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"I’m not lazy, I’m Exhausted!" Development of the Fatigue in Educational Contexts (FEC) Survey: Moving towards equity in access to learning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) Students
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Rohatyn-Martin, Natalia., Hayward, Denyse V., McQuarrie, Lynn., Cundy, Linda., Rohatyn, Stephan., Dickner, Sydney., Gan, Jerry., Alves Vieira, Ana., Elliott, Sophie.
Poster presented at the 2024 Faculty of Education Celebrating Socially Transformative Research and Teaching Event
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A Pan Canadian Practice Guideline for Screening, Assessment, and Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue in Adults (Version 2)
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Howell, Doris, Keshavarz, Homa, Broadfield, Larry, Hack, Tom, Hamel, Marc, Harth, Tamara, Jones, Jennifer, McLeod, Deborah, Olson, Karin, Phan, Stephanie, Sawka, Annie, Swinton, Nelda, Ali, Muhammad U.
Background Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a prevalent problem in cancer and has a side effect of treatment that often worsens during cancer treatment and can persist as a long-term problem for many patients including those in palliative care and cancer survivor populations. Reported prevalence...
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A randomized, controlled trial of ginseng consumption on the immune response to a moderate exercise stress protocol in non-athletic women
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McCargar, Linda J., Harber, Vicki J., Field, Catherine J., Biondo, Patricia D.
Background: Ginseng is a popular herbal remedy that has been proposed to increase resistance to stress and enhance immune function. Regular moderate exercise results in an acute physiological stress that affects immune function. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of...
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Fall 2012
Deep tissue injury (DTI) is particularly serious subtype of pressure ulcer that first starts in the muscle layers over bony prominences as a result of unrelieved loading. Intermittent electrical stimulation (IES) induced muscle contractions have shown potential for prevention of DTI through...
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An Investigation of Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Spectroscopy
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Hazlin Zaini, Zhang Chen, Min Liu, Fabrizio Giuliani, Chris Hanstock, Christian Beaulieu. Altered white matter connectivity between early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis patients, Abstract # 3610. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 21st Annual...
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Applying the risk of bias tool in a systematic review of combination long-acting beta-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids for persistent asthma.
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Seida, J., Vandermeer, B., Hartling, L., Dryden, D. M., Rowe, B. H., Bond, K.
Background The Risk of Bias (RoB) tool is used to assess internal validity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Our objectives were to: 1) evaluate inter-rater agreement of the RoB tool; 2) determine the time to access supplemental study information; 3) compare the RoB tool with the Jadad...
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Behavioural and developmental interventions for autism spectrum disorder: a clinical systematic review.
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Clark, B., Hartling, L., Krebs Seida, J., Karkhaneh, M., Smith, V., Tjosvold, L., Ospina, M. B.
BACKGROUND: Much controversy exists regarding the clinical efficacy of behavioural and developmental interventions for improving the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We conducted a systematic review to summarize the evidence on the effectiveness of behavioural and developmental...
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Can caffeine alter blood potassium concentration or the perception of pain and fatigue after a 1 km cycling sprint?
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Caffeine is used by some athletes to improve endurance performance, however, the mechanism(s) by which caffeine elicits performance improvements have been unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of caffeine on pain perception, fatigue perception, plasma catecholamine...
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Characterization and Modeling of Natural-Fibres-Reinforced composites (Moisture Absorption Kinetics, Monotonic Behaviour and Cyclic Behaviour)
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Natural fibres have been shown to offer a good potential in replacing or supplementing synthetic fibres in composite material applications. To fully utilize these new materials in design, however, engineering models of the mechanical behaviour need to be developed and ...
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Chronic Fatigue Mechanisms in Autoimmune Diseases: Lessons from Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Systemic Sclerosis
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease affecting the body's connective tissues, resulting in progressive fibrosis and vasculopathy. In some cases, individuals with SSc may also develop primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), another autoimmune disease characterized by damage to their...