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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Preventative strategy"”.
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Exploring the value of engagement mentoring as a preventative strategy with at-risk youth
Volume 1 comprises five papers, an Introductory Chapter, Papers One and Two which are the main papers in the Volume, a Concluding Chapter and an Appendix Chapter. The Introductory Chapter provides an overview of the overall research enterprise, inclusive of factors influencing the choice of work …
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Development of novel nutrapharmaceuticals combining the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of n-3 fatty acids with a nitric oxide donor: a potential new preventative strategy for heart disease.
Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease which forms plaques which narrow the arteries, restricting blood flow and thus increasing blood pressure. As this can lead to more serious conditions, such as myocardial infarction, it is important that atherosclerosis is treated to prevent dangerous …
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A Five-Week Mindfulness Program for Emerging Adults Experiencing Anxious and/or Depressive Symptoms
… for mental health services. Therefore, preventative, evidence-based treatment is needed to enhance coping among EAs. Recent studies suggest a beneficial role for brief mindfulness-based interventions (bMBI) in addressing mental health symptom burden. High-quality research is needed to …
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The development of a new comprehensive management model for Apophysitis Syndromes in adolescents, based on the assessment and management of passive muscular tension
… in young footballers, was performed as a preventative strategy for AS, and compared to current incidence rates from 3 football academies. Together they present a coherent strategy for the treatment, aetiology and ultimately prevention of AS. Results: Findings from the OSD study found that …
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Participants' perceptions of a high school substance use prevention programme
… tensions and differences between the primary preventative approaches to substance abuse and the harm reduction model. It also suggests that psychosocial or life skills programmes and interventions employing a harm reduction approach tend to be viewed as more suitable for adolescents than other …
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Insoles to ease plantar pressure in people with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy: a feasibility randomised controlled study with embedded qualitative component
… Therapeutic footwear and insoles are one preventative strategy to reduce elevated plantar pressures associated with foot ulcer risk. However, their effectiveness is variable, difficult to predict and evaluated by the high-risk strategy of observing foot health and tissue integrity over …
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Elucidation of the roles of PTN and ISG15 in RSV cytopathogenesis: possible biomarkers of severe disease?
… RSV vaccine or specific therapy exists. The only preventative strategy against RSV is the monoclonal antibody palivizumab, which is very expensive and, accordingly, only available to those infants at known high risk of severe RSV disease, including preterm infants and those with congenital heart …