Taking stock of the social determinants of health: A scoping review. by Kelsey Lucyk, Lindsay McLaren

“…<h4>Findings</h4>Our synthesis of 108 articles showed wide variation by study setting, target audience, and geographic scope, with most articles published in an academic setting, by Canadian authors, for policy-maker audiences. SDOH were communicated by authors as a list, model, or story; each with strengths and weaknesses. …”
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It takes a ‘spark’. Exploring parent perception of long-term sports participation after a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant, school-aged children with c... by Georgina Clutterbuck, Mikaila Gent, Daniel Thomson

“…Children's pre-intervention sports activity and participation goals were reassessed with the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Results: Fourteen parents participated. …”
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My child’s legacy: a mixed methods study of bereaved parents and providers’ opinions about collaboration with NICU teams in quality improvement initiatives by Annie Janvier, Sonia Dahan, Claude Julie Bourque, Ginette Mantha, Martin Reichherzer

“…The objective of this study is to describe the ongoing involvement and the perspectives of bereaved parents engaged in different types of activities in Neonatal Intensive Care Units and providers who work with them.Design/methods Mixed methods convergent analysis.Setting Canadian paediatric tertiary care university hospital.Participants All bereaved members of the resource parents group (n=8) and most providers who work with them (n=16) answered a satisfaction/needs questionnaires.Results Since 2011, eight bereaved parents were involved in a large number of activities mostly related to palliative care (research, education or clinical care initiatives). …”
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Mental health disorder symptom changes among public safety personnel after emotional resilience skills training by R.N. Carleton, S. Sauer-Zavala, T.A. Teckchandani, K.Q. Maguire, L. Jamshidi, R.E. Shields, T.O. Afifi, J. Nisbet, K.L. Andrews, S.H. Stewart, A.J. Fletcher, R. Martin, R.S. MacPhee, J.C. MacDermid, T.M. Keane, A. Brunet, M. McCarron, L.M. Lix, N.A. Jones, G.P. Krätzig, J.P. Neary, G. Anderson, R. Ricciardelli, H. Cramm, J. Sareen, G.J.G. Asmundson

“…The exposures potentiate posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSIs), including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Protocol was designed to mitigate PTSIs using ongoing monitoring and PSP-delivered Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST) based on the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders. …”
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Deep learning model based prediction of vehicle CO2 emissions with eXplainable AI integration for sustainable environment by Gazi Mohammad Imdadul Alam, Sharia Arfin Tanim, Sumit Kanti Sarker, Yutaka Watanobe, Rashedul Islam, M. F. Mridha, Kamruddin Nur

“…Utilizing a dataset from the Canadian government’s official open data portal, we explored the impact of various vehicle attributes on $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 emissions. …”
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Hepatitis B care cascade among people with HIV/HBV coinfection in the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design, 2012-2016. by Jessica Kim, Craig W Newcomb, Dean Carbonari, Jessie Torgersen, Keri N Althoff, Mari M Kitahata, Marina B Klein, Richard D Moore, K Rajender Reddy, Michael J Silverberg, Angel M Mayor, Michael A Horberg, Edward R Cachay, Joseph K Lim, M John Gill, Kara Chew, Timothy R Sterling, Mark Hull, Eric C Seaberg, Gregory D Kirk, Sally B Coburn, Raynell Lang, Kathleen A McGinnis, Kelly A Gebo, Sonia Napravnik, H Nina Kim, Vincent Lo Re, North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design of IeDEA

“…We conducted a cross-sectional study among people living with HIV and HBV coinfection receiving care between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016 within 13 United States and Canadian clinical cohorts contributing data to the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design (NA-ACCORD). …”
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Assessing the capture of sociodemographic information in electronic medical records to inform clinical decision making. by Rawan Abulibdeh, Karen Tu, Debra A Butt, Anthony Train, Noah Crampton, Ervin Sejdić

“…Finally, physician sex, years since a physician graduated, and whether a physician was a foreign vs a Canadian medical graduate were significantly associated with documentation rates of place of birth, citizenship status, occupation, and education in the electronic medical records. …”
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Biogeochemical evidence raises questions on the longevity of warming‐induced growth enhancements in wet boreal forests by Susan E. Ziegler, Sharon A. Billings, Frances A. Podrebarac, Kate A. Edwards, Andrea Skinner, Kate M. Buckeridge, Trevor C. VandenBoer

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Gravitational-wave Dark Siren Cosmology Systematics from Galaxy Weighting by Alexandra G. Hanselman, Aditya Vijaykumar, Maya Fishbach, Daniel E. Holz

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The Effect of Galaxy Interactions on Starbursts in Milky Way-mass Galaxies in FIRE Simulations by Fei Li, Mubdi Rahman, Norman Murray, Dušan Kereš, Andrew Wetzel, Claude-André Faucher-Giguère, Philip F. Hopkins, Jorge Moreno

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Conflict Management and Job Performance in The Banking Industry: A Malaysian Experience by Faridah Maarof, Mohamed Yunus

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The Influence of Workforce Diversity on Organizational Performance in the UAE Hospitality Sector: The Moderating Role of HR Practices by Osama Khassawneh, Tamara Mohammad

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20th Anniversary of 9-11: Corporate Disaster Preparedness, Lessons Learned, and Ways Forward by Stefane Kabene, Said Baadel

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Effects of Meaningful Action Observation Therapy on Occupational Performance, Upper Limb Function, and Corticospinal Excitability Poststroke: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Tria... by Aryan Shamili, Afsoon Hassani Mehraban, Akram Azad, Gholam Reza Raissi, Mohsen Shati

“…Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), and Box-Block Test (BBT) on 3 occasions: baseline, post (at 4 weeks), and follow-up (at 8 weeks). …”
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Mitochondrial disease registries worldwide: A scoping review. by Ammanie Abdul-Fatah, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Crisel Mae Juan, Martin Holcik

“…These recommendations could be used to support designing a future Canadian mitochondrial disease patient registry, and to further research directly engaging these registries worldwide.…”
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Children's digital privacy on fast-food and dine-in restaurant mobile applications. by Christine Mulligan, Grace Gillis, Lauren Remedios, Christopher Parsons, Laura Vergeer, Monique Potvin Kent

“…A convenience sample of 11 English-speaking Canadian residents aged 9-12 years with fast-food apps on their mobile phones were recruited to use ≥1 fast-food restaurant mobile app(s). …”
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Examining the association between public health unit spending and adolescent substance use by Urvi Rai, Karen A. Patte, Brendan T. Smith, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Elaine Hyshka, Scott T. Leatherdale, Roman Pabayo

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the association between per capita PHU spending and self-reported substance use among Canadian adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional, multilevel modelling was conducted using student data from the 7th wave (2018/19) of the Cannabis use, Obesity, Mental health, Physical activity, Alcohol use, Smoking, and Sedentary behaviour (COMPASS) study, as well as spending data from the audited financial statements of Ontario's PHUs. …”
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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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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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Benefits of the Global Integration Method (Método de Integração Global - MIG) in functional priorities of parents of Brazilian children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorde... by Amanda Aparecida Alves Cunha Nascimento, Deisiane Oliveira Souto, Thalita Karla Flores Cruz, Arthur Felipe Barroso de Lima, Gabriela Silva Oliveira, Vitor Geraldi Haase

“…Methods A total of 241 children/adolescents with ASD (mean age, 6.92 ± 3.61 years) were recruited from different regions of Brazil. 76% (76%) were male, and 40.7% were classified as having support level 2. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was administered to parents/caregivers to identify their priorities for their children and to assess changes in performance and satisfaction with priorities after intervention with MIG. …”
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