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- Title
- Routine immunization of adults by pharmacists: Attitudes and beliefs of the Canadian public and health care providers.
- Source
- Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
- Date
- 2016-03-03
- Name(s)
- MacDougall, D (author), Halperin, B A (author), Isenor, J (author), MacKinnon-Cameron, D (author), Li, L (author), McNeil, S A (author), Langley, J M (author), Halperin, S A (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1080/21645515.2015.1093714
- Abstract
- Vaccine coverage among adults for recommended vaccines is generally low. In Canada and the US, pharmacists are increasingly becoming involved in...
- Subject(s)
- methods, administration & dosage
- Title
- Shifting patterns of variance in adolescent alcohol use: Testing consumption as a developing trait-state.
- Source
- Addictive behaviors
- Date
- 2015-12-18, 2016-04
- Name(s)
- Nealis, Logan J (author), Thompson, Kara D (author), Krank, Marvin D (author), Stewart, Sherry H (author), (funder)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.12.012
- Abstract
- While average rates of change in adolescent alcohol consumption are frequently studied, variability arising from situational and dispositional...
- Subject(s)
- psychology, psychology, statistics & numerical data
- Title
- Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Fiber Type Assessments in Microbiopsy vs. Bergstrom Percutaneous Sampling of Human Skeletal Muscle.
- Source
- Frontiers in physiology
- Date
- 2015-12-18, 2015
- Name(s)
- Hughes, Meghan C (author), Ramos, Sofhia V (author), Turnbull, Patrick C (author), Nejatbakhsh, Ali (author), Baechler, Brittany L (author), Tahmasebi, Houman (author), Laham, Robert (author), Gurd, Brendon J (author), Quadrilatero, Joe (author), Kane, Daniel A (author), Perry, Christopher G R (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.3389/fphys.2015.00360
- Abstract
- Microbiopsies of human skeletal muscle are increasingly adopted by physiologists for a variety of experimental assays given the reduced...
- Title
- Intramembrane congestion effects on lysenin channel voltage-induced gating.
- Source
- European biophysics journal : EBJ
- Date
- 2015-12-22, 2016-03
- Name(s)
- Krueger, Eric (author), Bryant, Sheenah (author), Shrestha, Nisha (author), Clark, Tyler (author), Hanna, Charles (author), Pink, David (author), Fologea, Daniel (author), P20 GM109095 (funder), P20GM109095 (funder)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00249-015-1104-z
- Abstract
- All cell membranes are packed with proteins. The ability to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of protein channels in experimental conditions...
- Subject(s)
- chemistry, chemistry, metabolism, chemistry, chemistry, metabolism
- Title
- Stage-Specific Changes in Physiological and Life-History Responses to Elevated Temperature and Pco2 during the Larval Development of the European Lobster Homarus gammarus (L.).
- Source
- Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ
- Date
- 2015-06-11, 2015-09
- Name(s)
- Small, Daniel P (author), Calosi, Piero (author), Boothroyd, Dominic (author), Widdicombe, Steve (author), Spicer, John I (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1086/682238
- Abstract
- An organism's physiological processes form the link between its life-history traits and the prevailing environmental conditions, especially in...
- Subject(s)
- growth & development, physiology, adverse effects, growth & development, physiology, physiology, growth & development, physiology, chemistry
- Title
- Intakes of folate, vitamin B6 and B12 and risk of depression in community-dwelling older adults: the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Aging.
- Source
- European journal of clinical nutrition
- Date
- 2015-12-09, 2016-03
- Name(s)
- Gougeon, L (author), Payette, H (author), Morais, J A (author), Gaudreau, P (author), Shatenstein, B (author), Gray-Donald, K (author), MOP-62842 (funder)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1038/ejcn.2015.202
- Abstract
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Depression can decrease quality of life and affect health outcomes in older population. We investigated whether different intake levels of folate,...
Participants in the Québec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Aging (NuAge), free of depression (that is, 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
Over 3 years, 170 participants were identified as depressed. Women in the highest tertile of B6 intake from food were 43% less likely to become...
This study provides some evidence of decreased depression risk among women with higher intakes of vitamin B6 from food, which was dependent on... - Subject(s)
- epidemiology, administration & dosage, administration & dosage, administration & dosage
- Title
- Pharmacist work stress and learning from quality related events.
