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Spring 2020
When speakers are asked to name a series of semantically related pictures (e.g., apple, pear, banana), response times increase as more pictures are named. This effect is known as cumulative semantic interference (CSI). Researchers who have studied these effects in adults have proposed that these...
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Fall 2024
Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) accounts for approximately 10% of all diabetes cases and is an incurable, life-threatening chronic condition that poses significant practical and emotional challenges for patients and their families. Typically diagnosed during childhood, T1D requires constant...
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Influence of diet on cardiometabolic dysregulation and sarcopenia in children after liver transplantation
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Background: Cardio-metabolic dysregulation (CMD) and sarcopenia have been shown to influence important co-morbid conditions in children after liver transplantation (LTx). In adults with liver disease, suboptimal intake of some nutrients (protein, vitamin D) and high takes of added sugars and...
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Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat Adolescent Anxiety: An Exploration of Intervention Designs and the User Experience
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BACKGROUND: Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) is a complex, ‘persuasive system’ as its design combines therapeutic content, technological features, and interactions between the user and the program. The design and delivery of iCBT differs across programs. While iCBT is...
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Mental health, the sacred, and embodied wisdom: Contemplations on the wholeness and well-being of children
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Mental health concerns are on the rise in Canada and worldwide. The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2030 depressive disorders will be the leading cause of the global burden of disease (World Federation for Mental Health, 2012). Eurocentric medical models rooted in modern...
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The At Risk Child: An exploration of the journey of children at risk of an inherited arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy and an examination of how age at diagnosis impacts well-being
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Background: There are currently knowledge gaps in our understanding of factors that influence a child’s journey through diagnosis and management of an inherited arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy. It is also unclear how age at diagnosis for one of these conditions impacts the physical,...
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The Culture of Food and Beverage Marketing in Children's Sport: What does it look like and how do parents experience?
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Unhealthy food and beverage marketing impacts dietary attitudes and behaviours of children and youth and is a risk factor for childhood obesity. Canada is exploring policy options to restrict unhealthy food marketing to children, as recommended by the World Health Organization. However, the...
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Fall 2018
Children’s friendships and the wider friendship networks for which these relationships are embedded, are significant contexts for children’s development, and may play a role in shaping children’s physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) levels. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine...