast cancer patients

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xii, 137 pages)

subject: Breast--Cancer--Data processing--Breast Neoplasms

abstract: Cancer is major burden of disease worldwide. Amongst women, breast cancer is the most common cancer and primary cause of death followed by heart diseases. With increasing breast cancer cases and technological improvements, cancer care institutions and registries have collected large volumes of data in various formats. Unfortunately, these repositories are not easily accessible and the stored formats are difficult to analyze. We propose an end-to-end process through which such data can be cleansed, integrated and presented in the form of interactive dashboards. This provides a comprehensible view of over forty years of data consisting of over one million records with provisions to slice this data along several dimensions. Additionally, developing a breast cancer predictive model that predicts survival months for diagnosed patients is proposed. The outcomes of different modeling techniques along with assessing the impacts of retraining the predictive model is observed in the experimentations conducted for this research.

abstract: breast cancer

abstract: cancer

abstract: developing breast cancer predictive model


title: Faculty experiences of students in distress on Canadian post-secondary campuses

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vii, 157 pages)

subject: College students--Mental health--College teachers--Mental health--Canadian Association of College and University Student Services--Canadian Alliance of Student Associations

abstract: What started as a project to discern faculty’s preferred role in working with students in distress has turned into a discovery of student challenges on post-secondary campuses including but not limited to trauma, indigenization, barriers affecting non-traditional students and other discussions including faculty self-care. The research was prompted by CACUSS and CASA’s recommendations for faculty involvement in creating healthier campuses with specific reference to mental health. Seven faculty members from a four-year university and two-year college from a northern Canadian community volunteered for approximate one-hour semi-structured interviews on their experiences with students in distress. The interviews were coded and analyzed using a thematic analysis. The emergent themes were common humanity, passion, concern and frustration. The author proposes post-secondary institutions look at adopting trauma-informed approaches to building policy, procedure and campus environments to address mental wellness and distress for all campus community members, students, staff and faculty alike.

abstract: student challenges post-secondary campuses

abstract: students in distress

abstract: CACUSS and CASA’s recommendations

abstract: coded and analyzed

abstract: trauma, indigenization, barriers


title: Variability in susceptibility of nestling passerines to parasites

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xiii, 131 pages)

subject: Birds--Infancy--Parasites

abstract: Young birds face a diversity of nest-dwelling, blood-feeding ectoparasites. Size hierarchies among nest mates increase the variation within broods, and susceptibility to parasites may vary with this hierarchy. I investigated how nestling susceptibility to parasites differs both among and within broods. Experimental manipulation of nestling susceptibility to parasites showed that nestlings with reduced susceptibility benefitted morphologically and physiologically, while within broods, larger-sized nestlings benefitted more than smaller-sized nestlings. Experimental manipulation of nestling haemoglobin concentration, a common physiological effect of blood-feeding parasites, did not show strong support that reduced haemoglobin concentration could be the mechanism that causes changes in nestling phenotype in response to increased parasitism. Lastly, nestlings that received an anti-parasite treatment were more likely to survive a harsh weather event than non-experimental nestlings. Therefore, I demonstrated that nestling susceptibility to parasites does vary among and within broods and plays an important role in determining nestling phenotype and survival.

abstract: Young birds

abstract: nest mates

abstract: nestling haemoglobin concentration


title: Sensitivity testing for the effects of sub-grid scale topography on snow evolution in the Canadian land surface scheme

subject:
Snow
Snow--Likely (B.C.)

abstract: Seasonal snow is an essential component of hydrological systems and climate feedbacks, particularly in western North America, providing cool water to downstream river systems and regulating the global climate. Spatial and temporal variability in snow is high in complex terrain such as mountains, and on spatial scales smaller than regional climate model (RCM) grid sizes. This thesis tests the importance of slope, aspect and elevation effects in the Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) using three years of data from a climate station near Likely, BC, and extrapolated to a digital elevation model (DEM) domain. Results show that, as expected, snow depth and snow water equivalent (SWE) are sensitive to elevation, and this sensitivity is enhanced when combined with slope and aspect angles. Including sub-grid snow variability increases simulated SWE by up to 45% during snowmelt. Finally, this study supports the use of standardised comparison datasets to validate disparities between simulated and observed data.

