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Type d'Item : Item , “Nature” vs. Nature: An Analysis of the Nature Character in Two Creation Stories and Their Practical Implications(Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa, 2026-09-29) Eyzaguirre, Lucia; Anderson, EmmaSacred stories are an entryway into societal attitudes, and so are worth examining in relation to the most pressing societal issues, including the climate crisis. This project contributes to the larger climate conversation by asking what the “Nature” character in the Christian and Algonquin Anishinaabeg creation stories tell us about the societies’ attitudes towards the natural environment. Drawing on narrative theory and thematic narrative analysis, the study investigates this question in the context of Ottawa, Canada, tracing the relationship between mythological frameworks, attitudes, and practical behaviour. The findings resist easy conclusions. Rather than confirming a straightforward relationship between myths and practice, the analysis reveals a more complex – and sometimes surprising – picture. What does emerge consistently is that the two creation stories encode a fundamental connection between human and other-than-human nature – a connection that contemporary Canadian society may have lost sight of. The broader implication is urgent: if we are willing to read our creation stories closely and to interrogate our assumptions about them, they may provide a pathway for rethinking our environmental attitudes. At a moment of ecological crisis, this may be not merely illuminating, but necessary for our survival.Type d'Item : Item , Young Black Women’s Experiences and Resistance to Structural Violence: An Intersectional Feminist Participatory Study in a Brazilian Marginalized Community(Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa, 2026-09-29) Costa Cardeal, Camila; Lapierre, Simon; Ribeiro, LudmilaThis thesis explores how young Black women living in a marginalized Brazilian community name, experience, interpret, and respond to violence. It explores how feminist participatory research based on arts-based interventions can contribute to the production of alternative discourses that give centre to these young women’s voices. Scholarship on youth and violence has often framed young people, particularly Black youth, through lenses of crime, risk, and victimhood. This study seeks to shift attention toward systems that produce unequal and violent social relations. Drawing on intersectional feminism and the concept of structural violence, the study adopts a Participatory Action Research approach with five young women aged 15 to 17 in Vargem das Flores, Minas Gerais. Data were collected through focus groups, interviews, and an arts-based photographic project. Findings show that structural violence is a recurrent phenomenon embedded in everyday life. It operates across interconnected dimensions, including space, time, relationships, institutions, and embodied experiences, assuming different forms while being sustained by shared logics of domination. At the same time, the young women’s narratives reveal critical awareness, agency, and diverse forms of resistance. By centring young women’s voices, this thesis contributes to making visible forms of violence that are often normalized and overlooked, while also demonstrating how power relations intersect and are co-constitutive. The arts-based intervention illustrates how alternative discourses can be created, enabling young women to articulate their own self-definitions. These findings highlight the importance of approaches that move beyond masculine and individual problem-oriented frameworks, opening possibilities for more just, transformative and complex understandings of youth and violence.Type d'Item : Item , Differentiating Eelgrass (Z. marina), Finger Kelp (L. digitata), and Sugar Kelp (S. latissima) at the Eastern Shore Islands, Nova Scotia, Using PRISMA Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery(Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa, 2026-09-29) Foreman, Neve Sophie; Knudby, AndersLaminaria digitata (finger kelp), Saccharina latissima (sugar kelp), and Zostera marina (eelgrass) are three marine macrophytes whose habitats are known as blue carbon ecosystems due to their outstanding carbon sequestration capabilities. All three species are found at the Eastern Shore Islands (ESI), Nova Scotia, an Area of Interest (AOI) for ecological and biological importance. It is important to distinguish these species, as they have different suitable water temperature ranges, contribute to the blue carbon ecosystem in different ways, and are at threat due to climate change. Previous regional studies using multispectral satellite sensors to map marine macrophytes were unsuccessful at