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The impact of food processing and diet quality on nutrition management for adults living with kidney disease
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Background: Food processing changes the health value and nutrient content of foods. In the general population, consumption of minimally processed foods is encouraged to reduce the intake of free sugar, fat and sodium and increase fibre, protein and potassium intake. Many nutritious foods are...
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Spring 2023
As the most metabolically demanding organ in the body, the heart must continually produce extraordinary amounts of energy to sustain constant contractile function. To accommodate for alterations in fuel source availability, the healthy mature heart is omnivorous and possesses the capacity to...
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IDENTIFYING ADOLESCENTS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING NEGATIVE OUTCOMES AFTER RECEIVING OPIOID ANALGESICS FOR CHRONIC NON-CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS
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Canada's prescription opioid dispensing rates have increased since the early 21st century and this has contributed to an increase in opioid-related morbidity and mortality. Adolescents are one of the most vulnerable age groups when it comes to experiencing morbidity and mortality related to...
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Spring 2023
The increased availability and use of assisted reproductive technologies, legislative changes that recognize equal marriage, and the expansion of legal parentage beyond “the rule of two” are inviting Canadians to reimagine fundamental questions about kinship, parentage, and legal recognition. My...
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Spring 2023
As of 2016, the global annual production of plastic was 330 million metric tonnes (Plastics Europe, 2017). This staggering number is expected to double over the next 20 years as consumption increases (Plastics Europe, 2017; Lebreton et al., 2019). Less than half of the plastic produced reaches a...
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Obtaining Temperature Dependence of Cell Membrane Permeability Parameters Using Non-Ideal Thermodynamic Assumptions to Mathematically Model Real Cryopreservation Protocols
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Cryopreservation is the process of preserving biological matter such as cells, tissues, and organs, at sub-zero temperatures for long-term storage. Cells at low temperatures are susceptible to mechanical damage due to intracellular ice formation and osmotic injuries related to increasing...
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Spring 2023
Coral reefs are essential to the marine ecosystem, and provide some of the most diverse habitats in the world. Coral reef fisheries contribute 6.8 billion to the economy a year globally. However, coral reefs are under significant threat because of human activities such as overfishing, ocean...
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Spring 2023
Emulsion droplets are present in various systems and their dynamic behaviors are important to the design of efficient processes in different biological and industrial applications. Studying the interaction mechanisms of deformable droplets provides fundamental insights into many unsolved problems...
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Spring 2023
In this thesis, rare-earth-containing chalcogenides and oxychalcogenides were sought with the aim to identify new crystal structures and to evaluate their potential as optical and thermoelectric materials. They were synthesized in the form of pure microcrystalline powders and single crystals...
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Spring 2023
Process industries involve processes that have complex, interdependent, and sometimes uncontrollable/unobservable features that are subject to a variety of uncertainties such as operational fluctuations, sensory noises, process anomalies, human involvement, market volatility, and so forth. In the...