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“The Cultural Production of Pregnancy: Bodies and Embodiment at a New Brunswick Abortion Clinic”
Download2007-01-01
This article was published as: Lianne McTavish, “The Cultural Production of Pregnancy: Bodies and Embodiment at a New Brunswick Abortion Clinic,” Topia: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies 20 (Fall 2008), 23-42. Open access:...
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Innovation through design: Understanding the challenges, improving the practices of using new materials application in the building industry
Download2014-01-01
In recent years, in addition to new forms of architectural expression, new means of conceptual and material production have significantly affected architectural thinking. Materials have regained a predominant role developed mainly by technological experiments and become key aspect of culture,...
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2015-09-01
This paper presents a study on feedback on touch screen user interfaces devices and how it impacts the use of the device by an individual. This paper looks at how the feedback may help or hinder the usability of a product. There is a focus in the paper on health care devices with touch screen...
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Designing a Rapid Deployment Emergency Services (RapiDES) Vehicle for 2020: Addressing the problem of ever increasing traffic delaying the emergency services vehicles in big cities
Download2015-09-29
This thesis/project is about the design process of designing a conceptual vehicle design that responds to a growing global phenomenon of ever increasing traffic congestion delaying emergency response times of various emergency services. This thesis aims at establishing the case for a smarter,...
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2015-11-09
The recent success of design-driven companies has generated much inquiry into the question of what is design thinking because many companies have begun to realize how design thinking affects their competitiveness. However, these companies do not understand the so-called design-driven process, and...
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2015-09-29
Physical inactivity, a primary contributor to excess weight and obesity, has become an epidemic. In Canada, about one in four adults are clinically obese, most have a sedentary lifestyle. People want to be fit and healthy; however, the lifestyle they want to lead is often different than the one...
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Ideation, Creativity and Mindfulness: Investigating the Influence of Mindfulness Practice on Design Education
Download2015-09-21
This thesis research project is an investigation of the influence of mindfulness practice within the context of design education. Mindfulness is a present-moment and non-judgmental awareness. The project explored the connections between mindfulness practice, ideation, and creativity through...
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Transforming the Homeless Counting Process: Mapping and Re-Designing Systems and Experiences Through Service Design
Download2016-12-05
Aidan Rowe (supervisor), Devaki Joshi
Homelessness is a significant issue that has raised a variety of social and economic challenges in Canada and many other countries. This Master of Design research focused on redesigning the homeless counting process in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It focuses on count volunteers' perspectives and...
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2016-01-11
Healthcare is an inherently risky sector for innovation. In particular, breakthrough innovations pose an even greater risk for investment and potential consequences for the end user. These factors make the healthcare sector inherently risk averse, resulting in medical devices that become...