Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Christine Ou has published an article with Jennifer Baumbusch, Jennifer E.V. Lloyd and Shawna R. Lamden-Bennett entitled “The unintended consequences of COVID-19 public health measures on health care for children with medical complexity” in Child: care, health and development. Abstract: Aim The aim of this work is to explore the …
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Smart Bioinks for the Printing of Human Tissue Models
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Stephanie Willerth (Mechanical Engineering) has published an article with Zeina Mann and Nadia Zenia Masri entitled “Smart Bioinks for the Printing of Human Tissue Models” in Biomolecules. Abstract: 3D bioprinting has tremendous potential to revolutionize the field of regenerative medicine by automating the process of tissue engineering. A significant number …
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Associations Between Physical Activity, Affect Regulation Difficulties, and Mental Health Among Canadian Adolescents at Two Different Points of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publication Alert! Four IALH Faculty Affiliates, Megan Ames, Brianna Turner, Mauricio Garcia-Barrera and Jonathan Rush, have published an article with Christina L. Robillard and Stephanie G. Craig entitled “Associations Between Physical Activity, Affect Regulation Difficulties, and Mental Health Among Canadian Adolescents at Two Different Points of the COVID-19 Pandemic” in Adolescent Physical Activity and Mental …
Examining the Effectiveness of the WITS Programs in the Context of Variability in Trajectories of Child Development
Publication Alert! Two IALH Faculty Affiliates, Paweena Sukhawathanakul and Jonathan Rush, have published an article with Bonnie Leadbeater, Gabriel Merrin and IALH Student Affiliate Nathan Lewis, entitled “Examining the Effectiveness of the WITS Programs in the Context of Variability in Trajectories of Child Development” in Prevention Science. Abstract: This study has two objectives: (1) to …
Heterogeneous Crowd Simulation using Parametric Reinforcement Learning
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Brandon Haworth (Computer Science) has published an article with Kaidong Hu, Glen Berseth, Vladimir Pavlovic; Petros Faloutsos, and Mubbasir Kapadia entitled “Heterogeneous Crowd Simulation using Parametric Reinforcement Learning” in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. Abstract: Agent-based synthetic crowd simulation affords the cost-effective large-scale simulation and animation of interacting …
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Collaborative, Dyadic, and Individual Planning and Physical Activity: A Dyadic Randomized Controlled Trial
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Ryan Rhodes (School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education) has published an article with Ewa Kulis, Zofia Szczuka, Jan Keller, Anna Banik, Monika Boberska, Magdalena Kruk, Nina Knoll, Theda Radtke, Urte Scholz, and Aleksandra Luszczynska entitled “Collaborative, Dyadic, and Individual Planning and Physical Activity: A Dyadic Randomized Controlled Trial”. …
Identification of conserved and evolving RNA secondary structures in SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Hosna Jabbari (Computer Science) has published an article with IALH Student Affiliate Alison Ziesel entitled “Identification of conserved and evolving RNA secondary structures in SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses” for CASCON ’21: Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering. Abstract: RNA viruses encode not only …
Programs and interventions promoting health equity in LGBTQ2+ populations in Canada through action on social determinants of health
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Nathan Lachowsky (Public Health and Social Policy) has published an article with Robert Higgins, Brian Hansen, Beth E. Jackson, and Ashley Shaw entitled “Programs and interventions promoting health equity in LGBTQ2+ populations in Canada through action on social determinants of health” in the Government of Canada’s Health Promotion and Chronic …
C. elegans as a model organism to study female reproductive health
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Nicole Templeman (Biology) has published an article with Faria Athar, entitled “C. elegans as a model organism to study female reproductive health” in Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology Abstract: Female reproductive health has been historically understudied and underfunded. Here, we present the advantages of using …
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Dismantling “Race” in Health Research
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Dzifa Dordunoo (Nursing) has published an article with Paivi Abernethy, Jenipher Kayuni, Stephanie McConkey and Martha L. Aviles-G entitled “Dismantling ‘Race’ in Health Research” in Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. Abstract: In this era of confronting racism in public space, it is critical to keep addressing the covert systemic racism …
Developing interdisciplinary participatory practices to disrupt the status quo in dementia research
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Jodie Gawryluk has published an article with Garima Sood, Daisy Couture, Caylee Raber and Gloria Puurveen entitled “Developing interdisciplinary participatory practices to disrupt the status quo in dementia research” in the The Journal of Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Abstract: BACKGROUND: In dementia research, there is a growing emphasis on generating meaningful research …
New podcast “Call to Mind” aims to change the narrative about dementia
IALH Faculty Affiliate Debra Sheets and IALH Student Affiliate Cynthia (Cindy) McDowell have created a four-episode podcast that provides listeners with an honest look into the joys and challenges of living with, and caring for, someone with dementia. The podcast is available on all podcast apps or you can listen at CalltoMindPodcast.com
IALH congratulates four Faculty Affiliates on receiving UVic’s Pathways to Impact: Mobilizing Knowledge Fund
IALH congratulates four Faculty Affiliates on receiving UVic’s Pathways to Impact: Mobilizing Knowledge funding. The fund supports researchers in mobilizing knowledge and creativity for greater impact. Seven UVic researchers received the funding to mobilize knowledge that advances the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), four of whom are IALH Faculty Affiliates. Megan Ames (Psychology) – Canadian mapping of Autism-specific supports for …
Drug-releasing Microspheres for Stem Cell Differentiation
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Stephanie Willerth has published an article with co-authors Ruchi Sharma and Claire Benwood entitled “Drug-releasing Microspheres for Stem Cell Differentiation” in Current Protocols. Abstract: The ability of stem cells to differentiate into specialized cells make them a valuable tool for therapeutic applications. 3D bioprinting, a subset of additive manufacturing, uses bioinks …
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Care-giver wellbeing: exploring gender, relationship-to-care-recipient and care-giving demands in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Publication Alert! IALH Founding Director Neena Chappell has published an article with co-authors Margaret Penning, Helena Kadlec, and Sean D. Browning entitled “Care-giver wellbeing: exploring gender, relationship-to-care-recipient and care-giving demands in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging” in Aging and Society. Abstract: The three-way intersection of gender, relationship-to-care-recipient and care-giving demands has not, to our …
Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Seeking Health Information Online among GB2M in Ontario: Findings from the #iCruise Project
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Nathan Lachowsky has published an article with co-authors David J. Brennan, Maya Kesler, Adam Davies, Georgi Georgievski, Barry D. Adam, David Collict and Trevor A. Hart entitled “Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Seeking Health Information Online among GB2M in Ontario: Findings from the #iCruise Project” in the International Journal of Sexual …
“I Am More than My Country of Origin”: An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography with Racialized Newcomer Women in Canada
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Sarah Nutter has published an articled with co-authors Danielle J. Smith, Amy Green, Anusha Kassan, Monica Sesma-Vazquez, Nancy Arthur, and Shelly Russell-Mayhew entitled “I Am More than My Country of Origin”: An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography with Racialized Newcomer Women in Canada Abstract: Many women immigrate with the hope that they will …
PSM: Parametric Saliency Maps for Autonomous Pedestrians
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Brandon Haworth has published a short paper with co-authors Melissa Kremer, Peter Caruana, Mubbasir Kapadia and Petros Faloutsos entitled PSM: Parametric Saliency Maps for Autonomous Pedestrians. It was published for MIG ’21: Motion, Interaction and Games Conference Abstract: Modeling visual attention is an important aspect of simulating realistic virtual humans. This work proposes …
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The importance of engaging in physical activity in older adulthood for transitions between cognitive status categories and death: A coordinated analysis of 14 longitudinal studies
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliates Andrea M Piccinin, Scott Hofer, Jonathan Rush, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, and IALH Student Affiliates, Tomiko Yoneda, Nathan A Lewis, Jamie E Knight, Rebecca Vendittelli have published an article with Luca Kleineidam, Jinshil Hyun, Emiel O Hoogendijk, Carol A Derby, Martin Scherer, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Michael Wagner, Ardo van den Hout, Wenyu Wang, and …
Engineering brain and spinal cord tissue constructs
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Stephanie Willerth co-wrote an article entitled Engineering brain and spinal cord tissue constructs with Michel Modo and Kyle Lampe. It was published in Brain Research Bulletin. Introduction: The engineering of neural tissues has been a quest for over 30 years and remains one of the most challenging endeavors for tissue engineering …
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Longitudinal functional imaging of VIP interneurons reveals sup-population specific effects of stroke that are rescued with chemogenetic therapy
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Craig Brown has published an article with Mohamad Motaharinia, Kim Gerrow, Roobina Boghozian, Emily White, Sun-Eui Choi, and Kerry R. Delaney entitled Longitudinal functional imaging of VIP interneurons reveals sup-population specific effects of stroke that are rescued with chemogenetic therapy Abstract: Stroke profoundly disrupts cortical excitability which impedes recovery, but how …
More than a roof; challenges for older women renters in British Columbia, Canada
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Denise Cloutier cowrote an article with Alexandra Stewart entitled More than a roof; challenges for older women renters in British Columbia, Canada that was published in Journal of Women & Aging. Abstract: The growing issue of housing affordability is an increasing challenge worldwide as the financialization of housing markets undermines housing as …
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Assessing the quality of mobile applications in chronic disease management: a scoping review
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliates Elizabeth Borycki and Andre Kushniruk have published an article with Payal Agarwal, Dara Gordon, Janessa Griffith, Natasha Kithulegoda, Holly O Witteman, R Sacha Bhatia, Lise Lamothe, Elena Springall, and James Shaw entitled Assessing the quality of mobile applications in chronic disease management: a scoping review Abstract: While there has been a …
Orthodoxy, illusio, and playing the scientific game: A Bourdieusian analysis of infection control science in the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate and Acting Institute Director Damien Contandriopoulos has published an article with Trisha Greenhalgh and Mustafa Ozbilgin entitled Orthodoxy, illusio, and playing the scientific game: A Bourdieusian analysis of infection control science in the COVID-19 pandemic. Abstract: Background: Scientific and policy bodies’ failure to acknowledge and act on the evidence base for …
Oncology Patients’ Experiences With Novel Electronic Patient Portals to Support Care and Treatment: Qualitative Study With Early Users and Nonusers of Portals in Alberta, Canada
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Olga Petrovskaya has published an article with co-authors Amanda D. Santos, Vera Caine, Paula Robson, Linda Watson and Jacob C Easaw entitled Oncology Patients’ Experiences With Novel Electronic Patient Portals to Support Care and Treatment: Qualitative Study With Early Users and Nonusers of Portals in Alberta, Canada. Abstract: Background: With the …