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Introducing an ecological restoration course into Douglas College's curriculum
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Introducing an ecological restoration course into Douglas College's curriculum
Therapeutic recreation: Putting the strength in strength-based approach
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Therapeutic recreation: Putting the strength in strength-based approach
Examining LGBTQ+ inclusion in therapeutic services for older adults
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Examining LGBTQ+ inclusion in therapeutic services for older adults
Moist dressings and wound care
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Moist dressings and wound care
Occupational health & safety and diversity, equity & inclusion: A framework to enhance workplace safety for people with disabilities
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Occupational health & safety and diversity, equity & inclusion: A framework to enhance workplace safety for people with disabilities
Nutrition and wound healing: vitamins
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Nutrition and wound healing: vitamins
Think before you judge: The link between mental illness and smoking cigarettes
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Think before you judge: The link between mental illness and smoking cigarettes
Revitalizing our school: Implementing biophilic design for sustainable and engaging outdoor spaces
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Revitalizing our school: Implementing biophilic design for sustainable and engaging outdoor spaces
The impact of horticultural program in long-term care services
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The impact of horticultural program in long-term care services
The effects of footwear on isometric squat force
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The effects of footwear on isometric squat force
It's in your nature: Investigating the effects of nature-based leisure on individuals living with mental health issues
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It's in your nature: Investigating the effects of nature-based leisure on individuals living with mental health issues
Clearing the air: NO2 pollution’s impact on local lichen
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Clearing the air: NO2 pollution’s impact on local lichen
Densely packed urban cities are characterized by significant vehicle emissions contributing to anthropogenic pollution, particularly, atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2). I analyzed air quality reports across Metro Vancouver spanning over the last 20…
Stress in college life: Toward an understanding of test-anxiety, academic performance, and brief mindfulness meditation
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Stress in college life: Toward an understanding of test-anxiety, academic performance, and brief mindfulness meditation
Effects of caffeinated pre-workout supplement on cognitive interference of undergraduate students
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Effects of caffeinated pre-workout supplement on cognitive interference of undergraduate students
Building sustainable campuses: Douglas College’s role in sustainable development
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Building sustainable campuses: Douglas College’s role in sustainable development
Impact of public health restrictions in the workplace
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Impact of public health restrictions in the workplace
Comparison between student athlete identity and academic performance
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Comparison between student athlete identity and academic performance
The prevention of deep vein thrombosis through leg exercises: In postoperative patients, how does the action of performing leg exercises compared to staying immobile prevent the formation of deep vein thrombosis?
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The prevention of deep vein thrombosis through leg exercises: In postoperative patients, how does the action of performing leg exercises compared to staying immobile prevent the formation of deep vein thrombosis?
The effect of acidification on the abundance of Synechococcus spp. WH7803
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The effect of acidification on the abundance of Synechococcus spp. WH7803
General vs a general and plyometric warm-up on peak force production during an isometric deadlift pull
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General vs a general and plyometric warm-up on peak force production during an isometric deadlift pull
Analysis of dissolved silicate and metals in glass sea sponge habitats
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Analysis of dissolved silicate and metals in glass sea sponge habitats
Baking soda ingestion and the effects on endurance cycling
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Baking soda ingestion and the effects on endurance cycling
Motivational video vs self-selected song as a pre-task prime for maximal anaerobic performance
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Motivational video vs self-selected song as a pre-task prime for maximal anaerobic performance
Around the clock: an examination of the leisure lifestyles of shift workers
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Around the clock: an examination of the leisure lifestyles of shift workers
Safer, stronger, smarter: Dumbbell floor press the future of 1RM testing
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Safer, stronger, smarter: Dumbbell floor press the future of 1RM testing
This research aims to investigate the relationship between the performance of a dumbbell floor press and the traditional barbell bench press, as a safer alternative means of assessing maximal strength in upper body pressing. The 1 repetition maximum…
LGBTQ2S+ community and media
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LGBTQ2S+ community and media
The effects of a pre-workout supplement on anaerobic performance
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The effects of a pre-workout supplement on anaerobic performance
Hacking the brain: How the electric potentials in our brain can be processed to control a machine
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Hacking the brain: How the electric potentials in our brain can be processed to control a machine
How does your clinical experience affect your future nursing specialty?
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How does your clinical experience affect your future nursing specialty?
Cryotherapy
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Cryotherapy
Comparing two athletic recovery positions between maximum effort training intervals
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Comparing two athletic recovery positions between maximum effort training intervals
Racism in academia: Indigenous students share their stories of racism in college
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Racism in academia: Indigenous students share their stories of racism in college
Gathering cultural attitudes towards Indigenous peoples at Douglas College
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Gathering cultural attitudes towards Indigenous peoples at Douglas College
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) genocide
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) genocide
Crown and Defence
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Crown and Defence
Women domestic violence: a forgotten crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Women domestic violence: a forgotten crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic
Learning after lockdown: "infinite classroom": A model for a post-COVID Douglas College
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Learning after lockdown: "infinite classroom": A model for a post-COVID Douglas College
Water quality monitoring methods for Noons Creek salmon hatchery
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Water quality monitoring methods for Noons Creek salmon hatchery
Play in therapeutic recreation with adults
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Play in therapeutic recreation with adults
What views of health care professionals are barriers to providing quality, therapeutic care to individuals with addictions?
