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Gavronski, Eric J. « Early homo erectus : one or more species ». Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1313635.
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Paleoanthropology has been beset by controversies concerning the number of hominid species at any given time. This thesis examines the case for one or more species from the time of early H. erectus using the biological and evolutionary species concepts as frames of reference. To accomplish this task, measurements were made on casts of African and Asian fossil hominid skulls with previously published data used as both a control and a supplement. Due to the fragmentary nature of the data and the small sample size, principle components analysis was used to create a usable data set. Linear regression was then used to calculate mean differences between the African and Asian fossil samples for PC 1 (a derived factor denoted overall cranial size) and XCB (maximum cranial breadth). This data was then compared to that of 28 pair-wise comparisons of eight modem human populations from the same general regions as the fossils. Since a number of these comparisons had mean differences greater or equal to that of the fossils, the finding are suggestive of the fossils all being from the same species, Homo erectus.Department of Anthropology
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Thibault, Mary Grace. « Modeling seagoing migration of early Homo via paleoclimate drift experiments to Sulawesi, Indonesia ». The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555500422012595.
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Monesi, E. « MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHIC DATA ON THE FIRST COLONIZATION OF EUROPE BY EARLY HOMININS DURING THE LATE EARLY PLEISTOCENE ». Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/488317.
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It is generally accepted in the paleoanthropological literature that the colonization of Europe by early hominins, intended as Homo erectus derived forms such as Homo heidelbergensis, occurred before the last magnetic polarity reversal that is dated back to 0.78 Ma and marks the transition form the Matuyama reversal polarity chron to the actual normal polarity chron known as Brunhes. The still ongoing debate concerns the possibility for early hominins to have firmly settled in Europe before 1 Million years ago. All the European sites presenting proper chronologies put the first convincing evidence of human occupation during the latter part of the Matuyama reverse polarity chron spanning from the top of Jaramillo normal polarity subchron (0.99 Ma) to the base of the Brunhes normal polarity chron (0.78 Ma). It seems therefore plausible that the first stable human residents came to Europe during the latter part of the Matuyama reverse polarity chron. This relatively brief period of time coincided with a major reorganization of the changing environmental conditions in Europe and elsewhere known as the Early late Pleistocene climate Revolution (EPR). The EPR coincided with the onset of the major Pleistocene glaciation in the Northern hemisphere that triggered the modification of the drainage patterns and consequently brought the formation of the modern fluvial systems especially the Danube in Eastern Europe and the Po in Italy. These environmental changes brought to the formation of new habitats characterized by lowlands colonized by grasslands during glacial/interglacial transitions, while steppic loess environments characterized full glacial periods and closed temperate forests full interglacial periods. The EPR caused also a faunal turnover as a consequence to the environmental changes, species adapted to a closed forest environment belonging to the so-called Villafranchian faunal association were substituted with species more adapted to the newly formed environments belonging to the so-called Galerian faunal association. It seems probable that the opening of the Danube-Po getaway constituted a fundamental element for the migrations of these animals and of early hominins to take place from Africa/Levant across the Balkans into southern Europe since MIS 22.
After providing an initial review of the chronology presented for the sites manifesting human occupation of the Mediterranean area we investigated five new sites in order to provide new evidences that will substantiate the hypothesis of the colonization of Europe by early hominins not antecedent the EPR following the Danube-Po migration pathway. The first site is the Arda river section in northern Italy that provides a continuous record of the transition from marine sedimentation typical of the Pliocene-Early Pleistocene to late Early Pleistocene-Holocene continental sedimentation. Even though no human evidences have yet be found in this locality the discovery mammal layer with a mixed Villafranchian-Galerian faunal assemblage just preceding the EPR proves the first contact that occurred between these two faunal associations. The second investigated site is Kostolac, in Serbia, that even thus not revealing any evidence of human occupation, strongly supports the “follow the herd” hypothesis since it yields the first occurrence of the Mammuthus trogontherii in the Pannonian region just before the Brunhes-Matuyama boundary at the bottom of a loessic sequence. This suggests that the first income of this species in the investigated region occurred just after the EPR taking advantage of the Danube-Po gateway. The third presented site is the stratigraphic sequence from the cave of Kozarnika in Northern Bulgaria. Evidences of human occupation of the cave are known throughout the entire stratigraphic sequence as far down as the bottom of the loess deposit that is located between the Jaramillo normal magnetic polarity subchron and the Brunhes normal polarity. The acquired data strongly support the idea that the income of hominins in the investigated region started with MIS 22 along the Danube drainage system from the Black sea into Europe. The fourth investigated site it the Greek site of Megalopolis where an archeological site bearing a specimen of Elephas antiquus with slaughtering evidences lies in an alternation between lignite and sediment levels. The Brunhes-Matuyama boundary lies at the bottom of the sequence but there is no evidence yet of human occupation of the area during the critic time lapse for this study. Strong evidence of the connection between the variation in the deposited facies and the glacial-interglacial cycles was observed therefore we dated the archeological site back to ∼450 ky. The last investigated site is the deposit of the Prince’s cave near Ventimiglia (Northern Italy), where a preneanderthalian human ilium was found in a complex stratigraphic context. Only normal magnetic polarity, interpreted as the Brunhes chron, was observed throughout the entire sequence that was therefore attributed to the middle Pleistocene. Evidences on the oldest units deposited in the cave jointly with the uplift rates for that region suggest that the cave was probably submerged during the EPR and therefore no human frequentation was possible in this site before MIS 7.
