Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

1 DVD (33 mins.)

Subject

Influenza

Viral Diseases

Abstract

This DVD brings together experts from across Canada to provide basic information about influenza and to discuss the threat of a pandemic and how we can all work together to prepare. Using 3D animation and news coverage of a simulated pandemic the video paints a realistic portrayal of what to expect and is based on the six essential elements of pandemic preparedness planning including: surveillance and monitoring, antivirals, communications, emergency management and coordination, clinical health services and vaccines.

Language

English

Material Type

Video

Call Number

REF FG 340 PAN 2006

Copies

Website

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42609

Author

Wu, Elizabeth Xianshi

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

University of British Columbia

Publication Date

2012

Subject

Faculty of Medicine

Theses

Abstract

Pregnancies derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are associated with increased rates of chromosome abnormalities, congenital malformations, low birth weight, pre-term births, multiple gestations, and imprinting disorders. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) enable sub-fertile individuals to circumvent the natural selective pressures involved in human reproduction. The risks of ARTs may be due to the underlying causes of subfertility in these individuals or to the artificial processes used to achieve pregnancy. X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) may be at risk to perturbations in ARTs as it is thought to occur during the blastocyst stage when in vitro culturing would be taking place. We examined the XCI status in females conceived by ICSI (n=70), IVF (n=68), and naturally (NC, n=42).

Language

English

Material Type

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