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Immunomodulatory effects of dietary fibre supplementation: effects on cytokine and antibody production and lymphocyte population profiles
(2009-08-01)Gastrointestinal microflora has been shown to have a bi-directional relationship with the host immune system. A variety of fermentable carbohydrate polymers largely pass through the small intestine, providing fermentable ... -
Immunomodulatory effects of lactic acid bacteria on human intestinal epithelial cells and macrophages in the context of a pro-inflammatory challenge
(2009-09-01)Immunomodulatory effects of lactic acid bacteria vary with strain and may vary with growth phase and medium. The ability of different lactobacilli strains (Lactobacillus helveticus R0052, L. rhamnosus R0011, L. rhamnosus ... -
Impact assessment and mitigation of the effect of cyber-physical attacks on the electric vehicles high-power fast charging stations considering open charge point protocol
(2022-12-01)Electric Vehicles are on the rise worldwide, and the increasing demand also increases the need for High Power Fast Charging Stations. The deployment of such charging stations dictates the establishment of information and ... -
The Impact of 'Sexting' on Youth Culture
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The impact of an online collaboration tool on first-year community college students’ learning of expository writing
(2021-02-01)This exploratory study examined the reading-writing connection and the effects of online collaboration through the use of OneNote on improving the expository writing performance of first-year community college students. ... -
The impact of assisted dying on suicidality: a synthetic control analysis of population suicide rates
(2019-06-01)Adoption of assisted dying is growing, but one argument against these policies is that they cause a suicide contagion, thus increasing suicides. Evidence for the assisted dying-suicide link does not currently exist, and ... -
Impact of carbon micro/mesoporosity on the adsorption behavior of small molecules
(2019-08-01)Adsorption studies on carbon play a key role in fields such as environmental remediation, purification, and catalysis. Because of the inherently high surface area, low cost, and inertness of activated carbons, these materials ... -
Impact of environmental conditions on expression levels of resistance-nodulation-division (RND) efflux pumps and outer membrane porins in Acinetobacter baumannii
(2012-09-01)Acinetobacter baumannii is a globally emerging Gram-negative pathogen accounting for a variety of nosocomial conditions, including pneumonia, meningitis, peritonitis, urinary tract infections and, in particular, wound ... -
The impact of individual differences on the interviewing success and post-training performance of investigative interviewers
(2019-08-01)In this thesis, whether and how personality characteristics affect the performance in investigative interviewing and the efficacy of training was examined in a three-step research design. In Study 1, the structure of a ... -
Impact of neck muscle fatigue on upper limb sensorimotor integration
(2019-08-01)Neck muscles have a high density of sensory receptors which project to the central nervous system, and have important role in sensory motor integration (SMI). The cerebellum is important for SMI and it is known to undergo ... -
The Impact of Online Games such as World of Warcraft on Today's Youth
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Impact of potato protein supplementation with dietary fermentable materials on immune measures in Sprague-Dawley rats
(2020-09-01)Bacteria may influence the immune system by fermenting dietary fermentable materials (DFM) that resist digestion and reach the colon intact. This study investigated how resistant protein supplementation could affect the ... -
The impact of restricted ration and chemical stressors on Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and American flagfish (Jordanella floridae)
(2017-12-01)This research aimed to increase the understanding of the impact of multiple factors including both environmental and chemical stressors and their effects on fish survival, growth, and reproduction. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus ... -
Impact of terrorism awareness training on civilian likelihood to report pre-incident behaviours
(2020-08-01)This study investigated whether terrorism awareness training impacts the likelihood to report pre-incident behaviours associated with terrorism using infographics from the U.S. “See Something, Say Something” campaign. ... -
The impact of the digital society on police recruit training in Canada
(2019-12-01)This research study examines the recruit training of police officers in Canada in light of society’s increasing dependence on digital technologies, systems, and devices. The study employed qualitative interviews with eight ... -
The impact of thin(ner) slicing on deception detection
(2022-08-01)I examined whether the length of thin slices (i.e., observations of behavior less than five minutes) affected deception detection. Participants (N = 262) were randomly assigned to one of seven exposure length conditions ... -
Impacts of the TRC and ALRC reports on Indigenous correctional programming and services: a cross-country comparison of Canada and Australia
(2020-09-01)Indigenous peoples have been overrepresented in the Canadian and Australian criminal justice systems for decades. Commissions were established in both of the commonwealth countries, which produced reports addressing the ... -
Implementation of power electronics in nuclear power plants: DC electrical system conceptual design and its financial analysis
(2018-05-01)A Power Electronic (PE) device is a semiconductor-based device which enable many advanced conversion of electricity which have been used widely in many industries. Due to the recent development in both circuit design and ... -
Implementation strategies used to reduce Unplanned Extubations (UPE) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
(2021-09-01)This study analyzed unplanned extubation (UPE) reduction strategies as well as patient characteristics and other risk factors for all UPEs that occurred between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2019 in the neonatal intensive ... -
Implementing a multi-sport skills camp for girls ages 8-11 with autism spectrum disorder
(2015-04-01)Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) display delayed fundamental motor skills (FMS) in comparison to their peers with typical development. Girls with ASD, typically display even less adequate FMS than boys with ...