An Outdoor Walking Program for Immigrant Muslim Older Adults: A Community‐Based Participatory Intervention by Jordana Salma, Shelby Yamamoto, Nancy M Salbach, Ruth Barclay, Allyson Jones

“…Methods Participants were recruited using a convenience sampling strategy in a mosque in Edmonton, Canada, in June 2019. After focus group discussions with participants, walking sessions were conducted for 10 weeks in a local accessible park with required amenities such as benches and restrooms. …”
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We Walk: a person-centred, dyadic behaviour change intervention to promote physical activity through outdoor walking after stroke—an intervention development study by Stephan U Dombrowski, Brendan McCormack, Maggie Lawrence, Frederike Van Wijck, Jacqui H Morris, Linda A Irvine

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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“…Some argue that while physicians and medical professionals do work to relieve suffering, they are trained to do so through a primary care-based diagnose-and-treat approach.[26] Studies that have captured Canadian physicians’ experiences providing MAiD report that, although physicians stated that the work was rewarding, it came with many challenges, including strained relationships with coworkers, increased workload, and inadequate compensation.[27] Physicians report that a part of the problem is that MAiD rules are written by lawyers and experts who are removed from its reality in medical practice. …”
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Side-Alternating Vibration Training Improves Muscle Performance in a Patient with Late-Onset Pompe Disease by Aneal Khan, Barbara Ramage, Ion Robu, Laura Benard

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Perspectives of Midwives and Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky on Exercise Counseling During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study by Madhawa Perera, Taniya S. Nagpal, Maire M. Blankenship, Danilo V. Tolusso, Jordyn M. Cox, Dilini Prashadika, Mark Schafer, Rachel A. Tinius

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Adult Congenital Permanent Bilateral Dislocation of the Patella with Full Knee Function: Case Report and Literature Review by Alessandro Bistolfi, Giuseppe Massazza, David Backstein, Stefano Ventura, Raul Cerlon, Maurizio Crova

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Fibrothorax and Severe Lung Restriction Secondary to Lupus Pleuritis and Its Successful Treatment by Pleurectomy by Sat Sharma, Robert Smith, Fahad Al-Hameed

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Risky Behaviors among HIV-Positive Female Sex Workers in Northern Karnataka, India by Apoorva Jadhav, Parinita Bhattacharjee, T. Raghavendra, James Blanchard, Stephen Moses, Shajy Isac, Shiva S. Halli

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Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Can Increase Exercise in Older Adults Living in the Community and in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sheehy L, Bharadwaj L, Nissen KA, Estey JL

“…Lisa Sheehy,1 Lalita Bharadwaj,2 Kelsey Annie Nissen,2 Justine L Estey2 1Bruyère Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 2Centre for Innovation and Research in Aging, Fredericton, New Brunswick, CanadaCorrespondence: Lisa Sheehy, Bruyère Health Research Institute, 43 Bruyère St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 5C8, Canada, Tel +01 613 562 6262 ext. 1593, Email lsheehy@bruyere.orgPurpose: To assess the impact of an 8-week non-immersive virtual reality exercise program for older adults on 1) balance, physical function, community integration and quality of life; 2) falls, emergency room visits, hospital and long-term care admissions; 3) quantity of exercise performed; and 4) acceptance of non-immersive virtual reality.Patients and Methods: This prospective, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial was carried out on two separate samples of older adults: those living in their own homes (“home-based”) and those living in long-term care (“facility-based”). …”
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Exploring the effect of play on heart rate variability as a measure of positive emotional states in pigs by Karolína Steinerová, Annika Krause, Sarah E. Parker, Yolande M. Seddon

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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…The daughter accompanies her mother and her grandmother as they embark on a ritual journey intended to end with the grandmother’s voluntary death. The girl takes pity on her grandmother and convinces her mother to promise to care for the old woman until her natural death in exchange for a promise from the girl to do the same for her mother when the time comes. …”
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