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Bacillus licheniformis PF9 improves barrier function and alleviates inflammatory responses against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4 infection in the porcine intestinal epithelial cells
(2022-07-08)Abstract Background Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4 commonly colonizes the small intestine and releases enterotoxins that impair the intestinal barrier function and ... -
Back to the Future: Updates on the invasion history of Junonia butterflies in Florida and the mystery of Chokoloskee
(Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 2020)The tropical buckeye, Junonia zonalis (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) is a recent addition to the butterfly fauna of mainland Florida. It appears that this species began to invade the mainland from the Florida Keys or Cuba by ... -
Bacteremia Caused by Eggerthella lenta in an Elderly Man with a Gastrointestinal Malignancy: A Case Report
(2014-1-1)Eggerthella lenta is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus commonly found in the human digestive tract. Occasionally, it can cause life-threatening infections. Bacteremia due to this organism is always clinically significant ... -
Bacteremia in a Long Term Care Facility
(1994-1-1)Episodes of bacteremia identified in a long term care facility over a seven and a half-year period from July 1984 to December 1991 were reviewed. Twenty-nine episodes of bacteremia were identified, a rate of 4.35/100,000 ... -
Bacteria in drinking water sources of a First Nation reserve in Canada
(Elsevier, 2016-09-29)Approximately 20% of the 600 First Nations reserves across Canada are under a drinking water advisory, often due to unacceptable levels of bacteria. In this study, we detected fecal bacteria at an alarmingly high frequency ... -
Bacterial group I introns: mobile RNA catalysts
(2014-03-10)Abstract Group I introns are intervening sequences that have invaded tRNA, rRNA and protein coding genes in bacteria and their phages. The ability of group I introns to self-splice from their host transcripts, by acting ... -
Barriers and facilitators related to implementation of regulated midwifery in Manitoba: a case study
(2016-03-15)Abstract Background In 2000, midwifery was regulated in the Canadian Province of Manitoba. Since the establishment of the midwifery program, little formal research has analyzed ... -
Barriers and facilitators related to use of prenatal care by inner-city women: perceptions of health care providers
(2015-01-16)Abstract Background Socioeconomic disparities in the use of prenatal care (PNC) exist even where care is universally available ... -
Barriers and facilitators to opioid agonist therapy in rural and remote communities in Canada: an integrative review
(2022-08-26)Abstract Background People living in rural and remote communities in Canada are often disproportionately impacted by opioid use disorder. When compared to urban centres, rural ... -
Barriers to cancer treatment and care for people experiencing structural vulnerability: a secondary analysis of ethnographic data
(BioMed Central (BMC), 2023-03-30)Abstract Background A key pillar of Canada’s healthcare system is universal access, yet significant barriers to cancer services remain for people impacted by structural ... -
Barriers, motivators and facilitators related to prenatal care utilization among inner-city women in Winnipeg, Canada: a case¿control study
(2014-07-15)Abstract Background The reasons why women do not obtain prenatal care even when it is available and accessible are complex. Despite Canada’s universally funded health care system, use ... -
Baseline characteristics and comorbidities in the CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis
(2019-11-27)Abstract Background The CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CARE-PF) is a multi-center, prospective registry designed to study the natural history of fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) in adults. The aim of ... -
Behavioural and medical predictors of bacterial vaginosis recurrence among female sex workers: longitudinal analysis from a randomized controlled trial
(2013-05-08)Abstract Background Data on risk factors of recurrent bacterial vaginosis (RBV) are still scarce. We used data from female sex workers (FSW) participating in a randomized controlled microbicide ... -
Best strategies to implement clinical pathways in an emergency department setting: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
(2013-05-22)Abstract Background The clinical pathway is a tool that operationalizes best evidence recommendations and clinical practice guidelines in an accessible format for ‘point of care’ ... -
Bibliometric Analysis and Funding Success to Evaluate an Organization’s Research Grant Decisions
(2016-06-01)Title: Bibliometric Analysis and Funding Success to Evaluate an Organization’s Research Grant Decisions Objectives The Manitoba Medical Services Foundation (MMSF), a non-profit medical foundation that has provided ... -
Billing fees for various common allergy tests vary widely across Canada
(2020-04-22)Abstract Background The prevalence of food allergy in Canada is high and has increased over time. To date, there are no Canadian data on the healthcare costs of visits to allergists. Methods We sent an anonymous survey ... -
Biological observations in microbiota analysis are robust to the choice of 16S rRNA gene sequencing processing algorithm: case study on human milk microbiota
(2020-09-18)Abstract Background In recent years, the microbiome field has undergone a shift from clustering-based methods of operational taxonomic unit (OTU) designation based on sequence similarity to denoising algorithms that ... -
Biomaterials and tissue engineering for scar management in wound care
(2017-01-21)Abstract Scars are a natural and unavoidable result from most wound repair procedures and the body’s physiological healing response. However, they scars can cause considerable functional impairment and emotional ... -
Birdcage volume coils and magnetic resonance imaging: a simple experiment for students
(2017-11-02)Abstract Background This article explains some simple experiments that can be used in undergraduate or graduate physics or biomedical engineering laboratory classes to learn ... -
Birth registration coverage according to the sex of the head of household: an analysis of national surveys from 93 low- and middle-income countries
(2022-10-19)Abstract Background Within-country inequalities in birth registration coverage (BRC) have been documented according to wealth, place of residence and other household ...