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Fall 2023
Infants and children require a net positive calcium (Ca2+) balance to achieve optimal bone mineral density by early adulthood. Vitamin D is a hormone that increases blood Ca2+ levels by increasing intestinal absorption and renal reabsorption of Ca2+ as well as bone remodelling. In both the kidney...
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Spring 2011
The current research was designed to add to the youth sport coping literature by examining adolescent athletes’ stressor appraisals and coping and to understand the way in which athletes learn to cope. Two studies were conducted. Study one was a metastudy (Paterson, Thorne, Canam, & Jillings,...
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Mandibular Condyle Tissue Reaction to Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in a Young Adult Rat Animal Model
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Mandibular condyle, especially in postnatal life, grows mainly by endocondral bone growth and has a pivotal role in development of the mandible and oro-facial complex as a whole. This important growth site of the mandible has unique adaptive remodeling in response to external stimuli even beyond...
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Metrology of Health-Related Quality of Life Measurements in Adults and Adolescents with Scoliosis
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Background: Scoliosis impacts Quality of Life (QOL). Stabilization exercises have been shown to be effective for improving patient reported outcomes (PROMS.); however, our literature review examining the effects of such exercises on QOL showed that such studies in adults with scoliosis are...
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Parent-child communication and adolescents’ problem-solving strategies in hypothetical bullying situations
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The current study investigated: (a) the types of solutions that students and parents generate in response to hypothetical bullying situations; (b) the effectiveness of the solutions generated; and (c) the effectiveness of strategies when taking into consideration parent-child communication....
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Parental Experiences of a Parent-assisted Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a parent-assisted social skills program for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In the PEERS program, the parents play a vital role in supporting and coaching their teen’s skill development. The purpose of this...
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Parenting and Peer Bullying: Parents’ and Adolescents’ Beliefs, Communication, Behavior and Strategies
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Bullying by peers is a serious problem facing Canadian adolescents today. A key social support for adolescents is the support of their parents. While there is considerable information from the parenting literature to indicate that healthy parent-child communication and authoritative-type...
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Spring 2011
To better understand the relationship of parent and peer factors in contributing to adolescent marijuana use, the present study investigated the direct and indirect effects of perceived parental knowledge and best friend drug use on adolescent marijuana use. Survey responses from 2552 grade 10,...
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Pea Protein Based Nanoemulsions for Delivery of Vitamin D: Fabrication, Stability and In vitro Study using Caco-2 Cells
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In North America, a significant population is vitamin D deficient due to insufficient sunlight exposure in winters. Increasing research has shown that vitamin D, apart from its skeletal functions, also has potential to lower the risk of chronic diseases such as autoimmune disorders, diabetes...
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Spring 2014
The effects of food messaging in video games remain unexplored despite the popularity of the medium among adolescents and the growing potential for food messaging in video games. My three research objects were to: (1) identify how healthy and unhealthy foods are depicted in video games; (2)...