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Fall 2024

Kumblathan, Teresa

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, had far-reaching global health consequences, with the virus spreading rapidly via respiratory droplets and aerosols. Accurate and timely diagnostic testing became critical for guiding public health policies and preventing the spread of infections. The...

Spring 2022

Brown, Douglas Wilson

Gene therapy has potential to become the Holy Grail of modern medicine, however, its clinical success has been hindered due to the lack of a safe and effective nucleic acid delivery platform. The recent success of non-viral RNA delivery platforms has revitalized the field and spurred great...

Spring 2022

Quecke, Emily

Facemask use has been a key public health measure in response to the SARS CoV-2 pandemic; they are used to reduce airborne transmission of the disease amongst the public. The facemasks used by the public are non-medical in nature and therefore are not regulated like medical masks. Cloth masks,...

Spring 2023

Du, Crystal J

Study 1: Human papillomavirus vaccine coverage among immigrant children in Alberta: a population-based cohort study Background: Previous studies have shown that parents of immigrant children have more negative perceptions about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine than parents of non-immigrant...

Fall 2023

Flanagan, Agnes MH

Expectations are beliefs that someone should or will achieve something. Expectations influence performance—positive expectations improve outcomes, whereas negative expectations worsen them. We know very little about how teacher expectations changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used a...

Spring 2024

Qadri, Ali H

Background COVID-19 has impacted health and well-being globally; some populations have been disproportionately impacted. The experience of Indigenous peoples living in Northern Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic is influenced by their cultural and geographical context. Indigenous peoples in...

Spring 2023

Rolle, Shamel Yvonne

Background: Nurses in The Bahamas like their colleagues across the globe have had to navigate the varied effects of the protracted COVID-19 pandemic on their work environments. One of the effects was the exacerbation of already low/limited availability of job resources (e.g., staff and...

Fall 2023

Rahman, S M Asif Ur

Market accessibility, as an essential livelihood criterion in today’s commoditized world, needs a group of buyers and sellers to transact values among themselves through negotiation. Communication – an exchange of information for mutual understanding – plays a vital role in this negotiation....

Spring 2023

Suderman, Kirsten

The purpose of this dissertation was to explore, identify and address gaps in exercise oncology evidence-based care for individuals with cancer, with a specific focus on implementation of cancer-specific exercise programming. Further understanding is needed regarding the poor rates of reported...

Spring 2023

Sun, Weijie

The electrocardiogram (ECG) records the electrical activity of a patient’s heart movement. It is one of the standard routine healthcare tests as it is non-invasive and easy to apply. In this thesis, we analyze 2 million ECGs and over 260,000 patients’ health records from the Alberta Health...