The impact of COVID-19 on the social and cultural integration of international students: a literature review by Cristina Sin, Orlanda Tavares, Elina Apsite-Berina, Judith Borràs, Betül Bulut-Sahin, Martina Chrančoková, Karolina Czerska-Shaw, Anne Marie Devlin, Sybille Heinzmann, Suvi Jokila, Anita Kéri, Ivana Lešević, Annarita Magliacane, Anna Nicolaou, Neslihan Onder-Ozdemir, Adriana Perez-Encinas, Natassa Raikou, Maria Victoria Soule, Deimantas Valančiūnas, Ana Iolanda Voda, Merve Zayim-Kurtay

“…Regarding governmental action, criticism of the policies adopted by Australia and the USA in relation to immigration and/or support stand out, in contrast to policies adopted by the Canadian authorities. Higher education institutions played an important role in mitigating the negative effects of COVID-19 on international students’ integration. …”
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Low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (LOW-TMP): protocol for a phase III randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-comparison tri... by Andrea Benedetti, Cecilia T Costiniuk, Kosar Khwaja, Andrew Johnson, Barret Rush, Darrell Tan, Ranjani Somayaji, Salman Qureshi, Michaeline McGuinty, Nicole Ezer, Sara Belga, Emily G. McDonald, Zahra N. Sohani, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Andrew Aw, Alex Carignan, Matthew P. Cheng, Bryan Coburn, Dan Gregson, Alexander Lawandi, Victor Leung, Sylvain Lother, Derek MacFadden, Leighanne Parkes, Valerie Roy, Ilan Schwartz, Miranda So, Emilie Trinh, Todd C. Lee

“…The trial will be undertaken at 16 Canadian hospitals. Data will be analysed as intention to treat. …”
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Estime de soi, sentiment d’autoefficacité et intention de décrocher au collégial by Stéphane Thibodeau, Elisabeth Giguère, Sonia Lefebvre, Éric Frenette

“…Three hundred and ninety-one (391) students from three colleges (two public and one private) participated in the research. The French Canadian version of Bouffard et al. (2002) of Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (SPPA, Harter, 1988), the teenager’s adaptation by Suldo and Shaffer (2007) of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C, Muris, 2001) and the translation of the three items proposed by Hardre and Reeve (2003) allow to measure self-esteem, self-efficacy, and intent to drop out, respectively. …”
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Everyday Pain in Three- to Five-Year-Old Children in Day Care by Carl L von Baeyer, Shannon Baskerville, Patrick J McGrath

“…Twenty-nine children (58%) were observed to experience one or more painful incidents, producing a total of 51 incidents and yielding a median rate of incidents of 0.31 per child per hour, a rate similar to that reported in another Canadian sample. Seven of nine child response items met criteria for reliability in a subsample of incidents observed simultaneously by two observers. …”
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Revised recommendations from the CSO-HNS taskforce on performance of tracheotomy during the COVID-19 pandemic – what a difference a year makes by D. D. Sommer, D. Cote, T. McHugh, M. Corsten, M. A. Tewfik, S. Khalili, K. Fung, M. Gupta, N. Sne, P. T. Engels, E. Weitzel, T. F. E. Brown, J. Paul, K. M. Kost, J. A. Anderson, L. Sowerby, D. Mertz, I. J. Witterick

“…Abstract Background During the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (CSO-HNS) task force published recommendations on performance of tracheotomy. …”
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Cannabis use among youth in Canada: a scoping review protocol by Shelley L Craig, Toula Kourgiantakis, Judith Logan, Eunjung Lee, Charmaine C Williams, Travonne Edwards, Ragave Vicknarajah, Monique Simon-Tucker

“…Introduction Canadian youth (aged 15–24) have the highest rates of cannabis use globally. …”
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Promoting Digital Health Data Literacy: The Datum Project by Daniel Powell, Laiba Asad, Elissa Zavaglia, Manuela Ferrari

