Author(s): Gallant NL; Hardy MS; Beogo I; Conklin J; Connelly D; Kaasalainen S; Keefe J; Robitaille A; Yous ML; Fanaki C; Cameron C;
Family caregivers play a vital role in supporting the physical and mental health of long-term care (LTC) residents. Due to LTC visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, residents (as well as family caregivers) showed significant adverse health outcomes due to a lack of family presence. T ...
Article GUID: 36562582
Author(s): Kékedy-Nagy L; Perry JM; Little SR; Llorens OY; Shih SCC;
We present a novel "on-off", cost-effective, rapid electrochemical aptasensor combined with a microfluidics cartridge system for the detection of ?9-THC (?9-tetrahydrocannabinol) in human saliva via differential pulse voltammetry. The assay relied on the competitive binding between the ?9-THC and a soluble redox indicator methylene blue, using an aptamer ...
Article GUID: 36549107
Author(s): Vanaei HR; Magri AE; Rastak MA; Vanaei S; Vaudreuil S; Tcharkhtchi A;
Despite the application of the Additive Manufacturing process and the ability of parts' construction directly from a 3D model, particular attention should be taken into account to improve their mechanical characteristics. In this paper, we present the effect of individual process variables and the strain-rate sensitivity of Onyx (Nylon mixed with chop ...
Article GUID: 36556527
Author(s): Delavari MM; Ocampo I; Stiharu I;
This paper utilizes response surface methodology (RSM) design-based analyses to optimize starch-based wound dressings that were characterized based on weight loss (WL%), swelling index (SI%), and mechanical strength (TS). The wound-dressing materials were prepared by employing a modified casting method, using various concentrations of starch (0.5-2 w/w%), ...
Article GUID: 36557445
Author(s): He S; Singh D; Yusefi H; Helfield B;
In endothelial cells, microRNA-126 (miR-126) promotes angiogenesis, and modulating the intracellular levels of this gene could suggest a method to treat cardiovascular diseases such as ischemia. Novel ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles offer a means to deliver therapeutic payloads to target cells and sites of disease. The purpose of this study was to inve ...
Article GUID: 36559150
Author(s): Renard M; Audette-Chapdelaine S; Savard AC; Kairouz S; Brodeur M;
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought drastic changes to the lives of a substantial portion of the world's population. Many stakeholders have expressed concern about the impact of the pandemic on gambling practices, which have historically increased during times of crisis. The purpose of this study was to provide a snapshot of the impact of the pandemic o ...
Article GUID: 36554483
Author(s): Renaud J; MacNeil SL; Vijayakumar L; Spodenkiewicz M; Daniels S; Brent DA; Turecki G;
Although global rates of suicide have dropped in the last 30 years, youth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to be highly represented in suicide statistics yet underrepresented in research. In this review we present the epidemiology of suicide, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts among youth in LMICs. We also describe population-leve ...
Article GUID: 36561636
Author(s): Wei D; Peslherbe GH; Selvaraj G; Wang Y;
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a key player in modern healthcare, especially in the pharmaceutical industry for the development of new drugs and vaccine candidates [...].
Article GUID: 36551273
Author(s): Thomas SL; Pitt H; Randle M; Cowlishaw S; Rintoul A; Kairouz S; Daube M;
There are a range of stereotypes and assumptions associated with women's gambling behaviours. While researchers have demonstrated that the practices associated with women's gambling are changing and becoming increasingly normalized, there is a limited understanding of how younger women ascribe meanings to these practices. This study explored the g ...
Article GUID: 36547399
Author(s): Li J; Chroumpi T; Garrigues S; Kun RS; Meng J; Salazar-Cerezo S; Aguilar-Pontes MV; Zhang Y; Tejomurthula S; Lipzen A; Ng V; Clendinen CS; Tolic N; Grigoriev IV; Tsang A; Mäkelä MR; Snel B; Peng M; de Vries RP;
Fungi play a critical role in the global carbon cycle by degrading plant polysaccharides to small sugars and metabolizing them as carbon and energy sources. We mapped the well-established sugar metabolic network of Aspergillus niger to five taxonomically distant species (Aspergillus nidulans, Pen ...
Article GUID: 36547648
Author(s): Effaty F; Gonnet L; Koenig SG; Nagapudi K; Ottenwaelder X; Frišcic T;
Resonant acoustic mixing (RAM) enables mechanoredox catalysis with BaTiO3 as the piezoelectric catalyst on model diazonium coupling reactions. RAM proceeds without formal grinding or impact media, is faster than the analogous ball-milling strategy, and is readily scalable. X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy indicate that reusability of BaTiO3 as a mechano ...
Article GUID: 36546478
Author(s): Pallikaras V; Mac Cionnaith CE; Rosales VCF; Arvanitogiannis A; Pfaus JG;
Rationale: Exposure to rewards can alter behavioral reactivity to them. For example, stimulants sensitize locomotor activation, whereas sexual experience sensitizes copulatory behaviors. Moreover, rewards can cross-sensitize one another. Although stimulants are known to cross-sensitize locomotor effects, the evidence for cross-sensitization between stimul ...
Article GUID: 36544054