- Source
- Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
- Date
- 2015-10-24, 2016-09
- Name(s)
- Boyle, Todd A (author), Bishop, Andrea (author), Morrison, Bobbi (author), Murphy, Andrea (author), Barker, James (author), Ashcroft, Darren M (author), Phipps, Denham (author), Mahaffey, Thomas (author), MacKinnon, Neil J (author), 114119-1 (funder)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.10.003
- Abstract
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Among the many stresses faced by pharmacy staff, quality related event (QRE) learning can be among the most significant. In the absence of a...
This research develops and tests a model of the relationship between the work stress faced by pharmacists and the extent of QRE learning in...
This research formed part of a larger study focused on QRE reporting in community pharmacies. As part of the larger study, a total of 1035...
Of the 1035 questionnaire sent, a total of 432 questionnaires were returned for an initial response rate of approximately 42%. However, for this...
In an environment where financial rewards are not always possible, ensuring that pharmacy staff feel respected and encouraged in providing safe... - Subject(s)
- organization & administration, standards, psychology, organization & administration, psychology, standards, psychology
- Title
- The ontogeny of fairness in seven societies.
- Source
- Nature
- Date
- 2015-11-18, 2015-12-10
- Name(s)
- Blake, P R (author), McAuliffe, K (author), Corbit, J (author), Callaghan, T C (author), Barry, O (author), Bowie, A (author), Kleutsch, L (author), Kramer, K L (author), Ross, E (author), Vongsachang, H (author), Wrangham, R (author), Warneken, F (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1038/nature15703
- Abstract
- A sense of fairness plays a critical role in supporting human cooperation. Adult norms of fair resource sharing vary widely across societies,...
- Subject(s)
- physiology
- Title
- Improving rates of maternal immunization: Challenges and opportunities.
- Source
- Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
- Date
- 2016-04-02
- Name(s)
- MacDougall, Donna M (author), Halperin, Scott A (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1080/21645515.2015.1101524
- Abstract
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An increasing number of vaccines are recommended or are being developed for use during pregnancy to protect women, fetuses, and/or newborns. For...
A scoping review of published literature from 2005 to 2015 was undertaken and all relevant articles were abstracted, summarized, and organized...
Barriers and facilitators were identified that either decreased or increased the likelihood of a healthcare provider offering and a pregnant woman...
In order to have an effective vaccination program, improvements in the uptake of recommended vaccines during pregnancy are needed. A maternal... - Subject(s)
- administration & dosage, adverse effects, statistics & numerical data, administration & dosage, adverse effects
- Title
- Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of parents and healthcare providers before and after implementation of a universal rotavirus vaccination program.
- Source
- Vaccine
- Date
- 2015-10-14, 2016-01-27
- Name(s)
- MacDougall, Donna M (author), Halperin, Beth A (author), Langley, Joanne M (author), MacKinnon-Cameron, Donna (author), Li, Li (author), Halperin, Scott A (author), Maritime Universal Rotavirus Vaccination Program (MURVP) (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.089
- Abstract
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In Canada, rotavirus vaccine is recommended for all infants, but not all provinces/territories have publicly funded programs. We compared public...
Information about knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of parents whose children were eligible for the universal program and healthcare...
A total of 722 early implementation and 709 postimplementation parent surveys and 180 early and 141 postimplementation HCP surveys were analyzed....
Implementation of a universal rotavirus vaccination program was associated with an increase in knowledge and more positive attitudes toward... - Subject(s)
- psychology, psychology, psychology, prevention & control, administration & dosage, psychology, statistics & numerical data
- Title
- Late initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy in Canada: a call for a national public health strategy to improve engagement in HIV care.
- Source
- Journal of the International AIDS Society
- Date
- 2015-10-05, 2015
- Name(s)
- Cescon, Angela (author), Patterson, Sophie (author), Davey, Colin (author), Ding, Erin (author), Raboud, Janet M (author), Chan, Keith (author), Loutfy, Mona R (author), Cooper, Curtis (author), Burchell, Ann N (author), Palmer, Alexis K (author), Tsoukas, Christos (author), Machouf, Nima (author), Klein, Marina B (author), Rourke, Sean B (author), Rachlis, Anita (author), Hogg, Robert S (author), Montaner, Julio S G (author), CANOC Collaboration (author), (funder)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.7448/IAS.18.1.20024
- Abstract
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Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly decreases morbidity, mortality and HIV transmission. We aimed to characterize the timing of...
