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UBC Law Review

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Demonstrations And The Law: Patterns Of Law's Negative Effects On The Ground And The Practical Implications

UBC Law Review

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From Development As Disaster To Disaster As Development: Lessons From The Marseille Plague Of 1720

UBC Law Review

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Why Restrain Alienation Of Indigenous Lands

UBC Law Review

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The Tsilhqot'in Decision: Lock, Stock And Barrel, Plus Self-Government

UBC Law Review

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The Unbearable Lightness Of Balancing: Towards A Theoretical Framework For The Doctrinal Complexity In Proportionality Analysis In Constitutional Adjudication

UBC Law Review

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An Open Source Approach To Serve A Large Number Of Computer Users Using Block-Level Streaming, Max D. Torres

Theses and Dissertations

There are several options for providing a large number of computers to users for their daily tasks. A typical setup may consist of a large number of computers where each relies on an HDD consisting of the required software, sufficient RAM, a capable CPU that meets the software requirements, and a stable network connection. This thesis proposes the use of the open-source AoE protocol to stream an OS to a user computer from a central server. Since the streaming is done from a well-protected central storage, the AoE protocol is less prone to failures compared to the traditional approach based …

Leading Economic Indicators: December 2016, Alan Gin

USD Burnham-Moores Index of Leading Economic Indicators

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Education Inequality: Broadening Public Attitudes Through Framing, Norman Eng

Publications and Research

Research over the last 50 years have been remarkably consistent when it comes to addressing education inequality: background factors like family and socioeconomics matter to school success. Yet policies remain narrowly focused on school-based reforms like testing, standards, and charter schools due in large part to America’s limited understanding of education and inequality. I argue that scholars, as the experts, are ultimately responsible for changing how policymakers and the public think about these issues—a duty they have yet to embrace. In this connection, the use of framing can help education researchers broaden attitudes and stimulate political will. Drawing mainly from …

A Multi-Value Sequence Generated By Power Residue Symbol And Trace Function Over Odd Characteristic Field, Yasuyuki Nogami, Satoshi Uehara, Kazuyoshi Tsuchiya, Nasima Begum, Hiroto Ino, Robert Morelos-Zaragoza

Faculty Publications

This paper proposes a new multi-value sequence generated by utilizing primitive element, trace, and power residue symbol over odd characteristic finite field. In detail, let p and k be an odd prime number as the characteristic and a prime factor of p-1, respectively. Our proposal generates k-value sequence T={ti | ti=fk(Tr(ωi)+A)}, where ω is a primitive element in the extension field $\F{p}{m}$, Tr(⋅) is the trace function that maps $\F{p}{m} \rightarrow \f{p}$, A is a non-zero scalar in the prime field $\f{p}$, and fk(⋅) is a certain mapping function based on k-th power residue symbol. Thus, the proposed sequence has …

Green For Liftoff: Structural Changes For Environmental And Economic Sustainability In Space Launching, Justin Fisch

Journal of Space Law

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Global Cap And Trade System For Space Debris: Putting A Price On Space Hazards, Anja Nakarada Pecujlic, Sarah Katharina Germann

Journal of Space Law

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Call For Papers, Journal Editors

Journal of Space Law

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Journal of Space Law

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The Exploitation Of Asteroids And The Non‐Appropriation Principle: Reflections On The Nature Of Property Rights In Light Of The U.S. Space Resource Act Of 2015, Philip De Man

Journal of Space Law

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Regulating The Void: In‐Orbit Collisions And Space Debris, Timothy G. Nelson

Journal of Space Law

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Asteroid Mining And Its Legal Implications, Devanshu Ganatra, Neil Modi

Journal of Space Law

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The Legality Of Mining Celestial Bodies New, Thomas Gangale

Journal of Space Law

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New Space Activities Expose A Potential Legal Vacuum, Susan J. Trepczynski

Journal of Space Law

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Effective Exercise Of ‘In‐Space Jurisdiction’: The U.S. Approach And The Problems It Is Facing, Frans Von Der Dunk

Journal of Space Law

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Frans Von Der Dunk, Ed., Handbook On Space (Edward Elgar Publishing 2015), Mahulena Hofmann, Andreas Loukakis, Simona Spassova

Journal of Space Law

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Philip De Man, Exclusive Use In An Inclusive Environment: The Meaning Of The Non‐Appropriation Principle For Space Resource Exploitation (Springer 2016), Christian J. Robison

Journal of Space Law

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Space Law Bibliography, P. J. Blount

Journal of Space Law

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Privacy Protection And Aggregate Health Data: A Review Of Tabular Cell Suppression Methods (Not) Employed In Public Health Data Systems, Gregory J. Matthews, Ofer Harel, Robert H. Aseltine Jr.

