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A province of eastern Canada. Its capital is Quebec. The region belonged to France from 1627 to 1763 when it was lost to the British. The name is from the Algonquian quilibek meaning the place where waters narrow, referring to the gradually narrowing channel of the St. Lawrence or to the narrows of the river at Cape Diamond. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p993 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p440)
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Le 11° Colloque est organisé en partenariat avec l’équipe de recherche Participation sociale et villes inclusives, et la chaire Autodétermination et Handicap des universités Laval et de Trois Rivières, Québec, et HEC Montréal, dans le cadre de la Chaire Territoire API (inclusifs et capacitants, Chaire Territoires API-Accueillants, Partagés et Inclu...
L'offre de tourisme sportif et d'aventure en milieu naturel s'est grandement développée ces dernières années ; ce qui a significativement augmenté les risques qu'encourent les pratiquants et les professionnels qui les encadrent. Cette communication se penche sur les dimensions culturelles de ces métiers. La perception des risques, et les comporteme...
Vagrancy refers to individuals found outside the typical range of their species, often driven by irregular migration or shifts in environmental conditions. We studied vagrancy in polar bears, a species with a wide circumpolar distribution and vulnerable conservation status. We investigated spatial, temporal, age and sex patterns, as well as managem...
Les techniques de génie végétal permettent de stabiliser les berges de cours d'eau tout en offrant de nombreux bénéfices aux écosystèmes et aux sociétés humaines. Malgré ces bénéfices, ces techniques sont peu utilisées au Québec aujourd'hui. Ce rapport bibliographique est basé sur la lecture de plus de 140 documents scientifiques, techniques et rég...
The civil war of Sri Lanka lasted for nearly 30 years leaving a long-lasting detrimental effect on both Sinhala and Tamil communities. The major reason behind the conflict being the latter’s demand to have their own state in the northern part of the island it bears similarities to the aspirations of the French speaking Quebecers in Canada to have a...
Secularism has long been employed by states to signal their emancipation from “religion,” itself often positioned as unmodern and undemocratic. In this paper, we examine the ways in which secularism is understood in contemporary debates in Quebec. While secularism is typically employed to regulate religion, often with a focus on Islam, we show that...
Survival and reproductive success are greatly influenced by how an individual uses its surrounding environment, which can differ across spatial scales. To better understand the habitat-fitness relationships of animals, it is essential to study space use at multiple spatial scales. Here, we used 13 years of capture-mark-recapture and burrow location...
Nannothemis bella Uhler, 1857 (Odonata: Libellulidae), the smallest dragonfly in North America, inhabit bogs and sedge fens across their distribution, spanning from Quebec (Canada) south to Florida and west to Minnesota and Louisiana (USA). While common in the northern part of their range, N. bella is of conservation concern in the southern populat...
There are gaps in our understanding of sturgeon's response to anthropogenic sounds and the spatial scales at which they occur. We measured spatial displacement of Atlantic sturgeon in the St. Lawrence River at various distances of approaching merchant ships. This fish population is designated as “threatened,” although anthropogenic noise is not cur...
Food standards, which are used to signal adherence to sustainability goals or a specific origin, have deep political implications. Standards crafted by retailers, processors, or third-party actors such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) often disempower farmers. Moreover, due to the liberalization and globalization of many food value chains,...
In recent years, interest of the positive impact of collective entrepreneurship has been growing. Launched by the Chantier de l’économie sociale, SISMIC is one example of an entrepreneurial support program designed to capitalize on this potential. This article assesses the program’s outcomes based on a qualitative analysis of data gathered through...
Ce document présente le Cadre de référence en éducation à la solidarité internationale (ÉSI)initialement issu d’ateliers de réflexion réalisés dans la région de Québec entre novembre 2018 et novembre 2021 dans le cadre de l’Organisation régionale de réflexion et de collaboration en éducation à la solidarité internationale (ORCÉSI). Cette version ré...
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of post-local drug delivery with chitosan chips and curcumin on Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Materials and methods: A total of 20 subjects reporting to the Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University were
randomly chosen. These subjects were affected by localized chronic periodontitis with bil...
Introduction
Almost all parents seek online child-related information. This study focuses on parents’ experience of using information from an easy-to-read parenting website, Naître et Grandir (N&G), specifically parents with low socioeconomic status (SES). SES is correlated with health literacy, a major determinant of child education and health. In...
Plongez au cœur des évolutions contemporaines du numérique en éducation avec La compétence numérique en contexte éducatif : regards croisés et perspectives internationales.
