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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Youth population"”.
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Head Acceleration Measurements in Helmet-Helmet Impacts and the Youth Population
… impacts another player's helmet, and with a youth population in football. This research is aimed at advancing current understanding of impact biomechanics for two specialized groups. The first study is an observational analysis focusing on helmet-helmet impacts, and the difference in …
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Substance abuse programs that reduce violence in a youth population : systematic review
… dissertation examines the existing evidence for youth violence interventions involving substance abuse intervention programs. Part A is the review protocol which outlines the background and process of the review. Search strategies combined related terms for youth, violence and a broad combination …
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Constraints to youth participation in the current Federal political environment
This research explores the constraints to youth participation through the mechanism of the National Youth Roundtable. In 1999 the National Youth Roundtable was established as the centrepiece of the Federal Government's `Voices of Youth' initiative, designed to go to the grass roots of the youth …
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Entrepreneurship Intentions: The case of Saudi University Students.
… world in terms of financial literacy among the youth population. Hence this has produced very little propensity to becoming entrepreneurs. In the light of these findings, the current research has made an attempt to identify, explore and evaluate the underlying factors responsible for the current …
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Developmentally Appropriate Evaluations: How Evaluation Practices Differ Across Age of Participants
… designs, and methods to be responsive to a youth population? This study used an experimental simulation in which practicing evaluators designed an evaluation of a hypothetical tutoring program and were randomly assigned to the program serving children, adolescents, or young adults. Results …
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British Muslim Extremism: The Terror Within
The Muslim population in Great Britain is growing. However, due to the failed political policy of multiculturalism, Muslim culture has been allowed to develop separately from British culture. The result is a completely separate society, living within another society. The majority in the Muslim …
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Head Impact Exposure in Youth Football: Evaluation of Practice Drills and Age and Weight Based Levels of Play
… mainly focused on the high school and collegiate population. More research is needed to study head impact exposure in the youth population as it makes up the largest proportion of football athletes in the U.S. with approximately 3.5 million participants. A small number of studies have begun to …
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Social Mobility and Crime Rates, 1970 - 2010: Applying the Cycles of Deviance Model to Violent and Economic Crime
… to drug use appears to vary with the size of the youth population.
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Measuring the impact of a mentoring program: preparing African American males for success beyond high school
… befalling countless African American male youth have been the source of consternation in many homes, schools, and communities across America. When compared to males from other ethnic groups, as well as females, Black males often lag behind in many academic categories from elementary school …
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Exploring Cultural and Linguistic Aspects within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth Community
… Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) youth community. A qualitative research design with an exploratory approach was utilized in this study. An interview questionnaire was created to explore participants’ perceptions and experiences to generate an understanding on LGBTQ culture in …
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Development, Validation, & Analysis of Tools to Understand the Biomechanical Basis of Exposure to Repetitive Subconcussive Impacts
… concussions occur each year in the youth population, with the majority occurring during football. Recent increase in awareness of concussion has motivated research to better understand the prevalence and underlying injury mechanisms of concussion. Athletes who participate in some …
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Education About the Adverse Health Effects of Recreational Marijuana: The Role of Type of Persuasion and Source
… a sharp increase in users, especially among the youth population (2014). This is problematic because smoking marijuana during the teenage years has been shown to have possible adverse effects, such as despondency and potential complications in cognitive development. (Crane et al., 2012) This …
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Encouraging self-employment amongst the youth in South Africa : will this help tackle the unemployment problem?
… as a way of addressing the perennial problem of youth unemployment. This paper investigates how entrepreneurship can be promoted amongst the youth in South Africa and whether this will alleviate the high unemployment rates. Three questions are put forward: Firstly, what are the main constraints …
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The attribution and transmission of parent-youth attitudes during the launching stage
… transmission of attitudes between parents and youths have shown that many of the contradictions of earlier research can be resolved by focusing on perceived rather than actual attitudes. The present study examined the relative value of perceived and actual attitudes in predicting attitude …
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Knowledge and perceptions of youths towards COVID-19 vaccine in Tshino Village, Limpopo Province
… the public against COVID-19. A portion of the youth population is hesitant to get the vaccine for fear of contracting the disease and the myths around the COVID-19 vaccines. Since COVID-19 vaccination has begun worldwide, it is critical to assess the knowledge and perceptions of youth towards …
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Validity and reliability of the international fItness scale (IFIS) in a population-based sample of schoolchildren in Bogota, Colombia: The FUPRECOL study
… estimate of physical fitness in Latino-American youth population. In the present study we aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the IFIS on a population-based sample of schoolchildren in Bogota, Colombia. Participants were 1,875 Colombian youth (56.2% girls) aged 9 to 17.9 years old. …
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On-Field Measurement of Head Impacts in Youth Football: Characterizing High Magnitude Impacts and Assessing Balance Outcomes
… this thesis focuses on head impact exposure in youth football. The on-field portion of this research investigated high magnitude head impacts that youth football players experience in games and practices. With previously validated data collection methods, linear and rotational head accelerations …
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Evaluation of the Biomechanical Performance of Youth Football Helmets
Youth and varsity football helmets are currently designed similarly and tested to the same impact standards from the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE). Youth players have differences in anthropometry, physiology, impact exposure, and potentially injury …
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Executive Influence on Employee Training Effectiveness in Saudi SME Firms
Given the high youth population and unemployment rate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the government implemented policies to ensure that school leavers and graduates have the competencies necessary to replace the large expatriate workforce in the country. However, this policy has yet to …
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An examination of youth alcohol and drug use in Prince Albert.
… show that a high number of Prince Albert youth come into contact with the police for substance abuse and referrals for youth alcohol and drug treatment are much higher than in other Saskatchewan health regions. This study examines data collected from a survey of 921 Prince Albert public …
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