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Child and youth care in the field: A practicum workbook
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Child and youth care in the field: A practicum workbook
The curse of the werewolf: Program
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The curse of the werewolf: Program
A digitized version of the original book available in the Douglas College Archives.
Quantitation of IgM antibodies to the M. leprae synthetic dissacharide can predict early bacterial multiplication in leprosy
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Quantitation of IgM antibodies to the M. leprae synthetic dissacharide can predict early bacterial multiplication in leprosy
Feeding lifestyles of the Phytoseiidae revisited: Searching for a factitious rearing host for Neoseiulus fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
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Feeding lifestyles of the Phytoseiidae revisited: Searching for a factitious rearing host for Neoseiulus fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Muscle force and activation under stable and unstable conditions
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Muscle force and activation under stable and unstable conditions
Conformational studies of thiyl and selenenyl radicals
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Conformational studies of thiyl and selenenyl radicals
Trenches, embankments, and palisades: Terraforming landscapes for defensive fortifications in Coast Salish Territory
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Trenches, embankments, and palisades: Terraforming landscapes for defensive fortifications in Coast Salish Territory
The curious case of leadership in international branch campuses in higher education
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The curious case of leadership in international branch campuses in higher education
In the book "International leadership: Effecting success across borders in a boundaryless world", Dr. Justin Williams (Douglas College) contributed the chapter "The curious case of leadership in international branch campuses in higher…
Characterization of embryonic muscle migration in Caenorhabditis elegans and of the role of unc-54 and mem-1 in inhibiting ectopic muscle membrane extensions
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Characterization of embryonic muscle migration in Caenorhabditis elegans and of the role of unc-54 and mem-1 in inhibiting ectopic muscle membrane extensions
The point of no return : Aboriginal offenders' journey towards a crime free life.
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The point of no return : Aboriginal offenders' journey towards a crime free life.
"Flatten the enemy", "Fighting with Property, "Interest-Bearing Investments": A consideration of Potlatch interpretations with Indigenous views of the gifting ceremony
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"Flatten the enemy", "Fighting with Property, "Interest-Bearing Investments": A consideration of Potlatch interpretations with Indigenous views of the gifting ceremony
Douglas College Calendar 1973-1974
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Douglas College Calendar 1973-1974
Exclusion fences reduce colonization of carrots by the carrot rust fly, Psila rosae (Diptera: Psilidae)
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Exclusion fences reduce colonization of carrots by the carrot rust fly, Psila rosae (Diptera: Psilidae)
Trust without shared belief: Pluralist realism and polar bear conservation
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Trust without shared belief: Pluralist realism and polar bear conservation
The challenges of empowering women: The experience of pulse innovation project in Southern Ethiopia
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The challenges of empowering women: The experience of pulse innovation project in Southern Ethiopia
Nutrition and wound healing: vitamins
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Nutrition and wound healing: vitamins
Tug of logic: a new way to philosophize together!
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Tug of logic: a new way to philosophize together!
This short video documents a match of Tug of Logic (an Internet-mediated audience response system enabling reasoning together through logically-structured social feedback) that was played by Canadian high school students in the context of the 2023…
Little feminist zine: Issue 1 (Pandemic edition)
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Little feminist zine: Issue 1 (Pandemic edition)
This zine emerged as a class project in a Gender, Sexualities and Women’s Studies (GSWS 1101) class with Douglas College faculty instructor Jaime Yard. The planned distribution was to “little libraries” around our New West campus and our homes.…
Climate change conversation: Chemical oceanography and saving Howe Sound
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Climate change conversation: Chemical oceanography and saving Howe Sound
This two part audio podcast starts with Steven Bishop interviewing Brenda Addison-Jones about climate change and habitat change. The second part (26:25) is a partial recording of Brenda's presentation "Chemical Oceanography and Saving Howe…
Clinical and histological discrepancies in diagnosis of ENL reactions classified by assessment of acute phase proteins SAA and CRP1
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Clinical and histological discrepancies in diagnosis of ENL reactions classified by assessment of acute phase proteins SAA and CRP1
Computer simulations of cobble structure on a gravel stream bed
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Computer simulations of cobble structure on a gravel stream bed
"Not a portion of the Galaxy must be denied him": Isaac Asimov's early foundation stories and the future of social liberalism
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"Not a portion of the Galaxy must be denied him": Isaac Asimov's early foundation stories and the future of social liberalism
STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems): Guaranteed return to work for Hilton Vancouver Metrotown workers
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STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems): Guaranteed return to work for Hilton Vancouver Metrotown workers
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown termination of employees in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is analyzed. An essay and a presentation were submitted for a Philosophy 1122 course as part of the STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Problems) program…
Guaranteed return to work for Hilton Vancouver Metrotown workers
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Guaranteed return to work for Hilton Vancouver Metrotown workers
Douglas College student research essay submitted as partial requirement for Philosophy 1122 course as part of the STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems) program. Faculty sponsor to submit this research essay to DOOR: Dr. Elliot…
Guaranteed return to work for Vancouver Hilton Metrotown workers
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Guaranteed return to work for Vancouver Hilton Metrotown workers
Assembling with purpose: Electronics and General Assembly program's partnership with Purpose Society's Digital Inclusion Hub
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Assembling with purpose: Electronics and General Assembly program's partnership with Purpose Society's Digital Inclusion Hub
A presentation on how Electronics and General Assembly students are building Wi-Fi boosters from recycled electronic parts and to give back to the community.
