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Adshade

Marina

Arts

English

Adolescence, Aging, AIDS, Consumers, Culture, Economics, Families, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Human Behavior, Marketing, Sex/Sexuality, Statistics, Students, Women's Issues, Work

Economics of Sex and Love, Marriage, Divorce, Fertility, Sex Trades, Risky Sexual Behaviour, Online Dating, Promiscuity, Infidelity

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Aquino

Karl

Sauder School of Business

-

Business, Ethics, Human Behavior, Management, Mental Health, Psychology, Racism/Race Relations, Sociology

forgiveness, victimization, bullying, moral behavior, prejudice and discrimination, justice,

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Baron

Andrew

Arts

-

Adolescence, Advertising, Children, Culture, Human Behavior, Marketing, Multiculturalism, Psychology, Racism/Race Relations, Science

cognitive development, infancy, childhood, adolescence, racism, race, stereotypes, cooperation, bias, innateness, science education, multiculturalism, gender, ethnicity, neuromarketing, attitudes, preferences, psychology

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Bottorff

Joan L.

Nursing

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Cancer, Human Behavior, Nursing, Smoking, Women's Issues

gender and health; smoking cessation among pregnant and post-partum women and their partners; gender and tobaco use; health promotion; breast cancer screening; cancer risk communication; knowledge and interest in genetic testing for breast cancer risk

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Carlaw

Kenneth

Arts

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Artificial Intelligence, Banking, Commerce, Computers, Consumers, Economics, Environment, Government, Human Behavior, Internet, Labour Issues, Management, New Zealand, Politics, Research and Development, Sustainability, Technology, Telecommunications, Third World, Trade, Transportation

Economics, Sustainable economics Development and Gowth, Technological Change, Productivity, Climate Justice, Innovation Policy

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Carlson

Scott

Arts

-

Addictions, Brain, Drugs, Human Behavior, Mental Health, Psychology

Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Antisocial Personality, Mental Disorders, Vulnerability for mental disorders, Psychophysiology, Behaviour Genetics

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Christoff

Kalina

Arts

Bulgarian

Depression, Health Care, Human Behavior, Psychiatry, Psychology

brain, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, prefronal cortex, fMRI, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, executive functions, problem solving, reasoning, thinking, mind-wandering, attention, consciousness, real-time fMRI, trauma and PTSD

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Coren

Stanley

Arts

-

Animals, Human Behavior, Psychology

psychology, sleep, handedness, dogs, dog behavior, canine behavior, behavior genetics, human-animal bond, animal communication

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Crofton

Fiona S.

Applied Science

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Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Communications, Community Planning, Continuing Education, Culture, Education, Engineering, Environment, Ethics, Human Behavior, Internet, Natural Resources, Pollution, Sustainability, Teaching, Transportation, Urban Planning, Waste Management, Water

Sustainability-based design and planning, sustainability / sustainable development education, participative planning and design, online education, virtual community architecture

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Daniluk

Judith

Education

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Human Behavior, Mental Health, Psychology, Sex/Sexuality, Women's Issues

infertility and reproductive technologies; women's sexuality and reproductive health; voluntary and involuntary childlessness; delayed and later childbearing

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Dowlatabadi

Hadi

Graduate Studies

Persian (weak French)

Economics, Engineering, Environment, Ethics, Human Behavior, Mathematics, Natural Resources, Pollution, Technology, Weather

Energy technologies and policy Climate change mitigation, adaptation and policy Complex systems

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Frankish

James

College for Interdisciplinary Studies; Healthcare & Epidemiology

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Ethics, Health Care, Human Behavior, Literacy, Mental Health, Suicide

population health, homelessness, health disparities, literacy and health, health literacy, health promotion, Olympics and healthy communities, health-system regionalization

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Franks

Ian

Human Kinetics

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Computers in Education, Human Behavior, Psychology, Sports, Technology

human motor control; motor skill learning; computer-aided analysis of sport; coaching behaviors; soccer analysis

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Gabora

Liane

Barber School of Arts and Sciences

French

Anthropology, Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Human Behavior, Philosophy, Psychology

adaptation, cognition, creativity, computer models of creativity, computer models of cultural evolution, culture, evolution, evolutionary computation, innovation, insight, invention, social computing, worldviews

