In association with the development of new microbial tests for source water quality (SWQ), focus groups with members of the public were conducted to gain insight into their perceptions of SWQ, behaviours and contaminants they think pose the greatest threat to its quality, and what/how they want to know about SWQ. Discussions revealed a low concern about SWQ in general, and in particular about m...

INTRODUCTION Although research interest in women's health is growing, much of the literature does not sufficiently describe the importance of geography and gender for the health of women. This qualitative study explored factors in the northern Canadian context that influence women's health by interviewing 25 women in northern Canada. RESULTS Findings reveal that the importance of the northern...

Performance of accurrate, reproducible, and interpretable assays for plasma renin activity and other components of the renin/angiotensin system in the clinical setting requires a clear understanding of the various reactions in the renin/angiotensin cascade and the nature of their interactions. Plasma renin activity, the rate of angiotensin generations from plasma incubated in vitro, is the most...

Background Wilson disease (WD) is an inherited neurometabolic disorder that results in excessive copper deposition in the liver and the brain, affecting children and young adults. Without treatment the disease is invariably fatal. Though treatments for WD have been available since the 1950s, the disease continues to be associated with considerable morbidity and mortality because of missed diagn...

W. P. Alford i B. A. Brown, S. Burzynski, '* A. Celler i D. Frekers, R. Helmer, R. Henderson, ' K. P. 3ackson, K. Lee, A. Rahav, A. Trudel, and M. C. Vetterli University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 8%7 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan f882/ Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada VGA 1S6 TRIUMF, $00$ We...

Patrick Keeling is a Canadian evolutionary microbiologist and Professor in Botany at the University of British Columbia.

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The paper is based on an ethnographic study conducted in a rural community in British Columbia, Canada. The study examined the impact of community culture on youth's development as sexual beings. We describe how social and geographical forces intersect to affect youth's lives and trace the ways in which deprivation of various forms of capital as well as social practices contribute to some youth...