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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Baseline Data Collection"”.
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A comparison of video modeling and social stories to decrease inappropriate behaviors
… time in the self contained classroom. Three baseline data collection periods were held and alternated with two intervention periods. A personalized peer modeling video and a personalized Social Story with photographs of the child was made for each child. These interventions were shown the …
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Effectiveness of peer interventions to develop appropriate communication skills in children with autism
… in the inclusionary prekindergarten classroom. Baseline data collection was held for a three-day period. A personalized peer modeling video was made for Students A and C. For Students B and C, personalized trained peers were paired. These interventions were implemented with the children across …
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Improving the word problem solving abilities of students with disabilities: Cognitive Strategy Instruction (CSI) compared to Schema-Based Instruction (SBI)
… in this study. The research phase consisted of a baseline data collection period followed by an intervention period, a probe, a second intervention period, and a final probe. Cognitive strategy cue cards and schematic diagrams were created for this study. Both Student A and B received their …
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Implementation of statistical process control in a high volume machining center : importance of control charts
… based on theoretical review of SPC methods and baseline data collection. Initially, the column machining process was out of control due to existing assignable causes such as tool breakage and tool wear. After an SOP is designed and operators trained to follow the SOP, the process was brought …
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Sustainability of the Enrich Project: A Multi-Case Study
… from the initiation of the ENRICH project's baseline data collection in June 2004 through March of 2011. This includes the three year intervention period, a fourth year during which limited support was provided by ENRICH staff, and the three years following the end of the project funding. …
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The Effects of Two Sodium Containing Beverages with Carbohydrates on Performance, Ad Libitum Water Intake, and Perceived Thirst in Hydrated Collegiate Male Soccer Players
… protocols and agreed to follow procedures. After baseline data collection, participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups to determine supplement order (Group 1: a. CHO b. CHO + GuBrew c. Placebo, Group 2: CHO + GuBrew b. Placebo c. CHO, Group 3: a. Placebo b. CHO c. CHO + GuBrew). …
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Analysis of the Impact of a Social Norms Campaign on the Alcohol Use of Undergraduate Students at a Public, Urban University
… To conduct a secondary analysis of survey data collected at a large, urban university assessing for change in students' alcohol use perceptions and behaviors between 2002 and 2004. After the baseline data collection in 2002, the campus launched an intensive media intervention to normalize …
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The role of initial coping strategies on subsequent appointment attendance in individuals with HIV: a longitudinal analysis
… appointment attendance in individuals with HIV. Baseline data collection was conducted between 1992 and 1995 and included information concerning demographic factors, illness severity, depressive symptoms, and coping strategies. The current results were obtained by a retrospective chart review of …
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Efficacy of Brushing with Probiotics for the Reduction of Gingivitis
… of two groups: group A or group B followed by baseline data collection of clinical parameters. Participants were assigned their study drops to add to their study toothpaste.</p> <p>Results: Analysis included both descriptive and inferential statistics. Inferential statistics employed Wilcoxon …
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Social anxiety and problematic alcohol use among college students: a longitudinal study.
… and alcohol consumption in college freshmen. Baseline data collection occurred late in the summer after registration for the Fall semester or early in the Fall semester. Follow-up data collection occurred later in the Fall semester. It was expected that social anxiety, the quantity and …
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Monitoring A Potentially Stressful Situation In Captive Western Lowland Gorillas (gorilla Gorilla Gorilla) Through Analysis Of Behavior and Urinary Cortisol
… disadvantages, ranging from the practicality of data collection, to the validity of the data and how it is interpreted. Concurrent assessment of multiple measures is a more robust way to examine animal welfare, which utilizes the advantages of each measure, and provides additional information on …
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Development of a decision support tool for planning municipal solid waste management systems in India
… work focuses on helping Indian cities improve collection, transportation and treatment of waste by developing a GIS-based decision support tool that assesses the cost effectiveness and efficiency of collection strategies, treatment technologies and system configurations. The tool considers the …
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The design, development, implementation and evaluation of Project FLAME: a multi-component, school-based, motor competence intervention for adolescent youth in Ireland
… of this research was to gather cross-sectional data on adolescent youth, differentiated by gender and grade across the first three years (Junior Cycle) of post-primary education, specifically to inform the development a multi-component, school-based motor competence intervention entitled Project …
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A Faith-Based Primary Diabetes Prevention Intervention for At-Risk Puerto Rican Adults: A Feasibility Study
… and attended six-weekly meetings that included baseline data collection, a health threat message, dietary skill building exercises, focus group interviews, posttest data collection, and an end-of-study potluck gathering. All of the study participants were Puerto Rican and a majority were female …
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Pain in people living with HIV/AIDS in the Western Cape
… having given consent, but only n=17 attending baseline data collection) which limited analysis. Upon reflection, the small sample was a result in and of itself, and could be considered as an indication that interventions need to be strongly informed by what is deemed (un-)acceptable by the …
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The epidemiology of injuries in competitive adolescent swimmers attending a Johannesburg swim squad
… forms from parents/legal guardians to the baseline data collection session. At baseline testing participants signed their own informed assent forms and completed the baseline questionnaire, anthropometry measurements, glenohumeral range of movement measurements, the Beighton score and …
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Vascular and metabolic profile of 5-year sustained hypertensive versus normotensive black South Africans
… the North West Province of South Africa, and baseline data collection took place in 2005 (N=2010), while follow-up data was collected five years later, in 2010 (N=1288). HIV-free participants who were either hypertensive or normotensive (N=592) for the 5-year period, and who had complete …
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Oceanographic considerations for the management and protection of surfing breaks
… to surfing breaks are identified. Environmental data types to consider during coastal studies around surfing breaks are presented and geographic information systems (GIS) are used to manage and interpret such information. To monitor surfing breaks, a shallow water multibeam echo sounding system …