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Addictions and impulse-control disorders as occupation: A selected literature review and synthesis
(2011-07)Objective. The question addressed in this paper is: “Are activities that are classified as ‘addictions’ and ‘impulse-control disorders’ occupations?” Background. Current conceptualisations of occupation focus on positive ... -
Addressing Gaps in Knowledge for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A literature review (Preprint)
(2022)Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a growing epidemic worldwide. Infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome require extensive medical care and are at risk for complex health conditions. This literature review aims ... -
After the Cold War: Why COVID-19 infection and death rates were so high in Eastern Europe
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Age, Experience and Language and Literacy Skills in English- Arabic Speaking Syrian Refugees
(MDPI, 2023)Although age of acquisition (AoA) is frequently used when examining the endpoint of second language (L2) learning, it is rarely used to examine the initial phases of L2 acquisition. The present study provided a unique look ... -
Age-related changes in trunk neuromuscular activation patterns during a controlled functional transfer task include amplitude and temporal synergies
(Elsevier, 2014)While healthy aging is associated with physiological changes that can impair control of trunk motion, few studies examine how spinal muscle responses change with increasing age. This study examined whether older (over 65 ... -
Anglo-American hegemony or else…!
(Central European University Press Review of Books, 2024-02)Hans Kundnani’s book Eurowhiteness (Hurst, 2023) propositions that white ethnic nationalism is at the basis of European identity. In her Long Read, however, Raluca Bejan unwraps several issues that she argues make Kundnani’s ... -
Antimicrobial Activities of Jadomycin B and Structurally Related Analogues
(2009-03)Natural products are leads for new antibiotics as a result of their structural complexity and diversity. We have isolated a series of structurally related polyketide-derived natural products from Streptomyces venezuelae ... -
Apnea-Induced Cortical BOLD-fMRI and Peripheral Sympathoneural Firing Response Patterns of Awake Healthy Humans
(2013-12)No abstract available. -
“Are there any other male friendly subs on here?” - Online men's rights groups as simultaneous communities of care and hate, inclusion and exclusion.
(Taylor & Francis, 2023-09-25)ABSTRACT Online communities provide spaces and places where (almost) anyone can find like-minded others. This is true of many digital leisure spaces and is especially true for men’s rights and other masculinist groups. ... -
Art and capitalism in Berlin
(rabble.ca, 2016-11-12) -
Asset-Challenge Shifts of Rural and Remote Communities in the Global Context of Climate Change: A Systematic Review through the Natural-Built-Social-Environment Triangulation
(2024)This SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant project used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach to comprehensively synthesize the current knowledge of climate change and climate-induced ... -
Asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals with the same radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis walk with different knee moments and muscle activity
(Wiley, 2016-11-01)There is an established discordance between the structural joint damage and clinical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis; however, there has been little investigation into the differences in joint level biomechanics and muscle ... -
Atlantic Canada Needs a Human Milk Bank.
(SAGE, 2017-10-16) -
Austerity is to blame for the result of the general election, but so is nationalism
(London School of Economics Brexit Blog, 2019-12-18) -
Barriers and facilitators of transitions from pediatric to adult health care in Nova Scotia.
(Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, 2022-05-06) -
Barriers to gender-equitable HIV testing: going beyond routine screening for pregnant women in Nova Scotia, Canada
(2011-05)No abstract available. -
“Breastfeeding in public” for incarcerated women: the baby-friendly steps
(Springer, 2019)Background: Women are the fastest-growing population in carceral facilities in Canada. Most incarcerated women are mothers, with above-average parity. The incarceration of women has implications not only for women’s health, ...