Browsing by Author "Goodson, Patricia"
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Pena Jr, Humberto (2023-06-19)Benefits of having access to a career or job can be belonging to a community and increased levels of independence. Poor social skills of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can be attributed to the ...
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Walichowski, Miranda Fernande (2011-02-22)The data used in this study were secondary, kindergarten data from a longitudinal, five-year, federal experimental research project: English and Literacy Acquisition (ELLA) (R305P030032). The overall goal of ELLA was to ...
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Li, Ming (2019-11-14)An individual’s family health history (FHH) plays a significant role in early disease detection and prevention. It is important for college students to know their FHH and establish a life-long healthy lifestyle. Obtaining ...
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Robinson, Tomeka Michelle (2011-02-22)This dissertation presents three separate studies designed to provide structure and evidence-based insight into the impact of religious beliefs on public perceptions and U.S. government policies regarding embryonic stem ...
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Chen, Lei-Shih (2009-05-15)Although the completion of the Human Genome Project helps develop efficient treatment/prevention programs, it will raise new and non-trivial public health issues. Many of these issues fall under the professional purview ...
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Su, Xiaoxia (2014-12-09)Research has documented that summer sports camps can provide opportunities for social and physical benefits for at-risk boys who are often from low-income families and vulnerable to academic failure. However, whether these ...
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Xu, Lei (2014-07-09)Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of highly inheritable disorders. Genetic testing for ASD is anticipated to be offered in Taiwan in the near future. Therefore, it is critical to explore the psychological factors ...
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Garcia Zea, Deyanira (2021-07-12)The deteriorating social, economic and political conditions in Venezuela have triggered an unprecedented refugee crisis. To date, over five million Venezuelans have fled the country to Latin America, the Caribbean, North ...
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Valdez, Jr., Daniel (2018-08-06)In an environment where one article is published every 20 seconds, we cannot be certain all studies are upheld to the same high quality standard. Thus, there is growing speculation that much of what is published today may ...
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Carson, Diane E. (2011-08-08)This research examines the effect of a nutrition education intervention to change attitudes and other factors associated with eating breakfast and consuming low-fat dairy and whole-grains. Adolescents (n = 106) 11 to 15 ...
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Lu, Wenhua; McKyer, E Lisako J; Lee, Chanam; Ory, Marcia G; Goodson, Patricia; Wang, Suojin (International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2015)
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Bian, Xinyi (2022-04-06)Career interruptions cause severe penalties such as wage decrease, position loss, and self-doubt. The situation is even worse for women, who are still widely perceived as primary caregivers and housekeepers in many cultures. ...
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Rogers, Charles Ray (2013-12-05)Of cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cancer to kill African Americans in the U.S. Compared to White men, African-American men have CRC incidence and mortality rates 20% and ...
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Szucs, Leigh Elizabeth (2017-08-02)Implementing teen pregnancy prevention programs is a complex process affected by intervention, organization, community, and policy-level factors. Adolescent health programs implemented with fidelity to core components from ...
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Rahn, Rhonda (2014-07-17)There are many instruments used to identify health behaviors of a population. Used by both practitioners and researchers, one such instrument is the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment ...
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The conceptual and operational definition of quality of life: a systematic review of the literature Church, Marvel Clark (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Quality of life (QOL) has been chosen as an outcome measure by various agencies of the United States federal government and has been employed to an increasing extent by healthcare researchers when evaluating various courses ...
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Cherrstrom, Catherine Ann (2015-04-13)Changing faculty characteristics in higher education include increasing numbers of new faculty with prior careers and women faculty. However, traditional adult development and career development theories may not account ...
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Amuta, Ann Oyare (2015-07-24)Obesity rates have dramatically increased in prevalence among children and adolescents. This increase is complemented by the appearance and increasing prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2D). The numbers of youth with ...
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Harriger, Dinah Jane (2012-10-19)Using Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) in Organizations as a theoretical framework, this dissertation analyzed the diffusion process of the federally mandated School Wellness Policy (SWP) in three separate studies. Beginning ...
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Hostrup, Judy Ann (2011-08-08)This mixed methods study investigates how ecological factors influence the decisions urban Hispanic middle school and high school adolescents make concerning their college and career aspirations. I examine the academic ...