What the Polls Do Show: Toward Enhanced Survey Readings of Religion in Canada.

Over the past two decades or so, survey research findings on religious activities and beliefs have been confusing, with the results of researchers and private pollsters frequently differing from those of Statistics Canada. In this research note, the authors use four national omnibus surveys conducted in 2012 to explore the extent to which such differences are due to measurement variations. Finding few noteworthy differences, they proceed to focus on the samples being used, and draw on illustrative data from 2012 and 2015 to argue that the differences in findings may in large part be due to differences in samples.

Excimer-laser-induced degradation of fused silica and calcium fluoride for 193-nm lithographic applications.

We report the initial results of a large-scale evaluation of production-grade fused silica and calcium fluoride to be used in 193-nm lithographic applications. The samples have been provided by many different suppliers of materials. A marathon irradiation chamber permits simultaneous exposure of as many as 36 samples at 800 Hz, at fluences from 0.

Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in Canada.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, clinical effect, characteristics, and underlying risk factors of primary dysmenorrhea (PD) in Canada.

Methods: A stratified, random sample of 2721 women 18 years and older was identified, and the women were interviewed by telephone. Data about menstrual symptoms and patterns and socio-demographic factors were obtained.

Control of asthma in Canada: failure to achieve guideline targets.

Objective: To assess the degree of asthma control achieved by patients with asthma in Canada and to describe the impact of poor asthma control.

Design: Population-based, cross-sectional telephone interview survey of Canadians with doctor-diagnosed asthma.

Subjects And Methods: Random digit dialing was used to identify a representative sample of Canadians with asthma.

The impact of postchemotherapy nausea and vomiting on quality of life after moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.

The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of postchemotherapy nausea and vomiting (PCNV) after moderately emetogenic chemotherapy on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with cancer being treated in a routine clinical practice setting. The European Organization for Research and Treatment in Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) was administered on day 2 and day 6 following moderately emetogenic chemotherapy to 119 patients with a variety of cancers. Patients kept daily diaries to record the occurrence and severity of nausea and vomiting.