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 international ...
Article GUID: 34912090
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's ...
Article GUID: 34912492
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 wa ...
Article GUID: 34906587
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 assessin ...
Article GUID: 34905222
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 (ED ...
Article GUID: 34904742
Author(s): Kuruvinashetti K; Rahimi S; Pakkiriswami S; Packirisamy M;
Ongoing technological advancements continually increase the demand for energy. Among various types of energy harvesting systems, biologically based systems have been an area of increasing interest for the past couple of decades. Such systems provide clean, safe power solutions, mainly for low- and ultra-low-power applications. The microphotosynthetic powe ...
Article GUID: 34898042
Author(s): Asabere NY; Lawson G; Badu-Marfo G; Kwofie L; Mensah DO; Lartey R;
A health system is described as a logically organized collection of resources, agents, and institutions that offer healthcare to a specific population based on the finance, regulation, and delivery of health services. Many health centres have been established in Accra, the capital city of Ghana, due to the importance of good health. People in other develo ...
Article GUID: 34900186
Author(s): Pride T; Lam A; Swansburg J; Seno M; Lowe MB; Bomfim E; Toombs E; Marsan S; LoRusso J; Roy J; Gurr E; LaFontaine J; Paul J; Burack JA; Mushquash C; Stewart SH; Wendt DC;
Indigenous Peoples experience disproportionately higher rates of problematic substance use. These problems are situated in a context of individual and intergenerational trauma from colonization, residential schools, and racist and discriminatory practices, policies, and services. Therefore, subst ...
Article GUID: 34895091
Author(s): Hudson CJ; Groh AMR; Macciardi F; Hudson RC;
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Article GUID: 34889025
Author(s): Atoba K; Newman G; Brody S; Highfield W; Kim Y; Juan A;
Rising flood damages have prompted local communities to implement buyout and property acquisition programmes to eliminate repetitive losses for at-risk properties. However, buyouts are often costly to implement and are reactionary solutions to flooding. This study quantifies the benefits of acquiring vacant private properties in flood-prone areas rather t ...
Article GUID: 34887609
Author(s): Lee K; Revelli M; Dickson D; Marier P;
Policy makers, practitioners, and scholars are increasingly examining the types of care services (formal vs. informal) offered to older adults. This study evaluates predictors of these adults' preferences for care types in Québec, Canada, based on a province-wide survey inserted in a magazine of the largest seniors' club in Canada (FADOQ). More th ...
Article GUID: 34886702
Author(s): Jaunky DB; Larocque K; Husser MC; Liu JT; Forgione P; Piekny A;
We reveal the effects of a new microtubule-destabilizing compound in human cells. C75 has a core thienoisoquinoline scaffold with several functional groups amenable to modification. Previously we found that sub micromolar concentrations of C75 caused cytotoxicity. We also found that C75 inhibited microtubule polymerization and competed with colchicine for ...
Article GUID: 34880347
