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Is neighbourhood income inequality associated with maternal mental health? A longitudinal analysis of pregnant and new mothers living in Calgary, Alberta.

BMJ open

Lowe SA, McDonald S, Senthilselvan A, Nykiforuk CI, Chari R, Pabayo R.
PMID: 34937713
BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 22;11(12):e049220. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049220.

OBJECTIVES: Rising income inequality is a potential risk factor for poor mental health, however, little work has investigated this link among mothers. Our goal was to determine if neighbourhood-level income inequality was associated with maternal mental health over time.DESIGN:...

Check the score: Field validation of Street Smart Walk Score in Alberta, Canada.

Preventive medicine reports

Nykiforuk CI, McGetrick JA, Crick K, Johnson JA.
PMID: 27752462
Prev Med Rep. 2016 Sep 28;4:532-539. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.09.010. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Walk Score® is a proprietary walkability metric that ranks locations by proximity to destinations, with emerging health promotion applications for increasing walking as physical activity. Currently, field validations of Walk Score® have only occurred in metropolitan regions of the...

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne

Nykiforuk CIJ.
PMID: 34344782
CMAJ. 2021 Aug 03;193(30):E1200-E1202. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210963-f.

No abstract available.

Policy-influencer perspectives on the development, adoption, and implementation of provincial school-based daily physical activity policies across Canada: A national case study.

SSM - population health

Campbell EJ, Lee Olstad D, Spence JC, Storey KE, Nykiforuk CIJ.
PMID: 32637553
SSM Popul Health. 2020 Jun 08;11:100612. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100612. eCollection 2020 Aug.

OBJECTIVES: School-based daily physical activity (DPA) policies represent a promising intervention for increasing physical activity levels among children. Between 2005 and 2010, five Canadian provinces adopted and implemented DPA policies. This national case study explored facilitators and challenges to...

Photovoice as a Method for Revealing Community Perceptions of the Built and Social Environment.

International journal of qualitative methods

Nykiforuk CI, Vallianatos H, Nieuwendyk LM.
PMID: 27390573
Int J Qual Methods. 2011 Jan 01;10(2):103-124. doi: 10.1177/160940691101000201.

Over the last number of years there has been growing interest in the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) for preventing and controlling complex public health problems. Photovoice is one of several qualitative methods utilized in CBPR, as it...

Seeing the food swamp for the weeds: Moving beyond food retail mix in evaluating young people's food environments.

SSM - population health

Brown JA, Ferdinands AR, Prowse R, Reynard D, Raine KD, Nykiforuk CIJ.
PMID: 34041350
SSM Popul Health. 2021 Apr 26;14:100803. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100803. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Nutritional health of children and youth is an increasing cause for concern in Canada. Through food and beverage messaging in multiple environments, young people develop eating behaviours with ramifications throughout their life course. Unhealthy food retailers near schools, recreation...

Qualities of robust systematic reviews and theoretical frameworks: a response to Backholer and Peeters.

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity

Olstad DL, Teychenne M, Minaker LM, Taber DR, Raine KD, Nykiforuk CI, Ball K.
PMID: 27888563
Obes Rev. 2017 Feb;18(2):273-276. doi: 10.1111/obr.12483. Epub 2016 Nov 26.

No abstract available.

The Ability of Zika virus Intravenous Immunoglobulin to Protect From or Enhance Zika Virus Disease.

Frontiers in immunology

Pinto AK, Hassert M, Han X, Barker D, Carnelley T, Branche E, Steffen TL, Stone ET, Geerling E, Viramontes KM, Nykiforuk C, Toth D, Shresta S, Kodihalli S, Brien JD.
PMID: 34552587
Front Immunol. 2021 Sep 06;12:717425. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.717425. eCollection 2021.

The closely related flaviviruses, dengue and Zika, cause significant human disease throughout the world. While cross-reactive antibodies have been demonstrated to have the capacity to potentiate disease or mediate protection during flavivirus infection, the mechanisms responsible for this dichotomy...

Local Environment Action on Food project: impact of a community-based food environment intervention in Canada.

Health promotion international

Aylward BL, Milford KM, Storey KE, Nykiforuk CIJ, Raine KD.
PMID: 34373905
Health Promot Int. 2021 Aug 09; doi: 10.1093/heapro/daab127. Epub 2021 Aug 09.

Children are exposed to food environments that make nutrient-poor, energy-dense food cheap, readily available and heavily marketed; all conditions with potential negative impacts on diet and health. While the need for programmes and policies that improve the status of...

Frost, Abscisic Acid, and Desiccation Hasten Embryo Development in Brassica napus.

Plant physiology

Johnson-Flanagan AM, Huiwen Z, Geng XM, Brown DC, Nykiforuk CL, Singh J.
PMID: 16668942
Plant Physiol. 1992 Jun;99(2):700-6. doi: 10.1104/pp.99.2.700.

Seed development in canola (Brassica napus) following a mild nonlethal freeze was examined with respect to abscisic acid (ABA) levels, desiccation, and expression of LEA.76 and isocitrate lyase (ICL) transcripts. Plants with seed of 70 and 55% moisture contents...

Building research capacity for evidence-informed tobacco control in Canada: a case description.

Tobacco induced diseases

McDonald PW, Viehbeck S, Robinson SJ, Leatherdale ST, Nykiforuk CI, Jolin MA.
PMID: 19664224
Tob Induc Dis. 2009 Aug 07;5(1):12. doi: 10.1186/1617-9625-5-12.

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of death and disability in Canada. Insufficient research capacity can inhibit evidence-informed decision making for tobacco control. This paper outlines a Canadian project to build research capacity, defined as a community's ability to...

Perceptions of Healthy Eating in Four Alberta Communities: A Photovoice Project.

Agriculture and human values

Hammer BA, Vallianatos H, Nykiforuk C, Nieuwendyk LM.
PMID: 27390390
Agric Human Values. 2015 Jan 23;32(4):649-662. doi: 10.1007/s10460-015-9583-1.

Peoples' perceptions of healthy eating are influenced by the cultural context in which they occur. Despite this general acceptance by health practitioners and social scientists, studies suggest that there remains a relative homogeneity around peoples' perceptions that informs a...

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