The contemporary image of sustainable living presents a culturally narrow view of its participants and the manner of engaging in sustainable living paradigms. Through crystallization (Ellingson, 2009) I present a mixed methods approach that emphasizes participant observation, vi…
The work in this thesis is concerned with alkylammonium chlorocuprates and their solid solutions. The stoichiometries and structures of various chlorocuprate anions are considered in terms of the influence of the size and shape of the cation on the compounds formed. The determin…
Crystallisation of organic molecules is a fundamental process routinely used for purification and isolation of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). In the formulation of traditional dry powder inhaler (DPI) products, harvested primary crystalline APIs are secondarily proces…
One of the goals of structural DNA nanotechnology is to create larger more rigid structures that can be used as building blocks for two-dimensional arrays. Two-dimensional DNA crystals have been designed and constructed from Holliday junction analogues that have been combined in…
A neo-culture of extra-curricular coaching prior to sitting the terminal exam was once the privileged domain of public education systems in the Eastern world, but this is no longer the case. This multi-phase study based on a grounded theory approach considered a diversity of phy…
Osteoarthritic and bone degenerative diseases are expected to grow immensely as the aging population, 65 years and older increases. Orthopedic implants are one sub-class of medical devices that are used to treat bone breaks and fractures. Traditionally, internal fixation implant…
The Nanaimo Group of southwestern British Columbia has been the source of significant scientific interest due to its relationship with the Baja British Columbia (Baja BC) hypothesis -- the idea that the Nanaimo Group, along with much of western British Columbia, was originally l…