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Gardner, Jesse William

My Thesis posits a novel method of utilizing emerging web semantics, through HTML5 markup; to improve experience of Health Information seekers through a framework for creating functional, tailored Health Information Resource Collections potentially hosted by their own Health Information Support Networks; and based upon long-standing principles of online Information Retrieval. Most such organizations have websites, with links to useful Resources. This research exemplifies how to design and to pre...

French, Heather M.

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The purpose of this study was to conduct a pilot study to evaluate parents’ perceptions of a music therapy mobile application aimed to promote calmer behavioral state and to improve sleep routine in children under the age of six. Participants (N = 7) were parents with children six years and younger who received a three-week trial period of a music therapy mobile application followed by an online survey to gather responses. Results revealed generally positive responses on perceptions of the mobil...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have granted educational opportunities to students with a diverse aptitude of scholastic success. As a result, many of these students require additional academic support and assistance. Through the process of academic advising, specifically prescriptive advising, many students receive guidance and solutions to their immediate concerns. As it pertains to career and life goals, the Developmental Advising approach is designed to assist students i...

Hussenbocus, Shariah

<p>Tobacco use among Mauritian adolescents has increased steadily since 2008. Currently, Mauritius has not implemented any school-based anti-tobacco program and there is no instrument to assess the effectiveness of existing anti-tobacco school policies. Since the first cigarette can rapidly lead to nicotine dependence, targeted interventions must be assessed before established patterns of smoking appear. This study evaluated a tobacco use prevention education instrument to determine the effectiv...

Kim, Lena Adams

Educational Psychology / Ph.D. / This qualitative case study is an examination of factors that contributed to identity changes among new immigrants to the United States by examining the stories of participants who initiated the search for a solution, engaged stakeholders including a federal agency, and achieved a uniquely successful outcome through an environmental sustainability pilot program. Through a revelatory case approach, this study expands upon the limited victimization paradigm of envi...

Jaworska, Magdalena Anna

A research report submitted tot the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in the branch of Anaesthesia. Johannesburg, 2014 / Background: Post-operative pain is often undertreated, exposing patients to significant morbidity. The appropriate management of pain depends upon the accurate assessment thereof, however, this is difficult during general anaesthesia due to many confounders...

Scott, Norman Haynie

Doctor of Education

Mostert, Estie

BACKGROUND Uterine evacuation (EVAC) and manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) are commonly performed minor gynaecological procedures, often being done on an out-patient basis. These procedures are associated with pain, but the severity and extent of the pain experienced, especially in the post-procedure period, is not well studied. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine whether patients who underwent EVAC and MVA procedures, experienced pain postoperatively; and if so, to quantify the de...

Honour, Amy Elizabeth Nicola

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an eight-week weight bearing exercise program coupled with whole body vibration (WBV) on gross motor function, functional mobility and spasticity in hemiplegic type cerebral palsied school going children. The experimental group was compared to a control group undergoing the same exercise program. The control group excluded WBV training. Fifteen children participated in the study nine females and six males. There were eight children with right...

Fritz, Marisa

This research report presents an analysis of applicable types of public engagement and communication techniques for demographically diverse, non-technical audiences. It further investigates the simplification of technical topics in order to successfully communicate the topics to these audiences. The analysis shows that the demographic diversity of the target audience has a significant influence on the public engagement and communication techniques to be used, i.e. specifically the age prof...

Kern, Jeremy

Abstract This pilot study aimed to establish if an exercise programme utilizing the world’s first manual compression foot-pump, commonly known as “Venous Anti-Stasis Slippers”, could be used as an intervention to improve dialysis efficacy (Kt/V) and the quality of life (QOL) of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). The entire population of 34 self-care renal patients at the Flora Clinic renal unit were screened and 19 patients who met the inclusion criteria for the study were invit...

Ofori, Bridget Senanu

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Johannesburg, 2017. / The purpose of the study was to develop and pilot test a clinical guideline for the comprehensive management of acute pain in the adult Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CT-ICU) in Ghana. The intervention study employed both qualitative and quantitative designs using the pre-and post-intervention method. The ...