Mathematics and Statistics: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Public health research often relies on individuals’ confidential medical data. Therefore, data collecting entities, such as states, seek to disseminate this medical data as widely as possible while still maintaining the privacy of the individual for legal and ethical reasons. One common way in which this medical data is released is through the use of Web-based Data Query Systems (WDQS). In this article, we examined WDQS listed in the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) specifically reviewing them for how they prevent statistical disclosure in queries that produce a tabular response. One of the most common …

Discrete Mutations In Colorectal Cancer Correlate With Defined Microbial Communities In The Tumor Microenvironment, Michael B. Burns, Emmanuel Montassier, Juan Abrahante, Timothy K. Starr, Dan Knights, Ran Blekhman

Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Variation in the gut microbiome has been linked to colorectal cancer (CRC), as well as to host genetics. However, we do not know whether genetic mutations in CRC tumors interact with the structure and composition of the microbial communities surrounding the tumors, and if so, whether changes in the microbiome can be used as a predictor for tumor mutational status. Here, we characterized the association between CRC tumor mutational landscape and its proximal microbial communities by performing whole exome sequencing and microbiome profiling in tumors and normal colorectal tissue samples from the same patient. We find a significant association between …

Depressive Symptoms As A Longitudinal Predictor Of Sexual Risk Behaviors Among African American Adolescents: Findings From Project Imppacs, Jacklyn Babowitch

Dissertations - ALL

Research that clarifies individual level factors associated with sexual risk behavior among African American adolescents remains an important public health priority. The current study examined the longitudinal association of depressive symptoms to sexual risk behaviors, and determined whether the association of depressive symptoms to risky sex varies as a function of gender in a sample of African American adolescents. A secondary aim was to examine whether self-efficacy for sex refusal and condom use mediate the depression-sexual risk relationship. Data analyses focused on baseline and three-month assessments of depressive symptoms and sexual behaviors assessed for the previous three-months, including: (a) engagement …

Long-Term Biofilm Tests With Silver Contained Electrospun Polymer Mats, Bo Peng

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It has been reported that wounds heal faster and better in a moist, enclosed environment. Wound dressings are designed to fulfill such demands. In addition, wound dressings protect wounds from subsequent physical harm and bacterial infection. Among various types of wound dressings, electrospun wound dressings are widely marketed due to desired properties. For instance, electrospun polymers are highly porous. Water and oxygen that are necessary for cells are permeable through the porous structure. Moreover, electrospun polymers have high surface area to volume ratio. This property allows polymers to absorb extra exudate from wounds efficiently. In this study, several silver-releasing electrospun …

Pressure Reduction On Wide Culverts With Eps Geofoam Backfill, Stephen Singh

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Buried structures may be subjected to excessive stresses that are detrimental to their expected service life. A review of previous design methods shows that there are effective methods to reduce loadings on narrow culverts. The Induced Trench Method introduces compressible fill over a buried structure to mobilize positive arching, and transfer stresses to the side fills. However, this method has not been studied with Bridge Culverts (large spanning culverts). This study evaluates the use of EPS (Expanded Polystyrene, Geofoam) as a compressible/lightweight fill material. The displacements and stresses of the classic narrow trench are examined in detail using the finite …

Predicting Social Functioning In Young Adults With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study, Kayla Eileen Wagner

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Background: The primary objectives of the current study were to (a) describe social functioning outcomes over a 9-year span in individual with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS) and (b) identify childhood predictors of social functioning in young adults with 22q11.2DS.

Method: Using data from a prospective longitudinal study, young adult social functioning was compared among individuals with 22q11.2DS, their siblings, and community controls. Childhood cognitive, emotional, and behavioral predictors of young adult social functioning were examined. In addition, the relationship between psychosis and social functioning was explored. Family environment and factors contributing to parental stress in adolescence were investigated as potential …

A New Method For Helping Chinese People Who Are Facing Retirement To Exert Greater Control Over Their Financial Resources, Xuanmu Yan

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In China, personal financial advisers are not common. Chinese people who are facing retirement have a difficult time to plan for their retirement. This causes a very serious problem in China: many older Chinese do not have enough money in retirement. Therefore, my goal is to help Chinese people that are facing retirement without a detailed financial plan. In order to do so, I’ve conducted research to understand the long-term goals of those Chinese people. As a qualitative research approach, I've created three probes to explore the problems they are facing and the reasons why existing solutions do not work …