Browsing University of Manitoba Scholarship by Title
Now showing items 1507-1526 of 2023
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Qualitative insights into adapting an in-lab empathy intervention for use via videoconferencing with groups of nursing students
(2019)Caregivers often feel neglected by health care providers who lack communication skills or make assumptions about them. Therefore it is important for health care providers to receive communication training and education ... -
Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: instrument development and testing
(2014-06-03)Abstract Background Utilization indices exist to measure quantity of prenatal care, but currently there is no published instrument to assess quality of prenatal care. The purpose of this study ... -
Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: psychometric testing in an Australia population
(2015-09-10)Abstract Background The quality of antenatal care is recognized as critical to the effectiveness of care in optimizing maternal and child health outcomes. However, research ... -
Quantification of the Spatial Organization of the Nuclear Lamina as a Tool for Cell Classification
(2013-11-7)The nuclear lamina is the structural scaffold of the nuclear envelope that plays multiple regulatory roles in chromatin organization and gene expression as well as a structural role in nuclear stability. The lamina proteins, ... -
Quantifying the annual incidence and underestimation of seasonal influenza: A modelling approach
(2020-07-10)Abstract Background Seasonal influenza poses a significant public health and economic burden, associated with the outcome of infection and resulting complications. The true burden of the disease is difficult to capture ... -
Quantifying the influences of grazing, climate and their interactions using Landsat TM images
(Wiley, 2017)Appropriate grazing management ensures sustainable productivities of grassland ecosystems while maintaining grassland services. Thus, it is important to understand the influences of grazing management on grassland ecosystems, ... -
Quinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of BK virus infection in kidney transplantation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(2013-06-21)Abstract Background BK virus infection has emerged as a major complication in kidney transplantation leading to a significant reduction in graft survival. There are currently no proven ... -
Rac2 is involved in bleomycin-induced lung inflammation leading to pulmonary fibrosis
(2014-06-27)Abstract Background Pulmonary fibrotic diseases induce significant morbidity and mortality, for which there are limited therapeutic options available. Rac2, a ras-related ... -
Rac2 is involved in bleomycin-induced lung inflammation leading to pulmonary fibrosis
(2014-06-27)Abstract Background Pulmonary fibrotic diseases induce significant morbidity and mortality, for which there are limited therapeutic options available. Rac2, a ras-related guanosine ... -
Radiogenomic association of deep MR imaging features with genomic profiles and clinical characteristics in breast cancer
(BMC, 2023-01-24)Abstract Background It has been believed that traditional handcrafted radiomic features extracted from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of tumors are normally shallow and ... -
Radiographic characterization of the hands in Ritscher-Schinzel/3-C syndrome
(2013-11-07)Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to identify whether specific radiographic hand changes were characteristic of RSS and could serve as a diagnostic tool. Materials ... -
Rapid review programs to support health care and policy decision making: a descriptive analysis of processes and methods
(2015-03-14)Abstract Background Health care decision makers often need to make decisions in limited timeframes and cannot await the completion of a full evidence review. Rapid reviews ... -
Rates of readmissionand death associated with leaving hospital against medical advice: a population-based study
(CMA, 2013-08-26)Background: Leaving hospital against medical advice may have adverse consequences. Previous studies have been limited by evaluating specific types of patients, small sample sizes and incomplete determination of outcomes. ... -
Rationale and design of the PeriOperative ISchemic Evaluation-3 (POISE-3): a randomized controlled trial evaluating tranexamic acid and a strategy to minimize hypotension in noncardiac surgery
(2022-01-31)Abstract Background For patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, bleeding and hypotension are frequent and associated with increased mortality and cardiovascular complications. ... -
Rationale and development of a business case for antimicrobial stewardship programs in acute care hospital settings
(2018-08-29)Abstract Background Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been shown to reduce inappropriate antimicrobial use and its consequences. However, these programs lack ... -
Rationality versus reality: the challenges of evidence-based decision making for health policy makers
(2010-05-26)Abstract Background Current healthcare systems have extended the evidence-based medicine (EBM) approach to health policy and delivery ... -
A RE-EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF RADIOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HARRIS LINES
(American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2015)The identification of Harris lines through radiographic analysis has been well-established since their discovery in the late 19th century. Most commonly associated with stress, the study of Harris lines has been fraught ... -
Readiness to provide child health services in rural Uttar Pradesh, India: mapping, monitoring and ongoing supportive supervision
(2021-09-04)Abstract Background In 2018, 875 000 under-five children died in India with children from poor families and rural communities disproportionately affected. Community health ... -
Real world risk of infusion reactions and effectiveness of front-line obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil compared with other frontline treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
(2022-02-06)Abstract Background Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common type of leukemia in North America. Previous studies have shown improved progression free survival ... -
Reassessing access to intensive care using an estimate of the population incidence of critical illness
(2018-08-20)Abstract Background The consistently observed male predominance of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) has raised concerns about gender-based disparities in ICU access. ...