Gaps in knowledge and practices of malaria prevention in Francophone African immigrants in Metropolitan Edmonton.

Background: Important knowledge gaps exist in the understanding of the management of the risks of imported malaria in Canada among Francophone immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa (FISSA). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the malaria related-knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of FISSA in Edmonton, where these immigrants are in an official minority language situation and the impact of language barriers on these factors.

Methods: A structured survey was used to examine the KAP of 382 FISSA in the Edmonton area from 2018 to 2019.

Determining the Required Training Capacity Within a Military Establishment.

We address the problem of deciding how many positions to set aside for military recruits undergoing training. Within a cap on the total number of military members, we vary the ratio between positions allocated to the training pipeline versus those required in the trained effective establishment. This is done with the goal of determining the extent to which given ratios are sustainable.

BMP signaling is essential for sustaining proximo-distal progression in regenerating axolotl limbs.

Amputation of a salamander limb triggers a regeneration process that is perfect. A limited number of genes have been studied in this context and even fewer have been analyzed functionally. In this work, we use the BMP signaling inhibitor LDN193189 on to explore the role of BMPs in regeneration.