Geomorphic evidence for Tertiary drainage networks in the southern Coast Mountains, British Columbia
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Geomorphic evidence for Tertiary drainage networks in the southern Coast Mountains, British Columbia
Need to get somewhere fast: A critical examination of the transition from post-secondary education to work
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Need to get somewhere fast: A critical examination of the transition from post-secondary education to work
Need to Get Somewhere Fast critically explores the transition from post-secondary education to work - it seeks to complexify the dominant view of the transition from post-secondary education to work as a linear, distinct event that can be assessed…
Atomistic band gap engineering in donor–acceptor polymers
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Atomistic band gap engineering in donor–acceptor polymers
Monstrous classrooms: Connecting role-playing games and inclusive education
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Monstrous classrooms: Connecting role-playing games and inclusive education
Presented at the Research Café on March 21, 2024.
Eight patterns of open textbook adoption in British Columbia
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Eight patterns of open textbook adoption in British Columbia
Effects of testosterone and its major metabolites upon different stages of neuron survival in the dentate gyrus of male rats
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Effects of testosterone and its major metabolites upon different stages of neuron survival in the dentate gyrus of male rats
Mortality prediction after transcatheter treatment of failed bioprosthetic aortic valves utilizing various international scoring systems: Insights from the Valve-in-Valve International Data (VIVID)
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Mortality prediction after transcatheter treatment of failed bioprosthetic aortic valves utilizing various international scoring systems: Insights from the Valve-in-Valve International Data (VIVID)
Girls and the pill: Sex, health and managing the self
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Girls and the pill: Sex, health and managing the self
Aboriginal offenders' perspectives on correctional programs in Canadian prisons
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Aboriginal offenders' perspectives on correctional programs in Canadian prisons
Design for inclusion
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Design for inclusion
Presentation given by Hope Miller, Mikki Herbold and Steven Bishop (Academic Technology Services) at the <a href="https://festival.bccampus.ca/">Festival of Learning</a>, June 7, 2016 (Burnaby, BC). The presentation addresses…
Square peg; round hole: Thoughts on Arts practice-based research (and other picture postcards)
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Square peg; round hole: Thoughts on Arts practice-based research (and other picture postcards)
Durban, the greenest city on Earth: A look into Durban's sustainability case study
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Durban, the greenest city on Earth: A look into Durban's sustainability case study
Douglas College student research presentation as partial requirement for Geography 2311 course as part of the STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems) program. Faculty sponsor to submit this presentation to DOOR is: Michael McPhee…
"Reading Ranciere's "Disagreement" today: Politics, policing, and the extreme right"
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"Reading Ranciere's "Disagreement" today: Politics, policing, and the extreme right"
Conference paper presented at <a href="https://www.c-scp.org/">The Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy (CSCP)</a>annual conference November 15-17 (2018), Calgary, Alberta. In this talk I revisit Rancière’s politics…
A comparison of treatment adherence in individuals with a first episode of psychosis and inpatients with psychosis
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A comparison of treatment adherence in individuals with a first episode of psychosis and inpatients with psychosis
Healing and treatment of Aboriginal offenders: A Canadian example
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Healing and treatment of Aboriginal offenders: A Canadian example
Discourses of social exclusion in British tennis: Historical changes and continuities
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Discourses of social exclusion in British tennis: Historical changes and continuities
New graduate nurse experience: A qualitative study in an acute cardiac specialty area
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New graduate nurse experience: A qualitative study in an acute cardiac specialty area
Post-secondary periods: Access to menstrual supplies on campus and impacts on students, research report
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Post-secondary periods: Access to menstrual supplies on campus and impacts on students, research report
The 'ghosts' of lawn tennis past: Exploring the forgotten lives of early working-class coaching-professionals
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The 'ghosts' of lawn tennis past: Exploring the forgotten lives of early working-class coaching-professionals
Kinesiology in British Columbia: Articulation to professionalism
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Kinesiology in British Columbia: Articulation to professionalism
Conference presentation delivered at the American Kinesiology Association (AKA) Leadership Workshop, Dallas, Texas (2017, January).
