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Understanding the Neurological and Functional Development of Children with Critical Congenital Heart Disease
DownloadFall 2018
Critical congenital heart disease (cCHD) encompasses the most severe forms of congenital heart defects. To survive, infants with cCHD must undergo complex cardiac surgeries (CCS) in early life. Thanks to continuous improvements in the overall care of these children, survival rates have improved...
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Understanding the role of Clostridioides difficile and Vitamin D supplementation in shaping the gut microbiome of Canadian infants
DownloadSpring 2019
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....
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Understanding youth experiences and information needs related to online mental health searching: A qualitative descriptive study
DownloadFall 2022
Background: A study of the mental health of Canadian youth from 2011-2018 showed an increase in the prevalence of perceived poor/fair mental health (1). Yet, many youth do not access mental health services provided by a health care provider. The most common help-seeking approach among youth is an...
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Ventricular-Arterial Coupling in Maternal Heart Disease and Its Association with Fetal and Uteroplacental Outcomes in the Mid-trimester of Pregnancy
DownloadFall 2024
Background: Maternal heart disease (MHD) or heart disease during pregnancy, which can be congenital (CHD) or acquired (AHD), affects 4% of all pregnancies and is associated with increased maternal and fetal complications. Some have proposed cardiac dysfunction to be responsible for these...
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Spring 2014
This thesis examines the pathophysiology of asthma, attempts to determine the cellular mechanisms behind viral-induced immune memory mediated asthma exacerbations, and investigates urinary metabolomic biomarkers of asthma and neonatal hypoxia.
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β-catenin is O-GlcNAc modified at Serine 23: Implications for β-catenin’s Subcellular Distribution and Transcriptional Activity
DownloadFall 2012
β-catenin is a potent oncoprotein that serves as a structural anchor at the adherens junctions and as a transcriptional co-activator of the Wnt Signaling pathway. β-catenin was identified to be post-translationally modified by O-linked β-D-N-acetyl-glucosamine (O-GlcNAc). This investigation was...