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Turfgrass is an important component of urban and rural lawns and landscapes. However, broadleaf weeds such as dandelions (Taraxacum officinale Weber ex. F.H. Wigg) and white clovers (Trifolium repens L.) pose major challenges to the health and…
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This thesis explores the relationship between pornography, eroticism, and censorship, focusing on the reception of sexually explicit representations in literature and film by the public and governing bodies in their sociopolitical, cultural, and…
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British Columbia has the largest grizzly bear population in Canada. In 2017, B.C. banned the hunt of grizzly bears citing a lack of societal support, despite government-cited science that the hunt was sustainably managed. I explored the factors that…
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Primary care providers (PCPs) suffer from high rates of burnout. Burnout is the result of chronic workplace stress. Burnout can significantly impact the PCP’s personal and professional life and can lead to devastating consequences. Literature often…
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This thesis examines Suzanne Collins‘ use of “arena fiction” conventions and historical social reform movements in The Hunger Games trilogy (THG) to encourage reflection on the means of subverting the intended effects of spectacle, but also to…
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The purpose of this capstone project was to explore the question: How can primary care providers improve health access for uninsured migrants in Canada? An integrative literature review was conducted, followed by a comparison and analysis of the…
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Landscape level disturbances occur in nearly every watershed throughout the globe, and as the climate changes, these disturbances will continue to have a significant impact on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Wildfire, timber harvesting, and…
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This first and only university textbook of human security is intended as an introductory text from senior undergraduate level up, to be used in courses on international studies and relations, political studies, history, human geography, anthropology…
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Body-object interaction (BOI) assesses the ease with which a human body can physically interact with a word’s referent. Recent research has shown that BOI influences visual word recognition processes in such a way that responses to high-BOI words (e…