Except for the Prince’s cave deposit, whose age resulted being to young, all the other sites give evidences of the colonization of Europe by early hominins not antecedent MIS 22 following the Danube-Po migration pathway, therefore supporting the central role of the EPR in the first stable peopling of the European continent.
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Choa, Omar. « A geochemical history of Tabon Cave (Palawan, Philippines) : environment, climate, and early modern humans in the Philippine archipelago ». Thesis, Paris, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018MNHN0002/document.
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La grotte de Tabon (Palawan, Philippines) est un site préhistorique majeur en Asie du Sud-Est. Elle a livré des fossiles d’Homo sapiens datant du Pléistocène supérieur, rares dans la région. Pourtant, son histoire demeure mal connue : d’importantes altérations physiques et chimiques compliquent la lecture de sa stratigraphie, tandis que des objets archéologiques sans contexte clair entravent l’élaboration d’une chronologie fiable. Cette étude jette un nouveau regard sur la grotte de Tabon à travers une approche pluridisciplinaire des sciences de la Terre. Elle explore notamment l’environnement et le climat des premiers hommes anatomiquement modernes dans la région. Les résultats mettent en lumière une période clef entre 40 et 33 ka BP, caractérisée par des climats plus secs, des paysages plus ouverts et une empreinte humaine marquée dans la grotte. Cette période a également été ponctuée par un court épisode d’humidité qui a laissé un spéléothème gypsifère étendu en guise de témoin. Dans l’avenir, de nouvelles approches, prenant en compte les contraintes particulières du site, pourraient permettre de souligner davantage la valeur scientifique et patrimoniale unique de la grotte de Tabon, une fenêtre sur les premiers périples de notre espèce à travers les archipels d’Asie du Sud-EstTabon Cave (Palawan, Philippines) is a key prehistoric site in Southeast Asia, one of the few to have yielded Homo sapiens fossils from the Late Pleistocene. Its history remains poorly understood: heavy physical and chemical alterations have greatly complicated its stratigraphy, and contextually isolated archaeological finds hamper the construction of a clear chronology. This study reexamines Tabon Cave using a multi-pronged geosciences approach to explore environment, climate, and early modern human presence in the region. The results reveal a major period in the cave’s history between 40 and 33 ka BP, when drier climates, more open landscapes, and active human use of the cave were briefly spaced by a wet episode that left an extensive, gypsiferous speleothem. Future innovative research approaches spurred by the unique constraints of the site will undoubtedly further highlight the unique scientific and heritage value of Tabon Cave, a window into the earliest odysseys of our species across the archipelagos of Southeast Asia
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Zamostny, Jeffrey. « FAUSTIAN FIGURES : MODERNITY AND MALE (HOMO)SEXUALITIES IN SPANISH COMMERCIAL LITERATURE, 1900-1936 ». UKnowledge, 2012. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/hisp_etds/4.
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I contend in this study that commercial novels and theater from early twentiethcentury Spain often present male (homo)sexual characters as a point of constellation for anxieties regarding modernization in Madrid and Barcelona. In works by Jacinto Benavente, Josep Maria de Sagarra, El Caballero Audaz (José María Carretero), Antonio de Hoyos y Vinent, Carmen de Burgos, Álvaro Retana, Eduardo Zamacois, and Alfonso Hernández-Catá, concerns about technological and socioeconomic change converge upon hustlers and blackmailers, queer seducers, and chaste inverts. I examine these figures alongside an allegorical interpretation of Goethe’s Faust in Marshall Berman’s book All That is Solid Melts into Air: The Experience of Modernity (1982) in order to foreground their varying responses to modern innovation. They alternately sell themselves to prosper under consumer capitalism, seduce others into savoring the pleasures of city life, or fall tragically to the conflicting pressures of tradition and change. In the process, they reveal the fear and enthusiasm of their creators vis-à-vis rapid urbanization, fluctuating class hierarchies, the commercialization of art, and the medicalization of sex from the turn of the nineteenth century to the Spanish Civil War.
From a methodological standpoint, I argue that close readings of commercial works are worthwhile for what they reveal about the discursive framing of modernity and male (homo)sexualities in Spain in the early 1900s. Hence, I use techniques of literary analysis previously reserved for canonical writers such as Federico García Lorca and Luis Cernuda to discuss texts produced by their bestselling contemporaries, none of whom has been equally scrutinized by subsequent criticism. Existing scholarship on modernity and sexuality in Spain and abroad helps contextualize my detailed interpretations. Although my project is not a sustained exercise in comparative literature, I do situate Spanish works within historical and literary trends beyond Spain so as to acknowledge the interplay of transnational and local concerns surrounding modern change and sexual customs. By considering the primary texts in relation to varying temporal and geographic contexts, the dissertation aims to be of interest to a readership in and outside Hispanism, and to supplement important studies of modernity, (homo)sexualities, and literature that overlook Spain.
