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From science to action and from action to science: the Nunavik Trichinellosis Prevention Program [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012
Objectives. During the 1980s, walrus-meat consumption caused infections with the parasite Trichinella nativa in Nunavik inhabitants. In response to these events, stakeholders set up the community-based Nunavik Trichinellosis Prevention Program (NTPP ...
Sylvain Larrat, Manon Simard, Stéphane Lair, Denise Bélanger, Jean-François Proulx   +4 more
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Thaw Subsidence of Ice‐Rich Permafrost Near Umiujaq, Nunavik (Québec), Canada: 20 Years of Monitoring Using Ground‐Based Leveling Methods, LiDAR, and UAV Photogrammetry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Differential thaw subsidence is one of the main effects of ice‐rich permafrost degradation, especially in the discontinuous permafrost zone. Although thawing of ice‐rich permafrost can lead to thermokarst, water ponding, and major damage to critical northern infrastructure, thaw subsidence is not often monitored due to the lack of long‐term ...
M. St‐Cyr, R. Fortier, J. W. Molson
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Comparing the age of onset of age-related macular degeneration in Nunavik patients compared to the Age-Related Eye Disease Studies

The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide, yet little is known about its presentation in indigenous populations.
Amrit Das, Claire R. Gapare, Akash Sasitharan, Thaïna Rosinvil, Jacqueline Coblentz, Christian El-Hadad   +5 more
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Inuit women's attitudes and experiences towards cervical cancer and prevention strategies in Nunavik, Quebec [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012
Objectives: To describe the attitudes about and experiences with cervical cancer, Pap smear screenings and the HPV vaccine among a sample of Inuit women from Nunavik, Quebec, Canada.
Helen Cerigo, Mary Ellen Macdonald, Eduardo L. Franco, Paul Brassard   +3 more
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Homozygosity Accumulated Through Genetic Drift and Inbreeding Underpins High Mutation Load in an Endangered Beluga Whale Population

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 16, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Isolated populations are susceptible to decline through the accumulation of deleterious mutations and inbreeding depression. As a consequence of habitat alteration, isolated populations are also expected to become increasingly prevalent.
R. W. Orton, C. Müller, C. J. Garroway, S. H. Ferguson, R. Michaud, T. R. Frasier   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dioxin-like compounds are not associated with bone strength measured by ultrasonography in Inuit women from Nunavik (Canada): results of a cross-sectional study [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Background. Bone strength in Inuit people appears lower than that of non-Aboriginals. Inuit are exposed to persistent organic pollutants including dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) through their traditional diet that comprises predatory fish and marine mammal
Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu, Pierre Ayotte, Éric Dewailly, Sylvie Dodin   +3 more
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Reimagining Child Placement: Insights From First Nations and Inuit Foster Parents in Québec

Child Abuse Review, Volume 35, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT This article highlights how Indigenous foster parents are reimagining child placement in child welfare systems. Drawing on qualitative research involving 40 foster families from First Nations and Inuit communities in Québec, and using an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), we explore how these families' culturally rooted practices ...
Lisa Ellington, Christiane Guay, Emmanuelle Garcia, Jessica Dorion   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phytochemical Analysis of Nunavik L

Natural Product Communications, 2008
This is the first report on the phytochemistry of Nunavik (Québec, Canada) populations of Rhodiola rosea L., a medicinal plant widely used in Eurasia as a tonic and adaptogen.
Vicky J. Filion, Ammar Saleem, Guy Rochefort, Marc Allard, Alain Cuerrier, John T. Arnason   +5 more
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Element concentrations in tissues reveal spatial structure of Atlantic walrus management stocks

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 4, May 2026.
Differences in tissue element concentrations confirm geographic differentiation between 2 of Canada's walrus management stocks but reveal additional spatial structure within the largest stock that may have management implications. Abstract Ensuring harvested animal populations are managed at appropriate scales requires an understanding of underlying ...
Alexander M. Jardine, Jennifer F. Provencher, Mary Gamberg, Cory J. D. Matthews   +3 more
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Vers un portrait de l’aléa avalancheux au Nunavik

, 2023
International audienceIn Nunavik, the hilly territory of northern Quebec north of the 55th parallel, snow avalanches have only recently attracted scientific attention.
Morillon, Claire, Dias, Thomas, Grenier, Jérémy, Saporiti, Chiara, Decaulne, Armelle, Bhiry, Najat   +5 more
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