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2005

Wesner, Marni Lyn

Fall 2012

Colmers, Isabelle N.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have an increased risk of bladder cancer, relative to non-diabetic individuals. We aimed to investigate factors that may influence this association. Some reports suggest an association between the glucose-lowering drug pioglitazone and bladder cancer. Our...

Spring 2024

McElheran, Jesse

It is expected that two in five Canadians will develop cancer within their lifetimes (Canadian Cancer Society, 2023). With survival rates improving for many types of cancer, it is increasingly important to understand the different phases of survivorship and how those phases relate to mental...

Fall 2010

Prendergast, Susan

The purpose of this thesis was to explore the relationships between pregnancy, childbirth and incontinence (both urinary and faecal) and the effect of preventive activities during pregnancy on continence. Two papers comprise this thesis. The first paper, a scoping review, focused on examination...

Fall 2023

Hall, Jennifer

Forest harvesting, wildfire suppression, energy resource exploration, and recreation all require unpaved roads. As a result, many roads in drinking watersheds are potential sources of fine (<63 µm) sediment. Erosion of fine sediment threatens drinking water treatability as can be a source of...

Fall 2022

Nan, Yiling

Carefully designed chemical formulas are often applied in the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. Understanding the molecular distribution and working mechanism of each component can provide theoretical guidance in designing chemical formulas with desired functionalities. In this dissertation,...

Spring 2013

Zhu, Qian

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is used as a chemical additive to enhance bitumen recovery from oil sands by surface-mining extraction process. The addition of NaOH adjusts the pH of the slurry water to pH ~8.5 (approximate pH of process water). The change in pH of oil sand slurry affects the process...

Spring 2012

Flury, Christopher T.

To understand the role of caustic addition and its effect on the bitumen extraction process, a novel flow cell and a Denver Cell extraction unit were utilized. This allowed for the comparison of sodium hydroxide and ammonium hydroxides effect on real oil sands ores. Several ores (A1, C-ore,...

Spring 2019

Drall, Kelsea Michelle

Introduction: The gut microbiome is shaped during infancy and has an important role in the development of both the immune and metabolic systems. Many early life exposures and events contribute to the composition of this complex intestinal environment, notably early infant diet and breastfeeding....

Spring 2022

Forgie, Andrew

Diet is a strong modifier of gut host-microbe interactions that alter host physiology and immunity against pathogenic bacteria. Some dietary components are required to support host defences that maintain gut homeostasis and symbiosis, whereas others can be detrimental, leading to changes in...