Theses/Dissertations from 2012
INSIGHTS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: STUDIES FROM GENE TARGETED MICE LACKING THE HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR, SR-BI, Aishah Aljarallah Ms.
A Feminist Poststructural Case Study of Nursing's Engagement in Interprofessional Education, Susan E. Anthony
CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE (UPR) TO ADIPOGENESIS AND WHOLE BODY ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS, Sana Basseri
Does Integration of Laboratory Data Improve Prescribing Decisions and Patient Outcomes?, Imaan Bayoumi
A Comparison of Cardiovascular Nurses' Similarity Judgments at Two Points in the Novice-Expert Continuum, Sally Binks
The Role of the In Vivo Microenvironment in Human Stem Cell Fate Decisions, Clinton JV Campbell
THE ROLE OF INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 3 IN THE INNATE ANTIVIRAL RESPONSE, Tracy Chew
INDIRECT AND PHYSICAL AGGRESSION IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE AND OUTCOMES IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD, Kristin D. Cleverley RN, BScN, MSc
In Silico Modelling of Complex Biological Processes with Applications to Allergic Asthma and Cancer, Marc Colangelo
THE VIRULENCE CHAPERONE NETWORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPI-2 ENCODED TYPE THREE SECRETION SYSTEM OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA, Colin Cooper
VASCULAR ACCESS SITE BRUISING, Tammy L. Cosman
Parathyroid hormone-related protein in giant cell tumour of bone, Robert W. Cowan
The Effect of Goblet Cell Metaplasia On Airway Barrier Integrity, Christopher J. Dalle Ave
The Effect of a Neurodynamic Treatment on Nerve Conduction in Clients with Low Back Pain, Diana M. Dawson Mrs.
Effects of Extreme Temperature on Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Death, Lindsay E. DoHarris
NURSE MIGRATION INTENTIONS IN A CANADIAN BORDER CITY, Michelle A. Freeman
ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF AN INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM, Meghann L. Gregg
The effect of lifelong maternal obesity on pregnancy outcomes and placental development, Emily K. Hayes
Methodological issues for osteoporosis, Robert B. Hopkins
INVOLVEMENT OF SRC TYROSINE KINASE AND CALCIUM-HANDLING IN AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE EXCITATION-CONTRACTION COUPLING, Brent T. Humber
THE CRYO-EM STRUCTURE OF THE ∆RIMM IMMATURE 30S RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT: A SNAPSHOT OF THE PROTEIN FACTORY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, Meredith C. Kent
Structural and Functional Studies of hAPTX, Refat Arin S. Khan
The Effects of Bifidobacterium Longum NCC3001 on AH Neuron Excitability and Slow Wave Activity of the Mouse Intestine, Amir Khoshdel
TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CYTOCHROME C BIOSENSOR, Jennifer A. Lee
Procoagulant effects of lung cancer chemotherapy on HUVEC, A549 cells, and monocytes., Zakhar Lysov
The Regulation of Brain Serotonergic and Dopaminergic Neurons: The Modulatory Effects of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Atypical Neuroleptics and Environmental Enrichment, Lindsey E.S. MacGillivray
Bayesian Approaches for Synthesising Evidence in Health Technology Assessment, Catherine Elizabeth McCarron
Impact of Commensal Intestinal Microbiota on Nervous System Development and Function, Karen-Anne McVey Neufeld PhD
Succeeding in Level 1 of a BScN Program: A Grounded Theory Inquiry, Carrie J. Mines
Investigation of the interaction of multimerin 1 with components of prothrombinase, in vitro, Zainab A. Motala
Delineating the Role of TCF3 in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation, Deborah Ng
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL SYSTEM FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF CANCER STEM CELL PROPERTIES IN BRAIN METASTASES FROM THE LUNG, Sara M. Nolte
INVESTIGATION OF THE CYTOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF SONIC HEDGEHOG IN CELLULAR AND ANIMAL MODELS OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, Randy Peterson
TESTING FOR TREATMENT HETEROGENEITY BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES WITHIN A COMPOSITE OUTCOME, Janice M. Pogue
PERCEPTIONS OF ONTARIO’S FIRST UPCOMING DRUG INFORMATION SYSTEM (DIS): NARRATING THE STORY OF CONSUMERS, PRESCRIBERS AND DISPENSERS, Hafsa Qureshi
THE ROLE OF AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE (AMPK) IN MEDIATING RADIATION RESPONSES IN CANCER CELLS, Toran Sanli
STRUCTURAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM, Christopher B. Stone
System xc- Mediated Glutamate Transport Inhibition in Cancer-Induced Bone Pain, Robert G. Ungard
THE UNMET SUPPORTIVE CARE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED ADVANCED COLON CANCER, Suganya Vadivelu Mrs.
