The effectiveness of providing training and ongoing support to foster cultural humility in volunteers serving as mentors to youth of color: a mixed-methods study protocol.

Background: The aim of this randomized control trial is to test the impact of providing additional training and support to volunteers who are paired with youth of color in the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) community-based mentoring program. The aim of the intervention activities is to enhance the capacity of mentors to have more culturally responsive and informed interactions with their mentees of color, thereby strengthening the youth's ethnic/racial identity and abilities to both cope with experiences of racism and contribute to causes that advance social justice.

Methods: Recruitment started in June 2022, with a goal of enrolling 240 dyads (i.

Childhood predictors of high school sport participation and effects of participation on young adult activity and mental health.

Introduction: In the United States, sport is a common form of youth physical activity (PA) with demonstrated health benefits. However, limited longitudinal dataexists on the psychosocial determinants and consequences of youth sport participation. This study examined grade 6 (11-12-year-old) predictors of high school organized sport participation and effects of high school sport participation on age 26 behavior, mental health and wellbeing.

Characteristics of Canadians who use vaping products, by smoking status: findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2020.

Introduction: To date, surveillance of vaping among Canadians (using vaping products with or without nicotine) has largely been examined with respect to age and smoking status. However, a nationally representative examination of a broad set of characteristics is lacking. This study characterized Canadians aged 15 years and older who vape, stratified by smoking status.

Stabilization and Surface Functionalization of Palladium Disulfide Nanoparticles with Acetylene Derivatives.

Metal chalcogenide nanoparticles have been attracting extensive attention in diverse fields. Traditionally these nanoparticles are stabilized by organic ligands such as thiols and amines involving nonconjugated core-ligand interfacial interactions. In the present study, a facile wet-chemistry method is described for the synthesis of palladium disulfide (PdS) nanoparticles capped with acetylene derivatives.