Author(s): Gao W; Zhang P; Wang H; Yang X; An C;

Microplastics (MPs) have become major contaminants in freshwater ecosystems. While numerous studies have characterized MPs in reservoirs, a comprehensive synthesis focusing on in-reservoir variations and dam-related influences is still lacking. This study investigates the spatial distribution of MPs in reservoir water and sediment based on data synthesize ...

Article GUID: 41215774

Author(s): Jibb LA; Hashemi E; Sivaratnam S; Hildenbrand AK; Nathan PC; Chartrand J; Alberts NM; Masama T; Pease HG; Torres LB; Cortes HG; Zworth M; Kuczynski S; Fortier MA;

Background: Pain is a prevalent and distressing symptom for children with cancer, negatively affecting quality of life and family functioning. While most research focuses on hospital-based care, many pain episodes occur at home, where parents act as primary caregivers with limited access to evide ...

Article GUID: 41149458

Author(s): Kempel A; Adamidis GC; Anadón JD; Atkinson J; Auge H; Avtzis D; Bachelot B; Bashirzadeh M; Bota JL; Classen A; Constantinou I; Crawley M; de Bellis T; Dostal P; Ebeling A; Eisenhauer N; Eldridge DJ; Encina G; Estrada C; Everingham S; Fan ...

Plants are consumed by a variety of organisms, including herbivores and pathogens, which significantly impact plant biomass, diversity, community composition, and ecosystem functioning. While the impacts of vertebrate herbivores are well established, the effects of consumer groups such as insect ...

Article GUID: 41080499

Author(s): Phelps J; Singh M; McCreary CR; Dallaire-Théroux C; Stein RG; Potvin-Jutras Z; Guan DX; Wu JD; Metz A; Smith EE;

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) can manifest as brain lesions visible on magnetic resonance imaging, including white matter hyperintensities (WMH), cerebral microbleeds (CMB), perivascular spaces (PVS), lacunes, and recent small subcortical infarcts (RSSI). Detection and segmentation of thes ...

Article GUID: 41080650

Author(s): Grant A; Goberdhan N; Mar K; Ramkishun A; Rahman S; Redublo T; Caven I; Okrainec K;

Caregivers under the age of 25, or young carers, lack significant recognition and support across sectors of education, employment, and healthcare. As young carer advisors on a prior research project exploring Canadian healthcare providers' awareness of young carers in their clinical practice, we were a part of an experience-based co-design process to ...

Article GUID: 41064416

Author(s): Liu L; Gillet AP; Akiki C; Tian L; Ma Y; Zhang X; Bowman DT; Wania F; Delbès G; Apparicio P; Bayen S;

Air pollution is closely associated with increased lung cancer incidence and mortality. Because many semi-volatile industrial chemicals, pesticides and combustion by-products are endocrine-disrupting or genotoxic, their mixtures in outdoor urban air, even at trace levels, could have cumulative ef ...

Article GUID: 41033295

Author(s): Rattray GF; Jourde HR; Baillet S; Coffey EBJ;

Subcortical brain regions like the thalamus are integral to numerous sensory and cognitive functions. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) enables the study of widespread brain networks with high temporal resolution, but the degree to which deep sources like the thalamus can be resolved remains unclear. Functional connectivity methods may enhance differentiation, ...

Article GUID: 41002111

Author(s): Mesaroli G; Olaizola S; Nair A; Nishat F; Pizzo A; Nathan PC; Alberts NM; Stinson JN;

Purpose: Neuropathic pain (NP) in individuals with cancer can arise from the cancer itself or its treatments. The prevalence of NP has been estimated in children living with cancer; however, the prevalence in adolescent survivorship is unknown. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of NP among adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and ...

Article GUID: 40999274

Author(s): Pieruccini-Faria F; Son S; Zou G; Almeida QJ; Middleton LE; Bray NW; Lussier M; Shoemaker JK; Speechley M; Liu-Ambrose T; Burhan AM; Camicioli R; Li KZH; Fraser S; Berryman N; Bherer L; Montero-Odasso M;

Background: Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have a higher risk of gait impairments and falls; yet, the effects of multimodal interventions, including combinations of exercises with cognitive training, on improving their mobility remain unclear. Objectives: To investigate the sy ...

Article GUID: 40966614

Author(s): Mena-Giraldo P; Mandl GA; Quezada-Novoa V; Garcia-Henao C; Bondon N; Hazlett MJ; Capobianco JA;

Micromotors are an attractive cutting-edge technology that exhibit controllable motion in response to chemical reactions or external stimuli. These nature-inspired materials are widely explored for use in environmental remediation, and drug delivery, other emerging applications. Until now, the mi ...

Article GUID: 40964823

Author(s): Gu J; Gu Z; Wu B; Xiao S; Zheng S; Chen N; Zhuang J; Liu H; Jia Z; Meng Y; Cui X; Huang L;

Wet-strength resins are fundamentally important for papers as they provide water resistance and wet strength, allowing papers to complete tasks before incurring wet damage. Resins currently in use are primarily petroleum-based substances that pose inherently environmental and health risks due to ...

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