Participants from the Canadian Observational Cohort (CANOC), a multi-site cohort of HIV-positive adults initiating ART naively after 1 January 2000...
In total, 8942 participants (18% female) of median age 40 years (Q1-Q3 33-47) were included. The median baseline CD4 count increased from 190 cells...
This analysis documents increasing baseline CD4 counts over time among Canadians initiating ART. However, CD4 counts at ART initiation remain below... - Subject(s)
- therapeutic use, drug therapy, immunology
- Title
- The challenge of vaccinating adults: attitudes and beliefs of the Canadian public and healthcare providers.
- Source
- BMJ open
- Date
- 2015-09-29, 2015-09-29
- Name(s)
- MacDougall, D M (author), Halperin, B A (author), MacKinnon-Cameron, D (author), Li, Li (author), McNeil, S A (author), Langley, J M (author), Halperin, S A (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009062
- Abstract
-
Vaccine coverage for recommended vaccines is low among adults. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and...
We undertook a survey and focus groups of Canadian adults and healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, pharmacists). A total of 4023 adults completed...
Only 46.3% of adults thought they were up-to-date on their vaccines; 30% did not know. In contrast, 75.6% of providers reported being up-to-date....
Despite guidelines for adult vaccination, there are substantial gaps in knowledge and attitudes and beliefs among both the public and healthcare... - Subject(s)
- psychology
- Title
- Universal tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination of adults: What the Canadian public knows and wants to know.
- Source
- Vaccine
- Date
- 2015-09-21, 2015-11-27
- Name(s)
- Halperin, B A (author), MacDougall, D (author), MacKinnon-Cameron, D (author), Li, L (author), McNeil, S A (author), Langley, J M (author), Halperin, S A (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.012
- Abstract
- Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) is recommended for all adults in Canada but uptake is low. This study measured the...
- Subject(s)
- epidemiology, administration & dosage, immunology, statistics & numerical data, epidemiology, prevention & control
- Title
- The influence of newborn early literacy intervention programs in three canadian provinces.
- Source
- Issues in comprehensive pediatric nursing
- Date
- 2015-09-14, 2015
- Name(s)
- Letourneau, Nicole (author), Whitty, Pam (author), Watson, Barry (author), Phillips, Jennifer (author), Joschko, Justin (author), Gillis, Doris (author), (funder)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.3109/01460862.2015.1065933
- Abstract
- Low levels of literacy in early childhood can have lasting effects on children's educational and intellectual development. Many countries have...
- Subject(s)
- methods, psychology, education
- Title
- Comorbidity is associated with pain-related activity limitations in multiple sclerosis.
- Source
- Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
- Date
- 2015-07-29, 2015-09
- Name(s)
- Fiest, K M (author), Fisk, J D (author), Patten, S B (author), Tremlett, H (author), Wolfson, C (author), Warren, S (author), McKay, K A (author), Berrigan, L (author), Marrie, R A (author), CIHR Team in the Epidemiology and Impact of Comorbidity on Multiple Sclerosis (ECoMS) (author), CIBG101829 (funder), MOP-190898 (funder), MOP-93646 (funder)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.msard.2015.07.014
- Abstract
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Comorbidities are common in multiple sclerosis (MS). The high prevalence of pain in MS is well-established but the influence of comorbidities on...
To examine the relationship between comorbidity and pain in MS.
We recruited 949 consecutive patients with definite MS from four Canadian centres. Participants completed the Health Utilities Index (HUI-Mark III)...
The incidence of disruptive pain over two years was 31.1 per 100 persons. Fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine,...
Comorbidity is associated with pain in persons with MS. Closer examination of these associations may provide guidance for better management of this... - Subject(s)
- epidemiology, physiology, complications, epidemiology, physiopathology, complications, epidemiology, physiopathology
- Title
- Effects of fendiline on cocaine-seeking behavior in the rat.