“… AbstractWith the increased use of digital health innovations in Canadian health care, educating health care users, professionals, and researchers on the ethical challenges and privacy implications of these tools is essential. …”
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Awareness and Uptake of Family Screening in Patients Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer at a Young Age by Niamh M. Hogan, Marion Hanley, Aisling M. Hogan, Margaret Sheehan, Oliver J. McAnena, Mark P. Regan, Michael J. Kerin, Myles R. Joyce

“…The mean age was 51 (30–59). 66% had node positive disease. 25% had a family history of colorectal cancer in a FDR. While American and Canadian guidelines identified 100% of these patients as requiring screening, British guidelines advocated screening for only 40%. …”
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Meaning mindset theory: a transdiagnostic approach to mental health promotion and intervention for children by Laura Lynne Armstrong, Emmalyne Watt, Catherine Laura Potter, Brent L. Epperson

“…Future research should explore the efficacy of an MMT in therapeutic settings compared to standard treatments, potentially enhancing mental health intervention strategies for Canadian children and families.…”
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L’accompagnement par les pairs au doctorat pour socialiser les femmes au métier de chercheuse by Catherine E. Déri, Cynthia Vincent, Émilie Tremblay-Wragg

“…Based on a theoretical framework on the socialization to the scholar profession that was developed by Skakni (2011), we analyze semi-structured interviews conducted with 25 PhD candidates from Canadian universities. The findings reveal that participants prefer to join forces with their equals by joining academic writing groups to normalize their challenges faced in academic settings. …”
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A Review of Sulfate Removal from Water Using Polymeric Membranes by Jamal Al Mehrate, Sadek Shaban, Amr Henni

“…Sulfated waters represent a major challenge on the Canadian prairies, leading to many cattle deaths. While reverse osmosis (RO) membranes effectively remove sulfates, they are costly due to high-pressure requirements. …”
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Parallel systems in healthcare: Addressing Indigenous health equity in Canada by Anika Sehgal, Andrea Kennedy, Katharine McGowan, Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe

“…The Canadian public healthcare system faces significant challenges in performance. …”
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Le modèle Universal Instructional Design au service de l’égalité des chances dans les universités canadiennes : apports, enjeux et défis by Ruth Philion, Christine Lebel, Louise M. Bélair

“…Recognizing that both groups have comparable needs, American universities and more recently, Canadian universities, have put into place guidelines driven by the Universal Instructional Design which is decidedly inclusive. …”
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Exploring the power of spectrophotometric technique in determination of oxytetracycline and lidocaine in their pharmaceutical dosage form as well as in the presence of toxic lidoca... by Naglaa Ahmed, Ahmed Hemdan, Hala ZaaZaa, Maha Galal

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Canagliflozin alleviates acetaminophen-induced renal and hepatic injury in mice by modulating the p-GSK3β/Fyn-kinase/Nrf-2 and p-AMPK-α/STAT-3/SOCS-3 pathways by Abeer Bishr, Bassant M. El-Mokadem, Asmaa A. Gomaa

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Author Correction: Quantifying forest disturbance regimes within caribou (Rangifer tarandus) range in British Columbia by James C. Maltman, Nicholas C. Coops, Gregory J. M. Rickbeil, Txomin Hermosilla, A. Cole Burton

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IT Governance in the e-Business Era by Saida Harguem, Karim Ben Boubaker, Imen Ameur

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Dynamics of the relationship between stock markets and exchange rates during quantitative easing and tightening by Farzaneh Ahmadian-Yazdi, Amin Sokhanvar, Soheil Roudari, Aviral Kumar Tiwari

“…The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) emerges as the principal net driver among the markets under study. Furthermore, the Canadian exchange rate (USDCAD) and the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) are the most significantly affected indices within the network across various investment horizons (excluding the long-term). …”
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Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Elbow Tendinosis Research in Orthopaedic Surgery by Alaaddin Üzümcügil

“…The United States had the highest total citation number 4493, but Canadian publications had the highest number of average article citations (56.4). …”
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