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Fall 2014
Epidemiological studies correlate vitamin D deficiency with asthma severity. Calcitriol modulates receptor and cytokine expression from various leukocytes in an anti-inflammatory manner. Despite eosinophil activity during mucosal inflammation, knowledge on the direct effect of calcitriol on this...
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Understanding implementation processes of clinical pathways and clinical practice guidelines in pediatric contexts: A study protocol
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Nettel-Aguirre, A., Klassen, T.P., Grimshaw, J., Johnson, D., Scott, S.
Background: Canada is among the most prosperous nations in the world, yet the health and wellness outcomes of Canadian children are surprisingly poor. There is some evidence to suggest that these poor health outcomes are partly due to clinical practice variation, which can stem from failure to...
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The Ordering and Impact of Chest Radiography in the Management of Adult Patients with Acute Asthma in Canadian Emergency Departments
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Objectives: Asthma is a reversible chronic disease of the airway characterized by symptoms of persistent dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, cough, and occasional sputum production. Acute asthma is a severe form of asthma, which may result in emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalization or,...
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Stories of Faculty who Served as Academic Administrators: Career-Life Experiences and Academic Identities of five Associate Deans
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Deans, chairs, associate deans, and associate chairs are, as academic administrators, at the nexus of the university organization. Much has been written on educational leadership theory and practice and on organizational theory, management, and behaviour. I have come to wonder, though, what the...
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection biases the immune response in favor of Th2: the role of Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase
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Infants that develop severe bronchiolitis due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are at increased risk of developing asthma later in life. To begin my studies in vitro, purified RSV stock was needed. My first study established the critical steps in RSV purification to determine a procedure that...