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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…
Portland: Case study
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Portland: Case study
Combining writing and content tutor training: Creating cross-disciplinary learning communities
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Combining writing and content tutor training: Creating cross-disciplinary learning communities
Conference presentation given at the <a href="https://cwcaaccr.com/conference-2016/">Canadian Writing Centres Association (Calgary, 2016)</a>. <br> <p>The presentation focuses on how the Learning Centre at Douglas…
Rethinking plastic waste in BC
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Rethinking plastic waste in BC
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
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…
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
Virtual reality training simulator for child and youth care
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Virtual reality training simulator for child and youth care
This Training Tool is a Virtual Reality (VR)-based simulation designed to enhance experiential learning for students in Child and Youth Care programs. By using high-fidelity animations and instructor-provided dialogue trees, the tool allows…
'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…
Giving your clothes an afterlife
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Giving your clothes an afterlife
Hairy waste
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Hairy waste
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).
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…
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
Digital Daze
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Digital Daze
Digital Daze is a zine for reflecting on the histories we have with the technologies we reached for to make it through the semester during the COVID-19 pandemic. In it, you'll find narrative prose, poetry, and visual art about experiences of…
Integrating genomics into Canadian oncology nursing policy: Insights from a comparative policy analysis
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Integrating genomics into Canadian oncology nursing policy: Insights from a comparative policy analysis
DC Student Research, Theses, & Creative Works
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DC Student Research, Theses, & Creative Works
Collections of Douglas College student works of research, scholarly or creative excellence and faculty sponsored. The collections include Student Research Days posters, essays, conference presentations, creative works and other capstone research…
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…
Durban case study analysis
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Durban case study analysis
Douglas College student research essay submitted 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 research essay to DOOR is: Michael…
Feminist guide to hacking this tech: A conversation about fitness apps and the need for better awareness of this technology
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Feminist guide to hacking this tech: A conversation about fitness apps and the need for better awareness of this technology
Douglas College student research final project submitted as partial requirement for GSWS 2101: Gender Today (Fall 2021) course. Students Natasha Crawford and Sarah Kulewska discuss fitness apps through a feminist lens. Packaged as a positive…
E.G.L. service - closed for business (Lessons from a mechanic's 31-year career)
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E.G.L. service - closed for business (Lessons from a mechanic's 31-year career)
Douglas College Student Alumni Trevor Leyenhorst creative work was part of the Douglas College Author's celebration (2024).
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…
Guaranteed return to work for Vancouver Hilton Metrotown workers
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Guaranteed return to work for Vancouver Hilton Metrotown workers
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…
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.
Learning to understand
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Learning to understand
Addressing anti-black racism in child and youth care education
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Addressing anti-black racism in child and youth care education
STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems)
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STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems)
Nutrition for the future includes an essay and a presentation for PSYC 2207 course as part of the the STEP UP (Student Teams Exploring Pervasive Urban Problems) program at Douglas College.
Is Portland a sustainable city?
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Is Portland a sustainable city?
Nutrition for the future
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Nutrition for the future
The lost streams of New Westminster project
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The lost streams of New Westminster project
A “lost” stream is one that no longer flows along the surface and its natural drainage has been altered by humans usually by covering over, putting it into a pipe or diverting its location. We can’t see them. It’s very likely that there were…
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…
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…
'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
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…
Anthropology of gender and sexuality digital exhibitions
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Anthropology of gender and sexuality digital exhibitions
The exhibits in this collection were prepared by students in a second-year Anthropology of Gender and Sexualities class at Douglas College taught by Jaime Yard. College Librarians and archivists Megan Toye, Arianna Nagle, and Max Otte met with the…
Eight patterns of open textbook adoption in British Columbia
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Eight patterns of open textbook adoption in British Columbia