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- 5Forbes, D.A.
- 5Morgan, D.
- 77Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of
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Spring 2020
The population of older adults in Ghana is growing rapidly, and is projected to increase two-fold over the period 2015 to 2050. Despite the unprecedented growth, not much is known about the living conditions and wellbeing of older Ghanaians, in part due to a paucity of research in this area. This...
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Aging of high-performance fibers used in firefighters' protective clothing: State of the knowledge and path forward
Download2023-06-10
Md. Saiful Hoque, Patricia I. Dolez
High-performance fibers developed since the 1960s have a wide range of appli-cations including firefighters' protective clothing. Firefighters' protective cloth-ing made of inherently flame-resistant high-performance fibers offers excellentprotection in the new condition. However, these fibers...
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Spring 2016
There is ample evidence that autophagy is affected in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) but the causes, the nature of the dysfunction and the mechanisms of autophagy impairment are unclear. Autophagy depends on vesicular trafficking and membrane fusion, events that rely on several protein complexes and...
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An Exploration of the Association Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Falls in Older People
DownloadFall 2019
Falls and urinary incontinence are both highly prevalent in older people, and are both associated with significant impact on health, impairment of quality of life, increased healthcare resource use and costs. There is a well recognised but unexplained association between lower urinary tract...
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An interprofessional nurse-led mental health promotion intervention for older home care clients with depressive symptoms.
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Busing, B., Forbes, D., Thomas, P., Thabane, L., Gibson, M., Hoch, J., Browne, G., Markle-Reid, M., McAiney, C.
Background: Depressive symptoms in older home care clients are common but poorly recognized and treated, resulting in adverse health outcomes, premature institutionalization, and costly use of health services. The objectives of this study were to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a new...
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Anesthesia and the Aging Vasculature: Effects of Propofol on Hemodynamics and Vascular Function
DownloadSpring 2014
An increasing life expectancy in Canada has resulted in increasing proportions of elderly patients requiring anesthetic care for surgical procedures. Aging is associated with cardiovascular changes resulting in increased vasoconstriction and hypertension, and medications such as angiotensin...
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2015-10-15
SSHRC Awarded IG 2016: Savons-nous mourir au 21e siècle? La fin de vie est aujourd'hui monopolisée par la pratique médicale et le milieu hospitalier, mais ceux-ci sont-il les plus 'hospitaliers' pour accueillir l'expérience radicalement singulière de mourir? Comment faire de celle-ci le vrai...