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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Traditional treatment"”.
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Characterization and Comparative Analysis of Adolescents Admitted to Therapeutic Wilderness Programs and More Traditional Treatment Settings
… are a fast growing segment of the adolescent treatment arena. Scientific literature on TWPs shows that researchers have skipped the natural step of identifying the population of adolescents admitted for treatment. To fill the gap in TWP research, this archival study identified demographic …
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Perceptions of mental illness in south-eastern Nigeria: causal beliefs, attitudes, help-seeking pathways and perceived barriers to help-seeking
… beliefs, attitudes towards sufferers, preferred treatment pathways and perceived barriers to accessing formal psychiatric care. Mixed sampling methods were used to select participants who completed quantitative questionnaires. The number of participants varied between 200 and 706 in the …
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Effect of wireless glucose meter on hyperglycemia and prenatal visits
… complicated by diabetes in the United States. Traditional treatment and monitoring of gestational diabetes mellitus relies on patient’s compliance to document glycemic levels. This proposed study will evaluate the effectiveness of telemedicine using a wireless glucose meter that transmits …
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The antimalarial potential of Ugandan traditional medicines : a study of six plants used to treat malaria symptoms
… the antimalarial potential of six Ugandan traditional medicinal plants Senecfo discifolius oliv, Senecio stuhlmannii, Indigofera emarginella steud. Ex A. Rich, Aspifia africana (Pers) C.D. Adams, Cardiospermum halicacabum L. and Momordica foetida Schumch. Et Thonn. Selection of the plants …
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The effects of response interruption and redirection on language skills in children with vocal stereotypy
… behavioral intervention (EIBI), the recommended treatment approach for children with ASD, and its effects on the acquisition of language skills. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of RIRD when delivered during EIBI programming. Participants were six 4- and 5-year-old …
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Formação de nomes aumentativos: estudos da produtividade de alguns sufixos portugueses
… Non-focused phenomena are also described in the traditional treatment of augmentative names in Portuguese.
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Studi etnobotani tumbuhan yang berpotensi sebagai obat penyakit pada pnak di Kecamatan Guluk-Guluk Kabupaten Sumenep Madura
… is weak immune. The utilization plant use as traditional treatment disease for children in Guluk-Guluk Subdistric Sumenep Madurase Regency has been done for regenerations. But, currenly there is a tendency of cultural heritage began to be abandoned by society. This reasearch purpose to …
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An investigation of the reaction kinetics of photocatalytic wastewater treatment using suspended titanium dioxide catalyst
The goal of wastewater treatment is to remove compounds that may be harmful to the natural ecosystem or to humans. Although traditional treatment is fairly effective in meeting water quality standards, current technologies face the challenge of balancing a high removal of these damaging compounds …
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Treatment of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Using the MyoKinesthetic System: A Case Serie
… group A was treated with a MYK System treatment and the participant placed in experimental group B was treated with traditional methods (i.e. ice massage, stretching of the gastrocnemius/soleus complex, rolling of the plantar fascia). Evidence of improvement in participant’s function …
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Variability of Practice and Strength Training Periodization: When Theories Collide
… neuromuscular adaptations when compared to traditional strength training. The secondary purpose was to investigate whether there was a difference in perception of exertion between the two strength programs. Forty one subjects (23 women and 18 men) were assigned to either the control group or …
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The therapeutic effectiveness of some local Nigerian plants used in the treatment of malaria
… relies heavily on medicinal plants for the treatment of malaria. This thesis describes the investigation of the antiplasmodial properties of seven plants used in the traditional treatment of malaria in Nigeria. The seven plants include Mangifera indica L., Citrus limon L. Burm.f, Musa …
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The development of a novel and potentially nondestructive pretreatment for the radiocarbon dating of archaeological artifacts
<p>Because the traditional acid-alkali-acid method for pretreating archaeological artifacts prior to radiocarbon dating is destructive to most materials, the possibility of developing an alternative pretreatment is important to preserving culturally- and historically-significant artifacts. The …
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Mentalized Affectivity Among Adolescents in Wilderness Therapy: An Initial Exploration
… investigated MA’s role in psychopathology and treatment for adolescents. Change in MA has yet to be investigated. Wilderness therapy is a non-traditional treatment model for “hard-to-reach” adolescents; its mechanisms of change have not been robustly researched. This study aims to investigate …
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DO HOLISTIC PRACTICES AS AN ADJUNCT TO TRADITIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AFFECT GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER-7 (GAD-7) SCORES?
… who received holistic services in addition to traditional treatment such as psychotherapy and/or medication as compared to 2) the control group who received psychotherapy and/or medication alone. Pretest of GAD-7 at intake and post-tests at about 4 months into treatment were measured along with …
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"Singer of Love" : the fiction of John Hawkes
… women. In so doing he clearly diverges from the "traditional" treatment accorded the theme of love in American fiction. Hawkes's fiction does not ignore sexuality or stigmatize it; his novels dwell on it. Eros -- a love relationship based on sexuality -- is the most satisfying relationship …
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Restraint as a Predictor of Intake Patterns Among Obese Women.
Obesity is a label that has different meanings. Sims (1979) has outlined three definitions of obesity. The first is the social definition, based upon visual perception of the individual being labelled. The second is the statistical definition, based upon a population norm and typically specifying …
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Cycled Pulsing for Prostate Tumor to Mitigate Thermal Damage, While Conserving the Ablation Area
… most common cancer-related diseases among men. Traditional treatment options cannot always treat the disease successfully as limitations and complications exist since the traditional treatments lack specificity and have an invasive nature. Focal therapy is a prominent option to address the …
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Concept-Based Instruction for Enhancing Understanding and Use of English Tense and Aspect Markers by Algerian Learners of L2 English
… and present perfect. CBI was compared to a traditional grammar presentation model based on PPP. Two intact classrooms (total N = 45 participants) Arabic native speakers from an Algerian University participated in the study. The study also reports on the role of verbalization as a key …
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The Feasibility and Idiographic Evaluation of School-Based Trauma-Focused Intervention Services in the Wake of Disaster
… Implementing school based screening and treatment programs for these youth eliminates barriers to traditional treatment settings and may provide symptom relief. The current study examines the feasibility of conducting school-based trauma-focused treatment program in the wake of disaster. …
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Preventative Effects of Cranberry Products Against Urinary Tract Infections in Healthy, Immunocompetent Women [paper]
… Annual health care costs for diagnosis and treatment of UTIs in the United States is approximately $1.6 billion. Previous research suggests cranberry products, a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), provides protection against UTI recurrence in women. A demand for alternative, …
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