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- Title
- An application of fuzzy BWM for risk assessment in offshore oil projects
- Author(s)
- Reza Ketabchi (author), Mohammad R. Ghaeli (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to examine the existing risks for the offshore project and risk weighting using the fuzzy best worst method (FBWM). In offshore oil projects, we face six major risks. Each of these risks is divided into smaller risks leaving us to have a total of 34 risks. Some of these risks are internal and some are external risks. In this method, first, the experts of this field determined the best and the worst type of risk. Then, using the experts’ opinions, the study compared the remaining risks with the two selected risks and the other weights are determined. In our survey, “Technical Risk and Project Execution” is the most important risk factor followed by “Political Risk and Sanctions”, “Market risk”, “Management risk”, “Financial risk and currency fluctuations” and “Environmental risk”.
- Subject(s)
- Offshore oil industry--Risk assessment, Offshore oil industry--Risk management, Offshore oil well drilling--Risk assessment, Project management, Risk assessment, Risk management
- Department
- Commerce and Business Administration, Computing Studies and Information Systems
- Title
- Trees and the laws of supply and demand : illegal import bans and ecotourism protect tropical forests
- Author(s)
- Roberta Staley (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Subject(s)
- Forest products industry--Corrupt practices--Tropics, Forest products industry--Environmental aspects--Tropics, Forest products industry--Law and legislation--Tropics, Deforestation--Economic aspects--Tropics, Deforestation--Control--Tropics, Forest conservation--Law and legislation--Tropics, Forest conservation--Economic aspects--Tropics, Offenses against the environment--Law and legislation--Tropics, Ecotourism--Economic aspects--Tropics, Tropics--Environmental conditions
- Department
- Communications, Language, Literature and Performing Arts
- Title
- C4 the original pre-workout & explosive force
- Author(s)
- Sukhbir Brar (author), Arjun Hayre (author), Mustafa Mohammed (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- C4 pre-workout can potentially increase force generated through its properties in the beverage, this has resulted in billions of servings of C4 pre-workout sold worldwide. Caffeine that is ingested 30 to 90 minutes prior to exercise has been shown to result in performance increases of up to 6% in events lasting from a few minutes to several hours. (Glaister & Gissane, 2018) Caffeine enhances peak power production, improves cognitive performance and enhances readiness to invest physical effort. (Duncan et al., 2019) Purpose: To determine if there is a significant difference in force when the C4 supplement is used vs. when our placebo is used.
- Subject(s)
- Caffeine--Physiological effect, Exercise, Exercise--Physiological aspects, Physical education and training
- Title
- Reducing structural harm to empower youth
- Author(s)
- Emily Giguere (author), Tiffany Sosnowski (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
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Presented at the Harm Reduction International Conference (HR19), Porto, Portugal 2019.
Amidst one of the most significant public health emergencies, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) recognized the need to address the growing and changing needs of youth accessing services within Vancouver. The Opioid Crisis, followed by a Provincial inquiry into the death of a youth aging out of Government Care highlighted the fact that although youth were connected to the appropriate services, they continued to fall through the cracks of the system, potentially leading to dire outcomes. The response from VCH was threefold: 1) to redefine harm reduction services for youth, 2) to bridge gaps in service which would create continuity of care, and 3) to collaborate across services to create the best outcomes for youth.
- Subject(s)
- Substance abuse treatment facilities, Opioid abuse, Harm reduction, Delivery of government services, Youth--Services for, Youth shelters
- Department
- Child and Youth Care
- Title
- Is foam rolling an effective recovery tool for fatigue?
- Author(s)
- Grant B. Campbell (author), James H. Velasco (author), Desmond L. Chau (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- Hausswirth and Le Meur (2011) stipulate that recovery is the physiological return to homeostasis after an inflammatory response from exercise. It is important for individuals involved in exercise to mitigate risk of injury and optimize rate of recovery. Foam rolling (FR) is a type of “self-myofascial release” technique that is commonly used as it is inexpensive, compact and can be done individually. Purpose: If foam rolling is an effective recovery method for a maximal vertical jump on a force plate. Hypothesis: Foam rolling will result in a higher peak force output as well as a faster rate of force development (RFD) when comparing with other recovery methods. Conclusion: Passive recovery showed the greatest difference in both RFD as well as Peak. Active showed the lowest differences in RFD as well as Peak. Choosing a recovery method is a personal preference. Future direction of research could look into landing forces for injury prevention.
