Applying a novel mechanistic framework for drinking water management to mitigate emerging contaminants.

A novel framework has been developed which summarizes the efficacy of treatment technologies for emerging contaminants (ECs) based on the general mitigation mechanisms of Removal, Inactivation/Degradation, and Destruction (i.e., RIDD).

Implementing a systematic care pathway for management of dysphagia after cardiothoracic surgery.

Objectives: This longitudinal quality improvement study explored the impact of a new multidisciplinary dysphagia care pathway on swallow screening referrals, patient journeys and swallow outcomes in patients after cardiac surgery.

Research Methodology: The new dysphagia care pathway consisted of i) nurse chart review triaging using established risk factors, ii) nurse swallow screening (including a cough reflex test and water swallow test) and iii) rapid referral routes to speech pathology. All patients referred for swallow screening in 2020 after the commencement of the new dysphagia care pathway were included (n = 114).

Running on empty? Freshwater feeding by spawning anadromous alewife Alosa pseudoharengus.

Anadromous alewife Alosa pseudoharengus (n = 202; mean ± s.d. fork length = 231 ± 14 mm) were captured from 10 May to 27 June 2018 in an upper watershed lake on the Isthmus of Chignecto, Canada (45°57'N, 64°14'W).

Dysphagia and medicine regimes in patients following lung transplant surgery: A retrospective review.

Purpose: Dysphagia is reported following lung transplantation. Characteristics and trajectory for dysphagia are poorly understood. This retrospective study explored dysphagia and medicine regimes in patients following lung transplant.

Dysphagia and laryngeal pathology in post-surgical cardiothoracic patients.

Purpose: Cardiothoracic surgery is known to result in dysphagia and laryngeal injury. While prevalence has been explored, extent, trajectory and longevity of symptoms are poorly understood. This retrospective, observational study explored dysphagia and laryngeal injury in patients following cardiothoracic surgery referred for instrumental swallowing assessment.