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Competing Autonomy Claims and the Changing Grammar of Global Politics.
(2009)
This article argues that contending ideas about autonomy lie behind current discourses of human rights, claims to nation-state and cultural autonomy, and democracy promotion. Globalizing processes are bringing these contested ...
Introduction to CANWARD 2007
(2009-1-1)
Antimicrobial-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canadian Hospitals: Results from the 2007 CANWARD Study
(2009-1-1)
BACKGROUND: The Canadian Ward Surveillance Study
(CANWARD 2007) tested isolates collected from January to December
2007 from 12 Canadian hospitals to a range of antimicrobial agents.
The present paper focuses on antimicrobial ...
Computed Tomographic Scan Evaluation of Pulmonary Blastomycosis
(2009-1-1)
BACKGROUND: Blastomycosis is an uncommon granulomatous pulmonary and extrapulmonary infectious disease caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. Diagnosis may be delayed or difficult because of ...
Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in Canada
(2009-1-1)
PURPOSE: To investigate the ability of Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) and ventilators to handle widespread re-emergence of the swine-origin H1N1 virus in the context of an aggressive strategy of vaccination.METHOD: ...
Analysis of 1560 Inpatient and Outpatient Escherichia coli Isolates from across Canada—Results from the CANWARD 2007 Study
(2009-1-1)
OBJECTIVES: Escherichia coli was the most common pathogen isolated
in the Canadian Ward Surveillance Study (CANWARD 2007)
and remains one of the most common pathogens isolated in all health
care settings. An in-depth ...
Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Obtained from Patients in Canadian Hospitals: Results of the CANWARD 2007 Study
(2009-1-1)
INTRODUCTION: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important nosocomial
pathogen. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the
antimicrobial susceptibility profile of P aeruginosa isolates obtained
from patients in different ...
Globalization and Autonomy: An Overview
(2009)
This article introduces the Globalization and Autonomy research project, dedicated to understanding globalizing processes through the lens of autonomy, and the special issue to which it has led. It describes the initial ...
PKA and Epac cooperate to augment bradykinin-induced interleukin-8 release from human airway smooth muscle cells
(2009-09-29)
Abstract
Background
Airway smooth muscle contributes to the pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases by secreting inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-8 (IL-8). IL-8 production ...
Shelflessness as a virtue : Serendipity in an electronic reference collection
(2009)
The reference collection traditionally rewards serendipity by presenting key resources in a compact group. At the University of Manitoba Libraries, reference collection space is at a premium and, increasingly, electronic ...