- Subject(s)
- Exercise, Exercise -- Physiological aspects, Fatigue, Foam rollers (Exercise equipment)
- Title
- Estructura poblacional de Magnolia cubensis subsp. cubensis (Magnoliaceae) en el Paisaje Natural Protegido Gran Piedra: [Population structure of Magnolia cubensis subsp. cubensis (Magnoliaceae) in the Gran Piedra Protected Natural Landscape]
- Author(s)
- Ernesto Testé (author), Mario Gordillo (author), Alejandro Palmarola (author), Majela Hernández (author), Luis R. González-Torres (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Department
- Biology
- Title
- Echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function during exercise in adolescent female patients with anorexia nervosa
- Author(s)
- Carolina A. Escudero (author), James E. Potts (author), Pei-Yoong Lam (author), Astrid M. De Souza (author), Kathryn Duff (author), Gerald J. Mugford (author), George G. S. Sandor (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- Background Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) have altered physiologic responses to exercise. The aim of this study was to investigate exercise capacity and ventricular function during exercise in adolescent patients with AN. Methods Sixty-six adolescent female patients with AN and 21 adolescent female control subjects who exercised to volitional fatigue on a semisupine ergometer, using an incremental step protocol of 20 W every 3 min, were retrospectively studied. Heart rate, blood pressure, and echocardiographic Doppler indices were measured at rest and during each stage of exercise. Fractional shortening, rate-corrected mean velocity of circumferential fiber shortening, stress at peak systole, cardiac output, and cardiac index were calculated. Minute ventilation, oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production, and respiratory exchange ratio were measured using open-circuit spirometry. Results Patients with AN had significantly lower body mass index (16.7 vs 19.7 kg/m2, P < .001), total work (1,126 vs 1,914 J/kg, P < .001), and test duration (13.8 vs 20.8 min, P < .001) compared with control subjects. Peak minute ventilation, oxygen consumption, and carbon dioxide production were significantly decreased in patients with AN. Heart rate, systolic blood pressure, cardiac index, fractional shortening, and rate-corrected mean velocity of circumferential fiber shortening demonstrated similar patterns of increase with progressive exercise between groups but were decreased at peak exercise in patients with AN. Body mass index percentile, age, peak oxygen consumption, and peak cardiac output were independently associated with exercise duration. Conclusions Adolescent patients with AN have reduced exercise capacity and peak cardiovascular indices compared with control subjects but normal patterns of cardiovascular response during progressive exercise. Systolic ventricular function is maintained during exercise in adolescents with AN.
- Department
- Sport Science
- Title
- Learning to understand
- Author(s)
- Jena Sharma (author), Gail Watson (editor)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- Published work by a Douglas College Student Alumni. Within these pages you'll discover powerful female voices rising up to educate, guide, and inspire. Behind each story is a woman brave enough to have her voice heard and bold enough to make a difference. Their stories challenge the status quo, bring to light once-dark topics, and introduce new ways of thinking. While these voices are each unique, they all have the common thread of bringing forth important lessons and timely messages for you to receive. You are sure to find connection to at least one story that will change your life. From publisher description.
- Title
- Fighting fire with fire: Why harsher punishments for young female offenders are not the answer
- Author(s)
- Rachelle Younie (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- Douglas College and the New Westminster Museum collaborated to host the Tick-Talk: Crime and Consequences Student Conference, which featured criminology students' presentations on a variety of crime, justice, and social issues. Adopting a fast-paced presentation format, students raised key issues and challenges, described personal experiences, and disseminated unique ideas in a public forum. Presentation topics included the right to legal representation, the over representation of Indigenous peoples in Canada’s criminal justice system, youth justice policy, and connections between mental health and criminal justice. The conference also included several discussion sessions that generated valuable dialogue among students, academics, practitioners, and members of the public. --- Crime committed by young women has been increasing over the past several decades and researchers have few answers as to why. What is known about female offenders is that the vast majority of young women entering the criminal justice system have experienced sexual, physical and drug abuse, and mental illness. Rachelle Younie discussed the use of non-profit after-school programs, including their role in decreasing crime rates and their cost-effectiveness, as well as the harms of prison environments, including worsening mental health, increasing gang involvement and removing youth from prosocial connections. Criminal behaviour is a product of a number of sociological, psychological and economic disadvantages. Young women need positive resources to repair the underlying issues that led to their criminality, not to be punished for their upbringings.