differentiating eelgrass from brown algae, but a hyperspectral satellite sensor offers the high spectral resolution (many bands <15nm wide) that is needed for detecting subtle differences between species. This thesis assessed the ability of PRISMA 30m spatial resolution hyperspectral satellite imagery to map eelgrass, finger kelp, and sugar kelp using an area near Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, within the ESI AOI, as a study site. In July 2025, in-situ data was collected by drop camera survey to confirm absence or presence of target species, then combined with the spectral information from a PRISMA image taken on August 7, 2025. Six different RF models were trained and tested on the PRISMA data. We also trained and tested two models using a Landsat-9 multispectral satellite image from July 27, 2025. A >10% increase in accuracy was achieved by using the PRISMA hyperspectral satellite image over the Landsat-9 image (up to 49.2% balanced accuracy compared to 36.0%). The two highest performing PRISMA models both included depth information, either directly or through a correction to obtain bottom reflectance. This study represents an improvement in differentiating brown algae from eelgrass in the region, as eelgrass habitat was predicted at up to 57% recall, and finger kelp habitat was predicted at up to 71% recall. Further studies should focus on better mapping sugar kelp (recall <5%), as the heterogeneity of species in this region likely affects the models’ accuracy.Type d'Item : Item , Success as an Engineer: The Complete Series(2026-09-27) Gaur, PuranjanA free lecture series for senior engineering capstone students. It adapts Strauss Zelnick's Success: A Concise Guide to Having the Life You Want (2nd ed., 2015) to engineering careers, alongside Morse, Schell & Babcock's Managing Engineering and Technology (7th ed., 2020). What's inside: -> An introduction: The Control System for Success -> Nine lectures, from Knowing What You Want to Renewal -> A conclusion: Closing the Loop -> The Engineer's Roadmap: the whole series on one page -> After a Failure: a one-page decision chart Every part includes: -> Its own case study -> Discussion questions and assignments -> A glossary and references Distributed free of charge with the permission of Strauss Zelnick; that permission is not an endorsement. Quoted material remains the property of its copyright holders.Type d'Item : Item , Bridging systems for health equity: a scoping review of municipal–public health partnerships(2026-07-03) Mahani, Akram; Revelli, Marina; Zahid, Sara; Ali, Shanzey; Tymczak, Aleksandra; Safaripour, Razieh; Bradley, Cara; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Fafard, Patrick; Shahab, Saqib; Diener, Tania; McIntosh, Tom; Cassola, Adèle; Husack, Kelly; Ihlebæk, Camilla; Neudorf, CordellAbstract Background Municipalities influence population health outcomes both directly (e.g., fluoridation, road safety, and tobacco control) and indirectly through broader social, cultural, and environmental determinants of health such as housing, transportation, income, and social services. While intersectoral partnerships with public health systems are promoted as a policy tool for addressing complex health inequities, evidence on their models, effectiveness, and outcomes remains limited. Methods This scoping review aimed to map the literature on municipal–public health partnerships, with a focus on partnership models, reported outcomes, and the barriers and facilitators shaping their success. From 1,392 records, 105 studies were included. Results Two broad partnership models emerged: (1) ad-hoc, project-based collaborations, and (2) institutionalized collaborations, including intergovernmental relations, Health in All Policies, and strategic planning arrangements. Barriers included inadequate funding (48 studies), cultural and relational mismatches (33), system fragmentation and data-sharing challenges (32), and additional sub-themes under governance or leadership gaps. Facilitators included community engagement (34), capacity building (33), and sub-themes related to strong leadership or policy champions. Most studies (65%) focused solely on the implementation process of partnerships, while only nine studies (8%) examined health outcomes, reporting associations with improvements in areas such as smoking cessation and transportation equity. Municipal–public health partnerships are diverse yet under-evaluated, with the literature still dominated by process-focused studies and limited outcome or impact assessments. Conclusion Recent evaluation guidance calls for broader outcome, impact, economic, and mixed-methods approaches, not only causal designs, so partnerships can be meaningfully assessed for their contributions to health equity and population health outcomes.