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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Environmental determinants."”.
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Environmental determinants of self-disclosure
The effects of interpersonal distance, room size and a Room Size x Interpersonal Distance interaction on verbal and nonverbal affiliative behaviors during an interview were examined. A 2 x 3 factorial design with 2 room sizes and 3 interpersonal distances was used. There were no room size nor Room …
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Environmental Determinants of Stigonematales In A Southeastern Reservoir.
… abundance of Stigonematales and the independent environmental factors were analyzed using generalized linear modeling (GLM) with a cumulative logit link function. The significance of main variable effects associated with the abundance of Stigonematales was tested using both forward and backward …
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A review of environmental determinants of schistosomiasis prevalence in Africa
… diseases in tropical countries. However, environmental determinants have not fully been explored as important means of additional strategies for prevention and control of the disease. Therefore, the aim of this study was to review environmental determinants that are associated with …
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A review of environmental determinants of schistosomiasis prevalence in Africa
… diseases in tropical countries. However, environmental determinants have not fully been explored as important means of additional strategies for prevention and control of the disease. Therefore, the aim of this study was to review environmental determinants that are associated with …
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A family study of environmental determinants of plasma cholesterol in children
This document only includes an excerpt of the corresponding thesis or dissertation. To request a digital scan of the full text, please contact the Ruth Lilly Medical Library's Interlibrary Loan Department (rlmlill@iu.edu).
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The health impact and physical environmental determinants of active commuting to school
… this thesis was to investigate the benefits and determinants of active commuting to school among Irish adolescents. In a behaviour-specific and context-specific analysis, the perceived physical environment was examined as a determinant o f active commuting to school, and the potential confounding …
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Environmental determinants of greater flamingo foraging behaviour in an estuarine intertidal sandflat
… flamingo spatial foraging preferences and the environmental cues that determine them. The purpose of this study was to investigate the foraging distributions of non-breeding Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus) within one of their southern African overwintering grounds, the …
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Identification of environmental determinants of behavior disorders through functional analysis of precursor behaviors
Methods for the determining the functional properties of problem behaviors are necessary for the design of successful treatments. Many of the currently utilized methodologies are chosen based on their speed, ease of application or for the perceived risk-reduction they afford. However, when …
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The metabolic and environmental determinants of obesity in childhood: observational and interventional studies
… of obesity, and include both metabolic and environmental factors. This thesis explored these determinants with particular reference to the role of physical activity, dietary intake and cardiorespiratory fitness. Obese children and adolescents demonstrated very low levels of physical …
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Understanding the physical and social environmental determinants of road traffic injury in South Africa
… incorporate a large range of physical and social environmental effects, and which are aggregated at different spatial and spatial-temporal scales to understand the contextual influences to road traffic injuries (RTIs) in the South African (S.A) setting. In this regard, four studies are presented; …
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Demographic and environmental determinants of reproductive success in Synthyris bullii, a rare endemic species
… examines several aspects of the demographic and environmental factors that may influence the reproductive ecology of Synthyris bullii, a rare perennial species endemic to North American prairies and savannas. In Chapter 1, I explore the relationship between reproductive success and floral …
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NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS SHAPING GNRH NEURON BIOLOGY AND RELATED REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS
… additional unidentified genetic contributors and environmental factors. A major focus of this thesis is CHARGE syndrome (CS), a multisystem disorder clinically overlapping with IGD and primarily caused by heterozygous loss-of-function variants in the CHD7 gene, encoding a chromatin remodeler …
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An Evaluation of Technological, Organizational and Environmental Determinants of Emerging Technologies Adoption Driving SMEs’ Competitive Advantage
… evaluates the technological, organizational, and environmental determinants of emerging technologies adoption represented by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) driving SMEs’ competitive advantage within a resource-based view (RBV) theoretical approach supported by the …
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Predicting the Risk of Lyme Disease in the Midwestern United States: Surveillance Methods, Environmental Determinants, and Geographic Distribution
… in an area where risk is unknown. Significant environmental determinants can be identified using a GIS, and a risk map can be generated to detect unknown endemic areas and to predict where new foci may develop.
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The Relationship Among Psychosocial and Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity, Physical Activity Levels, and Body Mass Index in Adolescent African American Females
This study examined personal, social, and demographic factors related to physical activity (PA) level and body mass index (BMI) in adolescent African American (AA) females. The participants were 211 AA females from selected parochial schools in a city in the southern U.S. Participants completed the …
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Self-reported food safety behaviors in independent ethnic restaurants: an application of the Social Cognitive Theory
… self-regulation, outcome expectations, and environmental determinants are predictive of self-reported food safety behaviors in independent ethnic restaurants. Utilizing a thorough literature review and results of five focus group and group interviews, a questionnaire was developed. The …
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An analysis of sociodemographic, dietary and environmental determinants of allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema symptoms among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa : findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
… is to measure the sociodemographic, dietary and environmental risk factors of allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema symptoms amongst adolescents of the Cape Town centre of the ISAAC Phase Three study.
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Assessment of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors for Diabetes Mellitus Prevention in San Bernardino County, California: Using Secondary Data and Geospatial Analysis
… data analysis to assess the socio-economic and environmental factors influencing DM prevalence. The study aims to identify the key socioeconomic and environmental determinants and spatial distribution patterns of DM to inform targeted public health interventions. </p> <p>A purposive sampling …
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The Primary Prevention: What’s causing the rise in Type 1 diabetes—and can it be stopped?
Decades of research have failed to identify the environmental factors behind rising rates of Type 1 diabetes. However, the search has made Type 1 diabetes one of the best studied autoimmune diseases, with a network of clinics and laboratories dedicated to understanding the interplay of genetic and …
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