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Spring 2010
These two studies investigate the immune responses of lung and kidney transplant recipients to the influenza vaccine. The study involving kidney transplant recipients developed a novel flow cytometry assay to measure cell-mediated immunity in response to influenza vaccination. The activation of...
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Mathematical Models and Inverse Algorithms for Childhood Infectious Diseases with Vaccination - Case Studies in Measles
DownloadFall 2014
Children are at a high risk of infection since they have not yet developed mature immunity. Childhood infectious diseases, such as measles, chicken pox and mumps, remain epidemic and endemic around the world. Yet, their dynamics are still not fully understood. SIR-type models have been proposed...
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Fall 2017
In recent years, narratives about various embellished and imaginary risks of vaccination have come under criticism because of their implications for the widespread acceptance of vaccines. Criticisms of these narratives often accompany assumptions that all mainstream health professionals accept,...
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Fall 2017
This thesis focuses on formulating and analyzing non linear models for microbial dynamics vis-a-vis human and environmental health. Firstly, we develop and investigate a stoichiometric organic matter decomposition model in a chemostat culture that incorporates the dynamics of grazers. This...
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Fall 2017
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a “kissing disease virus” that has infected more than 95% of the adult human population. It has been associated with diseases such as Acute Infectious Mononucleosis (AIM) and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). The kinetics of primary EBV infection has...
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Spring 2012
Immigrant-receiving countries like Canada must meet the challenge of tuberculosis (TB) in their foreign-born populations. One puzzling question is why, despite fluctuating levels of immigration from high incidence source countries, only modest variations in foreign-born TB incidence have been...
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Outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in northern Alberta: the impact of Aboriginal ethnicity and injection drug use
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Background: Aboriginals are overrepresented in Canada’s HIV epidemic and are more likely to be infected with HIV through injection drug use (IDU) than non-Aboriginals. However, little research has investigated the outcomes of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) among Aboriginal...
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Fall 2011
The objective of this study is to determine variables associated with four to five year functional outcomes in children undergoing complex cardiac surgery early in life. This is a longitudinal follow-up study conducted between 2000 and 2005, consisting of 165 survivors of complex cardiac surgery...
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Fall 2019
Mental illnesses are highly prevalent in Canada and pose a significant personal, societal, and economic burden. In recent years, a relationship between diet and mental illness has emerged, highlighting diet as a potential public health target for the prevention of mental illness. This thesis...
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Public Health Unit Funding Per Capita and Seasonal Influenza Vaccination among Youth and Adults in Ontario, Canada in 2013/14 and 2018/19
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Background: Previous studies have indicated that public health funding was associated with beneficial health outcomes at the population-level. Some individuals may be less likely to vaccinate against influenza for a variety of reasons, including the presence of health inequities as a barrier. For...