Analysis of sleep and circadian rhythms in Alzheimer’s disease

I will be developing analysis tools for studying sleep and circadian rhythms in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This project is a continuation of the project I worked on last summer at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and is a sub-study of a clinical trial that aims to evaluate the optimal dose of an […]

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A comparison of neurocognitive performance in individuals with advanced Parkinson’s disease in Hong Kong and Canada

Over 100,000 Canadians are living with Parkinson’s disease. Difficulties with cognition such as memory, fluency saying words, controlling impulses, and processing visual information are very common. Accurate cognitive assessment is critical and directly affects key decisions about the patient’s eligibility for medical and surgical care. However, a problem is that most cognitive tests are developed […]

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Reconstitution paléolimnologique des effets des activités anthropiques de la péninsule de Fildes, Îles Shetland du Sud, Antarctique

Les sédiments de sept lacs de la péninsule de Fildes, située dans les Îles Shetland du Sud en Antarctique seront analysés afin de savoir si les activités humaines sur la péninsule ont eu un effet sur le milieu aquatique. Les diatomées, des microalgues unicellulaires, serviront d’indicateur pour déceler les changements dans le milieu puisque celles-ci […]

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Oncology Nursing Training: Innovating for Quality of Care in Mumbai, India

Given the complex issues related to the Indian health care systems, the need for excellent nursing training and quality of care, the objectives of the proposed internship are to explore the contribution of simulation training to provide optimal oncology nursing care at the Prince Aly Khan Hospital (PAKH), Mumbai. The research activities will include : […]

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Exporting Canada’s Private Sponsorship Refugee Model

Canada has an unique model called the private-sponsorship model where private citizens and organizations can come together and apply to sponsor a refugee. Canada has been quietly exporting this model to countries around the world who are adopting the private sponsorship model to address refugee issues in their countries such as Germany and the United […]

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Antibiotic prescribing attributable to paediatric respiratory viruses: a population-based study of Scottish children

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health issue and antibiotic prescribing patterns are increasingly being recognized as the main cause of resistance. Antibiotic stewardship activities have highlighted the role of over- and inappropriate use of antibiotics in driving antibiotic resistance. Prior research has shown consistent temporal patterns in antibiotic prescribing, such that prescribing rates tend […]

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Comparative Study of ‘systems of justification’ among Indian students of business/management institutions; Cases of study: Private and Public business/management institutions in province of Karnataka’

This thesis deals with how Indian students of business/management schools adapt themselves with neo-managerial and entrepreneurial discourses presented in such schools. More specifically, I study the ways by which the aforementioned students adapt their socio-cultural background with the discourses of justification presented to them during their MBA program. In other words, I analyze how Indian […]

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Succès de recrutement de l’huître creuse du Pacifique, Crassostrea gigas, en lien avec les conditions trophiques, la qualité des larves et le délai de métamorphose.

D’importantes fluctuations spatio-temporelles du taux de recrutement naturel de l’huître creuse du Pacifique (Crassostrea gigas) sont observées dans la lagune de Thau en France, un site majeur de production d’huîtres, alors que la filière conchylicole méditerranéenne désire y développer sa propre activité de captage de naissain (juvénile). Nous suggérons que les variations spatiales de la […]

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E?tude des variations mille?naires des changements climatiques dans l’Arctique canadien de l’Est a? l’aide d’assemblages de diatome?es et d’isotopes stables

Chaque stade glaciaire modifie le paysage. Lorsque les glaces se retirent, le nouveau paysage émerge, le niveau marin augment et les eaux glaciomarines envahissent et submergent les anciens terrains glaciaires. Tracer la limite marine postglaciaire peut révéler d’importantes connectivités hydrologiques et des échanges entre les écosystèmes terrestres et marins qui ont eu lieu et qui […]

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Dutch Green Farms: A systematic review of dementia care in the Netherlands

This project will be an in-depth Systematic Review of the current literature surrounding the topic of Dutch Green Care Farms. Dutch Green Care farms are a new, innovative approach to Dementia Care primarily in the Netherlands, which work to address a person-centered approach while maintaining and improving the functional abilities of residents with dementia through […]

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The Effect of CIB Lensing on CMB Lensing

The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) is the oldest light we can observe. CMB observations have told us a lot about the universe, from the conditions in the early universe to how the universe will expand in the future. As CMB propagates towards us, its path is altered by the gravity of everything in between the […]

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