Scholarly Contributions
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Recent Submissions
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Online peer support interventions for chronic conditions: a scoping review protocol
(BMJ Open, 2017)Introduction Peer support is receiving increasing attention as both an effective and cost-effective intervention method to support the self-management of chronic health conditions. Given that an increasing proportion of ... -
Participatory Design of an Online Self-Management Tool for Users With Spinal Cord Injury: Qualitative Study
(JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 2018-03-21)Background: Rehospitalization rates resulting from secondary conditions in persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are high. Self-management programs for many chronic conditions have been associated with decreases in ... -
Connecting People with Cancer to Physical Activity and Exercise Programs: A Pathway to Create Accessibility and Engagement
(Current Oncology, 2018-04-01)Recent guidelines concerning exercise for people with cancer provide evidence-based direction for exercise assessment and prescription for clinicians and their patients. Although the guidelines promote exercise integration ... -
A comparison of the experience and vocational benefits of service-learning and community service volunteering in a community-based exercise program
(Partnerships : A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, 2018)Service-learning (SL) is a form of pedagogy which integrates community service into class curriculums. Literature has highlighted the benefits of service-learning within a variety of student outcomes, including personal ... -
Canadian medical students' perceived motivation, confidence and frequency recommending physical activity
(Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019-09)Despite the evidence supporting the benefits of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of most medical conditions, physical activity remains under-prescribed by physicians. Medical students will form habits ... -
Ag nanoparticle-based efficiency enhancement in an inverted organic solar cell
(EDP Sciences, 2020-07-07)We demonstrate the improvement in performance of inverted organic solar cells fabricated with an Ag-nanoparticle (NP) modified ZnO-electron transport layer. Ag NP incorporation into the ZnO layer increases light harvesting ... -
Medical Student Physical Activity Education – Staying Active to Actively Help Others
(MedEdPublish, 2019-10-22)Exercise is Medicine Canada (EIMC) at Queen’s University provided physical activity (PA) education to first year Ontario medical student conference attendees. 24 participants (23±2years) completed questionnaires one week ... -
Investigating Gender Differences in Physical Activity Behavior and Social Cognitions among First-Year Medical Students
(MedEdPublish, 2019-11-18)Background: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior, we examined gender differences in physical activity (PA) behavior and social cognitions (SC; i.e., attitudes, perceived behavioral control, intentions and subjective ... -
Proteomic investigation of vulnerable atherosclerotic carotid plaque composition using novel 'cytof' hyperion imaging system
Atherosclerosis, the forerunner of cardiovascular diseases, is regarded as the main cause of mortality, with an age-related rise in prevalence. It is defined as a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory illness that causes a ... -
BORON-BASED AND ORGANOMETALLIC LUMINESCENT SCAFFOLDS FOR NUCLEIC ACID RECOGNITION AND PH PROBING
In this thesis, luminescence is imparted to molecules designed to perform pH sensing, drug delivery and guanine quadruplex binding. For pH sensing and drug delivery, luminescent pH-responsive molecular scaffolds were ... -
More than chores: the invisible work of family caregivers in rural New Brunswick
In Canada, most home care for people living with chronic illness or disability is provided by informal, or unpaid, family members, the majority of whom are women (Romanow, 2002; Armstrong & Armstrong, 2010). The thesis ... -
Iris Murdoch's Philosophical Methodology, 1950–1961: Philosophy on the Borders of Literature and Politics
In this dissertation I argue that Iris Murdoch’s 1950 to 1961 writings exemplify a distinctive philosophical methodology characterized by literary and metaphysical argumentative strategies, public audience, and practical ... -
Tilling the Field of Rural Arts Education in Canada: The Role of Intermediary Organizations in Brokering and Supporting Partnerships
Intermediary organizations (IOs) are described across sectors as third-party entities that broker, guide, support, and evaluate partnership initiatives. This multiple-paper dissertation examines the work of IOs in supporting ... -
Investigating the role of cancer-cell intrinsic cGAS/STING pathway activation in immune evasion by Nf1 deficient ovarian tumors
High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC), the deadliest gynecological malignancy, exhibits universal mutations in TP53 (~96%) alongside frequent mutations in other DNA damage repair (DDR) genes like BRCA1/2 (~20%), PTEN ... -
IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL TARGETS FOR A SUBFAMILY OF ARABIDOPSIS CALMODULIN-LIKE (CML) PROTEINS
Calcium is a ubiquitous second messenger in signal transduction pathways of eukaryotic cells. In plants, calcium signalling plays critical roles in a variety of developmental processes as well as during cellular responses ... -
Stochastic Gravitational Wave Backgrounds from Low-Scale Inflation
While Big Bang cosmology successfully explains much of the history of our Universe, there are certain features it does not explain, for example the spatial flatness and uniformity of our Universe. One widely studied ... -
The Influence of Gaze on Complex Visual Search in Individuals who Exhibit Varying Degrees of Autistic Traits
Studying the influence of social gaze is integral to understanding the neurocognitive basis of autistic traits, specifically social communication deficits, which are thought to be attributed to diminished social motivation. ... -
Clustering of Unhealthy Behaviors: Protocol for a Multiple Behavior Analysis of Data From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
(JMIR Publications, 2021-06)Background: Health behaviours such as physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, smoking tobacco, and alcohol use are leading risk factors for non-communicable chronic disease and play a central role in limiting health and ... -
ENHANCEMENT OF BIOGAS PRODUCTION DURING START-UP OPERATIONS OF THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF WASTEWATER SLUDGE
The global energy sector is seeing an ever-increasing demand for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels to meet current and future energy demands. One of the most versatile alternatives to fossil fuels, such as natural ... -
Autonomous Ground Vehicle Guidance and Mapping in Challenging Terrains by using On-Board Vibration Measurements
How can measurements of a vehicle's ground-induced vibrations be used to improve its performance and longevity? This is the central question explored in this thesis. It is known that high levels of vehicle vibrations can ...
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