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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Health/Body"”.
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Imaging skin structures for health, body mapping, and identification (under the Tucson Skin)
… and then analyzed for applications in human health. Applications include using natural body landmarks as a position encoding system for the body, as potential biometric identifiers, and as biomarkers correlated to health. Monitoring these features over time may be useful in the early …
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Interaction between body talk in romantic relationships and body dissatisfaction on unhealthy body change behaviors
<p>Unhealthy body change behaviors, such as eating disorder symptoms and muscle dysmorphia symptoms, can cause serious harm in individuals’ lives, impacting physical and emotional health. Body change behaviors have been shown to be associated with body dissatisfaction and body talk. However, …
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Is body shaming predicting poor physical health and is there a gender difference?
The aim of this study was to examine whether body shame was predicting physical illnesses and negative self-reported physical health. Furthermore, the aim was to examine gender differences regarding body shame, physical illnesses and self-reported physical health. Participants were 92 students in …
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An investigation of adolescent girls’ critical media health literacy in a body-positive program
… 26 adolescent girls participating in a four-week body-positive program. Employing a qualitative case study method, this study explores how girls respond to a program which promotes health, body image, self-esteem, physical activity, and critical awareness. Research questions explore girls’ …
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Leisure time exercise behavior and motives of university administrators in China
… PA behaviors, intentions, perceived health, body mass index (BMI) and common demographic factors. A total of 474 Chinese university administrators participated in this study with 443 completed surveys. Path analysis was used to test the predictive and mediational role of the …
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A Detailed Investigation of the Group Exercise Experience from the Participant Perspective
… group exercise has had upon their overall health, body image, academic performance, involvement, and satisfaction at the selected institution. Finally, participants discussed how various attributes of the group exercise class environment influenced their experience, and what about the group …
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The effect of structured and lifestyle physical activity interventions on the bone health and body composition of 9-11 year old children
… been a rise in prevalence of risk factors for health and a decline in physical activity. Obesity is major health risk factor for a number of other chronic diseases, some of which are prevalent in children. Regular physical activity is associated with reduced adiposity, healthier metabolic …
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Long COVID related inflammatory processes. What is its impact on bone, joints and musculoskeletal microvascular haemodynamics?
… in LC could affect bone metabolism, joint health, and skeletal muscle microcirculation, but there is no or limited evidence relating to this. Aim: This study aims to determine the influence of LC on MSK function, encompassing bone health, body composition, joint integrity, and microvascular …
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Brandy Nan and Farmer George: Public Perceptions of Royal Health and the Demystification of English Monarchy During the Long Eighteenth Century
… investigates how public comments related to the body natural and the body politic of the English monarchs, particularly in newspapers and other forms of print culture, changed between 1688 and 1789. It argues that by examining the depth and type of reportage on royal health and the sovereign's …
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Socioeconomic related health inequalities in South Africa
… factors correlated with, socio economic related health inequalities in South Africa. We extend our analysis by investigating whether income has a causal effect on health outcomes. The thesis is divided into four separate, but related chapters. In chapter two, we describe the data and the …
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Revolutions and 'Rough Cuts': Bodily Technologies for Regulating Sexuality in Contemporary Iran
… juridical, popular cultural, and public health discourses on sexuality, this project examines the construction and application of bodily technologies --meaning the physical and conceptual modes of regulation enacted to discipline and/or control "immodest" and "deviant" expressions of men …
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An Analysis of the Subjective Socioeconomic Scale among Hispanic Immigrants and Caucasians
… shown to be correlated with a large number of health measures. In this study, the subjective SES measure is modified and translated to measure childhood SES. The subjective SES scale is examined in a participant's hometown, community, and nation. Both an immigrant Hispanic and a Caucasian …
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Daily Temperature Rhythm in Hospitalized Female Patients
<p>The study was designed to determine the hour when temperature peaks occur in adult hospitalized females, and to find if factors such as age and natural or surgical menopause with replacement therapy affect the thermal circadian cycle. Previous studies indicated that the temperature peak occurs …
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The Man Made World: The Social Production of Health and Disablement in Construction Workers
… systems of inequality operate in relationship to health and disablement processes. Using quantitative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1979 and qualitative data from in-depth interviews with twelve construction workers in the southeastern United States, this study evaluates the …
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'Ourfoodstories@e-mail.com', an Auto/Biographical Study of Relationships with Food.
… on the need for individuals and families to make healthy food choices, without acknowledging the social and cultural milieu in which these are embedded. A neo-liberal focus on responsible individualism is part of a middle class habitus that ensures foodwork and foodplay are located within distinct …
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Long term effects of video and computer game heavy use on health, mental health and education outcomes among adolescents in the U.S.
… negative outcomes of this putative mental health problem, such as academic failure, physical and mental health problems, but findings have been inconsistent and have methodological weaknesses. Most studies have been cross-sectional, which could not establish temporal order. Furthermore, the …