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Regulatory Mechanisms Underlying Biological Control Activity of Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23.
(FEMS Microbial EcologyMicrobiology, 2010)Biological control is an intriguing alternative to the use of chemical pesticides as it represents a safer, more environmentally friendly approach to managing plant pathogens. Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain PA23 was ... -
Viral Co-Morbidity as a Factor Effecting Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in H1N1 Influenza Cases Requiring Intensive Care Treatment
(2012-03-12)The 2009 H1N1 pandemic caused severe disease around the world. H1N1 caused disease in younger, healthier people than typically observed for seasonal influenza. Another difference between H1N1 and the seasonal variant is ... -
The role of tissue Doppler imaging using transesophageal echocardiography in the non-invasive assessment of left ventricular filling pressures during cardiac surgery
(2012-03-12)Background: Cardiac surgical patients often require invasive pulmonary artery catheters (PAC) to determine left ventricular filling pressures (LVFP) in order to guide fluid management. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) as derived ... -
Long-term follow-up of ACL reconstruction: Insight into the natural history of altered biomechanics of the knee joint
(2012-03-12)The goal of ACL reconstruction is to restore stability to the knee joint and prevent the onset of osteoarthritis. Little is known of the long-term natural history of a knee joint that has undergone ACL reconstruction. Our ... -
Chromosome territory position of chromosome X and 11 is non-random and cell-type specific in mouse cells of B cell lineage
(2012-03-12)The interphase nucleus of a cell is organized into non-random, cell-type specific chromosome territolies (CTs). In lymphocytes, a gene-density correlated radial arrangement has been identified, with gene-dense CTs located ... -
Carboplatin and Paclitaxel versus Doxorubicin and Cisplatin for Carcinosarcoma of the Uterus: A historical cohort with control based on FIGO 2009 criteria from the University of Manitoba
(2012-03-12)Objectives: To compare two different chemotherapy adjuvant treatment regimens currently and previously used at CancerCare Manitoba for endometrial carcinosarcoma. Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 60 patients ... -
Comprehensive Primary Health Care in the Island Lake Communities: What does it mean and how does it look?
(2012-03-12)Introduction: As part of a global project on Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC), this project was designed to identify the health beliefs and values of the residents of Garden Hill First Nation and to design a ... -
Mental Health Issues Associated with Foot Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
(2012-03-12)Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease associated with severe multi-system complications including, but not exclusive to, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, renal and cardiovascular disease. Diabetic ... -
Visits to Misericordia Urgent Care Related to Ocular Complaints
(2012-03-12)Currently there is limited epidemiological evidence describing patients presenting to emergency room departments with ocular complaints. Further only one study has every looked at the issues of wait times. Finally no study ... -
Population Outcomes in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: Provincial Experience and National Survey
(2012-03-12)Introduction: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is rare and carries a poor prognosis. A retrospective review of Manitoba data for patients diagnosed with PCNSL spanning 1998-2008 was undertaken along with a ... -
Delirium Following Cardiac Surgery: Incidence and Risk Factors
(2012-03-12)The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the incidence of and risk factors for delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. In addition, the influence of different post-surgical intensive care unit ... -
Social Perspective-Taking Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(2012-03-12)Approximately 80% of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) fail to perform perspective taking as measured by false belief (FB) tests that require speech. Since children with ASDs exhibit a range of verbal abilities, ... -
Host-Viral Protein-Protein Interactions in Influenza virus Infections
(2012-03-12)Influenza virus infection remains a worldwide problem today. Pathogenicity can be attributed in part to the changing protein structure of the virus, allowing it to evade the host immune system. For example, the hemagglutinin ... -
Reaction Time and Mobility Testing in a Cross-Canada Population of Older Drivers
(2012-03-12)Older drivers over the age of 70 are a rapidly growing part of the Canadian population, and increasing driver age is associated with a higher prevalence of and morbidity in motor vehicle accidents. Current driver evaluation ... -
Characterizing the Structural and Functional Anatomy Associated with Rotator Cuff Muscle Injury
(2012-03-12)Rotator cuff muscle injuries are the most common cause of shoulder pain and dysfunction in industrialized countries and have a significant impact on the health care system and workforce. To date the natural history of ... -
Role of Glia Maturation Factor beta (GMFj3) in Differentiation of the Childhood Cancer Neuroblastoma
(2012-03-12)Background: Neuroblastoma (NB), the second most common solid tumor of the peripheral nervous system, accounts for 10% of pediatric cancers. Most children present with advanced stage disease with very poor survival rates. ... -
Temporal Dystrophic Remodeling within the Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System of the Streptozotocin Diabetic Rat Model
(2012-03-12)There is significant evixdence to support the existence of “diabetic cardiomyopathy,” described as heart failure (HF) in diabetic individuals in the absence of obstructive coronary disease and hypertension. The underlying ... -
Factors and signals regulating expression of the pro-hypertrophic, high molecular weight FGF-2, by human cardiac myofibroblasts
(2012-03-12)Bacl{gl'Ound. Chronic activation of the renin-aogiotensin-aldosterone axis causes maladaptive cardiac remodeling leading to heart failure. This is partially due to the conversion of cardiac fibroblasts to an 'activated' ...