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MODULATION OF SEXUAL AND SLEEP FUNCTIONS BY ESTROGEN IN CASTRATED MALE RATS AS A MODEL FOR PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS ON ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY
(2013-08-29)
Advanced prostate cancer (PCa) patients are offered androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to control their cancer’s growth. ADT impairs sexual function and the sleep patterns of ADT patients. Since ADT deprives patients of ...
Three Essays on Parental Health and Children’s Outcomes
(2012-08-27)
Does a parent’s illness or disability hurt the educational attainment of their children? This dissertation consists of three essays on the impact of negative health events / activity limitation experienced by parents on ...
Signal Extrapolation with Linear Prolate Functions
(2015-03-25)
A simple, efficient and reliable method for bandlimited signal extrapolation valid up to basically an arbitrarily high range of frequencies is proposed. The orthogonal properties of linear prolate functions (LPFs) are ...
The influence of irradiance and genotype on the change in carbon allocation by four species of microalgae under increasing nutrient stress
(2012-12-11)
During nutrient-replete growth of microalgae, new photosynthate is allocated toward three different biochemical pools: light harvesting compounds, the biosynthetic apparatus and energy storage. The mechanisms governing ...
Evaluation of the Community Balance and Mobility Scale in a cardiac rehabilitation population
(2013-12-16)
Recent research indicates the need for a functional balance assessment in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. One assessment technique that may be appropriate is the Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CBMS). The purpose ...
DETERMINATION OF CAPILLARY PRESSURE, RELATIVE PERMEABILITY AND PORES SIZE DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF COAL FROM SYDNEY BASIN-CANADA
(2012-08-28)
Global warming due to anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases notably carbon dioxide, could lead to the irreversible melting of the polar ice and significant increases in global mean temperature. One of the mitigating ...
A Place for Healing: Architecture as Intermediary Between Nature and the Healing Child
(2012-08-22)
This thesis investigates the difficult reality of children faced with illness, necessitating
prolonged hospitalization. It takes a critical position with regard to the current approach to
health care in Canada within the ...
Demonstrating the Feasibility of Statistical Process Control Charts as a Surveillance and Decision Tool for Breast Screening Utilizing Open Source Solutions
(2013-01-24)
Healthcare organizations typically suffer from the Data Rich, Information Poor (DRIP) syndrome, which has a direct impact on the ability of organizations to monitor processes which is the basis of surveillance activities. ...
EFFECTIVENESS OF HOSPITAL CENTRAL STERILIZATION PROCESSING VS. CLINIC-BASED STERILIZATION PROTOCOLS: A NON-INFERIORITY TRIAL
(2014-09-30)
Purpose: .The purpose of the study was to determine if clinic-based sterilization is non-inferior to hospital-based central sterilization.
Methods: This study was a blinded and standardized, direct comparison of commonly ...
Organized Crime Outlaws: An Evaluation of Criminal Organization Legislation in Canada
(2012-09-06)
This thesis explains how some organized crime outlaws, such as anti-Prohibitionists, the North American Mafia or La Cosa Nostra, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and Aboriginal street gangs, come to exist and thrive in Canadian ...