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Rethinking Smartphone Use and Attention Regulation among Adolescents

Haoyu Zhao was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Haoyu presented the research titled “Rethinking Smartphone Use and Attention Regulation among Adolescents.” The present study aims to examine the longitudinal association between habitual smartp...

Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? The Two Faces of Heparanase in the Diabetic Heart

Gala Araujo was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Gala presented the research titled “Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? The Two Faces of Heparanase in the Diabetic Heart.” Diabetes affects more than six million Canadians and significantly increases the...

Woody Debris on Arctic Coasts

Isaac Guld was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Isaac presented the research titled “Woody Debris on Arctic Coasts.” The community of Tuktoyaktuk, within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Mackenzie-Beaufort area of the western Canadian...

Exploring the Role of Redirection to Reduce Pediatric Emergency Department Crowding

Erica Qureshi was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Erica presented the research titled “Exploring the Role of Redirection to Reduce Pediatric Emergency Department Crowding.” Many children come to the pediatric emergency department (ED) for mi...

Weighing in on Weaning : Benchmarking Calf Growth on Dairy Farms

Elizabeth Russell was a finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Elizabeth presented the research titled “Weighing in on Weaning: Benchmarking Calf Growth on Dairy Farms.” Dairy calves experience several early-life events that can influence their welfare, i...

Automating Testing Without Automatic Thinking

Sarah Dagger was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Sarah presented the research titled “Automating Testing Without Automating Thinking.” Software bugs can often be traced back to a deceptively simple cause: a scenario that nobody thought to te...

Mapping the Future : How Preterm Brain Injury Shapes Neurodevelopment

Cynthia Li was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Cynthia presented the research titled “Mapping The Future: How Preterm Brain Injury Shapes Neurodevelopment.” Every year, many babies are born preterm, putting them at risk for short- and long-t...

Initializing a Forest Growth Model Using Light Detection and Ranging

Cody Lai was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Niko presented the research titled “Initializing a Forest Growth Model Using Light Detection and Ranging.” Traditional forest management in British Columbia relies on a two-phase inventory methodo...

Advancing Seahorse Conservation in Sri Lanka

Samara Polwatta Lekamlage was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Samara presented the research titled “Advancing Seahorse conservation in Sri Lanka.” Seahorses are globally threatened due to habitat loss, overexploitation, and bycatch, yet thei...

Day-1 Colostrum Feeding Shapes Lifelong Calf Health : A controllable window to program neonatal immunity

Sissi Xu was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Sissi presented the research titled “Day-1 Colostrum Feeding Shapes Lifelong Calf Health.” A calf’s first day of life may determine its future health. Newborn calves are born with immature immune...

Deciding Together : Patients and Physiotherapists Transforming Arthritis Care

Maribeth Anne Gelisanga was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Maribeth presented the research titled “Deciding Together: Patients and Physiotherapists Transforming Arthritis Care.” Arthritis is a long-term condition that often involves ongoing...

From Development to Cancer : How One Protein Controls the Fate of Liver Cells

Katrina Jewell was a finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Katrina presented the research titled “From Development to Cancer: How One Protein Controls the Fate of Liver Cells.” Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer related...

Making Wearable Data Trustworthy

Jason Fu was a finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Jason presented the research titled “Making Wearable Data Trustworthy.” Wearable devices like smartwatches are increasingly used to track heart rate, sleep, and physical activity. In healthcare, these...

Before the Crash : Real-time Crash Risk and Its Applications

Tarek Ghoul was a finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Tarek presented the research titled “Transportation Before the Crash: Real Time Crash Risk and Its Applications.” Every year, over one million people are killed on roadways worldwide. Yet road safet...

Evolving an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle : A Bio-Inspired Approach

Griffin Staples was a semi-finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Niko presented the research titled “Evolving an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle: A Bio-Inspired Approach.” Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are increasingly used for ocean monitoring, in...

The Heart Disease You've Never Heard Of; And the Blood Test That Could Stop It

Sogand Golshahian was a finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Sogand presented the research titled “The Heart Disease You’ve Never Heard Of; And the Blood Test That Could Stop It.” Millions of people around the world are infected with a disease that can...

Navigating Endometriosis Treatment Decisions in the Context of Future Pregnancy Planning

Jalisa Karim was a finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Jalisa presented the research titled “Navigating Endometriosis Treatment Decisions in the Context of Future Pregnancy Planning.” Endometriosis is a chronic condition where tissue similar to the lin...

The Sound of Movement and the Brain : What you Hear can Amplify Pain and Fear

Christopher Lamb was a finalist in the 2026 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Christopher presented the research titled “The Sound of Movement and the Brain: What You Hear Can Amplify Pain and Fear.” Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a disabling and painful chronic joint cond...

Digital Transformation of the Indonesian Public Sector: A Systematic Review of Governance, Audit, and Service Innovation

<ns5:p>The Indonesian government has invested heavily in digital transformation to address persistent challenges in public service delivery, financial accountability, and bureaucratic efficiency. Despite growing adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data a...

THE BAYESIAN THEOREM ACCORDING TO KOSMISENTRISME NAURAES: FROM ACCURACY MAXIMIZATION TO SYSTEM DURATION MAXIMIZATION

The Collective Bayesian Updating framework assumes that agents' beliefs will converge toward truth if sufficient evidence is collected. Using the system framework of Kosmisentrisme Nauraes, this paper shows that this assumption requires an additional necessary condition to pass t...