Insights gained through real-time monitoring of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and description of temporal trends based on laboratory data in Ontario, Canada by Tatiana Petukhova, Maria Spinato, Tanya Rossi, Michele T. Guerin, Cathy A. Bauman, Pauline Nelson-Smikle, Davor Ojkic, Zvonimir Poljak

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Intersecting inequities: a scoping review of the gendered relationship between unpaid care work and intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 lockdown in Canada by Alexandra Beukens, Julia Smith

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Comparative end-of-life communication and support in hospitalised decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study in Ottawa, Canada by Shirley H Bush, Monisha Kabir, Peter Lawlor, James Downar, Brandi Vanderspank-Wright, Sarina Isenberg, Peter Tanuseputro, Akshai Iyengar, Claire Dyason, Julie Lapenskie, Colleen Webber, Henrique Parsons, Samantha Rose Adeli, Ella Besserer, Leila Cohen, Valérie Gratton, Rebekah Murphy, Grace Warmels, Adrianna Bruni, Chelsea Noel, Brandon Heidinger, Koby Anderson, Kyle Arsenault-Mehta, Krista Wooller, Daniel Bedard, Paula Enright, Isabelle Desjardins, Khadija Bhimji

“…Pre-COVID and COVID-ve groups were matched 2:1 (age, sex and care service) with the COVID+ve group.Setting One quaternary and two tertiary adult, acute care hospitals in Ottawa, Canada.Participants Decedents (n=425): COVID+ve (n=85), COVID-ve (n=170) and pre-COVID (n=170).Main outcome measures End-of-life (last 48 hours) in-person family presence and virtual (video) patient–family communication, and end-of-life (last 5 days) virtual team–family communication encounter occurrences were examined using logistic regression with ORs and 95% CIs. …”
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The Relationship Between Culture and the Modifiable Risk Factors of Dementia Among Indigenous Peoples in Canada, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand: A Scoping Review Protocol by Brittany Skov, Angela M. Ashley, Ishaq Malik, Hannah Storrs, Elaine Toombs, Christopher J. Mushquash

“…Background: Compared to non-Indigenous peoples, the prevalence of dementia is higher among Indigenous Peoples in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, and poses significant challenges to individual, family, and community health and well-being. …”
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Osteomyelitis Due to Multiple Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria: The First Case Report of a GES-13-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate in Canada by Shadi Sepehri, Guillaume Poliquin, Nora Alfattoh, David Boyd, Michael Mulvey, Andrew Denisuik, Sergio Fanella, James Karlowsky, Andrew Walkty

“…A case of osteomyelitis in an infant following a burn injury sustained in Pakistan caused by a GES-13-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (the first reported in Canada) and an OXA-48 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is described. …”
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La elusiva seguridad humana del Tratado de Libre Comercio Colombia-Canadá. La minería en el municipio de Buriticá, Antioquia by Adrián Raúl Restrepo Parra

“…Este artículo aporta elementos de evaluación del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) Colombia-Canadá a partir del estudio de la implementación de la minería en el municipio de Buriticá, departamento de Antioquia, donde la empresa Continental Gold dirige la explotación de una de las minas de oro más importantes del país. …”
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Trajectories of Objectively Measured Physical Activity among Secondary Students in Canada in the Context of a Province-Wide Physical Education Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis by Erin Hobin, Jannice So, Laura Rosella, Melisa Comte, Steve Manske, Jonathan McGavock

“…In the province of Manitoba, Canada, the government implemented a mandatory PE policy in secondary schools designed to increase the daily physical activity levels of adolescents. …”
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Unpacking the Mood States of Children and Youth in Saskatchewan, Canada, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from the “See Us, Hear Us 2.0” Study by Nahin Shakurun, Tamara Hinz, Daniel A. Adeyinka, Nazeem Muhajarine

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'We don't have the right to get sick': A qualitative study of gaps in public health insurance among Im/migrant women in British Columbia, Canada. by Shira M Goldenberg, Shaina Schafers, Maggie Hamel-Smith Grassby, Stefanie Machado, Ruth Lavergne, Mei-Ling Wiedmeyer, IRIS Study Team

“…In contrast to common perceptions of Canada's health system as 'universal', participants faced multifaceted barriers to health insurance and necessary healthcare for themselves and their families following arrival in BC. …”
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In Vitro Activity of Cefepime against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli, Viridans Group Streptococci and Streptococcus pneumoniae from a Cross-Canada Surveillance Study by Donald E Low, Joyce de Azavedo, Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, Ross Davidson

