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DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATTENTIVE USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A TELEROBOTIC HAPTIC SYSTEM TO SUPPORT PLAY IN CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
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BACKGROUND: Children with physical impairments may face difficulties when playing because of limitations in reaching and handling objects. Children with physical disabilities may have limited opportunities to play, and they may experience negative impacts on their social, emotional, or...
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Development of Empirical Models to Predict Deposition of Aerosols in the Extrathoracic Airways of Children
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The experimental studies described in this thesis were performed with the goal of measuring deposition of aerosols, inhaled either nasally or orally, in the extrathoracic airways of children in different age groups. We pursued in vitro methods and characterized the deposition of aerosols in the...
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Fall 2010
Diabetes is a growing public health issue in Canada, and this concern is now extending to children and adolescents. Our goal was to conduct research projects aimed at pediatric diabetes surveillance in Alberta, Canada. To identify diabetes cases, we applied the National Diabetes Surveillance...
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Diet Diversity and Health Value in Children with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Prader- Willi Syndrome: Association with Cardio-metabolic Risk
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In Canada, the obesity prevalence rate in children and adolescents has increased significantly during the last four decades resulting in increased incidence of obesity- related health conditions, lower quality of life and greater health care cost. Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease...
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Spring 2017
Mounting evidence indicates that early childhood experiences have lifetime consequences for adult functioning and therefore the wellbeing of societies. Early childhood life is also considered the most effective and cost-efficient time for preventing inequalities in human life. Despite the large...
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Early moral conscience development: The contributions of fathers’ authoritative parenting style and father–child mutually responsive orientations including the moderating effects of child temperament
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The current study examined the extent that fathers’ authoritative parenting style (APS) and father–child mutually responsive orientation (MRO) explained children’s moral conscience. Two dimensions of child temperament, fearfulness and effortful control, were investigated for moderating effects of...
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Fall 2021
BackgroundChildhood apraxia of speech (CAS) has attracted controversy in the field of speech-language pathology for decades. There is some agreement that CAS is a neurological speech sound disorder that impairs a child’s ability to plan and/or program the precise and sequential movements required...
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Epidemiology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders among Indigenous Children: from Global to Métis-specific Contexts
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Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) have been found to be more prevalent among Indigenous children. However, it is unclear whether this extends to all Indigenous children from countries with similar colonial histories. In this thesis, we conducted a systematic review to assess the evidence on the...
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Evaluating the Implementation of Child Nutritional Policies: A Case Study of the Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) in Ghana
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Abstract Malnutrition is a global issue with major public health implications. Close to half of all child deaths in developing countries are attributed to malnutrition. Under-five mortality rate is persistently high in Ghana where mortality rates stand at 47.9 per 1000 live births. Malnutrition...
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Everyone's just like, they're fine, and when in reality, are we? Stories about recess from children experiencing disability
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Recess can be a valuable and significant experience in children’s lives that provides opportunities for outdoor free play and engagement with peers; however children experiencing disability often withdraw or are excluded during recess. The recess context has received little attention from an...