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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"intervention targets"”.
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Investigation of potential intervention targets to improve insulin action: a therapeutic approach
… of diabetes mellitus. To investigate therapeutic targets against insulin resistance, this thesis explores the mechanism of action of pharmacological agents and exogenous peptides known or suspected to modify insulin action. These included leptin, a hormone primarily involved in the regulation of …
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Causal structure discovery from incomplete data
… example when the algorithm requires knowledge of intervention targets but the interventions have off-target effects. In this thesis, we developed, implemented, and tested a novel algorithm for discovering a causal DAG from observational and interventional data, when the intervention targets are …
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The impact of suboptimal maternal diet on fetal heart development: Identifying targets for intervention
… could be targeted for the development of future interventions. This included reduced cardiac thyroid hormone concentrations, increased markers of pathological hypertrophy and impaired cardiometabolic status.
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The effects of a yoga intervention on motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder
… the effects of physical activity based motor interventions on motor skills. Yoga interventions can be used to teach gross motor skills by providing explicit instruction using behavioral principles. Several studies suggest that yoga may also improve social and communicative skills and behavior …
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The Role of Distress Tolerance and Emotion Regulation in the Health Risk Behaviors of College Students with and without ADHD
… Findings from this study provide insight into intervention targets for college students with ADHD, ultimately resulting in significantly decreased societal and personal health costs.
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A comprehensive approach to preventing errors in a hospital setting: Organizational behavior management and patient safety
… several organizational behavior management (OBM) intervention techniques have been used to improve particular behaviors related to patient safety, there remains a lack of patient-safety-focused behavioral interventions among healthcare workers. OBM interventions are often applied to needs already …
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Two Steps Too Far: The Three-Step Theory and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
… and connectedness, indicate clinical intervention targets for prevention of the development and exacerbation of suicidal ideation.
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Identifying in-session predictors of treatment outcome for intimate partner violence (IPV): an examination of fathers for change and treatment as usual
… of care for these fathers is the “Batterer Intervention Program (BIP),” a group-based psychoeducational program with mixed empirical support. A recently developed cognitive-behavioral treatment, Fathers for Change (F4C), has demonstrated promising initial outcomes in a small randomized …
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Neural Mechanisms Promoting Biased Social Memories in Intergenerational Childhood Abuse
… by social interactions, pinpointing effective intervention targets for disrupting these cycles requires the study of social processing mechanisms. This study investigates whether neural and cognitive biases in social processing – specifically, the encoding and recall of social feedback – serve …
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Phenotype and function of B cells in children infected with human immunodeficiency vius
… be done to elucidate other causes that may offer intervention targets.
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The retinal microvasculature as an early indicator of chronic disease risk in older populations
… growth factor inhibition therapy, a primary intervention for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration, on long-term renal outcomes was evaluated in a cohort with diabetic macular oedema. <br/><br/>There was no evidence detected to suggest that …
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Using ecological momentary assessment to identify risk factors for simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use
… may shed light on reinforcement processes and intervention targets for this pattern of use. We used ecological momentary assessment to examine these processes in individuals' daily lives. The study had three aims: 1) test whether baseline motives for simultaneous use moderated daily-life …
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Development and Feasibility Trial of a Cognitive Behavioural Self-Management Program for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
… and psychosocial symptoms. Psychotherapy interventions for IBD have yielded inconsistent results that could be contributed to by clinical and methodological limitations. Specifically, most studies did not include pre-screening for study inclusion, protocols were either not developed or not …
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Parenting for Lifelong Health program for parents and teens in Zimbabwe: cost estimation and the budget impact analysis
… violence in low-to-middle-income countries. The intervention targets teens aged 10-17 years old and their caregivers. The program outcomes aim to increase positive parenting, reduce harsh discipline, and the reduction of behavioural problems in teenagers. Secondary outcomes include increasing the …
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Adult Cancer Survivorship: An Evaluation of Survivorship Care Planning and Follow-Up
… toward increasing knowledge of and potential intervention targets to improve cancer survivorship experiences – from both the patients' and providers' perspectives. Future directions include developing a standardized system for delivering survivorship care and SCPs, and increasing the evidence …
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Identification of Essential Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Bundle Elements to Optimize Patient Outcomes in an Academic Health-System
… factors exploration, identified and quantified intervention targets of interest. Although we did not see a significant difference between high compliance or low compliance, the study results remain encouraging and highlight the importance of standardized screening, education, and follow-up in …
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A realistic evaluation approach to understanding the uptake of cardiovascular health checks
… Lives Dundee is a complex intervention which aims to address this health inequality. The intervention targets cardiovascular health checks at population groups who are likely to be at high risk, but tend not to engage with traditional services. Practitioners have tried to …
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Child road trauma: a profile for children in New South Wales and evaluation of properly-used age-appropriate restraints as a countermeasure
… in the general child population from different intervention targets relating to restraint use. It comprised two studies to validate methodology and four independent epidemiological studies. The first study to validate methodology assessed the data item availability and categorization across …
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Development of an ecological momentary assessment of fatigue after ABI using sequential exploratory design
… or to evaluate the efficacy of fatigue interventions. Aim: to develop and evaluate a smartphone ecological momentary assessment (smart EMA) of the impact of fatigue on participation in the context of daily situational factors. Methods: A user- centred design approach guided the …
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Integrating The Prevention of Adolescent Substance Use and Dating Violence: Evidence from Systematic, Epidemiologic, and Intervention Studies
… the normative mechanisms of a leading bystander intervention, and the etiological specificity of adversity–substance pathways. Guided by the Social-Ecological Model, Bystander Intervention Theory, and etiological specificity frameworks (Self-Medication Hypothesis and Social Pain Overlap Theory), …
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