The creation of an Internet public sphere by South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission and Elections Canada by Hannelie Otto, Lynnette Fourie, Johannes Froneman

“…This article investigates the extent to which the South African (IEC) and Canadian electoral commissions’ websites have succeeded in establishing a virtual public sphere. …”
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Strengthening public health education and humanitarian response through academic volunteerism by Faiza Rab, Mekdes Assefa, Salim Sohani, Ilja Ormel, Farwa Arshad, Ahmad Firas Khalid

“…In this study we aimed to understand the process of embedding academic volunteers in humanitarian organizations such as the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) and assess the impact of their activities within the realm of public health education. …”
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Association of early versus late care seeking for sport-related concussion in adolescent athletes in Canada: a historical cohort study by Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Carolina Cancelliere, Cameron Marshall, Darrin Germann, Mohsen Kazemi, David Youngwoo Oh

“…Objectives This study aims to examine the association of time to recovery between early versus late presentation to outpatient community-based concussion management clinics following sport-related concussion (SRC) among adolescent Canadian athletes.Methods Using electronic health records (between January 2017 and December 2019) from the Complete Concussion Management Inc (CCMI) database, this was a historical cohort study of Canadian athletes aged 12–18 presenting for care early (0–7 days) or late (8–28 days) after SRC. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of spring barley mutants according to their yield components by A. A. Belozerova, D. A. Bazyuk, N. A. Bome

“…Correlation analysis helped to identify indices closely related to grain yield: Canadian index (r = 0.85), Mexican index (r = 0.76), and plant productivity index (r = 0.70). …”
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Československá vojenská mise v Kanadě za 2. světové války – předhistorie by Tomáš Jiránek

“…Their work was preceded by a few relatively long months of negotiations with the British and Canadian authorities in order to clarify what was wanted on all sides and to lay down the conditions for the work of the Czechoslovakian army mission in America. …”
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« LE PAYSAGE SONORE » DE MURRAY R. SCHAFER by Luana STAN

“…In a world where background music (muzak) invades all public places, Canadian musicologist and composer Murray Schafer does an analysis of all types of sounds (natural, artificial, from the old days until today) in his book The Tuning of the World and advances a proposal to create sound museums. …”
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KAB Newsletter Issue 01 – March 2022 by Nowamani, Collins, Sempungu, Joseph Godfrey

“…Emmanuel Tumusiime - Mutebile KAB hosts global scholars KABSOM trains health workers in selected districts of Kigezi Makerere University Research & Innovations fund explores a partnership with KAB Rotary donates cervical cancer screening & treatment equipment to selected districts of Kigezi KAB receives a grant from Canadian partners KAB to host Kiswahili international conference The French embassy in Kampala partners with KAB…”
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Judiciarisation des personnes itinérantes à Québec : une géographie des pratiques policières répressives au service de la revitalisation by Catherine Chesnay, Céline Bellot, Marie-Ève Sylvestre

“…Our study on the penalization of homeless people in various Canadian cities fits in this broader context of penalization of poverty and homelessness. …”
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A Critique of the Undergraduate Nursing Preceptorship Model by Monique Sedgwick, Suzanne Harris

“…The preceptorship model is a cornerstone of clinical undergraduate nursing education in Canadian nursing programs. Their extensive use means that nursing programs depend heavily on the availability and willingness of Registered Nurses to take on the preceptor role. …”
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The postfigurative Christ in Morley Callaghan's Such is my beloved by F. Hale

“…One esteemed literary artist who made use of this technique was the Canadian liberal Roman Catholic layman Morley Callaghan (1903-1990). …”
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Independent and joint associations of neighbourhood greenness and walkability with transportational and recreational physical activity among youth and adults in Canada by Natalie Doan, Sebastian A. Srugo, Stephanie A. Prince, Rachel C. Colley, Daniel G. Rainham, Taru Manyanga, Gregory P. Butler, Richard Larouche, Sarah E. Turner, Justin J. Lang

“…As a proxy for neighbourhood walkability, we used 2016 Canadian Active Living Environments (Can-ALE) metrics. …”
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Strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and youth well-being: a scoping review protocol by Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Henry T Stelfox, Perri R Tutelman, Diane L Lorenzetti, Melanie C Anglin, Kirsten M Fiest, Stephana Julia Moss, Emily A FitzGerald, Stacie Smith, Micaela Harley, Kathryn Birnie, Sara J Mizen

“…Findings of this study will be disseminated at national and international conferences and will inform our pan-Canadian multidisciplinary team of researchers, public, health professionals and knowledge users to codesign and pilot test a digital psychoeducational health tool—an interactive, web-based tool to help Canadian youth and their families address poor mental well-being resulting from and persisting beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Residency training programs to support residents working in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities by Marghalara Rashid, Julie Nguyen, Wayne Clark, Jessica L. Foulds, Ida John, Ming-Ka Chan, Molly Whalen-Browne, Pamela Roach, Melanie Morris, Sarah Forgie

“…Theoretical sampling was used to recruit 35 participants from three main study sites across two western Canadian provinces. Recruitment, data collection, and analysis using constructivist grounded theory occurred concurrently to ensure appropriate depth of exploration. …”
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A platform approach to experiential learning by Sandra Robinson

“…This paper reports on the curriculum design and delivery of a practice-based, experiential learning course, which introduces students in an undergraduate communication and media studies program at a Canadian university to the challenges of working with social data using an analytics platform. …”
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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Review of Recent Advancements by Andrea Gomez Palacio Schjetnan, Jamshid Faraji, Gerlinde A. Metz, Masami Tatsuno, Artur Luczak

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Adjudication of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Challenges in the Medicolegal Arena by Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Peter A Ste-Marie, Angela Mailis, Yoram Shir

“…In the present article, the authors have endeavoured to provide clarification of some current issues by referencing the current literature, including the 2012 Canadian Fibromyalgia Guidelines. While FM is accepted as a valid condition, its diagnosis is vulnerable to misuse due to the subjectivity of symptoms. …”
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Československá vojenská mise v Kanadě: Činnost a výsledky by Tomáš Jiránek

“…There were various reasons for this: overreliance on the patriotism of the emigrants, the younger generation of which no longer had strong links with the mother country and who often enlisted in the Canadian army; the late launch of the recruitment drive; enemy propaganda from the Slovak Hlinka Guard and the Nazis; and the fact that Czech settlements were spread all over Canada. …”
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Higher Education Systems and the Tuition Fees Charging: Perspectives and Perceptions in Brazil, Canada and China by Danilo de Melo Costa, Francisco Vidal Barbosa, Qiang Zha, Roopa Desai Trilokekar

“…In conclusion to this analysis, and considering the benefits provided by the Canadian and Chinese participants, it is suggested for Brazil to perform a reflection on this subject. …”
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Genital Abnormalities and Growth Retardation as Early Signs of Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Ataxia Syndrome by Kyriaki Papadopoulou-Legbelou, Maria Ntoumpara, Maria Kavga, Eleni P. Kotanidou, Ioannis Papoulidis, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Maria Fotoulaki

“…The disease has been described in detail in the Canadian Hutterite population, but a few sporadic cases with de novo mutations have been published worldwide. …”
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Resilience among Parents and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Parisa Ghanouni, Laura Eves

“…We invited 50 parents of a child with ASD, 13 years old or younger, across various Canadian provinces in an online survey. Parental resilience was positively associated with household income and negatively associated with parental stress. …”
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