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Fall 2020

Wowk, Shannon

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), when a blood vessel ruptures within the brain, affects approximately 15% of stroke victims in Canada. There are no proven neuroprotective treatments ICH but two therapies, therapeutic hypothermia (TH) and iron-chelators, have gained preclinical and clinical...

Fall 2021

Nomani, Ali Z

Computed Tomography Perfusion (CTP) is a rapidly acquired minimally invasive mean to assess brain perfusion dynamics, collaterals and infarct growth in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). It helps differentiate expected stroke evolution and speed of core growth after arterial occlusion. The goals of...

Spring 2022

Kamtchum Tatuene, Joseph

Carotid atherosclerosis is responsible for 15-25% of the nearly 8 million first-ever ischemic strokes that occur each year worldwide. This proportion has remained constant over the past three decades, thus suggesting that some patients with carotid atherosclerosis currently receive suboptimal...

Spring 2023

González Esparza, Lydia

Affect detection is increasingly viewed as an essential component of computer-based learning systems because it aims to improve learner outcomes by adapting to the learner’s affect. However, most computer-based learning environments used across formal and informal educational contexts do not...

Spring 2023

Tanase, Celestina S.

Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of disability and third leading cause of death in Canada, exerting a serious burden on stroke survivors, their families, and healthcare resources. Characterized by brain damage due to loss of blood flow and oxygen supply, ischemic stroke is characterized by...