University of Windsor

Lactation Failure in Postpartum Women Receiving a Dopamine Partial Agonist During Pregnancy

Background Third-generation antipsychotics like aripiprazole can suppress prolactin secretion via the tuberoinfundibular pathway, leading to postpartum lactation failure. This case series assesses the clinical management of this under-recognized postpartum complication in women w...

Designing warning sign configurations to increase driver attention and improve safety at highway work zones

As cities expand and road networks grow, highway construction and maintenance increase, making work zone safety critical due to high driver and worker fatalities. Driving through work zones is challenging due to speed limit reduction, lane closure, confusing temporary signs, and...

Self-supervised attention-based domain adaptation for robust occluded face recognition

Cross-domain face recognition remains a challenging problem when datasets exhibit significant variations in data distribution, imaging conditions, and occlusion patterns. These challenges are particularly critical in practical scenarios where faces are partially occluded by masks...

Intensity and instability of affective and cognitive states in borderline personality disorder compared to remitted mood disorders and population-based controls: an Ecological Momentary Assessment study

Abstract Background Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is one of the methods of choice for the evaluation of affective dynamics. Several studies have been conducted on the subject focusing on borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, most have only compared BPD to health...

Performance of a 307 kHz acoustic telemetry system in a small freshwater lake

Abstract Background Acoustic telemetry is widely used to study the movements of aquatic animals, yet spatial and temporal variation in acoustic system performance can bias inferences if not properly accounted for. Here, we conducted the first field-based assessment of detection e...

Supporting GBV Survivors with Complex Harm Reduction and Mental Health Needs: The Community Crisis/Outreach Response (CCOR) Model’s Viability

PURPOSE: Toronto's gender-based violence (GBV) shelters have seen a sharp increase in clients with complex needs related to mental health and/or substance use, despite often being ill‑prepared to serve them. Ernestine's pilot-tested a new theory-informed Community-Crisis/Outreach...

Submerging technologies in aquatic systems: exploring the application of paired tracking and imaging tools for investigating species ecology

Innovative scientific tools offer new ways to gather information on aquatic species’ movement patterns, behaviour, physiology, and environment via different types of technology (e.g., electronic tags, video cameras, and biosensors). Despite the popularization and subsequent techn...

Centering equity, diversity and inclusion in environmental evidence synthesis: from awareness to action

Abstract Knowledge generated through evidence synthesis is an approach that decision-makers can take to inform policy and management decisions. Evidence syntheses, such as systematic reviews, provide quantitative and qualitative summaries of this evidence, using structured method...

Safety compliance and construction waste reduction in Ghana with implications for sub-Saharan Africa: the role of deep and surface practices

Purpose Despite growing recognition that worker behaviour drives construction waste generation, no study has empirically tested whether disaggregated safety compliance dimensions directly predict waste reduction outcomes, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, with evidence from the...

Norm First, Practice Lagging Far Behind: Analysis of the Factors Determining the Digital Literacy of Rural Teachers in China

ABSTRACT To promote the use of digital tools in school education, it is important to understand teachers' digital literacy and explore the best ways to develop it. This study used an extended UTAUT model to examine Chinese rural teachers' digital literacy development. Self‐report...

Providing End-of-Life Care to Older Adults: A Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis of Clinicians’ Experiences

Clinicians are integral to end-of-life (EOL) care decision-making and play a critical role in shaping the experiences of older adults and their families during the final days of life. This qualitative interpretative meta-synthesis (QIMS) examined the existing published qualitativ...

Session-by-session client feeling and clarification processes over the course of emotion-focused therapy

Background: Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is an effective form of psychotherapy for a range of psychological problems.While earlier research demonstrated the effect of in-session processes as being central for explaining the effects of EFT, it is unclear what the role of client's...

Intermediates in Pentanuclear Nickel Hydride Cluster Formation and the Role of the Supporting Phosphine Ligand

Our group has previously studied the atypical electron-deficient cluster [(iPr3P)Ni]5H6 for the activation of inert bonds and as a catalyst for nearly barrierless alkene dimerization and stereoselective [2+2] cycloadditions. This study examines alternative phosphines to the iPr3P...

Genomic catalogue of giant viruses reveals expanded diversity and functional potential

Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA and Mirusviricota viruses exhibit taxonomic richness which continually expands due to metagenomic sequencing. Here we curate a database of giant virus metagenome-assembled genomes (GVMAGs V2), comprising 8,508 species-level representatives from 18,727...

Is Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation Truly “Post” in People With Darker Skin Tones?

This Viewpoint reviews how inflammation can coexist with hyperpigmentation, explains why inflammatory activity may be underrecognized in people with darker skin tones, and proposes an approach in which hyperpigmentation prompts continued assessment for persistent inflammation.

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and emotional responding in borderline personality disorder: a randomized single-blind, sham-controlled study

BACKGROUND: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe emotional vulnerability, including heightened sensitivity, exaggerated reactivity, and delayed recovery from emotional arousal. Altered interoceptive-affective processing may contribute to these features...

A Novel Approach to Characterizing Patterns of Real-World Upper-Extremity Use During Walking and Activities of Daily Living in People with Subacute Stroke

In accelerometer-based measurement, the inclusion of upper extremity (UE) activity during walking can overestimate real-world functional UE use in people post-stroke. This study introduces a comprehensive, accelerometer-based approach to examining real-world UE use, including the...