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The impact on alcohol-related collisions of the partial decriminalization of impaired driving in British Columbia, Canada by Macdonald, S., Zhao, J., Martin, G., Brubacher, J., Stockwell, Tim, Arason, N., Steinmetz, S., Chan, H.

“…Introduction The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of administrative sanctions introduced as part of a new law for drinking drivers in British Columbia, Canada. The new law, known as immediate roadside prohibitions (IRP), aimed to increase the efficiency of police and courts for processing drinking drivers, thereby increasing the certainty of their being apprehended and punished. …”
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Addiction research centres and the nurturing of creativity: The Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, Canada by Stockwell, Tim, Reist, D., MacDonald, S., Benoit, C., Jansson, M.

“…The Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia (CARBC) was established as a multi-campus and multi-disciplinary research centre administered by the University of Victoria (UVic) in late 2003. …”
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Lessons learnt from a comparative examination for strata dispute resolutions: Singapore, British, Columbia and Malaysia by Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…Keywords: strata management, alternative dispute resolution, British Columbia, Singapore, Strata Titles Board, Tribunal.…”
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The Engineer Mine, British Columbia: An example of epithermal Au-Ag mineralization with mixed alkaline and subalkaline characteristics by Millonig, L., Beinlich, Andreas, Raudsepp, M., Devine, F., Archibald, D., Linnen, R., Groat, L.

“…The Engineer Mine epithermal precious metal deposit in British Columbia, Canada, is related to Eocene Sloko-Skukum-Group (SSG) volcanism and, according to previous studies, contains roscoelite in intimate association with electrum. …”
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The relationship between minimum alcohol prices, outlet densities and alcohol-attributable deaths in British Columbia, 2002-09 by Zhao, J., Stockwell, Tim, Martin, G., Macdonald, S., Vallance, K., Treno, A., Ponicki, W., Tu, A., Buxton, J.

“…Conclusion: Increases in the minimum price of alcohol in British Columbia, Canada, between 2002 and 2009 were associated with immediate and delayed decreases in alcohol-attributable mortality. …”
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Minimum alcohol prices and outlet densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated impacts on alcohol-attributable hospital admissions by Stockwell, Tim, Zhao, J., Martin, G., Macdonald, S., Vallance, K., Treno, A., Ponicki, W., Tu, A., Buxton, J.

“…We applied mixed-method regression models to data from 89 geographic areas of British Columbia across 32 time periods, adjusting for spatial and temporal autocorrelation, moving average effects, season, and a range of economic and social variables. …”
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Alcohol Outlet Densities and Alcohol Price: The British Columbia Experiment in the Partial Privatization of Alcohol Sales Off-Premise by Treno, A., Ponicki, W., Stockwell, Tim, Macdonald, S., Gruenewald, P., Zhao, J., Martin, G., Greer, A.

“…Methods: This study examines the relationship between alcohol outlet density under conditions of the partial privatization of off-premise consumption in British Columbia (BC) occurring over the past decade. Two hypotheses are tested. …”
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An extended organic carbon-isotope record across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada by Williford, Kenneth, Ward, P., Garrison, G., Buick, R.

“…New lithologic and organic carbon-isotope data are presented for the Triassic–Jurassic boundary section at Kennecott Point, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. The previously reported Late Norian to earliest Hettangian record is extended by over 130 m, and three new isotopic features are revealed. …”
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The negative effects of alcohol establishment size and proximity on the frequency of violent and disorder crime across block groups of Victoria, British Columbia by Fitterer, J., Nelson, T., Stockwell, Tim

“…Using a Poisson spatial lag model, we estimated how patron capacity of on-premises licenses and the total number of off-premises licenses were associated with the frequency of violent and disorder crime occurring on Friday and Saturday nights in Victoria, British Columbia. To identify how the distance between bars and pubs was associated with the frequency of crime within 200 m of each establishment, we applied bivariate curve fitting and change detection techniques. …”
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Impact on alcohol-related mortality of a rapid rise in the density of private liquor outlets in British Columbia: A local area multi-level analysis by Stockwell, Tim, Zhao, J., Macdonald, S., Vallance, K., Gruenewald, P., Ponicki, W., Holder, H., Treno, A.

“…Aims: To study relationships between rates of alcohol-related deaths and (i) the density of liquor outlets and (ii) the proportion of liquor stores owned privately in British Columbia (BC) during a period of rapid increase in private stores. …”
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Changes in per capita alcohol sales during the partial privatization of British Columbia's retail alcohol monopoly 2003-2008: A multi-level local area analysis by Stockwell, Tim, Zhao, J., MacDonald, S., Pakula, B., Gruenewald, P., Holder, H.

“…Aim To investigate the independent effects on liquor sales of an increase in (a) the density of liquor outlets and (b) the proportion of liquor stores in private rather than government ownership in British Columbia between 2003/4 and 2007/8. Design The British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch provided data on litres of ethanol sold through different types of outlets in 89 local health areas of the province by beverage type. …”
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‘You Cannot Apologise for Treating Someone Badly, Without Then Changing Your Behaviour Towards Them in the Future’: An Analysis of Contemporary Approaches to Indigenous Child Removal in Western Australia and British Columbia by Arndt, Amelia

“…There are now more Indigenous children residing in out-of-home care in Western Australia (WA), and British Columbia (BC), than at the height of the colonial policies of assimilation. …”
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Transition from senior secondary to higher education : a learning environment perspective. by Nair, Chenicheri C.

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Methane adsorption capacity of shale samples from Western Australia by Zou, Jie, Rezaee, Reza

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Characterization of the combined effect of high temperature and moisture on methane adsorption in shale gas reservoirs by Zou, Jie, Rezaee, Reza, Xie, Sam, You, L.

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Distribution of adsorbed water in shale: An experimental study on isolated kerogen and bulk shale samples by Zou, J., Rezaee, Reza, Yuan, Y., Liu, K., Xie, Sam, You, L.

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The Heavy Mineral Map of Australia: Vision and Pilot Project by Caritat, P.D., McInnes, Brent, Walker, Alex, Bastrakov, E., Rowins, S.M., Prent, Alexander

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Does minimum pricing reduce alcohol consumption? The experience of a Canadian province by Stockwell, Tim, Auld, M., Zhao, J., Martin, G.

“…Aims: Minimum alcohol prices in British Columbia have been adjusted intermittently over the past 20 years. …”
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Advances in mining engineering education: A case for learning communities by Hitch, Michael

“…Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Canada.…”
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Democratic Renewal by 'Digital' Local Government in Japan by Talao, Yasuo

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