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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Human Occupation"”.
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Examining the Impact of a Model of Human Occupation Training on Occupational Therapy Students’ Professional Reasoning
… evaluation and intervention process, entry-level occupational therapists and students report difficulty in applying theory within daily practice and a lack of perceived competence and confidence in implementing professional reasoning within their professional practice (Nicola-Richmond et al., …
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Human Occupation and Changing Environments During the Middle to Later Stone Ages: Soil Micromorphology at the Haua Fteah, Libya
… key factor in controlling dispersals throughout human evolution. Shifting environments potentially controlled movements of late Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Later Stone Age (LSA) modern human populations during Marine Isotope Stages 5–2 (MIS5–2) both within, and out of, Africa. Understanding the …
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Volcanic Activity and Human Occupation of the Northern Andes: The Application of Tephrostratigraphic Techniques to The Problem of Human Settlement in The Western Montana During The Ecuadorian Formative
… in the Tulipe valley defined the Nueva Era Phase occupation, 1200-335 B.C., and the Tulipe Phase occupation, A.D. 800-1660, separated stratigraphically by a 2.5m column of culturally sterile tephra which represents a short period of intense volcanic activity dating to 335 B.C. The Tulipe Phase …
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An investigation of the tufa deposits at Ga-Mohana Hill in the Northern Cape, South Africa: palaeoenvironmental context for Late pleistocene and holocene human occupation in the Southern Kalahari
There is a rich record of human occupation in the southern Kalahari, but the palaeoclimatic backdrop to early human activity in this area is poorly understood. Secondary calcium carbonates, including tufa, are common in the Kalahari, yet their palaeoclimate potential remains relatively unexploited. …
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Developing a methodology for archaeological prospection on alluvial floodplains with a case study involving the Winckley Lowes barrow sequence, Lancashire.
… evidence of the development of river terracing, human occupation from the Mesolithic period onwards and offers interpretation of how the surrounding landscape influenced the shape of the mounds. A substantial lithic assemblage dating to the Mesolithic through to the Bronze Age period suggests …
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North of the Cape and south of the Fly: the archaeology of settlement and subsistence on the Murray Islands, eastern Torres Strait
… Papua New Guinea. Unlike the research into human occupation and subsistence in Australia and New Guinea, the archaeology of the Torres Strait Islands is by contrast a relatively recent academic pursuit. Over the last 30 years various researchers have postulated the timing of first human …
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Occupation in occupational therapy, a political perspective
Occupational therapy is broadly about the experience of ‘doing’ as the basis of human participation. This requires access to the means of participation: space, facilities and resources for different forms of human action. People who have experienced disability are frequently prevented from engaging …
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The occupational and psychological effects of injuries on musicians
… the broader experience affecting the occupational and emotional health of musicians. For this purpose, I used the qualitative method of a focus group and reflection on my own experience. A recognized theoretical model, the Model of Human Occupation, underpinned by the theory of human …
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The Small Animals of Maasai Settlements: Ethnoarchaeological Investigations of the Commensalism Model
… of commensal species that today coexist with humans in settlement environments could be used to detect early sedentism in the archaeological record. The validity of the model has been questioned due to the lack of empirical knowledge on commensalism in a wide range of settlement environments …
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The use of the Remotivation Process in an occupational therapy program for breast cancer-related lymphedema: A feasibility study
… women with breast cancer. It affects a woman's occupational performance and adaptation, and quality of life. Self-Management Programs (SMP) have been utilized for the long-term management of breast cancer-related lymphedema. The SMP must be incorporated into the woman's daily routine to control …
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Paleoseismology and Archaeoseismology along the Southern Dead Sea Transform in Wadi 'Arabah Near the municipality of Aqaba, Jordan
… and because the area has a long history of human occupation. The region is rich in archaeological ruins as a result, many of which have been damaged by earthquakes in the historic past. An archaeoseismic excavation conducted at Early Islamic Ayla (7th-12th C.) in the city of Aqaba, Jordan …
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Investigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africa
… from Pinnacle Point, Mossel Bay. Evidence of human occupation of coastal caves here dates as far back as 164 kya. Specimens analysed for this study date between 114 and 91 ky. Analysis of edge increments shows that all the archaeological specimens were collected in winter and/or in spring and …
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Analyse de la répartition spatiale des restes fauniques du site éémien de Caours (Somme). Apport des systèmes d'information géographique.
… spread out over a large area and a recurrence Human occupation. That gave us a large amount of data about this period of Neanderthal history. We now questioning about the choice of this locality and the spatial organisation of Neanderthal. Then, spatial analysis using the Geographic Information …
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Packrat middens: A tool for environmental reconstruction and human adaptation analysis
… reconstruction. The reliably-dated history of human occupation at four sites on Fort Irwin in the Mojave desert are compared with the paleoclimate reconstruction for an evaluation of corresponding trends. Relative percentages of dietary resources (large mammals, small mammals, reptiles, and …
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Kabeshinàn: Situating the BiFw-6 Site in Broader Regional and Cultural Landscapes
… and Gatineau rivers. BiFw-6 has evidence of human occupation from the Early Woodland through to the Contact period, with a very strong representation during the Middle Woodland period. The analysis of this site through ceramics examines BiFw-6’s existence as a persistent place – a place of …
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The Horse: A Driving Force for the Lifestyle of Grooms
<p>The fundamental components of co-occupational relationships between humans and animals and their impact on occupational identity is an area for exploration in the study of occupation. Evaluating the lives of persons whose daily occupations involve working with animals contributes to the …
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The Occupational Participation of a Family of Children with Disabilities
… family of children with disabilities views their occupational participation. A qualitative case study was used to provide a holistic view of occupational participation from individual family members. Data were gathered through interviews with all members of the family, observations of the family …
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Occupational Profiles of At-Risk Youth: A Multi-Case Study
<p>Occupational therapy’s work with at-risk and adjudicated youth is a practice area currently possessing a limited base of evidence. One significant need in this body of literature is for examination of evidence-based evaluation practices. This project describes implementation and results of an …
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Relationships Between Snake River Paleofloods, Occupational Patterns and Archaeological Preservation at Redbird Beach Archaeological Site in Lower Hells Canyon, Idaho
… compares the temporal and spatial patterns of human occupation at Redbird Beach with variations in the magnitude and frequency of floods from the Snake River. Results of this study will form a key component of a regional synthesis of floods and climate change in the inland Northwestern U.S., …
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