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University of Ottawa
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Nicholas, Ali.
Predicting Risk Factors of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries during Single-Leg Landing
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Degree: 2015, University of Ottawa
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32038
► The literature suggests that body kinematics and musculoskeletal differences are major factors contributing to the high disparity in non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury rate…
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▼ The literature suggests that body kinematics and musculoskeletal differences are major factors contributing to the high disparity in non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury rate between genders. The literature also indicates that the incidence of non-contact ACL injury predominates during single-leg landing sports such as basketball, soccer, and handball. Despite this, there are few studies investigating kinematics or musculoskeletal differences between genders during single-leg landing from increasing vertical heights and horizontal distances. The objectives of this study are threefold: first, conduct a gap study identifying the barriers to predicting mechanisms and risk factors for non-contact ACL injury. Second, propose a new approach that can address some of the challenges encountered in some existing non-contact ACL injury study approaches. Finally, whilst determining whether or not gender differences explain the higher rate of ACL injuries among females, identify and correlate the biomechanical and musculoskeletal variables significantly impacted by gender, vertical landing height, and/or horizontal landing distance and their interactions to various ACL injury risk predictor variables during single-leg landing. Experiments using male and female subjects, inverse dynamics analysis using Visual3D, and musculoskeletal modeling simulation using AnyBody Modeling System were approaches used to explore these objectives. Salient findings from this dissertation includes but are not limited to, non-contact ACL injury that occurs during single-leg landing is mutifaceted entailing many factors that cannot be captured in any one existing ACL injury study approach. Non-contact ACL injury during single-leg landing may not be gender specific. Both vertical height and horizontal distance of landing increase the risk of non-contact ACL injury during single-leg landing. Body kinematics during single-leg landing may not be the sole determinant in attenuating ground reaction forces and consequently risk of ACL injury. The hamstring and gastrocnemius muscles were determined to strain shield the ACL while the quadriceps were found to have no significant effect on risk of ACL injury during single-leg landing. Within the findings and limitations of this study the knowledge garnered from this research may aid in tailoring future studies so as to enable more robust non-contact ACL injury prevention protocols.
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Nicholas, A. (2015). Predicting Risk Factors of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries during Single-Leg Landing
. (Thesis). University of Ottawa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32038
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nicholas, Ali. “Predicting Risk Factors of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries during Single-Leg Landing
.” 2015. Thesis, University of Ottawa. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32038.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nicholas, Ali. “Predicting Risk Factors of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries during Single-Leg Landing
.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Nicholas A. Predicting Risk Factors of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries during Single-Leg Landing
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32038.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Nicholas A. Predicting Risk Factors of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries during Single-Leg Landing
. [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32038
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Minnesota
2.
Schmalz, Emily Marie.
Risk factors associated with implant failure.
Degree: 2013, University of Minnesota
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/157183
► University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. April 2013. Major:Dentistry. Advisor: Bryan S. Michalowicz. 1 computer file (PDF); vi, 45 pages.
Objective and Background: Implants have become…
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▼ University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. April 2013.
Major:Dentistry. Advisor: Bryan S. Michalowicz. 1 computer file
(PDF); vi, 45 pages.
Objective and Background: Implants have become a
predictable treatment for the replacement of missing teeth.
However, they are not without problems. It is important to
understand the relationship between implant failure and patient-
and implant-level factors. Therefore, the purpose of this
retrospective chart review was to explore patient- and
implant-level factors associated with implant failure, defined here
as the loss, removal, or scheduled removal of the implant. Methods:
Data were abstracted from charts of patients at the University of
Minnesota School of Dentistry. Patient-level variables included
current smoking status, gender, age, self-reported diabetes, and
history of bisphosphonate use. Implant-level variables included
implant brand, location, whether sinus or bone augmentation was
done, immediate or delayed implant placement and restoration type.
Data were entered into a custom, web-based data file. Implant
failure was defined as the loss or planned removal of the fixture.
Descriptive statistics were computed for patient- and implant-level
variables. Hazard ratios (HR) and p-values were calculated using
Cox proportional hazards regression. The relationship between the
variables and implant failures were explored in both univariable
and multivariable analyses. We analyzed data for all implants and
separately for implants placed in the posterior maxilla. Results:
Smoking was the only patient-level variable associated with implant
failure in the univariable analyses (P=0.0109, HR=2.13). Sinus
grafting material significantly affected implant failure in both
univariable and multivariable analyses (P=<0.0001).
Implant-level variables such as length, jaw region, alveolar ridge
grafting, and sinus grafting both prior to and at the time of
implant placement were not significantly associated with failures
(P=>0.05) in the univariable analysis. In the multivariable
analysis, overdentures had a failure rate 2.95 times greater than
single crowns. In addition, sinus grafting material (P=<0.0001)
and bone grafting material (P=0.006) were also significant in the
multivariable analysis for all sites. When limiting the
multivariable analysis to posterior maxillary sites only bone
grafting material was no longer significant, while both restoration
type and sinus grafting material remained statistically
significant. Interestingly, timing of ridge augmentation, either
prior to or at the time of implant placement did not affect implant
failure (HR=0.97). Conclusions: Overall, implants are a predictable
treatment option. Smoking negatively affects implant success.
Implants supporting overdentures have higher failure rates when
compared to those supporting single or multiple fixed restorations
and fixed-detachable appliances. Self-reported diabetes, use of
bisphosphonates and timing of ridge augmentation were not
associated with implant failure.
Subjects/Keywords: Implants; Risk factors
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Schmalz, E. M. (2013). Risk factors associated with implant failure. (Masters Thesis). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://purl.umn.edu/157183
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Schmalz, Emily Marie. “Risk factors associated with implant failure.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Minnesota. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://purl.umn.edu/157183.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Schmalz, Emily Marie. “Risk factors associated with implant failure.” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Schmalz EM. Risk factors associated with implant failure. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Minnesota; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://purl.umn.edu/157183.
Council of Science Editors:
Schmalz EM. Risk factors associated with implant failure. [Masters Thesis]. University of Minnesota; 2013. Available from: http://purl.umn.edu/157183

University of Minnesota
3.
Schmalz, Emily Marie.
Risk factors associated with implant failure.
Degree: MS, 2013, University of Minnesota
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/157183
► Objective and Background: Implants have become a predictable treatment for the replacement of missing teeth. However, they are not without problems. It is important to…
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▼ Objective and Background: Implants have become a predictable treatment for the replacement of missing teeth. However, they are not without problems. It is important to understand the relationship between implant failure and patient- and implant-level factors. Therefore, the purpose of this retrospective chart review was to explore patient- and implant-level factors associated with implant failure, defined here as the loss, removal, or scheduled removal of the implant.
Methods: Data were abstracted from charts of patients at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Patient-level variables included current smoking status, gender, age, self-reported diabetes, and history of bisphosphonate use. Implant-level variables included implant brand, location, whether sinus or bone augmentation was done, immediate or delayed implant placement and restoration type. Data were entered into a custom, web-based data file. Implant failure was defined as the loss or planned removal of the fixture. Descriptive statistics were computed for patient- and implant-level variables. Hazard ratios (HR) and p-values were calculated using Cox proportional hazards regression. The relationship between the variables and implant failures were explored in both univariable and multivariable analyses. We analyzed data for all implants and separately for implants placed in the posterior maxilla. Results: Smoking was the only patient-level variable associated with implant failure in the univariable analyses (P=0.0109, HR=2.13). Sinus grafting material significantly affected implant failure in both univariable and multivariable analyses (P=<0.0001). Implant-level variables such as length, jaw region, alveolar ridge grafting, and sinus grafting both prior to and at the time of implant placement were not significantly associated with failures (P=>0.05) in the univariable analysis. In the multivariable analysis, overdentures had a failure rate 2.95 times greater than single crowns. In addition, sinus grafting material (P=<0.0001) and bone grafting material (P=0.006) were also significant in the multivariable analysis for all sites. When limiting the multivariable analysis to posterior maxillary sites only bone grafting material was no longer significant, while both restoration type and sinus grafting material remained statistically significant. Interestingly, timing of ridge augmentation, either prior to or at the time of implant placement did not affect implant failure (HR=0.97).
Conclusions: Overall, implants are a predictable treatment option. Smoking negatively affects implant success. Implants supporting overdentures have higher failure rates when compared to those supporting single or multiple fixed restorations and fixed-detachable appliances. Self-reported diabetes, use of bisphosphonates and timing of ridge augmentation were not associated with implant failure.
Subjects/Keywords: Implants; Risk factors
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Schmalz, E. M. (2013). Risk factors associated with implant failure. (Masters Thesis). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://purl.umn.edu/157183
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Schmalz, Emily Marie. “Risk factors associated with implant failure.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Minnesota. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://purl.umn.edu/157183.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Schmalz, Emily Marie. “Risk factors associated with implant failure.” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Schmalz EM. Risk factors associated with implant failure. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Minnesota; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://purl.umn.edu/157183.
Council of Science Editors:
Schmalz EM. Risk factors associated with implant failure. [Masters Thesis]. University of Minnesota; 2013. Available from: http://purl.umn.edu/157183

University of Iowa
4.
Diebold, Kasey Elaine.
Risk factors for wound complications following cesarean delivery.
Degree: MS, Epidemiology, 2014, University of Iowa
URL: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1311
► Background: Cesarean delivery rates have been increasing since 1996, and Cesarean delivery is now the most common major operative procedure performed in the United…
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▼ Background: Cesarean delivery rates have been increasing since 1996, and Cesarean delivery is now the most common major operative procedure performed in the United States. Identifying
risk factors for wound complications following Cesarean delivery is necessary to prevent unnecessary maternal morbidity. Methods: A case-control study was carried out and data was collected via a medical record review for patients undergoing a Cesarean delivery at the UIHC between 10/1/2011 and 12/31/2012. Results: Several modifiable
risk factors were identified, and models based on patient and surgical
factors performed better than the current standard NHSN
risk index model. Conclusion: More robust prediction models can be created using patient and surgical
factors.
Advisors/Committee Members: Herwaldt, Loreen A., 1951- (supervisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Cesarean Delivery; Modifiable Risk Factors; Patient Risk Factors; Prediction Models; Surgical Risk Factors; Clinical Epidemiology
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Diebold, K. E. (2014). Risk factors for wound complications following cesarean delivery. (Masters Thesis). University of Iowa. Retrieved from https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1311
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Diebold, Kasey Elaine. “Risk factors for wound complications following cesarean delivery.” 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Iowa. Accessed March 05, 2021.
https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1311.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Diebold, Kasey Elaine. “Risk factors for wound complications following cesarean delivery.” 2014. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Diebold KE. Risk factors for wound complications following cesarean delivery. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Iowa; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1311.
Council of Science Editors:
Diebold KE. Risk factors for wound complications following cesarean delivery. [Masters Thesis]. University of Iowa; 2014. Available from: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1311

