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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"follow-up testing"”.
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No tDCS Augmented Working Memory Training Benefit in Undergraduates Rewarded with Course Credit
… and strengthened theta-gamma phase amplitude coupling. Objective: To determine whether tDCS to frontal or parietal sites optimized WM training gains we pre-registered a tDCS-WM training study. Methods: 80 undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of four anodal tDCS montages: frontal (F4), …
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A longitudinal analysis of neonatal and infant diagnostic HIV-PCR uptake and associations during three sequential policy periods in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town
… and middle-income countries. Many EID programmes follow the WHO recommendation of initial infant HIV testing with a nucleic acid assay at 4-6 weeks old. In general this strategy has been poorly implemented with substantial attrition after birth such that, according to UNAIDS, only 51% of …
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Computer-Delivered Personalized Feedback Intervention for Hazardous Drinkers with Elevated Anxiety Sensitivity
… remain a hard-to-reach and underserved group. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a brief, computer-based personalized feedback intervention (PFI) to reduce alcohol consumption among hazardous drinkers with elevated anxiety sensitivity. The current study serves as an initial …
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Auditory event-related potentials and cognitive outcome after very preterm birth
… born very preterm, using AERPs and psychological testing, and compared them with more mature preterm and full-term children of the same age. Furthermore, we performed AERPs and MRI in another 42 very preterm infants at term, and these infants had a follow-up testing at 2 years of age. AERPs at …
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Habits, hassle, and health: how do blood donors respond to a temporary deferral due to low haemoglobin?
… with 25 blood donors in the weeks immediately following deferral. Deferral for a low Hb increased the likelihood of non-return in both new and repeat donors, and, amongst those who did return, delayed first return, reduced donation frequency and increased the likelihood of drop-out in later …
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Is the upper quarter Y-Balance test a useful measure to determine upper limb loading response in female competitive gymnasts after upper extremity injury?
… requires an athlete to weight-bear through each upper extremity (UE) in various positions. These unique sport requirements should be considered by clinicians when rehabilitating a gymnast after UE injury. There is currently no reliable and valid clinical test for female gymnasts, though the Upper …
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Multimodal rehabilitation for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
… outcomes, and (d) align the findings with occupational adaptation (OA) to refine the program. Design: A retrospective analysis to determine feasibility, baseline function, and progress following treatment. Focus group analysis to determine themes for long-term outcomes and alignment with OA …
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The effect of the Manitoba grade 11 and 12 high school physical education curriculum on fitness-related health, academic and behavioural outcomes
… and no-PE (CONTROL, n=14) were assessed with the following tests [20-meter shuttle run (20MSR), push-ups (PU), sit-ups (SU), and modified pull-ups (MPU), body fat percent (BF%), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) and grade point average …
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The emergence of cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia : veterinary aspects
… system involved was most commonly respiratory, followed by central nervous system (CNS) in both cats and dogs. There was a higher proportion of CNS disease in dogs relative to cats, and cats were much more likely to have subcutaneous or dermal masses relative to dogs. Multivariate survival …
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Effect of a Simulation Course on Medication Administration Safety of Malaysian Nursing Student
… who were divided randomly into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Both groups underwent a pre-test with the SAM Scale. Then the intervention group underwent a simulation refresher course after a pre-test, whereas the control group followed their ‘program as usual’. …
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A Comparison of an Eastern Philosophical Approach to Human Movement with a Western Approach through Teaching Overhand Throwing Skills with Grade Two Students
… independent variables included pre-, post-, and follow-up testing; bilaterality which involved the dominant and non-dominant hands; and groups (Eastern philosophical approach, traditional Western approach, and two delayed control groups). Dependent variables were technique, accuracy, speed, and …
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Development of Low-Cost Technologies for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Low-Resource Settings
… population of screen-positive women referred for follow-up testing. In El Salvador, I conducted a study to compare two screening strategies (VIA and HPV DNA testing) and three follow-up strategies (VIA alone, colposcopy alone and VIA/colposcopy with HRME imaging). In both studies, I found that …
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The development of a tool to support the work of the Rehabilitation care worker in documenting information about rehabilitation and health needs among persons with disability in home and community setting
… to the development of a tool that can support the rehabilitation care worker towards intervention planning and the monitoring of their clients. The National Health Insurance and the Framework and Strategy for Disability and Rehabilitation of the South African Department of Health are …
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Relationships between physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and sedentary behaviour, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, in black South African women
… were addressed in two separate studies with the following objectives: Study 1: i) to compare body composition and metabolic risk factors for CVD and T2D between active and inactive groups classified according to international PA recommendations for health (Part 1, crosssectional analysis) and ii) …
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Ototoxicity Monitoring using Automated Extended High-Frequency Audiometry and the Sensitive Range of Ototoxicity in Patients with MDR-TB
… Automated audiometry is a vital application for testing especially when audiologists are not available to physically do the test. Automated audiometry has been previously validated. Clinically, automated audiometry is objective and allows for standardisation. Even though automated audiometry …
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Cortisol perturbation in the pathophysiology of septicaemia, complicated pregnancy and weight loss/obesity.
… stimulate cortisol release and cortisol in turn suppresses cytokine release. The effects of cortisol in inflammatory states include elevating blood pressure and metabolic regulation. This thesis contains three exploratory studies examining circulating cortisolaemia using the best available …
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Advancing Fundamental Understanding of Lead-Tin Solder Corrosion in Drinking Water: Nitrate Spallation Mechanism, Inhibition by Zinc Orthophosphate and Free Chlorine, and Implications for Canned Foods
… contamination, 3) zinc orthophosphate offers superior corrosion control to mitigate nitrate attack, and 4) free chlorine can inhibit solder corrosion by electrochemical reversal. These principles were also applied to an exemplary related problem of lead contamination of food stored in tin cans. …