Experiences of a BSN peer mentorship program in enhancing students' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Experiences of a BSN peer mentorship program in enhancing students' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Student representatives of the Douglas College BSN Peer Mentorship Program discussed their experiences and the positive mental health impacts of a student-led support group for fellow nursing students. Student presenters were Bahar Fakhri, Quinn…
Plant preference in relation to life history traits in the zoophytophagous predator Dicyphus hesperus
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Plant preference in relation to life history traits in the zoophytophagous predator Dicyphus hesperus
Promising programs and initiatives to increase menstrual equity, inside and outside Canada: Environmental scan
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Promising programs and initiatives to increase menstrual equity, inside and outside Canada: Environmental scan
Sharing the Magic: The caregiver's guide to quality dementia care recreation and social programming
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Sharing the Magic: The caregiver's guide to quality dementia care recreation and social programming
Dementia care programming: An identity-focused approach
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Dementia care programming: An identity-focused approach
Moments: From extravagant programs to extraordinary moments
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Moments: From extravagant programs to extraordinary moments
Edging towards understanding: Illuminating student experiences of liminality in introductory Sociology
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Edging towards understanding: Illuminating student experiences of liminality in introductory Sociology
Discovering adventure in special care
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Discovering adventure in special care
"Join the Journey" with the hundreds of other dementia caregivers who continue to celebrate the unrepeatable uniqueness of each individual regardless of ability, as told within this thought-provoking and inspiring text! Topics include:…
A new leadership challenge: Navigating political polarization in organizational teams
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A new leadership challenge: Navigating political polarization in organizational teams
Presented at the Research Café on June 4, 2024. Medha presents key findings the research work she and her co-authors Manour Javidan, Rick Cotton, Anirban Kar and Peter Dorfman on the topic of navigating political polarization in organizational teams…
A re-classification of the Acrochaetiales based on molecular and morphological data, and establishment of the Colaconematales ord. nov. (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)
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A re-classification of the Acrochaetiales based on molecular and morphological data, and establishment of the Colaconematales ord. nov. (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)
From "The Tragic Self" to "The Empowered Self": How leisure spaces can foster narrative agency for people with lived experience of dementia
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From "The Tragic Self" to "The Empowered Self": How leisure spaces can foster narrative agency for people with lived experience of dementia
Assessing recovery capital: Changes to internal and external resources during residential treatment
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Assessing recovery capital: Changes to internal and external resources during residential treatment
Exercising rationality: Exercise induced elevated glycemic response and cognitively effortful decision making
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Exercising rationality: Exercise induced elevated glycemic response and cognitively effortful decision making
Autistic burnout: Exploring autistic perspectives on treatment availability and effectiveness
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Autistic burnout: Exploring autistic perspectives on treatment availability and effectiveness
Eyes on the prize: Patterns of risk and resiliency in high school dropout
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Eyes on the prize: Patterns of risk and resiliency in high school dropout
Lie to me, lie to yourself? The dark triad, dishonesty, and false memory
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Lie to me, lie to yourself? The dark triad, dishonesty, and false memory
The effects of caffeine on risky decision making
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The effects of caffeine on risky decision making
Self-construal, mood, nationality and openness to evidence against the afterlife