Articulé autour des 12 dimensions du Cadre de référence de la compétence numérique publié en 2019 par le ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec, ce l...
Cette étude décrit les effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les pratiques
d’accompagnement de l’usage de substances psychoactives dans les
établissements d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée pour personnes
âgées au Québec. Nous avons réalisé 48 entrevues individuelles semi-dirigées
avec des intervenant·e·s et gestionnaires. Un ajustement des...
La quatrième dimension du Cadre de référence de la compétence numérique du Québec vise à développer et mobiliser la culture informationnelle. Or, ce document ministériel et son pendant, le Continuum, souffrent d’un manque de détails dans la définition de cette culture en plus de la concentrer entre les mains de l’individu. Ce chapitre analyse donc...
La compétence numérique occupe une place prépondérante dans les politiques, les discours et les milieux éducatifs, reflet d'une société radicalement marquée par les « technologies », « les appareils et médias numériques », les « écrans », le « digital », etc. Cette omniprésence du numérique en éducation appelle à une réflexion approfondie sur les c...
Cranberry cultivation in Quebec faces significant challenges in nutrient management due to the introduction of new varieties with unknown nutritional needs. Traditional fertilization practices often lead to over-fertilization, escalating both economic costs and environmental degradation. This review discusses how digital and omics technologies can...
Les écoles francophones du Québec (Canada) accueillent de nombreux élèves immigrants bi/plurilingues. Pour les soutenir, une attention devrait être portée à l’enseignement du lexique, notamment au moyen d’approches plurilingues (Galante, 2020 ; Leonet et al., 2020). Toutefois, l’adoption de telles approches reste marginale (Payant et Bell, 2022). A...
L’influence des cours d’eau dans la vie et l’œuvre de Louis-Edmond Hamelin.
Par le langage on pénètre le monde. Par les rivières on accède au territoire et à la pensée intégrée des Autochtones. Cette plongée dans les rivières et les relations a fait aborder « l’idée transcendante et polyvalente du Nord » de Louis-Edmond Hamelin, géographe de la no...
Objective
To identify pain phenotypes in patients with endometriosis and investigate their associations with demographics, clinical characteristics, comorbidities and pain‐related quality of life (QoL).
Design
Cross‐sectional, single‐centre, population‐based study.
Setting
Referral university centre in Quebec City, Canada.
Population
Patients di...
Quantum information science is a burgeoning research field attracting vast public and private investment in the last decade. This quick rise has led to a talent gap, where there are more open positions than new graduates who can fill these roles. To meet this critical need, higher education has been challenged to react accordingly by assuring a flo...
Background
Adolescents with a history of conduct problems (CP) are at heightened risk of increased service utilization as they develop. While the mechanisms underlying this association are unclear, early CP have also been linked with peer victimization and internalizing problems. The goals of the current study were: (1) to examine peer victimizatio...
Amid growing geopolitical tensions and supply chain fragilities, many countries adopt new industrial policies aimed at reshoring strategic industries. Simultaneously, rising awareness of the link between feelings of disenfranchisement and regional development levels underscores the strategic importance of intra-national industrial location. Within...
Having a regular medical doctor is associated with better process of care and health outcomes. The goal of this study was to harness the richness in health administrative data to create a measure which accurately predicted whether patients self-identified as having a regular medical doctor. The Canadian Community Health Survey (2007–2012) was linke...
The test-negative design (TND), which is routinely used for monitoring seasonal flu vaccine effectiveness (VE), has recently become integral to COVID-19 vaccine surveillance, notably in Quebec, Canada. Some studies have addressed the identifiability and estimation of causal parameters under the TND, but efficiency bounds for nonparametric estimator...
(The English version follows) Au Québec, il est recommandé que la mise en terre de plants résineux produits en récipients prenne fin à la fin d’août. Or, depuis quelques années, elle se termine en moyenne à la mi-septembre. Avec le besoin de remettre en production certains sites, la pénurie de main-d’œuvre et les changements climatiques, la possibi...
Objective
We assessed the association between postpartum preeclampsia and the risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Evidence suggests that postpartum preeclampsia is initiated antenatally, but the impact on birth outcomes is unclear.
Design
Retrospective cohort study.
Setting
All deliveries in hospitals of Quebec, Canada.
Population
1...
Les stratégies adaptatives familiales utilisées dans le processus d'immigration en région éloignée Résumé : Les familles immigrantes dans leur processus d'adaptation à leur nouveau milieu de vie développent différentes stratégies pour pouvoir être capables de faire face aux difficultés propres au processus migratoire. Cet article vise à répondre à...