abstract: Seasonal snow an essential component

abstract: cool water downstream river systems

abstract: regional climate model (RCM)

abstract: Canadian Land Surface Scheme

abstract: digital elevation model


title: Wilderness perceptions of visitors to the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area, British Columbia

contributor:
Steinsson, Odinn (author)
Wright, Pamela (thesis advisor)
Parker, Kathy (committee member)
Moghimehfar, Farhad (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (162 pages)

subject: Muskwa-Kechika Management Area

subject: Wilderness area users--Attitudes

subject: Wilderness area users--Attitudes--British Columbia, Northern

abstract: The Muskwa-Kechika Management Area (MK) in northeastern British Columbia, Canada is approximately 6.4 million hectares in size, with about 27% in parks and protected areas. I conducted and analyzed qualitative in-depth interviews, with the focus on the social perception of wilderness amongst users of the MK. Results indicate that users feel the MK is a prime wilderness area with exceptional opportunities to experience wilderness attributes such as solitude, both on the periphery and in the interior of the MK. To experience peace and quiet is one of the primary reasons for a visit to the MK. Where resource activity is encountered is critical to the wilderness experience. The closer a development is to the highway or in the beginning of a trip is more acceptable. Findings from this study can assist organizations such as the MK Advisory Board in identifying how specific resource development proposals might impact various wilderness experiences.

abstract: Muskwa-Kechika Management Area

abstract: MK Advisory Board


title: Embodied narratives: A qualitative study with public spaces and creative bodies in Northern British Columbia using arts based methods and social justice methodologies

contributor:
Schafenacker, Nicole M. (author)
de Leeuw, Sarah (thesis advisor)
Snelling, Lin (committee member)
Margolin, Indrani (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (viii, 195 pages)

subject: Mental health--Research

subject: Mental health--Research--British Columbia, Northern

subject: Art--Research

abstract:
This multidisciplinary arts-based research-creation study explored health and wellness realities, including my own, of people in northern British Columbia. In two public settings, autoethnographic creative writing was translated into installations and performances. The use of arts-based methods in this study was intended to evoke participants’ intuitive ways of knowing, leading to (re)connection with self, body, and land/place: in short, to resilience.
The broadest question of the research was: Can practices anchored in creative/performative autoethnography and body-attuned narrative help people in northern landscapes attend to mental health and healing? The findings emphasized achievable potentials for individual and community resilience, as well as renewed connection to place, through creative interventions that engage narrative in sensorial ways. Findings also emphasized the importance of selfdetermination and agency within the design of creative interventions, and the implications for healing through witnessing narrative.


title: Exploring Indigenous-led collaborative stewardship in a watershed context: Prespectives from the Nechako headwaters

contributor:
Hewitt, Kate (author)
Parkes, Margot (thesis advisor)
Emmons, Scott (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (165 pages)

subject: Watershed management--Social aspects

subject: Watershed management--Social aspects--Nechako River Watershed (B.C.)

subject: Cheslatta Carrier Nation

abstract: This research explores collaborative stewardship on a watershed scale and how local insight can assist in shaping collaborative approaches to culturally appropriate stewardship. The Cheslatta Carrier Nation (Cheslatta) have called the upper Nechako watershed home since time immemorial. They enjoyed a self-sustaining and peaceful existence until forced to leave when the waters started rising as their shores were flooded to create a reservoir. Regardless of adversity, Cheslatta have worked with passion and tenacity to restore the health of the upper watershed and the well-being of their people. Guided by Indigenous research approaches and appreciative inquiry, this research reviewed literature, documents and interviews with residents of the upper Nechako. The gathered data was then analyzed and themes were identified. The themes identified offer insights into local perspectives on stewardship, pointing especially to the ways reconciliation and community well-being can all be enhanced through cooperative and collaborative methods.

