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Celebrity endorsed music videos: innovation to foster youth health promotion by Macnab, A J, Mukisa, R

“…Abstract There are calls for innovation in health promotion and for current issues to be presented in new and exciting ways; in addition to creating engaging…”
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Traumatic spinal cord injury in Uganda: a prevention strategy and mechanism to improve home care by Stothers, L, Macnab, A J, Mukisa, R, Mutabazi, S, Bajunirwe, F

“…In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the burden of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is largely unknown. The estimated incidence of TSCI in LMICs is…”
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Priorities for African youth for engaging in DOHaD by Macnab, A J, Mukisa, R

“…A challenge for implementing DOHaD-defined health promotion is how to engage the at-risk population. The WHO Health Promoting School (HPS) model has proven…”
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Beyond the dyad: making Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) interventions more inclusive by Pentecost, M, Ross, F C, Macnab, A

“…Pregnant women, children under 2 and the first thousand days of life have been principal targets for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease interventions…”
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The burden of bladder outlet obstruction in men in rural Uganda by Stothers, L, Mutabazi, S, Mukisa, R, Macnab, A J

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An integrative review of standardized clinical evaluation tool utilization in anticholinergic drug trials for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction by Stothers, L, Tsang, B, Nigro, M, Lazare, D, Macnab, A

“…Study design: To review prospective and randomized trials studying anticholinergic therapy for neurogenic bladder in SCI to identify whether trials included…”
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Malaria in Uganda: school-based rapid diagnostic testing and treatment by Macnab, A J, Mukisa, R, Mutabazi, S, Steed, R

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A systematic review and comparison of questionnaires in the management of spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and the neurogenic bladder by Tsang, B., Stothers, L., Macnab, A., Lazare, D., Nigro, M.

“…Aims Validated questionnaires are increasingly the preferred method used to obtain historical information. Specialized questionnaires exist validated for…”
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Targeted lung cancer screening selects individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease by Balata, H., Blandin Knight, S., Barber, P., Colligan, D., Crosbie, E.J., Duerden, R., Elton, P., Evison, M., Greaves, M., Howells, J., Irion, K., Karunaratne, D., Kirwan, M., Macnab, A., Mellor, S., Miller, C., Newton, T., Novasio, J., Sawyer, R., Sharman, A., Slevin, K., Smith, E., Taylor, B., Taylor, S., Tonge, J., Walsham, A., Waplington, S., Whittaker, J., Booton, R., Crosbie, P.A.J.

“…•93% participants at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (QRISK2 score ≥10%).•1 in 3 of all screening attendees at high risk of CVD but not taking a…”
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Risk-taking behaviour in adolescents. ‘Chance only favors the prepared mind’ by Macnab, A J, Triviaux, D, Andrew, T

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The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease and Sustainable Development Goals: mapping the way forward by Kajee, N, Sobngwi, E, Macnab, A, Daar, A S

“…In this paper, meant to stimulate debate, we argue that there is considerable benefit in approaching together the implementation of two seemingly separate…”
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Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy as an Alternative to Videourodynamics to Detect Detrusor Overactivity in Women With the Overactive Bladder Syndrome by Mastoroudes, Heleni, Giarenis, Ilias, Vella, Maria, Srikrishna, Sushma, Robinson, Dudley, Cardozo, Linda, Karrouze, Irene, Campbell, Adele, Macnab, A

“…Objective To evaluate near infrared spectroscopy as a noninvasive alternative to cystometry for detecting detrusor overactivity in women with overactive…”
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Effect of helmet wear on the incidence of head/face and cervical spine injuries in young skiers and snowboarders by Macnab, A J, Smith, T, Gagnon, F A, Macnab, M

“…Purpose: To evaluate whether helmets increase the incidence and/or severity of cervical spine injury; decrease the incidence of head injury; and/or increase…”
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Asphyxial games or "the choking game": a potentially fatal risk behaviour by Macnab, A J, Deevska, M, Gagnon, F, Cannon, W G, Andrew, T

“…To determine the prevalence of knowledge about and participation in asphyxial games, sometimes called "the choking game", and how best to raise awareness of…”
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484 THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HISTORY TO INVIGORATE CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY ROOM MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY by Macnab, A.

“…BackgroundAutopsy and mortality review, practiced for centuries, preceded the modern discipline of ‘evidence based medicine’ and remain a valuable, but often…”
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Transcranial Doppler detection of venous-to-arterial circulation shunts: Criteria for patent foramen ovale by Sastry, S., MacNab, A., Daly, K., Ray, S., McCollum, C.

“…Purpose As paradoxical embolism is associated with stroke in young adults, migraine, and decompression sickness, the detection of venous‐to‐arterial…”
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Filling the gaps one at a time: The Gully Marine Protected Area in Eastern Canada. A response to Agardy, Notarbartolo di Sciara and Christie by Westhead, Maxine C., Fenton, Derek G., Koropatnick, Tanya A., Macnab, Paul A., Moors, Hilary B.

“…In a recently published paper, Agardy et al. [Mind the gap: addressing the shortcomings of marine protected areas through large scale marine spatial planning…”
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Simulations of the Supersonic Translation, Collision, and Merging of Two Field-Reversed Configurations for Plasma Heating by Macnab, A., Woodruff, S.

“…Axisymmetric extended magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations, which detail the supersonic translation, collision, and merging of two field-reversed…”
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Brighter Smiles Africa--translation of a Canadian community-based health-promoting school program to Uganda by Macnab, A J, Radziminski, N, Budden, H, Kasangaki, A, Zavuga, R, Gagnon, F A, Mbabali, M

“…PROJECT GOAL: To adapt a successful Canadian health-promoting school initiative to a Ugandan context through international partnership. Rural children face…”
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Adiabatic Compression of a Doublet Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) by Woodruff, S., Macnab, A. I. D., Mattor, N.

“…The adiabatic compression of magnetized plasmas has come to the fore in recent times as an interesting hybrid of both inertial and magnetic fusion energy…”
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