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Lifetime exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs) among Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cadets starting the Cadet Training Program (CTP) appear lower than exposures reported by serving RCMP, but the prevalence of PPTE exposures during the CTP remains unknown. The current study assessed PPTE exposures during the CTP and examined associations with mental disorders among RCMP cadets. Participants were cadets (n = 449, 24.

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Position Statement: The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) bases the following position stand on an analysis of the literature regarding the effects of β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate (HMB). The following 12 points have been approved by the Research Committee of the Society: 1. HMB is a metabolite of the amino acid leucine that is naturally produced in both humans and other animals.

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Introduction: Supporting persons living with advanced dementia in long-term care (LTC) homes requires strong collaborative partnerships between staff, family members, and residents. Yet, relational tensions-such as differing expectations around care decisions-can inhibit the implementation of collaborative partnerships at this critical point in the trajectory of care.

Objective: This study aims to explore the emotional experiences of families and staff during shared decision-making processes for individuals with advanced dementia in LTC.

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The circular economic approach in polymer composite research has gained acceptance for offering low-cost, high-performance solutions. Sawdust-derived composites have drawn interest as alternatives in concrete and composite fabrication, addressing housing shortages and resource depletion. Sawdust concrete (SDC) and sawdust polymer composites (SDPC) are key areas under investigation, with SDC additionally aiding in carbon reduction in building materials.

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A Comparative Review of Eugenol and Citral Anticandidal Mechanisms: Partners in Crimes Against Fungi.

Molecules

November 2024

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada.

is an emerging multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogen that causes candidiasis, superficial infections on the mucosa, nails or skin, and life-threatening candidemia in deep tissue when disseminated through the bloodstream. Recently, there has been a sharp rise in resistant strains, posing a considerable clinical challenge for the treatment of candidiasis. There has been a resurged interest in the pharmacological properties of essential oils and their active components, for example, monoterpenes with alcohol (-OH) and aldehyde (-CHO) groups.

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Assessment of cerebral oxygenation during repeated squat stands following an acute sport-related concussion (SRC) has the potential to identify physiological changes following SRC. All varsity university athletes completed a pre-season assessment and 53 were followed up within 5-days of suffering an SRC. Of the 53 participants, 29 had continuous beat-to-beat blood pressure (BP; sampled at 200 hz) collected by finger photoplethysmography, and 53 had right prefrontal cortex oxygenation collected by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS; sampled at 10 hz).

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Barriers to integration of health and equity into urban design policies in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Health Promot Int

December 2024

Population Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, 2110 Hamilton St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P2E3, Canada.

Although there is extensive literature on the impact of urban design on health, little is known about the barriers to integrating health into urban design policies. As cities increasingly lead efforts to improve health equity and population health, understanding the perspectives and experiences of municipal actors on health and equity is essential. To address this gap, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 stakeholders engaged with urban design policy- and decision-making at the City of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

CMAJ

December 2024

Department of Psychology (Sander, Gordon), University of Regina, Regina, Sask.; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Brennand), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

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Objective: Although associations between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep disturbance are well-established, relatively little work has examined mechanisms that may underlie this association. This study aimed to examine the explanatory role of emotion regulation difficulties and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) in associations between PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbance among a sample of war-exposed Iraqi individuals.

Method: We used structural equation modeling in a war-exposed nonclinical sample ( = 617; = 27.

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A comprehensive review on arsenic contamination in groundwater: Sources, detection, mitigation strategies and cost analysis.

Environ Res

January 2025

Clean Energy Technologies Research Institute (CETRI), Process Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada; Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. Electronic address:

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Unveiling impacts and optimal strategies of water-saving system for integrated water resources management in a water-scarce watershed.

J Environ Manage

November 2024

Environmental Systems Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Sask. S4S 0A2, Canada.

