We present spectroscopic metallicities of individual stars in seven gas-rich dwarf irregular
galaxies (dIrrs), and we show that dIrrs obey the same mass–metallicity relation as the dwarf …

Background: Many patients do not adhere to treatment because they cannot afford their
prescription medications, putting them at increased risk of adverse health outcomes. We …

Background: Many Canadians face substantial out-of-pocket charges for prescription drugs.
Prior work suggests that this causes some patients to not take their medications as …

In vivo induction of AmpC beta-lactamases produces high-level resistance to many beta-lactam
antibiotics in Enterobacteriaceae , often resulting in the need to use carbapenems or …

Objectives Many Canadians use prescription medicines that are unnecessary or that can
lead to adverse events. In response, many provinces have introduced programs in which …

Background: In 2007, the province of British Columbia implemented incentive payments to
primary care physicians for the provision of comprehensive, continuous, guideline-informed …

Proteins mediate their functions through chemical interactions; modeling these interactions,
which are typically through sidechains, is an important need in protein design. However, …

BACKGROUND: Knowing when physicians retire and how they practise in the pre-retirement
years is important information for health human resource planning. We identified patterns …

We studied the effects of incentive payments to primary care physicians for the care of
patients with diabetes, hypertension, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in …

Background During past outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and other infectious diseases,
health service utilisation declined among the general public, delaying health seeking …