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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"Caretakers"”.
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Mental health problems confronting caretakers
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University
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Investigating strategies in training swine caretakers for psychological well-being and Mexican swine caretakers’ attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions toward euthanasia
… and that this information is delivered in the caretakers’ learning style and language. This later consideration is of utmost importance because Hispanic and Latino workers represent a large sector of the U.S. agricultural workforce. Therefore, two goals were identified: (1) to create euthanasia …
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Nutrition Knowledge of Honduran Caretakers and Dietary Change of Their Children
… data. The study was conducted using 26 caretakers and 31 children. No significant change in knowledge in the caretakers was observed across all lessons. A significant gain in knowledge was observed only in the nutrition lesson "Fruits and Vegetables". A significant change in household …
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Working with wildlife: the effects of stressors and resources on burnout and engagement for animal caretakers
… the impacts of stressors experienced by animal caretakers within zoos, aquariums, and shelters. To analyze these impacts, I administered a survey to individuals within this population which assessed interactions with environmental, social, and financial stressors for animal caretakers in …
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A legal analysis of the appointment of caretakers to act as council in terms of Zimbabwe's section 80 of the Urban councils Act
The monitoring and supervision of local government is usually done by central governments. However in some countries like South Africa where there three spheres of government the provincial executive is charged with the supervision of the local sphere of government. In Zimbabwe the monitoring and …
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Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings
… examines the opinions of African parents or caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children' s Hospital regarding their use of western and traditional health systems and their opinion regarding their linkage. The research method for this exploratory study was a focus group and …
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Improving caretaker mental welfare through targeted on-farm euthanasia training programs
… opportunity to seek employment in the U.S. These caretakers on pig farms are front line that have to engage in challenging yet highly important tasks to ensure pig welfare. One of these tasks is timely euthanasia. Previous studies suggest that caretakers performing euthanasia are at an increased …
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Exploring the Support Networks of those Caring for Loved Ones on Texas Death Row
… to understand the support networks developed by caretakers of capital offenders, along with their current needs and barriers. While the research consistently shows the tremendous devastation the death penalty inflicts on offenders’ family and friends, missing from the literature is an examination …
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The relationship between parental anxiety, depression and distress and their child's social competency, behavior and emotional regulation in a children's partial hospital program
… sample consisted of 31 children and 31 female caretakers. The female caretakers' symptoms of psychopathology were measured by using the SCL-90-R Checklist and the children's behaviors were measured by using the Conners' Teacher Rating Scale. The results of this study were termed important since …
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African American Caregivers of Children Affected by Hiv/Aids
… with minimal knowledge about this disease. Caretakers such as grandparents, other relatives, and foster parents take on the role of surrogate parents to these children who have lost one or both of their parents to HIV/AIDS. When family members, especially women, die from this disease leaving …
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Organisational and religious practices of 'Kuomboka kwa likomu' ceremony: the case of Munyama area in Kalabo district, Zambia.
… made between cattle owners and temporal caretakers as well as the changes that have taken place in the ceremony over the years. Data was obtained from a representative sample of 17 purposively selected participants consisting of cattle owners, headmen, cattle herders and women …
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Organisational and religious practices of 'Kuomboka kwa likomu' ceremony: the case of Munyama area in Kalabo district, Zambia.
… made between cattle owners and temporal caretakers as well as the changes that have taken place in the ceremony over the years. Data was obtained from a representative sample of 17 purposively selected participants consisting of cattle owners, headmen, cattle herders and women …
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The acquisition of split-ergativity in Kurmanji Kurdish
… adult input. Data from children (n=12) and caretakers (n=24) include spontaneous speech samples and results from a modified Agent-Patient test (Slobin 1985). Four children from three age groups, 1;6, 2;6, and 3;6, were recorded interacting with caretakers every three months for one hour over …
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Influence of real-time information provided by a mobile phone on the management of rural water supply quality
… water service authorities and the water supply caretakers in remote villages, it is to be tested if better information can be received and the status of the rural water supply quality can be monitored. The improvement of information flow is based on introducing a mobile phone application. The …
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Concurrent Validity of the Transdisciplinary Play Based Assessment-2
… assessment (TPBA-2) and standardized assessment. Caretakers also completed the Vineland Scales of Adaptive Behavior. Concurrent validity between the TPBA-2 and standardized assessment tools (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III and the Mullen Scales of Early Learning) was …
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System to Enhance Communication for Minimally Verbal Individual with Autism
… an interface for enhanced communication between caretakers and Autistic individuals who do not use traditional spoken communication words.
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Morality In Action: Risking Death And Caring For Life In American Food Allergy Worlds
… This text brings to light how patients and caretakers balance the risk of harm and death posed by a highly allergic body with the desire to live a "normal" social life, how the pursuit of the "hygienic sublime" to minimize risk intensifies the moral stakes of caretaking and self care work, …
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Memory and Architecture
… In addition to patients, the needs of caretakers and visiting family members play a role in the program for a new facility. As an architectural premise, the focus is directed toward an environment that is memorable, provides basic comfort, and instills a sense of belonging. Essentially, …
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Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) practice by trained health workers ( A baseline study)
… and feeding assessment. 91(65%) out of 141 caretakers were asked whether the visit was initial or follow-up. 134(95%) and 125(89%) of the sick children who attended the facilities had their weight and temperature measured respectively due to non availability of the tools at some health …
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Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) practice by trained health workers ( A baseline study)
… and feeding assessment. 91(65%) out of 141 caretakers were asked whether the visit was initial or follow-up. 134(95%) and 125(89%) of the sick children who attended the facilities had their weight and temperature measured respectively due to non availability of the tools at some health …
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