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Chronic exposure to ethanol increases dihydropyridine‐sensitive calcium channels in excitable cells
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Chronic exposure to ethanol increases dihydropyridine‐sensitive calcium channels in excitable cells
Binding characteristics of the calcium channel antagonist [3H]-nitrendipine in tissues from ethanol-dependent rats
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Binding characteristics of the calcium channel antagonist [3H]-nitrendipine in tissues from ethanol-dependent rats
Adaptation in membrane Ca2+ channels as a basis for alcohol-related pathology
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Adaptation in membrane Ca2+ channels as a basis for alcohol-related pathology
Effect of calcium, bay K 8644, and reduced perfusion on basic indices of myocardial function in isolated hearts from rats after prolonged exposure to ethanol
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Effect of calcium, bay K 8644, and reduced perfusion on basic indices of myocardial function in isolated hearts from rats after prolonged exposure to ethanol
Sink or swim: A qualitative analysis of CBSA's student border services officer (SBSO) program
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Sink or swim: A qualitative analysis of CBSA's student border services officer (SBSO) program
Accessing mental health resources: Asian Canadians and their experiences
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Accessing mental health resources: Asian Canadians and their experiences
"We got 'em by the balls": A qualitative content analysis of the portrayal of correctional guard in popular film
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"We got 'em by the balls": A qualitative content analysis of the portrayal of correctional guard in popular film
AI-powered CBT: Investigating the perceived impact of voice-based generative AI on reframing anxious thoughts
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AI-powered CBT: Investigating the perceived impact of voice-based generative AI on reframing anxious thoughts
To strike a balance between work and rest: Managing worker fatigue in 1950s and 1960s China
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To strike a balance between work and rest: Managing worker fatigue in 1950s and 1960s China
Conference paper delivered at the Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio (March 14, 2025). This article explores how the CCP managed industrial fatigue in the 1950s and 1960s. While the party idealized tirelessness as a…
From farm to fork: Sustainable plant-based eating
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From farm to fork: Sustainable plant-based eating
A. The research is important because the animal industry is a major driver of climate change, deforestation, and excessive water usage, making a shift toward plant-based diets crucial for environmental sustainability. However, veganism faces strong…
The frailty of justice, an academic and personal reflection on Markus Kreitmair’s “In Fear of the Frail": The treatment of the disabled at the Eichberg Asylum for the mentally ill in Nazi Germany
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The frailty of justice, an academic and personal reflection on Markus Kreitmair’s “In Fear of the Frail": The treatment of the disabled at the Eichberg Asylum for the mentally ill in Nazi Germany
As a historian with a disability specializing in the Holocaust and WWII, I was always interested in the fate of disabled people in the Holocaust, it was never something I can say I wanted to know felt I should. Within the massive volume of Holocaust…
AI on the road: The role of video-capturing technology in improving driver safety and accident prevention
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AI on the road: The role of video-capturing technology in improving driver safety and accident prevention
Road safety is a crucial societal concern, deeply intertwined with the protection of fundamental human rights and significantly influencing the quality of life. In the trucking industry, enhancing road safety has become imperative due to the…
Awareness and understanding of Indigenous Peoples : A study of Douglas College International students
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Awareness and understanding of Indigenous Peoples : A study of Douglas College International students
Indigenous peoples of Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, have played a crucial role in shaping the country’s history, culture, and identity. However, international students may have limited awareness of Indigenous communities due to…
Developing policy infrastructure to guide genomics-informed oncology nursing in Canada: An interpretive descriptive study
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Developing policy infrastructure to guide genomics-informed oncology nursing in Canada: An interpretive descriptive study
Pathologizing the unknown: A sociological explanation for the (mis-)use of sudden infant death syndrome as a diagnosis
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Pathologizing the unknown: A sociological explanation for the (mis-)use of sudden infant death syndrome as a diagnosis
'Things are a lot more gray now, as opposed to black vs. white': Student uncertainty on the edge of a threshold in Introductory Sociology
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'Things are a lot more gray now, as opposed to black vs. white': Student uncertainty on the edge of a threshold in Introductory Sociology
Conference presentation delivered at the 6th biennial Threshold Concepts Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia (June, 2016)
Small particles, big problems: The fight against microplastic pollution
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Small particles, big problems: The fight against microplastic pollution
In the ELLA (English Language Learning and Acquisition) 0330 Writing about Global Issues course, students are learning to integrate citations in APA format to support their ideas. Students write in English – not their native language – to express a…
Transforming e-waste: Tackling trash through technology
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Transforming e-waste: Tackling trash through technology
In the ELLA (English Language Learning and Acquisition) 0330 Writing about Global Issues course, students are learning to integrate citations in APA format to support their ideas. Students write in English – not their native language – to express a…
Clearing the skies
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Clearing the skies
In the ELLA (English Language Learning and Acquisition) 0330 Writing about Global Issues course, students are learning to integrate citations in APA format to support their ideas. Students write in English – not their native language – to express a…
