Dashboards to Support Implementation of the Quebec Alzheimer Plan: Evaluation Study With Regional and Professional Considerations.

Background: Health organizations face the critical task of executing and overseeing comprehensive health care. To address the challenges associated with this task, evidence-based dashboards have emerged as valuable tools. Since 2016, the regional health organizations of Quebec, Canada, have been responsible for ensuring implementation of the Quebec Alzheimer Plan (QAP), a provincial plan that aims to reinforce the capacity of primary care services to detect, diagnose, and treat persons with dementia.

A fast and reliable larval sampling method for improving the monitoring of fruit flies in soft and stone fruits.

The spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), threatens both the soft-skinned and stone fruit industry in Asia, Europe, and America. Integrated pest management requires monitoring for infestation rates in real time. Although baited traps for adult D.

The Impact of Green Space on Violent Crime in Urban Environments: An Evidence Synthesis.

Can the presence of green space in urban environments reduce the frequency of violent crime? To ascertain the evidence on this topic, we conducted an in-depth literature review using the PRISMA checklist. The search parameters included US articles written in English and published since 2000. More than 30,000 potential paper titles were identified and ultimately, 45 papers were selected for inclusion.

Oral Tranexamic Acid Reduces Transfusions in Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: Tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces intraoperative blood loss and transfusions in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Although numerous studies demonstrate the efficacy of intravenous and topical TXA in these patients, few demonstrate the effectiveness and appropriate dosing recommendations of oral formulations.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed to evaluate differences in transfusion requirements in patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty with either no TXA (n = 866), a single-dose of oral TXA (n = 157), or both preoperative and postoperative oral TXA (n = 1049).

Midodrine in patients with spinal cord injury and anejaculation: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled pilot study.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of midodrine in the treatment of anejaculation in men with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Study Design: Prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study.

Method: Men with anejaculation associated with SCI (level of injury above T10) of more than 1 year in duration were approached.

Spontaneous motor rhythms of the back and legs in a patient with a complete spinal cord transection.

Background: Spontaneous activity originating from the spinal cord has been sporadically reported in humans.

Objectives: Investigation of such rhythmic activity of the trunk and legs in a 49-year-old male patient who had a complete severance of the spinal cord at the fifth thoracic vertebra.

Methods: A multichannel electromyography (EMG) study was performed together with kinematics measurements obtained from an Optotrak system.

From aquatic to terrestrial food webs: decrease of the docosahexaenoic acid/linoleic acid ratio.

Fatty acid composition of the adipose tissue of six carnivorous mammalian species (European otter Lutra lutra, American mink Mustela vison, European Mink Mustela lutreola, European polecat Mustela putorius, stone marten Martes foina and European wild cat Felis silvestris) was studied. These species forage to differing degrees in aquatic and terrestrial food webs. Fatty acid analysis revealed significant differences in polyunsaturated fatty acid composition between species.