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  • The study introduces a new stochastic bi-level programming model (SB-WSTM) to identify effective strategies for water-saving and trading in response to water scarcity conditions.
  • It explores the relationship between socio-economic factors and water resources, emphasizing the role of government subsidies and the implementation of various water-saving technologies like micro-irrigation.
  • The model is applied to the Dagu River watershed in China, revealing that constructing micro-irrigation systems and implementing a 50% subsidy with 70% efficient irrigation area are optimal strategies for improving water resource management.
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Revisiting Eysenck: The Association Between Personality and Acute Stress Reactivity.

Behav Sci (Basel)

November 2024

Institute for Stress and Wellbeing Research, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada.

Eysenck's biopsychological model of stress posits that the extraversion-introversion distinction is associated with different thresholds of arousal, which in turn moderate the stress response. Although higher thresholds of activation have been reported in the context of physiological stress induction, more contemporary research has resulted in mixed findings. The objective of the current study was to revisit Eysenck's biopsychological model of stress by examining associations between the two personality dimensions (extraversion-introversion and neuroticism-stability) and stress reactivity in response to the Trier Social Stress Test.

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Accurate prediction of solubility of polymers in solvents is highly desirable in practice. To this end, the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter is commonly used and molecular dynamics simulation, a powerful computational tool, has been used for such a purpose. To calculate , there exist three possible strategies using molecular dynamics simulation.

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Management Assessment of used Oil, Filters, and containers in the Canadian automotive sector using resource recovery metrics.

Waste Manag

January 2025

Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada. Electronic address:

The efficiency of the resource recovery system in the automobile industry is not well understood. The effectiveness of resources recovery for used oil, filters and containers in four Canadian provinces were assessed from 2010 to 2022. The collection rates of resources, financial performance, and temporal changes of two original indicators: Resource Recovery Per Vehicle (RRPV), and Expenses Per Vehicle (EXPV) were examined.

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Content moderators review problematic content for technology companies. One concern is that repeated exposure to false claims could cause moderators to come to believe the very claims they are supposed to moderate, via the "illusory truth effect." In a first lab-in-field experiment ( = 199) with a global content moderation company, we found that exposure to false claims while working as moderators increased subsequent belief among (mostly Indian and Philippine) employees by 7.

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A risk-based stochastic energy-water-carbon nexus analytical model to support provincial multi-system synergistic management - A case study of Shanxi, China.

Sci Total Environ

December 2024

State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, China-Canada Center for Energy, Environment and Ecology Research, UR-BNU, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

The synergistic management of energy-water‑carbon (EWC) nexus systems is crucial for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Therefore, a non-deterministic interval chance-constrained fractional optimization model for EWC nexus system (ICCF-EWC) management has been developed in this study. This model is capable of handling uncertain parameters represented as stochastic probability distributions and interval values, providing an effective approach to addressing dual-objective optimization problems.

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Structural analysis and fatigue prediction of harrow tines used in Canadian prairies.

Discov Appl Sci

November 2024

Industrial Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S Canada.

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  • - The study focuses on the importance of harrow tines in Canadian agriculture and how repetitive loading leads to fatigue failures in these farming tools.
  • - Three models of harrow tines (0.562HT, 0.625HT, and 0.500HT) were tested for fatigue life, with the 0.562HT showing superior longevity due to its design features like geometry and coil properties.
  • - This research aims to enhance agricultural productivity in the prairies by developing more reliable harrow tines, thereby reducing downtime and the risk of failures during farming activities.
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Water treatment residual (WTR) is a burden for many water treatment plants due to the large volumes and associated management costs. In this study, we transform aluminum-salt WTR (Al-WTR) into ceramsite (ASC) to recover phosphate from challenging waters. ASC showed remarkably higher specific surface area (SSA, 70.

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Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) is the leading cause of wound infections, often progressing into serious invasive bloodstream infections. MRSA disproportionately affects Indigenous peoples in Canada with higher rates of skin and wound infections, an example of persistent gaps in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples precipitated by the legacy of colonialism. Conversely, Indigenous peoples have long used natural remedies for infections and other diseases; however, their knowledge was rarely considered for modern medicine.

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