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Skip to Search Results- 1Abdussalam, Ali MA
- 1Abu Alrub, Osama Y
- 1Aburasayn, Hanin
- 1Afhami, Shima
- 1Ahrari, Malema
- 1Akhavan Taheri Borojeni, Azadeh
- 18Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
- 16Physical Education and Recreation
- 11Department of Public Health Sciences
- 11Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 11Medical Sciences-Paediatrics
- 9Department of Educational Psychology
- 3Courneya, Kerry (Physical Education and Recreation)
- 3Veugelers, Paul (School of Public Health)
- 2Boliek, Carol (Communication Sciences and Disorders)
- 2Brocks, Dion (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- 2Carson, Valerie (Physical Education and Recreation)
- 2Eurich, Dean (School of Public Health)
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Spring 2012
Mental health disorders are a significant problem facing children. Emerging research suggests there is a link between nutrition and mental health. This thesis examines the association between diet quality and mental health in children. The first objective was to examine the cross-sectional...
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Fall 2018
Mental health disorders are an issue of epidemic proportions, affecting children and adolescents worldwide. Recent studies have suggested a link between lifestyle behaviours of diet, physical activity, screen time, and sleep with mental health in adolescence. However, a combined lifestyle...
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The World in an Object Lesson: Visual Pedagogies in Children's Literature Produced for the 1893 Columbian Exposition
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The World in an Object Lesson addresses the ways in which nineteenth-century reading audiences of the United States were taught to make sense of the visual stimulus of worlds fairs. The Object Lesson was one visual method which was both promoted and critiqued in the material culture of the...
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Fall 2014
Children’s literature is a powerful medium through which meanings about the body are normalized and conveyed during childhood (Hunt, 1985; Peterson-Bender & Lach, 1990; Rogers, 1999; Rogers, 2008; Saric, 2005; Stallcup, 2004). Although textual analysis is a common approach to the socio-cultural...
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Spring 2016
This dissertation consists of three chapters, each of which can be considered an independent essay. The three essays contribute to labor economics, sports economics, and behavioral economics. The first chapter focuses on pay and performance in a team environment. Working in teams increases...
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Through the Lens of the Youth: Exploring Culturally Relevant Physical Activity with a Northern Aboriginal Community Through Participatory Action Research
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Guided by an overarching participatory action research framework, this research explored physical activity within the sociocultural context of northern Aboriginal communities. I worked in partnership with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation Community Wellness Program in the Northwest Territories,...
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Fall 2016
Background. Tools and resources (TRs) can help to prevent obesity in children, particularly in settings that are accessible to families and well-aligned with chronic disease prevention, such as primary care. To date, little is known about the TRs that primary care providers (PCPs) currently use...
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Using the Edmonton Obesity Staging System to predict mode of delivery after labor induction
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Objective: To evaluate the use of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Obstetrics (EOSSo) in predicting cesarean delivery amongst term, nulliparous, singleton pregnancies in women with overweight or obesity, who are undergoing an induction of labor. Methods: A prospective-cohort study was...
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Vitamin D Status and Markers of Cardiometabolic and Liver Disease Risk in Childhood Obesity
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Vitamin D insufficiency is highly prevalent in children (up to 40%), particularly in northern climates such as Alberta, due to reduced sunlight exposure and low intake. Although suboptimal vitamin D status and metabolic dysregulation are commonly observed in obesity, little is known about the...