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Giaschi

Deborah

Medicine

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Brain, Children, Human Behavior, Literacy, Psychology

visual development, amblyopia, dyslexia, functional MRI

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Gotay

Carolyn

Medicine

-

Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Exercise, Health Care, Human Behavior, Multiculturalism, Smoking

cancer prevention, behaviour change, risk factors, quality of life, clinical trials, survivorship, health disparities

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Hall

Wendy

Nursing

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Babies, Children, Families, Human Behavior, Mental Health, Nursing, Obstetrics, Women's Issues, Work

Behavioral sleeo problems in infants and toddlers; women's psychological states and birth outcomes; care providers' and women's beliefs about birth; dual earner families with young children balancing work and family life;

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Handy

Todd

Arts

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Aging, Brain, Exercise, Human Behavior, Psychology, United States

aging and cognition, aging and exercise, cognitive neuroscience, mind wandering, attention, migraine, fMRI

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Hillock

Susan

Social Work and Family Studies

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Adolescence, Aging, Children, Death, Depression, Disabled Persons, Education, Ethics, Families, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Health Care, Human Behavior, Mental Health, Politics, Racism/Race Relations, Sex/Sexuality, Suicide, Teaching, Women's Issues, Young Offenders

Structural social work, feminism, queer theory, equality, women's issues, equity, critical theory, anti-oppressive practice,anti-racism,diversity,social work education, social justice, social action, adult education,counselling with individuals, couples, families, and communities,resistance, aging, death and dying,ethics,palliative care, suicide intervention,socialism, sexuality, spirituality,oppression.

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Hodges

Nicola

Human Kinetics

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Education, Human Behavior, Psychology, Sports

practice, expert performance, motor learning, motor control, expertise, learning and coordination, instructions, feedback, observational practice and learning, self-directed practice.

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Hymel

Shelley

Education

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Adolescence, Canada, Children, Education, Human Behavior, Psychology

social and emotional learning, moral disengagement, social development, children's peer relations (social skills training, bullying, aggression, victimization, self-esteem/self-concept); assessment of children's learning/reading problems

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Illes

Judy

Medicine

French - somewhat fluent

Alzheimer's, Biotechnology, Brain, Ethics, Genetics, Human Behavior, Medicine, Mental Health, Multiculturalism, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Research and Development, Schizophrenia, Science, Women's Issues

Neuroethics, Neuroscience and ethics, neurogenetics, neuroimaging, global health, health policy

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Jang

Kerry

Medicine

-

Genetics, Human Behavior, Psychiatry, Psychology

twins research; multiple births; cloning; behavior genetics

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Johnson

Joy

Nursing

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Addictions, Adolescence, Health Care, Heart Disease, Human Behavior, Nursing, Smoking, Women's Issues

substance use; smoking and adolescence; nicotine dependence and adolescence; prevention of heart disease; risk factors and heart disease; provision of nursing care; nursing interventions; nursing research; smoking (rates); smoking cessation; smoking relapse; environmental tobacco smoke and children; addiction; women and addiction; marijuana use

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Kang

Shimi

Medicine

Punjabi, Hindi

Abortion, Addictions, Adolescence, Asian Affairs, Brain, Communications, Depression, Education, Families, Health Care, Human Behavior, Human Rights, Immigration, India, Media, Medicine, Mental Health, Multiculturalism, Psychiatry, Psychology, Racism/Race Relations, Schizophrenia, Sex/Sexuality, Smoking, Sports, Stress, Students, Suicide, Teaching, Television, Women's Issues

Mental health, addictions, substance use, motivation, culture, women's health, youth health, diversity, psychiatry,

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Kobor

Michael

Medicine

German

Aging, Biology, Brain, Environment, Genetics, Human Behavior, Science, Stress

social and population epigenetics; Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging; DNA metylation; yeast chromatin; genomic embedding of early life experiences

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Langton

Nancy

Sauder School of Business

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Business, Commerce, Human Behavior, Labour Issues, Management, Multiculturalism, Sociology, Women's Issues, Work

women and work; wages; gender differences in communication; entrepreneurship; managing employees; general management issues; familly business

