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Workflow for Sand Control Testing of Injection Wells in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD)
DownloadSpring 2020
This research aims at tackling a specific production engineering problem in sand retention testing (SRT). One common practice of operational oil companies is to prevent sanding by deploying standalone screens (SAS). SAS consists of slotted liners (SL), wire wrap screens (WWS), and punched screens...
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Fall 2010
This project entails a critical examination of the race/culture divide in human services from the vantage point of middle women – non-professional grassroots advocates who emerged in the 1990s to address inequities that minoritized immigrants experience with main stream human services in Canada....
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1989
This study examines the social organization and meaning of time, work and leisure in a northern indigeous community (the Inuit of the Belcher Islands) in the context of animal rights and animal protection movements.
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Working Like Dogs: A systematic evaluation of spinal pathologies as indicators of dog transport in the archaeological record
DownloadFall 2016
The use of dogs for pulling or carrying loads is well documented in the recent and historic past in many parts of the world. While the use of dogs for similar activities in prehistory seems likely, there is little artifactual evidence in the archaeological record to support such speculation. Some...
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Working memory performance of children born preterm: The effects of prematurity and training
DownloadFall 2015
Research clearly shows that preterm children have working memory (WM) impairments. However, the WM profile of preterm children is still unclear as the methodologies used in different studies are highly varied. It is unable to gain insight into the relative strengths and weaknesses of the...
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Working Together? Settlement Services and Immigrant Employment in Mid-Sized Canadian Cities
DownloadFall 2017
This dissertation challenges the narrative of Canada as a welcoming and inclusive nation. Critical race theory and intersectional feminism provide a framework that assesses newcomer labour market experiences from the perspectives of two different stakeholder groups, immigrant professionals and...