OBJECTIVE The primary goal was to determine the ability of older adults to rise from the floor. A secondary goal was to explore how rise ability might differ based on initial body positions and with or without the use of an assistive device. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of young, healthy older, and congregate housing older adults. SETTING University-based laboratory and congregate housin...

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) IS A COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY REPEATED EVENTS OF PARTIAL OR COMPLETE UPPERAIRWAY OBSTRUCTION DURING SLEEP, RESULTING IN DISRUPTION OF NORMAL VENTILATION, HYPOXEMIA, AND SLEEP FRAGMENTATION. A transient return to the waking state (arousal) restores airway patency. OSA is estimated to affect between 1% and 3% of young children, and its potentia...

a r t i c l e i n f o Construction engineering students often complain about the lack of engagement and interaction with the learning environment. Notwithstanding, many instructors still rely on traditional teaching methods which include the use of chalkboard, handouts, and computer presentations that are often filled with many words and few visual elements. Research shows that these teaching t...

BACKGROUND: Aboriginal children in Canada are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Given that physical inactivity is an important modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes, prevention efforts targeting Aboriginal children include interventions to enhance physical activity involvement. These types of interventions require adequate assessment of physical activity patterns to identify determina...

Because the eyes of insects cannot be moved independently of the head, information about head posture is essential for stabilizing the visual world or providing information about the direction of gaze. We examined the external anatomy and physiological capabilities of a head posture proprioceptor, the prosternal organ (PO), located at the base of the neck in the black soldier fly, Hermetia illu...

The Abilities for Professional Learning (APL) questionnaire (Ruohotie, 2000b) was designed to measure 15 factors of motivation and learning strategies. This chapter examines the validity of six factors of the motivational part of the APL self-report instrument. The next chapter will focus on the development and validation of instruments to assess strategic skills in learning. We agree with Boek...

Reproductive efficiency has a great impact on the economic success of pork production. Stillborn pigs and average birth interval contribute to the number of pigs born alive in a litter. To better understand the underlying genetics of these traits, a genomewide association study was undertaken. Samples of DNA were collected and tested using the Illumina Porcine SNP60 BeadChip from 798 females fa...

Tins arllcle wa,s accepledfOr publicalion janufll]' 25, J996. Problem-based learning (PBL) curricula are of increasing interest to educators within occupational therapy and other allied health professions (Bruhn, 1992; Hay, 1995; Jacobs & Lyons, 1992; Royeen, 1995; Saarinen & Salvatori, 1994; VanLeit, 1995), PBL approaches involve small groups of students who meet with a tutor to examine health...

Increased cow productivity in the last few decades has depressed fertility and reproductive efficiency. Optimum uterus health and accurate true estrus detection have thus been greatly elusive on farm. The objective was to quantify cow cervix morphology during proestrus (PE), standing estrus (SE), diestrus (DE) and metestrus (ME) phases of the oestrus cycle using a novel biofarm technology. The ...

BACKGROUND Access to resuscitation equipment is a critical component in delivering optimal care in pediatric arrest situations. Historically, children's hospitals and clinics have used a standard pediatric resuscitation cart ("standard cart") in which drawers are organized by intervention (eg, intubation module, intravenous module), requiring multiple drawers to be opened during a code. Many em...