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PUBLIC RISK PERCEPTIONS TOWARD SOCIALLY CONTENTIOUS TECHNOLOGY: HOW CULTURAL VALUES AND BASIC KNOWLEDGE AFFECT NUCLEAR ENERGY RISK ASSESSMENTS
(2017-01-30)
We cannot know with certainty the risks we must face, but we must act as if we do. To that end, experts are well equipped and trained to formulate risk assessments consistent with scientific evidence. But in the case of ...
Examining adolescent cyberbullying in Saskatchewan
(2010-09)
In a society where adolescent technology use is a dominant presence, the potential for adolescent cyberbullying has increased. It has become a phenomenon that warrants research attention. In North America, adolescent ...
Oil from ice : examining the impact of energy development on Canadian Arctic sovereignty
(2010-06)
The Canadian Arctic is facing new international challenges as global warming melts Arctic ice, opening up new shipping routes and access to untapped, potentially rich resources. As it has in the past, Canada is turning ...
"WIsh I would be normal": LSD and Homosexuality at Hollywood Hospital, 1955-1973
(2019-01-22)
This thesis examines the subjective experiences of twelve same-sex attracted men who received psychiatric LSD-25 therapy on the basis of their sexual orientation between 1955 and 1973 at Hollywood Hospital, a private ...
The Sound of Silence: First Nations and British Columbia Emergency Management
(2015-10-05)
In this thesis I offer a brief overview of the current legislative, regulatory and treaty frameworks impacting emergency management in British Columbia, with a particular emphasis on Crown-identified First Nation roles. I ...
Democracy Promotion or Self Promotion? Canadian Bilateral Electoral Observation Missions to Ukraine, 2004-2014
(2016-09-21)
The purpose of this thesis is to determine and assess the rationale, objectives, and nature behind Canada’s bilateral electoral observation missions (EOM) to the country of Ukraine. Using international EOM standards and ...
Economic evaluations of vaccines in Canada: Exploring the epidemiologic and economic impact of chickenpox vaccine strategies in Canada using an agent-based model
(2018-06-20)
Health economic evaluations are a systematic method of measuring and valuing the costs and effects of different health interventions. The cost-effectiveness of vaccines is particularly difficult to measure, as they are ...
Searching for May Maxwell : Bahá’í millennial feminism, transformative identity & globalism in the new world order
(2013-08-21)
This dissertation demonstrates that a group of western women connected to May Maxwell through ties of faith and friendship exemplified a distinct form of early twentieth-century feminism in their adoption and promotion of ...
Saskatchewan’s perspective on the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol : sources of conflict in Canadian federalism
(2011-03)
The 2002 ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the government of Canada represents an interesting case study in Canadian federalism. This thesis seeks to explore the perspective of the government of Saskatchewan during the ...
USING ZOOPLANKTON METABARCODING FOR THE ECOTOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF REMEDIATION PRACTICES FOR A SIMULATED PETROLEUM SPILL IN A BOREAL LAKE
(2021-05-12)
After oil spills occur, regulators require adequate information to select best practices to minimize impacts on environments and to remediate target freshwater ecosystems. Zooplankton are valuable indicators of structure ...