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- 1Davis-Street, Janis.
- 1Eastman, Thomas
- 1Esfandiari, Nina
- 1Fillmore, Natasha
- 1Friesen, Douglas E
- 5Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
- 3Department of Oncology
- 2Department of Pharmacology
- 1Department of Computing Science
- 1Department of Foods and Nutrition
- 1Department of Home Economics
- 1Baracos, Vickie (Oncology & Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1Baracos, Vickie (Oncology)
- 1Carla M. Prado (Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1Greiner, Russell (Computing Science)
- 1Lopaschuk, Gary (Department of Pediatrics and Department of Pharmacology)
- 1Lopaschuk, Gary (Medical Sciences - Paediatrics)
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Spring 2010
This thesis presents Pathway Informed Analysis (PIA), a classification method for predicting disease states (diagnosis) from metabolic profile measurements that incorporates biological knowledge in the form of metabolic pathways. A metabolic pathway describes a set of chemical reactions that...
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Fall 2021
One third of all deaths in Canada are due to cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure. Cardiovascular diseases have a considerable economic burden, and drastically impact the health and quality of life of Canadians. Heart failure (HF) is a clinical condition where the heart is unable to...
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Spring 2021
Lifestyle modifications that induce energy deficit, such as diet and physical activity are considered the cornerstone of weight management. The overall purpose of this research was to compare the effects of an acute nutritional intervention comprised of a high-protein (HP) diet replacement versus...
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Elevated Fatty Acid Content in Muscle is Prevented by EPA and DHA in an Animal Model of Colorectal Cancer Receiving CPT-11 / 5-FU
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This study aimed to assess the effect of irinotecan / 5-fluorouracil treatment on amount and types of fatty acids in skeletal muscles of tumor-bearing rats fed: a) control diet, b) fish oil diet. Rats bearing the Ward colorectal carcinoma were fed a semi-purified diet with or without fish oil...
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Fall 2019
Postpartum weight retention (PPWR) is an important risk factor for long-term obesity. Accurate assessment and understanding of energy expenditure and other metabolic characteristics of postpartum women may improve weight management following childbirth. The overall aims of this research were to...
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Spring 2019
Energy expenditure forms the basis of all dietary recommendations. In patients with cancer, resting energy expenditure (REE) can be impacted by tumor burden, high systemic inflammation, and/or altered body composition. Total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity levels (PAL) have been...