Intermediate Accounting. Volume 2
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Intermediate Accounting. Volume 2
Intermediate Accounting. Volume 1
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Intermediate Accounting. Volume 1
Bright minds, green campus: Our sustainable College journey
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Bright minds, green campus: Our sustainable College journey
The 'lack of' separation of church and [state] school
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The 'lack of' separation of church and [state] school
Comparing strides: The impact of running cadence in zero drop shoes
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Comparing strides: The impact of running cadence in zero drop shoes
This study looks at whether cadence (steps per minute) is affected by the type of footwear worn during running. By taking more or less steps while running, foot ground contact time is affected effecting the force expressed on the human body. Ground…
Clearing the air: NO2 pollution’s impact on local lichen
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Clearing the air: NO2 pollution’s impact on local lichen
Densely packed urban cities are characterized by significant vehicle emissions contributing to anthropogenic pollution, particularly, atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2). I analyzed air quality reports across Metro Vancouver spanning over the last 20…
Patient controlled analgesics for post operative patients: In post-operative patients, how do PCA devices compared with traditional analgesic methods affect pain management during their hospital stay?
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Patient controlled analgesics for post operative patients: In post-operative patients, how do PCA devices compared with traditional analgesic methods affect pain management during their hospital stay?
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a portable, computerized infusion pump that releases a regulated amount of analgesics typically intravenously or subcutaneously when a patient presses the button (Perry, Potter, Stockert, Hall, Ross-Kerr, Wood,…
The relative utilization of criminal sanctions in Canada: Toward a comprehensive description of sentencing outcomes
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The relative utilization of criminal sanctions in Canada: Toward a comprehensive description of sentencing outcomes
Fighting space junk with nature: Warriors of biomimicry
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Fighting space junk with nature: Warriors of biomimicry
In the ELLA (English Language Learning and Acquisition) 0330 Writing about Global Issues course, students are learning to integrate citations in APA format to support their ideas. Students write in English – not their native language – to express a…
Parables of care: Creative responses to dementia care, as told to carers
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Parables of care: Creative responses to dementia care, as told to carers
Opa's garden: The Dutch touch
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Opa's garden: The Dutch touch
Douglas College Student Alumni Trevor Leyenhorst creative work was part of the Douglas College Author's celebration (2024). Opa walked us through his magnificent garden the year before they moved out of McIntosh Drive. Learn insight from a…
Addressing anti-black racism in child and youth care education
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Addressing anti-black racism in child and youth care education
Nutrition for the future
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Nutrition for the future
Giving your clothes an afterlife
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Giving your clothes an afterlife
Hairy waste
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Hairy waste
ELLA 0330 (Waste Reduction Week)
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ELLA 0330 (Waste Reduction Week)
Re-thinking plastic waste in BC
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Re-thinking plastic waste in BC
Hairy waste
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Hairy waste
Out of the ruins
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Out of the ruins
Public history and pedagogy: Engaging students actively in history via commemorative explorations
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Public history and pedagogy: Engaging students actively in history via commemorative explorations
Contemporary issues in gender sexuality and women's studies
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Contemporary issues in gender sexuality and women's studies
Wrapping it up: Sharing the gift of reflection and action
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Wrapping it up: Sharing the gift of reflection and action
Conference presentation delivered at the <a href="https://canadian-tr.org/">Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association annual conference</a>, Kelowna, British Columbia (2017).
Is somatic maturity delayed in adolescents living with perinally acquired HIV?
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Is somatic maturity delayed in adolescents living with perinally acquired HIV?
Affect, the archive, and the Minerva Press
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Affect, the archive, and the Minerva Press
Inviting conflict: The role of the slave in Charlotte Smith’s biographical aesthetic
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Inviting conflict: The role of the slave in Charlotte Smith’s biographical aesthetic
Safer, stronger, smarter: Dumbbell floor press the future of 1RM testing
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Safer, stronger, smarter: Dumbbell floor press the future of 1RM testing
This research aims to investigate the relationship between the performance of a dumbbell floor press and the traditional barbell bench press, as a safer alternative means of assessing maximal strength in upper body pressing. The 1 repetition maximum…
'And how pretty they are!’ Lawn tennis, tourism and gender relations at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, 1880s-1920s
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'And how pretty they are!’ Lawn tennis, tourism and gender relations at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, 1880s-1920s
Chat transcripts in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of chats from the AskAway consortia
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Chat transcripts in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of chats from the AskAway consortia
Open textbooks: We have led the horse to water – now what?
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Open textbooks: We have led the horse to water – now what?
A guide to sustainable fashion
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A guide to sustainable fashion
Consciousness (Riverview Hospital Story Project: Part Three): [a story about Dr. Ralph Arrowsmith and Riverview Mental Hospital]
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Consciousness (Riverview Hospital Story Project: Part Three): [a story about Dr. Ralph Arrowsmith and Riverview Mental Hospital]
Tells the story of Dr. Ralph Arrowsmith, a mid-20th century psychiatrist with a life-long connection to Coquitlam's Riverview Hospital [formerly Essendale asylum], a mental institution that opened in 1913 and closed in 2011. Dr. Arrowsmith, who…
Undergraduate agriculture education in Nepal: A comprehensive review
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Undergraduate agriculture education in Nepal: A comprehensive review
The prevention of deep vein thrombosis through leg exercises: In postoperative patients, how does the action of performing leg exercises compared to staying immobile prevent the formation of deep vein thrombosis?
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The prevention of deep vein thrombosis through leg exercises: In postoperative patients, how does the action of performing leg exercises compared to staying immobile prevent the formation of deep vein thrombosis?
Travels through history - Nine Greek islands
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Travels through history - Nine Greek islands
Combining writing and content tutor training: Developing best practises
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Combining writing and content tutor training: Developing best practises
Total financial independence
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Total financial independence
Study of cell form and function through microscopy: Macrophages in action for undergraduate students
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Study of cell form and function through microscopy: Macrophages in action for undergraduate students
Effects of toll-like receptor ligands on RAW 264.7 macrophage morphology and zymosan phagocytosis
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Effects of toll-like receptor ligands on RAW 264.7 macrophage morphology and zymosan phagocytosis
The human microbiota: The importance and relevance of its incorporation into anatomy and physiology curricula
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The human microbiota: The importance and relevance of its incorporation into anatomy and physiology curricula
Laminarin, a soluble beta-glucan, inhibits macrophage phagocytosis of zymosan buthas not effect on lipoposaccharide mediated augmentation of phagocytosis
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Laminarin, a soluble beta-glucan, inhibits macrophage phagocytosis of zymosan buthas not effect on lipoposaccharide mediated augmentation of phagocytosis
Karyotype analysis of murine macrophages for undergraduate students
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Karyotype analysis of murine macrophages for undergraduate students
Lipopolysaccharide-mediated enhancement of zymosan phagocytosis by RAW 264.7 macrophages is independent of opsonins, laminarin, mannan, and complement receptor 3
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Lipopolysaccharide-mediated enhancement of zymosan phagocytosis by RAW 264.7 macrophages is independent of opsonins, laminarin, mannan, and complement receptor 3
The good mother: Does nest-site selection constitute parental investment in turtles?
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The good mother: Does nest-site selection constitute parental investment in turtles?
Excavation is a nondeleterious method for obtaining fecundity and morphometric data from small-sized eggs of freshwater turtles
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Excavation is a nondeleterious method for obtaining fecundity and morphometric data from small-sized eggs of freshwater turtles
Nest-site selection, hatching success and hatchling over-winter success in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)
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Nest-site selection, hatching success and hatchling over-winter success in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)
The effect of sex ratio on male reproductive success in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)
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The effect of sex ratio on male reproductive success in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)
Optimizing acquired brain injury rehabilitation: The power of Therapeutic Recreation
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Optimizing acquired brain injury rehabilitation: The power of Therapeutic Recreation
From onset of acquired brain injury, individuals experience lifelong changes including marginalization, and barriers to holistic long-term rehabilitation support to regain their quality of life. This research project emerged from individuals with…
STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems): Portland case study analysis
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STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems): Portland case study analysis
Portland case study analysis includes an essay and presentation for GEOG 2311 course as part of the STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems) program at Douglas College.
Portland: Case study
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Portland: Case study
Is Portland a sustainable city?
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Is Portland a sustainable city?
Rethinking plastic waste in BC
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Rethinking plastic waste in BC
ELLA 0330 (Waste Reduction Week)
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ELLA 0330 (Waste Reduction Week)
Running to zero-waste future
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Running to zero-waste future
Reckoning with our privileges in the CYC classroom: Decentring whiteness, enacting decolonial pedagogies, and teaching for social justice
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Reckoning with our privileges in the CYC classroom: Decentring whiteness, enacting decolonial pedagogies, and teaching for social justice