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A robust, low-temperature, closed-loop anaerobic system for high-solid mixed farm wastes: advancing agricultural waste management solutions in Canada

Author(s): Bele V; Goyette B; An C; Achouri IE; Chaib O; Rajagopal R;

This study investigates the effectiveness of low-temperature (20 ± 1 °C) anaerobic digestion (AD) for two organic multiple farm substrate combinations: Set 1 comprising chicken manure (CM), dairy manure (DM), and waste corn silage (CS) and Set 2 comprising CM, DM, pig manure (PM), and CS. Inoculum adaptation steps were carried out using CM and CM+DM for S ...

Article GUID: 38777978


Cumulative Effects of Watershed Disturbances and Run-of-river Dams on Mercury Cycling: Case Study and Recommendations for Environmental Managers

Author(s): Amyot M; Bilodeau F; Tremblay A; Planas D; Walsh D; Ponton DE;

Run-of-river power plants (ROR) represent the majority of hydroelectric plants worldwide. Their environmental impacts are not well documented and are believed to be limited, particularly regarding the contamination of food webs by methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxin. RORs are typically installed in small rivers where combined effects of watershed disturban ...

Article GUID: 38775830


Secondary Structure Stabilization of Macrocyclic Antimicrobial Peptides via Cross-Link Swapping

Author(s): Nazeer N; Kooner N; Ghimire A; Rainey JK; Lubell WD; Meneksedag-Erol D; Ahmed M;

Lactam cross-links have been employed to stabilize the helical secondary structure and enhance the activity and physiological stability of antimicrobial peptides; however, stabilization of ß-sheets via lactamization has not been observed. In the present study, lactams between the side chains of C- and N-terminal residues have been used to stabilize the ß- ...

Article GUID: 38771638


Relapse after intermittent access to cocaine: Discriminative cues more effectively trigger drug seeking than do conditioned cues

Author(s): Ndiaye NA; Shamleh SA; Casale D; Castaneda-Ouellet S; Laplante I; Robinson MJF; Samaha AN;

Rationale: When people with drug addiction encounter cues associated with drug use, this can trigger cravings and relapse. These cues can include conditioned stimuli (CSs) signaling drug delivery and discriminative stimuli (DSs) signaling drug availability. Compared to CS effects, DS effects are ...

Article GUID: 38767684


Vulnerability and narrative in later life

Author(s): de Medeiros K; Ermoshkina P;

Narrative gerontology considers how people age biographically as well as socially and biologically. Vulnerability as a process category and state of being remains undertheorized in the context of narratives of later life. It is argued that the narrative space for stories from old age privilege backward-looking stories that focus on positive milestones and ...

Article GUID: 38761242


Managing deepsea oil spills through a systematic modeling approach

Author(s): Chen Z; Yang Z; Lee K; Lu Y;

Offshore oil exploration and production in deepwater are associated with environmental risks to marine ecosystems. This research introduces DWOSM (Deep Water Oil Spill Model), a three-dimensional Lagrangian model, which is developed to simulate the transport and fate of oil spills resulting from subsea blowouts. DWOSM comprises three interconnected module ...

Article GUID: 38759562


Basic psychological need satisfaction of collegiate athletes: the unique and interactive effects of team identification and LMX quality

Author(s): Leduc JG; Boucher F; Marques DL; Brunelle E;

Purpose: The present study sought to understand the relationships between team identification, leader-member exchange (LMX) quality, and the basic psychological need satisfaction of collegiate athletes, as well as the moderating role of coach-athlete LMX quality. Methods: Self-reported data from 319 collegiate athletes were analyzed using SPSS version 29 ...

Article GUID: 38756189


Exploring the challenges of avoiding collisions with virtual pedestrians using a dual-task paradigm in individuals with chronic moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

Author(s): de Aquino Costa Sousa T; Gagnon IJ; Li KZH; McFadyen BJ; Lamontagne A;

Background: Individuals with a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (m/sTBI), despite experiencing good locomotor recovery six months post-injury, face challenges in adapting their locomotion to the environment. They also present with altered cognitive functions, which may impact dual-task walking abilities. Whether they present collision avoidance s ...

Article GUID: 38755606


Psychosocial Difficulties Profiles Among Youth with Intellectual Disabilities

Author(s): Olivier E; Jolin A; Dubé C; Maïano C; Tracey D; Craven RG; Morin AJS;

This study sought to identify the various configurations, or profiles, of internalizing and externalizing behaviors found among a sample of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). These behaviors were assessed twice over one year, using self, parental, and teacher reports. Six variables were hypothesized to predict profile membership: Parent-child rela ...

Article GUID: 38750342


Overcoming boundaries: Interdisciplinary challenges and opportunities in cognitive neuroscience

Author(s): Brignol A; Paas A; Sotelo-Castro L; St-Onge D; Beltrame G; Coffey EBJ;

Cognitive neuroscience has considerable untapped potential to translate our understanding of brain function into applications that maintain, restore, or enhance human cognition. Complex, real-world phenomena encountered in daily life, professional contexts, and in the arts, can also be a rich source of information for better understanding cognition, which ...

Article GUID: 38750788


Efficacy of Lemborexant in Adults ≥ 65 Years of Age with Insomnia Disorder

Author(s): Arnold V; Ancoli-Israel S; Dang-Vu TT; Mishima K; Pinner K; Malhotra M; Moline M;

Background: Pharmacologic treatments are available to treat insomnia, a common and burdensome sleep disorder, but may be contraindicated in older adults who are prone to side effects from sleep-promoting drugs. These analyses of sleep diary data from Study E2006-G000-303 (Study 303) investigated the benefits of lemborexant 5 mg (LEM5) and 10 mg (LEM10) in ...

Article GUID: 38748321


Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare Leadership program aimed at building leadership capacity: A concurrent mixed-methods study

Author(s): Lavoie-Tremblay M; Boies K; Clausen C; Frechette J; Manning K; Gelsomini C; Cyr G; Lavigne G; Gottlieb B; Gottlieb LN;

Background: Targeted interventions have been found effective for developing leadership practices in nurses. However, to date, no leadership training program based on the Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare Leadership approach exists. Objectives: Demonstrate the effectiveness of a Strengths-Ba ...

Article GUID: 38746801


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