- Subject(s)
- Prisons--Canada, Female offenders, Female offenders--Rehabilitation, Criminal behavior, Canada. Youth Criminal Justice Act, Youth at risk (Social sciences), Prison gangs
- Title
- Leviathan - Dies irae
- Author(s)
- Jon-Paul Henry (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- In a relatively energy-poor future, Earth’s engineers have built an orbital Station that captures sunlight and transforms it into petawatts of microwave power, which is then beamed down to the planet and transformed into electrical energy. To lower costs, the Station has been designed to be autonomous, maintained and repaired by an army of robots, and needing no assistance from humans. When the Station slides off-beam, its enormous power makes it a potential threat, a potential that is quickly actualized. Chief operating engineer Graciella Ch’Ou, Chinese-American daughter of the man who built the Station, Major-General Ethain Rigsby, is the only person with the knowledge and skills to fix the problem. But to do so, she must battle not only her own father, but as well a US Army space combat mission, tasked to destroy the Station, a group of mercenaries determined to capture the facility for their own purposes, and the Station itself, which has a built-in means of defense--the horde or robots, which sustain it. Graciella’s chief enemy, however, is space itself, a hostile and unforgiving environment where the slightest mistake spells death. Racing against time and implacable enemies, Graciella must shut down the Station before it triggers a die ira--a day of wrath from heaven--an apocalypse which will destroy the Earth. Provided by publisher.
- Subject(s)
- Space stations, Satellite solar power stations, Autonomous robots, Space warfare, Women engineers, Science fiction
- Department
- English, Language, Literature and Performing Arts
- Title
- Effect of imagery on force output in a deadlift
- Author(s)
- Jared Collin (author), Athena Dancey (author), Patty Wallingham (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- Imagery is a common tool used by athletes in order to attempt to improve overall performance. Motor imagery is a mental process in which an individual rehearses a specific action which has been said to improve various athletic performance. Hypothesis: There will be an increase in peak force output and an increase in RFD when a MI script is used prior to a 1RM deadlift opposed to No MI script prior to a 1RM deadlift. Conclusion: Our results did not provide statistical significant difference although did show increases for both PF and RDF. Future research should consider focusing on a more specific population. Future research should also consider adjusting the length and style; as well as using imagery training throughout.
- Subject(s)
- Weight training, Exercise, Physical education and training
- Title
- Autonomy, rights, and euthanasia policy: Lessons from John Stuart Mill
- Author(s)
- Darin Nesbitt (author), David McGrane (editor), Neil Hibbert (editor)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- Bringing together political theorists and specialists in Canadian politics, Applied Political Theory and Canadian Politics combines conceptual frameworks from political theory and empirical evidence to offer fresh perspectives on political events in contemporary Canada. Examining complex and timely subjects such as equality, social justice, democracy, citizenship, and ethnic diversity, contributors present current and archival research supplemented with insights drawn from political theory to give readers a deep and nuanced understanding of increasingly pressing issues in Canadian society. For scholars and students seeking a work of political theory that is tangible, focused, and connected to the real world of everyday politics, Applied Political Theory and Canadian Politics will be an important resource, combining philosophical insights and empirical evidence to enhance our understanding of contemporary Canadian politics. From publisher description.
- Subject(s)
- Canada--Politics and government--21st century, Canada--Social conditions--21st century, Private schools, Private schools--Canada, Academic achievement, Social inequality
- Department
- Political Science, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Title
- Play in therapeutic recreation with adults
- Author(s)
- Kiara Shibley (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- Play is mentioned throughout Therapeutic Recreation (TR) literature as a dynamic and subjective concept with clear therapeutic benefits. However, play literature focuses on children with limited insight into how TR uses play in practice with adults. This research sought to fill this knowledge gap through investigating concepts and use of play by TR practitioners across British Columbia. An anonymous, online qualitative survey was distributed via email to British Columbia Therapeutic Recreation Association (BCTRA) members. Sixteen TR practitioners participated. Four overarching themes were found: practitioners had similar conceptions of play, with some being more prominent than others; there was no correlation between any of the demographic data and participants’ ideas or use of play; play was viewed as an integral part of quality of life; and data showed similarities between practice and theory about play in TR. This research indicated that TR practitioners used play in their work with adults. Due to its ambiguity, the concept of play allowed for flexibility in use with clients. Results indicated a need for further investigation into the role of play in TR because of the communicated importance of the concept and activity but limited scope of this study.
