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Development of Empirical Models to Predict Deposition of Aerosols in the Extrathoracic Airways of Children
DownloadSpring 2012
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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2013-01-01
McMartin, Seanna E., Willows, Noreen D., Colman, Ian, Ohinmaa, Arto, Storey, Kate, Veugelers, Paul J.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between diet quality and feelings of worry, sadness or unhappiness in Canadian children. METHODS: Responses to the Harvard Food Frequency Questionnaire of 6,528 grade 5 students were used to calculate a composite score of diet quality, and its components:...
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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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2013-05-09
Wu, Tong, Nickel, Liane, Reimer, Ashley
The number of children who are adopted internationally has been steadily increasing. However, there is a limited amount of research on how language typically develops in this population. This study followed 20 children under the age of 5 who were adopted from Ethiopia to North America....
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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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Effect of a Child-Controlled Robot on Mother’s Communicative Dominance during Play Interaction with a Child with Cerebral Palsy: a Case Study
Download2014-06-30
Soriano, Adrielle, Yuen, Amanda
Children who have severe physical disabilities often have great difficulty interacting and learning through play, and their expressive language is commonly limited. During play, mothers are frequently more directive in their interaction with children with disabilities. This might change if the...
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Emergency Health Care Use among Sociodemographic Groups of Children Presenting to Emergency Departments for Self-Harm in Alberta
Emergency Health Care Use among Sociodemographic Groups of Children Presenting to Emergency Departments for Self-Harm in Alberta
Download2015-03-30
Tsang, Conrad I. , Rosychuk,Rhonda J. , Newton, Amanda S.
Objective: To examine sociodemographic variations among children <18 years in (1) rates of self-harm visits to emergency departments (EDs) and (2) physician follow-up after the self-harm visit in Alberta. Methods: A retrospective, population-based cohort (2002–2011) of ED visits for self-harm by...
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2014-10-02
SSHRC Awarded IG 2015: ESL acquisition in early childhood is not well understood or even well-documented. Early L2 child speakers appear to produce more varied types of phonological errors compared with monolingual children, some but not all of which are predictable from their own mother tongues....