Author(s): Read RL; Bechard N; Suturin V; Zuiderwijk A; Mellenthin M;
The PolyVent is an open source mechanical ventilator meant for research and education. It prioritizes openness, modularity, repairability, and modifiability. An ESP32 microcontroller controls a proportional valve which precisely modulates pressure and flow from a mixing chamber into the airway. This chamber is fed with pressurized oxygen and medical air. ...
Article GUID: 39895909
Author(s): Cull CA; Guest MJ; Frei B; Ziter CD;
The breeding period of birds is a critical and sensitive portion of the annual cycle. Understanding how human use of urban green spaces affects nest survival can improve our understanding of conserving breeding bird populations in cities and support science-based management of urban green spaces that benefit both people and nature. We conducted a nest sur ...
Article GUID: 39897430
Author(s): Fereidouni M; Hoa SV;
The emergence of automated manufacturing of composites has not only transformed the manufacturing of optimized and geometrically complex structures but has also expanded the promising prospect of in-situ manufacturing of thermoplastic composites (TPC), where both material placement and consolidation are carried out by automated fiber placement (AFP) equip ...
Article GUID: 39895653
Author(s): Smith EE; Phillips NA; Feldman HH; Borrie M; Ganesh A; Henri-Bhargava A; Desmarais P; Frank A; Badhwar A; Barlow L; Bartha R; Best S; Bethell J; Bhangu J; Black SE; Bocti C; Bronskill SE; Burhan AM; Calon F; Camicioli R; Campbell B; Coll ...
Lecanemab and donanemab are monoclonal antibody therapies that remove amyloid-beta from the brain. They are the first therapies that alter a fundamental mechanism, amyloid-beta deposition, in Alzheimer disease (AD). To inform Canadian decisions on approval and use of these drugs, the Canadian Con ...
Article GUID: 39893139
Author(s): Lelonek-Kuleta B; Tovar ML; Bartczuk RP; Costes JM;
Aim: We examined the role of significant win experiences alongside psychosocial factors in the risk of problem gambling. Participants: The study involved adult pure-chance gamblers from representative Polish (n = 3143) and French samples (n = 5692). Measurements: The questionnaire encompassed socio-demographic details, gambling behaviours, significant w ...
Article GUID: 39889363
Author(s): Langmuir T; Wilson M; McCleary N; Patey AM; Mekki K; Ghazal H; Estey Noad E; Buchan J; Dubey V; Galley J; Gibson E; Fontaine G; Smith M; Alghamyan A; Thompson K; Crawshaw J; Grimshaw JM; Arnason T; Brehaut J; Michie S; Brouwers M; Presse ...
Background: Ensuring widespread COVID-19 vaccine uptake is a public health priority in Canada and globally, particularly within communities that exhibit lower uptake rates and are at a higher risk of infection. Public health units (PHUs) have leveraged many resources to promote the uptake of reco ...
Article GUID: 39891139
Author(s): Enea M; Beauregard J; De Bellis T; Faticov M; Laforest-Lapointe I;
The interactions between sugar maple (Acer saccharum, Marshall) and its microbial communities are important for tree fitness, growth, and establishment. Despite recent progress in our understanding of the rhizosphere and phyllosphere microbial communities of sugar maple, many outstanding knowledge gaps remain. This review delves into the relationships bet ...
Article GUID: 39881993
Author(s): Páez A; Gillman SO; Dogaheh SB; Carnes A; Dakterzada F; Barbé F; Dang-Vu TT; Ripoll GP;
Introduction: Changes in sleep physiology can predate cognitive symptoms by decades in persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD), but it remains unclear which sleep characteristics predict cognitive and neurodegenerative changes after AD onset. Methods: Using data from a prospective cohort of mild to moderate AD (n = 60), we analyzed non-rapid eye moveme ...
Article GUID: 39878233
Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Lahav Y; Cohen TR; Bacon SL; Buch A; Moizé V; Sherf-Dagan S;
Purpose of review: Protein intake is recognized as a key nutritional factor crucial for optimizing Metabolic Bariatric Surgery (MBS) outcomes by preventing protein malnutrition, preserving fat-free mass, and inducing satiety. This paper discusses the current evidence regarding protein intake and its impact on clinical outcomes following MBS. Recent findi ...
Article GUID: 39878797
Author(s): Young K; Browne K;
This article considers the multiple relations that emerge from and between Facebook commenters, as well as between commenters, researchers, and the research project during recruitment. To do so, we draw on our experiences of recruiting individuals who have concerns about or are opposed to a range of recent social and legal changes in 'post-equality ...
Article GUID: 39877298
Author(s): Savard MA; Coffey EBJ;
Misophonia is a disorder in which specific common sounds such as another person breathing or chewing, or the ticking of a clock, cause an atypical negative emotional response. Affected individuals may experience anger, irritability, annoyance, disgust, and anxiety, as well as physiological autonomic responses, and may find everyday environments and contex ...
Article GUID: 39874936
Author(s): Feola S; Al-Nabelsi L; Tam BT; Near J; Morais JA; Santosa S;
Objective: Compared to adulthood-onset obesity (AO), those with childhood-onset obesity (CO) are at greater risk of metabolic disease. However, the differences between these two obesity phenotypes are not clear. The aim of this study is to investigate how the age of obesity onset (CO vs. AO) affects the use of intramyocellular (IMCL) and extramyocellular ...
Article GUID: 39875595
