Unmasking health determinants and health outcomes for urban First Nations using respondent-driven sampling by J Smylie, M Firestone, S Maracle, M Spiller, P O'Campo

“…Objective Population-based health information on urban Aboriginal populations in Canada is limited due to challenges with the identification of Aboriginal persons in existing health data sets. …”
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Experimental Study on Calcium Hydroxide-Assisted Delignification of Hydrothermally Treated Sweet Sorghum Bagasse by Jiby Kudakasseril Kurian, Yvan Gariepy, Mark Lefsrud, Valerie Orsat, Philippe Seguin, Varoujan Yaylayan, G. S. Vijaya Raghavan

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The Economic Impact of Weight Regain by Caroline E. Sheppard, Erica L. W. Lester, Anderson W. Chuck, Daniel W. Birch, Shahzeer Karmali, Christopher J. de Gara

“…The quoted cost of obesity in Canada was $2.0 billion–$6.7 billion in 2013 CAD. …”
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Addition of anal encirclement to perineal proctosigmoidectomy: a retrospective review by Aiya Amery, Kayla Marritt, Zarrukh Baig, Haven Roy, Dilip Gill, Nathan Ginther

“…There is currently a lack of data addressing a combination surgery, wherein both a perineal proctosigmoidectomy and anal encirclement are performed simultaneously.AimsTo evaluate the efficacy of combining perineal proctosigmoidectomy with anal encirclement using Nylon sutures compared to perineal proctosigmoidectomy alone.MethodsThis was a single institution, non-randomized, retrospective study conducted at the Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (July 2017 to October 2022). Patients over the age of 18 with full-thickness rectal prolapse who underwent either perineal proctosigmoidectomy alone or perineal proctosigmoidectomy with anal encirclement were included. …”
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Interactions among Ecological Factors That Explain the Psychosocial Quality of Life of Children with Complex Needs by Sandy Thurston, Louise Paul, Chenglin Ye, Patricia Loney, Gina Browne, Lehana Thabane, Peter Rosenbaum

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The Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions for the Management of Frailty: A Systematic Review by Olga Theou, Liza Stathokostas, Kaitlyn P. Roland, Jennifer M. Jakobi, Christopher Patterson, Anthony A. Vandervoort, Gareth R. Jones

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A Step toward Tuberculosis Elimination in a Low-Incidence Country: Successful Diagnosis and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Refugee Clinic by Elissa Rennert-May, Elisabeth Hansen, Toktam Zadeh, Valerie Krinke, Stan Houston, Ryan Cooper

“…Approximately 65 percent of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Canada each year occur from reactivation in foreign-born individuals. …”
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Space use of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Davis Strait in relation to sea ice and harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) by Larissa Thelin, Evan Richardson, Garry Stenson, Erik Hedlin, Andrew E. Derocher

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Expanding the miRNA Transcriptome of Human Kidney and Renal Cell Carcinoma by Adam P. Sage, Brenda C. Minatel, Erin A. Marshall, Victor D. Martinez, Greg L. Stewart, Katey S. S. Enfield, Wan L. Lam

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Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon Stomach by Charles N Bernstein, Norman Pettigrew, Kenneth K Wang, Howard Greenberg, Jeremy Lipschitz

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In Vitro Assay to Examine Osteoclast Resorptive Activity Under Estrogen Withdrawal by Cara Fiorino, Safia Omer, Nisha Gandhi, Rene Harrison

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Primary Hyperparathyroidism: An Overview by Jessica MacKenzie-Feder, Sandra Sirrs, Donald Anderson, Jibran Sharif, Aneal Khan

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Summary of Canadian Guidelines for the Initial Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Evidence-Based Update by the Canadian Infectious Disease Society and the Canadian Thor... by Lionel A Mandell, Thomas J Marrie, Ronald F Grossman, Anthony W Chow, Robert H Hyland, Canadian CAP Working Group

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Familial Recurrence of Cerebral Palsy with Multiple Risk Factors by Lawrence P. Richer, Nancy A. Dower, Norma Leonard, Alicia K. J. Chan, Charlene M. T. Robertson

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Avian Influenza a (H5N1) Infection with Respiratory Failure and Meningoencephalitis in a Canadian Traveller by Naheed Rajabali, Thomas Lim, Colleen Sokolowski, Jason D Prevost, Edward Z Lee

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Intestinal Thromboangiitis Obliterans in a Woman: A Case Report and Discussion of Chronic Ischemic Changes by Shaun AC Medlicott, Paul Beaudry, Gary Morris, Gwen Hollaar, Francis Sutherland

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Changes in workplace accommodations among employed Canadians with disabilities, 2017 to 2022 by Christoph Schimmele, Sung-Hee Jeon, Rubab Arim

“…It is largely unknown how changes to work arrangements since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Canada. Modifications to work arrangements, such as working from home and flexible schedules, were among the most common types of workplace accommodations (WPAs) that PWDs requested before the pandemic, but these accommodations were difficult to obtain at that time (Fuentes & Lindsay, 2023). …”
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The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative Study by Annalee Yassi, Elizabeth A Bryce, Deirdre Maultsaid, Helen Novak Lauscher, Kun Zhao

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Fatal Hemorrhage from a Gastroaortic Fistula Secondary to Gastric Ulceration Associated with Nissen Fundoplication and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use by Marsoh Manduch, John P Rossiter, William T Depew, C Dale Mercer, David J Hurlbut

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Oral Cellular Neurothekeoma by Nader Emami, Faisal Zawawi, Rania Ywakim, Ayoub Nahal, Sam J. Daniel

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