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On making the right decisions in urban planning and coastal management – a role for the NSIS?
No full textFirst occurrence of the European Terrestrial Flatworm, Microplana terrestris (Müller OF, 1773) (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae), in Maritime Canada
No full textThe first Canadian Maritime occurrence of the European terrestrial flatworm, Microplana terrestris (Müller OF, 1773), is confirmed via genetic barcoding. Microplana terrestris was observed on the soil surface in a rural garden in Tantramar, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, in November 2021, 2022 and 2023. In addition to confirming identity, barcoding also confirmed M. terrestris diet at the site included earthworms, Aporrectodea sp., and the Common Amber Snail, Succinea putris Linnaeus, 1758. Future barcoding efforts should prove to be a useful approach to providing a more detailed understanding of diet in M. terrestris and other terrestrial flatworms, and their impact on associated soil fauna. Further reporting of non-native terrestrial flatworms in Canada could perhaps be enhanced through citizen-based science monitoring.
Key Words: Aporrectodea sp., citizen science, diet, flatworm, invasive species, Microplana, New Brunswick, Succinea putris 
Réactualisation du démon proustien de la jalousie : Étude des relations hypertextuelles entre Ernaux et Vilain
No full textTwo for the price of one: The benefits of job sharing to increase women representation in surgical specialties
No full textBackground: Women represent over 50% of medical school classes in Canada, yet only 36.8% of surgical residency applicants identified as female from 1995-2019. One potential explanation for this discrepancy is the lack of work-life balance. Job sharing is an alternative work schedule in which two employees share the responsibilities of one full-time job. Although job sharing is not common in medicine, it may provide a solution to this issue. This paper proposes the implementation of job sharing to increase women representation in surgical specialties and discusses the benefits it would provide to patients, physicians, and the healthcare system.
Methods: The authors developed a pitch for job sharing in medicine after conducting a review of the literature as part of their participation in the Cutting Edge Womxn in Surgery Hackathon at Dalhousie University.
Results: Job sharing has been successfully implemented in other industries and could have numerous benefits in medicine, such as preventing burnout and increasing women representation in surgical specialties. Physicians who practice job sharing report feeling supported while having improved work-life balance.
Conclusion: Job sharing is a promising solution to increase women representation in surgical specialties and prevent burnout among physicians. The implementation of job sharing would benefit patients, physicians, and administration. By targeting excessive workload and promoting work-life balance, physicians can feel more satisfied in their roles and provide higher quality care to their patients. Job sharing warrants further exploration as a potential solution to the underrepresentation of women in surgical specialties and the burnout epidemic in the medical profession
Exploring personal wellbeing: How Bachelor of Education students applied course content to explore and support their personal wellbeing through action research
No full textResearch suggests an increase in anxiety and depression among higher education students (Haidt, 2024). How are university educators supporting students to understand and manage stress, so that they can thrive in their studies and in their future profession? This research investigates how students (pre-service teachers) in the Bachelor of Education program at Acadia, learn about and apply course content to engage in personal action research projects affording insights into their own wellbeing. How do they apply their insights and course learning to support their own wellbeing and be well-positioned to coregulate dysregulated students as future educators