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(2017-12-04)Despite people with disabilities’ (PWD) need for assistive technology (AT) devices and all of the modern improvements in the AT area, the average non-use of AT by PWD has been fluctuating around 30% over the past 30 years ...
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(2018-11-16)Little is known about the experiences of adolescents and young adults with physical disabilities participating in mainstream sport and disability sport environments. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences ...
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(2016-11-21)Physical inactivity and inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables are known risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Cognizant of these well-established risk factors to optimal health, the World Health ...
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(2019-04-24)Over the past few decades, enlistment rates for African American men have experienced a steady decline. Military experience is thought to be beneficial to African American individuals and communities by creating an ...
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(2016-07-14)The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the role African American fathers' play in healthy birth outcomes and explore the role of residential status on paternal involvement. The analyses are based on data from the ...
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(2021-04-09)Despite the association between higher earnings and increased opportunities of employment with post-secondary education, the transition to employment is found to be difficult for college graduates with disabilities. The ...
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(2016-08-29)Background: The overall foreign born population is increasing significantly in the US. The African-born population represent fastest rising immigrant group in the US since the 2000s. Transnational African Immigrants (TAIs) ...
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(2016-07-13)This research is a comprehensive study that describes how individuals with hypertension do their health behaviors and how their behaviors change over time based on their diagnostic status and the duration of hypertension. The ...
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(2016-07-06)This dissertation explores students with physical disabilities' (SWD) perceptions, influences, and participation levels in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) through multiple aims. First, research was conducted at the ...
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(2019-04-09)A central component of a person’s well-being that is significantly impacted by cancer and its treatments is sexual health. To improve the quality of life after cancer, efforts that embrace a sex-positive view and that are ...
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(2020-05-07)Research Questions The purpose of this dissertation is to explore and describe self-stigma characteristics in various treatment phases of breast cancer (BC) and how this impacts patients’ trust in the treating oncologist ...
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(2019-07-08)The main focus of my dissertation is to explore the influence of environmental determinants on physical activity and sleep. I examined the influence of green space on human activity with various research approaches: a ...
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(2019-07-18)Since the gruesome departure from Africa and arrival to the United States in 1619, African Americans have experienced mistreatment by American institutions and their policies. In medical research, African Americans have ...
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(2019-04-23)Sexual assault against women has been a long-standing issue in the military. Moreover, women have not reported incidents because of their lack of awareness about military resources to support them. The purpose of this ...
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