Increased missense mutation burden of Fatty Acid metabolism related genes in nunavik inuit population. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Nunavik Inuit (northern Quebec, Canada) reside along the arctic coastline where for generations their daily energy intake has mainly been derived from animal fat.
Sirui Zhou +11 more
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Observatoire international Hommes-Milieux "Nunavik" (OHM)
, 2021 Fiches de présentation (FR/ENG) de l'OHMi Nunavik - version 2021OHMi Nunavik conducts research over a vast territory that covers the northern third of the province of Quebec in eastern Canada.
Birhy, Najat +3 more
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Exploring the Intersection of Culture and Education in Nunavik [PDF]
Journal of Comparative Social Work, 2012 During the last century, Nunavik’s Inuit population has experienced social transformations which have manifested themselves in a range of social issues.
Nicole Ives +4 more
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Communications Biology, 2022 Nunavik Inuit gut microbiome retains a high intra-individual and lower inter-individual diversity, and is distinct from the gut microbiome of non-industrial and industrial ...
Jehane Y. Abed +11 more
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Urban emergence in inuit territory: impacts on the Nunavik socio-ecosystem [PDF]
Comptes Rendus. GéoscienceThrough the combination of interdisciplinary thematics studied on the territory of Nunavik by the OHMi Nunavik, the socio-ecosystem is considered with a focus on the urban context of northern Quebec.
Joliet, Fabienne +7 more
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Why, Immunologically, Housing-Related Fungi and Endotoxins (and Other Chronic Pro-Inflammatory Stressors) Risk Latent Tuberculosis Reactivation, Severe Asthma, and Translocating and Invasive Infections in Indigenous Communities in Canada. [PDF]
Am J Hum BiolABSTRACT Type 1/M1/TH1 and type 3/M1/TH17 pro‐inflammatory switches are risks for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) reactivation and ongoing infection transmission. This paper considers the heavy toll of reactivation risk in Indigenous communities in Canada and the chronic, everyday pro‐inflammatory stressors connected with type 3/M1/TH17 immune ...
Burke S.
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Conservation Units for Anadromous Arctic Char (<i>Salvelinus alpinus</i>) in the Canadian Arctic Informed by Genetic Structure, Population Connectivity and Adaptive Genomic Variation. [PDF]
Evol ApplABSTRACT Intraspecific genetic diversity is a crucial aspect of biodiversity conservation as it preserves evolutionary potential and enhances resilience to environmental change. Genomic‐informed delineation of Conservation Units (CUs) offers ways of subdividing species into groups based on demographic independence and adaptive differentiation, to ...
Dallaire X +5 more
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Arctic Science, 2021 A series of automatic time-lapse cameras installed along the southwestern side of Tasiapik Valley, near the village of Umiujaq, Nunavik (northern Québec) documented several departure modes and types of snow involved in snow avalanches during winter 2017 ...
Samuel Veilleux +2 more
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Les parcs nationaux du Nunavik : une offre touristique au service des sociétés autochtones ?
Espace populations sociétés, 2021 Today, the creation of national parks contributes to the development of arctic territories for tourism promotion purposes, as is the case in Nunavik, a region located in northern Quebec.
Véronique Antomarchi +2 more
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Risk communication and perceptions about lead ammunition and Inuit health in Nunavik, Canada
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023 Lead ammunition is commonly used to hunt waterfowl and other wildlife in the Arctic. Hunting with lead is problematic because the toxicant can be transferred to the consumer.
Chris M. Furgal +4 more
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