Universiteit Utrecht
5.
Heinen, Jeroen.
Risicofactoren voor uiergezondheid op bedrijven die melken met een automatisch melksysteem; opzet van het onderzoeksprotocol Stap 1.
Degree: 2008, Universiteit Utrecht
URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/30493
► Udder healthiness seems to be under pressure at farms milking with an automatic milking system (AMS). Although is would be possible to reach and hold…
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▼ Udder healthiness seems to be under pressure at farms milking with an automatic milking
system (AMS). Although is would be possible to reach and hold a low Bulk Milk Somatic Cel
Count (BMSCC) and a low incidence of mastitis, some experts in the field warn that a
reasonable part of al farms, milking with AMS, have problems with udder healthiness.
Sound knowledge is still limited for advice on udder health in the growing numbers of farms
with automatic milking systems (AMS). More knowledge about
risk factors specifically on an AMS farm is needed. To reach this goal, the Dutch Udder Health Centre (UGCN) started a research project. The objective of this study is to improve the knowledge on
risk factors for udder health when milking with an AMS. The focus in this research will be on the impact of management on udder health.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hogeveen, Henk.
Subjects/Keywords: Diergeneeskunde; Automatic milking; Risk factors
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Heinen, J. (2008). Risicofactoren voor uiergezondheid op bedrijven die melken met een automatisch melksysteem; opzet van het onderzoeksprotocol Stap 1. (Doctoral Dissertation). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/30493
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Heinen, Jeroen. “Risicofactoren voor uiergezondheid op bedrijven die melken met een automatisch melksysteem; opzet van het onderzoeksprotocol Stap 1.” 2008. Doctoral Dissertation, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/30493.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Heinen, Jeroen. “Risicofactoren voor uiergezondheid op bedrijven die melken met een automatisch melksysteem; opzet van het onderzoeksprotocol Stap 1.” 2008. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Heinen J. Risicofactoren voor uiergezondheid op bedrijven die melken met een automatisch melksysteem; opzet van het onderzoeksprotocol Stap 1. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/30493.
Council of Science Editors:
Heinen J. Risicofactoren voor uiergezondheid op bedrijven die melken met een automatisch melksysteem; opzet van het onderzoeksprotocol Stap 1. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2008. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/30493

Universiteit Utrecht
6.
Steenhuisen, Sanne.
Risk factors for being an unsuccessful two-year-old race horse.
Degree: 2008, Universiteit Utrecht
URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/32516
► Abstract Background The primary reason for the loss of horses from training and racing is musculoskeletal injury, especially dorsal metacarpal disease. Research has shown that…
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▼ Abstract
Background
The primary reason for the loss of horses from training and racing is musculoskeletal injury, especially dorsal metacarpal disease. Research has shown that the occurrence of injuries is related to the intensity of the exercise programme. Short periods of high speed exercise in the training seem to be beneficial, as especially bones can adapt to the high speed, so horses are better prepared for racing speeds.
Aims
To describe the differences between horses who go straight through training as a two-year-old and horse who have interruptions in their training.
Methods
The data, containing 597 two-year-horses, were obtained by Perkins over a 34-months period from October 1997 until July 2000. For every horse the training activity score (TAS) was recorded, as well as the amount of days it had spent in that TAS. Different TAS were: TAS 1= spell, TAS 2= walk/trot, TAS 3= canter, TAS 4= gallop/high speed exercise, TAS 5= starting in a race or trial. Also recorded were the reasons why horses were put on a spell; voluntary or injury related.
Results
The two-year-olds were divided in three different groups: “Good” horses (n=279, no spells), “Voluntary” horses (n=144, just voluntary spells) and “Involuntary” horses (n=132, at least one injury-related spell). There was a significant difference between the good group and the voluntary/involuntary group in TAS already at the start. The voluntary and involuntary groups both had a big dip in TAS at the beginning of training, but after that the voluntary group went significantly faster to reach TAS 5 than the involuntary group (p<0.05). Of the voluntary group 50% of the horses reached TAS 5. Of the involuntary horses only 30% reached TAS 5.
Of all the horses that reached TAS 5, the good horses (median=114 days) were significantly faster (p<0.01) to reach TAS 5 than the voluntary/involuntary horses. There was no difference between the voluntary (median=244 days) and involuntary groups (median=244 days).
Voluntary horses were faster to reach their first spell than involuntary horses (p<0.01). Both groups had their first spell early in the training. Involuntary horses had more than one spell more often than voluntary horses.
In the good group, older two-year-olds were faster to reach TAS 5 than the youngest (p<0.01) and middle (p=0.028) groups of two-year-olds. In the voluntary group, the middle group of two-year olds were faster to reach TAS 5 than the early two-year-olds (p=0.014).
Horses that were born in the year 1995 were faster to reach TAS 5 than horses born in the year 1996 (p=0.013) and the year 1997 (p=0.003).
Conclusions
The critical point of horses ending up in a group is early on in the training. Trainers may have a good view on whether a horse is going to be a good one and they will train such a horse quickly up to TAS 5. Voluntary horses might be the horses that are obviously not ready to cope with the training and are put on a spell by their trainer. Involuntary horses could be the horses that the trainers were in doubt about…
Advisors/Committee Members: Weeren, P.R. van.
Subjects/Keywords: Diergeneeskunde; race horse; risk factors
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Steenhuisen, S. (2008). Risk factors for being an unsuccessful two-year-old race horse. (Doctoral Dissertation). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/32516
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Steenhuisen, Sanne. “Risk factors for being an unsuccessful two-year-old race horse.” 2008. Doctoral Dissertation, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/32516.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Steenhuisen, Sanne. “Risk factors for being an unsuccessful two-year-old race horse.” 2008. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Steenhuisen S. Risk factors for being an unsuccessful two-year-old race horse. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/32516.
Council of Science Editors:
Steenhuisen S. Risk factors for being an unsuccessful two-year-old race horse. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2008. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/32516

University of Ghana
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Shaidah, J.B.
Risk Factors of Hypertension among Security Officers of the University of Ghana, Legon Campus
.
Degree: 2016, University of Ghana
URL: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/21470
► Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It is a major public health problem with a high mortality rate in developing…
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▼ Hypertension is the most important modifiable
risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It is a major public health problem with a high mortality rate in developing countries such as Ghana. Security officers have high prevalence of traditional
risk factors as well as occupation-specific
risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Traditional
risk factors of cardiovascular diseases include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, cigarette smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle. Occupation-specific
risk factors include sudden physical exertion, acute and chronic psychological stress, shift work, and noise.
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its
risk factors among security officers of the University of Ghana, Legon campus.
A self- administered questionnaire was used to obtain data about the security officers. The arterial blood pressure, weight and height of the security officers were checked by means of an electronic sphygmomanometer, a mechanical weighing scale with a stadiometer respectively.
Data obtained was analyzed using Stata 13 SE and Excel 2010. A total of 191 security officers participated in this study.
Prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension were 45 % and 37 % respectively. The mean systolic blood pressure was 135.3 mmHg (SD-22.75) while the mean diastolic blood pressure was 87.5mmHg (SD-15.41). The mean age of the participants was 43 years (SD-10.80) with 73.8 % of them being 35 years or above. The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) was 24.6 kgm-2 (SD-3.94). The mean stress score was 20.4 (SD-4.66). Statistically significant associations were found between blood pressure and age (p-value<0.05), stress score (p value<0.05), BMI (p value<0.001) and years of work (p-value<0.05). Age was significantly associated with hypertension after adjusting for other independent variables. A high prevalence of hypertension was found which was associated with the older age group, overweight/obesity, longer duration of service and having Senior Secondary School education or higher.
Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, security officer
Advisors/Committee Members: Stephens, J.K (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Risk Factors;
Hypertension;
Security Officers
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Shaidah, J. B. (2016). Risk Factors of Hypertension among Security Officers of the University of Ghana, Legon Campus
. (Masters Thesis). University of Ghana. Retrieved from http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/21470
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shaidah, J B. “Risk Factors of Hypertension among Security Officers of the University of Ghana, Legon Campus
.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Ghana. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/21470.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shaidah, J B. “Risk Factors of Hypertension among Security Officers of the University of Ghana, Legon Campus
.” 2016. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Shaidah JB. Risk Factors of Hypertension among Security Officers of the University of Ghana, Legon Campus
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Ghana; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/21470.
Council of Science Editors:
Shaidah JB. Risk Factors of Hypertension among Security Officers of the University of Ghana, Legon Campus
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Ghana; 2016. Available from: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/21470

