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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"training intervention"”.
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Development and evaluation of an adaptive working memory training intervention
… individuals, which suggest that repetitive training may improve WM performance and other related cognitive functions, this thesis aimed at exploring the potential and limits of WM training in clinical populations. Existing research on WM training and relevant neuropsychological outcomes were …
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A success case method evaluation of an executive coach training intervention
… the proximal outcomes from the executive coach training. Following the Success Case Method, a survey determined that the majority of participants rated their application of the learnings very successfully. A qualitative data analysis of eight interviews conducted with six high success cases …
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The Effect of a Skate Treadmill Training Intervention on Stride Mechanics
… by the development and integration of advanced training devices and practices aimed at eliciting both physiological and mechanical adaptations. The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of a 12-session skate treadmill training intervention on stride mechanics in youth ice …
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A Success Case Method Evaluation of An Executive Coach Training Intervention
… the proximal outcomes from the executive coach training. Following the Success Case Method, a survey determined that the majority of participants rated their application of the learnings very successfully. A qualitative data analysis of eight interviews conducted with six high success cases …
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Rehabilitation of executive functioning following pediatric traumatic brain injury: evaluating a goal management training intervention
… is lacking to date. A Goal Management Training (GMT) intervention, based on Duncan et al.’s (1996) theory of goal neglect, has been successfully implemented for the remediation of EF in adults. The current study adapted the GMT to a healthy South African sample and evaluated the …
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Effects of a 10-week mental skills training intervention infused into a pre-existing English composition course
… tenacity - have suggested that educational interventions which target non-cognitive skills (such as goal-setting, motivation, and resilience) can have transformative effects on students' experience/achievement. However, few in academia have taken Dweck and colleagues (2011) advice and …
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Enhancing Early Number Learning: Effects of an 8- Week Abacus Training Intervention on Subitising, Counting, and Motivation
… current research gap by exploring how structure interventions, such as abacus training might support the development of both subitising and counting, as well as the affective aspects of early number learning among young learners. It also responded to the practical gap between early mathematical …
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Efficacy of a Telehealth-Based Parent Training Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Rural versus Urban Areas
… there are limited examples of parent-mediated interventions for parents of children with ASD that can help manage behavioral problems, especially those that can be implemented in both urban and rural communities. COMPASS for Hope (C-HOPE) is an 8-week parent-mediated intervention that enhances …
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An Examination of an Optimism Training intervention on Optimism Levels of NCAA Division I Athletes: A Single Subject Design
… was to examine the effectiveness of an optimism training intervention on state optimism levels of NCAA Division 1 athletes. It was hypothesized the intervention will increase optimism levels in participants. Results displayed an increase in optimism scores during the intervention phase for all …
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Assessing the Efficacy of a Relational Skills Training Intervention in Improving Intellectual Function in a Sample of High IQ Adults
… implicated the efficacy of relational skills intervention in improving intellectual performance, as measured by traditional IQ assessments. The current thesis aimed to extend upon such research by further assessing the contribution of relational ability to intelligence, as well as the effect …
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Depot differences in adipose tissue metabolism and function in obese black South African women and changes in response to an exercise training intervention
… (gSAT), and the changes in response to exercise training in relation to body composition, hepatic fat, inflammatory and oxidative stress markers, and insulin sensitivity (SI) in obese black SA women. This research evaluated the i) FA composition of aSAT and gSAT, and red blood cell total …
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The development and testing of a training intervention designed to improve the acquisition and retention of CPR knowledge and skills in ambulance paramedics
… during an OHCA by paramedics. Despite revised training standards, structured CPR training programmes and industry-regulated CPR refresher training schedules, paramedic-delivered CPR (pdCPR) during OHCAs is reported to be both inadequate and rarely in line with established resuscitation …
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The effects of a heavy resistance training intervention of the plantar flexors on the recovery of strength, power, acceleration, and agility in recreational athletes
Resistance training is a highly utilised form of exercise that is used to develop strength, power, speed and muscular endurance. Although it is associated with many positive benefits it also has some potentially unfavourable effects. These are manifested in the form of altered muscle function …
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Investigating severe pediatric traumatic brain injury in South Africa : a demographic profile of admissions, brain oxygenation and neuropsychological outcomes and an attention-training intervention
… Study 3 evaluates the efficacy of an attention-training intervention for severe pTBI, and discusses the implementation of that intervention in the context of a low- and middle-income country. All three studies were cross-sectional and quantitative.
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The Effect of a Stickhandling and Puck Control (SPC) Training Intervention on SPC Skills and Wrist Shot Performance Variables in Female Collegiate Ice Hockey Players
… stickhandling and puck control (SPC) off-ice training intervention on SPC skills and wrist shot performance variables. Eighteen female collegiate ice hockey players participated in a crossover design training intervention, whereby players were randomly assigned to two groups. Each group …
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Effect of a neuromuscular electrical stimulation muscle strength training intervention on muscle force and mass, physical health and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury
… the efficacy of available and/or new physical interventions. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is already commonly used to activate skeletal muscles and subsequently reverse muscle atrophy, however NMES as a high-intensity “strength training” intervention appears to be a particularly …
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The impact of a training intervention on emotional intelligence, leadership styles, self-efficacy and perception of sense of power in a university nursing faculty in Saudi Arabia
… Furthermore well-executed and well-planned training programmes have been shown to impact positively on participants’ levels of EI (Gorgas et al, 2015; Nelis et al, 2009), yet there have been few published studies on such interventions which have utilised appropriate designs and been based on …
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