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The story that began in VENOMVERSE reaches its epic conclusion! The Poisons, a species that hungers for super-powered symbiotes and their hosts, have picked their next target: the Marvel Universe itself! Their first objective? Put every superhuman in a Klyntar symbiote -- and then consume them! And with Venom and the X-Men still missing after the events of \"Poison-X,\" Earth stands defenseless! By the time they make it back home, Venom and the X-Men find dozens of heroes and villains unwillingly bonded with symbiotes. And when the Poisons consume one of their strongest allies, the champions of Earth must rally -- and stand against one of their own! But what do the Poisons have planned for Cletus Kasady, A.K.A. Carnage? And can anything in the galaxy stand in the way of...Poison Thanos?!

Purpose of Review High rates of professional burnout and career choice regret among urology residents may increase professional dissatisfaction, shorten career longevity, and exacerbate urology workforce shortages. Understanding the prevalence of and risk factors for burnout may help develop interventions. Recent Findings Up to 48% of contemporary U.S. urology residents experience burnout symptoms, including up to 70% of second-year residents. Among overlapping personal, professional, institutional, and lifestyle risk factors, barriers to accessing medical and mental health care are frequently cited as an important association in residents. Limited intervention studies suggest that providing basic needs, such as on-call meals, and facilitating physical wellness and social engagement among residents may result in sustained reductions in burnout. Summary Urology residents continue to experience high rates of burnout and career choice regret among medical specialties. Evidence-based interventions and sustainable policies that address primary risk factors are urgently needed.

Providing a critical and incisive examination of community forestry, this is a detailed study of complex issues in local forest governance, community sustainability and grassroots environmentalism. It explores community forestry as an alternative form of local collaborative governance in globally significant developed forest regions, with examples ranging from the Gulf Islands of British Columbia to Scandinavia. Responding to the global trend in devolution of control over forest resources and the ever-increasing need for more sustainable approaches to forest governance, the book highlights both the possibilities and challenges associated with community forestry implementation. It features compelling case studies and accounts from those directly involved with community forestry efforts, providing unique insight into the underlying social processes, issues, events and perceptions. It will equip students, researchers and practitioners with a deep understanding of both the evolution and management of community forestry in a pan-national context.

Background: Incidental findings are a well-known complication of imaging studies done for both diagnostic and research purposes. Little is known about the rates and types of incidental findings found on brain MRI in patients with HIV infection, who may be at risk for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND). Methods: The parent study included 108 adults with HIV infection and 125 demographically-matched uninfected controls who completed MRI and neuropsychological testing. Incidental findings were classified by the study team as vascular, neoplastic, congenital, other neurologic, or non-neurologic. Categorical measures were compared using Pearson chi-square tests; continuous measures were compared using t-tests. Results: Among participants with HIV infection, 36/108 (33%) had incidental findings compared to 33/125 (26%) controls (p = 0.248). Rates of incidental findings were significantly correlated with increasing age in both participants with HIV infection (p = 0.013) and controls (p = 0.022). We found no correlation between presence of incidental findings and sex or race/ethnicity among either cohort, and no correlation with CD4 count or HAND status for the HIV-infected cohort. Conclusions: Incidental findings were common in both participants with HIV infection and controls, at higher rates than previously reported in healthy populations. There was no significant difference in prevalence between the groups.

As natural-resource-based economies continue to change, local planning will play a pivotal part in managing their transition. This research examines the role played by planning in defining a vision of sustainability in two such communities in the Canadian Pacific Northwest. The case studies are important in several respects: they illustrate that sustainability can be an important organizing theme in planning a community's response to change; they show that through planning, concepts of sustainability can evolve from individual to collective definitions; and they illustrate planning-based efforts to manage change. In the communities examined here, planners played an especially influential role in the transition process: they helped define possibilities.

