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Understanding sex differences in beta-cell resilience to stresses in type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) involves the loss of insulin-secreting beta-cells, the main cell type in the pancreatic…
View details2024Competition
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Understanding social competence in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The development of a standardized measure
Autism and its related disorders are commonly described as lying along a continuum that ranges from mild…
View details2006Competition
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Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of fingertip (digit tip) regeneration in mammals.
Approximately two million people in North America are living with lower limb loss, caused predominantly from complications…
View details2023Competition
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Understanding the challenges and opportunities in communicating vaccine risks and benefits to midwifery clients
Studies have shown that vaccinating pregnant mothers protects both mothers and children. Yet, recent surveys suggest that…
View details2020Competition
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Understanding the Day-to-Day Process of Stress and Coping Among Both Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury and Their Primary Emotional Support Providers: Effects on Health, Mood, Functional Ability, and …
Approximately 4 percent of Canadian children are diagnosed with Attention–Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Their symptoms pose significant coping challenges…
View details2007Competition
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Understanding the evolution of expectant and new parents’ beliefs and behaviours about pediatric vaccination in British Columbia
Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent many communicable diseases, yet immunization rates in British Columbia…
View details2016Competition
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Understanding the health and social harms of drug re-criminalization within the context of homelessness
Drug criminalization is associated with a range of poor health outcomes, such as overdose. Without access to…
View details2024Competition
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Understanding the influence of early childhood sexual trauma and resiliency on health outcomes among young Aboriginal people who use drugs in British Columbia
Recent research has determined that young Aboriginal people who have been sexually abused and who use drugs…
View details2009Competition
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Understanding the link between lung genomics, transcriptomics, and sex differences in COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung disease that causes respiratory symptoms such as shortness…
View details2021Competition
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Understanding the role of information in vaccine hesitant parents’ decision-making
Vaccination has been proven to be an effective tool to combat the spread of many communicable diseases.…
View details2015Competition
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Understanding the social processes of cancer self-management amongst South Asian older adults with chronic health conditions
Canada is undergoing a socio-demographic shift –as a result, older South Asians (SA) are the largest ethnocultural…
View details2025Competition
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Understanding the spatial and contextual inequities of health access and use by people living with or vulnerable to HIV in British Columbia
Access to health care services is critical to improving the health and well-being of people living with…
View details2015Competition
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