Browsing University of Manitoba Scholarship by Title
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Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 is associated with shelterin complex at interstitial telomeric sites
(2017-11-10)Abstract Background Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 (UCHL1) is primarily expressed in neuronal cells and neuroendocrine cells and has been associated with various ... -
Unbundling ClinicalKey
(Canadian Health Libraries Association Annual Conference, 2021-06)Introduction: In recent years, the cancellation of so-called journal ‘big deals’ has gained attention and traction within librarianship. In March 2019, University of California’s termination of its $11 million USD/year ... -
Understanding adjuvant endocrine therapy persistence in breast Cancer survivors
(2018-07-11)Abstract Background Adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) significantly decreases the risk of breast cancer recurrence and mortality. Notwithstanding the demonstrated efficacy of ... -
Understanding professional advice networks in long-term care: an outside-inside view of best practice pathways for diffusion
(2019-01-30)Abstract Background Interpersonal relationships among professionals drive both the adoption and rejection of consequential innovations. Through relationships, decision-makers ... -
Understanding recruitment: outcomes associated with alternate methods for seed selection in respondent driven sampling
(2013-07-17)Abstract Background Respondent driven sampling (RDS) was designed for sampling “hidden” populations and intended as a means of generating unbiased population estimates. Its widespread ... -
Understanding socio-sexual networks: critical consideration for HIVST intervention planning among men who have sex with men in Kenya
(2022-03-21)Abstract Background HIV self-testing (HIVST) has emerged as a way of reaching individuals who may be less likely to access testing, including men who have sex with men (MSM). ... -
Understanding the genetic diversity of Ethiopian yams
(2011-10-21)Yams (Dioscorea species, Dioscoreaceae) are grown either for their starchy tubers or medicinal properties and are important crops in the tropics and sub-tropics. Ethiopia is regarded as an isolated centre of yam production ... -
Understanding the rise in traditional contraceptive methods use in Uttar Pradesh, India
(2023-01-06)Background -The sustainable development goals (SDG) aim at satisfying three-fourths of family planning needs through modern contraceptive methods by 2030. However, the traditional methods (TM) of family planning use are ... -
Understanding the roles of community health workers in improving perinatal health equity in rural Uttar Pradesh, India: a qualitative study
(2021-02-23)Abstract Background Despite substantial reductions in perinatal deaths (stillbirths and early neonatal deaths), India’s perinatal mortality rates remain high, both nationally ... -
Understanding Work Experiences of People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2016-06)Background People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk for unemployment and work absenteeism over the course of their adult lives. However, little is known about the firsthand experiences of people ... -
Underutilized and undertheorized: the use of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions for assessing the extent to which primary healthcare services are meeting needs in British Columbia First Nation communities
(2019-01-18)Abstract Background Since the 1960s, the federal government has been providing or funding a selection of community-based primary healthcare (PHC) programs on First Nations ... -
“Universal" developmental sequences may hide big surprises: The case of the sit-crawl-point sequence
(International Congress of Infant Studies, 2022-06-30)Infant self-locomotion by crawling predicts the onset of later shared attention between a baby and an adult via pointing. The claim that self-locomotion is crucial for attention would be weakened if a stationary pre-crawling ... -
Unraveling behavioral and pace-of-life syndromes in a reduced parasite and predation pressure context: personality and survival of the Barbary ground squirrel
(Springer, 2018-08-18)Personality traits overlap in behavioral syndromes that are assumed to be related to physiology and life history traits, shaping pace-of-life syndromes. Boldness and explorative behavior are frequently associated to higher ... -
Untangling the Causality Knot: Another Tool for Clinical Researchers
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Unwinding the tangle of adolescent pregnancy and socio-economic functioning: leveraging administrative data from Manitoba, Canada
(BioMed Central (BMC), 2023-03-04)Abstract Background Understanding the relationship between adolescent pregnancy and adult education and employment outcomes is complicated due to the endogeneity of fertility ... -
Urban rights-of-way as extensive butterfly habitats: a case study from Winnipeg, Canada
(Elsevier, 2017)Urban rights-of-way (ROWs) offer large underused tracts of land that could be managed for plants and butterflies of threatened ecosystems like tall-grass prairies. However, built-up unvegetated urban lands might serve as ... -
Urinary biomarkers of renal transplant outcome
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015-08)Purpose of review: Renal allograft loss remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The objective of this review was to provide a rationale for noninvasive monitoring to identify patients at high risk for graft ... -
Urinary CXCL10 Chemokine Is Associated With Alloimmune and Virus Compartment-Specific Renal Allograft Inflammation
(Wolters Kluwer Health Inc, 2018-03)Background: Urinary CXCL10 is a promising biomarker for subclinical tubulointerstitial inflammation, but limited data exists regarding its correlation with (micro)vascular inflammation. Furthermore, no study has evaluated ... -
Urinary Iodine Clearance following Iodinated Contrast Administration: A Comparison of Euthyroid and Postthyroidectomy Subjects
(2014-11-12)Purpose. To compare iodine clearance following iodinated contrast administration in thyroidectomised thyroid cancer patients and euthyroid individuals. Methods. A convenience population (6 thyroidectomised thyroid cancer ...