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A NOVEL MULTI-ETHNIC STROKE RISK PREDICTION MODEL
… risk models are not fully generalizable to multi-ethnic populations because the most widely used one is derived from a predominantly white population, other models are not applicable to both sexes, and the most current model in use is designed to predict global cardiovascular risk and not …
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An audit of the organisation Mothertongue multi-ethnic counselling service
… The service considered is Mothertongue multi-ethnic counselling service. The paper discusses Mothertongue's formation, development and journey so far. It also gives examples of the impact it has had and the future it envisages. The development of the service is tracked alongside an …
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A Theological Critique of the Multi-Ethnic Church Movement: 2000 - 2013
… Does Scripture call all churches to be as ethnically diverse as their communities? Chapter 1 introduces the "multi-ethnic mandate," the belief the Scripture instructs all churches to be ethnically diverse. Chapter 2 isolates seven arguments in favor of the multi-ethnic mandate: the …
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DNA Methylation and Gene Expression of P2RY12 in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort
Background: P2Y12 receptor is the target for thienopyridine mediated platelet inhibition. Epigenetic factors, including DNA methylation could influence gene expression and subsequent in vitro and clinical response to thienopyridine therapy. Our aim was to determine the relationships between DNA …
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Constructions of 'gendered agency' : Perspectives from a multi-ethnic Sure Start programme.
… on a study of a Sure Start programme in the multi-ethnic area of Brambleton, considers the extent to which policy and theoretical assumptions about parental agency are reflected in constructions of mothers and professionals. The qualitative case study approach emphasises the contextualisation …
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Walking, talking and sensing community : lived experiences of a multi-ethnic neighbourhood
In an ever more ethnically diverse UK, debates about migration, difference, place and community have become more pronounced. Urban areas in the UK have seen significant changes in patterns of immigration, while new areas of diversity have emerged in places with little prior history or experiences. …
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Justifying power : ruling group dominance and regime justification in multi-ethnic states
… social condition, relative dominance of a ruling ethnic group in a multi-ethnic society, as the source for systematic variations in how a mono-ethnic regime will justify its rule to the general population. This thesis argues that the ruling group's relative dominance, defined as its relative …
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An anthropological exploration of identity and social interaction in a multi-ethnic classroom
… conceptualise and operationalise identity in a multi-ethnic Early Years classroom in the North of England. Situated in a particular local context, the study provides an indepth insight into the experiences of a diverse group of children from North and Sub-Saharan African countries who have come …
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Myocardial contraction fraction, Diabetes and Heart Failure: The Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
… predictive of incident heart failure (HF) in the Multi-Ethnic study of Atherosclerosis, a cohort study of 6814 adults aged 45-84 without prior cardiovascular (CV) disease.
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Empire Rules: Cultures of U.S. Imperialism in Multi-Ethnic Literature of the U.S.
<p>This dissertation concerns contemporary multi-ethnic literature of the U.S. (MELUS) and empire. Namely, contemporary MELUS invites a reckoning with U.S. Empire, an amalgamation of settler colonialism, imperialism, and capitalism, which works through ahistorical and transhistorical cultural …
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The Evaluation of The Impact of Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Materials Upon Elementary Students
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:54:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7624136.pdf: 7383249 bytes, checksum: ac8f8d4f974dd28f1b20fe2b811d8e98 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1976
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Composite City: Towards A Theory of the Composite Urban In Contemporary Multi-/Ethnic Literature
… and spatial readings of these contemporary multi-/ethnic literatures.|What I term composite space functions as a historically-based practice of reading contemporary multi-ethnic literature of the city. This practice reads the literary urban stage as comprised of multiple, layered, …
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Multi-ethnic London: an architectural study of religious buildings in a globalized urban culture
… for investigation, London is a city where many ethnicities live side-by-side and, moreover, have built their own cultural buildings. Therefore, this thesis focuses on religious buildings for immigrant communities in London so as to examine key issues of architecture and culture, while taking …
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The Acceptability of Treatments for Adolescent Depression to a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Girls
… that treatment acceptability is related to ethnicity, acculturation, and perceived causes of depression; however, contrary to expectations, treatment acceptability was not associated with symptom severity in this study. Implications for increasing the utilization of mental health services in …
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Diversity and Student Engagement in a Small Multi-ethnic Liberal Arts University in California
… so has the number of underrepresented racial/ethnic groups qualified to enter higher education. While some public universities are responding to various diversity initiatives and changes, a number of institutions, especially small liberal arts colleges, have been less responsive to these …
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Coronary Artery Calcium and Incident Stroke in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Cohort
… CAC score and the risk of incident stroke in a multi-ethnic population free of cerebrovascular disease.
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RENAL AND RETINAL MICROVASCULAR RELATIONSHIPS AND INCIDENT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Chronic kidney disease is a preventable health catastrophe in the United States and worldwide with major financial consequences. A strategy to define individuals likely to deteriorate will have the potential to alter clinical practice. The microvascular bed may
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The Relationship Between Measures of Obesity and Incident Heart Failure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
… study involved 6,809 participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, who were aged 45-84 years and without clinical cardiovascular disease at baseline. Cox-Proportional hazards models were used to examine the associations of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) …
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A Culturally Sensitive Intervention in Pain Management Settings: Use of Dichos in Multi-Ethnic Pain Groups.
… or dichos, improved group climate within multi-ethnic chronic pain groups. Use of this form of figurative language fits within psychological theory identifying use of metaphor as a means of promoting change and creating new meaning. Further, metaphor use is consistent with the broader aims …
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