Publications by authors named "F Wynne"

Introduction: The North Shore Rescue (NSR) Advanced Medical Provider (AMP) program is composed of physicians and nurses based in North Vancouver who attend high acuity medical search and rescue (SAR) callouts in British Columbia, Canada. This study aimed to analyze the medical care provided by AMPs with appropriate comparisons to non-AMP callouts.

Methods: A retrospective review of all NSR callouts from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2022, was conducted.

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  • African swine fever virus (ASFV) has spread in Europe and Asia, and wild boar help spread this virus.
  • Researchers studied how domestic pigs and wild boar get infected with ASFV by comparing their reactions and health over several days after infection.
  • Wild boar got sick from the virus faster than domestic pigs and showed some differences in symptoms, but overall, both had limited virus spread in their noses and bottoms during early infections.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) make up a group of anthropogenic chemicals with a myriad of applications. However, some PFAS have been shown to negatively impact human health and the environment, leading to increased regulation, with some countries making efforts to phase out their use. PFAS fate in the environment is driven by physical, chemical, and biological processes, with microbial communities in matrices such as soil and sewage sludge being known to generate a range of low-molecular-weight PFAS metabolites.

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Newcastle disease (ND) is caused by virulent forms of -1 (APMV-1) and is an economically important disease of poultry world-wide. Pigeon paramyxovirus 1 (PPMV-1), a sub-group of APMV-1 is endemic in es and can cause infections of poultry. An outbreak of ND in partridges in Scotland, UK, in 2006 (APMV-1/partridge/UK(Scotland)/7575/06) was identified as a class II, genotype VI.

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Objectives: Infant mental health (IMH), an area which focuses on the social and emotional development of infants in the context of the parent-infant relationship, has become an increasingly prominent field of both research and clinical practice worldwide. IMH network groups are initiatives which aim to facilitate continuous learning in the IMH approach, provide an opportunity for case discussion and encourage reflective practice. This study aimed to explore the experiences of staff working within an adult mental health (AMH) service and their participation in a perinatal IMH network group (PIMH-NG).

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