Addis Ababa University
8.
Weldegebrial, Gebrezgabher.
SEROLOGICAL AND PARTICIPATORY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CAMELPOX AND FIELD EVALUATION OF VACCINE IN GABI RASU ZONE, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
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Degree: 2015, Addis Ababa University
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7633
► Camelpox virus (CMLV) causes a smallpox-like illness in a unique host, the camel. Although the disease is enzootic in almost all regions where camel husbandry…
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▼ Camelpox virus (CMLV) causes a smallpox-like illness in a unique host, the camel.
Although the disease is enzootic in almost all regions where camel husbandry is
practiced, and is responsible for severe economic losses, its epidemiology has not
extensively investigated. Thus, sero- and participatory- epidemiological investigation of
the disease was carried out in Gabi Rasu zone using cross sectional study design to
determine its seroprevalence and associated
risk factors as well as using seasonal
calendar to identify its seasonal occurrences. In addition camelpox vaccine, the only
available vaccine for the species of animal in Ethiopia, was evaluated under field
condition by seroconversion using the before and after with control experimental study
design. The study was conducted in two selected districts of Gabi Rasu zone, from
November 2014 to May 2015.
Out of 384 camel sera samples tested by virus neutralization test, 74 were seropositive
for camelpox, giving an overall seroprevalence of 19.3% (95% CI= 15.3-23.2%) in the
study area. A seroprevalence of 21.6 (95% CI= 16.0-27.2) and 16.7 (95% CI=11.2-22.1)
were recorded in Amibara and Awash Fentale districts, respectively. At least one
seropositive camel was detected from 25 herds among 30 examined giving 83.3% (95%
CI = 70.0-96.6) herd level prevalence. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression
analysis of the assumed
risk factors showed that age of the camel was the only
risk factor
associated with the occurrence of serpositivity to camelpox. The results indicated that
camelpox seroprevalence was significantly higher in adult (24.4%, 95% CI= 18.4-30.4)
than young age group (13.9%, 95% CI= 8.9-18.8) with a 2 fold greater odds of
occurrence. The small-scale vaccine evaluation trial indicated that, vaccination of
camels with the live attenuated camelpox vaccine resulted in a significantly higher
seroconvesrion rate compared to unvaccinated camels. However, among 58 vaccinated
camels with pre-vaccination seronegative results, 32 found seropositive at postvaccination
serum analysis using VNT, indicating low (55.2%) seroconversion rate.
Various explanations have suggested for the failure of post vaccination seroconversion
on 44.8% vaccinated camels. Interview of pastoralists has revealed that camelpox is one of the most common camel diseases in the area. The disease was reported commonly to
occur during the minor (Sugum) and major (Kerma) rainy seasons by informant groups.
In conclusion camelpox seems to be endemic in Gabi Rasu zone with seasonal
occurrence during rainy season. Therefore, considering the economical significance of
the disease, vaccination of young camels along side training of pastoralists for improved
management strategies could have a significant importance in diminishing the virus from
circulation. However, further extensive studies that lead to conclusive results on the
efficacy of the vaccine under evaluation are recommended.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Reta Duguma (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Camelpox;
Participatory Epidemiology;
Risk Factors
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Weldegebrial, G. (2015). SEROLOGICAL AND PARTICIPATORY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CAMELPOX AND FIELD EVALUATION OF VACCINE IN GABI RASU ZONE, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
. (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7633
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Weldegebrial, Gebrezgabher. “SEROLOGICAL AND PARTICIPATORY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CAMELPOX AND FIELD EVALUATION OF VACCINE IN GABI RASU ZONE, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
.” 2015. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7633.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Weldegebrial, Gebrezgabher. “SEROLOGICAL AND PARTICIPATORY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CAMELPOX AND FIELD EVALUATION OF VACCINE IN GABI RASU ZONE, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Weldegebrial G. SEROLOGICAL AND PARTICIPATORY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CAMELPOX AND FIELD EVALUATION OF VACCINE IN GABI RASU ZONE, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7633.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Weldegebrial G. SEROLOGICAL AND PARTICIPATORY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CAMELPOX AND FIELD EVALUATION OF VACCINE IN GABI RASU ZONE, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2015. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7633
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Addis Ababa University
9.
Tasew, Erena.
Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
.
Degree: 2015, Addis Ababa University
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7691
► Background: Measles is a highly contagious viral disease caused by Paramyxovirus, of the genus Morbillivirus. A measles outbreak was detected in Jimma Town, Oromia Region…
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▼ Background: Measles is a highly contagious viral disease caused by Paramyxovirus, of the genus Morbillivirus. A measles outbreak was detected in Jimma Town, Oromia Region on the 16th of August 2014. An outbreak investigation was carried out.
Objective: To assess the occurrence of the outbreak and identify
factors associated with contracting measles in Jimma Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia 2014.
Methods: We conducted unmatched case control study. We recruited a total of 34 cases and 102 controls. Data was collected from 14-29 October 2014, using structured questionnaire to solicit information from cases and controls. Verbal consent from all participants and confidentiality were in place. Permission to carry out the study was obtained from Ethiopian Public Health Institute and Oromia Regional Health Bureau. Epi Info was used to calculate frequencies, odds ratios and 95% confidence interval finally SPSS software used to perform logistic regression to identify
risk factors for measles.
Result: We recruited a total of 34 cases and 102 controls. The mean age for cases was 12.8+14.6 SD and for controls 8.4+9.1 SD. Cases whose mothers educated to the level of primary were 3.4 times more likely to develop measles compared to their counter parts (AOR=3.4; 95%CI: 1.03-15.94) and Children’s who had contact with measles cases were 3.2 times at
risk of contracting measles compared to who had no contact (AOR=3.2; 95%CI: 1.14-8.93). Also cases that had travel history to outbreak site were 6.3 times more likely to develop measles compared to that had no travel history (AOR= 6.3; 95%CI: 2.52-15.94).
Conclusion:
Factors independently associated with the occurrence of measles outbreak were mother’s education to the level of primary, travel history and contact with cases and, we recommend routine vaccination for all children before enrolling into schools and strengthening supplemental measles vaccination and Public advocacy on immunization campaigns
Keywords: Measles; Outbreak;
Risk factors; Ethiopia
Advisors/Committee Members: Alemayehu Worku (Prof.) (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Measles; Outbreak; Risk factors; Ethiopia
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Tasew, E. (2015). Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
. (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7691
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tasew, Erena. “Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
.” 2015. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7691.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tasew, Erena. “Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tasew E. Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7691.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Tasew E. Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2015. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7691
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Harvard University
10.
Kim, Iris Y.
Lifestyle, Genetics, and Their Interactions in Determining Parkinson’s Disease Risk.
Degree: Doctor of Science (SD), 2017, Harvard University
URL: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42066837
► Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, afflicting 1-2% of the population over the age of 65, and its prevalence is expected to…
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▼ Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, afflicting 1-2% of the population over the age of 65, and its prevalence is expected to rise as the population of older adults increases, highlighting the importance of prevention and treatment.
In this dissertation, we investigated the associations between dietary, lifestyle, and genetic factors and PD risk, using data from three large prospective cohorts: the Nurses’ Health Study, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, and the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. For all analyses, we assessed diet using validated food frequency questionnaires; self-administered biennial questionnaires were used to identify PD cases, who were then confirmed by neurologists specializing in movement disorders via medical records.
Cox proportional hazards models and conditional logistic models were used to calculate the relative risks (RR) of PD and 95% confidence intervals (CI). In addition, we assessed multiplicative interactions by conducting likelihood ratio test and additive interaction using three indices: the relative risk due to interaction (RERI), the attributable proportion (AP), and the synergy index (SI). In Chapter 1, we found that total caffeine intake was protective against PD in women who have never used postmenopausal hormone therapy (PMH) and men; the pooled multivariable-adjusted RR comparing the highest to lowest quintile of caffeine intake in men and women with never PMH use was 0.62 (95% CI= 0.39, 0.98; p = 0.04). In addition, as the pathogeneses of many complex diseases involve multiple components, we examined how genetic factors may influence the association between caffeine intake and PD risk in Chapter 3, but we did not find sufficient evidence for the presence of an interaction between caffeine intake and GRIN2A and CYP1A2 polymorphisms. In Chapter 2, we found that risk scores composed of predetermined lifestyle risk factors and family history of PD was strongly associated with overall risk for men and women; we report that factors may combine to influence PD risk by interacting with each other.
Our findings show that in addition to individual risk factors, there may be a complex interplay between multiple factors to potentially contribute to the neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease.
Epidemiology
Advisors/Committee Members: Ascherio, Alberto B. (advisor), Schwarzschild, Michael A. (committee member), Betensky, Rebecca A. (committee member), Hannan, Marian T. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Parkinson's disease; caffeine; risk factors
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Kim, I. Y. (2017). Lifestyle, Genetics, and Their Interactions in Determining Parkinson’s Disease Risk. (Doctoral Dissertation). Harvard University. Retrieved from http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42066837
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kim, Iris Y. “Lifestyle, Genetics, and Their Interactions in Determining Parkinson’s Disease Risk.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Harvard University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42066837.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kim, Iris Y. “Lifestyle, Genetics, and Their Interactions in Determining Parkinson’s Disease Risk.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kim IY. Lifestyle, Genetics, and Their Interactions in Determining Parkinson’s Disease Risk. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Harvard University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42066837.
Council of Science Editors:
Kim IY. Lifestyle, Genetics, and Their Interactions in Determining Parkinson’s Disease Risk. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Harvard University; 2017. Available from: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42066837

