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2011

Lemay, J.-F., Lockyer, J., White, J.S., Brownell, K.

Background: Although essay questions are used in the admissions process in many medical schools, there has been little research on how applicants respond to essay questions. Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore how applicants to medical school approach essay questions used in the...

2017-06-03

Lenon, S., Peers, D.

In 2014 Jennifer Cramblett, a white lesbian, filed a Complaint forWrongful Birth alleging that the Midwest Sperm Bank mistakenly provided sperm from an African–American donor. In this article, we trace the complex and over-lapping lines of legal and social inheritance that have conditioned not...

2010

Berry, T. R., Blanchard, C., Selfridge, G., Spence, J. C., Edwards, J., Cutumisu, N.

Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between body mass index and neighborhood walkability, socioeconomic status (SES), reasons for choosing neighborhoods, physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and demographic variables. Methods: Two studies,...

2009

Berry, T. R., Plotnikoff, R. C., Spence, J. C., Clark, M., Stolp, S., Witcher, C., McCargar, L., Bauman, A.

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to evaluate television advertisements targeted at 55-70-year olds that promoted physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption. Awareness of the campaign, perceived credibility of the source, intentions to visit a promoted website, and intentions...

2008

Ghofranipou, F., Niknami, S., Taymoori, P., Berry, T. R., Lubans, D.

Background: Physical activity (PA) rates decline precipitously during the high school years and are consistently lower among adolescent girls than adolescent boys. Due to cultural barriers, this problem might be exacerbated in female Iranian adolescents. However, little intervention research has...

2022-01-30

Spence, John C., Cameron, C, Faulkner, G., Cloutier, Marie-Soleil

Active transport (i.e., moving oneself from place to place by walking, cycling, or other active means) is recognized as a sustainable and inclusive form of transportation. It is also a primary source of physical activity for most adults and the associated benefits are clear for community...

2020-01-01

Eales, Lindsay, Peers, Danielle

Care is a dirty word for many in our communities. “Care giving” has become a euphemism for often-indifferent, under-funded, labor that is done to our bodies to (barely) enable our continued survival. Care is a dirty word in many of our leftist-feminist communities. Care work is a classification...

2004

Gardiner, K.R., McCallion, K., Mitchell, R.M., McKee, F., Collins, J.S., Watson, R.G., White, J.S.

2012-01-01

Berry, T. R., Chan, C., Walker, J., Bell, R.

The purpose of this consensus conference was to have a lay panel of persons with type 2 diabetes (T2D) work in collaboration with an expert panel of diabetes professionals to develop strategies designed to improve dietary and physical activity adherence in persons with T2D. Lay panel participants...

2012

Anders, S., Bell, R. C., Chan, C., Berry, T. R.

Purpose: The majority of people with type 2 diabetes do not meet dietary and physical activity recommendations. It is not well understood how diabetes educators translate diet and physical guidelines for their clients and if diabetes educators have sufficient resources to promote healthy eating...