In this thesis, women's involvement in medicine in the medieval and early modern periods will be read through the lens of "experience" and "experiment" as sources of validation. "Experience" was a contested term and concept in this period, and my…

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Of interest are two knowledge translation [27] research projects conducted by and with the ITPCRG (Information Technology Primary Care Research Group) during the period 2010-2012, as well as their underlying statistical analyses. For physicians, continuing medical education (CME) is a…

This study explores the perspectives and experiences of eleven adolescent girls in Cameroon on the meanings, purposes and barriers to education. Arts-based and visual methodologies are used to engage the girls in critical dialogue. A participatory approach gives value to…

The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), a necessary cause of cervical cancer has been found to be high in Inuit populations. This study examined 1) the level of knowledge about HPV infection and its relation to cervical cancer and 2)…

Authentication protocols aim to prevent agent impersonation: A is authenticated to B if B knows who A is. Many formal approaches have been used to verify authentication in distributed systems; however, although authentication is directly related to agent knowledge, it…

The challenges facing citizen participation/engagement in policy are a pressing area of concern for architects, urban designers, planners, policy-makers, and researchers. This dissertation explores the relationships between citizens and their representatives or professionals, with an emphasis on the nature of…

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder affecting around 50 million people worldwide. It is characterized by the occurrence of seizures; a transient clinical event caused by synchronous and/or abnormal and excessive neuronal activity in the brain. This thesis presents a…

This study was part of a larger study that investigated the effects of biliteracy instruction on 2nd-grade students' morphological awareness in English and French. In order to measure their morphological awareness, a test was designed in each of the two…

Canadian women are twice as likely to be severely obese compared to men, are more likely to be physically inactive, and comprise the majority of patients undergoing bariatric treatment for severe obesity. Physical activity (PA) is one of the strongest…