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Item The Impact of Green Walls on Community Well-being and Environmental Quality: A Study of Relevant Professionals' Perspectives in Vancouver(2024)Green walls, also known as living or vertical gardens, provide diverse environmental, economic, and social benefits and have emerged as a prominent sustainable urban greening solution. In Vancouver, BC, renowned for its proactive stance on sustainable development, green building initiatives have witnessed a surge, elevating green walls as a notable feature in the urban landscape. However, a critical research gap exists concerning the specific drivers influencing the decision-making processes surrounding green wall adoption in Vancouver. This study aimed to address this gap by conducting a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the City's key drivers shaping green wall adoption. The research methodology consists of three interrelated phases. Firstly, a thorough literature review was conducted to identify the drivers behind green wall adoption in Vancouver. Secondly, semi-structured expert interviews were carried out to gather qualitative and quantitative data insights from local professionals involved in green wall projects. A comprehensive literature review and interviews with eight experts identified 36 key green wall drivers. These drivers were then incorporated into a questionnaire survey with 100 participants in the City of Vancouver. The findings revealed that Operational Cost, Zero Emission, User Experience, Building Protection, City Support, and Maintenance were among the most influential factors shaping the adoption of green walls in Vancouver. These findings offer critical guidance for Vancouver policymakers, aiming to boost green infrastructure adoption. It contributes Vancouver-specific insights, emphasizing green infrastructure benefits for sustainable urban development and fostering resilient, aesthetically pleasing urban environments locally and globally.Keywords: Drivers, Green wall, Qualitative, Quantitative, Vancouver, Urban environmentItem Compassionate nursing in challenging contexts: The importance of judgments(Sage, 2024-08-09)Background: Nurses’ demonstration of compassion is an ethical and often regulatory expectation. While research has been conducted to examine the barriers and facilitators of compassion in nurses, little is known about how nurses develop and express compassion for patients who may be blamed for their health condition. Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients are an example of such patients. Research questions: How do nurses provide compassionate care for unvaccinated adults infected with COVID-19? How did the context of COVID-19 vaccination in Canada shape nurses’ relationships with unvaccinated patients?Item Examining Assumptions Within the Constructs of Vicarious Trauma and Secondary Traumatic Stress: Amplifying the Voices of Mental Health Professionals(2024)Vicarious trauma (VT) and secondary traumatic stress (STS) have been identified as significant occupational risks for mental health professionals (MHPs). These are understood as the resulting negative impacts of working with trauma survivors. Existing research on strategies to prevent or mitigate VT and STS have been somewhat limited, primarily focusing on self-care practices. Such strategies, however, have been found to be inaccessible for some, and inconsistently effective. VT and STS are typically confirmed through symptoms akin to those of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including “intrusion”, “avoidance”, and “alterations in arousal, mood and cognition” (IAA). This study aimed to delve into how MHPs interpret these experiences, refraining from assuming them to be mere by-products of trauma exposure through working with traumatized clients. Employing snowball sampling methods, MHPs were invited to participate in three individual interviews to discuss their experiences of IAA and the meaning they assign to these. Rather than presuming IAA to stem from secondary trauma exposure, the research endeavored to engage participants in an exploratory analysis of these experiences. Using the Vicarious Trauma Scale and Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale as guides for interview questions, MHPs conveyed that their experiences of IAA did not result from secondary exposure to trauma but rather from the challenges within their professional milieu. Through thematic analysis of the interview questions, it was identified these challenges center around the limited capacity to address client needs, their working in isolation, the undervaluation of their professional expertise, and the ethical challenges within their work environment. Applying interpretive phenomenological analysis of the interview data, MHPs did not perceive their experiences of IAA solely as the negative repercussions of trauma exposure but rather as reasonable, and at times helpful, responses to the systemic complexities of working within contemporary healthcare settings. These responses are examined, and considerations for future research, mindful of these insights, are presented.Item [Book review] Post civ(The British Columbia Review, 2024-09-05)Dana McFarland reviews Post Civ by Julianne Harvey (Surrey: Ruby Finch Books, 2024).Item An Assessment of Supply Chain Resilience Capabilities in Nigeria's Downstream Oil and Gas Sector(2024)Nigeria's downstream oil and gas sector (O&G), a critical driver of economic growth, faces an intricate web of challenges that continue to disrupt the O&G supply chain and impede its contribution to the national economy. Despite implementing deregulation in 2023 as a one-size-fits-all strategy to improve the O&G supply chain performance against various disruptions, fuel scarcity and price volatility persist. This qualitative study investigates supply chain capabilities in the downstream O&G sector in Nigeria through semi-structured interviews with key stakeholder organizations in Nigeria's downstream O&G sector. The study identifies the challenges disrupting Nigeria's O&G supply chain in the downstream O&G sector, including infrastructural challenges, security and social issues, external and global factors, and a lack of good governance and responsible management. The study categorizes supply chain resilience capabilities into three main categories. Pre-disruption capabilities include risk management, accurate forecasting, supply chain visibility and monitoring, collaboration and information sharing, technology and digitalization, infrastructural readiness, expertise and training, and regulatory policies and compliance. During-disruption capabilities encompass inventory and distribution management, supply chain flexibility, collaboration and communication, technology and digitalization. Post-disruption capabilities include technology digitalization, collaboration, supply chain flexibility, and performance indicators. The study suggests integrating organizational-level recommendations with system-level recommendations to achieve supply chain resilience, which includes aspects of infrastructural readiness, good governance, and responsible management. The study's findings address gaps in business practices and policy formulation in enhancing the resilience of Nigeria's downstream oil supply chain, with significant positive impacts on households, businesses, and the broader Nigerian economy.
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