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
11.
Amoh, Isaac.
Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among senior high school students in the Adansi North District in Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Degree: 2017, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
URL: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10096
► Obesity is a multifaceted condition that is caused by a combination of environmental, medical and psychological factors. It is one of today’s noticeable yet neglected…
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▼ Obesity is a multifaceted condition that is caused by a combination of environmental, medical and psychological factors. It is one of today’s noticeable yet neglected public health problem with serious health consequences such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases that affect individuals of all ages globally. Adolescents are particularly prone to obesity owing to their reduction in physical activity, as well as to the greater accessibility of foods void of nutritional value. Additionally, adolescents’ susceptible nature and changing bodies also contribute to their increase weights. The life course perspective postulates that, excessive body weight can persist from adolescence to adulthood, and increase the risk of NCDs. Among the adolescents, the school environment is a crucial setting for the development of and, or engagement in unhealthy dietary and physical activity behaviour.
The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of obesity among Senior High School Students in the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region. Also, the study sought to assess the physical activity levels and the food consumption pattern of the students, as well as establishing the relationship between the independent variables and obesity.
A descriptive cross- sectional survey was conducted among 306 adolescents aged 12- 19 years. The adolescents were recruited from the five senior high schools in the district using stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected by the use of structured questionnaire and anthropometric data sheet to calculate for BMI levels. STATA version 11.1, and Microsoft Excel was used to analyze the data collected.
Results from the chi-square test indicated that, there was a significant relationship between leisure activities and obesity such as playing computer games (x2=7.5086, df=9, p<0.05), and TV watching (x2=6.3576, df=2, p<0.05). There was no significant relationship between playing and assisting in household chores and obesity (x2=9.5706, df=7, p>0.05), (x2=7.2145, df=2, p>0.05) respectively.
There was also a significant relationship between food consumption pattern and obesity (x2= 21.6181, df= 9, p< 0.05), a significant relationship was seen between mode of transportation and obesity (x2=30.6244, df=15, p<0.05) and there was a significant relationship between income level of parents and obesity (x2=8.3189, df=6, p<0.05).
Overall prevalence of obesity among the adolescents was found to be 47.06%. Factors that were associated with the development of obesity were; physical inactivity levels and consumption of foods that were dense in fats and carbohydrates. Even though majority 62.75% of the respondents ate three times in a day, their meals were mainly energy dense foods and fats. Few of the respondents were found to be physically active and majority of them spent their leisure time watching TV (44.44%), whilst 23.2% spent their time playing computer games or video. Also 65.36% of the…
Subjects/Keywords: Adolescents; Risk factors; Prevalence; Obesity
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Amoh, I. (2017). Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among senior high school students in the Adansi North District in Ashanti Region of Ghana. (Thesis). Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10096
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Amoh, Isaac. “Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among senior high school students in the Adansi North District in Ashanti Region of Ghana.” 2017. Thesis, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10096.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Amoh, Isaac. “Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among senior high school students in the Adansi North District in Ashanti Region of Ghana.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Amoh I. Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among senior high school students in the Adansi North District in Ashanti Region of Ghana. [Internet] [Thesis]. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10096.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Amoh I. Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among senior high school students in the Adansi North District in Ashanti Region of Ghana. [Thesis]. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; 2017. Available from: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10096
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Univerzitet u Beogradu
12.
Radinović, Kristina S., 1981-.
Faktori rizika za pojavu postoperativnog delirijuma kod
pacijenata sa prelomom kuka.
Degree: Medicinski fakultet, 2015, Univerzitet u Beogradu
URL: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:9702/bdef:Content/get
► Epidemiologija / Epidemiology
Prelom kuka predstavlja veoma estu traumu kod osoba starijeg uzrasta. Jedna od naješih komplikacija kod ovih pacijenata nakon operacije preloma kuka je…
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▼ Epidemiologija / Epidemiology
Prelom kuka predstavlja veoma estu traumu kod osoba
starijeg uzrasta. Jedna od naješih komplikacija kod ovih pacijenata
nakon operacije preloma kuka je delirijum. Ciljevi ove disertacije
su bili da se sagledaju faktori rizika vezani za pacijenta kao i za
hospitalizaciju i hiruršku intervenciju koji su od znaaja za pojavu
postoperativnog delirijuma kod pacijenata sa prelomom kuka. Praeno
je 277 pacijenata starosti 50 godina sa akutnim prelomom kuka
operativno leenih na Institutu za ortopedsku hirurgiju i
traumatologiju Klinikog centra Srbije u periodu od 1.4.2010. do
1.4.2011. godine. Ispitivan je uticaj demografskih i
socioekonomskih karakteristika, mesta preloma, same hirurške
intervencije i vrste anestezije, fizikog zdravlja, broj lekova u
linoj terapiji, kognitivnog statusa, poremeaja raspoloženja,
funkcionalnog statusa, dužine bolnikog leenja, pojave komplikacija
i postoperativnog bola na pojavu postoperativnog delirijuma.
Nezavisni prediktori za nastanak postoperativnog delirijuma kod
pacijenata sa prelomom kuka prema multivarijantnoj regresionoj
analizi su; stariji uzrast ( 85 god.), ošteenje vida, depresija na
prijemu, teško kognitivno ošteenje, dehidratacija (urea/kreatinin
odnos 14), lošiji fiziki status pacijenata, kao i prisustvo jakog
akutnog postoperativnog bola. Od ovih faktora rizika, teško
kognitivno ošteenje i jak akutni bol prvog postoperativnog dana su
bili najjae povezani sa pojavom postoperativnog delirijuma. Na
osnovu rezultata ove disertacije predlaže se uvoenje interventnih
mera kojima bi se delovalo na preventibilne faktore rizika radi
redukcije incidencije postoperativnog delirijuma sa ciljem
spreavanja komplikacija i samanjenje mortalitata kod starijih
pacijenata nakon preloma kuka.
Advisors/Committee Members: Marković-Denić, Ljiljana, 1956-.
Subjects/Keywords: delirium; risk factors; hip fracture
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Radinović, Kristina S., 1. (2015). Faktori rizika za pojavu postoperativnog delirijuma kod
pacijenata sa prelomom kuka. (Thesis). Univerzitet u Beogradu. Retrieved from https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:9702/bdef:Content/get
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Radinović, Kristina S., 1981-. “Faktori rizika za pojavu postoperativnog delirijuma kod
pacijenata sa prelomom kuka.” 2015. Thesis, Univerzitet u Beogradu. Accessed March 05, 2021.
https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:9702/bdef:Content/get.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Radinović, Kristina S., 1981-. “Faktori rizika za pojavu postoperativnog delirijuma kod
pacijenata sa prelomom kuka.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Radinović, Kristina S. 1. Faktori rizika za pojavu postoperativnog delirijuma kod
pacijenata sa prelomom kuka. [Internet] [Thesis]. Univerzitet u Beogradu; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:9702/bdef:Content/get.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Radinović, Kristina S. 1. Faktori rizika za pojavu postoperativnog delirijuma kod
pacijenata sa prelomom kuka. [Thesis]. Univerzitet u Beogradu; 2015. Available from: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:9702/bdef:Content/get
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Univerzitet u Beogradu
13.
Jovanović, Bojan, 1972-.
Faktori rizika za nastanak pneumonija povezanih sa
mehaničkom ventilacijom u jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja.
Degree: Medicinski fakultet, 2017, Univerzitet u Beogradu
URL: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14283/bdef:Content/get
► Medicina - Epidemiologija / Medicine - Epidemiology
Pneumonije povezane sa mehaničkom ventilacijom predstavljaju jednu od najčešćih formi intrahospitalnih infekcija u jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja. Ciljevi ove…
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▼ Medicina - Epidemiologija / Medicine -
Epidemiology
Pneumonije povezane sa mehaničkom ventilacijom
predstavljaju jednu od najčešćih formi intrahospitalnih infekcija u
jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja. Ciljevi ove disertacije su bili da
se sagledaju faktori rizika vezani za karakteristike pacijenta kao
i za karakteristike i stanje na prijemu koji su od značaja za
pojavu pneumonija povezanih sa mehaničkom ventilacijom. Takođe je
cilj bio da se sagleda incidencija multirezistentnih sojeva
patogena u bolničkim uslovima kao i efikasnost empirijske
antibiotske terapije. Praćeno je 363 pacijenata koji su lečeni u
Urgentnom centru Kliničkog Centra Srbije, u dve jedinice
intenzivnog lečenja i koji su zahtevali mehaničku ventilaciju duže
od 48 sati u periodu od 1.1.2013. do 31.12.2014. godine. Ispitivan
je uticaj demografskih karakteristika, uzroka hospitalizacije i
pratećih bolesti, kao i karakteristika pacijenata na prijemu u
jedinice intenzivnog lečenja. Nezavisni prediktori za nastanak
pneumonija povezanih sa mehaničkom ventilacijm prema
multivarijantnoj regresionoj analizi su: primena masivne
transfuzije na prijemu, koma, GKS manjeg od 8 i veći APACHE II
skor. Pacijenti koji su razvili pneumoniju duže su boravili na
mehaničkoj ventilaciji i imali su duži boravak u jedinicama
intenzivnog lečenja. Intrahospitalni mortalitet je bio u ovoj grupi
značajno veći kao i mortalitet 28 dana. U multivarijantnoj
logističko regresionoj analizi faktor rizika za nastanak prošireno
rezistentnih bakterija kao uzročnika VAP-a izdvaja se neadekvatna
empirijska antibiotska terapija. Gram negativne bakterije bili su
najčešće izolovani patogeni. Na osnovu rezultata ove disertacije
predlaže se uvođenje protokola i mera kojima bi se delovalo na
preventibilne faktore rizika radi redukcije incidencije pneumonija
povezanih sa mehaničkom ventilacijom sa ciljem sprečavanja
komplikacija i samanjenje mortaliteta kod traumatizovanih
pacijenata u jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bumbaširević, Vesna, 1955-.
Subjects/Keywords: mechanical ventilation; pneumonia; risk
factors
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Jovanović, Bojan, 1. (2017). Faktori rizika za nastanak pneumonija povezanih sa
mehaničkom ventilacijom u jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja. (Thesis). Univerzitet u Beogradu. Retrieved from https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14283/bdef:Content/get
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Jovanović, Bojan, 1972-. “Faktori rizika za nastanak pneumonija povezanih sa
mehaničkom ventilacijom u jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja.” 2017. Thesis, Univerzitet u Beogradu. Accessed March 05, 2021.
https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14283/bdef:Content/get.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Jovanović, Bojan, 1972-. “Faktori rizika za nastanak pneumonija povezanih sa
mehaničkom ventilacijom u jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Jovanović, Bojan 1. Faktori rizika za nastanak pneumonija povezanih sa
mehaničkom ventilacijom u jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja. [Internet] [Thesis]. Univerzitet u Beogradu; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14283/bdef:Content/get.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Jovanović, Bojan 1. Faktori rizika za nastanak pneumonija povezanih sa
mehaničkom ventilacijom u jedinicama intenzivnog lečenja. [Thesis]. Univerzitet u Beogradu; 2017. Available from: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:14283/bdef:Content/get
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Boston University
14.
Hanson, Jacquelyn.
Transthyretin gene regulation in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis.
Degree: PhD, Pathology, 2017, Boston University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/20799
► Wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt) is a rare, sporadic protein misfolding disorder with no validated biomarkers or specific treatments. The disease is characterized by deposition of…
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▼ Wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt) is a rare, sporadic protein misfolding disorder with no validated biomarkers or specific treatments. The disease is characterized by deposition of amyloid fibrils composed of wild-type transthyretin (TTR) in cardiac tissue, which leads to cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and death within 5 years. The hypothesis for the studies detailed in this dissertation was non-coding variants in the TTR gene regulatory regions impact expression and serum levels of the protein, thereby contributing to ATTRwt pathogenesis. Investigations included examination of 2 enhancer regions and the proximal promoter of the TTR gene for risk factors which could contribute to pathogenesis of ATTRwt amyloidosis. In total, 11 common and 20 rare variants were identified. The analyses demonstrated significant associations of 3 variants with increased disease risk and 4 variants with age at disease onset and/or survival. Functional studies using GFP and luciferase reporter assays in HepG2 cells were performed to examine the impact of nucleotide alterations in the TTR proximal promoter on reporter expression. Three ATTRwt-risk factors (rs3764479, rs72922940, rs3794885), caused significantly decreased reporter expression in both GFP and luciferase assays (p < 0.02). Moreover, serum TTR levels, measured by immunoturbidity and analyzed along with ATTRwt clinical data, demonstrated that lower serum TTR concentrations were associated with worse survival (hazard ratio = 0.89, p = 0.003). Follow-up analysis of an ATTRwt subset treated with diflunisal, a TTR stabilizer, showed increased serum TTR (p = 0.002) and organ improvement as assessed by cardiac biomarkers (p = 0.043). Unexpectedly, our genetic sequencing data suggested that the TTR G6S variant was disease-protective. Analysis of the TTR G6S protein using circular dichroism and aggregation assay corroborated these findings by demonstrating a higher structural stability and a lower aggregation propensity compared to L55P and V122I, two unstable amyloidogenic TTR variants. In summary, the major findings of this work were: 1) identification of genetic variants that confer risk for ATTRwt amyloidosis through changes in expression, 2) evidence in support of serum TTR as a candidate for monitoring disease progression and response to treatment, and 3) evidence suggesting that TTR G6S may confer protection from ATTRwt by slowing the amyloid cascade.
Subjects/Keywords: Aging; Amyloidosis; Risk factors; Transthyretin
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Hanson, J. (2017). Transthyretin gene regulation in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis. (Doctoral Dissertation). Boston University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2144/20799
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hanson, Jacquelyn. “Transthyretin gene regulation in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2144/20799.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hanson, Jacquelyn. “Transthyretin gene regulation in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hanson J. Transthyretin gene regulation in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Boston University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/20799.
Council of Science Editors:
Hanson J. Transthyretin gene regulation in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Boston University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/20799