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What views of health care professionals are barriers to providing quality, therapeutic care to individuals with addictions?
Building resilience through trail running: A gender perspective
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Building resilience through trail running: A gender perspective
Volunteer motivations for working middle-age adults
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Volunteer motivations for working middle-age adults
Comparing strides: The impact of running cadence in zero drop shoes
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Comparing strides: The impact of running cadence in zero drop shoes
This study looks at whether cadence (steps per minute) is affected by the type of footwear worn during running. By taking more or less steps while running, foot ground contact time is affected effecting the force expressed on the human body. Ground…
Ambiguous: Which factors in their immediate environment have the greatest influence on mixed-race youth's identity negotiation?
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Ambiguous: Which factors in their immediate environment have the greatest influence on mixed-race youth's identity negotiation?
Green visions: Cultivating consciousness, from personal lifestyles to campus initiatives and beyond
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Green visions: Cultivating consciousness, from personal lifestyles to campus initiatives and beyond
Harvesting change: Cultivating a sustainable food system
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Harvesting change: Cultivating a sustainable food system
The effects of high tempo and slow tempo music on reaction time
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The effects of high tempo and slow tempo music on reaction time
Builders of a green future
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Builders of a green future
Incentive spirometry in post-surgical patients: How effective is the use of incentive spirometers in decreasing pulmonary complications during hospital stays?
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Incentive spirometry in post-surgical patients: How effective is the use of incentive spirometers in decreasing pulmonary complications during hospital stays?
Environmental conditions for glass sponge reefs in Howe Sound
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Environmental conditions for glass sponge reefs in Howe Sound
Dealing out the truth: The perceived benefits of playing card games in older adults
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Dealing out the truth: The perceived benefits of playing card games in older adults
The effects of foam rolling vs massage guns vs dynamic stretching on trunk forward flexion
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The effects of foam rolling vs massage guns vs dynamic stretching on trunk forward flexion
Does washing your fruit make a difference? Evaluating disinfection methods to remove bacteria from cantaloupe melon
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Does washing your fruit make a difference? Evaluating disinfection methods to remove bacteria from cantaloupe melon
Creating upstream change in mental health through Photovoice
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Creating upstream change in mental health through Photovoice
What are the potential ethical implications of medical assistance in dying (MAID) for psychiatric patients?
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What are the potential ethical implications of medical assistance in dying (MAID) for psychiatric patients?
Exercise and motivational music improves memory in lectures
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Exercise and motivational music improves memory in lectures
Security and privacy threats in operating systems
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Security and privacy threats in operating systems
Accuracy of consumer heart rate monitors
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Accuracy of consumer heart rate monitors
The effects of recreation & leisure participation in older adults (55+)
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The effects of recreation & leisure participation in older adults (55+)
Kelp microbiology: linking bacteria and viruses to carbon cycling within kelp forests
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Kelp microbiology: linking bacteria and viruses to carbon cycling within kelp forests
Defining leisure from the perspectives of working women: How do full-time working women define and characterize their leisure lifestyle?
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Defining leisure from the perspectives of working women: How do full-time working women define and characterize their leisure lifestyle?
Consuming society
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Consuming society
What are the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-profit organizations (NPOs)
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What are the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-profit organizations (NPOs)
Does early sport specialization correlate with future success in female volleyball?
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Does early sport specialization correlate with future success in female volleyball?
Indigenous perspectives of leisure and recreation
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Indigenous perspectives of leisure and recreation
The experience of a trans coach in youth baseball: An autoethnographic study
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The experience of a trans coach in youth baseball: An autoethnographic study
How does using the ISBAR tool provide clear communication between health care professionals and improve patient outcomes?
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How does using the ISBAR tool provide clear communication between health care professionals and improve patient outcomes?
Spring emergence and abundance of Nebria brevicollis in Burnaby, British Columbia
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Spring emergence and abundance of Nebria brevicollis in Burnaby, British Columbia
How Himalayan blackberries (Rubus armeniacus) affect the biodiversity of native plant species
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How Himalayan blackberries (Rubus armeniacus) affect the biodiversity of native plant species
Is foam rolling an effective recovery tool for fatigue?
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Is foam rolling an effective recovery tool for fatigue?
Nursing students & stress management: How do undergraduate BSN students perceive and cope with their academic stress throughout the program?
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Nursing students & stress management: How do undergraduate BSN students perceive and cope with their academic stress throughout the program?
Examining the relationship between physical activity and academic workload in sport science students
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Examining the relationship between physical activity and academic workload in sport science students
Understanding concussion recovery using virtual reality
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Understanding concussion recovery using virtual reality
Can playing a videogame designed for drop foot rehabilitation translate into functional change in Gait?
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Can playing a videogame designed for drop foot rehabilitation translate into functional change in Gait?