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Self-construal, mood, nationality and openness to evidence against the afterlife
Irish Republican politics: A film and gender analysis of the 1980's hunger strikes
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Irish Republican politics: A film and gender analysis of the 1980's hunger strikes
The history of Ireland is complex and confusing. Moreover, it is a vivid example of how colonization can still affect a population. Tension exists today within Northern Ireland, based on polarized ideology of either independence from British rule,…
Canada’s “Reckoning”: A qualitative content analysis of Canadian news media coverage on unmarked graves of residential school children
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Canada’s “Reckoning”: A qualitative content analysis of Canadian news media coverage on unmarked graves of residential school children
Anarchism and the archaeology of anarchic societies: Resistance to centralization in the Coast Salish Region of the Pacific Northwest Coast
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Anarchism and the archaeology of anarchic societies: Resistance to centralization in the Coast Salish Region of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Killers, abusers, gangsters, and fraudsters: A qualitative content analysis of parole and paroled offenders in Canadian news media
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Killers, abusers, gangsters, and fraudsters: A qualitative content analysis of parole and paroled offenders in Canadian news media
"Tread Carefully": A qualitative study of activists' perceptions of the prison system and strategies for promoting change
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"Tread Carefully": A qualitative study of activists' perceptions of the prison system and strategies for promoting change
A professional perspective of persuasion: An analysis of police and prosecutor perspectives and experiences with social media's effect on eyewitness testimony
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A professional perspective of persuasion: An analysis of police and prosecutor perspectives and experiences with social media's effect on eyewitness testimony
"Fueled by liquor": How musicians talk about alcohol and bars
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"Fueled by liquor": How musicians talk about alcohol and bars
Exploring the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect in Metro Vancouver
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Exploring the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect in Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver’s urban expansion, reduced greenspaces, and prevalence of dry, low-reflectivity surfaces may significantly intensify SUHI. This study analyzes key factors influencing SUHI magnitude, identifies hotspots and cool spots, and highlights…
Mixed reality chemistry lab for the Meta Quest 3
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Mixed reality chemistry lab for the Meta Quest 3
Augmented reality (AR) is reshaping scientific visualization by offering immersive, interactive environments. This project explores the development of an AR molecular visualization system for the Meta Quest 3 that simulates atomic orbitals and…
Revisiting the conditional sentence of imprisonment after 20 years: Is community custody now an endangered species?
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Revisiting the conditional sentence of imprisonment after 20 years: Is community custody now an endangered species?
Gender, sex and tech!: An intersectional feminist guide
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Gender, sex and tech!: An intersectional feminist guide
Bisexuality is a reality
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Bisexuality is a reality
This zine was created as an assignment for a Gender, Sexualities and Women's Studies (GSWS 1101, Winter 2024) with Douglas College instructor Sally Mennill. Students created zines exploring the themes of the course such as feminist theories…
Zirconium complexes of a cross-bridged cyclam
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Zirconium complexes of a cross-bridged cyclam
Evaluating alternative therapies to combat antimicrobial resistance in comparison to traditional treatments
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Evaluating alternative therapies to combat antimicrobial resistance in comparison to traditional treatments
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is when microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, stop responding to antimicrobial medicines, making infections and other illnesses rather difficult to treat. AMR poses a significant challenge…
Decision making in financial markets: What role do emotions play?
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Decision making in financial markets: What role do emotions play?