Goel, Aradhana, 1972-

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-54). / This thesis investigates the use of handheld mobile devices as exploratory personalized tools for dynamic navigation of the cityscape that go beyond cartographic limitations and yellow-page directory services. One needs to capture the hidden information patterns of the city in order to experience it in a meaningful way. The volatile, unpredictable randomness ...

Pincus, Melanie I. (Melanie Ita), 1980-

Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105). / by Melanie I. Pincus. / M.Eng.

Taylor, Alexis (Alexis Abreu)

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2011. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-51). / In 2009 the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) initiated a Pilot Streets Program that called for the temporary closure of Broadway between 47th and 42nd Streets to all vehicular traffic. With Times Square and the Green Light for Midtown project as a central case study, this thesis explores ...

Delahunty, D. (David)

The motivation for this thesis is based on my experiences during the summer of 2014, during which I had the opportunity to participate in an educational export pilot project that took place between Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Extension School of Oulu University (TOPIK) concerning in-service training for BMA teachers and administrators. In addition to providing an insight into the background to the projects from the perspectives of BMA and TOPIK, and introducing the main pl...

Deedat, Raees

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / Railit Total Transportation (RTT) is a multinational corporation whose core business is to be a logistics and distribution partner to other multinational corporations. Many of RTT’s key clientele are in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, with various key relationships and networks being developed over many years of operation. RTT set the trend by becoming one of the first large South African companies to participate in and profit from t...

Borrageiro, Dannita

The aim of this study was to explore temperament, psychopathology and quality of life (QOL) in adolescents born at extremely low birth weight (ELBW), i.e., < 1000g. ELBW adolescents (N = 15) completed the Revised Cheek and Buss Scale and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 5.0.0 (M.I.N.I.), while their legal guardians completed a biographical questionnaire and the Short Form 12 version 2. The median age of the sample was 13 SD = 2.526 years (60% male) and all participants spoke English...

Philander, J. H. (John Henry)

Dissertation (DPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to develop a HIV intervention programme tailored for South African adolescents with visual impairments. A further aim was to pilot and evaluate this tailored programme. This investigation was deemed necessary in the light of the growing HIV pandemic in South Africa, which has proliferated over the last 10 years. Adolescents and young adults are among the most vulnerable to HIV infection, and...

Kennedy, Roy Donovan

Thesis (Mnutr)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of a new micronutrient, glutamine, pre- and probiotic enriched liquid nutritional supplement on the nutritional status and immunity of adults living with HIV/AIDS. The study was designed as a prospective randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Subjects were HIV-infected male and female adult volunteers (n = 47) from a community-based hospi...

Smith, Yvonne

Thesis (MScPhysio)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: A functional gait forms an integral part of life, allowing individuals to function within their environment and participate in activities of daily living. The evaluation of gait forms an essential part of a physical examination and can help screen for physical impairments. To the researchers‟ knowledge no 3D gait analysis studies of this nature have been conducted in South Africa. South African gait analysis labor...

De la Rouviere, Jeremiah Daneil

Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis explores the effect on learning Chinese characters for learners of Chinese as foreign language through implementing the unique properties of the Chinese script in a prototype spaced repetition system. Both Chinese radicals and the spacing effect have the potential to positively influence the recall ability of students in learning Chinese characters, however the interaction between the spacing effect and Chinese ra...

Lukama, Beatice M. K.

Thesis (MSc (Conservation Ecology and Entomology)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / A pilot study was conducted at the Namakwa Sands Mineral Separation Plant, to investigate the effects of acidic gaseous emissions from the Mineral Separation Plant on the adjacent Succulent Karoo vegetation. Sulphuric acid fumes, a major gaseous emission of the mineral processing, was the subject of investigation of the present study, due to the potential high negative impact of elevated concentrations the...

Boonzaaier, Hester Susanna

Background: Child sexual abuse is a problem that manifests in all spheres of our society, a social problem that often crosses the desk of a social worker rendering services to children and families. The researcher can still remember how daunting her first experience was when she dealt with an allegation of child sexual abuse. Now, in hindsight she believes that if she had more in-depth knowledge when dealing with children who has been sexually abused and their disclosure thereof, it would have m...

