Clinical oncology nurses' perceptions of research by Debra A. Bakker, Terry Trottier, Claire McChesney

“…Two hundred and eighty-three registered nurses providing cancer care to patients in 40 health care agencies across northern Ontario participated in the survey. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed by Alcock and colleagues (1990) which addressed nurses' perceived value of research, their role, interest and experience in research as well as the research climate of the agency. …”
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Mitral Valve Endocarditis in Patient Awaiting TAVI: A Case Report by Faith Michael, Jamie Farrow, Anthony Main

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Author Correction: Characterizing the profiles of patients with acute concussion versus prolonged post-concussion symptoms in Ontario by Olivia F. T. Scott, Mikaela Bubna, Emily Boyko, Cindy Hunt, Vicki L. Kristman, Judith Gargaro, Mozhgan Khodadadi, Tharshini Chandra, Umme Saika Kabir, Shannon Kenrick-Rochon, Stephanie Cowle, Matthew J. Burke, Karl F. Zabjek, Anil Dosaj, Asma Mushtaque, Andrew J. Baker, Mark T. Bayley, CONNECT, Maria Carmela Tartaglia

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Accessing Heart Health: A Northern Experience by Katherine Timmermans, Ellen Rukholm, Isabelle Michel, Lisa Seto Nielsen, Jennifer Lapum, Robert P Nolan, Jan E Angus

“…Results and Conclusions: When the data were analyzed, health care access and access concerns related to heart healthy lifestyles for people in northern Ontario emerged as key findings. Findings suggest that the concept of place is pivotal to recognizing issues related to health care access, which should be incorporated as part of our understanding of health and cardiovascular risk modification.…”
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New perspectives in the surgical neuroanatomy of the subfrontal translamina terminalis approach by S.O. Tomasi, G.E. Umana, L.J. De Simone, G. Raudino, S.M. Priola, P. Palmisciano, G. Scalia, F. Graziano, C. Capone, P.F. Cappai, S. Roetzer, G. Garcia-Oriola, B. Chaurasia, G.A. Fieggen, G. Iaconetta, M.T. Lawton, P.A. Winkler

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Understanding the use of geographical information systems (GIS) in health informatics research: A review by Nicola Shaw, Suzanne McGuire

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Examining the Potential Use of the Collaborative-Geomatics Informatics Tool to Foster Intergenerational Transfer of Knowledge in a Remote First Nation Community by Andrea Isogai, Daniel D. McCarthy, Holly L. Gardner, Jim D. Karagatzides, Skye Vandenberg, Christine Barbeau, Nadia Charania, Vicky Edwards, Don Cowan, Leonard J.S. Tsuji

“…Community members of Fort Albany First Nation of northern Ontario, Canada, have voiced their concern that their youths’ connection to the land is diminishing, making this generation more vulnerable to environmental change. …”
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Les amis et le soutien comptent: Les compétences et besoins en littératies numériques d’élèves du secondaire en Ontario français | Friends and Support Matter: The Digital Literacie... by Megan Cotnam-Kappel

“…This research focuses on the digital literacies skills and needs of students in Grades 9 to 11 in Southern, Eastern, and Northern Ontario. A quantitative analysis of data collected through online questionnaires (n=215) identifies the time students spend online on their homework, as well as both the digital support that they receive and offer as significant factors in the development of their digital literacies skills. …”
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Blood and Body Fluid Exposure Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Hospital Based Health Care Providers in United Arab Emirates by Moazzam Ali Zaidi, Robin Griffiths, Salem A. Beshyah, Julie Myers, Mukarram A. Zaidi

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Characterization of a large biogenic secondary organic aerosol event from eastern Canadian forests by J. G. Slowik, C. Stroud, J. W. Bottenheim, P. C. Brickell, R. Y.-W. Chang, J. Liggio, P. A. Makar, R. V. Martin, M. D. Moran, N. C. Shantz, S. J. Sjostedt, A. van Donkelaar, A. Vlasenko, H. A. Wiebe, A. G. Xia, J. Zhang, W. R. Leaitch, J. P. D. Abbatt

“…These biogenic SOA levels are many times higher than past observations and occur during a period of increasing temperatures and outflow from Northern Ontario and Quebec forests in early summer. A regional chemical transport model approximately predicts the event timing and accurately predicts the aerosol loading, identifying the precursors as monoterpene emissions from the coniferous forest. …”
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Chronic Pain: A Case Application of a Novel Framework to Guide Interprofessional Assessment and Intervention in Primary Care by Jay Reaume

“…Furthermore, it aims to demonstrate that an interprofessional, individualized intervention strategy can improve patient outcomes.Methods This case took place in a multidisciplinary primary care team in rural northern Ontario, Canada. An assessment was completed by the author, including collection of the patient’s history, a medication review, and the use of multiple validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), all of which were used in applying the framework.Results Three relevant drivers of his pain experience were identified: central nociplastic, cognitive/belief, and emotional/affective. …”
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Spread of Makoyoh’sokoi (Wolf Trail): a community led, physical activity-based, holistic wellness program for Indigenous women in Canada by Levi Frehlich, Ashley Amson, Patricia Doyle-Baker, Tia Black, Dawn Boustead, Erin Cameron, Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe, Kerry McBrien, Yunqi (Jacob) Ji, Ashlee McGuire, Alicia Oliver, Loretta Tuttauk, Jessica Zhang, Carly Checholik, Sonja Wicklum

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Evaluating an addiction medicine unit in Sudbury, Ontario Canada: a mixed-methods study protocol by Kristen A. Morin, Karla Ghartey, Adele Bodson, Alexandra Sirois, Tara Leary

“…Abstract Background In response to the escalating global prevalence of substance use and the specific challenges faced in Northern Ontario, Canada, an Addiction Medicine Unit (AMU) was established at Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury. …”
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A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Studies of Oral Etoposide in Metastatic Breast Cancer by Ioannis A. Voutsadakis

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High tumor mutation burden (TMB) in microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancers: Diverse molecular associations point to variable pathophysiology by Ioannis A. Voutsadakis

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Prevalence and pattern of dyslipidemia in Nepalese individuals with type 2 diabetes by Daya Ram Pokharel, Dipendra Khadka, Manoj Sigdel, Naval Kishor Yadav, Shreedhar Acharya, Ramchandra Kafle, Ravindra Mohan Sapkota, Tara Sigdel

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Look in or book in: The case for type 2 diabetes remission to prevent diabetic retinopathy by John Cripps, Mark Cucuzzella

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Endangered species protection and evidence-based decision-making: Case study of a quarry proposal in endangered turtle habitat by Gabriella M. Zagorski, Douglas R. Boreham, Jacqueline D. Litzgus

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Inter-institutional data-driven education research: consensus values, principles, and recommendations to guide the ethical sharing of administrative education data in the Canadian... by Lawrence Grierson, Alice Cavanagh, Alaa Youssef, Rachelle Lee-Krueger, Kestrel McNeill, Brenton Button, Kulamakan Kulasegaram

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The Governance of Core Competencies for Public Health: A Rapid Review of the Literature by Harman Singh Sandhu, Harman Singh Sandhu, Victoria Otterman, Lynda Tjaden, Rosemarie Shephard, Emma Apatu, Erica Di Ruggiero, Richard Musto, Jasmine Pawa, Jasmine Pawa, Malcolm Steinberg, Claire Betker

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