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Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence against mothers of children under-five years in Central Malawi
(2020-12-02)
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Background
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global human rights violation and a public health problem. The phenomenon is linked to adverse health ...
National Preclinical Sepsis Platform: developing a framework for accelerating innovation in Canadian sepsis research
(2021-03-19)
Abstract
Despite decades of preclinical research, no experimentally derived therapies for sepsis have been successfully adopted into routine clinical practice. Factors that contribute to this crisis of ...
Design characteristics and inclusion of evidence-based exercise recommendation in fall prevention community exercise programs for older adults in Canada: a national descriptive self-report study
(2021-01-09)
Abstract
Background
Training balance through exercise is an effective strategy to reduce falls in community-dwelling older adults. Evidence-based fall prevention exercise ...
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor may play a protective role in osteoarthritis
(2021-02-20)
Abstract
Background
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of arthritis and the major cause of disability and overall diminution of quality of life in the elderly ...
A machine learning-based clinical tool for diagnosing myopathy using multi-cohort microarray expression profiles
(2020-11-30)
Abstract
Background
Myopathies are a heterogenous collection of disorders characterized by dysfunction of skeletal muscle. In practice, myopathies are frequently encountered by physicians and precise diagnosis remains a ...
The intranasal dexmedetomidine plus ketamine for procedural sedation in children, adaptive randomized controlled non-inferiority multicenter trial (Ketodex): a statistical analysis plan
(2021-01-06)
Abstract
Background
Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is frequently required to perform closed reductions for fractures and dislocations in children. Intravenous (IV) ...
Fractional revival of threshold graphs under Laplacian dynamics
(Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory, 2020)
We consider Laplacian fractional revival between two vertices of a graph $X$. Assume that it occurs at time $\tau$ between vertices 1 and 2. We prove that for the spectral decomposition $L = \sum_{r=0}^q \theta_rE_r$ of ...
Practical guide for evaluation and management of beta-lactam allergy: position statement from the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
(2020-11-10)
Abstract
The vast majority of individuals labelled as allergic are not deemed truly allergic upon appropriate assessment by an allergist. A label of beta-lactam allergy carries important risks for individual ...
Accuracy of Thresholds Based on Cadence and Lifestyle Counts per Minute to Detect Outdoor Walking in Older Adults With Mobility Limitations
(Human Kinetics, Inc., 2020-05)
To determine the optimal threshold, based on cadence and lifestyle counts per minute, to detect outdoor walking in mobility-limited older adults. Methods: Older adults (N = 25, median age: 77.0 years, interquartile range: ...
Parasite-modified behaviour in non-trophic transmission: Trematode parasitism increases the attraction between snail intermediate hosts
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2020-03-13)
Many parasites with complex life cycles cause host behavioral changes that increase the
likelihood of transmission to the next host. Parasite modification is often found in trophic
transmission, but its influence on ...