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Diversity, equity, and justice are vital focuses in teacher education programs and research. Yet, studies show that as children and families interact with schools their lives are often ignored, silenced, or used to define them as deficit. This paper inquires into the interactions between early career teachers, children, and families. Using a semi-structured interview protocol, we explored the personal and professional situations 20 early career teachers described as shaping the knowledge they draw on in their interactions with families. Thinking narratively with the stories shared by one teacher, we explore the potential of familial and school curriculum-making worlds in teacher education and ways these understandings may open spaces and conversations that strengthen the interactions between early career teachers and families.Les concepts de diversité, d’équité et de justice sont au centre des programmes de formation des maitres et de la recherche en éducation. Or, les recherches démontrent que lorsque les enfants et les familles interagissent avec le milieu scolaire, leur vie familiale est souvent ignorée, passée sous silence ou encore, utilisée pour expliquer leurs déficiences. Cet article s’attarde aux interactions entre les nouveaux enseignants, les enfants et leurs familles. En menant des entrevues semi-structurées auprès de vingt enseignants en début de carrière, nous avons analysé les descriptions des situations personnelles et professionnelles sur lesquelles se basent leurs relations avec les familles. En abordant les anecdotes partagées par un enseignant sous un angle narratif, nous avons exploré le potentiel des univers familial et scolaire dans le contexte d’élaboration d’un programme de formation des maitres. Nous avons cherché des manières dont une compréhension de ce potentiel pourrait ouvrir de nouvelles possibilités et permettre des discussions afin de renforcer les interactions entre les enseignants en début de carrière et les familles

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common musculoskeletal disorder, characterized by fibrosis of the subsynovial connective tissue (SSCT) mediated by transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β). Risk factors for CTS include metabolic dysfunction and age. Additionally, the incidence of CTS is higher in women. In this study we hypothesized that a high-fat diet (HFD), a common driver of metabolic dysfunction, would promote SSCT fibrosis found in CTS and that this response would be sex dependent. To test this, we examined the effects of HFD and sex on SSCT fibrosis using our established rabbit model of CTS. Forty-eight (24 male, 24 female) adult rabbits were divided into four groups including HFD or standard diet with and without CTS induction. SSCT was collected for histological and gene expression analysis. HFD promoted SSCT thickening and upregulated profibrotic genes, including TGF-β. Fibrotic genes were differentially expressed in males and females. Interestingly while the prevalence of CTS is greater in women than in men, the converse is observed in the presence of metabolic dysfunction. This work recapitulates this clinical observation and begins to elucidate the sex-based differences found in SSCT fibrosis. This knowledge should drive further research and may lead to metabolic and sex specific therapeutic strategies for the treatment of patients with CTS.