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Methods for cumulative threat mapping, such as the human footprint, have been rapidly developing to inform the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Here, I perform the first comprehensive literature review establishing what methods are…

Obesity is adetrimental health condition that occurs when energy intake, exceeds energy expenditure. Pituitary adenylatecyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) regulates energy expenditure, including adaptive thermogenesis, through the hypothalamic-…

Modern science is currently working to characterize the beneficial compounds from mushrooms and their potential as pharmaceutical drugs. In this thesis, eight British Columbian wild mushroom collections (3 species), comprising Fomitopsis pinicola,…

This work investigated the distribution of phosphorus in dairy manure as it relates to particle size and provides experimentally derived insights for improving the management of phosphorus. The data presented here illustrates some aspects of manure…

The aim and objective of the thesis entitled “Interval-valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Decision-Making Models for Evaluating Challenges of Digital Transformation” are as follows: The first objective is to develop new entropy and divergence measures to…

Understanding forest growth and resilience under global climate change is crucial for forest management, to maintain wood supply for future. In this research, I focused on the response and resilience of subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nut))…

This thesis examines the institutional structures and systems that coordinate everyday home care nursing work, and how they impact development of nurse-patient relationships from the perspective of patients. Using an institutional ethnographic…

Introduction: The health care system in British Columbia places priority on providing teambased primary maternity care. Participation of mothers in planning their care is an essential component of team-based care. Therefore, it is important to…

Chronic pain is a significant problem that negatively affects quality of life resulting in distress, disability, and inappropriate prescription of analgesics. Primary care providers need evidence for non-pharmaceutical tools, such as mindfulness-…

Mass timber buildings become increasingly popular in North America and worldwide. Mass timber panels are mainly used structural slabs in mass timber buildings. However, due to the lightweight and low-stiffness of mass timber panels, the human…