A5019776867- Forest ecology and management
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- AI in cancer detection
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Global Health Care Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife
2005-2025
National Research Council Canada
1984-2024
Université Laval
1988-2023
Government of Quebec
2021
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts
2014-2021
Institut National de Recherche Forestière
2001-2020
Université du Québec à Montréal
2014-2018
Cegep de Sainte Foy
2014
Statistics Canada
2001-2007
McGill University
2007
Structurally different from even-aged and balanced uneven-aged stands, irregular stands are an integral part of forested landscapes in northeastern North America. The maintenance or restoration stand structure may be desirable, especially areas under ecosystem-based management. This can achieved at the level through implementation shelterwood systems. objectives this synthesis to assemble existing knowledge about system, clarify terminology use, discuss its place silviculture Irregular is...
The Ottawa Decision Support Framework (ODSF) provides a process that facilitates shared decision making.To assess the impact of implementing ODSF on agreement and difference between patients' physicians' decisional conflict scores.In total, 120 physicians 903 patients enrolled in this before-and-after study. Implementation was composed an interactive workshop, feedback, reminder at point care. Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) completed by after clinical encounter.The intraclass correlation...
Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have a devastating effect on the health and well-being of global population. Apart from crises, has also caused significant economic financial difficulties socio-physiological implications. Effective screening, triage, treatment planning, prognostication outcome play key role in controlling pandemic. Recent studies highlighted point-of-care ultrasound imaging for COVID-19 screening prognosis, particularly given that it...
We investigated the influence of neighborhood and metropolitan area characteristics on body mass index (BMI) in urban Canada 2001.We conducted a multilevel analysis with data collected from cross-sectional survey men women nested neighborhoods areas during 2001.After we controlled for individual sociodemographic behaviors, average BMIs residents which large proportion individuals had less than high school education were higher those small proportions such (P< .01). Living recent immigrants...
Precommercial thinning reduces the density of young, high-density stands, promoting growth selected trees. However, existing models are calibrated for merchantable-sized trees and do not account saplings, which limits their ability to simulate changes induced by precommercial thinning. To address this gap, we developed EsPaCe, a simulator tailored balsam fir stands treated with Using data from 329 plots monitored over 20 years post-treatment, six interconnected predict stem density, species...
Abstract Objectives The objective was to evaluate the effects of direct‐access physiotherapy on patients presenting with a musculoskeletal disorder (MSKD) emergency department (ED) clinical outcomes and use health care resources. Methods We conducted randomized controlled trial in an academic ED Québec City, Canada. included aged 18 80 years minor MSKD. intervention group had direct access physiotherapist (PT) immediately after triage prior physician assessment, control received usual by...
As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to impact many aspects of life and global healthcare systems, adoption rapid effective screening methods prevent further spread virus lessen burden on providers is a necessity. cheap widely accessible medical image modality, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) imaging allows radiologists identify symptoms assess severity through visual inspection chest images. Combined with recent advancements in computer science, applications deep learning...
The constancy of balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) self-thinning relationship has been investigated among four study areas located in different ecological regions Quebec's humid boreal forest. These contained respectively 348, 252, 146, and 55 observations (plots × measures) sampled over a period up to 40 years. A fitting method was developed position objectively the lines but, moreover, allow comparisons areas. This relies on principal component analysis estimate line parameters...
We evaluated silvicultural scenarios for the rehabilitation of impoverished northern hardwood stands in Québec (Canada). The experiment comprises five treatments: a control, hybrid single-tree and group selection (SC), two continuous cover irregular shelterwoods (CCIS) with respective residual basal areas (BAs) 16 m2·ha−1 14 m2·ha−1, an extended shelterwood (EIS) BA m2·ha−1. American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh) advance regeneration was removed brush saws soil mechanically scarified all...
We evaluated the effectiveness of commercial thinning mainly from below (CT; 0, 26%, 32% and 40% merchantable basal area removals) in meeting wood production demands developing structural heterogeneity a balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill) spruce (Picea spp.) stand. After 10 years, 32%–40% removals showed 12%–18% increase mean diameter 27%–38% gross volume (GMV) per tree compared to unthinned control. At stand level, all treatments generated as much cumulative GMV (harvested + after years)...
Abstract Objective: To explore factors associated with the difference in score between women's and doctors’ decisional conflict about hormone therapy (HT). Design: Secondary analysis. Setting participants: family doctors were randomized to prepare women for counselling HT using either a decision aid or pamphlet. Main variables studied: After each session, was assessed Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) Provider Decision Process Assessment Instrument (PDPAI), respectively. The DCS PDPAI computed...
We studied late-entry commercial thinning effects on growth, yield, and regeneration in a 48-year-old jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) stand. Applied intensities were 27, 32, 47% of merchantable basal area (BA) excluding skidding trails. After 15 years, mean diameter at breast height surviving trees the BA removal increased by 4.9 cm (25%) compared to unthinned control. The also gross volume (GMV) tree−1 46% 27% had twice as much GMV ha−1 after years. Moreover, cumulative was higher than...
Waiting for care has been and continues to be a major issue the healthcare sector in Canada. While considerable gains have made regarding valid reliable information on waiting times, gaps remain. Statistics Canada provide patients' experiences accessing at national provincial levels, including how long individuals waited specialized services, through Health Services Access Survey. The survey offers several advantages, time that is comparable across space, enhanced patient care. results 2005...