Development of a new control rule for managing anthropogenic removals of protected, endangered or threatened species in marine ecosystems.

Human activities in the oceans are increasing and can result in additional mortality on many marine Protected, Endangered or Threatened Species (PETS). It is necessary to implement ambitious measures that aim to restore biodiversity at all nodes of marine food webs and to manage removals resulting from anthropogenic activities. We developed a stochastic surplus production model (SPM) linking abundance and removal processes under the assumption that variations in removals reflect variations in abundance.

Composition of cetacean communities worldwide shapes their contribution to ocean nutrient cycling.

Defecation by large whales is known to fertilise oceans with nutrients, stimulating phytoplankton and ecosystem productivity. However, our current understanding of these processes is limited to a few species, nutrients and ecosystems. Here, we investigate the role of cetacean communities in the worldwide biological cycling of two major nutrients and six trace nutrients.

Perceived Access and Appropriateness: Comparison of Teaching and Resident Family Physicians' Patients.

Background And Purpose: Teaching clinics aim to provide patients with care that is comprehensive, high quality, and timely. Since resident presence at the clinic is irregular, timely access to care and continuity remain challenging. The two main objectives of our study were to compare the experience of timely access by patients of family residents vs staff and to determine if there was a difference between resident and staff patients in reported appropriateness and patient-centeredness of the visit.

Delayed response to environmental conditions and infra-seasonal dynamics of the short-beaked common dolphin distribution.

Cetaceans adjust their distribution and abundance to encountered conditions across years and seasons, but we poorly understand such small-scale changes for many species, especially in winter. Crucial challenges confront some populations during this season, such as the high levels of fisheries-induced mortality faced by the common dolphin () in the Northeast Atlantic shelves. For such species, understanding the winter fine-scale dynamics is crucial.

Are Family Medicine Clinics Improving Access to Care through Organizational Changes Driven by Healthcare Reform?

Purpose: This observational descriptive study reports organizational changes after the last reform in 18 family medicine units (FMUs) affiliated with the University of Montreal in Québec.

Method: Two self-administered surveys on access to care were administered to FMU directors between December 2016 and January 2017, and in August 2018.

Results: Between surveys, the number of registered patients increased substantially.