Univerzitet u Beogradu
15.
Svetozarević, Snežana M., 1973-.
Novi pristupi u otkrivanju psiholoških faktora rizika
življenja u alkoholičarskim porodicama.
Degree: Filozofski fakultet, 2014, Univerzitet u Beogradu
URL: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:6790/bdef:Content/get
► Psihologija - Kliniĉka psihologija / Psychology - Clinical psychology
Kada su u pitanju psiho-socijalna, medicinska i pravna zaštita alkoholiĉara i ĉlanova njihovih porodica, evidentan je…
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▼ Psihologija - Kliniĉka psihologija / Psychology -
Clinical psychology
Kada su u pitanju psiho-socijalna, medicinska i
pravna zaštita alkoholiĉara i ĉlanova njihovih porodica, evidentan
je dugogodišnji i veoma ozbiljan angaţman ne samo struĉnjaka, već i
celokupne društvene zajednice. O znaĉaju alkoholizma govori i
ĉinjenica da su aktuelno vodeći psihoterapijski modaliteti i modeli
porodiĉnog funkcionisanja ponikli iz rada sa ovim porodicama, a
broj publikacija koje ukljuĉuju pojmove alkoholizam i porodica
jeste impozantan. Pa ipak, podaci savremenih, opseţnih
epidemioloških studija ukazuju na to da slika o štetnim efektima
alkoholizma nije umnogome promenjena (Institut za javno zdravlje
„Dr Milan Jovanović-Batut, 2008; World Health Organization (WHO),
2011). Sa pozicije doprinosa naše struke prevenciji alkoholizma,
veoma znaĉajnom nam se ĉinila mogućnost prouĉavanja odnosa i
povezanosti obeleţja porodiĉne strukture i funkcija sa zdravljem i
dobrobiti individue. Stoga je naše istraţivanje imalo za cilj da
oceni koliko odreĊeni modeli porodiĉnog funkcionisanja mogu
doprineti utvrĊivanju psiholoških faktora rizika prisutnih u
porodicama sa problemom alkoholizma. U istraţivanju su uĉestvovale
porodice ukljuĉene u sistemsku porodiĉnu terapiju, zbog alkoholizma
njihovog ĉlana (otac alkoholiĉar), kao i odgovarajuća grupa
porodica iz nekliniĉkog konteksta. Sistemski model porodiĉnog
funkcionisanja (Beavers et al., 1990) i poslednja revizija
Cirkumpleks modela (Olson, 2008), kada su posmatrani odvojeno,
pokazali 6 su se podjednako efikasnim. U situaciji konkurentne
primene, Biversov model pokazao je najveću vrednost, kao i skale
Zadovoljstva i Komunikacije Olsonovog modela. Model porodiĉnih
procesa (Skinner, 2000), jedini je uspeo da zahvati individualni
varijabilitet u opaţanju porodica, ali je dao i niz rezultata koji
problematizuju njegove konceptualno-metrijske osnove. Rezultati
našeg istraţivanja podsećaju na nuţnost psihometrijske provere
modela koje nameravamo da primenimo u praksi, posebno ukoliko
dolaze sa stranih podruĉja. Iz pozicije teorije, oni su
dokumentovali sloţenost procesa koncipiranja modela porodiĉnog
funkcinisanja i na njima baziranih instrumenata. Sa praktiĉnog
stanovišta, podaci su dali razumnu osnovu za izradu preporuka za
izbor modela, u zavisnosti od zadataka koji su pred kliniĉare
postavljeni (dijagnostika, terapija, edukacija).
Advisors/Committee Members: Mitić, Marija, 1948-.
Subjects/Keywords: family; alcoholism; psychological risk
factors
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Svetozarević, Snežana M., 1. (2014). Novi pristupi u otkrivanju psiholoških faktora rizika
življenja u alkoholičarskim porodicama. (Thesis). Univerzitet u Beogradu. Retrieved from https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:6790/bdef:Content/get
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Svetozarević, Snežana M., 1973-. “Novi pristupi u otkrivanju psiholoških faktora rizika
življenja u alkoholičarskim porodicama.” 2014. Thesis, Univerzitet u Beogradu. Accessed March 05, 2021.
https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:6790/bdef:Content/get.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Svetozarević, Snežana M., 1973-. “Novi pristupi u otkrivanju psiholoških faktora rizika
življenja u alkoholičarskim porodicama.” 2014. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Svetozarević, Snežana M. 1. Novi pristupi u otkrivanju psiholoških faktora rizika
življenja u alkoholičarskim porodicama. [Internet] [Thesis]. Univerzitet u Beogradu; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:6790/bdef:Content/get.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Svetozarević, Snežana M. 1. Novi pristupi u otkrivanju psiholoških faktora rizika
življenja u alkoholičarskim porodicama. [Thesis]. Univerzitet u Beogradu; 2014. Available from: https://fedorabg.bg.ac.rs/fedora/get/o:6790/bdef:Content/get
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
16.
Pak, Mila.
Risk Factors For Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Among Female Veterans.
Degree: PhD, Nursing, 2015, University of North Dakota
URL: https://commons.und.edu/theses/1821
► Background and Purpose: Gallstones affect up to 15% of the U.S. adult population. Women are at greater risk for cholelithiasis, especially if they are…
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▼ Background and Purpose: Gallstones affect up to 15% of the U.S. adult population. Women are at greater
risk for cholelithiasis, especially if they are overweight, over forty years of age, or have had children. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) performed 114,653 cholecystectomy surgeries with 107,975 patients diagnosed with cholelithiasis from 2008 to 2013. Female veterans may be at even greater
risk for cholelithiasis. However, research with this vulnerable population is sparse. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine physiological and environmental
risk factors that may be associated with cholelithiasis among female veterans.
Study Design and Theoretical Framework: This retrospective case-control study examined the VHA electronic medical data for possible
risk factors associated with cholelithiasis among female veterans. Wittenburg and Lammert’s model, describing
factors contributing to cholesterol susceptibility, guided this study examining multifactorial influences that may precipitate cholelithiasis in a population of female veterans.
Sample Selection: Data representing samples of ethnically-diverse female veterans over 40 years of age were retrospectively randomly selected from the VHA data between January, 2008 and December, 2013. Study data were retrieved through the Veterans Affairs Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI) system from 242 patients assigned to each of the study groups based on presence of absence of cholelithiasis diagnosis.
Methods: Demographic, military service, comorbidity, and laboratory test data were analyzed for differences between the cholelithiasis and control groups. Data were further analyzed using multiple regressions to explore the relationship of
risk factors to cholelithiasis occurrence.
Results: Tobacco use was significantly (p< .01) higher in female veterans with cholelithiasis than those without cholelithiasis. Also higher serum cholesterol (p < .01) and hemoglobin A1c (p< .01) levels were positively associated with female veterans experiencing cholelithiasis while lower High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) blood levels were significantly related (p < .01) to cholelithiasis occurrence for the women. The women also had higher frequencies (p < .01) of hypertension and hepatitis C than those women without cholelithiasis. Results of multiple regression analysis indicated that serum cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, and HDL levels accounted for 26 % of the variance for
risk in female veterans developing cholelithiasis. Also, the women with a history of hypertension and hepatitis C had 2.5 times the
risk of developing cholelithiasis than those without hypertension and hepatitis C.
Conclusions and Implications: Tobacco use, higher cholesterol and hemoglobin A1c levels, lower HDL levels, and a history of hypertension and hepatitis C were associated with increased
risk for cholelithiasis occurrence in female military veterans. Understanding
risk factors associated with…
Advisors/Committee Members: Glenda N. Lindseth.
Subjects/Keywords: Cholelithiasis; Female Veterans; Risk Factors
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Pak, M. (2015). Risk Factors For Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Among Female Veterans. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of North Dakota. Retrieved from https://commons.und.edu/theses/1821
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pak, Mila. “Risk Factors For Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Among Female Veterans.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of North Dakota. Accessed March 05, 2021.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/1821.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pak, Mila. “Risk Factors For Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Among Female Veterans.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Pak M. Risk Factors For Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Among Female Veterans. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of North Dakota; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: https://commons.und.edu/theses/1821.
Council of Science Editors:
Pak M. Risk Factors For Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Among Female Veterans. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of North Dakota; 2015. Available from: https://commons.und.edu/theses/1821

University of Delaware
17.
Warden, Christina S.
Identifying prediabetes in primary care.
Degree: D.N.P., University of Delaware, School of Nursing, 2020, University of Delaware
URL: https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27967
► Background: Type 2 diabetes is a significant, chronic health problem in the state of Maryland and nationally. Screening and identification of its? precursor, prediabetes, has…
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▼ Background: Type 2 diabetes is a significant, chronic health problem in the state of Maryland and nationally. Screening and identification of its? precursor, prediabetes, has the potential to prevent or delay onset of type 2 diabetes. Currently more than one third of the US population meets criteria for prediabetes, and 90 % are unaware of their condition. The USPSTF and ADA have published conflicting guidelines with regard to screening for prediabetes, thus leading to provider confusion and decreased screening rates. ? Purpose: The purpose of this project was to identify a single, superior guideline for prediabetes screening, in order to improve identification and, potentially, prevent or delay onset of type 2 diabetes in the future. ? Theoretical Framework: This project was implemented utilizing the Diffusion of Innovations Theory, in which an innovation is evaluated for adoption or rejection based upon specific components and applicability to the implementation setting. ? Methods: Data were collected weekly through patient self-surveys of ADA-identified
risk factors, provider interviews and Hemoglobin A1C laboratory studies. Positive results were evaluated to determine if they would have met criteria for screening using USPSTF and ADA guidelines. ? Results: Of the 561 individuals screened, 72 met criteria for screening and 68 completed the required laboratory studies. Of those individuals, 34 results, 50%, were identified as prediabetes and four results were identified as diabetes. Of those results 18, 52.9%, of those identified as prediabetes met ADA criteria but not USPSTF criteria, and one, 2.9%, of those identified as diabetes met ADA criteria but not USPSTF criteria. In the evaluation of
risk factors, first degree family history of type two diabetes was the most prevalent. It was present in 76.5% of positives. ? Conclusion and Implications: Utilizing the ADA guidelines for prediabetes screening identifies more positive results and has the potential to improve health outcomes for individuals at
risk for developing type 2 diabetes. First degree family history of type 2 diabetes was the
risk factor present most in positive results. No significant barriers to implementation were identified. ? Keywords: Screening Guidelines, ADA, USPSTF, prediabetes,
risk factors
Advisors/Committee Members: Campbell, Della.
Subjects/Keywords: Prediabetes; Risk Factors; Screening
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Warden, C. S. (2020). Identifying prediabetes in primary care. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Delaware. Retrieved from https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27967
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Warden, Christina S. “Identifying prediabetes in primary care.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Delaware. Accessed March 05, 2021.
https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27967.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Warden, Christina S. “Identifying prediabetes in primary care.” 2020. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Warden CS. Identifying prediabetes in primary care. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Delaware; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27967.
Council of Science Editors:
Warden CS. Identifying prediabetes in primary care. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Delaware; 2020. Available from: https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27967

University of Edinburgh
18.
Neil, Clare.
Assessment of protective factors for violence risk.
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Edinburgh
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21007
► There is increasing interest in protective factors for violence risk and it has been proposed that consideration of protective factors in addition to risk factors…
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▼ There is increasing interest in protective factors for violence risk and it has been proposed that consideration of protective factors in addition to risk factors may lead to more balanced and accurate violence risk assessments. Part 1: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to explore the predictive and incremental validity of protective factors assessed using structured professional judgment (SPJ) violence risk assessment tools. Eighteen studies were identified which reported the predictive validity of protective factors for violent behaviour in adolescent and adult males using five different SPJ risk assessment tools. Overall, most studies found that protective factors were associated with the absence of violence. The evidence to support the incremental validity of protective factors (in addition to risk factors) was however less robust and most studies were identified as having a risk of bias which impacted on the potential accuracy and generalisability of the findings. Part 2: Using a pseudo-prospective design, the predictive and incremental validity of protective factors was explored using the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors (SAPROF) and Historical Clinical Risk Management-20 (HCR-20V3) guidelines in a sample of 75 male patients in a high secure forensic mental health inpatient setting. The SAPROF was associated with the absence of different types of violence within the hospital setting (with AUC values for the total SAPROF score ranging from .69 to .74). The SAPROF did not appear to significantly add to the predictive validity of the dynamic risk factors in the HCR-20V3. The Integrative Final Risk Judgment however demonstrated strong predictive validity (with AUC values for different types of violence ranging from .74 to .81) and incremental validity in the prediction of violent behaviour.
Subjects/Keywords: 616.85; violence; risk; protective factors
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Neil, C. (2015). Assessment of protective factors for violence risk. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21007
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Neil, Clare. “Assessment of protective factors for violence risk.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21007.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Neil, Clare. “Assessment of protective factors for violence risk.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Neil C. Assessment of protective factors for violence risk. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21007.
Council of Science Editors:
Neil C. Assessment of protective factors for violence risk. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21007

