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Proceedings of the 9th Annual Thompson Rivers University Undergraduate Research and Innovation Conference Kamloops, BC | April 2014 Proceedings of the 9th Annual Thompson Rivers University Undergraduate Research and Innovation Conference Thompson Rivers University Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, B.C. Thompson Rivers University 900 McGill Road Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 © Thompson Rivers University ISSN (electronic):1927-9785 ISSN (print): 1927-9787 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformor bymeanswithoutthepermissionofThompsonRiversUniversityOfficeof Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies. Published by Thompson Rivers University Office of Research and Graduate Studies Proceedings of the 9th Annual Thompson Rivers University Undergraduate Student Research and Innovation Conference Printed and bound in Canada March 2015 Contents Acknowledgements vi Introduction 1 1. Hannah Honeybee and the Marvelous Garden: A Modern 4 Canadian Writer's Exploration of Ecological Responsibility and Literature Samantha Draper 2. Aquaponics Vs Hydroponics: The Effect of Differing 21 Nutrient Levels on Plant Growth Jessica Robinson 3. Synthesis of a Biphenyl Containing Different Tertiary 50 Amide Directed Metalation Groups at the 4 and 4’ Positions Quinton Sirianni 4. “With the Dragon Wrapped Around Us”: Examining the 74 Creation of an Online Discourse while Negotiating Fibromyalgia Ashley Berard, BA & Meridith Burles, PhD 5. The Pharmaceutical Industry Has “Special” Interest in 93 People’s Diseases Olga Fomicheva 6. A Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry 101 Investigation of Vitreous Levels of Atorvastatin and Fenofibrate in Patients Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus Taran Main, Kingsley Donkor, Laiel Soliman, Colten Wendel, Kevin Ramsey 7. Utilizing an Indigenous lens to inform how the Canadian 117 Criminal Justice System approaches mental health and substance use issues among First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals Colleen Fines iv 8. Barriers to Community and Social Reintegration for 142 Criminal Offenders Ryan Khungay 9. In ‘Ley’mans Terms: Exploring Daivd Leys Contribtuions 168 to Urban Geography Jordan Ellis 10. The East Gable Room: The Theme of Compromise, not 190 Conformity in Anne of Green Gables Ariel Little v vi•PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9TH ANNUAL THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CONFERENCE Acknowledgements Nancy Flood, Editor of the Proceedings of the 9th Annual TRU Undergraduate Research and Innovation Conference, would like toextendherthankstoIanMcParlandandMelissaSvendsenfor theireditingassistance,aswellastothefollowingindividualswho assisted by reviewing submitted manuscripts: Bruno Cinel Jan Duerden Dawn Farough Belayet Hossain Laura Lamb Grant Larson Mike Lynch Leigh Matthews Kim Naqvi Jeanette Robertson Ron Smith 2014 Conference Organizing Committee Chair:Elizabeth Rennie Students:KaitlynBerry,HayfaaBibiZafiirahGolapkhan,Andria Parker, and Amber Wilson (alumni) Faculty and Staff: Lyn Baldwin, Bruce Campbell, Ila Crawford, Bart Cummins, Nancy Flood, Kathy Gaynor, John Hull, Wendy Krauza, Brian Lamb, Mohammad Mahbobi, Blair McDonald, AndrewMcKay,RobinNichol,SusanPurdy,GinnyRatsoy,Joanne Urban, Heidi Verwey, and Tom Waldichuk vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS•vii The Organizing Committee would like to thank all faculty who supervised student researchers, provided presentation feedback, andotherwisesupportedtheconference.Thanksmustalsobegiv- entoallofthestudentvolunteerswhohavegivensogenerouslyof theirtimetomaketheconferenceasuccess,aswellastothefol- lowing conference sponsors, supporters, and moderators: Conference Sponsors: Dr. Will Garrett-Petts, Associate Vice-President Research and Graduate Studies Dr. Russell Currie, Dean School of Business and Economics Christine Adam, Dean of Students Brenda Mathenia, University Librarian Conference Supporters: Office of the President Office