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the in vitro activity of cefepime against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli and Gram-positive cocci obtained from an ongoing cross-Canada surveillance study.…”
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Filling the Atlantic coastal tree-ring reconstruction gap: A 195-year record of growing season discharge of the Sainte-Anne River, Gaspésie, Québec, Canada by A.V. Pace, J.-M. St-Jacques, D.D. Noel, G. Fortin

“…Study focus: This study produced a 195-year tree-ring based reconstruction of growing season flow of the Sainte-Anne River, Gaspésie, Québec, Canada. Our nested reconstruction (maximum R2 = 0.53, maximum RE = 0.32) was based upon eight site chronologies where snowpack limits the length of the growing season. …”
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Impacts of Model Bias on the Climate Change Signal and Effects of Weighted Ensembles of Regional Climate Model Simulations: A Case Study over Southern Québec, Canada by Hyung-Il Eum, Philippe Gachon, René Laprise

“…A significant dependence of seasonal climate change signals on the model biases over southern Québec in Canada was detected for temperatures, but not for precipitation. …”
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Meaningful Engagement as a Cornerstone for Implementing the Key Recommendations to Advance the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women Living With HIV Across Policy, Practice, and Research in Canada by Zoë Osborne MPH, Muluba Habanyama, Brittany Cameron, Alexandra de Pokomandy MD, MSc, Brenda Gagnier, Elizabeth King MD, Jill Koebel MPH, Mona Loutfy MD, MPH, Carrie Martin BA, BSW, Renée Masching MSW, Manjulaa Narasimhan PhD, Valerie Nicholson, Neora Pick MD, Stephanie Smith, Shelly Tognazzini BA, Wangari Tharao PhD, Angela Kaida PhD

“…In 2022, a community-academic collaborative team published 5 key recommendations for developing a national action plan to advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women living with HIV in Canada. In 2023, a national gathering was convened to strategize implementation of the recommendations across policy, practice, and research settings. …”
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La cooperación científica y tecnológica de México, Canadá y Estados Unidos en la era Trump. ¿Retos nuevos, o qué tan nuevos? by Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, Pedro Enrique Armendares, Isabel Salat

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Strength training for osteoporosis prevention during early menopause (STOP-EM): a pilot study protocol for a single centre randomised waitlisted control trial in Canada by Leigh Gabel, Lauren A Burt, Christina J Alexander, Leah Kaluta, Patrick W Whitman, Emma O Billington

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Revitalising strong cultural connections and resilience: Co-designing a pilot Elder-led mentorship program for Indigenous mothers in a remote northern community in Alberta, Canada by Stephanie Montesanti, Kayla M. Fitzpatrick, Barbara S.E. Verstraeten, Beverly Tourangeau, Lorraine Albert, Richard T. Oster

“…Community Elders in a remote northern community in Alberta, Canada, collaborated with researchers to design a pilot Elders Mentoring Program. …”
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A sea ice deformation and rotation rate dataset (2017–2023) from the Environment and Climate Change Canada automated sea ice tracking system (ECCC-ASITS) by M. Plante, J.-F. Lemieux, L. B. Tremblay, A. Bouchat, D. Ringeisen, D. Ringeisen, P. Blain, S. Howell, M. Brady, A. S. Komarov, B. Duval, L. Yakuden, F. Labelle

“…The SIDRR estimates are derived from contour integrals of triangulated ice motion data, obtained from the Environment and Climate Change Canada automated sea ice tracking system (ECCC-ASITS). …”
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Minimum elements for reporting a feasibility assessment of algorithms based on routinely collected health data for multi-jurisdiction use: Health Data Research Network Canada recommendations by Naomi Hamm, Sharon Bartholomew, Yinshan Zhao, Sandra Peterson, Saeed Al-Azazi, Kimberlyn McGrail, Lisa Lix

“…Methods A subcommittee of four individuals with expertise in routinely collected health data, multi-jurisdiction health research, and algorithm development and implementation was formed from Health Data Research Network (HDRN) Canada's Algorithms and Harmonized Data Working Group (AHD-WG). …”
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La mobilité durable : une analyse des entraves à sa mise en œuvre dans la région de la capitale nationale du Canada by Olivier Roy-Baillargeon, Mario Gauthier

“…This paper provides an analysis of the impediments to the implementation of sustainable mobility in Canadian metropolises in light of a case study of Canada’s National Capital Region, the interprovincial city-region of Ottawa-Gatineau. …”
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CSO (Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery) position paper on return to Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Clinic Practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada by Y. Chan, D. Angel, M. Aron, T. Hartl, S. P. Moubayed, K. A. Smith, D. D. Sommer, L. Sowerby, P. Spafford, D. Mertz, I. J. Witterick

“…As the numbers of COVID-19 cases decrease across Canada, our healthcare system also began to reopen various facilities and medical offices. …”
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