University of New South Wales
19.
Schmertmann, Marcia.
Unintentional Poisoning in Young Children: Identification of Risk Factors.
Degree: Community Medicine, 2012, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52304
;
https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10976/SOURCE01?view=true
► Unintentional childhood poisoning is an important public health issue. Children aged 0-4 years are often analysed together as a group for unintentional poisoning risk for…
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▼ Unintentional childhood poisoning is an important public health issue. Children aged 0-4 years are often analysed together as a group for unintentional poisoning
risk for statistical purposes. However, these children are quite different in terms of their physical, cognitive and self-regulatory abilities. This thesis examines the contribution of child development to poisoning
risk Three population-based epidemiology studies were conducted that used age as a proxy for development and controlled for other variables that might be contributing to a young child's poisoning
risk. The findings of the three age pattern studies demonstrated strong support for the contribution of child development to poisoning events. Children aged 1-3 years had the highest level of
risk in all three studies and the age patterns remained stable when analysed over time and by sex, socio-economic status and remoteness of residence. These findings warranted further investigation of child development as a
risk factor for unintentional poisoning in children aged 1-3 years.A case-control study was designed to investigate child development and other potential
risk factors for unintentional poisoning. It employed three control groups, injured, sick and healthy, to indentify
risk factors specific to unintentional poisoning. Both questionnaire and observational measures were used to assess the
factors. The importance of age and the role of development in unintentional poisoning
risk were highlighted by the findings of the
risk factor study. Several variables were identified as contributors to poisoning events which also may reflect a younger poisoning group. The study indicated that maternal use of more positive control, accessible poison storage locations and less parenting stress all contributed to unintentional poisoning. Less close supervision was also identified as a
risk factor, indicating that proximity of supervision may be important for poison prevention. The findings of these four studies demonstrated that development plays a major role in unintentional poisoning
risk for children aged 1-3 years. Taken together, information regarding age patterns and
risk factors for unintentional poisoning in young children may help target prevention measures and identify areas warranting further research.
Advisors/Committee Members: Williamson, Ann, Aviation, Faculty of Science, UNSW, Black, Deborah, Ageing Work and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, USyd.
Subjects/Keywords: epidemiology; child; poisoning; risk factors
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Schmertmann, Marcia. “Unintentional Poisoning in Young Children: Identification of Risk Factors.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52304 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10976/SOURCE01?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Schmertmann, Marcia. “Unintentional Poisoning in Young Children: Identification of Risk Factors.” 2012. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Schmertmann M. Unintentional Poisoning in Young Children: Identification of Risk Factors. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52304 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10976/SOURCE01?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Schmertmann M. Unintentional Poisoning in Young Children: Identification of Risk Factors. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2012. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52304 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:10976/SOURCE01?view=true

University of Texas – Austin
20.
-7891-7818.
The perceptions of bilingualism as a risk factor for stuttering.
Degree: MA, Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2015, University of Texas – Austin
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31805
► The purpose of this study was to examine, based on survey results of a sample of speech-language pathologists (SLPs), the degree to which a bias…
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▼ The purpose of this study was to examine, based on survey results of a sample of speech-language pathologists (SLPs), the degree to which a bias exists for classifying bilingualism as a
risk factor for the onset and persistence of stuttering. This study also aimed to determine what if any sources (i.e. years of experience, specialization in the field of fluency, and educational history on the topics of bilingualism and stuttering) uniquely influenced SLPs' understanding of
risk factors. It is hypothesized that if SLPs perceive bilingualism as an inherent
risk factor, they may be more likely to falsely identify typical bilingual clients who do not present with stuttering.
Advisors/Committee Members: Byrd, Courtney T. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Bilingualism; Stuttering; Risk factors
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-7891-7818. “The perceptions of bilingualism as a risk factor for stuttering.” 2015. Masters Thesis, University of Texas – Austin. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31805.
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-7891-7818. “The perceptions of bilingualism as a risk factor for stuttering.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
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Vancouver:
-7891-7818. The perceptions of bilingualism as a risk factor for stuttering. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Texas – Austin; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31805.
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Council of Science Editors:
-7891-7818. The perceptions of bilingualism as a risk factor for stuttering. [Masters Thesis]. University of Texas – Austin; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31805
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University of Cincinnati
21.
TenEyck, Michael F.
Cumulative Disadvantage Across the Life Course: Results from
a Nationally Representative Sample.
Degree: PhD, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services:
Criminal Justice, 2017, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin149580728755573
► It is well known that individuals are differentially exposed to both individual and social risk factors. That is to say the causes of crime and…
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▼ It is well known that individuals are differentially
exposed to both individual and social
risk factors. That is to say
the causes of crime and delinquency vary from person to person.
Research suggests that certain characteristics such as low birth
weight, cognitive deficits, and low self-control are prominent
individual-level
risk factors. Social
risk factors include parental
unemployment, low social support, and neighborhood characteristics.
Although there is a large body of evidence to support the
individual and social
risk factor approaches, there is
comparatively less research concerning whether individual and
social deficits converge to produce a cumulative effect. The
current study uses multiple waves of the National Longitudinal
Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine both
the distinct and cumulative effects of myriad theoretically
informed
risk factors—both individual and social—on antisocial
behavior. Results reveal that certain individual
risk factors such
as drug/alcohol use and low self-control are consistent predictors
of delinquency throughout the life course. Others are less
consistent in their effect on delinquency over time. That said, the
measure of cumulative disadvantage has a fairly consistent
relationship with delinquency. Specifically, the association was
nonlinear, wherein the predicted rate of delinquency increases
dramatically for respondents who have 10 or more
risk factors.
Prior delinquency, too, is a consistent indicator of later
involvement in delinquency. These findings, and others, are placed
in both a theoretical and practical context. On the latter—the
practical context—I propose that it may be time for criminology to
consider taking a “
risk-factor-wide” approach to the study of
delinquency. Doing so could improve criminologists’ ability to
understand the causes and correlates of delinquency.
Advisors/Committee Members: Barnes, J.C. (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Criminology; Risk Factors; Delinquency; Crime
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a Nationally Representative Sample. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin149580728755573
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
TenEyck, Michael F. “Cumulative Disadvantage Across the Life Course: Results from
a Nationally Representative Sample.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cincinnati. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin149580728755573.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
TenEyck, Michael F. “Cumulative Disadvantage Across the Life Course: Results from
a Nationally Representative Sample.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
TenEyck MF. Cumulative Disadvantage Across the Life Course: Results from
a Nationally Representative Sample. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cincinnati; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin149580728755573.
Council of Science Editors:
TenEyck MF. Cumulative Disadvantage Across the Life Course: Results from
a Nationally Representative Sample. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cincinnati; 2017. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin149580728755573

University of Minnesota
22.
Bell, Elizabeth Jean.
Venous thromboembolism: Lifetime risk and novel risk factors.
Degree: PhD, Epidemiology, 2015, University of Minnesota
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181290
► Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are viewed as different manifestations of the same disease process, termed venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE represents a significant source…
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▼ Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are viewed as different manifestations of the same disease process, termed venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE represents a significant source of mortality and morbidity. The first two manuscripts of this dissertation use data from two large, prospective cohort studies: the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. We followed participants, aged 45-64 years in ARIC and >=65 in CHS at baseline (1987-89 in ARIC, 1989-90 and 1992-C93 in CHS), for incident VTE (through 2011 and 2001 in ARIC and CHS, respectively). In manuscript 1, we estimated the lifetime risk and 95% confidence interval of incident VTE, using data from CHS and ARIC. We used a modified Kaplan-Meier method, accounting for the competing risk of death. We calculated that 1 in 12 middle-aged adults develop VTE in their lifetime. This estimate of lifetime risk may be useful to promote awareness of VTE and guide decisions at both clinical and policy levels. Manuscripts 2 and 3 aimed to identify and clarify novel risk factors for VTE. The etiology of VTE is not fully understood, especially in contrast to atherothrombosis. Further identification of VTE risk factors may yield pathophysiological insights into the disease that could eventually provide new prevention or treatment options. In manuscript 2, we quantified the association between orthostatic hypotension (OH) at baseline and VTE, using data from ARIC and CHS. In CHS, there was a positive association between incident VTE and OH (Hazard ratio for total VTE = 1.74 (95% confidence interval: 1.20-2.51)). In contrast, there was no association between OH and VTE in ARIC. In conclusion, community-dwelling older adults with OH have a moderately increased risk of VTE. These results were not replicated in a population-based middle-aged cohort. In manuscript 3, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the association between diabetes and VTE. We identified 19 eligible studies. The pooled relative risk for the association of diabetes with VTE was 1.10 (95% confidence interval: 0.94-1.29). This literature-based systematic review and meta-analysis supports either no association or a very modest positive one between diabetes and VTE in the general population. Diabetes is unlikely to play a major role in VTE development.
Subjects/Keywords: Epidemiology; Lifetime risk; Risk Factors; Venous trhomboembolism
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Bell, E. J. (2015). Venous thromboembolism: Lifetime risk and novel risk factors. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181290
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bell, Elizabeth Jean. “Venous thromboembolism: Lifetime risk and novel risk factors.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Minnesota. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181290.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bell, Elizabeth Jean. “Venous thromboembolism: Lifetime risk and novel risk factors.” 2015. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bell EJ. Venous thromboembolism: Lifetime risk and novel risk factors. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181290.
Council of Science Editors:
Bell EJ. Venous thromboembolism: Lifetime risk and novel risk factors. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181290

University of Pretoria
23.
Wood, Paola Silvia.
A three-month prospective study of risk factors for
stress fractures sustained by soldiers during basic
training
.
Degree: 2009, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05312009-004554/
► Stress fractures represent one of the most common and serious overuse injuries in the military environment. The aim of this prospective study was to determine…
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▼ Stress fractures represent one of the most common
and serious overuse injuries in the military environment. The aim
of this prospective study was to determine the incidence of stress
fractures during 12 weeks of Basic Training (BT) by comparing the
results of the intrinsic
risk indicators obtained from a group of
participants who suffered stress fractures, with the rest of the
original group (controls) who did not suffer from any stress
fractures, and to assess any changes in physical markers whilst
following a progressive, scientifically designed, Physical Training
(PT) Programme during the BT. The intrinsic
risk factors
investigated included sex, age, race (measured via questionnaire),
foot morphology (wet test), Q angle, leg length discrepancy, bone
density (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry(DEXA), physical fitness
(standardized military fitness test, isokinetic upper and lower leg
strength, handgrip strength), flexibility (ankle plantarflexion and
dorsiflexion, hip internal and external rotation), anthropometry
(skinfold method and DEXA), female menstrual disturbances and
lifestyle behaviours including smoking, female contraception use
and medical history of previous injury (questionnaire). The cohort
(n=183), also refered to as the Experimental Group (EG), was
measured at the beginning and at the end of the BT period. The
standardized physical fitness test was also completed in the fifth
week of training. The latter’s results were compared to the results
obtained by a Control Group (CG), who had undergone BT the year
prior to this cohort. The size of the cohort, the intrinsic
risk
factor profile and the control of certain extrinsic
risk factors
may have contributed to zero incidences of stress fractures found.
Within the intrinsic
risk factor profile, sex, age, race, foot
morphology, Q angle, hip external rotation and bone density were
normal whilst the measured leg discrepancy and limited ankle
dorsiflexion appeared to not have a sufficient
risk for stress
fracture development. The small sample of the cohort that reported
having menstrual irregularities, smoked and had a history of
previous fractures, did not place this cohort at
risk for stress
fracture development. The cohort did, however have lower isotonic,
isokinetic and isometric strengths than the other cohorts who
reported a relatively high stress fracture incidence. The BT period
found statistically significant changes in bone density,
flexibility, body composition, muscle strength and endurance.
Female participants showed an increase in the T- and Z-scores of
the left femur area, a deterioration in left ankle dorsiflexion and
hip external rotation, whilst their plantarflexion increased. Their
mesomorph component increased, and decreases in % body fat (BF) as
well as in the ectomorph and endomorph component were also found.
Male participants’ plantarflexion and hip external rotation
decreased whilst their dorsiflexion increased. Lean body mass and
mesomorph component increased whilst %BF, ectomorph and endomorph
component decreased. The new…
Advisors/Committee Members: Prof P E Kruger (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Extrinsic risk factors;
Intrinsic risk factors;
Stress fractures;
Basic;
UCTD
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Wood, P. S. (2009). A three-month prospective study of risk factors for
stress fractures sustained by soldiers during basic
training
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05312009-004554/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wood, Paola Silvia. “A three-month prospective study of risk factors for
stress fractures sustained by soldiers during basic
training
.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05312009-004554/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wood, Paola Silvia. “A three-month prospective study of risk factors for
stress fractures sustained by soldiers during basic
training
.” 2009. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wood PS. A three-month prospective study of risk factors for
stress fractures sustained by soldiers during basic
training
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05312009-004554/.
Council of Science Editors:
Wood PS. A three-month prospective study of risk factors for
stress fractures sustained by soldiers during basic
training
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2009. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05312009-004554/

