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Evaluation of A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Selecting Optimal Rehabilitation Intervention for Injured Workers
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Objective: To evaluate the concurrent validity of a newly developed clinical decision support tool (Work Assessment Triage Tool, WATT) by comparing the rehabilitation interventions determined using the WATT with the current gold standard–clinician recommendations. Methods: This is a secondary...
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Evidence for the functional and structural differentiation of the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus using DTI tractography
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The inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF), a major ventral white matter pathway, has been shown to be a crucial component of semantic (Moritz-Gasser, Herbet & Duffau, 2013) and lexical/orthographic (Vandermosten, Boets, Polemans, Sunaert, Wouters & Ghesquière, 2012) processing. However,...
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Examination of Cerebral Hemodynamics of School-Aged Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter During Reading: a Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Pilot Study
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This exploratory pilot study examined the reliability of using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to evaluate cerebral hemodynamic responses of oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2), deoxygenated hemoglobin (HHb), hemoglobin difference (HbDiff) and total hemoglobin (tHb) in the left inferior...
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Spring 2024
Despite the large body of evidence of the benefits of exercise for people with cancer, it is often not part of standard care. This thesis addresses two components that are relevant to the widespread implementation of exercise oncology programs in clinical practice: cost-effectiveness and symptom...
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Fall 2020
Abstract The purpose of this dissertation is to explore, describe, and investigate cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in the context of functional work-related outcomes, with specific focus on physical exercise and work-related activities. The studies capture the perspective of individual cancer...
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Exploring Effects of Participation in Group Social Skills Interventions on the Self-Esteem of Autistic Youth
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Autistic youth commonly participate in Group Social Skills Interventions (GSSIs) as social-communication difficulties are a core component of their diagnosis. In these groups, autistic youth spend many weeks gaining knowledge about neurotypical social expectations. However, the evidence for GSSIs...
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Exploring Relationships Between Communication Features, Gender Attribution Ratings, and Quality of Life for Transgender and Cisgender Communicators
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Background: Voice and communication modification training is a critical aspect of the gender affirmation process for many transgender people. Incongruence between communication characteristics and gender positioning can be a cause of gender dysphoria and lead to misattribution or being outed as a...