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Spring 2020
embedded in a social context. Objective: The primary objective was to examine gender differences in SC ability in children with ASD using narrative analysis. The secondary objective was to determine if the gender differences found in participants’ with ASD would also be found in matched typically
as adding descriptive words or phrases, and sources of confusion for a listener, such as examples of incoherence. To examine if gender differences were present when the participants with ASD were 8-years-old, a series of independent samples t-tests was run with gender as the independent variable (IV
) and the subtest/index scores (ERRNI, DTA) as the dependent variables (DVs). The second study’s aim was to determine the stability and pattern of the gender differences over time. The same participants were re-examined two years later at age 10, using the same measures, and their performance compared
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Exploring Relationships Between Communication Features, Gender Attribution Ratings, and Quality of Life for Transgender and Cisgender Communicators
DownloadSpring 2019
Background: Voice and communication modification training is a critical aspect of the gender affirmation process for many transgender people. Incongruence between communication characteristics and gender positioning can be a cause of gender dysphoria and lead to misattribution or being outed as a
transgender person, which can have significant negative social consequences (e.g., discrimination, physical harm). Consequently, identifying the characteristics of communication that contribute most to conveying one’s gender and masculinity-femininity is important for informing voice and communication
modification training practices. Objective: The two main objectives of my doctoral research were to 1) Identify a set of communication-based predictors (i.e., acoustic and nonverbal communication measures) of subjective ratings related to gender attribution; and 2) Explore relationships between communication
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Symptoms and Experiences of Chest Binding: A Cross-Sectional Survey Using a Patient Oriented, Harm Reduction Approach
DownloadFall 2023
Objective: People bind their chest to relieve gender dysphoria and most people that bind experience negative physical symptoms as a result. The purpose of the current research is to: 1) explore the incidence, overall impact, and level of concern of adverse symptoms related to chest binding, and 2
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Reliability and validity of the Hindi version of Falls Efficacy Scale – International (FES-I) among older adults in Alberta
DownloadSpring 2015
compared to those of the original FES–I (English) study by age, gender, occupational status and history of falls. Independent t-test was used to compare differences in mean FES–I (Hindi) scores among participants of this study by the four demographic characteristics. Findings: The internal consistency and
: ρ = - 0.827 and ρ = 0.691 (p < 0.0001), respectively. There was significant difference in FES-I (Hindi) mean scores between participants by occupational status, t (21) = - 1.63 (p = 0.014), however, differences by age, gender and history of falls were not statistically significant (p > 0.05
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Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton: survey of members' profile and benefits of membership
DownloadFall 2012
programs and services. Results suggest relationships between participation in programs and seniors age and gender. Very few respondents had used their membership benefits. Conclusion: Not all current programs and services are needed by the majority of current Sage members. Further studies are recommended
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Development of a chatbot to promote activity participation for people with serious mental illness
DownloadFall 2021
activities to be important but that they insufficiently participated in them. The analysis also demonstrates how people of different ages and gender prioritized their valued activities. Also, activities that people commonly participate in in the local context were listed. By integrating the findings, an
activity bank consisting of 60 activity ideas was developed. In Phase Two, a chatbot prototype was built on Facebook Messenger. The chatbot offered users with activity ideas of categories include physical activity, social interaction, access to the community, activity ideas based on age and gender, and
chatbot. In general, people with serious mental illness lack participation in important activities. Age and gender might have influences on how people value different activities. Also, people with serious mental illness overall held a positive attitude toward using the chatbot to find activities for
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Fall 2021
all aspects of research, including thematic analysis of the data set. Results Ten patients and seven therapists participated in this case study. Patients of both genders, as well as a variety of ages, ethnicities, and ability levels, were recruited. Therapist experience ranged from 3.5 months to
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The Relationship Between Aerobic Capacity and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Adult Tetralogy of Fallot
DownloadFall 2019
aerobic capacity (VO2peak) and daily time spent in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA ≥ 3.0 METs) in patients with ToF (or ToF-like physiology), and to compare these findings with healthy age and gender matched controls. Methods. Thirty-eight participants were included in the analyses. The ToF patients (n=19
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EMG Measurement of the fatigability of paraspinal muscles of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
DownloadFall 2014
each shoulder. Controls were matched for gender, age, BMI and EMG electrode placement sites. Groups were compared based on their task length as well as the slope of the median frequency of the EMG signal. No significant interactions involving groups were found, however, both groups performed better on
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Fall 2021
week. Response to treatment was predicted by a model containing height, gender, neck or upper back pain, pain frequency in the past 6 months, STarT Back Tool scores, patients’ expectations about medication and strengthening exercises, and extension status. The model performed superiorly compared to