- Subject(s)
- Recreational therapy, Play, Play therapy, Adulthood, Quality of life
- Title
- New Westminster Campus
- Date
- 2019
- Title
- Return to everyday activity in the community and home: A feasibility study for a lifestyle intervention to sit less, move more, and be strong
- Author(s)
- Maureen C. Ashe (author), Nicola Y. Edwards (author), Amanda Taylor (author), Laura Burnett (author), Lora Giangregorio (author), Kate Milne (author), Lindy Clemson (author), Lena Fleig (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- Background Many interventions designed to meet physical activity guideline recommendations focus on a single component (e.g., walking), to the detriment of other elements of a healthy lifestyle, such as reducing prolonged sitting and doing balance and strength exercises (i.e., bundled multiple behaviors). Adopting these multiple health behaviors within daily life routines may facilitate uptake and support longer-term behavior change. We tested feasibility for a three-part lifestyle intervention to support older women to sit less, move more, and complete balance and strength exercises. Methods We used a convergent parallel mixed-methods, single-arm study design to test feasibility for a 6-week lifestyle intervention: Return to Everyday Activities in the Community and Home (REACH). We collected information at baseline, 3 and 6 weeks (final), and 6 months (follow-up) using questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and performance-based measures. We describe three key elements: (1) implementation factors such as recruitment, retention, program delivery, and adherence; (2) participants’ acceptability and experience with the program; and (3) health outcomes, including participants’ global mobility, activity, and perceptions of their physical activity identity, and habit strength for (i) physical activity, (ii) breaking up sitting time, and (iii) balance and strength exercises. Results We were able to recruit enough participants in the allotted time to conduct one cycle of the REACH group-based program. There were 10 community-dwelling women, median (p25, p75) age 61 (57.5, 71) years, who completed the study. The program was feasible to deliver, with high attendance (mean 5/6 sessions) and positive overall ratings (8/10). Participants rated session content and length high, and educational materials as highly acceptable and understandable. Although participants were active walkers at baseline, few were breaking up prolonged sitting or participating in any balance and strength exercises. At final and follow-up assessments, participants reported developing habits for all three health behaviors, without diminishing physical activity. Conclusion These results show acceptability of the program and its materials, and feasibility for bundling multiple health behaviors within the REACH program. It also provides confirmation to advance to testing feasibility of this three-part lifestyle intervention with older, less active, adults.
- Department
- Sport Science
- Title
- New Westminster Campus
- Date
- 2019
- Title
- Right-wing extremists' persistent online presence: history and contemporary trends
- Author(s)
- Maura Conway (author), Ryan Scrivens (author), Logan Macnair (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- This policy brief traces how Western right-wing extremists have exploited the power of the internet from early dial-up bulletin board systems to contemporary social media and messaging apps. It demonstrates how the extreme right has been quick to adopt a variety of emerging online tools, not only to connect with the like-minded, but to radicalise some audiences while intimidating others, and ultimately to recruit new members, some of whom have engaged in hate crimes and/or terrorism. Highlighted throughout is the fast pace of change of both the internet and its associated platforms and technologies, on the one hand, and the extreme right, on the other, as well as how these have interacted and evolved over time. Underlined too is the persistence, despite these changes, of right-wing extremists’ online presence, which poses challenges for effectively responding to this activity moving forward.
- Subject(s)
- Right-wing extremists, Extremist Web sites, Social media--Political aspects, Social media and society, Internet--Political aspects, Internet--Social aspects, Internet and terrorism, Instant messaging--Political aspects
- Department
- Criminology, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Title
- Revisiting the conditional sentence of imprisonment after 20 years: Is community custody now an endangered species?
