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The Intergenerational Impact of Management Relations on Nurse Career Satisfaction and Patient Care
(Wolters Kluwer, 2018-12)Objective This article provides insights into the role of management relations on nurses’ career satisfaction across different career stages. Background Managers and positive relations with staff are critical to improving ... -
International Black Health Conference Report
(2023-06-01)The International Black Health Conference, held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from October 6th-8th, 2022 gathered a diverse local, interprovincial, and international audience (approximately 450 attendees) including academics, ... -
The interplay between syntactic and morphological comprehension in heritage contexts: The case of relative clauses in heritage Syrian Arabic
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)Previous studies show that even though monolingual children find subject relatives easier than object relatives, their comprehension of object relatives can be facilitated by morphological cues. Given that in heritage ... -
The interpretation of abdominal wall muscle recruitment strategies change when the electrocardiogram (ECG) is removed from the electromyogram (EMG)
(Elsevier, 2009-04)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the ECG artifact on low-level trunk muscle activation amplitudes and assess the effectiveness of two methods used to remove the ECG. Simulations were performed and ... -
Invisible women: correctional facilities for women across Canada and proximity to maternity services
(Emerald, 2020-12-04)This paper aims to describe the process to create an inventory of the facilities in Canada designated to incarcerate women and girls, health service responsibility by facility, facility proximity to hospitals with maternity ... -
Is There a Dose Response for Valgus Unloader Brace Usage on Knee Pain, Function, and Muscle Strength?
(2012-03)Abstract: Hurley ST, Hatfield Murdock GL, Stanish WD, Hubley-Kozey CL. Is there a dose response for valgus unloader brace usage on knee pain, function, and muscle strength? Objective: To examine whether there was a dose ... -
Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement fails Romanian and Bulgarian migrant workers
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A Journey of Gender in Health: A Comic Book
(2020)The comic book aims to illustrate how sex and gender can influence the health of people and to create knowledge, enthusiasm, and discussions among health professionals and researchers. We follow the story of H, a person ... -
Key Priorities to Implement Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia: Results from the Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia Knowledge Exchange Event (June 20, 2019)
(2020-03-03)Inappropriate medication use and polypharmacy are associated with increased adverse drug reactions, hospitalizations and mortality. Deprescribing has been found to decrease the use of medications and medication costs and ... -
Knee joint biomechanics and neuromuscular control during gait before and after total knee arthroplasty are sex-specific.
(Elsevier, 2015-01-30)The future of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery will involve planning that incorporates more patient-specific characteristics. Despite known biological, morphological, and functional differences between men and women, ... -
Koukaki- A neighborhood in transition
(Urbanities – Journal of Urban Ethnography, 2019) -
Lancet Opinion Pieces
(Lancet Global Health, 2020-07-08) -
Latest Withdrawal Agreement fails Romanian and Bulgarian workers
(The Centre on Migration, Policy, and Society (COMPAS) Blog, University of Oxford, 2019-11-20) -
Lessons learned from the implementation of a provincial breastfeeding policy in Nova Scotia, Canada and the implications for childhood obesity prevention
(2012-04)Healthy public policy plays a central role in creating environments that are supportive of health. Breastfeeding, widely supported as the optimal mode for infant feeding, is a critical factor in promoting infant health. ... -
Lesvos: Tracing the space of the refugee crisis
(Committee on Refugees and Immigrants. Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology. American Anthropological Association, 2017) -
Life is not always so simple
(2013-05-13)A short video speaking to the experience of living with and managing a neurological condition. -
Linked in: Social network analysis as a promising practice in assessing organizational equity and diversity policies
(2013)This paper argues for the methodological application of social network analysis (SNA), as an evaluation based approach in assessing organizational diversity and equity. Using concrete practice examples from a study exploring ...