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Improving the Diagnosis and Linkage to Care of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Infection in Prenatal Females in Edmonton, Alberta
DownloadFall 2024
Chlamydia and gonorrhea (CTNG) are sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that can lead to complications in males and females. If a pregnant individual is infected with CTNG, they risk passing the infection to their newborn through vertical transmission during delivery, which can lead to newborn...
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Investigating Relationships Between Artificial Sweeteners and Water Quality: Waste Impact Indicators and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors
DownloadFall 2020
Artificial sweeteners (ASs) are highly stable, man-made sugar alternatives used in many low and no-calorie foods and beverages. The massive consumption of ASs by the general population has resulted in their wide occurrence in waste and environmental waters. Wastewater treatment is not designed to...
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Fall 2017
Drinking water disinfection effectively kills pathogens and prevents waterborne diseases, but it also generates a large number of water disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Epidemiological studies have consistently linked long-term consumption of chlorinated water with an increased risk of developing...
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Membrane water permeability as a quality predictor for red blood cells during hypothermic storage
DownloadSpring 2017
Hypothermic storage of red blood cell is essential in the field of transfusion medicine to fulfill the huge clinical demand for red blood cell products in situations of massive bleeding or red blood cell disorders. The prime goal of hypothermic storage is to maintain the quality and safety of...
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Induction of Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Lines by Thymoquinone
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Thymoquinone, the plant-based bioactive constituent derived from the volatile oil of Nigella sativa, has been shown to possess considerable anti-neoplastic activity. The present study aimed to investigate the anti-tumour property of TQ against hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and...
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Molecular Characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates from Human Cases of Invasive Disease Collected in Alberta, Canada: 2003-2013
DownloadFall 2018
Capsular polysaccharide (CPS) surrounding the Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a major virulence factor for GBS. There are 10 recognized CPS types (Ia, Ib and II-IX). A GBS isolate is non-typeable (NT) when CPS cannot be identified as one of the 10 CPS types. All genes required for CPS synthesis...
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New Approaches to Evaluate the Immune and Endothelial Modulation Potential of Stored Red Blood Cell Concentrates
DownloadSpring 2019
Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is the most common treatment for anemia caused by blood loss due to hemorrhage or other pathological conditions. Despite being a life-saving therapy, RBC transfusion it is often associated with undesirable effects ranging from hemolytic and non-hemolytic...
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Fall 2016
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), characterized by anemia, jaundice, and edema, can lead to fetal/neonatal death in its most severe form. Linked to maternal immune response to the RhD antigen, the disease can be prevented by administering Rh immune globulin (RhIg) to D-negative...
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Spring 2017
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), continues to be a leading infectious cause of death worldwide with approximately 10 million new cases and 2 million deaths attributed annually. There has been resurgence in active TB infections since 1980s and the World Health...