Background
There is a projected and growing gap of geriatricians in Canada. Geriatricians play a crucial role in addressing the health needs of older adults. We aimed to understand the factors that influence the choice of first-practice location for new geriatricians in the context of an aging Canadian population.
Methods
We distributed an online...
Les problèmes associés à l’immigration ne s’arrêtent pas lorsque les familles ont quitté leur pays d’origine, car elles doivent faire face à de nouveaux défis, tels que la gestion des contrecoups associés aux changements familiaux, économiques et sociaux. Dans ce contexte, de nombreuses familles vivent des situations de stress dès leur arrivée au p...
The first objective of this study was to quantify the
impact and disability weight (DW) of frequent diseases
or syndromes of pre-weaned dairy calves using the
perceptions of producers and veterinarians. The second
objective was to compare the opinions of producers
and veterinarians regarding the impact and DW of
dairy calves’ frequent diseases and...
Organic by‐products are released into the surrounding soil during the terrestrial decomposition of animal remains. The affected area, known as the Cadaver Decomposition Island (CDI), can undergo biochemical changes that contribute to landscape heterogeneity. Soil bacteria are highly sensitive to labile inputs, but it is unknown how they respond to...
Purpose
The objectives of this paper were to summarize successful strategies in occupational health and safety (OHS) management in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to explore their potential applicability for disability management (DM) and return-to-work (RTW) after work-related injuries.
Methods
A scoping review was conducted, using...
Perjanjian karbon California-Quebec menunjukkan bagaimana mekanisme perdagangan karbon regional dapat memberikan manfaat bagi negara bagian dan provinsi. Kesepakatan ini menggabungkan rencana perdagangan emisi karbon Cap-and-Trade California dengan sistem Quebec untuk menciptakan pasar karbon gabungan terbesar di Amerika Utara. Pasar gabungan ini m...
Ce projet de recherche exploratoire vise à dresser un portrait des acteur·trices qui œuvrent dans le champ de la transition socio-écologique (TSÉ) au Québec, cherchant à allier justice sociale et écologie. Nous constatons que ce milieu est en effervescence : il y a de plus en plus d’acteur·trices qui s’y intéressent et qui nouent des collaborations...
This conceptual paper critically examines the use of traditional medicalized terminology in speech-language therapy, with a particular focus on the Quebec context. It highlights how current language practices, rooted in a medical model of disability, often marginalize individuals with communication differences such as stuttering, autism, and aphasi...
Background
Existing frameworks of older persons’ experiences in health and social care systems are usually based on single stakeholder perspectives and focused on limited aspects that are independent from one another. This study aimed to describe such experiences from the perspective of diverse stakeholders and develop a comprehensive experience-ba...
Despite several existing outpatient services, individuals with dual disorders make extensive use of the emergency department to try to meet their needs. The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the outpatient services provided to individuals with dual disorders, and (2) compare these services according to the most frequent discharge diagn...
Background
People with common mental disorders (CMD) are prone to experience work disabilities, which can lead to sick leave. To support their recovery and return to work, evidence recommends providing a combination of primary care services including psychological and work rehabilitation interventions. Furthermore, interventions to coordinate retur...
Avian necrotic enteritis due to the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium perfringens has re-emerged following the ban on antibiotic growth promoters in many poultry producing countries. The limited number of previous studies has left important gaps in our understanding of the genetic diversity and virulence traits of the pathogen. To address these k...
1. Background o Walk-in clinics offer medical consultations for semi-urgent primary care, in the context of poor access to family doctors and emergency departments. o In walk-in clinics, patients may not be sufficiently prepared to provide information about their health problems, while doctors have limited time with them. o A consultation preparati...
Background
Physical characteristics and perceptions of an environment can have enduring effects on one’s mental health. The present study aimed to determine whether a set of measures of neighborhood safety – independent built environment features, parents’ perception of neighborhood safety and community cohesion, and children’s perception of neighb...
Ce rapport, élaboré par l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), examine les programmes nationaux et les compétences professionnelles des encadrants d'activités de plein air (EAPA). Financé par le ministère de l'Éducation du Québec et le Réseau plein air Québec, il se concentre sur deux volets : 1) une revue systématique de la portée de la littéra...
Background
Persons living with dementia and their care partners encounter many challenges within the health and social care system, including lack of information, support, counselling, and access to community services, as well as significant staff turnover in home care services. The objective of this study was to work with multiple stakeholders to...
