Author(s): Yu S; Jin Y; Guo T; Li H; Liu W; Chen Z; Wang X; Guo J;

Biological denitrification is limited by slow nitrate (NO3-) reduction due to low electron transfer efficiency, unsatisfactory community functional efficiency and insufficient metabolic activity of microbial communities. To overcome these challenges, Ni2+ and Fe2+ were incorporated with gallic acid (GA) to form bimetallic polyphenol networks (NiFeGA BPNs) ...

Article GUID: 41707775

Author(s): Maïano C; Swami V; Tylka TL; Aimé A;

The 7-item Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) is a widely used instrument to assess functionality appreciation, a central facet of positive body image. Here, we examined the psychometric properties of a novel French translation of the FAS. French-speaking Canadian adults were asked to complete the FAS and validated measures of positive body image, psy ...

Article GUID: 41687325

Author(s): Maïano C; Swami V; Tylka TL; Aimé A;

The 13-item Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2) is an instrument designed to measure generalised perceptions of body acceptance by others. Here, we examined the psychometric properties of a novel French translation of the BAOS-2. A total of 763 French-speaking adults from Canada were asked to complete the BAOS-2, alongside additional validated meas ...

Article GUID: 41687326

Author(s): Burcheri AJ; Galvin CR; Piché N; Frett MJ; Alschuler K; Alberts NM;

Introduction: Healthcare provider pain knowledge is critical in surgical settings, where effective pain management plays a key role in the prevention of chronic postsurgical pain. Despite this, little is known about the pain training and knowledge of surgical residents. Objective: To comprehensively assess Canadian surgery residents' knowledge and at ...

Article GUID: 41635476

Author(s): Sui J; Bi H; Yue R; Fu H; Yang A; An C;

Persistent oil contamination along coastlines can be treated by surface washing agents (SWAs), while low-temperature conditions can significantly impact the effectiveness of SWAs in oil removal. This study investigates the oil removal performance of a commercial SWA for oiled shoreline sand in cold-region environments. Batch oil removal tests were conduct ...

Article GUID: 41544565

Author(s): Lopez-Miranda IR; Sim JI; Juneau G; Wilds CJ; Beharry AA;

The DNA repair enzyme O6-Methylguanine DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) is a major contributor in conferring resistance to alkylating agents such as temozolomide (TMZ) in cancers. The use of MGMT inhibitors can suppress resistance and enhance the efficacy of TMZ. However, current inhibitors are nonselective for cancer cells, and as a result, MGMT is also inhi ...

Article GUID: 41531960

Author(s): Spiegler P; Harirpoush A; Xiao Y;

Crucial in disease analysis and surgical planning, manual segmentation of volumetric medical scans (e.g. MRI, CT) is laborious, error-prone, and challenging to master, while fully automatic algorithms can benefit from user feedback. Therefore, with the complementary power of the latest radiological AI foundation models and virtual reality (VR)'s intui ...

Article GUID: 41509996

Author(s): Pissani L; de Almeida RG;

Familiarity, aptness, concreteness, metaphoricity, and structural norms for 300 two-word English metaphorical expressions (e.g., broken heart, early bird), presented in sentence context and in isolation, were obtained from 164 participants. Familiarity was conceived as the extent to which participants had previously heard or read that expression. Aptness ...

Article GUID: 41491452

Author(s): Mosharafian S; Jaeger JAG;

Rapid increases in urban sprawl in many cities across the planet pose a challenge that needs to be addressed urgently. This study proposes targets, limits, and warning values to urban sprawl as a quantitative reference framework for exploring potential future pathways and to provide guidance for future land management. The reference framework serves to ev ...

Article GUID: 41436679

Author(s): Hayot-Sasson V; Glatard T;

Neuroimaging open-data initiatives have led to increased availability of large scientific datasets. While these datasets are shifting the processing bottleneck from compute-intensive to data-intensive, current standardized analysis tools have yet to adopt strategies that mitigate the costs associated with large data transfers. A major challenge in adaptin ...

Article GUID: 41432812

Author(s): Biglieri S; Ahmed N; Main S; Tupling OL; Vijayakumar R; Boger J; Daum C; Dupuis S; Koch M; Liu L; Lopez K; Mann J; Martin M; McAiney C; Nasir HJ; Nasir N; Pearce B; Weldrick R; Vanderlinden K; Middleton L;

Exclusion, marginalization and stigma remain common experiences for people living with dementia. Dementia capable communities offer a pathway to support the wellbeing of people living with dementia by creating spaces where people living with dementia and their care partners are supported and empo ...

Article GUID: 41432943