University of Helsinki
24.
El Moutacim, Yasmin.
Hur påverkar tidigt och senare diagnostiserad graviditetsdiabetes barnets hälsa?.
Degree: Medicinska fakulteten, 2017, University of Helsinki
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231366
► Målet för denna avhandling är att undersöka på vilket sätt tidigt och senare diagnostiserad graviditetsdiabetes (GDM) påverkar barnets hälsa. Tillväxtrelaterade parametrar såsom vikt, ponderalindex, huvudomkrets…
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▼ Målet för denna avhandling är att undersöka på vilket sätt tidigt och senare diagnostiserad graviditetsdiabetes (GDM) påverkar barnets hälsa. Tillväxtrelaterade parametrar såsom vikt, ponderalindex, huvudomkrets och placentans vikt har studerats liksom även gestationsålder samt Apgar-poäng. Ytterligare har vi studerat skillnader hos mödrarna med graviditetsdiabetes.
Materialet som användes i studien har insamlats för The Finnish Gestational Diabetes Prevention Study (RADIEL), ett randomiserat livsstilsinterventionsprojekt för kvinnor i riskgruppen för graviditetsdiabetes. Information om kvinnorna samlades i huvudsak in via blodprov, kostdagböcker och frågeformulär. Information gällande förlossningarna och barnen samlades in via patientjournaler.
Studien påvisade att de kvinnorna som insjuknar i tidig GDM har en svårare sjukdomsbild och att de pojkar som föds till kvinnor med tidig GDM har en större vikt och ponderalindex än de som föds till en kvinna med sen GDM. Däremot påverkades flickors tillväxt i större mån av senare diagnostiserad GDM. Ytterligare kunde vi konstatera att flickfostrens vikt påverkas i större mån av GDM än pojkarnas.
Denna studie påvisar att graviditetsdiabetes har en effekt på fostret trots att utfallen sällan är dramatiska, och att effekten är av olika grad beroende på fostrets kön. Därmed väcker studien frågan huruvida man i högre grad borde satsa resurser på uppföljning av och livsstilsinterventioner för gravida kvinnor i riskgruppen för GDM och särskilt för dem med flickfoster.
Subjects/Keywords: Gestational diabetes; Risk factors; Newborn; Gestational diabetes; Risk factors; Newborn
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El Moutacim, Y. (2017). Hur påverkar tidigt och senare diagnostiserad graviditetsdiabetes barnets hälsa?. (Masters Thesis). University of Helsinki. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231366
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
El Moutacim, Yasmin. “Hur påverkar tidigt och senare diagnostiserad graviditetsdiabetes barnets hälsa?.” 2017. Masters Thesis, University of Helsinki. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231366.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
El Moutacim, Yasmin. “Hur påverkar tidigt och senare diagnostiserad graviditetsdiabetes barnets hälsa?.” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
El Moutacim Y. Hur påverkar tidigt och senare diagnostiserad graviditetsdiabetes barnets hälsa?. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Helsinki; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231366.
Council of Science Editors:
El Moutacim Y. Hur påverkar tidigt och senare diagnostiserad graviditetsdiabetes barnets hälsa?. [Masters Thesis]. University of Helsinki; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231366

University of Pretoria
25.
Wood, Paola Silvia.
A three-month
prospective study of risk factors for stress fractures sustained by
soldiers during basic training.
Degree: Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure
Sciences, 2009, University of Pretoria
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25158
► Stress fractures represent one of the most common and serious overuse injuries in the military environment. The aim of this prospective study was to determine…
(more)
▼ Stress fractures represent one of the most common and
serious overuse injuries in the military environment. The aim of
this prospective study was to determine the incidence of stress
fractures during 12 weeks of Basic Training (BT) by comparing the
results of the intrinsic
risk indicators obtained from a group of
participants who suffered stress fractures, with the rest of the
original group (controls) who did not suffer from any stress
fractures, and to assess any changes in physical markers whilst
following a progressive, scientifically designed, Physical Training
(PT) Programme during the BT. The intrinsic
risk factors
investigated included sex, age, race (measured via questionnaire),
foot morphology (wet test), Q angle, leg length discrepancy, bone
density (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry(DEXA), physical fitness
(standardized military fitness test, isokinetic upper and lower leg
strength, handgrip strength), flexibility (ankle plantarflexion and
dorsiflexion, hip internal and external rotation), anthropometry
(skinfold method and DEXA), female menstrual disturbances and
lifestyle behaviours including smoking, female contraception use
and medical history of previous injury (questionnaire). The cohort
(n=183), also refered to as the Experimental Group (EG), was
measured at the beginning and at the end of the BT period. The
standardized physical fitness test was also completed in the fifth
week of training. The latter’s results were compared to the results
obtained by a Control Group (CG), who had undergone BT the year
prior to this cohort. The size of the cohort, the intrinsic
risk
factor profile and the control of certain extrinsic
risk factors
may have contributed to zero incidences of stress fractures found.
Within the intrinsic
risk factor profile, sex, age, race, foot
morphology, Q angle, hip external rotation and bone density were
normal whilst the measured leg discrepancy and limited ankle
dorsiflexion appeared to not have a sufficient
risk for stress
fracture development. The small sample of the cohort that reported
having menstrual irregularities, smoked and had a history of
previous fractures, did not place this cohort at
risk for stress
fracture development. The cohort did, however have lower isotonic,
isokinetic and isometric strengths than the other cohorts who
reported a relatively high stress fracture incidence. The BT period
found statistically significant changes in bone density,
flexibility, body composition, muscle strength and endurance.
Female participants showed an increase in the T- and Z-scores of
the left femur area, a deterioration in left ankle dorsiflexion and
hip external rotation, whilst their plantarflexion increased. Their
mesomorph component increased, and decreases in % body fat (BF) as
well as in the ectomorph and endomorph component were also found.
Male participants’ plantarflexion and hip external rotation
decreased whilst their dorsiflexion increased. Lean body mass and
mesomorph component increased whilst %BF, ectomorph and endomorph
component decreased. The new…
Advisors/Committee Members: Prof P E Kruger (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Extrinsic risk
factors; Intrinsic risk
factors; Stress
fractures;
Basic;
UCTD
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Wood, P. S. (2009). A three-month
prospective study of risk factors for stress fractures sustained by
soldiers during basic training. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25158
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wood, Paola Silvia. “A three-month
prospective study of risk factors for stress fractures sustained by
soldiers during basic training.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25158.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wood, Paola Silvia. “A three-month
prospective study of risk factors for stress fractures sustained by
soldiers during basic training.” 2009. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wood PS. A three-month
prospective study of risk factors for stress fractures sustained by
soldiers during basic training. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25158.
Council of Science Editors:
Wood PS. A three-month
prospective study of risk factors for stress fractures sustained by
soldiers during basic training. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25158

Columbia University
26.
Ferris, Jennifer Susan.
Risk Factors for Double Primary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Women Across the Risk Spectrum.
Degree: 2018, Columbia University
URL: https://doi.org/10.7916/D89K5V4Q
► Advancements in medicine and technology have led to an increasing number of cancer survivors. The development of a second primary cancer is one of the…
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▼ Advancements in medicine and technology have led to an increasing number of cancer survivors. The development of a second primary cancer is one of the most severe sequelae of a cancer diagnosis, particularly for cancers that lack an effective screening tool as with ovarian cancer. Breast and ovarian cancer are major causes of morbidity and mortality in women; in the U.S., breast cancer has the highest incidence in women and ovarian cancer is the most fatal of gynecological cancers. Further, these two cancers have been found to co-occur. Along with possible treatment effects of the first cancer, shared risk factors, shared genetics, and interactions between these two have been hypothesized to contribute to their co-occurrence. Research on shared risk factors for second cancers is lacking and being able to identify potentially modifiable factors associated with second primary cancer could improve clinical recommendations for cancer survivors. Therefore, this dissertation examined risk factors for the development of double primary breast and ovarian cancer (DPBOC) in three parts 1) a comprehensive review of the literature to identify studies assessing risk factors for DPBOC, 2) a case-control study assessing the association between three potentially-modifiable risk factors (oral contraceptive (OC) use, parity, and breastfeeding), and risk of second primary ovarian cancer following breast cancer (BR-OV), second primary breast cancer following ovarian cancer (OV-BR), single primary ovarian cancer (OV), and single primary breast cancer (BR), and 3) a cohort study assessing OC use, parity, and breastfeeding and risk of BR-OV, OV, and BR.
The comprehensive review identified few studies assessing epidemiologic risk factors for the development of DPBOC and most of the findings were not statistically significant. The majority of studies focused on treatment of breast cancer and risk of second primary ovarian cancer. While most of the findings on chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and Tamoxifen were heterogeneous and lacked statistical significance, hormone therapy for breast cancer may be associated with an increased risk of second primary ovarian cancer. The majority of studies on genetic risk factors for DPBOC looked at BRCA1/2 mutations or a crude measure of family history. Both BRCA1/2 and family history were consistently associated with risk of DPBOC, but studies varied on the extent of this risk due to differences in study design, exposure and outcome definition, and statistical power. No studies were identified examining DNA methylation and risk of DPBOC.
The case-control study used data from the three clinic-based sites of the Breast Cancer Family Registry (BCFR) which consisted of women from breast and ovarian cancer families. We observed an inverse association with both OC use (OR=0.38, 95% CI: 0.22, 0.60) and breastfeeding (OR=0.52, 95% CI: 0.31, 0.87) and risk of DPBOC, but a positive association with parity (≥2 full-term pregnancies: OR=5.78, 95% CI: 2.82, 14.58), regardless of diagnosis order…
Subjects/Keywords: Epidemiology; Oncology; Breast – Cancer – Risk factors; Ovaries – Cancer – Risk factors
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Ferris, J. S. (2018). Risk Factors for Double Primary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Women Across the Risk Spectrum. (Doctoral Dissertation). Columbia University. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.7916/D89K5V4Q
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ferris, Jennifer Susan. “Risk Factors for Double Primary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Women Across the Risk Spectrum.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Columbia University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.7916/D89K5V4Q.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ferris, Jennifer Susan. “Risk Factors for Double Primary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Women Across the Risk Spectrum.” 2018. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ferris JS. Risk Factors for Double Primary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Women Across the Risk Spectrum. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Columbia University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/D89K5V4Q.
Council of Science Editors:
Ferris JS. Risk Factors for Double Primary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Women Across the Risk Spectrum. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Columbia University; 2018. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/D89K5V4Q