En dépit du refus du premier ministre du Québec de reconnaître l’existence du « racisme systémique » au Québec, jugeant ce terme trop culpabilisant pour la majorité, il existe une importante littérature officielle, scientifique et communautaire au Québec et au Canada — et une jurisprudence en matière de discrimination — qui ont défini le racisme sy...
This poster describes the global implementation of MY ABILITIES FIRST. It was presented at the AACPDM Annual meeting in Quebec city 2024. Learn about the project and join the movement
Background
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most common occupational diseases and the main cause of disability worldwide. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are one of the common health risks and the most important cause of absenteeism due to disability in various industries, including the petrochemical industry, in devel...
The debates regarding the conception of the subject of history in the Programme de Formation de l’École Québécoise (PFEQ) for primary education (primaire) began long before its publication in 2001 (Québec, 2006). Now after 20 years, what can be said about the relationship between the conceptions of history and historical thinking manifested in the...
As global climate patterns change and winters decrease in duration it becomes increasingly important to understand the seasonal factors influencing nutrient concentrations in lake ecosystems. Winter ice cover can influence both nutrient cycling and phytoplankton dynamics. This study focused on a small shallow hypereutrophic lake in south-central Qu...
As a response to the need for more supportive research environments for Indigenous health research, CIHR created the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR). The Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Québec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (QcNEIHR) is driven by, and grounded in, Indigenous communities in Quebec. This manuscrip...
The debates regarding the conception of the subject of history in the Programme de Formation de l’École Québécoise (PFEQ) for primary education (primaire) began long before its publication in 2001 (Québec, 2006). Now after 20 years, what can be said about the relationship between the conceptions of history and historical thinking manifested in the...
Objectives
Our primary objective was to assess the association between symptoms at the time of surgery and postoperative pulmonary complications and mortality in patients with COVID-19. Our secondary objective was to compare postoperative outcomes between patients who had recovered from COVID-19 and asymptomatic patients and explore the effect of t...
In the province of Québec, police operations targeting queer cruising grounds for the sake of punishing ‘indecent’ behaviour remain commonplace. Despite formal legal equality (1977) and assurances that queer sexual relations have long been decriminalized, anti-homosexual state action persists in the form of operations against ‘indecent actions’. To...
Le recrutement d’étudiants internationaux constitue une forme d’activité internationale qui est mobilisée par les acteurs de l’enseignement supérieur afin de s’adapter ou de répondre aux multiples dynamiques de concurrence internationale. Les stratégies que déploient les acteurs afin de recruter des étudiants internationaux constituent également le...
Stand-off pads are uncovered outdoor yards built with absorbent materials, where cattle can be raised to minimize the environmental impact associated with nutrient runoff and gas emissions from manure management. Consequently, they emerge as a prospective alternative to traditional wintering pens, facilitating movement opportunities for dairy cows...
La gestion des populations de touladis (truite grise) au Québec est balisée par un plan de gestion depuis 2014. Depuis sa mise en œuvre, il est interdit de conserver un touladi au lac Yser, et ce, afin d’assurer la reproduction et le rétablissement de l’espèce. En effet, un inventaire réalisé par le Ministère en 2001 a révélé que la population de t...
Cet article présente les résultats d’un projet de recherche visant à évaluer les effets perçus d’un MOOC sur le développement du sentiment d’efficacité personnelle (SEP) du personnel scolaire québécois. À partir d’un devis préexpérimental, 122 membres du personnel scolaire ont rempli un questionnaire en ligne mesurant leur SEP à intervenir auprès d...
La gestion des populations de touladis (truite grise) au Québec est balisée par un plan de gestion depuis 2014. De 1993 à 2001, une gamme de taille protégée de 35 à 50 cm de longueur à la fourche était appliquée. De 2002 à 2013, seuls les poissons mesurant 55 cm ou plus de longueur totale pouvaient être conservés au lac Matchi-Manitou. Depuis la mi...
Stand-off pads are uncovered outdoor yards built with absorbent materials, where cattle can be raised to minimize the environmental impact associated with nutrient runoff and gas emissions from manure management. Consequently, they emerge as a prospective alternative to traditional wintering pens, facilitating movement opportunities for dairy cows...
La gestion des populations de dorés au Québec est balisée par un plan de gestion depuis 2011. De 1999 à 2011, une taille minimale de 32 cm de longueur totale était appliquée au réservoir Dozois. Depuis 2011, seuls les dorés jaunes ayant une taille de 32 à 47 cm inclusivement peuvent être conservés, et ce, afin d’assurer la reproduction de l’espèce....
