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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"initiation and maintenance"”.
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Goal Orientation and Training Transfer Initiation and Maintenance
… tended to measure the construct inconsistently and often disregarded its multi-faceted nature. In an effort to better investigate the determinants of successful transfer, the two temporal facets of training transfer, initiation and maintenance, were examined to evaluate their relationships with …
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Contribution of the Purkinje System in Initiation and Maintenance of Arrhythmias
… facilitates coordinated ventricular contraction and couples to the myocardium at discrete sites called Purkinje-Myocyte Junctions (PMJs). Fine and intricate geometry of the Purkinje system have confined experimental observations, therefore density and distribution of PMJs and Purkinje system …
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Seeking interdependence: Commitment desirability and the initiation and maintenance of close relationships
… desirable for them. The current research offers and examines the concept of commitment desirability, defined as the subjective desire to be involved in a committed romantic relationship. In six studies, the present research developed and tested a measure of commitment desirability and explored …
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Transfer Initiation and Maintenance of Training: Employees’ Perception of the Relative Influences of Transfer Intentions, General Self-efficacy (GSE) and Supervisor Support
Allocating money and resources to improve employees' performance can be costly. The 2008 Industry Report of ASTD (formerly the American Society for Training and Development) showed that U.S. organizations spent $134.39 billion on employee learning and performance. Because learning and development …
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Understanding the Behavioral Determinants of Retention in HIV Care: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Situated Information, Motivation, Behavioral Skills model of Care Initiation and Maintenance
… goal of this study is to identify the content and context of critical informational, motivational, and behavioral skills related facilitators and barriers influencing retention in HIV care in an inner-city clinic population receiving clinic- and outreach-based HIV care services. Elicitation of …
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Are the Initiation and Maintenance of a Resistance Training Program Associated with Changes to Dietary Intake and Non-Resistance Training Physical Activity in Adults with Prediabetes?
… risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and associated cardiovascular complications. Lifestyle factors such as physical activity (PA) and dietary intake are strongly implicated in the development of metabolic disease, yet few Americans meet PA and dietary recommendations. Middle-aged and …
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Purification and Characterization of Simian Virus 40 Large T Antigen
… lines of different species in tissure culture, and induce tumor formation following injection into newborn hamsters. Large T antigen is one of two viral-coded non-structural proteins, and is produced early in productive infection and continuously in transformed cells. Several lines of evidence …
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An Experimental Investigation of the Functional Relationship between Social Phobia and Cigarette Smoking
… group with elevated rates of cigarette smoking and cessation rates lower than that of individuals without psychopathology. For individuals with SP, cigarette smoking may be used to reduce social anxiety in anticipation of and during social situations, however, no study to date has experimentally …
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Portefeulje, Witskrif ; Essay, Die representasie van stilte in poësie
… objective of the essay is to examine the meaning and content in the white space or iconic white in poetry, with specific reference to the representation of silence. The investigation focuses on the existence of a universal distinguishing white grammar with poets, as it manifests in their …
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Targeting Stromal-Mediated Resistance Mechanisms in Oncogenic KRAS-Driven Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
… with oncogenic KRAS mutations driving both tumor initiation and maintenance. Despite recent breakthroughs in KRAS-targeted therapies, the rapid emergence of resistance mechanisms limits their clinical efficacy. This dissertation investigates three interconnected aspects of PDAC biology and …
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A Compact Hydraulic Head Auto-Regulating Module (CHARM) for Long-Term Constant Gravity-Driven Flow Microfluidics
Gravity-driven flow is a simple microfluidic flow initiation and maintenance mechanism that requires no external power sources and low expertise to use. However, the driving forces created by hydraulic head differences gradually decrease during operation, resulting in unwanted decreased flow rates …
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AGO2 in overexpression exhibits oncogenic functions KrasG̳1̳2̳D̳ -associated mouse tumor models
… that positively promote cell proliferation and growth. Simultaneously, mutations in tumor suppressor genes are frequently detected, allowing cells to evade cell cycle checkpoints, resulting in the inhibition of cell death signals. Therefore, identifying genetic abnormalities that promote …
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Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Promotes Peripheral and Central Trigeminal Sensitization
<p>Temporomandibular joint disorder is characterized by peripheral and central sensitization of trigeminal nociceptive neurons. Although CGRP is implicated in the development of central sensitization by stimulating glial activation via its receptor, the mechanism by which CGRP promotes and …
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NOVEL PERIPHERALLY DERIVED NEURAL-LIKE STEM CELLS AS DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES FOR GLIOBLASTOMA
… characterized by infiltrating margins and angiogenesis. Standard treatment options such as radiation and chemotherapy have proven to be partially effective in treating GBM and its recurrence. Stem cells have been shown to migrate to tumor sites when transplanted loco-regionally into the …
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The Matson and Mayville (M&M) seizure scale: an assessment of psychological and environmental variables contributing to seizure activity in persons with mental retardation
… a number of physical, social, occupational, and personal domains. Given the deficits in all of these areas frequently present in persons with mental retardation, the control and elimination of seizures is a primary goal for individuals with both mental retardation and epilepsy. Antiepileptic …
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Studies on Fortilin-Prohibitin Interaction
… process that occurs in development, in tissue maintenance and turnover, and in regulating the immune system. Alterations in apoptosis regulation is known to be involved in various diseases including cancer, autoimmune diseases, and cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis initiation …
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Evaluating the Potential Public Health Impact of Community Gardens in a Health Disparate Region: A case study approach
… popular public health strategy to improve fruit and vegetable access and consumption, few studies provide evidence-based principles to inform the initiation and maintenance of CG. Grounded in Community-based Participatory Research and guided by the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, …
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Chemically Based Interrogation of Smoothened, a Proto-Oncogenic Component of the Hedgehog Signal Transduction Pathway
… signal transduction pathway is crucial for the initiation and maintenance of many cancer types. Underlying this deviant signaling process in most cases of cancer is genetic mutations that give rise to misactivation of the seven transmembrane oncoprotein, Smoothened (Smo). Thus, Smo is a high …
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Immune Cell Subsets Direct or Antagonize Tumor Immunity: Promotion of TH1 Responses in Tumor Vaccination
… are tolerogenic in tumor-burdened animals, and fail to lyse neoplastic cells. Our goal was to investigate the kinetics of immune dysfunction related to tumor-burdened host (TBH) memory T cell responses (or the lack thereof). We demonstrate tumor growth impairs T cell activation by modulating …
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Efficacy of an Expectancy Challenge to Reduce Non-Prescribed Use of Stimulant Medications among College Students
… among college students, such as Ritalin®, and Adderall®, has become a public health concern. Expectancies, which are beliefs that individuals hold regarding the consequences of engaging in a particular behavior, are known to play a prominent role in the initiation and maintenance of alcohol …
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