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Investigating the role of frailty in the expression of dementia
(2020-08-28)
Background: Frailty is related to neuropathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as cognitive decline and dementia.
Objectives: 1) determine whether frailty moderates the relationship between neuropathology ...
Ocean Model Validation and Downscaling for Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction
(2020-11-26)
Subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) prediction is a global effort to forecast the state of the atmosphere and ocean with lead times between two weeks and a season. This thesis explores the feasibility of S2S prediction of the ...
Biosimilars: The Quest for a Rational Regulatory and Intellectual Property Approach in Canada
(2020-09-01)
Biologics and biosimilars represent the promise for more effective treatments of many diseases. International treaty obligations influenced heavily by the biopharmaceutical industry and advanced through the international ...
Gender and Excellence in the Myth of Atalanta
(2020-12-18)
Atalanta has a complicated and contradictory mythological tradition in classical antiquity. Her excellence in masculine activities produces tension and fascination. Shunning marriage, she races and kills suitors until one ...
Meeting Information Needs in Marine and Aquatic Sciences: A Case Study of the Use of the International Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Database
(2020-01-21)
Since 1971, the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) database has been an important international information resource, particularly for grey literature, on the science, technology, and management of marine and ...
RECONCILING ECOLOGICAL RISK FRAMEWORKS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS AT MULTIPLE SCALES
(2020-12-16)
Maintaining biodiversity, ecosystem stability, and avoiding functional boundaries are essential for maintaining a functioning biosphere. In this thesis, I analyse the effectiveness of two recent biodiversity policy and ...
BEHAVIOR OF SOLID WALL AND SANDWICH FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER LINERS USED FOR REHABILITATION OF BURIED PIPES
(2020-05-14)
This research was focused on studying the behavior of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) liners that could be bonded inside deteriorated buried pipes, as an effective rehabilitation system to increase strength and stiffness. ...
THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY – A FOCUS ON TRANSPARENCY TOOLS
(2020-12-16)
This dissertation explores corporate social responsibility (CSR) accountability and practices in the wild seafood industry, focusing on mid-chain seafood companies. Mid-chain companies, especially large ones, are thought ...
CHANGES IN VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE (VIP) AMOUNT IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
(2020-12-18)
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal genetic disease in Caucasians, which results
from mutations in the CFTR gene. Cystic Fibrosis - Related Diabetes (CFRD) affects more
than 50% of adults with CF. The complex ...
THE FUNCTIONS OF MOUSE SPINAL V3 INTERNEURONS IN LOCOMOTION
(2020-08-28)
V3 interneurons (INs) are a major group of glutamatergic commissural neurons in the mouse spinal cord. They directly innervate motor neurons (MNs) as well as other ventral INs. Although it has been shown that V3 INs are ...