Availability bias influences decisions by how readily certain events, objects, or people can be brought to mind. This “ out of sight, out of mind ” effect depends on whether these elements are present during decision-making. To promote sustainable food consumption, understanding this bias is crucial, as marketing promotions exhibit heterogeneity in...
Objectives
The medications used for autoimmune diseases have significantly evolved in recent years, but there is limited knowledge about how treatment practices changed during pregnancy. This study aimed to describe the temporal trends of immunosuppressants, immunomodulators and biologics use during pregnancy among women with autoimmune diseases, c...
Questions
How does the type of swamp, that is, riverine vs palustrine, shape understorey and overstorey plant communities? Beyond swamp type, how do spatial, topographic, soil and landscape characteristics determine the taxonomic and functional structure of swamp communities?
Location
Southern Québec, Canada.
Methods
We sampled riverine and palus...
L’arrivée massive de l'intelligence artificielle (IA), particulièrement l'IA générative, est venue changer les pratiques en communication stratégique et créative, entraînant par le fait même nombre d’enjeux sur la valeur du travail créatif, le rôle des agences ainsi que le rapport à leurs clients et aux consommateurs et consommatrices, sans compter...
Team resilience at work (TR@W) is an important resource for bouncing beyond adverse situations. Adopting a health-promoting salutogenic approach, this cross-sectional study explores whether oncology team resilience, which is significantly associated with work-related sense of coherence (Work-SoC), and examines the roles of team member characteristi...
Background
This study aims to describe the main type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) quality improvement (QI) challenges identified by primary care teams in the province of Quebec who participated in the COMPAS + QI collaborative.
Methods
A qualitative descriptive design was used to analyse the results of 8 COMPAS + workshops conducted in 4 regions of...
As Québec's population ages, sustaining and scaling innovations designed to facilitate the transitions between different care services for older adults is a growing challenge to both the efficiency of the healthcare system and equitable access to care. Care transitions impact the health and quality of life of both patients and their entourage. A ga...
L’accès aux services de soutien (soins de santé et des services sociaux) pour les personnes LGBTQI+ migrantes et racisées est souvent entravé par des barrières liées à leur statut migratoire, à leur identité ethnoraciale, à leur orientation sexuelle et/ou à leur identité de genre. Les personnes trans migrantes rencontrent des défis et des discrimin...
Importance
Nature-based therapeutic or preventive interventions for mental health are increasingly popular, but their effectiveness for improving mental health is not well documented.
Objective
To investigate the effectiveness of the Open Sky School Program (École à Ciel Ouvert), a 12-week nature-based intervention for elementary schoolchildren in...
The popularity of capacitive and resistive electrical transfer (TECAR) therapy has increased over the last twenty years, with research highlighting its effectiveness for various musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain conditions. Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of TECAR therapy as an adjunct to the rehabilitation progra...
La gestion des populations de dorés au Québec est balisée par un plan de gestion depuis 2011. De 1999 à 2015, une taille minimale pour la récolte de 32 cm de longueur totale était appliquée au lac Attic. Depuis 2016, seuls les dorés jaunes ayant une taille de 32 à 47 cm peuvent être conservés sur ce plan d’eau, afin d’assurer la reproduction de l’e...
Asbestos tailings in the historical asbestos mines in Quebec were known to contain significant amounts of magnesium, nickel, iron, and silicon. The tailings sample used in the study contained 24.5% Mg, 0.268% Ni, 5.70% Fe, 17.4% Si. A two-part HCl-NaOH leach process was used to extract magnesium (Mg) from the tailings, while reducing the environmen...
Background
Consumption of locally produced foods is generally perceived as being part of a healthy dietary pattern. Accordingly, in 2020, the provincial government of Québec (Canada) promoted the purchase of local foods for economic and health benefits. The present cross-sectional study aimed to document the association between the behavior of loca...
Driven by the widespread adoption of deep learning (DL) in crop mapping with satellite image time series (SITS), this study was motivated by the recent success of temporal attention-based approaches in crop mapping. To meet the needs of beekeepers, this study aimed to develop DL-based classification models for mapping five essential crops in pollin...
Background
Racism has been shown to impact the health of Black persons through its influence on health care, including its expression through implicit biases in provider training, attitudes, and behaviours. Less is known about the experiences of racism in contexts outside of the USA, and how race and racism interact with other social locations and...
Background
Risk factors for influenza complications in women are poorly understood. We examined the association between pregnancy outcomes and risk of influenza hospitalization up to three decades later.
Methods
We analyzed a cohort of 1,421,531 pregnant women who delivered in Quebec, Canada between 1989 and 2021. Patients were followed over time...