abstract: watershed scale

abstract: Cheslatta

abstract: Upper Nechako

abstract: reservoir

abstract: Indigenous research


title: Growth release and carbon storage of residual live trees in a mountain pine beetle (MPB) attacked lodgepole pine stand in northern British Columbia

contributor:
McEwen, Jesse (author)
Fredeen, Art (thesis advisor)
Pyker, Tom (thesis advisor)
Sanborn, Paul (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (118 pages)

subject: Lodgepole pine--Diseases and pests

subject: Lodgepole pine--Diseases and pests--British Columbia, Northern

subject: Mountain pine beetle

subject: Mountain pine beetle--British Columbia, Northern

abstract: Carbon (C) storage in residual live lodgepole pine trees in northern BC at Kennedy Siding was measured 11 and 12 years after a severe mountain pine beetle (MPB) epidemic. Kennedy Siding eddy covariance (EC) measurements showed that the net ecosystem productivity (NEP) was quick to recover C sink status. In this study, measurements of heights and diameters of 160 residual live lodgepole pine trees and a subset of 60 tree cores were used to calculate residual tree stem C-storage in 2017 and 2018 (36.01 and 26.71 g C m-2 yr-1 respectively). Dendrochronology analyses indicated that residual pine trees released on average 392% in the decade following versus the decade prior to MPB-attack. Stem C-storage was strongly and positively correlated with ECNEP measurements (R2=0.77) and percent downed canopy trees (R2=0.837), suggesting that growth release of residual trees was likely driven by improvements in resources (e.g. light, moisture, nutrient).

abstract: Carbon storage

abstract: Lodgepole pine

abstract: Kennedy siding

abstract: Mountain pinebeetle

abstract: NEP

abstract: EC


title: Storying urban indigeneity in the Russian far east: Eveny and Evenki women navigating Yakutsk, Sakha Republic

contributor:
Adzich, Tsatia (author)
Fondahl, Gail (thesis advisor)
de Leeuw, Sarah (committee member)
Hunt, Sarah (committee member)
(Degree granting institution)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (147 pages)

coverage:
I︠A︡kutsk (Russia)
I︠A︡kutsk (Russia)
I︠A︡kutsk (Russia)

subject: Indigenous women

subject: Indigenous women--I︠A︡kutsk (Russia)

subject: Even (Asian people)

subject: Even (Asian people)--I︠A︡kutsk (Russia)

subject: Evenki (Asian people)

subject: Evenki (Asian people)--I︠A︡kutsk (Russia)

abstract: Federal laws in the Russian Federation set out restrictive criteria for Indigenous peoples to be recognized politically, socially, and culturally as Indigenous Small Numbered Peoples of the north (KMNS). These criteria emphasize “traditionality,” a strategic tactic equating indigeneity with rural landscapes and thus discounting urban Indigenous individuals and communities as modern political and self-determining subjects. Stories from Indigenous women living in Yakutsk, the capital city of Sakha Republic (Yakutia) challenge these narratives by reconstituting the urban landscape from an Indigenous perspective. The challenges emanating from urban landscapes, and relationships integral to navigating these challenges, are examined in this thesis from a critical Indigenous feminist geographical framework, honouring and celebrating the numerous manifestations of urban indigeneity entangled throughout Yakutsk.

abstract: russian federation

abstract: indigenous peoples

abstract: KMNS

abstract: yakutsk

abstract: sakha republic


title: An empirical study on consumers' attitudes toward cross-category brand extension

contributor:
Gan, Choaling (author)
Ge, Xin (thesis advisor)
Choi, Sungchul (committee member)
Li, Han (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (70 pages)

subject:
Brand name products
Consumers--Attitudes

abstract: Consumer evaluations of brand extension are becoming increasingly important to the consumer market (Kaur & Pandit, 2015); however, little attention has been given to crosscategory specific research in this field. This research examines whether there are correlations between an iconic product (a product category already occupied by the brand) and its crosscategory extension product and how the user experience on an extension product affects its iconic product. The findings reveal that consumers have a positive attitude toward an extended product when they perceive credibility, quality, and innovativeness from its iconic product. Consumer perceived image-fit and advertisement-match are positively correlated with consumer attitude. The results support that the post-evaluation on an extended product affects its iconic product; however, user experience with an extended product does not correlate with consumers' evaluations of an iconic product on their evaluations of the extended product because of the survey limitation.

abstract: consumers

abstract: iconic product

abstract: evaluations

abstract: correlations

abstract: image fit


title: Engendering the blue economy : offshore oil extraction and the livelihoods of women in Ghana

format:
electronic
1 online resource (ix, 137 pages)

subject: Women -- Ghana -- Economic conditions

subject: Petroleum industry and trade -- Social aspects -- Ghana

subject: Women's rights -- Ghana

abstract: Ghana joined the league of oil and gas producing countries in 2007 when oil was discovered in the Gulf of Guinea. Through the years, however, concerns have emerged over the impacts of oil and gas activities on coastal livelihoods, especially since the benefits of extraction do not seem to trickle down to these communities. This thesis employs the Feminist Political Economy framework to examine the gendered disparities embedded in relations between offshore oil extraction and livelihoods of women in Ghana. Through an exploratory approach and a mixed methods design, I reveal how the intersection of culture, geography, politics, race and class foster the dispossession of coastal women. Among other findings, this thesis reveals that fishing is still the main source of livelihoods, and a culturally import source of food for the Western Region. It also shows that the advent of oil in the region has not improved but worsened women's livelihoods.


title: Anthropogenic activities contribute to changes in forest cover in the shale oil and gas region of Northeastern British Columbia

format:
electronic
1 online resource (x, 198 pages)

subject: Industrial sites -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia

subject: Forests and forestry -- British Columbia

subject: Petroleum industry and trade -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia

abstract: The boreal forest ecosystems have been changing due to varying levels of anthropogenic land use processes such as logging, oil and gas activities, and agriculture. However, the cumulative impacts of these processes are likely to lead to a lasting degradation of the boreal forest ecosystem; and thus, contributing to environmental change. In this study, methods from Landscape Ecology, GIS, and remote sensing were used to process Landsat images and spatial data for shale gas infrastructure. These datasets and methods were used for measuring and assessing the forest change pattern in a study area in northeastern British Columbia (BC). The results of the study show that gross loss (5.98%) of coniferous forest cover in the timber harvest land base (THLB) is higher than the rate of gross loss (3.22%) of the coniferous forest cover in the area outside the THLB. However, the rate of net loss in coniferous forest cover is smaller in the THLB than that of outside the THLB (net loss THLB=0.6%; net loss non-THLB=1.7%). These dynamics in forest cover suggest that it is more likely for forest cover to regenerate much faster in the THLB than outside the THLB. The quantity of forest cover loss (0.163%) from shale oil and gas well pads development is more than the amount of forest loss from shale oil and gas access roads (0.017%) and pipeline development (0.057%). A higher amount of forest fragmentation is associated with periods and locations that have a high amount of anthropogenic-induced land classes in the landscape. These results of the study could serve as the information for modelling land change and fragmentation in the future. The finding from this study could assist land managers in the allocation of land uses across space as well as the formulation of effective and efficient policy frameworks and management initiatives.


title: Managing old-growth forests for multiple ecosystem services

format:
electronic
1 online resource (xii, 135 pages)

subject:
Old growth forests -- Remote sensing
Old growth forest conservation
Forest management -- Planning

abstract: Old-growth forest reserves offer the potential to facilitate the maintenance of multiple ecosystem services (ES), such as carbon storage, water and recreation, in managed landscapes. However, substantial challenges exist with regard to defining and identifying old-growth forests, and suitably locating priority areas for old-growth conservation. To address these issues, I developed a structure-based old-growth index using field and LiDAR metrics that allowed old-growth values to be estimated at a fine grain across a landscape. I then used a spatial prioritization tool to simulate old-growth reserves for multiple ESs. Using this framework I evaluated trade-offs between forest ESs including timber. This thesis contributes to the management of old-growth forests by providing a quantitative and repeatable framework to identify, assess and monitor old-growth values while indicating the scope for the establishment of old-growth reserves for multiple ESs.


title: Effects of a geriatric outreach program on the care of older adults in Northern British Columbia