Queen Mary, University of London
27.
Anwar, Sibtain.
Taking a systems neuroscience approach to persistent postsurgical pain : mechanisms, prediction tools and preventive strategies.
Degree: PhD, 2016, Queen Mary, University of London
URL: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12534
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775186
► Background: Persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) is an increasingly recognised complication of surgery. Various putative risk factors have been identified over the last ten years. However…
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▼ Background: Persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) is an increasingly recognised complication of surgery. Various putative risk factors have been identified over the last ten years. However the prevention of this phenomenon has proven difficult. I studied PPP following cardiac surgery to identify both means of prediction and prevention. Methods: With ethics committee approval, I followed up 312 patients undergoing cardiac surgery over a six-month period in our hospitals. This established pilot data and allowed power calculation for the following prospective studies: 1. Randomised controlled trial (RCT) of pregabalin alone (P) or pregabalin combined with ketamine (PK), as compared to usual care (UC) for the prevention of PPP. 2. Quantitative Sensory testing before and after surgery, to identify central nervous system changes predictive of PPP, as well as any protective effect of P and PK in the active arms. Patients were risk stratified into vulnerable and resilient phenotypes, with the use of dynamic pain assessments of Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM), Temporal Summation (TS) and Zone of Hyperalgesia (ZoH.) Results: In the observational pilot cohort, 39.7% of patients described PPP following elective first-time cardiac surgery. The age of the patient, duration of surgery and acute pain during the recovery period all seemed to act as strong predictors for the development of PPP in this cohort study. In the prospective RCT, pregabalin was protective for future PPP. The study demonstrated a significant improvement in PPP; OR= 0.11 and 0.046, for groups P and PK respectively at three months, as compared to the UC group. The addition of ketamine to pregabalin, as part of a multimodal regimen, had no significant effect on PPP outcomes in this trial. Tolerability of both drugs on the first day of treatment was an issue. As an example, NNH (Number Needed to Harm) for diplopia was equal to 6.3 and 4.5, in P and PK respectively. This failed to impact on recovery, however, with improvements in median length of stay of 1 and 1.5 days respectively (p=0.023 and 0.002.) The powerful and protective effects of pregabalin in the perioperative period are demonstrated by: 1. Increases in pressure pain threshold (PPT) at a site remote to the incision 2. Prevention of the development of new TS 3. Reduction in the zone of peri-incisional hyperalgesia The likelihood of developing PPP in any cardiac surgical patient may be predicted by a combination of the following perioperative risk factors: 1. Perioperative QST markers of new TS and increased ZoH, at the site of surgical incision, as well as decreased PPT remote to the incision. 2. Inefficiency of CPM 3. Poor preoperative quality of life, measured with EQ-5D 4. Increased levels of state anxiety and catastrophising 5. Young age 6. Surgical risk factors of increased duration of surgery and poorly managed acute pain - but not surgical technique and extent of dissection. Conclusion: This study suggests a potential to risk-stratify cardiac surgery patients and allow targeted preventive…
Subjects/Keywords: Persistent postsurgical pain; Psychological risk factors; perioperative risk factors
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Anwar, S. (2016). Taking a systems neuroscience approach to persistent postsurgical pain : mechanisms, prediction tools and preventive strategies. (Doctoral Dissertation). Queen Mary, University of London. Retrieved from http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12534 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775186
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Anwar, Sibtain. “Taking a systems neuroscience approach to persistent postsurgical pain : mechanisms, prediction tools and preventive strategies.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Queen Mary, University of London. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12534 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775186.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Anwar, Sibtain. “Taking a systems neuroscience approach to persistent postsurgical pain : mechanisms, prediction tools and preventive strategies.” 2016. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Anwar S. Taking a systems neuroscience approach to persistent postsurgical pain : mechanisms, prediction tools and preventive strategies. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Queen Mary, University of London; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12534 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775186.
Council of Science Editors:
Anwar S. Taking a systems neuroscience approach to persistent postsurgical pain : mechanisms, prediction tools and preventive strategies. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Queen Mary, University of London; 2016. Available from: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12534 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.775186

Victoria University of Wellington
28.
Miller MacDonald, Imogen.
Protective Factors in the Sexual Offending Area: Analysis of the Concept and a Preliminary Model.
Degree: 2016, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6485
► Traditionally, there has been a preoccupation with the concept of risk in criminal justice research and practice, with very little emphasis placed on the notion…
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▼ Traditionally, there has been a preoccupation with the concept of
risk in criminal justice research and practice, with very little emphasis placed on the notion of protection. Recently, forensic psychology researchers and practitioners have become more interested in the idea of protective
factors – the
factors that are association with a reduction rather than an increase in offending. However, this area of research is in its infancy, and much is still unclear. The current thesis aims to analyse the development of this concept, as well as how it is currently understood. I will argue that current conceptualisations of protection are limited, and will outline a range of criticisms. I then develop a preliminary model that will aim to overcome these problems. More specifically, I will clearly define the notion of protection, offer an explanation of how protective
factors may exert their protective effects, and discuss how this understanding of protection can be applied to offender interventions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ward, Tony.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology; Forensic psychology; Protective factors; Risk factors; Risk assessment
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Miller MacDonald, I. (2016). Protective Factors in the Sexual Offending Area: Analysis of the Concept and a Preliminary Model. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6485
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Miller MacDonald, Imogen. “Protective Factors in the Sexual Offending Area: Analysis of the Concept and a Preliminary Model.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6485.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Miller MacDonald, Imogen. “Protective Factors in the Sexual Offending Area: Analysis of the Concept and a Preliminary Model.” 2016. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Miller MacDonald I. Protective Factors in the Sexual Offending Area: Analysis of the Concept and a Preliminary Model. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6485.
Council of Science Editors:
Miller MacDonald I. Protective Factors in the Sexual Offending Area: Analysis of the Concept and a Preliminary Model. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6485

Massey University
29.
Holman, Mikayla.
Suicide risk and protective factors : a network approach.
Degree: MS (by thesis), Psychology, 2019, Massey University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10179/15770
► Suicide is a complex phenomenon, with numerous factors contributing to an individual’s risk of suicide. To visualise and quantify complex interactions between variables, a novel…
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▼ Suicide is a complex phenomenon, with numerous factors contributing to an individual’s risk
of suicide. To visualise and quantify complex interactions between variables, a novel
approach called network analysis can be used. The aim of the present study was to explore
how risk and protective factors for suicide interact with one another, and to determine which
factors were most central to a network of these factors. Using an online survey, cross-
sectional data was collected from a sample of 515 individuals who lived in New Zealand,
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, who were recruited
through either social media or Prolific Academic. A network of 18 risk and protective factors
for suicide was estimated using network analysis. In the network, suicidal ideation was
strongly related to the suicide risk factors of feeling depressed, anxious, and hopeless, as well
as substance use and perceived burdensomeness. In contrast, self-esteem, resilience, access to
mental health services and a positive attitude towards these services were each protective
against suicidal ideation. Factors which had the highest strength centrality were feeling
depressed, feeling hopeless, perceived burdensomeness, self-esteem, and social support. The
results of this research emphasise the importance of examining protective factors as well as
risk factors when determining an individual’s suicide risk.
Subjects/Keywords: Suicide;
Risk factors;
Prevention;
System analysis;
network analysis;
protective factors;
risk factors;
suicide
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Holman, M. (2019). Suicide risk and protective factors : a network approach. (Masters Thesis). Massey University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10179/15770
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Holman, Mikayla. “Suicide risk and protective factors : a network approach.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Massey University. Accessed March 05, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10179/15770.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Holman, Mikayla. “Suicide risk and protective factors : a network approach.” 2019. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Holman M. Suicide risk and protective factors : a network approach. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Massey University; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10179/15770.
Council of Science Editors:
Holman M. Suicide risk and protective factors : a network approach. [Masters Thesis]. Massey University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10179/15770

SUNY College at Brockport
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Szczesniak, Courtney L.
The Factors Affecting Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Female Athletes A Synthesis of the Research Literature.
Degree: MSEd in Physical Education, Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education, 2019, SUNY College at Brockport
URL: https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/pes_synthesis/63
► Research has shown that female athletes are more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than male athletes (Elliot, Goldberg, & Kuehl, 2010).…
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▼ Research has shown that female athletes are more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than male athletes (Elliot, Goldberg, & Kuehl, 2010). Although female athletic opportunities have increased over the past few decades, this increased risk for ACL injuries may deter some individuals from participating in sport, especially those that involve quick movements where knee injuries are more prevalent (e.g., soccer, basketball). Thus, the purpose of this synthesis is to identify risk factors specific to female athletes that contribute to their increased ACL vulnerability. A search procedure utilizing SPORTDiscus, Academic Search Complete, and Physical Education Index was conducted to identify articles in the critical mass. Findings from the critical mass indicated that anatomical (e.g., ACL size, hip anatomy, femoral condyle size), biomechanical (e.g., hip muscles and hamstring and quadriceps ratio), and physiological (e.g., the menstrual cycle and estrogen) factors contribute to the higher probability of ACL injuries in female athletes. These findings can help determine effective and efficient prevention programs to limit these factors. A successful ACL prevention program for female athletes includes knee laxity assessments, stretching, strength training, and plyometric training. With continued research, definitive risk factors and prevention strategies can be identified so that female athletic participation continues to grow and result in longer athletic careers.
Subjects/Keywords: Anterior Cruciate Ligament; female athlete; anatomical risk factors; biomechanical risk factors; physiological risk factors; Health and Physical Education; Kinesiology; Sports Sciences
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Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Szczesniak, Courtney L. “The Factors Affecting Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Female Athletes A Synthesis of the Research Literature.” 2019. Thesis, SUNY College at Brockport. Accessed March 05, 2021.
https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/pes_synthesis/63.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Szczesniak, Courtney L. “The Factors Affecting Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Female Athletes A Synthesis of the Research Literature.” 2019. Web. 05 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Szczesniak CL. The Factors Affecting Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Female Athletes A Synthesis of the Research Literature. [Internet] [Thesis]. SUNY College at Brockport; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 05].
Available from: https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/pes_synthesis/63.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Szczesniak CL. The Factors Affecting Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Female Athletes A Synthesis of the Research Literature. [Thesis]. SUNY College at Brockport; 2019. Available from: https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/pes_synthesis/63
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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