Ching-fen Cheng, 程靜芬

碩士 / 國立雲林科技大學 / 應用外語系碩士班 / 99 / This study investigated mathematics story books related to mathematics curriculum of middle schools in Taiwan and categorized them into three learning stages based on suitability for various grade levels. The aim was to provide teachers with a guide for choosing these types of texts for their middle school students. The mathematics story books were searched from four kinds of resources available in Taiwan for this pilot study. After searching some school libraries...

Smith, E W, Walker, Roderick, Haigh, J M, Kanfer, I

Reply to: Letter to the Editor by Singh GJ; Fleischer N; Lesko L; Williams R - relating to original article in Pharmaceutical Research (USA), Mar 1997, vol. 14, pp. 303-308.

Galkaduwa, Madhubhashini Buddhika

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Agronomy / Ganga M. Hettiarachchi / Constructed wetland treatment systems (CWTSs) are an alternative adaptation for flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater purification. A series of laboratory-based soil column studies mimicking a pilot-scale CWTS was carried out to evaluate the performance of the treatment system in detail. The main objectives of studies were to (1) understand the transport characteristics, retention capacity and transformation of selenium...

Dodd, Zachary Caleb

Master of Science / Geology / Matthew E. Brueseke / Previous K-Ar dating and petrography (Obradovich, 1978) have identified Pilot Knob as an ~3.4 (±0.06) Ma alkaline intrusive body. Bulk rock geochemistry obtained via XRF from four samples of Pilot Knob verifies the transitionally alkaline composition of the body, and new REE data also show enriched La, Ce, and Nd concentrations, consistent with rare earth element (REE) enrichment. Given the increased demand for REEs over the past ~30 years an...

Trance, F. Raymond

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Ariker, Diane Fried

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

Cornelio, Oscar

BACKGROUND: Disparities in access to quality chronic pain treatment options disproportionately affect minorities. Although there is increasing evidence about the effectiveness of complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) to help in the treatment of pain, little is known about how low income minorities would benefit from having greater access to CIM. The Integrative Medical Group Visit (IMGV) model incorporates CIM in a medical group visit setting with the goal of increasing access to CIM. ...

Gregorio, Matthew Stephen

Background: Therapeutic misunderstanding (TMU) and its three facets: therapeutic misconception, therapeutic misestimation, and therapeutic optimism have been identified as major challenges to the ethical conduct of clinical research and obtaining informed consent from research participants. However, the prevalence of TMU among clinicians and researchers has not been explored. Since most physicians will be exposed to clinical research over the course of their career, the understanding of clinical...

Friend, Jeannette G

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University N.B: Missing page: 88. only one copy is available

Dutra, Dorothea Pyne

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Bani Fatemi, Shakibasadat

Objectives: This pilot study examined how Methylphenidate (MPH0.5mg/kg) affects appetite sensations, food reinforcement, energy intake (EI), macronutrient consumption, and weight-loss in youth and adults living with obesity, without ADHD. Methods: This study employed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design. Eleven participants aged 28±6.9 yrs. (4 M, 7 F) were randomized to receive either MPH (n=5) or placebo group (n=6) for 60 days. Participants’ appetite sensations (Visual Analog...

Ager, Amanda

INTRODUCTION: La tendinopathie de la coiffe des rotateurs (TCR) entraine au quotidien des douleurs et faiblesses musculaires et une diminution du contrôle moteur à l'épaule. OBJECTIFS: Les objectifs de cette étude étaient i) d'effectuer une revue de littérature pour identifier les méthodes de quantification de la proprioception de l'épaule utilisées en laboratoire et en clinique et d’en présenter les qualités métrologiques, ii) d'évaluer l'efficacité d’un programme d’entrainement neuro-musculair...

Li, Qianqian

This membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) pilot project was performed at Ekeby wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Eskilstuna, Sweden. This plant is facing a future challenge of effluent TN < 10mg/L according to the new standard and the growing population, where higher treatment capacity is needed. The MABR as a newly invented technology, is chosen as a promising countermeasure towards the challenge, because of the simultaneous nitrification and denitrification of this technology. By the tim...

