Integrating Afrocentric praxis in intimate partner violence and HIV care for African, Caribbean, and Black women: Navigating disclosure and access to services.

Objectives: This study aims to explore the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among African, Caribbean, and Black women in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It investigates the barriers African, Caribbean, and Black women face in accessing services and examines the effectiveness of Afrocentric praxis in providing culturally informed services.

Methods: Participants included African, Caribbean, and Black women aged 18-64, IPV survivors who had experience with healthcare and social services in the GTA, and healthcare professionals and social service providers knowledgeable about IPV and HIV in African, Caribbean, and Black communities.

Migrated Foreign Body Perforating the Colon: Scope for Colonoscopy.

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are still commonly used as a method of contraception in many parts of the world. Bowel perforation is a serious complication of IUD use. In most cases of migration, the IUD is removed laparoscopically or by laparotomy.

Neuraminidase reassortment and oseltamivir resistance in clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N1) viruses circulating among Canadian poultry, 2024.

We report the detection of a clade 2.3.4.

Standardizing biofilm quantification: harmonizing crystal violet absorbance measurements through extinction coefficient ratio adjustment.

Precise quantification of biofilm is critical as the formation and persistence of biofilm have significant implications in the environmental, therapeutic and industrial contexts. The microtiter plate assay using crystal violet with 33% glacial acetic acid or 94-100% ethanol as the resolubilising agent is widely used for the categorisation of biofilms into weak, moderate and strong categories. But, the use of varying wavelengths for the measurement of biofilm resulted in discrepancies in categorisation across the studies due to the difference in the extinction coefficient of CV.

Our Experience of Managing Central Airway Tumors: Anesthesia Perspectives.

Adult patients with central airway tumors commonly present with dyspnea on exertion. These patients may remain asymptomatic until more than half of the airway diameter is obliterated. Anesthesia for debulking a central airway tumor is challenging.