Author(s): Rezaei M; Liang M; Yalcin Z; Martin JH; Kazemi P; Bareke E; Ge ZJ; Fardaei M; Benadiva C; Hemida R; Hassan A; Maher GJ; Abdalla E; Buckett W; Bolze PA; Sandhu I; Duman O; Agrawal S; Qian J; Vallian Broojeni J; Bhati L; Miron P; Allias F; ...

To identify novel genes responsible for recurrent hydatidiform moles (HMs), we performed exome sequencing on 75 unrelated patients who were negative for mutations in the known genes. We identified biallelic deleterious variants in 6 genes, FOXL2, MAJIN, KASH5, SYCP2, MEIOB, and HFM1, in patients ...

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Author(s): Dumassais S; Grewal KS; Aubin G; O' Connell M; Phillips NA; Wittich W;

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a drastic shift in the practice of research and clinical services. It has been noted that cognition measured via in-person versus remote methods differ substantially, and it is possible that subjective and experiential differences exist between modalities. Objective: The aim of the study is to explore the percepti ...

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Author(s): Fu J; Guo T; Li H; Liu W; Chen Z; Wang X; Guo J;

In this study, a functionally stable insoluble Cu/Fe nanoparticles (Cu/Fe NPs) were synthesized and applied denitrification with different contaminants. The results showed that 50 mg/L Cu/Fe NPs increased NO3--N reduction rate up to 14.3 mg/(L·h) about 3 folds compared with the control system (4.7 mg/(L·h)), and Cu/Fe NPs exhibited excellent restorative e ...

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Author(s): Dionne A; Al-Zakri M; Labelle H; Joncas J; Parent S; Mac-Thiong JM; Miyanji F; Lonner B; Eren A; Cahill P; Parent S; Newton P; Dermott JA; Jaakkimainen L; To T; Bouchard M; Howard A; Lebel DE; Hardy S; Malhotra AK; Dermott J; Thevarajah D; Mathias KDA; Yoon S; Sakhrekar R; Lebel DE; Kim DJ; Hadi ...

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Author(s): MacLean EA; Fogarty EJ; Peterson BJ; Xu S; Giacomantonio NB;

Background: This study had the following 3 goals: (i) to assess the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in a Nova Scotian population; (ii) to evaluate the validity of the Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire (ECQ) in a Nova Scotian context; and (iii) to evaluate Nova Scotian public knowledge about PAD. Methods: Participants were recruited fro ...

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Author(s): Abtahi M; Athienitis A; Delcroix B;

This paper presents a methodology to develop archetype gray-box models and use them in an economic model-based predictive control algorithm to simulate optimal heating load management in response to a newly-introduced static time-of-use tariff for Québec's residential sector, rate Flex-D. The methodology is evaluated through a case study, wherein in s ...

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Author(s): Gill H; Vreeker-Williamson E; Hing LS; Cassidy SA; Boies K;

Despite decades of research on trust in the workplace, researchers continue to struggle with fundamental questions regarding the conceptualization and measurement of organizational trust. To help clarify this construct, we revisit established trust definitions (Mayer et al. Academy of Management Review, 20(3), 709-734, Mayer et al., Academy of Management ...

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Author(s): Baez A; Singh D; He S; Hajiaghayi M; Gholizadeh F; Darlington PJ; Helfield B;

While met with initial and ground-breaking success targeting blood borne cancers, cellular immunotherapy remains significantly hindered in the context of solid tumors by the tumor microenvironment. Focused ultrasound, in conjunction with microbubbles, has found tremendous potential as a targeted and local drug/gene delivery technique for cancer therapy. T ...

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Author(s): Gillet N; Morin AJS; Brault S; Becker M; Verbeke I;

Thus far, little research has adopted a person-centred approach to investigate the nature of work passion profiles. As a result, our understanding of the most commonly occurring combinations of harmonious passion (HP) and obsessive passion (OP) in the workplace remains limited. To achieve a more refined understanding of the nature of these work passion pr ...

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Author(s): Zhu N; Xie WF; Shen H;

The trajectory tracking control of parallel robots is challenging due to their complicated dynamics and kinematics. This paper proposes a position-based visual servoing (PBVS) approach for a 6-Revolute-Spherical-Spherical (6-RSS) parallel robot using adaptive sliding mode control in Cartesian space. A photogrammetry sensor C-Track 780 in the eye-to-hand c ...

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Author(s): Petrovic J; Mettler J; Böke BN; Rogers MA; Hamza CA; Bloom E; Di Genova L; Romano V; Heath NL;

Mindfulness instruction comprising both formal (FM) and informal (IM) mindfulness practice is increasingly offered to university students. FM involves sustaining attention on thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations through structured practices, while IM involves incorporating mindfulness into da ...

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Author(s): Swami V; Maïano C; Morin AJS;

Traditionally, assessments of factor validity of body image instruments have relied on exploratory or confirmatory factor analysis. However, the emergence of exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), a resurgence of interest in bifactor models, and the ability to combine both models (bifactor-ESEM) is beginning to shape the future of body image res ...

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