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
PRIMARY CARE DIABETES: ISSUES FACING FAMILY DOCTORS, Gina Agarwal
Family Physician Continuity of Care in End-of-Life Homecare Cancer Patients and its Association with Acute Care Services Use, Ummukulthum A. Almaawiy
Functional Structures: The Role of XRCC4 and XLF in Mammalian DNA Double-Strand Break Repair, Sara N. Andres
Immune-Effector Pathways Leading To Peanut-Induced Anaphylaxis, Katherine Arias
EXAMINING PALLIATIVE CARE NETWORKS IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY PALLIATIVE CARE, Daryl Bainbridge
Reporting of Influenza-Related Events, Angela M. Barbara
Adiponectin Receptor 1 and Liver Kinase B1 are Downregulated in Renal Cell Carcinoma, Laura Beatty
PAOPA, a potent dopamine D2 receptor allosteric modulator, prevents and reverses behavioural and biochemical abnormalities in an amphetamine-sensitized preclinical animal model of schizophrenia., Michael G.R. Beyaert
INVESTIGATION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ISOLATED LECHUGUILLA CAVE STRAINS, Kirandeep Bhullar
Assessment of Bone Geometry in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis of the Spine Before and After a 6 Month Aquatic Exercise Program, Alison M. Bonnyman
THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE PSFS IN PEOPLE WITH PD, Gabriela Burgos-Martinez
Impact of intestinal microbial composition on the regulation of immunoglobulin E, Julia Cahenzli
LENGTHENED G1 PHASE INDICATES DIFFERENTIATION STATUS IN HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS., Ashley Calder
STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS INTO THE ROLES OF SEQA ON ORIGIN SEQUESTRATION AND CHROMOSOME ORGANIZATION, Yu Seon Chung
Alterations in the Intestinal Microbiota Can be Detected by and Influence Specific Brain Regions, Josh Collins
The routine use of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure by Occupational Therapists: Effect on practice, outcomes and therapists' perceptions of use, Heather Colquhoun
A Narrative Study of the Older Patient and Family Caregiver Experience of Alternate Level of Care, Greg Cressman
EFFECT OF SMOKING AND CESSATION IN HIV-INFECTED PEOPLE, Qu Cui
Oral Pharmacotherapy for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Systematic Review and Indirect Treatment Comparison, Brett M. Doble
VALIDITY OF PRE-DISCHARGE FUNCTIONAL MEASURES FOR PREDICTING HARM IN OLDER ADULTS, Alison Douglas
Empowering Ontario Public Health Nurses to Address the Causes of Poverty: A Qualitative Descriptive Study, Jeri A. Dunne
The Engineering of Riboswitch-Based Sensors of Small Molecules in Bacteria and Their Application in the Study of Vitamin B12 Biology, Casey C. Fowler
NON-TRAUMATIC FRACTURES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES, Lisa-Ann Fraser
THEORETICAL STUDY OF STATE-DEPENDENT ACTION OF TOXINS AND DRUGS IN A VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL, Daniel Garden
PRENATAL CARE IN TWO NUNAVUT COMMUNITIES: THE BARRIERS, FACILITATORS AND MOTIVATORS TO UTILIZING CARE, Johanna Geraci
A HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREEN TO IDENTIFY SMALL MOLECULES THAT SELECTIVELY TARGET TUMOR-INITIATING CELLS IN A MOUSE MODEL OF HER2-INDUCED BREAST CANCER, Andrew O. Giacomelli
Modulation of Airway Smooth Muscle Proliferation, Migration, Contractility and Cytokine Synthesis by Human Adipocytes, Amanda LA Giesler
SELECTION OF CELL-INTERNALIZING CIRCULAR DNA APTAMERS, Jimmy Gu
REVISED STRATEGY OF SYNCOPE DIAGNOSIS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE GENERAL HOSPITAL (RESASTER): A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL, Juan C. Guzman
ASPECTS OF AIRWAY STRETCH-ACTIVATED CONTRACTIONS ASSESSED IN PERFUSED INTACT BOVINE BRONCHIAL SEGMENTS, Jeremy M. Hernandez
The Function of RKIP in the Tumourigenesis of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Brianne Hill
HOW COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF RECENT IMMIGRANT CHILDREN, Sandra M. Isaacs
A Study About Personalized Academic Detailing - Pilot Project on Smoking Cessation, Margaret Jin
The Changing Nature of Health Professionals' Work: The Impact of Infectious Disease, Alyshah Kaba
External Validation of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire within an Injured Worker Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Rhonda Kirkwood
Inhibition of Notch signaling targets breast tumor initiating cells, Maria Kondratyev
DIABETIC MYOPATHY: CHANGES TO CONTRACTILE FUNCTION, MORPHOLOGY AND REGENERATIVE CAPACITY OF SKELETAL MUSCLE IN A MURINE MODEL OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS, Matthew P. Krause
Understanding Sex/Gender in Cardiovascular Disease, Catherine Kreatsoulas
The Effectiveness of Knowledge Translation Strategies in Public Health, Rebecca L. LaRocca
CHARACTERIZATION OF A GTP-BINDING DNA APTAMER, Lawrence Lin
EVOLUTION OF ALLERGEN RESPONSIVENESS DURING DEVELOPMENT, Josip Marcinko
GENETIC DISRUPTION OF ACETYL COA CARBOXYLASE PHOSPHORYLATION BY AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INCREASES LIVER LIPID ACCUMULATION AND INSULIN RESISTANCE, Katarina Marcinko
The Effect of Lactobacillus reuteri on Host Immune and Cell Alterations During an Enteric Parasitic Infection, Jessica M. McClemens
REGULATION OF PRIMARY T CELL RESPONSES TO INTRACELLULAR INFECTION IN THE LUNG, Sarah M. McCormick
IRF9 AND NITRIC OXIDE: IMPORTANT ANTIVIRAL MEDIATORS IN THE ABSENCE OF KEY SIGNALLING MOLECULES, Devangi R. Mehta
Comparing Days of Therapy (DOT) and Defined Daily Doses (DDD) as Risk Factors for Antimicrobial Resistance in a Multi-Level Model, Dominik Mertz
ASSESSING INFORMATION AND TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER, Gladys K. Mokaya
UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING INTERDISCIPLINARITY IN HEALTH RESEARCH TEAMS, Kalpana M. Nair
A Systematic Review of Head-to-Head Comparison Studies of the Roland-Morris and Oswestry Measures' Abilities to Assess Change, Anastasia N L Newman
Outcome Measurement in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Tara L. Packham