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2016

Hogan, David B., Bergman, Howard, Stelfox, H. Thomas, Tam-Tham, Helen, Arora, Rakesh C., Afilalo, Jonathan, Hemmelgarn, Brenda, Bronskill, Susan E., Maxwell, Colleen J., Basran, Jenny, Rolfson, Darryl, Mitnitski, Arnold, Bagshaw, Sean, Dixon, Elijah, Wunsch, Hannah, Madden, Kenneth

Fall 2016

Kurian, Vinoj

Athabasca oil sands contain 8 to 14% bitumen and are recovered using surface mining or steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). During primary upgrading of bitumen, the vacuum residuum from the distillation column is sent to the solvent de-asphalting unit where a paraffinic solvent is used to...

2021-10-15

Rehani, Mayank

This is a protocol for a systematic review of clinical outcomes, complications and adverse events, patient experiences, and health economic literature on bone-anchored prostheses for persons with transfemoral amputation.

Fall 2012

Mollins, Juliana E

The incidence of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in Canada is steadily escalating; however, some recipients do not experience optimal outcomes. The objective of this study was to identify patient demographics associated with inferior pain and functional outcomes at 3-5years post-TKA. A secondary...

Fall 2011

Kuhle, Stefan

The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased dramatically over the last three decades in Canada with substantial consequences for the physical, mental, and economic wellbeing of the population. The overarching objective of this thesis was to examine the various aspects of childhood obesity...

Fall 2013

Al Sayah, Fatima

There is a general agreement that a relationship exists between health literacy (HL) and health outcomes. Nonetheless, there are critical gaps in the measurement of HL and in the evidence on the impact of inadequate HL on health outcomes, especially in the diabetes population. These gaps need to...

Fall 2013

Al Sayah, Fatima

There is a general agreement that a relationship exists between health literacy (HL) and health outcomes. Nonetheless, there are critical gaps in the measurement of HL and in the evidence on the impact of inadequate HL on health outcomes, especially in the diabetes population. These gaps need to...

Spring 2016

Dickau, Matthew A

This research is focused towards improving techniques used to measure particulate emissions from aircraft engines, on two fronts: first, to characterize and quantify the mixing state of particulate emissions; and second, to calibrate black carbon mass instruments with a traceable mass...

2013

Samaranayaka, Ari, Derrett, Sarah, Hokowhitu, Brendan, Wyeth, Emma

Background: Māori, the indigenous population of New Zealand, experience numerous and consistent health disparities when compared to non-Māori. Injury is no exception, yet there is a paucity of published literature that examines outcomes following a wide variety of injury types and severities for...

Spring 2021

Conway, Jennifer

Mechanical circulatory support has become a therapeutic option for children with advanced heart failure. This type of support is often used to bridge patients to heart transplantation with approximately a third of all patients listed for transplant requiring some form of mechanical support. While...