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Streaming and Marginalization in the Ontario Education System: A Problem of Practice
No full textThe public education system in Ontario, Canada is designed to stream students into either academic or applied categories, a problematic practice which can begin as early as kindergarten and continue through secondary school. Streaming can include specialty programs such as the gifted programs, vocational-led schooling models, and specialty high-skills majors. This study seeks to reveal the inequities occurring within Ontario’s current streaming process. The authors investigate the history of streaming in schools, record site observations from schools in the Greater Toronto Area, and analyze material from current academic research through the lens of culturally relevant pedagogy. Based on their findings, the authors offer a list of suggestions and potential solutions for implementing de-streaming in Ontario schools, with a view to eradicating deficit-based models that disenfranchise and marginalize large populations of youth in Ontario
The Effects of Climate Change on the Survival of Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus) in Western Hudson Bay of the Canadian Arctic
No full textThe Canadian Arctic is home to approximately two-thirds of the world’s polar bear population. In the Hudson Bay, polar bears are dependent on sea ice for survival and are now on the verge of extinction due to increased Arctic melt caused by climate change which greatly affects their survival during the open-water season. This research project aims to find out how the survival of polar bears in Western Hudson Bay has been affected by climate change during the open-water season. Relevant studies were reviewed to investigate how significant results have supported this research. In the Western Hudson Bay, climate change has reduced the ice coverage to about 50 percent from 1970 to 2004; this forces polar bears to fast seven to eight days earlier every decade. Thus, polar bears are forced to deal with prolonged periods of fasting during the open-water season, mainly due to the scarcity of goods, which greatly affects their survival
Determining the Potential Role of the Drosophila Gene CG12299 in Cytoskeletal Development with Emphasis on Neuronal Development Related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
No full textDrosophila melanogaster is a species of fly which has been used for over a century as a model organism. Two benefits of using Drosophila as a model organism is that it has a fully sequenced genome and it contains homologs to at least 75% of human genes. However, many different genes in the Drosophila genome still have uncharacterized functions. One such gene is CG12299 which, when mutated in a Drosophila model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has been shown to reduce the severity of an ALS model-associated phenotype, resulting in an appearance approaching that of an unaffected (wild type) fly. This suggests that CG12299 plays a role in the pathogenesis of ALS and determining its function could lead to a better understanding of ALS and the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of ALS. In this project, the function of CG12299 was predicted using multiple literature searches (which included a comparison of the amino acid sequence of the protein produced by the CG12299 gene to the amino acid sequence of proteins with known functions from other species), an analysis of the expression pattern of CG12299 across the body of the flies, and a search and characterization of the proteins known to interact with the gene product of CG12299. Multiple potential experiments were also designed which could determine the function of CG12299. It is hypothesized that CG12299 is involved in the development of the cytoskeleton in neuronal cells and, since the cytoskeleton is essential to maintaining cell viability, any disruption to the cytoskeleton will lead to cell death, as seen in individuals affected by ALS
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No full textWild Apples (The Fruit of Labour) (2021)
Sculpture Bronze approx. 2.5”x3”x2.5” each (15 apples total). Created from 15 found wild apples with the sand-casting method.
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Centred around the acts of noticing and observation, my work blurs the line between the natural and the human-made. My sculptures, as objects made by human hands, appear to be something else, something natural and wild that requires a closer look, and perhaps a second look. Noticing, finding, and selecting are very personal acts that reflect how we each see the world. I am drawn to the natural environments that surround me: the local parks and trails, the forests of rural Ontario. I notice and collect natural objects that are often overlooked or are too big and strange to seem real. Through an act of transformation, I recreate these objects in stone, bronze, and plaster. I make objects that have physicality and presence from natural objects, which are inherently temporary and transient.
As an object maker, I create valuable objects out of things that are considered worthless and useless to many. A wrinkly wild apple is worthless, an overgrown (bracket fungus) shelf mushroom is useless, a fallen horse chestnut is something to be ignored. By recreating these objects in sculpture, I tread the thin line between the real and unreal, the natural and human-made. The nature of these objects must be discovered by the viewer. The viewer must discern whether they are real and whether they have any value.
“They can’t be real.”
“I thought they were real.” (Audience responses to my work.)Artiste: Asha Cabaca
Les pommes sauvages (Le fruit du travail) (2021)
Sculpture en bronze. Dimensions à peu près 2,5p x 3p x 2,5p chaque pomme (15 pommes en tout). Créée de quinze pommes sauvages, en utilisant la méthode de coulage en sable.
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Selon une démarche qui implique d’être à l’affût et d’observer, mon travail brouille les frontières entre les mondes naturel et fabriqué. Mes sculptures—objets façonnés par la main humaine—semblent être quelque chose de différent, naturel et sauvage à la fois, qui demandent qu’on les regarde de près et souvent deux fois plutôt qu’une. Être à l’affût, trouver et choisir sont des démarches très personnelles qui reflètent notre vision du monde. La nature qui m’entoure me fascine, autant les sentiers des parcs environnants que les forêts de l’Ontario rurale. Les objets qui m’intriguent et que je cueille sont souvent peu remarquables—ou bien trop gros ou trop étranges pour être vrais. Je transforme ces objets, je les recrée en les modelant dans le bronze, la pierre ou le plâtre. Ils acquièrent alors une corporéité, une présence physique qui était à l’origine intrinsèquement temporaire et transitoire.
Je façonne des objets de valeur à partir de choses que la plupart des gens considèrent insignifiantes et inutiles. Une pomme sauvage à la peau plissée n’a pas de valeur; un vieux champignon qui s’accroche à son arbre est inutile; un marron tombé sur le sol peut être ignoré. En recréant ces objets, en les sculptant, je marche sur le chemin étroit qui sépare le réel du non-réel, le naturel du fabriqué. C’est au spectateur de découvrir la nature de ces objets, de discerner s’ils sont réels ou non et d’en apprécier la valeur.
«Ce ne sont pas des vraies!»
«J’étais sûr que c’étaient des vraies pommes…» (Quelques réactions du public à mon œuvre.
eHealth in the 21st Century: The Case of the FitBit Versa2
Get PDFHealthcare systems across the globe face increasing incidences of non-communicable diseases which elevate the global burden of disease. Policymakers are beginning to investigate reform to improve the healthcare system and meet the growing demand (Public Health Ontario, 2019). Wearable technology can potentially cause a shift in physician and self-directed care. Current discourse surrounding the incorporation of wearable technology into the healthcare system heavily focuses on the costs. Although this is a central component to understanding and addressing the issue, it lacks contextual depth. This study frames the debate around wholesale aspects of wearable technology to include its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats through an exploration of the data collection mechanisms, privacy structures, and other aspects in place. This investigation revealed that the Fitbit Versa 2 is an innovative method of tracking key fitness and health metrics, a good motivation tool for individuals who are interested in their health, and a compact and affordable option for individuals with disposable income. The analysis determined the Fitbit’s strengths includes providing timely data which empowers patients to take control of their health. Yet, these strengths are coupled with some significant weaknesses such as the high price tag on both the initial device purchase and recurrent costs, in addition to the inability to deliver specialized insights to users. All in all, as non-communicable diseases chronically overwhelm healthcare systems and the population alike, Fitbit can emerge as a tool to transform users’ lives and lighten the load on the system
Is That a Girl in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Abusive to Robots?
No full textThe science behind artificially intelligent technologies is developing faster than most would have ever anticipated. These technologies are beginning to span into realms that reach to include what could have once been considered science fiction, and as artificial intelligence systems become more sophisticated, more capable of social interaction, and as common as the smartphones we all keep in our pockets, our interactions with them are extremely significant. Considering that the four most used voice controlled virtual assistants all are female, either in character, or just in tone, it could be suggested then that their usage can perpetuate, normalise, and even fetishize submissive, obedient gender expectations. These oppressive views might become much more commonplace unless actively discouraged, but since AI assistants are developed to encourage user engagement, being unfailingly cheery, funny, and polite, it would mean that confrontational, quashing responses to harassment are avoided - instead opting to side-step, be coy or flirtatious, or feign ignorance. As the usage of virtual assistants continues to rise, a growing concern is that the overwhelmingly common use of a female voice in these subservient, passive roles will reinforce the aforementioned attitudes towards women, compromising our progress to equal treatment. To combat the detrimental social effects caused by female gendered AI assistants, we should make AI assistants androgynous or gender neutral. Research shows that people have an innate preference for human voices, particularly feminine ones, but that enthusiastic engagement can still be nurtured through cooperation even if the voice is eerily not-quite-female or not-quite-male
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