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Lewis

Suzanne

Medicine

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Babies, Biotechnology, Brain, Children, Disabled Persons, Families, Genetics, Health Care, Human Behavior, Medicine, Mental Health, Obstetrics, Pediatrics

clinical genetics; molecular genetics; autism spectrum disorders; developmental disabilities; gene therapy; prenatal diagnosis

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Lozano

George

Science

French, Spanish

Animals, Birds, Human Behavior

parental care, female mate choice, immunoecology, foraging ecology, carotenoids

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Matthews

Ralph

Arts

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Aboriginal Issues, Blood, Community Planning, Environment, Fisheries, Human Behavior, Natural Resources, Research and Development, Sociology, Sustainability

regional development, community development, fisheries, aquaculture, blood donation, environment, resilient community project, infertility, coastal communities, coastal British Columbia, Newfoundland, common property, community, regional development policy, community development policy, Atlantic Canada, social capital, community health

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McIntosh

Kent

Education

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Education, Human Behavior, Psychology, Teaching, Young Offenders

school violence prevention, school bullying, supporting teachers in dealing with challenging behaviour

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McKee

William

Education

-

Children, Human Behavior, Psychology, Students, Teaching

school psychology; special education; school-based teams; classroom intervention; behavior problems in children

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Meitner

Michael

Forestry

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Computers, Environment, Forestry, Geography, Human Behavior, Internet, Natural Resources, Psychology, Stress, Sustainability, Technology

forest aesthetics and scenic beauty, outdoor recreation, environmental visualization, geographic information systems, visual perception, agent-based modeling

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Miller

William C.

Medicine

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Aging, Disabled Persons, Health Care, Human Behavior

disabled people with respect to mobility (wheelchairs); influence of self-efficacy with respect to participation in daily activity, social activity and general quality of life especially among disabled adults and elderly; wheelchair prescription, performance and function; outcome measurement in health care

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O'Brien

Heather

Arts

-

Computers, Computers in Education, Human Behavior, Libraries, Technology

user engagement, user experience, measuring user engagement, human-computer interaction, cognitive and affective interactions with technology, Information seeking, retrieval and use

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Oliffe

John

Applied Science

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AIDS, Cancer, Culture, Depression, Health Care, Human Behavior, Mental Health, Nursing, Research and Development, Smoking, Suicide

men's health, men's depression, suicide, prostate cancer, men's sexual health, immigrant men's heart health, gender and health, men's smoking, cancer communication'

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Paulhus

Del

Arts

-

Ethics, Human Behavior, Psychology

academic dishonesty, faking on questionnaires, dark personalities

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Riar

Kulwant

Medicine

Punjabi Hindi

Crime, Depression, Drugs, Gangs, Human Behavior, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Sex/Sexuality, Young Offenders

dangerous and sex offenders; young offenders; psychiatry and law; historical sexual abuse; forensic psychiatrist

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Robichaud

Melisa

Medicine

French

Human Behavior, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology, Stress

anxiety disorders, cognitive-behavioural therapy, CBT, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder, clinical psychology

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Robinson

Sandra

Sauder School of Business

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Business, Commerce, Communications, Crime, Human Behavior, Management, Psychology, Statistics, Stress, Work, Young Offenders

employee behavior; stress; workplace crime and aggression; fairness; employee theft; dealing with difficult people; employment contracts; psychological contracts; trust/mistrust; contract breaches/broken promises

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Ross

Becki

Arts

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Abortion, Culture, Human Behavior, Sex/Sexuality, Women's Issues

Sexuality, gender relations, lesbian/gay/bisxual issues, transgender, burlesque and striptease, pornography, prostitution/sex work, families

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Russell

Mary

Social Work and Family Studies

Estonian

Children, Families, Human Behavior, Women's Issues

family violence, wife assault, parent training, beliefs of abusive men, beliefs of abused women

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Schulz

Martin

Sauder School of Business

German

Archives, Business, Computers in Education, Ethics, Europe, Families, Human Behavior, International Studies, Management, Psychology, Sociology, United States

Archives, Bureaucracies, Business, Ethics, Europe, Human Behavior, International Studies, Knowledge, Learning, Management, Organizational Change, Psychology, Rules, Routines, Sociology, Social Change, United States

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Seidel

Marc-David

Sauder School of Business

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Business, Commerce, Communications, Computers, Consumers, Human Behavior, Immigration, Internet, Labour Issues, Management, Racism/Race Relations, Sociology, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation, United States

Social networks, immigration, entrepreneurship, discrimination, employment relationship, hiring, promotions, salary negotiation, corporate governance, director selection, telecommunications, long distance industry, airlines, travel, e-commerce.

