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Health promotion and quality of life among mothers of preadolescents in Chile: A focused ethnography
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The aim of this ethnographic trial was to identify cultural patterns present in mothers’ actions when protecting their children from environmental risks like drugs and violence. Data collection consisted in a tape-recorded structured interview with 10 mothers of 9 to 13-year-old preadolescents,...
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Health promotion and quality of life among mothers of preadolescents: A focused ethnography
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Pasco, A.C.Y., Olson, J., Luduena, A.
Focused ethnography was used to identify beliefs, values and practices of Health Promotion and Quality of Life among mothers of preadolescents in Argentina. This study described how they influence their preadolescents’ choices and protect them from risk behaviors. Data were collected from a...
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Health promotion and quality of life among mothers of preadolescents: A focused ethnography study in Timbo/SC-Brazil
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This is a focused ethnography study of 10 preadolescents’ mothers who participate in OASE (Help Group of Evangelic Women) in Timbó, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The purpose of the study was to describe variances in patterns of health promotion, quality of life and preadolescents’ risk behavior from...
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2005
Hurd, T. E., Hebblewhite, M., Nietvelt, C. G., Paquet, P. C., Fryxell, J. M., White, C. A., Bayley, S. E., McKenzie, J. A.
Abstract: Experimental evidence of trophic cascades initiated by large vertebrate predators is rare in terrestrial ecosystems. A serendipitous natural experiment provided an opportunity to test the trophic cascade hypothesis for wolves (Canis lupus) in Banff National Park, Canada. The first wolf...
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Hydrology, water chemistry and vegetation characteristics of a tamarack bog in Bath Township, Ohio
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Miletti T., Fraser, L. H., Carlyle, C. N., Landaw A., Picard C.
The current state of the Bath Tamarack Bog has raised concern about the health and function of the system. Only 6 tamarack (Larix laricina) trees remain, while deciduous trees, particularly red maple (Acer rubrum) and invasive species such as glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) and multiflora...
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2005
Campbell, Sandy, McClary, Maryon, Kissau, Arlene
In August, 2004 librarians Sandy Campbell, Arlene Kissau and Maryon McClary attended the 70th IFLA General Conference and Council and the World Library and Information Congress in Argentina. This article describes the highlights of the conference.
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2005
The transport of freshwater is analyzed in an eddy-permitting regional model of the sub-polar North Atlantic, focusing on the export of freshwater (in liquid form) through Davis Strait. The results show that in the model simulations there is a limited exchange of freshwater between the Labrador...
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2005-01-01
Rankin, Robert, Ridley, Aaron J., Gombosi, Tamas I., Clauer, C. Robert, Watanabe, Masakazu, Kabin, Konstantin, Sofko, George J.
On the basis of magnetohydrodynamic simulation results for northward interplanetary magnetic field ( IMF) and significant dipole tilt, we describe internal reconnection processes that occur earthward of the magnetopause subsequent to magnetopause reconnection. We discuss the associated...