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Detection of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies in the saliva of pre-colorectal cancer patients, using tandem mass spectrometry

Author(s): Morsi H; Golizeh M; Brosseau N; Janati AI; Emami E; Ndao M; Tran SD;

Objective: Rising evidence links Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) with its four subspecies; nucleatum, polymorphum, animalis, and vincentii, with the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) and its precursor colorectal adenoma (CRA). This study aims to optimize a technique for and explore the capability of matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionizatio ...

Article GUID: 34929558


Contextual variations in associations between measures of aggression and withdrawal and functioning with peers: A replication study

Author(s): Bukowski WM; Dirks M; Persram R; Santo J; DeLay D; Lopez LS;

Data from 790 older school-age (Mage = 10.2 years, SD = 1.2 years) girls (N = 427) and boys from Barranquilla, Colombia (N = 449) and Montréal, Canada (N = 331) were used to replicate findings reported by Valdivia et al. (2005). This prior study revealed contextual variations in the association between two measures of social behavior, specifically aggre ...

Article GUID: 34928656


Joint intergroup aggression in female colobus monkeys (Colobus vellerosus) is associated with grooming bonds, male participation, and group size

Author(s): Wikberg EC; Gonzalez S; Rodriguez C; Sicotte P;

Cooperative home range defense is common in primates, despite a collective action problem that arises when group members benefit from winning the intergroup encounter regardless of whether they participate. The costs associated with this collective action problem may be mitigated by residing in small groups, residing with kin, or by forming strong bonds ...

Article GUID: 34927751


Concurrent Validity of the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire in a Canadian Sample

Author(s): Cohen TR; Kakinami L; Plourde H; Hunot-Alexander C; Beeken RJ;

The current study aimed to test the factor structure of the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ), its construct validity against the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R18) and its associations with body mass index (BMI) in Canadian adults (n = 534, 76% female). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed that a seven-factor AEBQ model, with ...

Article GUID: 34925181


The occurrence of potentially pathogenic fungi and protists in Canadian lakes predicted using geomatics, in situ and satellite-derived variables: Towards a tele-epidemiological approach

Author(s): Oliva A; Garner RE; Walsh D; Huot Y;

Eukaryotic pathogens including fungi and enteroparasites infect humans, animals and plants. As integrators of landscape catchment, lakes can reflect and record biological and geochemical events or anthropogenic changes and provide useful knowledge to formulate public health, food security and water policies to manage and prevent diseases. In this contex ...

Article GUID: 34915335


Multifaceted synergistic electron transfer mechanism for enhancing denitrification by clay minerals

Author(s): Zhang Y; Lu C; Chen Z; Song Y; Li H; Han Y; Hou Y; Guo J;

The performance and mechanism of denitrification enhanced by three clay minerals, montmorillonite (Mmt), illite and kaolinite, were first studied. Batch experiments indicated that clay minerals significantly enhanced denitrification at certain concentrations (0.1-1 g/L). The denitrification rate with 1 g/L Mmt was increased by 5.0-fold. The mechanism of ...

Article GUID: 34915014


Sleep disorders in patients with a neurocognitive disorder

Author(s): C Moderie

CONCLUSION: Multiple and sustained nonpharmacological approaches are recommended for the treatment of sleep disturbances in patients with neurocognitive disorder. Pharmacological indications remain limited, and further randomized clinical trials integrating a multimodal approach are warranted to evaluate the treatment of sleep disorders in specific neur ...

Article GUID: 34916075


Uncovering global-scale risks from commercial chemicals in air

Author(s): Liu Q; Li L; Zhang X; Saini A; Li W; Hung H; Hao C; Li K; Lee P; Wentzell JJB; Huo C; Li SM; Harner T; Liggio J;

Commercial chemicals are used extensively across urban centres worldwide1, posing a potential exposure risk to 4.2 billion people2. Harmful chemicals are often assessed on the basis of their environmental persistence, accumulation in biological organisms and toxic properties, under internationa ...

Article GUID: 34912090


Consensus Statement Regarding the Application of Biogen to Health Canada for Approval of Aducanumab

Author(s): Chertkow H; Rockwood K; Hogan DB; Phillips N; Montero-Odasso M; Amanullah S; Black S; Bocti C; Borrie M; Feldman H; Freedman M; Hsiung R; Kirk A; Masellis M; Nygaard H; Rajji T; Verret L;

Alzheimer's disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Currently, there are no disease-modifying pharmacotherapies for this condition. Aducanumab, an amyloid beta-directed monoclonal antibody that targets aggregated forms of amyloid-beta in the brains of people with Alzheimer' ...

Article GUID: 34912492


Cleanup of oiled shorelines using a dual responsive nanoclay/sodium alginate surface washing agent

Author(s): Yue R; An C; Ye Z; Bi H; Chen Z; Liu X; Zhang X; Lee K;

Oil spills may affect ecosystems and endanger public health. In this study, we developed a novel and dual responsive nanoclay/sodium alginate (NS) washing fluid, and systematically evaluated its application potential in oiled shoreline cleanup. The characterization results demonstrated that sodium alginate combined with nanoclay via hydrogen bonds, and ...

Article GUID: 34906587


Species compositions mediate biomass conservation: the case of lake fish communities

Author(s): Arranz I; Fournier B; Lester NP; Shuter BJ; Peres-Neto PR;

Environmental and geographical factors are known to influence the number, distribution and combination of species that coexist within ecological communities. This, in turn, should influence ecosystem functions such as biomass conservation, or the ability of a community to sustain biomass from small to large organisms. We tested this hypothesis by assess ...

Article GUID: 34905222


In-person versus virtual therapy in outpatient eating-disorder treatment: A COVID-19 inspired study

Author(s): Steiger H; Booij L; Crescenzi O; Oliverio S; Singer I; Thaler L; St-Hilaire A; Israel M;

Objective: Findings show virtual therapy (conducted using internet-based videoconferencing techniques) to be a viable alternative to in-person therapy for a variety of mental-health problems. COVID-19 social-distancing imperatives required us to substitute virtual interventions for in-person sessions routinely offered in our outpatient eating disorder ( ...

Article GUID: 34904742


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