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Shapka

Jennifer

Education

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Adolescence, Computers in Education, Education, Families, Human Behavior, Internet, Media, Mental Health, Psychology, Technology

Adolescent Development, Social Development, Media, Internet, Cyberbullying and victimization, Online Privacy Behaviours, Parenting,

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Shariff

Aneesa

Counselling Services

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Depression, Families, Human Behavior, Mental Health, Multiculturalism, Psychology, Racism/Race Relations, Stress, Students, Suicide

mental health, students, anxiety, depression, cross cultural therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotional wellbeing, young adults, suicide, stress

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Simpson

Elizabeth M.

Medicine

some French and American Sign Language

Animals, Brain, Genetics, Human Behavior, Mental Health, Psychiatry

mouse models of disease; transgenic mice; knock-out mice; abnormal brain development; mental illness; behavior; genetics; genomics; violence; human disease; molecular genetics; neuronal stem cells

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Skarlicki

Daniel

Sauder School of Business

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Business, Commerce, Human Behavior, Management, Psychology

perceptions of (un)fairness in organizations, e.g. layoffs, organizational change, recruiting, performance appraisal

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Suedfeld

Peter

Arts

Hungarian, Spanish

Human Behavior, Politics, Psychology, Space Exploration, Stress

Decision-making under stress; psychology of extreme environments (polar, space, etc.); genocide; sensory deprivation; flotation tanks; resilience; political psychology

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Taylor

Edward

Health & Human Development

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Depression, Human Behavior, Mental Health

severe mental disorders, mental illness and violence, terrorist and state of mind, school shootings, workplace shootings, child and adolescent mental disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, post-partum depression and psychosis, social work

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Tierney

Rob

Education

-

Adolescence, Australia, Children, Computers in Education, Education, Human Behavior, Technology, United States

Education, Literacy education, Educational assessment, Learning technologies, Teacher education

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Vatikiotis-Bateson

Eric

Arts

-

Animals, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Communications, Culture, Engineering, Human Behavior, Japan, Language, Philosophy, Robots, Science, Speech Sciences, Students, Telecommunications, United States

Cognitive Systems, Linguistics, Auditory-Visual Speech Processing, Physical and computational modeling of speech motor control, Talking heads animation, Language and Gesture, Communicating systems

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Vines

Bradley

Medicine

Spanish

Brain, Human Behavior, Language, Music, Psychology, Speech Sciences

cognitive science, psychology, music, Melodic Intonation Therapy, stroke recovery, neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience of music, neuro-plasticity, music perception and cognition, brain stimulation, manual dexterity

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Warnock

Fay

Applied Science

None

Babies, Children, Environment, Families, Human Behavior, Nursing, Stress

Infant and child pain, infant distress, infant pain behavior, ethology, systematic observation,

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Whitfield

Michael

Medicine

-

Babies, Brain, Human Behavior, Pediatrics

Child Development Infant, Premature Community Service Learning

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Woodworth

Michael

Forensic Psychololgy

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Death, Human Behavior, Mental Health, Psychology, Young Offenders

psychopathy, deception, forensic psychology, personality disorders, criminals, abnormal behaviour, homicide, offenders, law, mental health

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Yaegaki

Ken

Dentistry

Japanese

Asian Affairs, Continuing Education, Dentistry, Disabled Persons, Human Behavior, Japan, Medicine, Mental Health

Periodontal Pathogenesis, SOD, Superoxide, Green Tea, Volatile Sulfur Compounds, Hydrogen sufide, Methyl mercaptane, Bone chemistry, Geriatric Dentistry, Challenged patients dentistry, Psychosomatic Dentistry, Socialphobia, Halitosis, Oral Malodor, Bad Breath

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Zhao

Jinhua

Applied Science

Chinese

China, Engineering, Human Behavior, Immigration, Chinese, Sustainability, Transportation, Urban Planning

transportation engineering, transportation planning, urban development in China, urban planning, intelligent transportation system

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Last reviewed 07-Jun-2010 Env: PROD / USER

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