Author(s): Alessandroni N; Altschul D; Baumgartner HA; Bazhydai M; Brosnan SF; Byers-Heinlein K; Call J; Chittka L; Elsherif M; Espinosa J; Freeman MS; Gjoneska B; Güntürkün O; Huber L; Krasheninnikova A; Mazza V; Miller R; Moreau D; Nawroth C; Pronizius E; Ruiz-Fernández S; Schwing R; Šlipogor V; Visser I; ...

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Author(s): Tremblay N; Leger C; Deslauriers F; Hébert-Auger L; Gosselin-Boucher V; Bacon SL; Dialufuma MV; Lavoie KL;

This study explored the association between pandemic-related loss/reduction of employment, sex, COVID-19-related stress and relational conflicts. A sample of 5103 Canadians from the iCARE study were recruited through an online polling firm between October 29, 2020, and March 23, 2021. Logistic re ...

Article GUID: 39148311

Author(s): Grunden N; Calabria M; García-Sánchez C; Pons C; Arroyo JA; Gómez-Ansón B; Estévez-García MDC; Belvís R; Morollón N; Cordero-Carcedo M; Mur I; Pomar V; Domingo P;

Cognitive difficulties are reported as lasting sequelae within post COVID-19 condition. However, the chronicity of these difficulties and related factors of fatigue, mood, and perceived health have yet to be fully determined. To address this, the current longitudinal study aimed to clarify the tr ...

Article GUID: 39116061

Author(s): Côté M; Forouhar V; Edache IY; Alberga AS;

This cross-sectional study examined the associations between sociodemographic characteristics, BMI, and body image constructs (body satisfaction and weight bias internalization; WBI) and explicit weight bias. A near-representative sample of 995 English-speaking Canadian adults (52% Female) completed a survey which assessed explicit weight bias (Anti-Fat A ...

Article GUID: 38964079

Author(s): Moradi N; Kayvanfar V; Baldacci R;

In real-world construction sites, On-Site Workshops (OSW) are installed to accelerate construction activities and facilitate the material handling process. These temporary OSWs are cost-effective, leading to decreasing the material handling cost and project makespan, which indicates their important role as a part of a construction project. However, consid ...

Article GUID: 38125448

Author(s): Dumeaux V; Massahi S; Bettauer V; Mottola A; Dukovny A; Khurdia SS; Costa ACBP; Omran RP; Simpson S; Xie JL; Whiteway M; Berman J; Hallett MT;

Candida albicans, an opportunistic human pathogen, poses a significant threat to human health and is associated with significant socio-economic burden. Current antifungal treatments fail, at least in part, because C. albicans can initiate a strong drug tolerance response that allows some cells to ...

Article GUID: 37888959

Author(s): Deslauriers F; Gosselin-Boucher V; Léger C; Vieira AM; Bacon SL; Lavoie KL;

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and its prevention policies have taken a toll on Canadians, and certain subgroups may have been disproportionately affected, including those with non-communicable diseases (NCDs; e.g., heart and lung disease) due to their risk of COVID-19 complications and women due to excess domestic workload associated with traditional ...

Article GUID: 37884921

Author(s): Teichroeb JA; Smeltzer EA; Mathur V; Anderson KA; Fowler EJ; Adams FV; Vasey EN; Tamara Kumpan L; Stead SM; Arseneau-Robar TJM;

Our understanding of decision-making processes and cognitive biases is ever increasing, thanks to an accumulation of testable models and a large body of research over the last several decades. The vast majority of this work has been done in humans and laboratory animals because these study subjec ...

Article GUID: 37839050

Author(s): Mahdjoub H; Khelifa R; Roy J; Sbilordo SH; Zeender V; Perdigón Ferreira J; Gourgoulianni N; Lüpold S;

The processes underlying mate choice profoundly influence the dynamics of sexual selection and the evolution of male sexual traits. Consistent preference for certain phenotypes may erode genetic variation in populations through directional selection, whereas divergent preferences (e.g., genetical ...

Article GUID: 37774022

Author(s): Burcheri A; Coutin A; Bigham BL; Kruse MI; Lien K; Lim R; MacCormick H; Morris J; Ng V; Primiani N; Odorizzi S; Poirier V; Upadhye S; Primavesi R;

Social medicine and health advocacy curricula are known to be uncommon in postgraduate medical education. As justice movements work to unveil the systemic barriers experienced by sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations, it is imperative that the emergency medicine (EM) community progress in ...

Article GUID: 37310186

Author(s): Levy M; Forouhar V; Edache IY; Alberga AS;

Introduction: Weight discrimination of individuals with overweight or obesity is associated with adverse mental and physical health. Weight discrimination is prevalent in many sectors such as within workplaces, where individuals with overweight and obesity are denied the same opportunities as individuals with lower weight status, regardless of performance ...

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