Environmental assessment (EA) is employed across the Arctic to assess, mitigate, and monitor the impacts of resource development. Despite the increasing pressures of resource development on Arctic communities and ecosystems and the growing demands for more efficient and effective EA processes, little is known about the needs and priorities of research that will help us to understand and improve EA and its relevance to Arctic communities. A gap analysis of EA research across eight Arctic nations, based on a review of the scholarly literature, government research and policy documents, and a questionnaire survey of Arctic EA scholars, addressed both project-based EA and strategic EA that focused on policy, planning, and regional assessment. Results indicate seven priority research themes: understanding community and stakeholder expectations about EA; assessing the efficiency and responsiveness of EA to rapidly changing socio-ecological and regulatory environments; examining the influence of EA on development decisions; addressing the capacity for meaningful engagement in EA; strengthening the relationship between EA and land-use planning and Arctic science programs; demonstrating the value of regional EA; and assessing the ability of EA to respond to the reality of climate change. These are not the only areas where further EA research is needed, but they are critical to the effectiveness of EA in the Arctic and to ensuring its relevance to Arctic communities. Des évaluations environnementales sont réalisées à l'échelle de l'Arctique dans le but d'évaluer, d'atténuer et de surveiller les incidences de l'exploitation des ressources. Malgré les pressions accrues qu'exerce la mise en valeur des ressources sur les communautés et les écosystèmes de l'Arctique, et malgré la demande croissante pour des processus d'EE plus efficaces, nous en savons peu sur les besoins et les priorités de recherche qui nous aideront à comprendre et à améliorer les et leur pertinence dans les communautés de l'Arctique. L'analyse des écarts en matière de recherche sur les dans huit nations de l'Arctique, analyse fondée sur des articles scientifiques, des travaux de recherche réalisés par les gouvernements, des documents de politiques et un sondage auprès de spécialistes des dans l'Arctique, a porté tant sur les de projets que sur les stratégiques axées sur les politiques, la planification et les évaluations régionales. Les résultats de cette analyse ont fait ressortir sept thèmes de recherche prioritaires : comprendre les attentes des communautés et des parties prenantes en matière d'EE; évaluer l'efficacité et la réactivité des vis-à-vis des milieux réglementaires et socioécologiques évoluant rapidement; examiner l'influence qu'exercent les sur les décisions en matière de mise en valeur; déterminer la capacité d'une participation significative dans les renforcer la relation entre les la planification de l'utilisation des terres et les programmes scientifiques menés dans l'Arctique; faire comprendre l'importance de réaliser des régionales; et évaluer l'aptitude des à réagir à la réalité du changement climatique. Non seulement il s'agit là d'aspects pour lesquels il faut pousser plus loin la recherche sur les mais aussi d'aspects qui revêtent une importance primordiale quant à l'efficacité des dans l'Arctique et à leur pertinence pour les communautés de l'Arctique.

This article examines the complex and often indirect role of participation and information in an integrated planning context. The case study is based in a diverse urban-rural estuarine setting where an integrated resource management program was established to help manage environmental and economic planning issues. The results of the research suggest that the use of participation by those not in government as a measure of success in achieving program objectives must be approached with caution and research resourcefulness in order to form an accurate image of impact and origin. The work supports the idea in planning theory that information has a transformative function that can alter perceptions and mindsets in advance of a decision phase, and affects planning systems at all stages. Dichotomies in opinion of program success and performance may be linked to information access. Consensus building among government agencies and nongovernmental organizations also requires broad access to information. The research indicates that participation by proxy can also be a significant source of influence.

Despite advances in impact assessment (IA) practice in Arctic regions, persistent challenges remain. This article examines how baseline information needs and associated uncertainties are presented and understood in the regulatory context of IA. The focus is on marine-related information needs in the Nunavut IA process. The method used a document review of operational IA reports and focus groups with the Nunavut Impact Review Board – the agency responsible for IA in the territory. The results show that information challenges are largely linked to the availability, suitability and accessibility of data; while challenges to addressing information needs are related to broad capacity constraints, as well as responsibility, and cooperation among parties to the process. Similar to other settings, in Nunavut, there is a need to develop better guidance for parties regarding information uncertainties in IA and how such may be addressed. To help address information needs, there is also a need to clarify the roles, responsibilities and expectations of all parties (e.g. Inuit organisations, proponent, government and communities), as well as improving coordination and advancing collaboration, while also addressing capacity constraints.

Over the past decade, British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province, has begun developing liquified natural gas (LNG) mega projects that can transport Canadian resources to foreign markets across the Pacific region. These projects have gained significant profile due to high-level debates over their environmental, social and economic impacts. While LNG projects are required to undergo environmental impact assessment procedures, there is growing recognition of the need to ensure that positive social, economic and environmental impacts are fairly distributed to local communities. Similar to other extractive industries, many corporations leading the development of these projects engage in negotiations over so-called “impact benefit agreements (IBAs)”—legal agreements between a corporation, a government and/or a community that details how projects can benefit the local community and on what timeline so as to build social license to operate and investor confidence. This contribution details the findings of a qualitative study highlighting the perspectives of First Nations, provincial and federal government, and industry leaders to examine what makes an IBA successful and from whose perspective. The paper provides an introduction to IBA structures and processes, a brief review of the legal context, a qualitative methodology co-developed between academic researchers and Indigenous community leaders, and describes key criteria to inform future successful IBA agreements that create equitable multi-party benefits in an era of Indigenous reconciliation.

