Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Scott Hofer, IALH Data Scientist Stacey Voll and IALH Student Affiliate Nathan Lewis have co-authored a new research article entitled Getting a Grip on Secular Changes: Age-Period-Cohort Modeling of Grip Strength in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Other authors include Patrick O’Keefe, Frank D. Mann, Sean Clouston, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, …
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A QUBO model of the RNA folding problem optimized by variational hybrid quantum annealing
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Hosna Jabbari has co-authored a new research article entitled A QUBO model of the RNA folding problem optimized by variational hybrid quantum annealing. Other authors include Tristan Zaborniak, Juan Giraldo, Hausi Müller, and Ulrike Stege, all from the University of Victoria. Abstract: RNAs self-interact through hydrogen-bond basepairing between nucleotides and …
Overcoming Challenges to Inclusive User-based Testing of Health Information Technology with Vulnerable Older Adults: Recommendations from a Human Factors Engineering Expert Inquiry
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Helen Monkman and Andre Kushniruk have co-authored a new research article entitled Overcoming Challenges to Inclusive User-based Testing of Health Information Technology with Vulnerable Older Adults: Recommendations from a Human Factors Engineering Expert Inquiry. Other authors include Linda W. Peute, Gaby-Anne Wildenbos, Thomas Engelsma, Blake J. Lesselroth, Valentina Lichtner, David …
Protocol for printing 3D neural tissues using the BIO X equipped with a pneumatic printhead
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KnotAli: Informed Energy Minimization Through the Use of Evolutionary Information
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Hosna Jabbari has co-authored a research article entitled KnotAli: Informed Energy Minimization Through the Use of Evolutionary Information with Mateo Gray and Sean Chester. The article was published in BMC Bioinformatics. Abstract: Background: Improving the prediction of structures, especially those containing pseudoknots (structures with crossing base pairs) is an ongoing …
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Supervised Promoter Recognition: A Benchmark Framework
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Hosna Jabbari and IALH Student Affiliate Alison Ziesel have co-authored a new research article entitled Supervised promoter recognition: a benchmark framework. Other authors include Raul I. Perez Martell and Ulrike Stege. The article was published in BMC Bioinformatics. Abstract: Motivation: Deep learning has become a prevalent method in identifying genomic …
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Challenges of Survivorship for Older Adults Diagnosed with Cancer
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Lorelei Newton has co-authored an article with Margaret I. Fitch, Irene Nicoll, and Fay J. Strohschein entitled “Challenges of Survivorship for Older Adults Diagnosed with Cancer”. The article was published in Current Oncology Reports. Abstract: Purpose of Review The purpose of this brief review is to highlight significant recent developments …
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Shapify: Pathways to SARS-CoV-2 Frameshifting Pseudoknot
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Hosna Jabbari has co-authored an article with Luke Trinity, Ian Wark, Lance Lansing and Ulrike Stege entitled “Shapify: Pathways to SARS-CoV-2 Frameshifting Pseudoknot”. The article was published with Research Square. Abstract: Background: Multiple viruses including HIV, MERS-CoV (coronavirus responsible for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, MERS), SARS-CoV (coronavirus responsible for SARS) …
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Trajectories of Frailty With Aging: Coordinated Analysis of Five Longitudinal Studies
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellows Scott Hofer and Andrea Piccinin, and IALH Student Affiliate Nathan Lewis have co-authored an article entitled “Trajectories of Frailty with Aging: Coordinated Analysis of Five Longitudinal Studies” with Natalie D. Jenkins, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, et al. The article as published in Innovation in Aging. Abstract: Background and Objectives There is …
Maternal high-fat diet in mice induces cerebrovascular, microglial and long-term behavioural alterations in offspring
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Marie-Ève Tremblay has published an article entitled “Maternal high-fat diet in mice induces cerebrovascular, microglial and long-term behavioural alterations in offspring.” Co-authors include Maude Bordeleau, Cesar H. Comin, Lourdes Fernández de Cossío, Chloé Lacabanne, Moises Freitas-Andrade, Fernando González Ibáñez, Joanna Raman-Nair, Michael Wakem, Mallar Chakravarty, Luciano da F. Costa and …
Community and psychological barriers to tsunami preparation
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Robert Gifford has co-authored an article with Zahra Asgarizadeh entitled Community and psychological barriers to tsunami preparation. The article was published in Natural Hazards. Abstract: Tsunami risk was investigated as a platform for helping to understand the impact of community and psychological factors in natural disaster preparedness. Residents who lived …
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Characterizing the Mechanical Performance of a Bare-Metal Stent with an Auxetic Cell Geometry
Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Stephanie Willerth (Mechanical Engineering) has co-authored an article with Sukhwinder K. Buller, Hüseyin Lekesiz, Ahmet Abdullah Karaca, Yonghyun Cho, and Martin Byung Guk Jun entitled “Characterizing the Mechanical Performance of a Bare-Metal Stent with an Auxetic Cell Geometry”. The article was published in Applied Sciences (Switzerland) Abstract: This study …
Functional near infrared spectroscopy activation during an executive function task differs between healthy older and younger adults
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliates Stuart MacDonald (Psychology) and Jodie Gawryluk (Psychology and Division of Medical Sciences) have published an article with Drew Halliday, Psychology students Heather Kwan and Vanessa Scarapicchia entitled “Functional near infrared spectroscopy activation during an executive function task differs between healthy older and younger adults” in Aging Brain. Abstract: Background Healthy …
Compassionate nursing care and the use of digital health technologies: A scoping review
Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Olga Petrovskaya has published a paper with Shamsa Ali, Manal Kleib, Pauline Paul and Megan Kennedy entitled “Compassionate nursing care and the use of digital health technologies: A scoping review” in International Journal of Nursing Studies. Abstract: Background Compassion is an essential component of quality patient-centered care and a core …
The unintended consequences of COVID-19 public health measures on health care for children with medical complexity
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
“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 …
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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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 …