Browsing by Subject "prevention"
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the overall effectiveness of eating disorder prevention programs and to investigate potential moderating variables that may influence the magnitude of intervention ...
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(2010-10-12)Early Reading First is a federal initiative that seeks to buffer against the detrimental effects of poverty on children‟s academic outcomes by incorporating all of the elements supported by scientifically-based reading ...
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(2014-08-06)This study examined the Texas Medicaid First Dental Home (FDH) program in rural and urban private pediatric dental practice settings and evaluated its five-year impact on caries severity, age of onset of decay, and treatment ...
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(2012-02-14)A cross-sectional and longitudinal examination of thin-ideal internalization and self-objectification was conducted within the context of an eating disorder prevention program. The sample consisted of 177 undergraduate ...
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(2012-10-19)Sexual assault in the United States continues to be a major societal problem which often results in serious long-term consequences for the survivors, with perpetrators most commonly being men. Sexual assault prevention ...
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(2016-04-07)Uncontrolled fluid flow in the wellbore is one of the most critical safety concerns for the oil and gas industry. The major focus of this dissertation is on blowout events given the most severe consequences associated with ...
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(2019-02-07)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most lethal cancer worldwide, caused by both genetic and environmental exposures, with underlying mechanisms that dovetail genetic, epigenetic, metabolomic, and gut microbiome influences. ...
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1987)
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)It is well documented that aflatoxin contamination in foods presents significant economic and public health burdens worldwide. Aflatoxins, particularly aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), have been implicated in the etiology of disease and ...
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(2013)In 2011, Texas was ranked 5th in the nation for total teen births rates amongst females, ages 15-19 (Department of Health and Human Resources 2011). Compared to the national average in the United States of 31.3 per one ...
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(2012-10-19)Body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders are more prevalent in today’s society than ever, making the prevention of eating disorders and its symptoms crucial for women’s health. A couple-based eating disorder ...
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(2015-06-01)Eating disorder symptoms and risk factors, such as body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization and self-objectification are increasing in prevalence and are being seen in girls at younger ages. However, little is known ...