Marine traffic is increasing in the Canadian Arctic, largely because of changing ice conditions, a growing tourism industry, and natural resource extraction. Impact assessment (IA) is a primary instrument for managing the impacts of project development in the Arctic, but there has been limited analysis of the scope and application of IA for identifying and managing the impacts of shipping. This paper examines the impacts of shipping activity associated with mining projects in the eastern Canadian Arctic, including barge traffic and resupply vessels; the mitigation actions commonly prescribed in IA; and the key IA challenges facing decision-makers. Results show 71 impacts that may be considered common to IA applications for shipping, for which the mitigation strategies rely heavily on compliance-based measures and “best” practices to either minimize or avoid impacts, supported by follow-up programs that provide for adaptation of mitigation based on monitoring results. However, results also illustrate concerns over the ability of IA to effectively manage the cumulative effects of increasing Arctic marine traffic. Only a minority of projects involving marine transport trigger IA, even though other types of marine traffic, such as tourism, may generate similar types of impacts. The common impacts and mitigation solutions identified in this research and the lessons from monitoring can inform future IAs for shipping, improve permitting processes for shipping activities that do not require IA, and provide a foundation for a more regional or sector-wide approach to identifying and mitigating the cumulative effects of increasing vessel traffic. Dans l’Arctique canadien, le trafic maritime augmente, principalement en raison des conditions changeantes de la glace, de la croissance de l’industrie du tourisme et de l’extraction des ressources naturelles. Les évaluations environnementales (EE) constituent un des principaux outils de gestion des incidences de la mise en valeur de projets dans l’Arctique. Toutefois, il existe peu d’analyses sur le rôle de la portée et de l’application des EE dans la détermination et la gestion des incidences de la navigation maritime. Cet article examine les incidences de la navigation maritime liée aux projets d’exploitation minière dans l’est de l’Arctique canadien, ce qui touche la circulation de barges et de navires de ravitaillement; les mesures d’atténuation couramment prescrites dans les EE; et les principaux défis auxquels les preneurs de décisions font face en matière d’EE. Selon les résultats, il y a 71 incidences susceptibles d’être considérées comme communes aux applications d’EE en matière de navigation maritime, pour lesquelles les stratégies d’atténuation dépendent beaucoup de mesures de conformité et de mesures « exemplaires » pour minimiser ou éviter les incidences, ces stratégies étant appuyées par des programmes de suivi qui prévoient l’adaptation des résultats de surveillance fondés sur l’atténuation. Cependant, des inquiétudes en rapport avec la capacité des EE à bien gérer les effets cumulatifs de l’accroissement du trafic maritime dans l’Arctique se dégagent aussi des résultats. Seulement une minorité de projets faisant appel au transport maritime déclenchent la tenue d’EE, même si d’autres types de navigation maritime, comme celle liée au tourisme, peuvent engendrer des incidences semblables. Les incidences communes et les solutions d’atténuation présentées dans cette recherche, de même que les leçons tirées de la surveillance, peuvent éclairer les EE à venir en matière de transport maritime, améliorer les processus d’établissement de permis pour les activités de transport qui n’exigent pas d’EE, et servir de fondement à une approche plus régionale ou sectorielle visant à déterminer et à atténuer les effets cumulatifs de l’augmentation du trafic maritime. ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᖁᕝᕙᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓ ᓯᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᒦᖔᖅᑯᑐᑦ ᐲᔭᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ (IA) ᑭᓱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓪᓗᐊᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᐃᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᓪᓕᖃᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᖃᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᓖᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ, ᐱᖃᑲᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᑎ ᑲᓖᑦ ᐃᖏᕋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖃᒃᑲᓂᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᕐᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓯᒋᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᔪᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓪᓗᐊᑕᖓ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔅᓱᕈᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ 71 ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᒐᔪᑦᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᔅᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᕐᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ−ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ “ᐱᐅᓛᓂᑦ” ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐊᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑎᖏᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᑲᔪᓱᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓂᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᖑᑎᑦᑎᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᖓ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ. ᖃᑦᑏᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕋᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ – ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕋᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᑦᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᔅᓴᒥ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᐅᓯᑎᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓅᖓᓂᖅᓴᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᓂᓕᒫᖅ ᐊᑕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᓇᓗᓴᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᖃᖃᑦᑕᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄ.