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Investigating Governance Enablers for Water Safety Plans in Mi'kmaq and Wolastiqjyik Communities
(2022-04-19)
Despite Canada’s privileged economic status, First Nations disproportionately experience drinking water issues. In the past decade, the focus has shifted from technological to governance-based solutions, in recognition of ...
Determination of Failure Criteria for Suspended Ceiling Tile Systems and Thermal Resistance Provided Prior to Failure
(2022-04-25)
The use of suspended ceiling tile systems has become popular in modern construction; however, fire performance data for these systems has not followed this trend. There currently is a lack of credible fire performance test ...
City in Motion: Anchoring Vancouver’s Active Transit Network
(2022-04-19)
This thesis examines Vancouver’s transportation networks and their impact on city-building to inform the design of an active mobility trailhead at the False Creek Flats. The proposal argues the social benefits of intersecting ...
On Light and Matter: Structural Optics of Biomaterials
(2022-04-12)
The wings of a morpho butterfly exhibit a dazzling display of crystalline blue that transforms with viewing angle. The optical properties demonstrated by this improbable blue are produced not by pigment but as a function ...
Shifting Ground: Addressing Environmental Instability through a Method of Two-Eyed Seeing in an Arctic Community
(2022-04-12)
Given the necessity of addressing the impacts of climate today, research and practice must engage local ecological, cultural, and technical knowledge to drive meaningful and respectful research. Through field work and ...
The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Chinese Trade
(2022-04-13)
This paper studies the impact of the early 2018 US-China trade war on Chinese trade with the US and other trading partners. A time series regression model was first used to evaluate the trade war effects on aggregate Chinese ...
A Black Feminist Study of African Nova Scotian Nurses and Their Leadership in Healthcare
(2022-04-21)
African Nova Scotians (ANSs) are a culturally distinct group who have endured hardship yet succeeded in exceptional ways. Little is known about African Nova Scotian (ANS) nurses; however, literature suggests that ANSs are ...
SHIGELLA FLEXNERI REQUIRES THE HOST SCAFFOLD PROTEIN RACK1 TO MODULATE ACTIN POLYMERIZATION, PROMOTING INFECTION
(2022-04-29)
Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of the acute diarrheal disease shigellosis, manipulates
the host actin cytoskeleton to infect intestinal epithelial cells (ECs). Shigella secretes
bacterial effectors into the EC ...
THE ROLE OF NPC2 IN CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT AND THE ENDOCYTIC SYSTEM IN NEUROBLASTOMA CELLS
(2022-04-28)
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is an autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in either Niemann-Pick Type C1 (NPC1) or NPC2. NPC disease is a lysosomal lipid-storage disease characterized by ...
Insights into the Origin of the CNS: Early Development of Aminergic Neurons in Molluscs
(2022-04-29)
Advances in molecular approaches over the last few decades have offered new insights into animal phylogeny, revitalizing discussions on the origin of the central nervous system (CNS). Evidence of conserved developmental ...