Storytelling of Indigenous patient and family advocates engaged in patient-oriented research initiatives in the field of inflammatory bowel disease.

Background And Aim: The history of colonization and its ongoing impact poses significant health disparities among Indigenous communities. We aimed to centre the voices and stories of Indigenous patients and family advocates (IPFAs-Indigenous patients living with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] and family members of Indigenous individuals with IBD) engaged in patient-oriented research projects and who are part of the IBD among Indigenous Peoples Research Team (IBD-IPRT).

Methods: IPFAs and Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers of the IBD-IPRT followed a storytelling research methodology to let IPFAs share their stories as research team members.

Review and content analysis of mobile apps for inflammatory bowel disease management using the mobile application rating scale (MARS): Systematic search in app stores.

Background: People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) need tools for self-management of their disease with the ultimate goal of improving medication adherence and health outcomes. Mobile apps represent a novel opportunity to provide self-management for patients with IBD. Many mobile apps have been developed for IBD self-management, but more evidence is needed about the quality of these mobile apps.

Internal organ dose rate conversion coefficients of Japanese macaques to 134Cs,137Cs and 131I†.

The purpose of this study was to estimate the internal dose of radiation in Japanese macaques (aka Nihonzaru or snow monkey) due to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. Images of a male Japanese macaque weighing ~10 kg were acquired using a multi-slice computed tomography (CT) scan with a 64-row segment detector. The CT images were used to create voxel phantoms of the bones, bone marrow, brain, eyes, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, intestines, bladder, testes, thyroid and miscellaneous tissue.

Inequities in Rural and Urban Health Care Utilization Among Individuals Diagnosed With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study From Saskatchewan, Canada.

Background: Rural dwellers with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face barriers to accessing specialized health services. We aimed to contrast health care utilization between rural and urban residents diagnosed with IBD in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Methods: We completed a population-based retrospective study from 1998/1999 to 2017/2018 using administrative health databases.

Health care utilization differences between First Nations people and the general population with inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective cohort study from Saskatchewan, Canada.

Background: Indigenous people in Canada often face barriers to access specialized care, with limited data in evaluating health care utilization among Indigenous people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to compare health care utilization between First Nations patients and those in the general population diagnosed with IBD in Saskatchewan.

Methods: We conducted a patient-oriented, population-based, retrospective cohort study by linking administrative health databases of Saskatchewan between fiscal years 1998/99 and 2017/18.

Increasing Prevalence and Direct Health Care Cost of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among Adults: A Population-Based Study From a Western Canadian Province.

Objectives: Our study aimed to calculate the prevalence and estimate the direct health care costs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and test if trends in the prevalence and direct health care costs of IBD increased over two decades in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study using administrative health data of Saskatchewan between 1999/2000 and 2016/2017 fiscal years. A validated case definition was used to identify prevalent IBD cases.

Population-Based Evidence From a Western Canadian Province of the Decreasing Incidence Rates and Trends of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among Adults.

Background And Aims: Canada has one of the highest inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) incidence rates worldwide. Higher IBD incidence rates have been identified among urban regions compared to rural regions. The study objectives were to (i) estimate IBD incidence rates in Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2016 and (ii) test for differences in IBD incidence rates for rural and urban regions of Saskatchewan.

Comparison of Foaling Prediction Technologies in Periparturient Standardbred Mares.

The ability to predict impending foaling is invaluable, as attending foaling improves mare and foal outcome during parturition; therefore, a comparison of foaling prediction technologies is warranted. The purpose of this study was to compare technologies to predict foaling. Forty Standardbred mares were monitored daily for parturition.

Short-term culture of adult bovine ovarian tissues: chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) vs. traditional in vitro culture systems.

Background: A suitable culture system is important for follicle growth in adult bovine ovarian tissue. This study aimed to assess the avian chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) for short-term culture of adult bovine ovarian tissues compared with a traditional in vitro culture system.

Methods: Ovarian cortical tissues (1-2 mm), collected from slaughtered adult cows, were randomly assigned to control, CAM or in vitro culture groups.