"That's me at my best": perspectives of older adults on involvement in technology research.

Creating assistive technology for older adults requires a deep understanding of their needs, values and preferences. Human-centred approaches can be used to engage older adults in technology research to help ensure that end solutions are ethically aligned, relevant and responsive to their priorities. However, the value of cocreation is not universally acknowledged.

Mapping of the Deep Epigastric Vessels Stratified by Body Mass Index (BMI).

Objective: To investigate the positioning of deep epigastric vessels in obese patients to determine the need to redefine laparoscopic port placement 'safe zones' based on body habitus.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Setting: University-affiliated 500-bed hospital.

Development of a multi-functional naringin-loaded bioglass/carboxymethyl chitosan/silk fibroin porous scaffold for hemostasis and critical size bone regeneration.

Persistent bleeding and limited repair capacity greatly threaten patients with bone destruction. Designing inorganic-organic biomimetic scaffolds with quick hemostasis and osteogenesis functions will solve this problem. A novel degradable and naringin (NG) loaded porous scaffold (SCB-N) based on APTES-modified bioactive glass (ABG), carboxymethyl chitosan and silk fibroin is developed.

Application of Youth-Led Participatory Action Research to Examining Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Ontario: What Can We Learn?

Engaging adolescents and young people as partners in research is increasingly acknowledged as a vital strategy to ensure diverse voices are heard and to catalyze social change. This article, coauthored by adolescent and adult researchers, presents the methodological approach and outcomes of a youth-led participatory action research (YPAR) study in which three teams of youth researchers developed and implemented projects examining equity-related factors affecting adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) in Ontario, Canada. Teams of four assigned-female youth researchers aged 16-19 years were recruited from three priority regions through purposive sampling.