Publications by authors named "M Gervais"

Objective: To examine the effect of exercise during the first year postpartum on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis.

Design: Systematic review with random effects meta-analysis.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscuss, Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews (Ovid), Scopus, Web of Science and ClinicalTrials.

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Objective: To examine maternal and fetal cardiovascular responses to high-intensity resistance exercise in pregnancy.

Methods: 10 healthy pregnant (26.4±3.

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Article Synopsis
  • e-Health technology has significant potential to enhance vascular disease management and address environmental impacts, an area that has not been thoroughly explored.
  • The rise in digital health demand could lead to increased electronic waste and energy use, making sustainability in e-Health crucial, especially with the growing rates of cardiovascular diseases.
  • A comprehensive strategy involving ethical design, eco-audits, device recycling, and effective policies is necessary to ensure sustainable care for patients with vascular conditions.
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Formal theoretical models propose that cooperative networks can be maintained when individuals condition behavior on social standing. Here, we empirically examine the predictions of such models of positive and negative indirect reciprocity using a suite of network-structured economic games in four rural Colombian communities (N = 496 individuals, N = 53,876 ratings/transfers). We observe that, at a dyadic-level, individuals have a strong tendency to exploit and punish others in bad standing (e.

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