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Exploring associations between chronic stress, depression, and anxiety in people with aphasia
The challenges people with aphasia face every day may be perceived as stressful. When perceived stressors persist over time, the neural structures and physiology important to memory, learning, and emotion can be negatively ... -
Exploring associations between violent discipline and aggressive behavior in children ages 4-5 in The Republic of Nicaragua: A secondary data analysis of the 2011 Demographic and Health Survey
Introduction: According to UNICEF 4 out of 5 children aged 2 to 14 are subjected to some kind of violent discipline in their home. Exposure to adverse child experiences, such as child maltreatment, has shown to predict ... -
Exploring Barriers to the Utilization of Mental Health Services at the Policy and Facility Levels in Khartoum State, Sudan
(2012-09-13)This study took place in Khartoum state, Sudan from August 2011 to April 2012. The purpose of the study was to explore barriers to the utilization of mental health services in Khartoum state. The study was mixed in nature ... -
Exploring Digital Storytelling Applications in the Community: Implementation and Impact of Four Community Forums in King County, WA
(2012-09-13)Purpose: Mapping Our Voices for Equality (MOVE) is a program that targets communities disproportionately affected by tobacco and obesity and uses Digital Storytelling to promote healthier neighborhoods. During 2011-2012, ... -
Exploring Drivers of Gene Flow in Jaguars and Pumas in Southern Mexico via Molecular Scatology and Eco-Evo Simulations
The profound fragmentation and degradation of Neotropical forests over the past 50-100 years poses a significant threat to the wildlife populations in Mesoamerica. Neotropical large carnivores, jaguars (Panthera onca) and ... -
Exploring Epitope-Focused Vaccine Development: Design of Epitope Scaffolds and Nanoparticle Presentation Platforms, and Computational Prediction of Conformational Epitopes
(2014-02-24)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) evolved a number of defense strategies to evade protective mechanisms of the immune system. Classical vaccine approaches have failed to elicit a protective ... -
Exploring Factors Associated with the Prioritization of South-to-South Partnerships by International Global Health Institutions in the Southern Hemisphere
INTRODUCTION: Academic global health programs in North America have proliferated substantially since the turn of the century. Recent studies have sought to better understand the sustainability and impact of these programs ... -
Exploring Factors that Influence Adoption and Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Washington State
Background: The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global initiative that is impacted by local context and systems. Research shows that BFHI has a positive impact on breastfeeding initiation and duration, however, ... -
Exploring Financial Inclusion for Smallholders: Promoting the Sustainable Development of Smallholder Aquaculture in Developing Countries
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector in the world. It currently supplies over half of all food fish consumed globally, and this number is expected to reach two thirds by 2030 in order to meet an ... -
Exploring Forensic Nursing Ethics and Practice: Roles, Loyalties and Photodocumentation Practices
University of Washington Abstract Exploring Forensic Nursing Ethics and Practice: Roles, Loyalties and Photodocumentation Practices Rachell A. Ekroos Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Associate Professor Sarah E. Shannon, ... -
Exploring Gender Differential Item Functioning (DIF) on Eighth Grade Mathematics Items for the United States and Taiwan
Gender differences in mathematics performance have drawn much attention from researchers. Prior to making gender comparisons, a test with unbiased items should be used. Unbiased items are expected to have equal item correct ... -
Exploring Habitability Markers, Biosignatures, and Their False Positives Using Spectral Models of Terrestrial Exoplanets
In the coming years and decades, we will obtain our first opportunity to spectrally characterize potentially habitable worlds outside our solar system. These planets will be at the right distance from their host star and ... -
Exploring influences on teachers' motivational orientations
(2003)Teachers must work toward multiple goals, including both goals that they choose for themselves and goals that are assigned to them by administrators or policy-makers. To the extent that these two sets of goals diverge, ... -
Exploring Intercultural Communication in the Special Education Referral Process with Somali Community Members
Given the recent growth of Somali-speaking families in American schools, it is important for educators to understand how Somali families and community members experience school processes to integrate feedback and develop ... -
Exploring International Repatriation between U.S. Museums and First Nations in Canada
In the absence of international law guiding cross-border repatriation, museums and indigenous peoples must navigate international repatriation on their own. This research explores the process of international repatriation ... -
Exploring Interprofessional Education: Through the values of the students and the eyes of exemplary faculty
Interprofessional education (IPE), which “occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes” (World Health Organization, ... -
Exploring Kinase Function and Drug Targets in Giardia lamblia
Giardia lamblia is the most commonly reported intestinal protozoan parasite and the cause of giardiasis, a gastrointestinal illness resulting in diarrhea, nutrient malabsorption, vomiting, and weight loss 1. It infects ... -
Exploring Mechanisms of Cell Shape Control in Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori chronically infects over half of the global population and is associated with increased risk for gastric cancer, the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. H. pylori resides in the gastric ... -
Exploring Meteorological and Biomass Burning Aerosol Influences on Marine Stratocumulus in the Southeast Atlantic using WRF-Chem
(2014-04-30)Biomass burning in southern Africa exists in a complex series of relationships with its adjacent and remote environments. Gas and aerosol emissions can be lofted into the free troposphere and undergo long-range transport ... -
Exploring native oyster shell microchemistry to characterize population connectivity in Puget Sound, WA
Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida), a species of concern in Washington State, have failed to fully recover after both overexploitation and environmental degradation. State agencies, tribal nations, and environmental groups ...