Author(s): Maïano C; Morin AJS; Tracey D; Gagnon C; Smodis McCune V; Craven RG;

Purpose: To validate a version of the Motives for Physical Activity Measure (MPAM) adapted for youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). Materials and methods: A sample of 359 youth with mild to moderate ID from Australia and Canada respectively completed English and French versions of the MPAM-ID. Results: Exploratory structural equation models suppor ...

Article GUID: 34528859

Author(s): Brodeur M; Audette-Chapdelaine S; Savard AC; Kairouz S;

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has major collateral impacts on mental health. Gambling is among the major public health issues that seems to have been transformed by the pandemic. In the province of Quebec in Canada, gambling is an important leisure activity. About two out of three adults are in Quebec gamble. The objective of this study is to draw a ...

Article GUID: 34518259

Author(s): Bathini S; Pakkiriswami S; Ouellette RJ; Ghosh A; Packirisamy M;

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are the cell-derived vesicles which play a critical role in cell-to-cell communication, and disease progression. These vesicles contain a myriad of substances like RNA, DNA, proteins, and lipids from their origin cells, offering a good source of biomarkers. The existing methods for the isolation of EVs are time-consuming, lack ...

Article GUID: 34517262

Author(s): Davis AN; Samlali K; Kapadia JB; Perreault J; Shih SCC; Kharma N;

In this paper, we describe the design and performance of two digital microfluidics (DMF) chips capable of executing multiple ribozymatic reactions, with proper controls, in response to short single-stranded DNA inducers. Since the fluorescence output of a reaction is measurable directly from the chip, without the need for gel electrophoresis, a complete e ...

Article GUID: 34514224

Author(s): Wang J; Huang JJ; Mulligan C;

Humans who are exposed to metals in road dust may have potential health risks through touching, ingesting, and inhaling the suspended road dust. There were limited studies to link seasonal emission sources to health risks from metals in road dust. In this study, metals in road dust from different functional areas were seasonally monitored. The contributio ...

Article GUID: 34510345

Author(s): Messina C; Ottenwaelder X; Forgione P;

Herein, we report a modular synthetic route to access tetra-arylated thiophene compounds with four different substituents with programmed chemical control provided by an ester activating/directing group. This method enables the functionalization of individual positions of thiophene sequentially via regioselective halogenations and cross-coupling reactions ...

Article GUID: 34506149

Author(s): Christopher T Richard

This paper aims to design lattice structures for rapid-investment casting (RIC), and the goal of the design methodology is to minimize casting defects that are related to the lattice topology. RIC can take full advantage of the unprecedented design freedom provided by AM. Since design for RIC has multiple objectives, we limit our study to lattice structur ...

Article GUID: 34500961

Author(s): Sohrabi Kashani A; Packirisamy M;

With the advancement of nanotechnology, the nano-bio-interaction field has emerged. It is essential to enhance our understanding of nano-bio-interaction in different aspects to design nanomedicines and improve their efficacy for therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Many researchers have extensively studied the toxicological responses of cancer cells t ...

Article GUID: 34502495

Author(s): Watkins-Martin K; Orri M; Pennestri MH; Castellanos-Ryan N; Larose S; Gouin JP; Ouellet-Morin I; Chadi N; Philippe F; Boivin M; Tremblay RE; Côté S; Geoffroy MC;

Background: Concerns have been raised that the COVID-19 pandemic could increase risk for adverse mental health outcomes, especially in young adults, a vulnerable age group. We investigated changes in depression and anxiety symptoms (overall and severe) from before to during the pandemic, as well ...

Article GUID: 34496901

Author(s): Gervais CLM; Johnston MS;

When a youth sexually offends, most of the reactions and repercussions that follow are understandably negative. However, there is limited research about mixed reactions involving remorse and responsibility on the part of the adolescent who offended and their relatives. Based on qualitative interviews with 16 caregivers among 10 families in Canada, this ar ...

Article GUID: 34490799

Author(s): Reilly RC; Lee V; Laux K; Robitaille A;

Objectives: This article presents the findings of a pilot study situated in a tertiary care cancer centre and examines the impact of an art therapy group on the experiences of women living through breast cancer. Study design: The study design used in this study is a qualitative cross-case comparative case. Methods: Ten women were interviewed about their ...

Article GUID: 34487868

Author(s): Schott E; Mastroberardino M; Fourakis E; Lew-Williams C; Byers-Heinlein K;

The ability to differentiate between two languages sets the stage for bilingual learning. Infants can discriminate languages when hearing long passages, but language switches often occur on short time scales with few cues to language identity. As bilingual infants begin learning sequences of sounds and words, how do they detect the dynamics of two languag ...

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