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Multimorbidity in persons with non-traumatic spinal cord injury and its impact on healthcare utilization and health outcomes by Hong, Heather A., Fallah, Nader, Wang, Di, Cheng, Christiana L., Humphreys, Suzanne, Parsons, Jessica, Noonan, Vanessa K.

“…Study design Cross-sectional survey in Canada. Objectives To explore multimorbidity (the coexistence of two/more health conditions) in persons with…”
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Understanding Length of Stay after Spinal Cord Injury: Insights and Limitations from the Access to Care and Timing Project by Burns, Anthony S, Santos, Argelio, Cheng, Christiana L, Chan, Elaine, Fallah, Nader, Atkins, Derek, Dvorak, Marcel F, Ho, Chester, Ahn, Henry, Paquet, Jerome, Kwon, Brian K, Noonan, Vanessa K

“…Costs associated with initial hospitalization following spinal cord injury (SCI) are substantial, and a major driver of costs is the length of stay (LOS); that…”
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Growth hormone regulates opsin expression in the retina of a salmonid fish by Novales Flamarique, Inigo, Sayed Ahmed, Ahmed, Cheng, Christiana L., Molday, Robert S., Devlin, Robert H.

“…Colour vision relies on retinal photoreceptors that express a different predominant visual pigment protein (opsin). In several vertebrates, the primary opsin…”
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Interaction of 4.1G and cGMP-gated channels in rod photoreceptor outer segments by Cheng, Christiana L, Molday, Robert S

“…In photoreceptors, the assembly of signaling molecules into macromolecular complexes is important for phototransduction and maintaining the structural…”
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Role of the iridescent eye in stickleback female mate choice by Flamarique, Iñigo Novales, Bergstrom, Carolyn, Cheng, Christiana L, Reimchen, Thomas E

“…Many vertebrates exhibit prominent body colours that are used in courtship and territorial communication. Some fishes also have an eye whose iris becomes…”
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Network analysis of multimorbidity and health outcomes among persons with spinal cord injury in Canada by Fallah, Nader, Hong, Heather A, Wang, Di, Humphreys, Suzanne, Parsons, Jessica, Walden, Kristen, Street, John, Charest-Morin, Raphaele, Cheng, Christiana L, Cheung, Candice J, Noonan, Vanessa K

“…Multimorbidity, defined as the coexistence of two or more health conditions, is common in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Network analysis is a powerful…”
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A geospatial examination of specialist care accessibility and impact on health outcomes for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury in New South Wales, Australia: a population record linkage study by Sharwood, Lisa N, Whyatt, David, Vaikuntam, Bharat P, Cheng, Christiana L, Noonan, Vanessa K, Joseph, Anthony P, Ball, Jonathon, Stanford, Ralph E, Kok, Mei-Ruu, Withers, Samuel R, Middleton, James W

“…Timely treatment is essential for achieving optimal outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI), and expeditious transfer to a specialist spinal cord…”
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Optimizing Clinical Decision Making in Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury by Fehlings, Michael G, Noonan, Vanessa K, Atkins, Derek, Burns, Anthony S, Cheng, Christiana L, Singh, Anoushka, Dvorak, Marcel F

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event causing lifelong disability that results in a significant decrease in quality of life and immense cost to the…”
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Chromatic organization of cone photoreceptors in the retina of rainbow trout: single cones irreversibly switch from UV (SWS1) to blue (SWS2) light sensitive opsin during natural development by Cheng, Christiana L, Flamarique, Iñigo Novales

“…The retinas of salmonid fishes have single and double cones arranged in square to row formations termed mosaics. The square mosaic unit is formed by four…”
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Optimizing spinal cord injury care in Canada: Development of a framework for strategy and action by Rivera, Joanna Marie B, Yousefi, Charlene, Cheng, Christiana L, Norman, Cameron D, Legare, Jeanne, McFarlane, Alana, Noonan, Vanessa K

“…National health strategies are integral in defining the vision and strategic direction for ensuring the health of a population or for a specific health area…”
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Photoreceptor layer of salmonid fishes: Transformation and loss of single cones in juvenile fish by Cheng, Christiana L., Flamarique, Iñigo Novales, Hárosi, Ferenc I., Rickers-Haunerland, Jutta, Haunerland, Norbert H.

