As a feminist poststructural autoethnography of deafness in social work workplaces, this thesis sets out to map d/Deafness as a cracked subjectivity. Using the work of Rosi Braidotti and Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, ...

Greater Victoria, a conurbation of about 335,000 people located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, is subject to significant seismic hazards. The major regional seismic factor is the offshore Juan de Fuca tectonic ...

With its myriad of relationships, my study considers the Laich-Kwil-Tach enlivened world in which multiple beings bring meaning and understanding to life. Through exploration of Laich-Kwil-Tach ontology I engage with the ...

Standard sampling and monitoring of fish populations are invasive and time- consuming techniques. The ongoing development of statistical techniques to analyze environmental DNA (eDNA) introduces a possible solution to these ...

A test-bench is created that injects digital pulses that emulate ATLAS LAr Front End Board electronic signal pulses in order to test prototypes. The prototypes are for new electronics for an upgrade to the CERN Large Hadron ...

In smart energy systems, load curve refers to the time series reported by smart meters, which indicate the energy consumption of customers over a certain period of time. The widespread use of load curve (data) in demand ...

Cloud providers aim to efficiently deliver various types of services on-demand to user jobs with diverse requirements and different desired performance metrics. Besides, cloud systems provide heterogeneous types of ...

David Milne's extensive writings about visual art - focused largely on his subjects and practice - present. when translated into philosophical language, a coherent epistemology. The major themes in Milne's thought include ...

Emerging adulthood (ages 18-25 years) is a developmental period marked by changes in attachment, the onset of serious dating relationships, and rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) up to 40% and 90% for physical and ...

Post secondary institutions are a product of, and teach colonial ontology, epistemology and axiology. Because of this, there is significant under-representation of Indigenous students who pursue post secondary education. ...