Author(s): Mazzocca K; Langmuir T; Manan J; Gagnon MM; Alberts NM;

TikTok is a popular social media platform increasingly used to disseminate health information and personal experiences, including among women with pain. Characterising health-related content can help understand how public perceptions are shaped and guide improvements in patient care. Although women with pain often seek information on social media, little ...

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Author(s): Deravian B; Mulligan CN;

Biosurfactants have emerged as promising agents for environmental remediation due to their ability to complex, chelate, and remove heavy metals from contaminated environments. This review evaluates their potential for recovering critical minerals from waste materials to support renewable energy production, emphasizing the role of biosurfactant-metal inter ...

Article GUID: 40509347

Author(s): Acosta PFC; Heidl AJ; Angeles PM; Farnesi BC; Alcindor P; Alberga AS; Erdstein J; Saputra S; Cohen TR;

Background: Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is a safe, effective treatment for severe obesity and its associated comorbidities. However, adherence to postoperative guidelines, particularly dietary protein intake remains a challenge. This study examined the suitability of the Protein Cards, a pr ...

Article GUID: 40504806

Author(s): Arshad F; Ferrari MA; Murch WS; Cherkasova MV; Limbrick-Oldfield EH; Winstanley CA; Clark L;

Modern slot machines can create immersive experiences for gamblers. Design features, including audiovisual cues, may influence these experiences, potentially interacting with personal risk factors for disordered gambling. According to the incentive salience hypothesis of addiction, reward-paired ...

Article GUID: 40504292

Author(s): Caron FP; Martin Smith C; Naghdi N; Iorio OC; Bertrand C; Fortin M;

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between different characteristics of the Thoracolumbar Fascia (TLF) (e.g., length, epimuscular fat distribution) with pain status and lumbar extension strength in a sample of participants with and without chronic low back pain (CLBP). Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 2 ...

Article GUID: 40498329

Author(s): Gemici M; Phadnis V; Batmaz AU;

Virtual hand representation in Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) offers immersive and intuitive interactions in Virtual Reality (VR). However, current hand tracking algorithms are prone to errors, which can disrupt the user experience and hinder task performance. This paper presents a novel method for providing users with visual feedback when the quality of ha ...

Article GUID: 40493551

Author(s): Naghdi N; Masi S; Bertrand C; Rosenstein B; Cohen-Adad J; Rivaz H; Roy M; Fortin M;

Purposes: While lumbar multifidus (MF) muscle alterations are linked to low back pain (LBP), the structure-function relationship is not fully understood. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between fatty degeneration of the lumbar MF muscle and its function in individuals with and without LBP. Methods: The study included 25 participants with chr ...

Article GUID: 40488869

Author(s): Chauhan RV; Demetriades AK; Boerger TF; Lantz JM; Treanor C; Kalsi-Ryan S; Kumar V; Wood L; Plener J; Wilson N; Fortin M; Ammendolia C; Paus A; Dhillon RS; Davies B; Fehlings MG; Anderson DB;

Introduction: Evidence on degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) has frequently focussed on surgical management, overlooking the role of non-surgical clinicians. Their contributions in the patient journey remain largely underexplored in the literature. Research question: What is the role of non- ...

Article GUID: 40487873

Author(s): Chen YP; Hsu YS; Panaccio A; Wang H;

Introduction: Drawing on the Motivation-Ability-Opportunity (MAO) framework and social information processing (SIP) theory, we hypothesized that supervisors demonstrate the highest level of servant leadership when their prosocial motivation (motivation), perspective taking (ability), and perceived collaborative-based HR configuration (opportunity) are all ...

Article GUID: 40483067

Author(s): Chowdhury FR; Findlay BL;

Antibiotic resistance threatens to undo many of the advancements of modern medicine. A slow antibiotic development pipeline makes it impossible to outpace bacterial evolution, making alternative strategies essential to combat resistance. In this study, we introduce cyclic antibiotic regimens composed of three drugs or "tripartite loops" to conta ...

Article GUID: 40478208

Author(s): Ren C; Cao SJ; Haghighat F;

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic period, the airborne transmission of viruses has raised widespread concern as daily activities are resumed in public buildings. It is essential to develop mitigation strategies of infection disease transmission (e.g., increase of ventilation rate) in different scenarios to reduce the infection risk. For classrooms in s ...

Article GUID: 40477856

Author(s): Rayegan S; Shu C; Berquist J; Jeon J; Zhou LG; Wang LL; Mbareche H; Tardif P; Ge H;

In the past few years, significant efforts have been made to investigate the transmission of COVID-19. This paper provides a review of the COVID-19 airborne transmission modeling and mitigation strategies. The simulation models here are classified into airborne transmission infectious risk models and numerical approaches for spatiotemporal airborne transm ...

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