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As an educational initiative to encourage open access publishing the Brock University Library established this funding opportunity in 2011 - 2012. Open Access resources are free, unrestricted, digital materials available to anyone via the internet.
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Identification and Characterization of microRNAs during Retinoic Acid-Induced Regeneration of a Molluscan Central Nervous System
(MDPI, 2018-09-13)Retinoic acid (RA) is the biologically active metabolite of vitamin A and has become a well-established factor that induces neurite outgrowth and regeneration in both vertebrates and invertebrates. However, the underlying ... -
Meaningful connections in dementia end of life care in long term care homes
(BMC, 2018)Background: Most persons with dementia die in long term care (LTC) homes, where palliative approaches are appropriate. However, palliative approaches have not been widely implemented and there is limited understanding of ... -
Sex hormones play a role in vulnerability to sleep loss on emotion processing tasks
(Elsevier, 2017-10-06)The central aim of this study was to investigate hormones as a predictor of individual vulnerability or resiliency on emotion processing tasks following one night of sleep restriction. The restriction group was instructed ... -
The Effect of Different Phases of Synchrony on Pain Threshold in a Drumming Task
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017-06-22)Behavioral synchrony has been linked to endorphin activity (Cohen et al., 2010; Sullivan and Rickers, 2013; Sullivan et al., 2014; Tarr et al., 2015, 2016; Weinstein et al., 2016). This has been called the synchrony ... -
Effects of Dairy Consumption on Body Composition and Bone Properties in Youth: A Systematic Review
(American Society for Nutrition, 2017-10-11)Background: According to previous reviews, there is no clear evidence on the effects of dairy consumption on body composition and bone properties in pediatric populations. There is a need for further assessment of existing ... -
Cognitive testing of the Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey with South Asian immigrants in Canada
(Springer, 2017)The purpose of this study was to cognitively test the Urdu and English language versions of a survey to assess colon cancer screening behaviours among South Asian immigrants in Canada. -
Rosmarinic Acid, a Rosemary Extract Polyphenol, Increases Skeletal Muscle Cell Glucose Uptake and Activates AMPK
(MDPI, 2017-10-07)Skeletal muscle is a major insulin-target tissue and plays an important role in glucose homeostasis. Impaired insulin action in muscles leads to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. 5′ AMP-activated kinase ... -
Rosemary Extract as a Potential Anti-Hyperglycemic Agent: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives
(MDPI, 2017-09-01)Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a disease on the rise and with huge economic burden to health care systems around the globe, results from defects in insulin action (termed insulin resistance) combined with impaired insulin ... -
Development and application of assay for determining β-glucosidase activity in human saliva
(BioMed Central, 2017)β-glucosidase is an enzyme important to flavour enhancement. It hydrolyzes glucosides to release aglycones—aroma precursors that are bound to a sugar molecule—thereby making them available to contribute to the flavour of ... -
Carbon translocation from a plant to an insect-pathogenic endophytic fungus
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-12-18)Metarhizium robertsii is a common soil fungus that occupies a specialized ecological niche as an endophyte and an insect pathogen. Previously, we showed that the endophytic capability and insect pathogenicity of Metarhizium ... -
Anticancer Effects of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Extract and Rosemary Extract Polyphenols
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2016)Cancer cells display enhanced growth rates and a resistance to apoptosis. The ability of cancer cells to evade homeostasis and proliferate uncontrollably while avoiding programmed cell death/apoptosis is acquired through ... -
Targeting inflammation to influence mood following spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial
(Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2015)Background: The purpose of the present study was to examine the efficacy of targeting inflammation as a means of improving mood following spinal cord injury (SCI) and explore the potential mechanisms of action. Methods: ... -
Soil-Transmitted Helminths, Poverty, and Malnutrition in Honduran Children Living in Remote Rural Communities
(Libertas Academica, 2016-02)Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are endemic in Honduras, but their prevalence according to the levels of poverty in the population has not been examined. The present cross-sectional study is aimed to determine ... -
Higher PLIN5 but not PLIN3 content in isolated skeletal muscle mitochondria following acute in vivo contraction in rat hindlimb
(American Physiological Society, 2014-08-22)Contraction-mediated lipolysis increases the association of lipid droplets and mitochondria, indicating an important role in the passage of fatty acids from lipid droplets to mitochondria in skeletal muscle. PLIN3 and PLIN5 ... -
Does bracing affect bone health in women with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
(BioMed Central, 2015)Purpose: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is often associated with low bone mineral content and density (BMC, BMD). Bracing, used to manage spine curvature, may interfere with the growth-related BMC accrual, resulting ... -
Interprofessional Collaboration: The Experience of Nursing and Medical Students’ Interprofessional Education
(Sage, 2014-10-14)In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, we examined the experience of interprofessional collaboration from the perspective of nursing and medical students. Seventeen medical and nursing students from two different ... -
Inhibition of human lung cancer cell proliferation and survival by wine
(Springer, 2014-01-23)Compounds of plant origin and food components have attracted scientific attention for use as agents for cancer prevention and treatment. Wine contains polyphenols that were shown to have anti-cancer and other health benefits. ... -
Interpreting Quantifier Scope Ambiguity: Evidence of Heuristic First, Algorithmic Second Processing
(PLoS, 2013-11)The present work suggests that sentence processing requires both heuristic and algorithmic processing streams, where the heuristic processing strategy precedes the algorithmic phase. This conclusion is based on three ... -
A research capacity strengthening project for infectious diseases in Honduras: experience and lessons learned
(Co-Action Publishing, 2013-08-07)Background: In Honduras, research capacity strengthening (RCS) has not received sufficient attention, but an increase in research competencies would enable local scientists to advance knowledge and contribute to national ... -
Asymmetries of Influence: Differential Effects of Body Postures on Perceptions of Emotional Facial Expressions
(PLoS, 2013-09-10)The accuracy and speed with which emotional facial expressions are identified is influenced by body postures. Two influential models predict that these congruency effects will be largest when the emotion displayed in the ...
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