- Author(s)
- Andrew A. Reid (author), Julian V. Roberts (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- The conditional sentence of imprisonment (CSI) is a novel form of custody that was created by Bill C-41 in 1996. Among other important objectives, it was introduced to reduce admissions to provincial correctional facilities. This article builds upon previous research to explore the use and impact of the CSI over its 21-year history. Trends over the period 1996-2016 suggest that the CSI has modestly contributed to reducing custodial admissions, although the effect has been variable across jurisdictions. The greatest impacts were observed during the early years of its existence. Legislative amendments that have since restricted its availability appear to have diminished much of that early success. Consequently, we advocate reform by identifying a number of strategies that could help to restore the sanction.
- Subject(s)
- Criminal justice, administration of--Canada, Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Canada, Corrections (Criminal justice administration)--Canada
- Department
- Criminology
- Title
- Measuring correctional admissions of Aboriginal offenders in Canada: A relative inter-jurisdictional analysis
- Author(s)
- Andrew A. Reid (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- It is widely recognized that Aboriginal peoples are overrepresented in Canada’s criminal justice system. A review of recent statistics documenting the extent of overrepresentation in Canada’s sentenced custody population, prompted the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to call upon federal, provincial, and territorial governments to take action. In anticipation of advancement toward the Commission’s “Calls to Action”, it is important to have comprehensive baseline information to which progress may be measured against in the future. Aside from basic statistics that document over-incarceration, however, little research has explored patterns of representation among Aboriginal offenders in other segments of the correctional system. Nevertheless, this is an important area of study. Admissions to sentenced custody are commonly used to describe the overrepresentation problem but community-based sanctions such as the conditional sentence and probation have been viewed as positive alternatives to custody. The current study employs a variety of measurement techniques to document recent patterns of admissions among Aboriginal offenders to these three segments of provincial/territorial correctional systems. While conventional measures such as the count and percent are found to be useful for reporting on a single admission type, they are deemed to be less effective at comparing multiple admission types across jurisdictions. An alternative measurement technique proves more useful for this line of inquiry. Specifically, a relative measurement technique demonstrated that certain jurisdictions in Canada are disproportionately represented with respect to their use of custodial and community-based forms of correctional supervision among Aboriginal offenders. While Quebec was found to be relatively underrepresented in terms of its use of custody, it was also found to be overrepresented for its use of probation and conditional sentences. Conversely, Alberta was found to be overrepresented for its use of sentenced custody and underrepresented for community-based sanctions. Implications of these findings for future research and policy development are discussed.
- Subject(s)
- Aboriginal peoples -- Canada, Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Canada, Corrections (Criminal justice administration)--Canada, Imprisonment, Indigenous peoples--Canada, Judgments (Law)--Canada
- Department
- Criminology
- Title
- Douglas College Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- Author(s)
- Jennifer Barker (author), Jessie Clasen (author), Reyniel Cruz-Aguado (author), Casper De Villiers (author), Luis R. Gonzalez-Torres (author), Leon J. Guppy (author), Todd Harper (author), Sarwat Jamil (author), Shamsa Jessa (author), Weissy Lee (author), Elinor Matheson (author), Rosemary Oh-McGinnis (author), Maxence Salomon (author), Lynette Sigola-Baretto (author), Mike Silvergieter (author), Liza Sutton (author), Ryan Viveiros (author), Shelley Weisser (author), Cheryl Tautorus (author)
- Date
- 2019
- Abstract
- This textbook is a project under development by our Biology faculty to ultimately provide students with all the factual information they need to succeed in the BIOL 1203 and BIOL 1209 courses at Douglas College in BC, Canada. It was developed initially as an adaptation of the OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology textbook, freely available online at http://cnx.org/content/col11496/latest/. The original adaptations of that OpenStax textbook for Douglas College are accessible online at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/dcbiol11031109/ and https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/dcbiol12031209/ In the first edition of the Douglas College adaptations the chapter and section numbers were left as they were in the version of the OpenStax A&P textbook, from which they were largely drawn. However, this second edition has been more extensively edited and rearranged to correspond with the curriculum used at Douglas College, so chapter and section numbers are no longer aligned specifically with the OpenStax A&P textbook.
- Department
- Biology