This research aims to explore the impact of emotions in trading and investing, an area which has increasingly gained popularity in recent years. Emotional factors like greed, anger, fear, and overconfidence are often believed to influence decision-…
Authoritarianism and the built environment in three acts: Irrationality and social freedom
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Authoritarianism and the built environment in three acts: Irrationality and social freedom
Through a bibliographic review and case studies, this paper aims to establish correlations between the built environment and notions of authoritarianism in capitalist society by identifying the imposition of autocratic policies that directly affect…
Action potential XR lab experience
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Action potential XR lab experience
The objective of this applied research project is to develop an educational augmented reality (AR) experience to help Psychology students at the College visualize and interact with complex neural processes in three dimensions using the Meta Quest 3…
Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall: Berlin, Germany 1986-1991
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Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall: Berlin, Germany 1986-1991
This paper examines the three major factors between the years of 1986 to 1991 that led up to the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and further examines the world, in particular, West and East Germany and how political leaders are forced to…
Culture, healing and spirituality and their influence on treatment programs for Aboriginal offenders
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Culture, healing and spirituality and their influence on treatment programs for Aboriginal offenders
Ecomatch AI: An automated product inquiry response system for light recycling program
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Ecomatch AI: An automated product inquiry response system for light recycling program
The Product Care Association (PCA) plays a crucial role in diverting post-consumer lighting products from landfills through recycling programs across multiple Canadian provinces. However, the current product inquiry process—determining whether a…
A microbial perspective: Exploring the impacts of invasive Himalayan blackberry on soil bacterial diversity in BC's temperate rainforests
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A microbial perspective: Exploring the impacts of invasive Himalayan blackberry on soil bacterial diversity in BC's temperate rainforests
While invasive plant species are known to negatively effect the environments they invade, research rarely focuses on the effects they have on soil microbiology, despite the critical roles microbes play within their ecosystems. Thus, this project…
Interconnected injustices: How Colonialism impedes environmental and reproductive justice through an ecofeminist lens
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Interconnected injustices: How Colonialism impedes environmental and reproductive justice through an ecofeminist lens
Global climate change is an issue of intersectionality. Overlapping injustices across the spectrum of social justice are exasperated by the effects of climate change and climate inaction. This paper explores environmental and reproductive injustices…
Are BC's settlement service agencies meeting the needs of Middle Eastern refugees
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Are BC's settlement service agencies meeting the needs of Middle Eastern refugees
Between April 2023 to April 2024, British Columbia became home to approximately 17,000 refugees and refugee claimants (British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, n.d.). Many of these refugees come from the Middle East/North Africa region, namely, Syria,…
Exploring the impact of AI monitoring on employee mental health and job satisfaction in remote work settings: Ethical implications and governance strategies
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Exploring the impact of AI monitoring on employee mental health and job satisfaction in remote work settings: Ethical implications and governance strategies
Remote work models are increasingly more common in the modern workplace, as is the prevalence of workplace surveillance tools. This paper examines the impact of the emerging trend of AI-driven monitoring systems and their impact on remote workers.…
AI-powered CBT: Investigating the impact of voice-based generative AI on reframing anxious thoughts
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AI-powered CBT: Investigating the impact of voice-based generative AI on reframing anxious thoughts
With increasing demand for accessible mental health care, AI-driven interventions offer a scalable solution, yet their effectiveness in delivering cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) remains underexplored. This study examines whether AI voice-…
Cerebramha: AI-powered alzheimer's diagnosis
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Cerebramha: AI-powered alzheimer's diagnosis
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions worldwide, making early diagnosis critical for better treatment and care. Traditional diagnostic methods relying on clinical assessments or manual MRI…
Targeting ischemic ventricular arrhythmias
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Targeting ischemic ventricular arrhythmias
Douglas College Human Anatomy & Physiology II
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Douglas College Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Increased sensitivity to damaging effects of hypoxia and anoxia of isolated hearts from rats after prolonged exposure to ethanol: Apparent protection by nitrendipine
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Increased sensitivity to damaging effects of hypoxia and anoxia of isolated hearts from rats after prolonged exposure to ethanol: Apparent protection by nitrendipine
Effects of anipamil, a long acting analog of verapamil, in pigs subjected to myocardial ischemia
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Effects of anipamil, a long acting analog of verapamil, in pigs subjected to myocardial ischemia
Damaging effects of the calcium paradox are reduced in isolated hearts from ethanol-dependent Rats: Paradoxic effects of dihydropyridine drugs
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Damaging effects of the calcium paradox are reduced in isolated hearts from ethanol-dependent Rats: Paradoxic effects of dihydropyridine drugs
Functional pharmacology: the drug discovery bottleneck?
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Functional pharmacology: the drug discovery bottleneck?
The antihypertensive effects of the Jamaican Cho-Cho (Sechium edule)
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The antihypertensive effects of the Jamaican Cho-Cho (Sechium edule)
Effects of prolonged exposure to ethanol in vivo on functional parameters and sensitivity to nitrendipine in the isolated rat heart
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Effects of prolonged exposure to ethanol in vivo on functional parameters and sensitivity to nitrendipine in the isolated rat heart
Time course and genetic variation in the regulation of calcium channel antagonist binding sites in rodent tissues during the induction of ethanol physical dependence and withdrawal
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Time course and genetic variation in the regulation of calcium channel antagonist binding sites in rodent tissues during the induction of ethanol physical dependence and withdrawal
Unravelling mechanisms underlying ischaemic arrhythmias - the importance of models
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Unravelling mechanisms underlying ischaemic arrhythmias - the importance of models