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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"male adolescent"”.
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Identifying risk factors contributing to the development of shoulder pain and injury in male, adolescent water polo players
Water polo is a fast-growing adolescent sport that consists of swimming, defending and overhead shooting in an aquatic environment. The high demands on the shoulder to complete these tasks are proposed to cause the high injury incidence reported in the sport. The novelty of this research rests in …
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Development and validation of the School Clinical Rugby Measure (SCRuM) test battery: understanding the qualities or skills defining good male adolescent rugby union players
Background: Globally, the number of schoolboy adolescents playing highly competitive rugby is increasing even in countries such as Zimbabwe hardly known for dominating international rugby events. Given the increased participation rates, burgeoning talent identification and recruitment programs and …
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Priapism Among Male Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
… describe the lived experience of priapism among male adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). A painful genetic disorder with no cure, SCD severely impacts the lives of patients, as well as their families and friends. Priapism is one of the complications of SCD and involves persistent and …
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Trauma Responses, Abuse History, and Exposure to Violence as Risk Factors in Adolescent Sex and Non-Sex Offenders
Several risk factors have been identified for adolescent sex offenders and non-sex offenders. Such risk factors include physical and/or sexual abuse, and exposure to community and/or domestic violence. Additionally, the presence of disinhibitive factors, such as substance use and exposure to …
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An exploration of the lived social, emotional, and academic experiences of obese adolescents within three conceptual frameworks using mixed methods research
… study was to explore the experiences of obese adolescents and to investigate middle and high school students' attitudes toward obese students. During phase one, quantitative data was collected through the Attitude Toward Obese Persons (ATOP) survey. The survey research sample was 1448 middle …
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Understanding the female adolescent singing voice : pedagogical perspectives and practical strategies for choral conductors
A significant body of research exists on male adolescent voice change (MAVC) while comparatively little is available on female adolescent voice change (FAVC). As a result, many choral conductors have limited familiarity with this topic, and some are unaware that it even exists. Insufficient …
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Early life immune and physical stress directly influences anxiety-like behaviour in adolescent rats: examining sex differences
… (LPS) on postnatal days 3 and 5 on adolescent anxiety-like behaviour in rats before and after a stress period. Previous research has shown that adults rats exposed to LPS during the neonatal stage show anxiety-like behaviour following a period of stress. This thesis investigated this …
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Screening for risk factors associated with non-specific shoulder pain in mail adolescent water polo players
… and there is limited research investigating the adolescent water polo population. The aim of this thesis was to identify the incidence of shoulder pain over a 12-week period and determine the contribution of intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors in the development of non-specific shoulder pain in …
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Adolescent Male Perpetrators of Rape in the General Population and Their Young Adult Outcomes
… sexual assault and rapes were perpetrated by adolescents and young adults in 2007: Maston & Klaus, 2010). Researchers estimated sexually violent behavior among adolescent males in the general population at rates of 2.2 to 10%: Ageton, 1983; Banyard, Cross, & Modecki, 2006; Borowsky, Hogan, & …
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Prolactinoma gigante: relato de caso
Objective: To report the clinical case of an adolescent with a giant prolactinoma, diagnosed at the pediatric endocrinology service of a public university hospital in Salvador, Bahia. Case report: A 14-year-old male adolescent presented with progressively worsening headaches and blurred vision for …
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Adolescent Males’ and Parents of Adolescent males’ Perceptions and experiences of being authentic.
In recent years the well-being in male adolescents has been on the decline with males between the ages of 15-19 years being significantly more likely to take their lives than females (Samaritans, 2021). Male adolescents face a unique set of circumstances which could impact upon their well-being, …
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The effects of two breathing patterns on selected physiological parameters during a simulated 200 yard freestyle in male swimmers
Ten male adolescent and young adult swimmers were examined to determine the effects of two breathing patterns on selected physiological parameters during a simulated 200-yard freestyle swim. Specifically, a comparison of oxygen uptake, blood lactic acid, ventilation and the respiratory exchange …
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South African boys in New Zealand: Immigrants' retrospective accounts of adapting to life in a new country during adolescence
… and cultural factors might combine to shape male adolescent experiences, and how these insights may be of use to teachers who work with this age group in culturally and ethnically diverse contexts. I used detailed one-to-one interviews and drew on a social constructionist theoretical …
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The Role of Deliberate Practice in Developing Adolescent Golfing Excellence
… of deliberate practice theory in acquiring elite male adolescent golfer status. The first study, of four, utilised self-report diary logs to reveal the durations, types and intensities of golf activities undertaken by nine aspiring elite adolescent golfers over a nine month period and compared …
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Bio-behavioural evaluation of efavirenz and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol alone and in combination in rats with respect to psychosis and anxiety
… in rodents. The study (NWU-00278-17-A5) used 72 male, adolescent Sprague-Dawley rats (150g - 180g) divided into four equal groups (n = 18 per group). The animals were bred and housed under identical conditions in the Vivarium of the North-West University (NWU). The rats received alternate day …
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Taurine's effect on cocaine reward and neurogenesis in the adolescent male rat brain.
… laboratory have shown that treatment of adult male rats with the essential β-amino acid taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) has been effective in attenuating the reward value of cocaine in a conditioned place preference paradigm, independent of hormonal status. Taurine has also been shown to …