A concrete solution: Examining Olla materials for sustainable farming
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A concrete solution: Examining Olla materials for sustainable farming
Harmonizing sustainability: The impact of local community gardens on the UN SDGs
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Harmonizing sustainability: The impact of local community gardens on the UN SDGs
Is phone time smart time? Investigating the effects of your smartphone on attention
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Is phone time smart time? Investigating the effects of your smartphone on attention
Sexual health and intimacy in the twilight years: a TR perspective
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Sexual health and intimacy in the twilight years: a TR perspective
Transgender recreation experiences in the Lower Mainland
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Transgender recreation experiences in the Lower Mainland
Pharmacological interventions for patients experiencing acute post-operative pain
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Pharmacological interventions for patients experiencing acute post-operative pain
The effects of static time on performance post warm-up
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The effects of static time on performance post warm-up
The effects of dry and liquid magnesium carbonate on pinch grip muscular endurance
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The effects of dry and liquid magnesium carbonate on pinch grip muscular endurance
How can LGBTQ cultural competency be increased in a health care setting?
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How can LGBTQ cultural competency be increased in a health care setting?
The effect of tonicity on cell volume and phagocytosis in Tetrahymena
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The effect of tonicity on cell volume and phagocytosis in Tetrahymena
Effect of imagery on force output in a deadlift
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Effect of imagery on force output in a deadlift
Prejudice: A matter of life or death?
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Prejudice: A matter of life or death?
My proposed research is an investigation into Canadian protests, specifically at Indigenous versus settler lead protests. It is important that we look at the differences in public acceptance, support and government response. We are currently in a…
From farm to fork: Sustainable plant-based eating
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From farm to fork: Sustainable plant-based eating
A. The research is important because the animal industry is a major driver of climate change, deforestation, and excessive water usage, making a shift toward plant-based diets crucial for environmental sustainability. However, veganism faces strong…
Are BC's settlement service agencies meeting the needs of Middle Eastern refugees
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Are BC's settlement service agencies meeting the needs of Middle Eastern refugees
Between April 2023 to April 2024, British Columbia became home to approximately 17,000 refugees and refugee claimants (British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, n.d.). Many of these refugees come from the Middle East/North Africa region, namely, Syria,…
Varying pre-shot conditions on golf putt performance
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Varying pre-shot conditions on golf putt performance
Cold therapy: In post-operative patients, how effective is using cold therapy compared to not using cold therapy in decreasing pain?
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Cold therapy: In post-operative patients, how effective is using cold therapy compared to not using cold therapy in decreasing pain?
Stigma interventions for schizophrenia and social media: A comparison of contact-based and psychoeducational approaches
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Stigma interventions for schizophrenia and social media: A comparison of contact-based and psychoeducational approaches
Navigating professional boundaries: A therapeutic recreation (TR) perspective
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Navigating professional boundaries: A therapeutic recreation (TR) perspective
Patient controlled analgesics for post operative patients: In post-operative patients, how do PCA devices compared with traditional analgesic methods affect pain management during their hospital stay?
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Patient controlled analgesics for post operative patients: In post-operative patients, how do PCA devices compared with traditional analgesic methods affect pain management during their hospital stay?
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a portable, computerized infusion pump that releases a regulated amount of analgesics typically intravenously or subcutaneously when a patient presses the button (Perry, Potter, Stockert, Hall, Ross-Kerr, Wood,…
The impact of mirrors on the female dancer’s body image
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The impact of mirrors on the female dancer’s body image
Perovskite nanocrystals synthesis as undergraduate laboratory practice: Methology analysis
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Perovskite nanocrystals synthesis as undergraduate laboratory practice: Methology analysis
Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP NCs) with the CsPbX₃ structure (X = Cl, Br, or I) exhibit exceptional photoluminescent properties and have attracted extensive attention for various optoelectronic applications. Of our particular interest is…
Assessing the impacts of varying concentrations of microplastics on freshwater bacterial diversity
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Assessing the impacts of varying concentrations of microplastics on freshwater bacterial diversity
Over three weeks, I analyzed the bacterial species abundance, richness, and evenness by counting and categorizing each colony type based on colony morphology, and calculated a Simpson’s Diversity Index. I anticipate statistically significant…
Exploring the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect in Metro Vancouver
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Exploring the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect in Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver’s urban expansion, reduced greenspaces, and prevalence of dry, low-reflectivity surfaces may significantly intensify SUHI. This study analyzes key factors influencing SUHI magnitude, identifies hotspots and cool spots, and highlights…
Mixed reality chemistry lab for the Meta Quest 3
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Mixed reality chemistry lab for the Meta Quest 3
Augmented reality (AR) is reshaping scientific visualization by offering immersive, interactive environments. This project explores the development of an AR molecular visualization system for the Meta Quest 3 that simulates atomic orbitals and…
Action potential XR lab experience
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Action potential XR lab experience
The objective of this applied research project is to develop an educational augmented reality (AR) experience to help Psychology students at the College visualize and interact with complex neural processes in three dimensions using the Meta Quest 3…
Cerebramha: AI-powered alzheimer's diagnosis
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Cerebramha: AI-powered alzheimer's diagnosis
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions worldwide, making early diagnosis critical for better treatment and care. Traditional diagnostic methods relying on clinical assessments or manual MRI…