Bass, Natalie Tanyia

The Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM) test is used extensively across a wide variety of settings in South Africa, however more appropriate local normative data has yet to be established. The CPM is internationally recognised as a culture-fair test of nonverbal intelligence, designed for use with children between the ages of 5½ and 11½. This pilot study thus sought to establish normative data for this instrument for a population of Xhosa-speaking Primary School children in the peri-urba...

Evans, Alison

The aim of this pilot study, which was carried out under the auspices of the Grahamstown Hospice, is to evaluate the functioning of families with a terminally ill member, in order to establish whether these families require family therapy. The Family Assessment Device (FAD), based on the McMaster Model of Family Functioning, was used. Data from 20 families was analysed and the extent to which these families constitute a clinical sample is highlighted. In terms of the dimension of General Functio...

Westraat, Hendrik

Very little chemical information is known about substances being abused in South-Africa. This can be attributed to the fact that possession of drugs constitutes a criminal offence. Not much research is done, and with the exception of self-reported, rehabilitation institution data, from the South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) and the South African Police drug related arrest data, no other data on drugs and drug use, is publically available. Drugs are being manufact...

Bevers, Gertrude

In order to teach the desirable business courses in the Pilot Point High School, it is necessary to discover what courses would be most practical for the students and also the training that business firms require of their employees. The future can be based upon the present and the past. This study attempts to determine the future needs by probing into the present and the past.

Gonzalez, Roberto Pablo

This work presents the development and the assessment of Feeling Master, a novel psychotherapeutic interactive gaming application that uses cartoon stimuli to measure facial emotion recognition in schizophrenic patients. A pilot study among 24 patients with schizophrenia (PS) and 17 healthy control (HC) subjects was conducted to assess the usability of Feeling Master as a tool to measure facial emotion recognition ability in schizophrenic patients. The usability assessment of the application wa...

Lei, Hong, Toosizadeh, Nima, Schwenk, Michael, Sherman, Scott, Karp, Stephan, Sternberg, Esther, Najafi, Bijan

Background Gait disorder, a key contributor to fall and poor quality of life, represents a major therapeutic challenge in Parkinson's disease (PD). The efficacy of acupuncture for PD remains unclear, largely due to methodological flaws and lack of studies using objective outcome measures. Objective To objectively assess the efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) for gait disorders using body-worn sensor technology in patients with PD. Methods In this randomized pilot study, both the patients and as...

Muller, Jasmin

Introduction: Work-related stress is one of the most challenging issues on workplaces. Reduced ability to relax and recover has been proposed as a key factor behind the increase of stress-related illness among workers. Massage and mental training are two commonly used techniques which may have positive effects on the ability to recover. One technique to help workers recover is a “recovery chair” which include both mechanical massage and mental training programs. However, it has not been scientif...

Munnik, James Barry

Research into the therapeutic potential of aerobic exercise has proven fruitful over the past few years; however, no true experimental research undertakings have investigated the psychological benefits of aerobic exercise with schizophrenic semi-acute in-patients. The main objective of this thesis was to seek out evidence for the possibility that aerobic (submaximal long duration) exercise could be considered an adjunct treatment for hospitalised schizophrenic in-patients. In order to accomplish...

abstract: A robust, fast and accurate protection system based on pilot protection concept was developed previously and a few alterations in that algorithm were made to make it faster and more reliable and then was applied to smart distribution grids to verify the results for it. The new 10 sample window method was adapted into the pilot protection program and its performance for the test bed system operation was tabulated. Following that the system comparison between the hardware results for the...

Todani, Shumisanani Juliah

MENVSC / Department of Geography and Geo-Information Sciences / Department of Geography and Geo-Information Sciences

Kalam, Sifat

Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from wastewater discharges are the primary causes of eutrophication in receiving water bodies. Removal and recovery of nutrients from wastewater is important, due to their high demand as fertilizer. Two well established technologies, struvite precipitation for P-removal and anammox process for N-removal, are combined in this study to manage both nutrients concurrently. A pilot-scale study was conducted at the Annacis Wastewater Treatment Plant Research Center in ...