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2010
Clark, Diane, Emberley, Andrea, Sivak, Allison, Campbell, Sandy
Describes the results of the Continuing Education Certification Pilot Project, undertaken on behalf of The Partnership, the Library Association of Alberta and the intent to develop an operational program.
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Differential expression of hypothalamic metabolic and inflammatory genes in response to short-term calorie restriction in juvenile obese- and lean-prone JCR rats
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Vine, Donna F., Jacobs, Rene, Pierce, W.D., Heth, C.D., Russell, Jim, Proctor, Spencer D., Borthwick, Faye, Nelson, Randy, Diane, Abdoulaye, Mangat, Rabban
Background: Childhood obesity is an important early predictor of adult obesity and associated comorbidities. Common forms of obesity are underpinned by both environmental and genetic factors. However, the rising prevalence of obesity in genetically stable populations strongly suggests that...
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2012
Hewitt, J.A., Wilson, D.M., Chamberland, C.
Injuries are a leading cause of childhood death and disability. Many injuries are a result of youths taking risks and not avoiding risky situations. An educational program to reduce adolescent injury risk (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) has operated out of the Misericordia...
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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 researchers in Alberta: An exploratory comparison of defining characteristics and knowledge translation activities
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Thornley, R., Estabrooks, C., Newton, M.S., Birdsell, J.M., Adewale, A., Norton, P.
Background: Canadian funding agencies are no longer content to support research that solely advances scientific knowledge, and key directives are now in place to promote research transfer to policy- and decision-makers. Therefore, it is necessary to improve our understanding of how researchers...
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Health researchers in Alberta: An exploratory comparison of defining characteristics and knowledge translation activities
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Newton, M.S., Thornley, R., Birdsell, J.M., Estabrooks, C., Adewale, A., Norton, P.
Background: Canadian funding agencies are no longer content to support research that solely advances scientific knowledge, and key directives are now in place to promote research transfer to policy- and decision-makers. Therefore, it is necessary to improve our understanding of how researchers...
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Health researchers in Alberta: An exploratory comparison of defining characteristics and knowledge translation activities
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Birdsell, J.M., Newton, M.S., Thornley, R., Adewale, A., Estabrooks, C., Norton, P.
Background: Canadian funding agencies are no longer content to support research that solely advances scientific knowledge, and key directives are now in place to promote research transfer to policy- and decision-makers. Therefore, it is necessary to improve our understanding of how researchers...