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Seeing the Forest and the Trees: A Multi-dimensional Exploration into Children’s Experiences with Nature
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Sedentary and Non-Sedentary Behaviour Patterns of Children with Cerebral Palsy Who Use Wheelchairs.
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Purpose: To examine the suitability of a direct observation method to quantify and describe sedentary behavior and non-sedentary breaks for children who have cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS] levels III, IV, and V). Secondary goals were to evaluate the agreement...
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Screen time and seasonal variation in physical activity among preschool children in Edmonton
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Background: The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide. One main determinant of overweight and obesity is inactivity. Little is known about the factors that influence physical activity and sedentary behaviour among young children. Seasonal variation was examined as...
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Sarcopenia is associated with clinical outcomes and physical function in children with end-stage liver disease pre-and-post liver transplantation
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Background & Aims: Sarcopenia is defined as reduced skeletal muscle mass (myopenia), muscle strength and physical performance. In adults with end stage liver disease (ESLD), sarcopenia is highly prevalent and associated with adverse outcomes. Emerging data have shown that sarcopenia is prevalent...
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Respiratory, laryngeal, and articulatory adjustments to changes in vocal loudness in typically developing children and children with spastic-type cerebral palsy
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This study explored the physiological adjustments made by the speech mechanism when sustained maximum phonations and sentences differing in vocal loudness were produced by typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy (CP). Respiratory adjustments (lung volume initiation,...
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Reframing Differences: The Dialect Variations in the Phonological Development of Canadian Bilingual Children who Speak French
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Introduction: Canada’s French-English bilingual population is increasing, including the number of individuals outside of Québec who speak French. These individuals make up Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs) which refer to Canadians who speak French and live outside of Québec, and...
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Public Health Unit Funding Per Capita and Seasonal Influenza Vaccination among Youth and Adults in Ontario, Canada in 2013/14 and 2018/19
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Background: Previous studies have indicated that public health funding was associated with beneficial health outcomes at the population-level. Some individuals may be less likely to vaccinate against influenza for a variety of reasons, including the presence of health inequities as a barrier. For...
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Fall 2019
Mental illnesses are highly prevalent in Canada and pose a significant personal, societal, and economic burden. In recent years, a relationship between diet and mental illness has emerged, highlighting diet as a potential public health target for the prevention of mental illness. This thesis...
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Spring 2010
Highly structured school-based interventions have shown promise in reducing risk factors for obesity in children. However, challenges exist with the sustainability of these kinds of programs and little is known about the potential for less structured interventions to effect change on behaviours...
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Profiling the Bacterial and Fungal Gut Microbiome of Children with and without Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
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Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease that has a large array of direct (e.g. altered metabolic and inflammatory profile) and indirect (e.g. mental health concerns etc.) consequences on health and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is the most...