of the Vice-President and Provost Office of Research and Graduate Studies Visual and Performing Arts students and their instructors Culinary Arts students and their instructors Marketing and Communication Print Services IT Client Services Media Services Ancillary Services Facilities Services Conference Moderators: Tina Block Jim Gaisford Penny Haggarty Rob Higgins Karen Hofmann Rob Hood viii•PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9TH ANNUAL THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CONFERENCE Belayet Hossain Gary Hunt Nina Johnson Andrew Park Monica Sanchez Brenda Smith Melissa Svendsen Sandra Vermeulen Jenna Woodrow Introduction The papers in these proceedings were presented at the 9thannualThompsonRiversUniversityUndergraduateResearch and Innovation Conference held March 28 and 29, 2014. FigureheadtothiscollectionisashortstorybySamantha Draper.Writtenforchildren,HannahHoney-BeeandtheMarvelous Garden speaks to the environmental concerns that permeate our lives and the sustainability questions that accompany them. Inspired by the novels of Margaret Atwood and Douglas Coup- land,thestory’sunderlyingsocial,technologicalandhealthissues provide the backdrop for the focused research questions of the other contributors. Questionsofsustainabilitytendtobesalientinourcon- ception of the 21st century environment. The paper by Jessica Robinson compares two alternative plant production systems, aquaponicsandhydroponics,todeterminewhethertheaquaponic ecosystemmightbemoresustainablethanonewhichreliesmore heavily on artificial intervention. The implications for a sustain- able food supply are ultimately connected to environmental and health issues. Healthissuesareforemostamongthequestionsraisedin Draper’sstory,andarealsoreflectedtoagreaterorlesserextent inthepapersofQuintonSirianni,AshleyBerard,OlgaFomicheva, and Taran Main et al. Sirianni’s research in chemistry compares twocompounds that couldhaveapplications inthe development of new drugs. Berard examines how an on-line support network 1 2•PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9TH ANNUAL THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CONFERENCE helpsfibromyalgiapatientsdealwiththispainfulconditioninthe faceofskepticismfromthemedicalcommunity.Fomichevaturns a more direct gaze on today’s medical culture with her inquiry intotheethicsofprofitandtheroleplayedbythepharmaceutical industry in the 21st century. For further insight into the devel- opment of pharmaceuticals, the paper by Taran Main, Kingsley Donkor, Laiel Soliman, Colten Wendel and Kevin Ramsey pro- vides a glimpse into the process of drug development, with an examinationofacompoundpotentiallyusefulinthetreatmentof blindness caused by diabetes. SocietalissuesareattheforefrontofthepaperbyColleen Fines,whoexploresthesefromaFirstNationsperspectivewithan inquiry intowaysinwhichtraditional healing andcultural prac- tices can more successfully address the mental health and sub- stanceuseissuesthatlieattheheartofoverrepresentationofFirst Nations,InuitandMétisindividualsintheCanadianCriminalJus- tice system. Seeking better solutions to criminal justice issues is also the focus of Ryan Khungay’s “Barriers to Community and Social Reintegration for Criminal Offenders.” Khungay’s paper explorestheneedforgreatereducationabouttheCriminalJustice System, specifically about the barriers faced by recently released inmatesattemptingtoreintegrateintosociety.Socialworkersare increasingly required to address criminal justice issues in their practiceandKhungaynotesthatmoreandmoreresponsibilityis being placed on communities to address offender reintegration; communitythusbecomesanimportantfactorincreatingabetter society. Theemphasisoncommunityisacommonthreadshared by two papers exploring reflections around creating a better world. Jordan Ellis provides a glimpse into David Ley’s contri- butions to the field of geography. Ellis explores such issues as gentrificationand“theculturalturn”toexamineLey’simpacton ourconceptionsofurbangeography.Onamoreindividuallevel,
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