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Adult literacy : a social policy for the Mass Democratic Movement of South Africa
This thesis provides a possible solution to the problem of illiteracy among black South Africans. It is argued that for adult literacy to be translated into an effective policy, it should be fought for as an emancipatory ... -
Re-examining the words we used: Revamping our LibGuides for improved user engagement
(Workshop for Instruction for Library Use (WILU), 2019-05)Early in our LibGuide revision planning process we examined how other universities in Canada and abroad organize their guides in select subject areas, what content they prioritize, and how they label the LibGuide navigation. ... -
Material Characterization of GFRP Bars in Compression using a New Test Method
(ASTM, 2019-05-20)This paper presents a new test method for determining the mechanical properties of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite bars in compression, namely the compressive strength, compressive modulus of elasticity, ... -
Risks of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics? What the scientists say.
(BMC Springer Nature, 2013-11-29)Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics (hereafter NGx) have stimulated expectations for beneficial applications in public health and individuals. Yet, the potential achievability of such promise is not without socioethical ... -
Exploring the post-genomic world: differing explanatory and manipulatory functions of post-genomic sciences
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-02-25)Richard Lewontin proposed that the ability of a scientific field to create a narrative for public understanding garners it social relevance. This article applies Lewontin’s conceptual framework of the functions of science ... -
Ambiguous Capture: Collaborative Capitalism and the Meningitis Vaccine Project
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-04-21)The primary health care approach advanced at Alma Ata to address social determinants of health was replaced by selective health care a year later at Bellagio. Subsequently, immunization was endorsed as a cost-effective ... -
Understanding vaccine hesitancy in Canada: Results of a consultation study by the Canadian Immunization Research Network
(Public Library of Science, 2016-06-03)“Vaccine hesitancy” is a concept now frequently used in vaccination discourse. The increased popularity of this concept in both academic and public health circles is challenging previously held perspectives that individual ... -
Lueurs et leurres de la santé globale À propos de MenAfriVac®, un vaccin « africain » contre la méningite
(Open Edition Journals, 2017-12)In biomedical narratives, the Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) enabled the technology transfer for the development and implementation of MenAfriVac® vaccine at an affordable price for African countries. The presentation ... -
Do health care providers trust product monograph information regarding use of vaccines in pregnancy? A qualitative study
(Health Canada, 2018-06-07)Background: In uenza immunization is recommended in pregnancy to prevent severe infections in pregnant women and newborns, yet vaccine uptake remains low. Studies suggest that cautionary language in vaccine product monographs ... -
Frailty, fitness and late-life mortality in relation to chronological and biological age
(BMC Springer Nature, 2002-02-27)Background: People age at remarkably different rates, but how to estimate trajectories of senescence is controversial. Methods: In a secondary analysis of a representative cohort of Canadians aged 65 and over (n = 2914) ... -
The clinical meaningfulness of ADAS-Cog changes in Alzheimer’s disease patients treated with donepezil in an open-label trial
(BMC Springer Nature, 2007-08-30)Background: In 6-month anti-dementia drug trials, a 4-point change in the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) is held to be clinically important. We examined how this change compared with ... -
Assessment of factors associated with complete immunization coverage in children ages 12-23 months: A cross sectional study in Nouna district, Burkina Faso
(BMC Springer Nature, 2009-10-14)Background: The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) is still in need of improvement. In Burkina Faso in 2003, for example, the Nouna health district had an immunization coverage rate of 31.5%, compared to the national ... -
Rendre évident: une approche symétrique de la réglementation des produits thérapeutiques
(Érudit, 2010)ENGLISH: Within the social studies of science, risk regulation regimes dominated by a technocratic approach are critiqued for neglecting public, socially situated epistemological standpoints, which, it is argued, are more ... -
Global challenges of implementing human papillomavirus vaccines
(BMC Springer Nature, 2011)Human Papillomavirus vaccines are widely hailed as a sweeping pharmaceutical innovation for the universal benefit of all women. The implementation of the vaccines, however, is far from universal or equitable. Socio- ... -
Challenges to immunization: the experience of homeless youth
(BMC Springer Nature, 2012)Background: Homelessness is a critical social issue, both a product of, and contributing to, poor mental and physical health. Over 150,000 young Canadians live on the streets. Homeless youth experience a high incidence of ... -
Substitute Decision Making About Research: Identifying the Legally Authorized Representative in Four Canadian Provinces
(Faculty of Law, McGill University, 2012)Canada's aging population presents new incentives for research on Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. But the public interest in advancing knowledge about these diseases must be partnered with a concern for exploitation, ...
