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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Health Studies"”.
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Menstrual tracking applications in women's health studies
… data from the Ovulation and Menstruation (OM) Health Study to view relationships between PCOS/demographic groups and preference for tracking methods. The top 10 most popular mobile menstrual tracking applications were compiled through a search on the iOS operating system. Mobile menstrual …
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MULTIVARIATE FINITE MIXTURE GROUP-BASED TRAJECTORY MODELING WITH APPLICATION TO MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES
… 2001). The methodology was applied to the Korea health panel survey (KHPS) data, which included 3983 individuals who were 65 years old or older at the baseline. GBTM, GBDTM, and GBMTM were three approaches performed with two binary longitudinal outcomes - depression and anxiety. GBDTM was …
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A Smoothing Model and Its Asymptotics with Applications to Health Studies and Social Research
Smoothing is a data-driven technique in statistical modeling. It has many desirable properties, and can be applied to modeling complex data. In this dissertation, a smoothing cohort model is considered as an effective alternative to address the identifiability problem in age-period-cohort analysis, …
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Using novel portable air quality monitors to improve personal exposure and dose estimations for health studies
… is a severe issue for society, affecting the health and well-being of huge parts of the population worldwide. To efficiently reduce the risk of premature death associated with air pollution, a deeper understanding of the causal links between air pollution exposure and human health is needed. …
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Positive Psychology in the NCAA: Amplifying the Power and Uplifting the Voices of Student Athletes In Multiple Mental Health Studies
<p>Mental health resources and programming in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) continues to expand in research and implementation in collegiate athletic departments of all institutions. This study sought to respond to and expand on dissertation research conducted by Dr. Heather …
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Addressing the uncertain geographic context problem by advanced spatial analysis approaches based on GIS and GPS for environmental health studies
Scholars in the fields of health geography, urban planning, and transportation studies have long attempted to understand the relationships among human movement, environmental context, and their effect on health outcomes. Considerable research has been conducted to advance our understanding of how …
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Perceptions concerning the effectiveness of the use of the skills mix of teaching staff in the Lancashire College of Nursing and Health Studies
This study examines the views held by teaching staff in relation to effectiveness of the use of skills mix. The methodology is influenced by the Delphi technique and the conclusions reached identify possible areas for organisational action.
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Knowledge, attitude and practices of sharps waste disposal by diabetic patients at home settings in uMzinyathi District Municipality
… in fulfilment of the requirements for Master of Health Sciences in the Department of Community Health Studies-Environmental Health at the Durban University of Technology, 2020.
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Using data analytics and innovative research methodologies for the mapping of psychopathology
… manuals have misguided decades of mental health studies and may have contributed to dissatisfaction among service seekers and users relating to ineffective treatments and negative experiences with service providers. This doctoral dissertation explores possible alternative approaches to our …
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Data Experiences : novel interfaces for data engagement using environmental health data
… from Silent Spring Institute's environmental health studies as a test case, I explore Data Experiences that are immersive, interactive, and aesthetic. Environmental health datasets are ideal for this application as they are highly relevant to the general population and have appropriate …
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The Protective Factors and Life Outcomes of Youth Exposed to Community Violence
… the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health studies. A nested multiple regression model was used to evaluate the data. The results show that individuals with mentors are more likely to be civically engaged during young adulthood.</p>
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The impact of U.S. quick service on the health and patronage of Chinese urban consumers.
… becoming a part of their eating pattern. Recent health studies have demonstrated that nutritional diseases are increasing in China. This study accessed urban Chinese consumers' perceptions about U.S. quick service restaurants and their knowledge about the nutritional value that U.S. quick service …
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IMPERILED FEMININITY:RECONFIGURING GENDER IN A CONTEXT OF HEIGHTENED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
… the Anthropology of Violence and to Gender and Health Studies in its focus on gendered violence. This dissertation also contributes to the refinement of theory and methodology in Medical Anthropology. The implications of this research call for further research into the role of routinized terror …
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Survey of Health Effects among Residents Adjacent to a National Priority List Site in Ssouthwest Virginia.
… of illness observed at the SMC were compared to health studies of similar environmental exposures and disease prevalence among residents of neighboring communities. Prevalence ratios were calculated for residents and non-residents of Saltville who were SMC patients. Saltville residence accounted …
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Changes in stress among Icelandic university students following a global pandemic.
… to assess the effects of the pandemic on mental health. Studies have found that stress among students increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. Therefore, this study aimed to examine these changes among Icelandic university students, as well as, whether age and gender played a …
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Evaluating the Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Prediction of Clinical Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit
Social determinants of health (SDOH) – the conditions in which people live, grow, and age – play a crucial role in a person’s health and well-being. There is a large, compelling body of evidence in population health studies indicating that a wide range of SDOH is strongly correlated with health …
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Aircraft noise exposure trends and impact on cardiovascular health in the United States
… interest in the relationship between noise and health outcomes as exposure has been associated with physiological and psychological effects. Yet the extent to which aircraft noise influences cardiovascular health and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is still unclear. There is a shortage of …
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Applicability of Healthy Communities in Virginia
Healthy Cities/Communities (HC) is an experiment that addresses health from a non-medical perspective. It focuses on health as a phenomenon that is not amenable to conventional scientific investigation or discussion. HC emphasizes values of community, aestheticism, relativism and private behavior. …
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Essays on Utilizing Data Analytics and Dynamic Modeling to Inform Complex Science and Innovation Policies
… of behavioral and social sciences to studies of health have evolved over time. We use data analytics to conduct a textual analysis of more than 200,000 publications on the topic of HIV/AIDS. We find that the focus of the scientific community within the context of the same problem …
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Rocky Flats: a case study of nuclear contamination, knowledge, and environmental justice
… seeks to examine the environmental and public health experiences of individuals who live(d) near the Rocky Flats Nuclear Facility in Arvada, Colorado during and after its operation. The data presented for this thesis has been collected as part of MSU-CSU's Rocky Flats Health Study to collect …
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