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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Randomised crossover trial"”.
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The effects of amlodipine on exercise performance in mild to moderate essential hypertensives
… with mild hypertension. In a double-blind randomised crossover trial, ten physically active hypertensive patients performed i) graded exercise to exhaustion for determination of maximal oxygen consumption (VO₂ₘₐₓ), peak heart rate (HR) and systolic blood pressure (SBP); ii) PSX at 75% …
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Leveraging the L1: the role of EAL learners' first language in their acquisition of English vocabulary
… second original contribution of this thesis: a randomised crossover trial with linguistically diverse students, comparing the effects of L1-mediated teaching and English-only teaching on English vocabulary learning. Forty EAL learners aged from 8 to 11 years, representing 14 different L1s took …
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The impact of fish oil fatty-acids on post-prandial vascular reactivity.
… at a 1.5 relative risk of CVD in a double-blind randomised crossover trial. Measures of vascular tone and function, alongside an endothelium dependent measure of vascular reactivity, were taken along with blood samples, at baseline and at 4 hours in order to coincide with the anticipated peak …
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Surveillance colonoscopy for Lynch syndrome in the Northern Cape: Does direct contact improve compliance?
… for Lynch syndrome were enrolled in this randomised crossover trial spanning two years of surveillance. The control group (Group A) of individuals had bowel preparation and instructions forwarded to their local clinics and distributed to them via clinic or hospital staff. The test group …
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Innovative food design to support a healthier diet – exploring the effects of dietary fibre enrichment on functional characteristics, physiological and microbiome effects, and consumer acceptance of staple foods
… Additionally, to our knowledge, no randomised controlled trial (RCT) has evaluated the metabolic and microbiome effects of such foods within a fully controlled diet. The overarching aim of this thesis was to apply innovative food design to systematically replace refined carbohydrates …