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Concurrent validity of the use of the Dartfish application to assess motor strategy use in adults
(5/30/2017)
Background: Motor strategy use changes with age, resulting in decreased balance and therefore an increased risk for falls. The importance of motor strategy activation in fall prevention is highlighted in current literature; ...
Best practice model for delivery of telehealth occupational therapy services for clients with dementia and their caregivers
(5/30/2017)
Occupational therapy provides services to persons with dementia and their caregivers to facilitate positive change in daily occupations. One underused method to deliver services to this client population is through telehealth. ...
The effect of an acute bout of high-intensity interval exercise compared to moderate-intensity or no exercise on growth hormone secretion in overweight, sedentary, young women
(5/30/2017)
There is a strong positive relationship between exercise intensity and pulsatile GH release. It has yet to be determined if high-intensity interval exercise (HIE) can influence pulsatile GH secretion, especially overnight, ...
What drives individuals to choose bariatric surgery? an in-depth review of dietary and nutritional variables
(5/30/2017)
The motivations, eating habits, and behavioral characteristics of African American and Caucasian obese females (n=200) seeking bariatric surgery were described in this study. Heads Up is a study that examined surgical and ...
Vitamin D status and body composition of female collegiate volleyball players
(5/30/2017)
This pilot cross-sectional study was conducted to assess vitamin D status and body composition of collegiate indoor female volleyball players at Rice University in Houston, TX. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations ...
The influence of satiety mediators and dietary intake on food addiction in obese women prior to sleeve gastrectomy: a pilot study
(5/30/2017)
Food addiction (FA) can hinder the perceived value of food reward resulting in overconsumption of highly palatable food. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of fasting leptin and ghrelin and dietary intake ...
The effect of whey protein on insulin and glucose responses in recreationally active males
(8/30/2017)
The objective of the study was to analyze the insulinotropic and glycemic responses of hydrolyzed whey protein concentrate (WPH) in comparison to its intact form, whey protein concentrate (WPC), and carbohydrate control ...
"I can't even walk, you're expecting me to climb a mountain?" An exploration of service providers perception of vulnerability among individuals experiencing homelessness
(5/30/2017)
Those experiencing homelessness (IEHs) are more likely to have more health issues, more unmet health needs, higher occurrences of excess morbidity and mortality, have less control over manageable chronic health conditions, ...
Biomechanical evaluation of landing maneuvers in soccer players with an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
(5/30/2017)
This dissertation is composed of 3 studies. The first study included the following purposes 1) to evaluate within-session reliability of kinematics and kinetics during 2 landing tasks to determine the number of trials ...
Reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection method for the identification and detection of fat-soluble vitamins in plasma
(8/30/2017)
The purpose of this study was to establish a method for simultaneous evaluation and quantification of fat-soluble vitamins in human blood samples using reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography coupled with ...