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Difficulties in mentalization may be a developmentally based foundation for interpersonal problems in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Fonagy and colleagues have developed a theoretical framework whereby relationships between difficulties in…

Timber construction is a sustainable solution to address the increasing global demand for housing. Timber framing currently uses mostly mechanical fasteners, which are made from metals with high carbon footprint, and – depending on the type of…

The Highway of Tears is a term that is known across northern British Columbia. Since 1969, women and girls have gone missing and been found murdered along the 724 km stretch of Highway 16 between Prince Rupert and Prince George, British Columba.…

This report summarizes my practicum experience at Aatse Davie School in Fort Ware, British Columbia, on the traditional territory of the Kwadacha Nation. This K-12 school is located in one of the most remote areas in British Columbia and has…

This thesis explores how Wilkie Collins’s portrayal of disabled female bodies disrupts the Victorian opposition between ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ bodies, and, in doing so, offers an alternative to the prevailing contemporary ideal of femininity, as…

Obesity results when energy intake chronically exceeds energy expenditure, driving accumulation and malfunctioning of white adipose tissue and increasing risk for comorbidity. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) burns energy via adaptive thermogenesis, a…

Obesity is a disease that occurs when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure, concomitantly increasing risk of chronic diseases, including metabolic diseases such as diabetes. Research into therapeutics to correct dysregulations in energy balance…

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the primary form of arthritis that affects a large portion of the Canadian population. With expected increases in OA prevalence over time, the magnitude of outcomes related to inadequate pain control will place further burdens…

Global ecosystems are increasingly affected by climate change leading to alterations in expected disturbance regimes. Outbreaks of irruptive insect pests represent some of the most destructive disturbance events possible that occur in the forests of…