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vi, 93 pages)

subject: Geriatrics -- Services for -- British Columbia

subject: Geriatric health care teams -- British Columbia

subject: Videoconferencing -- British Columbia

abstract: The Northern Health Authority’s Geriatric Outreach Program provides consultations with geriatric specialists in-person and through videoconference. With Canada’s population aged 65+ expected to increase over the next several years, there is precedent to explore service delivery methods and how they influence care of older adults. Using a multi-method research design, formal-care providers’ perspectives of the Geriatric Outreach Program were explored, and the outcomes and costs of in-person and videoconferencing components were compared. Results revealed that the program supports care of older adults by providing access to geriatric care closer to patients’ homes and by providing comprehensive care plans back to the referring general practitioners. Costs of videoconferencing consultations were lower than in-person costs due to the added expense of specialist’s travel, and videoconferencing also resulted in more new diagnoses, medication changes, further testing, and requests for follow-up. However, further research is needed to fully understand these differences in outcomes.


title: The embodied experiences of alienation and opioid use : examining the body as a site of direct exchange through the double lens of theory and narrative

format:
electronic
1 online resource (vi, 163 pages)

subject: Women -- Substance use -- British Columbia

subject: Alienation (Social psychology) -- Women -- British Columbia

subject: Sex workers -- Women -- British Columbia

subject: Opioid abuse -- Women -- British Columbia

abstract: This research explores how the body is implicated in transmuting meaning for women who are substance dependent on opioids and have engaged in survival sex work. Using a hybridized application of narrative, theorizing, and interviews, this interdisciplinary thesis identifies some of the ways these women navigate the constraints of their marginalization. Eight women were interviewed on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations in Vancouver, British Columbia. The research works to acknowledge and explore how these women exist in an ‘alternate’ economy in order to obtain opioids to meet their life-needs. The employment of materialist feminist examinations of alienation and access to capital located shared experiences in the women’s narratives. Though the research did not reveal an explicit connection between the body, meaning, and sex work, there was a strong indication of meaning making through advocacy and engagement with those in similar social positions.


title: Death and melancholia in Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet

contributor: Wessell Lightfoot, Dana (committee member)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (111 pages)

subject:
Death in literature
Melancholy in literature
Shakespeare, William , 1564-1616
Hamlet
Shakespeare, William , 1564-1616
Othello
Shakespeare, William , 1564-1616
Romeo and Juliet

abstract: This thesis analyzes the effects of love and melancholia on male and female characters along with their responses to melancholia which fluctuate among choler, revenge, murder, suicide, homicide, madness, never-ending mourning, and lovesickness in Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet. My analysis draws on a composite theoretical framework that combines new historicist or cultural materialist perspectives and psychoanalytic approach, focusing on Sigmund Freud’s conceptualization of mourning and melancholia and Julia Kristeva’s meditations on depression and melancholia. Having examined these three plays in terms of their creative symptomatology revealed in the characters’ melancholic dispositions––thus viewing Shakespeare as creative symptomatologist, I arrived at establishing a range of gendered melancholic states, namely love melancholia, virgin melancholy or greensickness, and choleric melancholia. Furthermore, while in Shakespearean dramatic universe the cure for individual melancholia is administered, stereotypically, through marriage and sex,

abstract: effects of love and melancholia

abstract: Hamlet, Othello

abstract: melancholic dispositions

abstract: virgin melancholy or greensickness

abstract: choleric melancholia


title: Factors associated with having received a financial incentive to take up a rural nursing position in Canada

contributor: University of Northern British Columbia Community Health (Degree granting institution)

format:
electronic
1 online resource (81 pages)

coverage: Canada Canada

subject:
Rural nurses
Rural nurses--Canada
Incentives in industry
Incentives in industry--Canada

abstract: In Canada, financial incentives are used to entice nurses to rural practice. While financial incentives are used throughout Canada, the characteristics of nurses who have received a financial incentive are seldom examined. The purpose of the study is to examine what factors are associated with having received a financial incentive to practice in rural and remote Canada. A pan-Canadian survey was distributed to nurses working in rural and remote Canada. The survey received a 40% response rate (n=3,822). Of the 3,822 eligible nurses who responded 12.6%(n=466) of nurses identified as having received a financial incentive to take up their rural nursing position. Chi-square and multiple logistic regression analyses found characteristics and other factors associated with having received a financial incentive to take up a rural nursing position. The study concludes that financial incentives continue to have implications for recruitment of nurses to practice in rural Canada.

abstract: financial incentives

abstract: rural practice

abstract: nurses

abstract: pan-canadian