Author(s): Commisso M; Bukowski WM;

Using the Actor-Partner-Interdependence Model, a friend's level of peer acceptance on the stability of a child's social withdrawal and peer exclusion was assessed with a sample of 252 fifth- and sixth-grade girls and boys of European and North-African descent from lower- and upper-middle class neighborhoods in Montreal, Quebec, in 2015/2016. Socio ...

Article GUID: 41914693

Author(s): Beaulieu J; Yates MC; Fraser DJ; Cristescu ME; Derry AM;

Anthropogenic activities have led to an unprecedented crisis in freshwater biodiversity loss. The capacity to monitor the abundance of wild populations is critical to conserving biodiversity, but conventional physical specimen collection methods are invasive, costly and labour-intensive. Environmental DNA (eDNA) offers a promising alternative, being easy ...

Article GUID: 41913704

Author(s): Hajiaghayi M; Gholizadeh F; Rahbari N; Emamnia N; Shih SCC; Darlington PJ;

Introduction: Cancers often drive T cells toward an exhausted state characterized by impaired cytotoxicity and upregulation of inhibitory receptors (PD-1, TIM-3, CD38) and transcriptional regulators (TOX, NFATc1). Repeated stimulation in vitro is used to model this process, reflecting chronic antigen exposure in the tumor microenvironment. Stress-derived ...

Article GUID: 41906691

Author(s): Trépanier SG; Notelaers G; Birkeland Nielsen M; Morin AJS;

Workplace bullying is conceptualized as a systematic exposure to harassing behavior accompanied by feelings of defenselessness. Yet, most research has solely focused on exposure, thereby ignoring the role of defenselessness regarding victimization from bullying. Using a person-centered approach, this cross-sectional study addresses this gap by investigati ...

Article GUID: 41902650

Author(s): Abraha HN; Gebre AK; Sim M; Smith C; Gilani SZ; Ilyas Z; Zarzour F; Schousboe JT; Lix LM; Binkley N; Reid S; Monchka BA; Kimelman D; Lewis JR; Leslie WD;

Background: Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD), a measure of visceral adiposity, has been linked to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). However, the relationship between SAD and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), a marker of subclinical vascular disease, and whether they independently a ...

Article GUID: 41903786

Author(s): Buonomano C; Patterson S; Ngou JS; Messina C; Taylor S; Bilodeau F; Forgione P;

Pyrrole derivatives are natural organic molecules that are important to the pharmaceutical industry due to their occurrence in nature and their use in a wide range of medical applications. In general, non-symmetric, 1,2,5-triaryl-substituted pyrroles are prepared either by Paal-Knorr condensation or cycloaddition that present synthetic challenges particul ...

Article GUID: 41900086

Author(s): Ramezani G; Stiharu I; van de Ven TGM; Ramezani H; Nerguizian V;

Developing advanced functional materials requires the synergistic integration of nanoscale reinforcements with tailored properties. In this work, composite films of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) were synthesized using a combination of solution casting, high shear homogenization, vacuum filtra ...

Article GUID: 41900273

Author(s): Fukue M; Lechowicz Z; Mulligan CN; Takeuchi S; Takeuchi H;

As a response to aging of cultured urease-producing microorganisms, the blending method was examined to obtain the required carbonate production amount using the apparent viability (Rcv) based on previous research. As a result, a significantly higher carbonate content than the amount of CaCl2 2H2O used was produced. Since this trend has been obtained in p ...

Article GUID: 41900613

Author(s): Li X; Ma H; Shi S; Tian X; Nie L; Han X; Sun J; Chen Z; Li J; Chen K;

Non-electrically driven samplers, commonly known as passive samplers, are widely used in surface water monitoring to determine the Time-Weighted Average Concentration (CTWA) of contaminants. In this study, we developed an evaporation-driven sampling system and methodology, comprising an Evaporation-Driven Sampler (EDS) for sampling and its standard versio ...

Article GUID: 41886856

Author(s): Brodeur M; Fortier MÈ; Carrier N; Audette-Chapdelaine S; Auger AM; Savard AC; Kairouz S;

Objectives: This article presents the quantitative phase of a two-phase mixed methods study. The main objective of this article is to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected adult gamblers' gambling behaviours and mental health in Quebec. Design: A cross-sectional online survey was used to collect data. Setting: Quebec (Canada). Participants: A ...

Article GUID: 41887629

Author(s): Bullinger J; Christner N; Urian R; Kellermann CM; Beaulieu S; Steinbeis N; Dunfield KA; Paulus M;

Empathy is vital for social development in early childhood. This study investigates the empathy-related behaviours of 362 German and Canadian children (49.72% girls) aged 3 to 6 years (M = 60.65 months; SD = 11.43 months), focusing on responses to emotional distress. Using latent profile analysis ...

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