Browsing University of Manitoba Scholarship by Title
Now showing items 747-766 of 2009
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Evaluation of Routine Enteric Pathogens in Hospitalized Patients: A Canadian Perspective
(1996-1-1)Diarrhea is a frequently encountered problem in hospitalized patients. Since nosocomial spread of routine enteric pathogens such as Salmonella species, Shigella species, Campylobacter species and Escherichia coli O:157 H:7 ... -
Evaluation of Stepping Stones as a tool for changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours associated with gender, relationships and HIV risk in Karnataka, India
(2011-06-24)Abstract Background Stepping Stones training aims to help individuals explore sexual relationships and recognize gender inequalities, the structural drivers of the HIV epidemic, in order to understand risk behaviours ... -
Evaluation of the Feasibility and Quantitative Accuracy of a Generalized Scatter 2D PET Reconstruction Method
(2013-2-28)Scatter degrades the contrast and quantitative accuracy of positron emission tomography (PET) images, and most methods for estimating and correcting scattered coincidences in PET subtract scattered events from the measured ... -
Evaluation of the quality of clinical data collection for a pan-Canadian cohort of children affected by inherited metabolic diseases: lessons learned from the Canadian Inherited Metabolic Diseases Research Network
(2020-04-10)Abstract Background The Canadian Inherited Metabolic Diseases Research Network (CIMDRN) is a pan-Canadian practice-based research network of 14 Hereditary Metabolic Disease Treatment Centres and over 50 investigators. ... -
An Evaluation of the Roadwise Review: A Mixed Methods Approach
(Traffic Injury Prevention, 2011)Objective: The objective of this mixed methods study was to perform an evaluation of the Roadwise Review CD-ROM (RWR), a self-screening tool for older drivers. Methods: Ninety-six older drivers (67 to 91) used the RWR ... -
Evaluation of whole-genome sequencing for outbreak detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 from the Canadian perspective
(2018-12-04)Abstract Background Rapid and accurate identification of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157:H7 is dependent on well-established, standardized and highly discriminatory ... -
Evidence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Cancer and Noncancer Stem Cells Associated with Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
(2016-3-29)Both the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been independently implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To date, there have been no reports describing HBV infection within ... -
Evolutionarily emerged G tracts between the polypyrimidine tract and 3¿ AG are splicing silencers enriched in genes involved in cancer
(2014-12-19)Abstract Background The 3′ splice site (SS) at the end of pre-mRNA introns has a consensus sequence (Y)nNYAG for constitutive splicing of mammalian genes. Deviation from this consensus could ... -
An examination of the concordance between self-reported collisions, driver records, and insurance claims in older drivers
(Journal of Safety Research, 2018-12)Background Previous studies of older drivers have found that there are discrepancies between their retrospective self-reports of collisions and the official jurisdictional record. Objectives The purpose of this study was ... -
Examining the recent trends in adolescent sexual and reproductive health in five countries of sub‐Saharan Africa based on PMA and DHS household surveys
(2021-06-17)Abstract Background The annual collection of fertility, marriage, sexual behaviour, and contraceptive use data in the nationally representative rounds of Performance Monitoring ... -
Examining the relationship between food insecurity and causes of injury in Canadian adults and adolescents
(2021-08-17)Abstract Background Food insecurity, as an indicator of socioeconomic disadvantages and a determinant of health, may be associated with injury by increasing risk exposure and ... -
Examining the relationships between parent experiences and youth self-reports of slapping/spanking: a population-based cross-sectional study
(2019-10-22)Abstract Background Slapping/spanking is related to a number of poor health outcomes. Understanding what factors are related to the increased or decreased use of spanking/slapping ... -
Exercise in Pregnancy and Children’s Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2018-08-02)Abstract Background Maternal metabolic health during the prenatal period is an established determinant of cardiometabolic disease risk. Many studies have focused on poor ... -
Expanding conceptualizations of harm reduction: results from a qualitative community-based participatory research study with people who inject drugs
(2017-05-12)Abstract Background The perspectives of people who use drugs are critical in understanding why people choose to reduce harm in relation to drug use, what practices are considered ... -
Expanding enhanced recovery protocols for cardiac surgery to include the patient voice: a scoping review protocol
(2021-01-11)Abstract Background Cardiac surgery is becoming increasingly common in older, more vulnerable adults. A focus on timely and complete medical and functional recovery has led ... -
The Expanding Role of Academic Librarians in Supporting Researcher Profile Management Tools
(Ontario Libraries Association, 2022-02-01)In recent years, reliance on research metrics as a measure of the quality and impact of research in post-secondary institutions has highlighted the need for accuracy. Post-secondary faculty and students are expected to ... -
Experiences of families of public safety personnel: a systematic review protocol of qualitative evidence
(2021-09-27)Abstract Background Public safety occupations are well-recognized to be dangerous and stressful. Despite recent attention on post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety ... -
Experimental Writing and Reading Across Borders in Decolonizing Contexts.
(2016)Reading across epistemic borders in a globalizing world requires a revised understanding of how experimentation functions in decolonizing contexts by intervening to trouble the prevailing paradigms through which readers ... -
Exploiting synergy between ligand design and counterion interactions to boost room temperature phosphorescence from Cu(i) compounds
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019-01-16)The structural and photophysical properties of three sets of luminescent copper complexes of the form [(P^N)2Cu]X are presented. Here, P^N represents a bidentate ligand based on phenanthridine (3,4-benzoquinoline) incorporating ...