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Developing a Patient-Driven Arts-Based Knowledge Translation Tool for Parents of Children with Asthma
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Background: Family-centered education is critical to managing childhood asthma, the most common chronic disease of childhood in North America. Parents are largely responsible for the day-to-day management of their child’s asthma; as such, finding effective ways to educate parents about asthma is...
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Spring 2012
Asthma is a common chronic condition in Canadian adolescents. Stress is a proposed risk factor for asthma development. Allostatic load (AL) is a composite measure of chronic stress exposure, and its role in the development of asthma in adolescents was the focus of this thesis. In study 1, we...
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Effects of prepartal oronasal administration of lipopolysaccharide on milk composition and productivity of transition Holstein cows
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Ametaj, Burim N., Dunn, Suzanna M., Zebeli, Qendrim, Iqbal, Summera, Mansmann, Dominik A.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of repeated oronasal administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on milk composition and the overall productive performance of dairy cows. One hundred pregnant Holstein dairy cows were randomly assigned to two treatment groups (n = 50). 30 cows out...
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Engaging First Nation and Inuit communities in asthma management and control: Assessing cultural appropriateness of educational resources.
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Chera, R., Fenton, N., E., Elliott, S., Latycheva, O., Stewart, M., Hampson, C., Masuda, J., R.
Introduction: Asthma is a growing concern in First Nations and Inuit communities. As with many health indicators and outcomes, Aboriginal peoples living in remote areas experience greater disparities in respiratory health compared with non-Aboriginal Canadians. Therefore, it is critically...
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Ecological Investigation of the 2009 Influenza Pandemic
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Influenza pandemic occurs when a novel influenza virus subtype for which humans do not have sufficient immunity emerges and spreads quickly from person-to-person worldwide. Influenza pandemics result in serious consequences on human health and economy. In April 2009, the World Health Organization...
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Evaluating the Role of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide on Etiology and Pathogenesis of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or otherwise known as prion diseases are a class of fatal neurodegenerative diseases related to irreversible brain damage. Presently, there is no effective treatment or preventive strategy for this disease because the etiology and biological...
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Fall 2012
Recent discoveries in stem cell biology have generated enthusiasm about the possibility of harnessing stem cells for organ repair and regeneration. The ability of pluri- and multipotent stem cells to differentiate along various cellular lineages has placed them at the core of research that seeks...