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Short and medium term health outcomes of infant lifestyleKwok, Man-ki., 郭文姬. January 2010 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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Breakfast skipping, its correlates and association with body mass index in childrenTin, Sze-pui, Pamela., 田詩蓓. January 2010 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Master / Master of Philosophy
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Assessing the health effects posed by exposure to particulate matter (PM10) in eMbalenhle.Thabethe, Nomsa Duduzile Lina. January 2012 (has links)
M. Tech. Environmental Health / Particulate Matter (PM) is a complex, heterogeneous mixture of smoke, soot, dust, salt, acids, and metals. Particulate Matter varies in concentration, size, chemical composition, surface area and sources of origin. Given the known ambient particulate pollution problem, the potential health risks posed by PM to the population of eMbalenhle are unknown. eMbalenhle (the study area) is a township located in Mpumalanga Province, about 12 km from Secunda. The area is surrounded by industries, power stations and mines, all of which are recognised emitters of PM. The main aim of this study was to assess the health risks posed by ambient PM10 exposure to the population of eMbalenhle.
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Psychometric evaluation of Hong Kong Chinese version of SF-36 health survey among cancer patients in Hong Kong鄭愛弟, Cheng, Oi-tai, Joyce. January 2002 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Medical Sciences / Master / Master of Medical Sciences
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Mortality attributable to smoking in Hong KongHo, Sai-yin, Daniel., 何世賢. January 1999 (has links)
published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Community Medicine / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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Exposure of pregnant women to passive smoking and a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of doctor's advice to non-smoking pregnant women in Guangzhou, China陸袁楨德, Loke Yuen, Jean Tak, Alice. January 1998 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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The effects of poultry house design on the production of Fannia canicularis and F. femoralis larval and pupal populationsLanzaro, Gregory Charles, 1950- January 1978 (has links)
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How poverty shapes women's experiences of health during pregnancy: a grounded theory studyRoussy, Joanne Marie 05 1900 (has links)
The health of pregnant women is a major concern to health care providers. This
grounded theory study of 40 women examined the health of pregnant women and the
special threat that poverty and violence posed to their capacity for health. Pregnant
women experienced their health as an integrated part of their daily lives; that is, they
reported that their health was affected by 'everybody and everything." Women's main
concern during pregnancy was to have a healthy newborn and, to this end, they
engaged in the process of creating a healthy pregnancy by engaging in health-enhancing
behaviours. In this process, the woman focused primarily on ensuring the
birth of a healthy baby. Three conditions were essential to a woman's capacity to
create a healthy pregnancy: (1) the acceptance of the pregnancy, (2) adequate financial
resources, and (3) supportive relationships (especially having a supportive partner).
Pregnancies invariably carried with them some uncertainty, and this caused the
40 women in this study to experience a state of vulnerability which, in turn, triggered
attempts to create healthy pregnancies. This led to a cycle of improving health: the
more energy women had to carry out health-enhancing behaviours the better they felt
physically and mentally; the more able they were to conduct their daily activities; and,
consequently, the better their health. However, living within a context of poverty
and/or violence increased pregnant women's vulnerability and decreased their
capacity for creating a healthy pregnancy, leading to extreme stress and the experience
of threat. Male violence threatened the women's ability to be connected to those who
were important sources of emotional, financial, task-oriented, and knowledge-oriented
support, and, thus jeopardized their ability to meet their fundamental needs.
Furthermore, the lack of sufficient financial resources limited women's abilities to
leave their abusive partners. In order to survive, women in these circumstances
sometimes reverted to previous, often harmful, ways of coping in an attempt to reduce
their high levels of stress. These coping strategies usually took the form of behaviours
that required little energy, such as smoking, not eating properly, and consuming
alcohol.
Having financial support and a safe place to go were crucial with regard to
enabling women to decide to leave abusive partners. Regaining control of their lives in
this way allowed women to refocus their energy on health-enhancing behaviours. The
women in this study showed incredible strength as they met the challenges imposed by
poverty and abuse. They did not remain victims but took hold of their lives with
courage and conviction.
In order to promote the adoption of health-enhancing behaviours by
childbearing women, health care providers must recognize poverty and violence as
factors that significantly threaten women's capacity for health. Further to this, special
efforts must be made to render culturally sensitive care to First Nations women (i.e.,
recognizing their cultural identity and heritage, their connection to nature, and the
importance of the elders of their community). To this end, we must recognize the
connections between racism, colonization, poverty, and violence. For until we have
eradicated poverty, and the cycle of violence and degradation that is its legacy, we will
not have succeeded in doing all we can to ensure the health and well being of our
citizens.
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Radiation induced epigenetic dysregulation in rat mammary gland tissue / Dorothy A. McRaeMcRae, Dorothy A, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science January 2010 (has links)
Most breast cancer patients undergo radiation diagnostics and are also treated with radiotherapy. In addition to being an important treatment modality, ionizing radiation (IR) is a potent tumour-causing agent that has been linked to breast cancer development. However, the exact molecular etiology of IR-induced mammary gland carcinogenesis remains unknown.
We set out to analyze the role of DNA methylation in mammary gland responses to low dose IR using a well-established rat model. We also studied low dose IR effects on global gene expression and microRNAome. We found that exposure to low, mammography-like dose of IR led to a significant loss of global DNA methylation in rat mammary gland tissue. Furthermore, low dose IR significantly affected rat mammary gland transcriptome and microRNAome.
The datasets generated within the scope of this thesis may be used to identify novel predictive biomarkers for assessment of the magnitude of IR effects on mammary gland tissue. / xi, 120 leaves ; 29 cm
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Molecular mechanisms of radiation-induced bystander effects in vivoKoturbash, Igor, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science January 2008 (has links)
Ionizing radiation (IR), along with being an important diagnostic and treatment
modality, is a potent tumor-causing agent, and the risk of secondary radiation
treatment-related cancers is a growing clinical problem. Now some studies propose to
link secondary radiation-induced cancers to an enigmatic phenomenon of bystander
effects, whereby the exposed cells send signal damage and distress to their naïve
neighbors and result in genome destabilization and carcinogenesis. Yet, no data
existed on the bystander effects in an organ other than an exposed one. With this in
mind, we focused on the analysis of existence and mechanisms of radiation-induced
bystander effects in vivo. We have found that bystander effects occur in vivo in
distant skin and spleen following half-body or cranial irradiation. These bystander
effects resulted in elevated DNA damage, profound dysregulation of epigenetic
machinery, and pronounced alterations in apoptosis, proliferation and gene
expression. Bystander effects also exhibited persistency and sex specificity. The
results obtained while using the animal model systems can potentially be extrapolated
to different animals and humans. / xiii, 208 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
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