Vegetation structure and soil organic carbon storage across northern forest-tundra ecotones in continuous permafrost by H. Travers-Smith, N.C. Coops, T.C. Lantz, M. Hamp, D. Ignace, M.A. Wulder, J. van der Sluijs

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Cosmic Reionization on Computers: The Evolution of the Ionizing Background and Mean Free Path by Jiawen Fan, Huanqing Chen, Camille Avestruz, Affan Khadir

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Scientific provision of an effective development of soybean breeding and seed production in the Russian Far East by V. T. Sinegovskaya

“…Together with Japanese scientists from the University of Niigata, the astragalus mosaic virus was detected on Canadian and Chinese varieties in Primorsky Krai and the Amur Region using DNA analysis. …”
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Long-term engagement in smoking cessation campaign: A mixed methods randomized trial. by Robert Schwartz, Tracey Borland, Maaz Shahid, Karen Kuzmich, Michael Chaiton

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>A long-term engagement (LTE) intervention was embedded in a social marketing campaign aimed at motivating quit attempts among Canadian adult commercial tobacco users 35 to 64 years of age. …”
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Cost-comparison analysis of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) versus second look surgery for the detection of residual and recurrent cholesteatoma by David L. Choi, Michael K. Gupta, Ryan Rebello, Jason D. Archibald

“…Costs were reported in Canadian dollars and a payer perspective was adopted. …”
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The rise of congenital syphilis in Canada: threats and opportunities by Ashorkor Tetteh, Victoria Moore

“…The objective of this study is to examine the factors associated with congenital syphilis trends and to highlight promising initiatives and programs across the country committed to addressing these trends.MethodsA literature review with a focus on Canadian studies was conducted to identify factors that may be driving the continued increase in early congenital syphilis rates over the past decade. …”
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Engaging primary care physicians in system change – an interpretive qualitative study in a remote and rural health region in Northern British Columbia, Canada by David Snadden, Trish Reay, Neil Hanlon, Martha MacLeod

“…Objectives To describe how physicians were engaged in primary healthcare system change in a remote and rural Canadian health authority.Design A qualitative interpretive study based on a hermeneutic approach.Methods 34 transcribed in-depth interviews with physicians and administrators relevant to physician engagement were purposively sampled from a larger data set of 239 interviews gathered over a 3-year period from seven communities engaged in primary healthcare transformation. …”
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The growth–environment nexus amid geopolitical risks: cointegration and machine learning algorithm approaches by Md. Idris Ali, Md. Atikur Rahaman, Mohammed Julfikar Ali, Md. Ferdausur Rahman

“…To bridge this gap, this study examines the role of per capita income on environmental outcomes under the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework, explicitly incorporating geopolitical risks as a critical determinant. Using Canadian time series data spanning from 1980 to 2022, this research employs the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimation technique to explore short- and long-term cointegrating relationships among key variables, including economic growth, energy consumption, trade openness, foreign direct investment (FDI), ICT development, and financial development. …”
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Cross-Cultural Validation of the English Chronic Pain Myth Scale in Emergency Nurses by Geraldine Martorella, Anaïs Lacasse, Michelle Kostic, Glenna Schluck

“…These patients often face stigmatization, and the ED is no exception. The French-Canadian Chronic Pain Myth Scale (CPMS) was developed to evaluate common societal misconceptions about CP including among healthcare providers. …”
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Systematic Review of Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Treatment Facilities by Samantha R. Fashler, Lynn K. Cooper, Eric D. Oosenbrug, Lindsay C. Burns, Shima Razavi, Lauren Goldberg, Joel Katz

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A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Brentuximab Vedotin in Relapsed or Refractory Systemic Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma by Margaret Hux, Denise Zou, Esprit Ma, Peter Sajosi, Andreas Engstrom, Ross Selby, Eugene Benson, Andrew Briggs, Vijayveer Bonthapally

“…Comparison with conventional chemotherapy was based on data from the Canadian British Columbia Cancer Agency registry from 40 patients starting salvage chemotherapy after front-line treatment between 1980 and 2012. …”
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Effect of the composting process on physicochemical properties and concentration of heavy metals in market waste with additive materials in the Ga West Municipality, Ghana... by Carl Tibu, Ted Y. Annang, Negasi Solomon, Dzidzo Yirenya-Tawiah

“…All the composts had heavy metal concentrations below the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment standards. …”
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Consultation diagnoses and procedures billed among recent graduates practicing general otolaryngology – head & neck surgery in Ontario, Canada by Antoine Eskander, Paolo Campisi, Ian J. Witterick, David D. Pothier

“…Abstract Background An analysis of the scope of practice of recent Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) graduates working as general otolaryngologists has not been previously performed. As Canadian OHNS residency programs implement competency-based training strategies, this data may be used to align residency curricula with the clinical and surgical practice of recent graduates. …”
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Promoting Internal Armed Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Case of the U.S.-Colombia Relations (Part II) by A. A. Manukhin

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Preventing and addressing youth vaping in British Columbia, Canada: Evidence from triangulation of a scoping review of vaping policy and qualitative interviews with school-aged you... by Ramona H. Sharma, Sarah J. Dow-Fleisner, Laura L. Struik

“…Methods: The present study provides a Canadian case-study examination of vaping policy by triangulating a scoping review of federal (Canada, n = 3), provincial (British Columbia, n = 4), and regional (Okanagan, n = 26) policies (N = 33) from 2000 to 2024 with qualitative interviews with secondary school students aged 12 to 18 (N = 25). …”
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Niqivut (our food)—dimensions of Inuit country food harvesting and significance in Arctic Canada: bountiful, seasonal, “soul food” by Natalie Ann Carter, Nicolien van Luijk, Jackie Dawson, Colleen Parker, Kayla Grey, Jennifer Provencher, Chantel Emiktaut, Natasha Simonee, Gloria Song, Sonia Wesche

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Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome in patients with cancer: A multicentre study by Rabia K. Shahid, Qasem Haider, Sunil Yadav, Duc Le, Shahid Ahmed

“…The current study aimed to determine characteristics and outcomes of patients with cancer who were admitted with DKA/HHS in a mid-size Canadian city. Methods: Consecutive adult patients with an active cancer who were admitted with DKA or HHS from January 2008 to December 2020 in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Measurement properties of the Spanish COPM in older adult rehabilitation inpatients by Elisabet Capdevila, Mariona Portell, Eva Penelo, María Rodríguez-Bailón

“…Aims To analyse the measurement properties of the Spanish version of the COPM (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure) in older adult rehabilitation inpatients.Method A sample of 172 users from 17 inpatient care facilities for older adults (47% nursing homes) participated in a quantitative prospective study. …”
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Cannabis use among youth in Canada: a scoping review protocol by Shelley L Craig, Toula Kourgiantakis, Judith Logan, Eunjung Lee, Charmaine C Williams, Travonne Edwards, Ragave Vicknarajah, Monique Simon-Tucker

“…Introduction Canadian youth (aged 15–24) have the highest rates of cannabis use globally. …”
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Care partner experience with telepresence robots in long-term care during COVID-19 pandemic by Grace Hu, Joey Wong, Lily Haopu Ren, Sarah Kleiss, Annette Berndt, Lily Wong, Ali Hussein, Nazia Ahmed, Jim Mann, Lillian Hung

“…We conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 care partners who used the robots in five urban Canadian LTC homes between May 2021 and August 2023. …”
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