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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 ... -
BULK DEPOSITION OF PESTICIDES IN A CANADIAN CITY: PART 1 GLYPHOSATE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES
(2015-03)Winnipeg is a city in the Canadian Prairies with a population of about 600,000. Like many other cities and towns in this region of Canada, the city is surrounded by agriculture. Weekly bulk deposition samples were collected ... -
BULK DEPOSITION OF PESTICIDES IN A CANADIAN CITY: PART 2. IMPACT OF MALATHION USE WITHIN CITY-LIMITS
(2015-03)Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide registered for use in cities throughout North America to control adult mosquitoes. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of urban malathion applications on the ... -
Calcium-sensing Receptor is not Expressed in the Absorptive Enterocytes of Weaned Piglets
(2022-03-16)The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a kokumi receptor that plays an essential role in nutrient sensing and animal physiology, growth, and development. Pig CaSR (pCaSR) was identified and characterized in the intestine. ... -
Combining deep sequencing and conventional molecular approaches reveals broad diversity and distribution of fleas and Bartonella in rodents and shrews from Arctic and Subarctic ecosystems
(2022-10-13)Abstract Background Bartonella are intracellular bacteria that are transmitted via animal scratches, bites and hematophagous arthropods. Rodents and their associated fleas ... -
Complete genome sequence and comparative genome analysis of Klebsiella oxytoca HKOPL1 isolated from giant panda feces
(2014-11-23)Abstract Background The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is an endangered species well-known for ingesting bamboo as a major part of their diet despite the fact that it belongs to order ... -
Composition and co-occurrence patterns of the microbiota of different niches of the bovine mammary gland: potential associations with mastitis susceptibility, udder inflammation, and teat-end hyperkeratosis
(2020-04-14)Abstract Background Within complex microbial ecosystems, microbe-microbe interrelationships play crucial roles in determining functional properties such as metabolic potential, stability and colonization resistance. In ... -
Construct validity of the Dining Environment Audit Protocol: a secondary data analysis of the Making Most of Mealtimes (M3) study
(2018-01-22)Abstract Background Research has demonstrated the importance of physical environments at mealtimes for residents in long term care (LTC). However, a lack of a standardized ... -
Consumption of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol lowering foods improves blood lipids without affecting concentrations of fat soluble compounds
(2014-10-18)Abstract Background Consumption of a cholesterol lowering dietary portfolio including plant sterols (PS), viscous fibre, soy proteins and nuts for 6 months improves blood lipid profile. Plant ... -
Consumption of low-fat dairy foods for 6 months improves insulin resistance without adversely affecting lipids or bodyweight in healthy adults: a randomized free-living cross-over study
(2013-05-02)Abstract Background Given the highly debated role of dairy food consumption in modulating biomarkers of metabolic syndrome, this study was conducted to examine the influence of long-term (6 month) ... -
Coupling azo dye degradation and biodiesel production by manganese-dependent peroxidase producing oleaginous yeasts isolated from wood-feeding termite gut symbionts
(2021-03-08)Abstract Background Textile industry represents one prevalent activity worldwide, generating large amounts of highly contaminated and rich in azo dyes wastewater, with severe ... -
Developing Global Leaders for Research, Regulation and Stewardship of Crop Protection Chemistry in the 21st Century
(ACS Publications, 2015-04-09)To provide sufficient food and fiber to the increasing global population, the technologies associated with crop protection are growing ever more sophisticated but, at the same time, societal expectations for the safe use ... -
Development of novel microparticles for effective delivery of thymol and lauric acid to pig intestinal tract
(2018-08-24)Antibiotics have been widely supplemented in feeds at sub-therapeutic concentrations to prevent post-weaning diarrhea and increase the overall productivity of pigs. However, the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria ... -
Diet quality is associated with malnutrition and low calf circumference in Canadian long-term care residents
(2019-12-09)Abstract Background Older adults living in long-term care (LTC) are nutritionally vulnerable. The purpose of this study was to determine diet quality of Canadian LTC residents and its association with malnutrition and low ... -
Dietary supplementation of red-osier dogwood polyphenol extract changes the ileal microbiota structure and increases Lactobacillus in a pig model
(2021-10-29)Abstract Red-osier dogwood (ROD) extract contains a lot of polyphenols that have the potential for modulation of gut microbiota. However, little information is available about its prebiotic properties. This ... -
Distribution and localization of porcine calcium sensing receptor (pCaSR) in different tissues of weaned piglets
(2019-03-19)Taste receptors including calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) are expressed in various animal tissues, and CaSR plays important roles in nutrient sensing and the physiology, growth and development of animals. However, molecular ... -
DNA barcoding of Northern Nearctic Muscidae (Diptera) reveals high correspondence between morphological and molecular species limits
(2012-11-23)Abstract Background Various methods have been proposed to assign unknown specimens to known species using their DNA barcodes, while others have focused on using genetic divergence thresholds to estimate “species” ... -
Durability of amide N-chloramine biocides to ethylene oxide sterilization
(Oxford University Press, 2012-07-01)The objective of this work is to study the stability of three novel topical antimicrobial dressings consisting of amide N-chloramine structures against ethylene oxide sterilization. Cotton gauze samples bonded with one ... -
Effect of consuming novel foods consisting high oleic canola oil, barley β-glucan, and DHA on cardiovascular disease risk in humans: the CONFIDENCE (Canola Oil and Fibre with DHA Enhanced) study – protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(2015-10-31)Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been identified as a major contributor to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Current recommendations for dietary ... -
Effect of dietary sphingomyelin on absorption and fractional synthetic rate of cholesterol and serum lipid profile in humans
(2013-08-19)Abstract Background Diets enriched with sphingolipids may improve blood lipid profiles. Studies in animals have shown reductions in cholesterol absorption and alterations in blood lipids after ...