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Social media followers, connective routes across a country, and electrical grids/electrical networks all have a commonality; they form relationships with solutions based in graph theory. Graph theory is the study of graphs and their properties, where a graph is defined as an ordered pair (V, E). V refers to the set of vertices (nodes) and…

Following an explosion, brain injury does not just come from direct impact to the head, but instead can start from just the exposure to the blast. Primary blast injury is the direct result of an overpressure wave (Xu et al. 2016). It can arise despite there being no visible head contact or trauma. It is…

“Hello, can I please get a turkey footlong on Italian Herb and cheese bread? Can I also add some bacon on that as well?”  Although this iconic Subway order may be difficult to resist, the processed meat in the sandwich can degrade health in many ways that consumers do not realize. Being one of the…

One of the leading causes of death worldwide is strokes, with more than 795,000 people experiencing a stroke each year in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025). It is pertinent that the mechanism of predicting stroke is optimal, and that requires constant innovation and modification to current prediction clinical practices. In…

Humans are constantly learning new information whether it be from school or just day-to-day life. Even before leaving the house in the morning, many will consume information on the time, the weather, traffic reports, recent news and other daily details. Between the constant exposure to new information and the conscious efforts many individuals make to…

The lives of infants consist predominantly of eating, sleeping, and playing. While eating and sleeping are physiological necessities, playing games is essential for a child’s social and physical development. The importance of play as a foundational need is underscored by its inclusion as a right of every child by the United Nations High Commission for…

The Canadian Association of the Deaf reports that there are 357,000 culturally Deaf Canadians and 3.21 million hard of hearing Canadians, many of whom rely on American Sign Language (ASL) for communication (Canadian Association of the Deaf 2015). Culturally Deaf people are born into the deaf community and use sign language, regardless of their hearing…

Technological developments have allowed us to uncover the identities of mystery substances with increasing accuracy. From applications in forensic research to artifact analysis, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combines two methods used in modern analytical chemistry to provide an effective means of identifying chemicals. GC-MS is an analytical technique often used to identify and measure the…

The idea that wine is good for the heart sounds too good to be true, and scientifically, it might be. As of 2022, cardiovascular disease was the second leading cause of death in Canada, just after cancer (Public Health Agency of Canada 2017). The build-up of plaque inside arteries, or atherosclerosis, is a main underlying…

What if the haze clouding your thoughts was not just metaphorical, but a literal consequence of air pollution? Pollution and climate change have been prevalent issues in recent years, casting a shadow over health and well-being. Epidemiological research has indicated neurological effects on the central nervous system (CNS) from ambient air pollution (Xu, Ha, and…