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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…
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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…
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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.…
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This thesis aimed to examine cannabis use patterns by quantity in the United States, identify key characteristics of the heaviest cannabis users, and conduct an initial assessment of whether the prevention paradox may hold for cannabis use in the…
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Molecular hydrogen is the dominant molecular species present in the interstellar medium and has an important role in the cooling of shocks that are associated with star formation. The two mechanisms of cooling are collisional excitation followed by…
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Habitat loss and climate change are two of the leading causes of the global decline of biodiversity. Declines in the abundance of moose (Alces americanus) in British Columbia, Canada, in the 2000s were hypothesized to result from an interaction…