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Cancer is a disease of increasing global prevalence, resulting in a rising need for cancer
survivorship care (CSC; World Health Organization [WHO], 2024). While definitions of CSC
vary, primary care providers (PCPs) are increasingly required to…
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Human papillomaviruses (HPV) and their associated complications are major public
health issues in Canada and across the globe. There is significant data to support immunization
against HPV in youth as an effective method to prevent the spread of…
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Purpose. To identify the factors that influence primary care providers in their decision to
provide medical abortions.
Background. Medical abortion has been commercially available in Canada since 2017, with
reduced restrictions on prescribing…
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Shared decision-making (SDM) is central component of patient-centered care and is of
particular interest in contraceptive counselling, where a range of potentially suitable options are
available, and personal preferences and values must guide…
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Divisive political discourse today reflects a need to address issues of oppression in North American society. Accordingly, teachers can help students confront these problems. Linking critical pedagogy and transformative learning theory, this…
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Biochar, a form of black carbon produced from pyrolyzed biomass, has been touted as a product that may suppress agricultural soil emissions while also sequestering carbon. BC Biocarbon LTD, a recently established company in McBride, BC, has…
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The first part of this thesis investigated the growth-inhibitory and immunomodulatory potential of six wild Canadian mushrooms. Out of 24 crude extracts, six showed strong growth-inhibitory activity, two exhibited strong immuno-stimulatory activity…
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Following a protracted attempt at voluntary metropolitan planning in the Calgary region, that was characterized by ongoing rural-urban tensions, in 2017, the Government of Alberta mandated seven urban and three rural municipalities to participate on…
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This thesis examines three Gothic novels: The Romance of the Forest and The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. In these three novels, the female heroines of each struggle against the patriarchal power…
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Hospice care can improve quality of life for persons nearing end of life. Little is known about hospice care practices in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Canada. This thesis included 185,715 residents in LTCFs in Canada in 2015 and followed…