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The thesis investigated how conflicting gender ideologies influenced Nigerian-immigrant women's experiences of domestic violence in Canada. Nigeria, the participants' country of heritage, practices patriarchal social stratification while…
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The purpose of this study was to better understand how multidisciplinary mental health supervision might work in rural remote settings. There is a need for supervisory approaches that address the unique contextual challenges in rural and remote…
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The first part of this thesis investigated the growth-inhibitory and immunomodulatory potential of six wild Canadian mushrooms. Out of 24 crude extracts, six showed strong growth-inhibitory activity, two exhibited strong immuno-stimulatory activity…
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This report is meant to summarize the results of a survey of UNBC faculty undertaken in 2016. Researchers from three institutions (Nipissing University, Royal Roads University and the University of Northern British Columbia) collaborated on this…
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Vegetation recovery on abandoned road segments of Highway 16 in northwestern British Columbia were examined across a climate gradient. The time since road abandonment ranged from 16 to 57 years on sites sampled. Plant cover on asphalt roads was…
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The brain’s ability to make predictions has long been of interest to cognitive neuroscientists, who have used techniques including electroencephalography (EEG) to study this phenomenon. A component of neurophysiological activity, termed the Semantic…
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Autonomous Vehicles are the future of road transportation where they can increase safety, efficiency, and productivity. In this thesis, we address a new edge case in autonomous driving when one autonomous vehicle is approached by an emergency…