- Source
- Psychopharmacology
- Date
- 2015-09-08, 2015-12
- Name(s)
- Cunningham, Jonathan J (author), Orr, Erin (author), Lothian, Barbara C (author), Morgen, Jennifer (author), Brebner, Karen (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00213-015-4061-4
- Abstract
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L-type Ca(2+) channels (LTCC) and GABAB receptors are both possible targets in the development of new pharmacological compounds for cocaine...
This study examined the effects of a human-approved LTCC blocker, fendiline, on cocaine-taking and cocaine-seeking behavior in rats. The effects of...
Male Wistar rats were trained to self-administer cocaine, and the effects of fendiline pretreatment (vehicle, 1.78, 3.16, 5.62 mg/kg,...
Acute injections of fendiline prior to cue- or drug-induced reinstatement significantly attenuated lever-pressing behavior (p
These data suggest that the LTCC blocker fendiline may represent a novel pharmacotherapeutic intervention to prevent reinstatement to cocaine... - Subject(s)
- pharmacology, drug therapy, pharmacology, administration & dosage, administration & dosage, drug therapy, drug effects, drug effects, pharmacology, drug effects
- Title
- Depth-Dependent Mineral Soil CO2 Production Processes: Sensitivity to Harvesting-Induced Changes in Soil Climate.
- Source
- PloS one
- Date
- 2015-08-11, 2015
- Name(s)
- Kellman, Lisa (author), Myette, Amy (author), Beltrami, Hugo (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0134171
- Abstract
- Forest harvesting induces a step change in the climatic variables (temperature and moisture), that control carbon dioxide (CO2) production arising...
- Subject(s)
- chemistry, chemistry, chemistry
- Title
- Adverse health behaviours are associated with depression and anxiety in multiple sclerosis: A prospective multisite study.
- Source
- Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
- Date
- 2015-08-05, 2016-04
- Name(s)
- McKay, Kyla A (author), Tremlett, Helen (author), Fisk, John D (author), Patten, Scott B (author), Fiest, Kirsten (author), Berrigan, Lindsay (author), Marrie, Ruth Ann (author), CIHR Team in the Epidemiology and Impact of Comorbidity on Multiple Sclerosis (ECoMS) (author), CBG 101829 (funder)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1177/1352458515599073
- Abstract
-
Depression and anxiety are common among people with multiple sclerosis (MS), as are adverse health behaviours, but the associations between these...
To evaluate the associations between cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and depression and anxiety in MS in a cross-Canada prospective study.
From July 2010 to March 2011 we recruited consecutive MS patients from four MS clinics. At three visits over two years, clinical and demographic...
Of 949 participants, 75.2% were women, with a mean age of 48.6 years; most had a relapsing-remitting course (72.4%). Alcohol dependence was...
Alcohol dependence and smoking were associated with anxiety and depression. Awareness of the effects of adverse health behaviours on mental health... - Subject(s)
- physiopathology, physiopathology, physiopathology, psychology
- Title
- Goal-dependent current compensation and drift in surf scoter flocks.
- Source
- Movement ecology
- Date
- 2016-01-31, 2016
- Name(s)
- Lukeman, Ryan (author), Christie, Alexis (author), Ydenberg, Ronald C (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40462-016-0068-7
- Abstract
-
Animals moving through air or water toward a goal frequently must contend with fluid currents, which can drift the actual path of the animal away...
During short-range movement toward the foraging location, surf scoters moved more slowly, and compensated for currents by orienting diagonally into...
Surf scoters show a behavioural flexibility in response to currents, alternately using compensation and drift as the movement goal and consequent...
- Title
- Individual and population-level responses to ocean acidification.
- Source
- Scientific reports
- Date
- 2016-01-29, 2016-01-29
- Name(s)
- Harvey, Ben P (author), McKeown, Niall J (author), Rastrick, Samuel P S (author), Bertolini, Camilla (author), Foggo, Andy (author), Graham, Helen (author), Hall-Spencer, Jason M (author), Milazzo, Marco (author), Shaw, Paul W (author), Small, Daniel P (author), Moore, Pippa J (author)
- Genre
- journal article
- DOI
- 10.1038/srep20194
- Abstract
- Ocean acidification is predicted to have detrimental effects on many marine organisms and ecological processes. Despite growing evidence for direct...