“…The retinas of many vertebrates have cone photoreceptors that express multiple visual pigments. In many of these animals, including humans, the original cones…”
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The Ultraviolet Opsin Is the First Opsin Expressed during Retinal Development of Salmonid Fishes by Cheng, Christiana L, Gan, Kathlyn J, Flamarique, Inigo Novales

“…To determine the spatial and temporal progression of opsin appearance during retinal development of salmonid fishes (genus Oncorhynchus and Salmo). Reverse…”
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Impact of Therapy on Recovery during Rehabilitation in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury by Truchon, Catherine, Fallah, Nader, Santos, Argelio, Vachon, Joëlle, Noonan, Vanessa K, Cheng, Christiana L

“…Evidence-based planning of rehabilitation interventions is important to improving cost efficiency while maintaining patient and system outcomes. This article…”
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The effect of rurality and distance from care on health outcomes, environmental barriers, and healthcare utilization patterns in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury by Whelan, Alexander, McVeigh, Sonja, Barker, Paula, Glennie, Andrew, Wang, Di, Chen, Melody, Cheng, Christiana L., Humphreys, Suzanne, O’Connell, Colleen, Attabib, Najmedden, Engelbrecht, Andre, Christie, Sean

“…Study design Cohort study. Objectives To evaluate the association between residential living location and health outcomes, environmental barriers, quality of…”
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The Economic Burden of Urinary Tract Infection and Pressure Ulceration in Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Admissions: Evidence for Comparative Economics and Decision Analytics from a Matched Case-Control Study by White, Barry A B, Dea, Nicolas, Street, John T, Cheng, Christiana L, Rivers, Carly S, Attabib, Najmedden, Kwon, Brian K, Fisher, Charles G, Dvorak, Marcel F

“…Secondary complications of spinal cord injury (SCI) are a burden to affected individuals and the rest of society. There is limited evidence of the economic…”
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Cell-Specific Markers for the Identification of Retinal Cells and Subcellular Organelles by Immunofluorescence Microscopy by Molday, Laurie L, Cheng, Christiana L, Molday, Robert S

“…Identification of specific cells and subcellular structures in the retina is fundamental for understanding the visual process, retinal development, disease…”
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Does Specialized Inpatient Rehabilitation Affect Whether or Not People with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Return Home? by Cheng, Christiana L, Plashkes, Tova, Shen, Tian, Fallah, Nader, Humphreys, Suzanne, O'Connell, Colleen, Linassi, A Gary, Ho, Chester, Short, Christine, Ethans, Karen, Charbonneau, Rebecca, Paquet, Jérôme, Noonan, Vanessa K

“…Return to living at home is an important patient-reported outcome following traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). Specialized inpatient rehabilitation assists…”
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Pronounced heritable variation and limited phenotypic plasticity in visual pigments and opsin expression of threespine stickleback photoreceptors by Flamarique, Iñigo Novales, Cheng, Christiana L, Bergstrom, Carolyn, Reimchen, Thomas E

“…Vertebrate colour vision is mediated by the differential expression of visual pigment proteins (opsins) in retinal cone photoreceptors. Many species alter…”
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Forecasting Financial Resources for Future Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Care Using Simulation Modeling by Ahn, Henry, Lewis, Rachel, Santos, Argelio, Cheng, Christiana L, Noonan, Vanessa K, Dvorak, Marcel F, Singh, Anoushka, Linassi, A Gary, Christie, Sean, Goytan, Michael, Atkins, Derek

“…Survivors of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) have intense healthcare needs during acute and rehabilitation care and often through the rest of life. To…”
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Evaluation of the quality of published SCI clinical practice guidelines using the AGREE II instrument: Results from Can-SCIP expert panel by Patsakos, Eleni M., Craven, B. Catharine, Kua, Ailene, Cheng, Christiana l., Eng, Janice, Ho, Chester, Noonan, Vanessa K., Querée, Matthew, Bayley, Mark T.

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex condition with substantial adverse personal, social and economic impacts necessitating evidence-based inter-professional…”
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