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Examination of the diversity and assembly processes of digenean trematode communities in Alberta, and the implications of spatio-temporal community dynamics on swimmer's itch transmission in recreational lakes
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The preservation of biodiversity on our planet is crucial to our health. However, we cannot preserve what we do not understand. Biodiversity surveys most often forget to include some of the most diverse organisms on our planet, the parasites. Historically given a bad rap because of the diseases...
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Whose burden? A comprehensive approach to describing burden of disease by synthesizing evidence from diverse perspectives
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Epidemiologists tasked with addressing public concerns about a specific health issue and developing effective public health strategies aimed at reducing related health risks must begin by describing the extent of the health threat in the target population. Typical approaches use quantitative...
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Spring 2018
Among the developed countries, the burden of mental disorders has become increasingly important. According to Statistics Canada (2013), one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, though one-third of these individuals perceive their needs in mental health (MH) care...
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Assessing Companion Diagnostics (CDx) for Reimbursement Within Alberta: Pilot Study Using Health Technology Assessment of Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
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Introduction: The number of investigational and licensed indications for companion diagnostic (CDx)-drug pairs is increasing. National assessments of the linked drug to support provincial funding decisions do not specifically address the CDx. The project objectives were to: (1) review a proposed...
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Spring 2018
Among the developed countries, the burden of mental disorders has become increasingly important. According to Statistics Canada (2013), one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, though one-third of these individuals perceive their needs in mental health (MH) care...
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Spring 2018
In patients undergoing elective major surgery, preoperative anemia is a common morbidity that may necessitate allogeneic blood transfusion in a substantial proportion of patients depending on the degree of anemia. Allogeneic blood transfusion has potential adverse outcomes. Preoperative...
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An Evaluation of Preschool Children’s Physical Activity within Indoor Preschool Play Environments
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This observational study provides a multiple case comparison of the physical activity of preschool children during designated ‘free play’ within indoor play spaces at their preschool. The study assessed three recreational preschool program sites within the Municipality of Strathcona County,...
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The Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Control Strategies that Target Social Determinants of Health in Three First Nations and Métis Communities: A Mathematical Modeling Approach
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BACKGROUND: Despite the overall decline in tuberculosis (TB) incidence in Canada, rates among Indigenous peoples have not decreased since the late 1990s. On-going transmission associated with the time from the onset of symptoms to treatment have been identified as major contributor to the...
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Fall 2016
Villa-Roel, Myriam Ines Cristina
Background: A knowledge translation (KT) gap between evidence and action exists in asthma care and this gap may explain the suboptimal quality of care and poor health outcomes after asthma exacerbations. While recently published and widely disseminated asthma guidelines have highlighted the...
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Gene-set reduction for analysis of major and minor Gleason scores based on differential gene expressions of biological pathways in prostate cancer
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Introduction: Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and in spite of recent advances regarding understanding its biology, further discovery of the molecular events underlying prostate cancer is still needed. Gleason grading is an important predictor of prostate cancer outcomes. In current...