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Douze, Katja. « Le Early Middle Stone Age d'Éthiopie et les changements techno-économiques à la période de l'émergence des premiers Homo sapiens ». Thesis, Bordeaux 1, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012BOR14701/document.
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Ce travail de thèse présente une nouvelle lecture technologique des industries lithiques qui documentele Middle Stone Age de la fin du Pléistocène moyen en Ethiopie. Il s’appuie principalement sur une ré-analyse detrois sites majeurs de Gademotta et Kulkuletti (Région du lac Ziway, Vallée du Rift éthiopien), initialement fouillés par F. Wendorf, R. Schild et collaborateurs en 1972. Le croisement des donnés technologiques sur cesindustries à l’échelle locale permet d’aborder la question des dynamiques évolutives qui accompagnenl’émergence des premiers Homo sapiens dans la Corne de l’Afrique. Alors que les traditions techniques montrent une forte stabilité au cours du temps, notamment parl’emploi majoritaire d’une grande diversité de méthodes Levallois de débitage pour la production d’éclats et delames, se dégagent des caractéristiques techniques spécifiques qui se révèlent être des marqueurs régionaux echronologiques. Un changement majeur s’opère sur le plan conceptuel et se caractérise par une augmentation dela prédétermination des morphologies d’outils au débitage, notamment des outils phares du Middle Stone Age les outils à bords convergents (pointes). Ce changement s’accompagne d’une diminution du recours aufaçonnage et du développement de méthodes Levallois dévolues à la production d’éclats triangulaires. Encorollaire, le recours au procédé technique du coup de tranchet latéral, fréquemment appliqué aux outilstriangulaires façonnés dans les phases anciennes, diminue puis disparait au profit d’outils aux bords peutransformés. L’étude met également en exergue la maîtrise de la production laminaire Levallois, dès les phasesanciennes, antérieures à 280 ka, ainsi que la production ubiquiste de petits éclats laissés brut comme un objectifdu débitage Levallois et non Levallois à part entière. Cette étude renseigne les changements comportementaux à l’œuvre aux lendemains de l’Acheuléen, àune période charnière de l’évolution humaine, qui demeure peu documentée. Cette phase initiale du MiddleStone Age est un jalon essentiel dans la Préhistoire africaine qui annonce les phases plus récentes de la périodedurant lesquelles se multiplient les manifestations de comportements symboliques dans certaines parties ducontinent, ainsi que l’emprunt de routes de sortie d’Afrique par l’Homo sapiensThis thesis presents new technological insights concerning Middle Stone Age (MSA) lithic industries from the end of the Middle Pleistocene in Ethiopia. Based mainly on a reanalysis of three major occupation sites from Gademotta and Kulkuletti (Lake Ziway Area, Main Ethiopian Rift Valley) initially excavated by F. Wendorf, R. Schild and collaborators in 1972, a local-scale comparison of the technology from these three nearby sites enables the evolutionary dynamics accompanying the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Horn of Africa to be discussed. While most of the technical traditions are stable through time, particularly the use of a broad diversity of Levallois methods for producing flakes and blades, several technical idiosyncrasies are also evident and can be considered strong regional and chronological markers. A major conceptual change is characterised by an increase in the predetermination of tool shape during the core reduction process, especially for the major MSA tool group – tools with convergent edges (points). This shift is accompanied by a decrease in the use of shaping techniques (façonnage) and the development of Levallois methods for the production of triangular flakes. The use of the lateral tranchet blow technique, frequently applied to triangular tools during the oldest phases, also decreases and then disappears with tools bearing little transformation becoming dominant. Furthermore, this analysis documents well-developed technical skills evident in earliest occurrences (before 280 ka) of Levallois blade production coexisting with the ubiquitous and independent Levallois and non Levallois production of small flakes. This study highlights behavioural changes evident during the still poorly documented post-Acheulean period, a turning point in human evolution. These initial stages of the Middle Stone Age are crucial for African prehistory as they set the stage for subsequent periods which see not only an increase in symbolic behaviours, but the expansion of Homo sapiens out of Africa
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Trivette, Carol M. « Making Home Visiting Inspiring for Families Facing Many Challenges ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4430.
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Sometimes when a home visit is over, practitioners and families feel it was great and sometimes they feel it was not. This presentation explores strengthen-based strategies developed from a capacity-building model that deepens the families' home visit experiences so families with serious challenges feel they can help their children learn.
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Ahmad, Jamal F. « Arab American Children’s Early Home Learning Experiences ». University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321118162.
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Friedman, Mollie. « Caregiver coaching strategies in home-based early intervention ». Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2009. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-07242009-144223/.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2009.Advisor: Juliann Woods, Florida State University, College of Communication, Dept. of Communication Disorders. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on Nov. 10, 2009). Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 46 pages. Includes bibliographical references.
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Allison, Barbara Nehrig. « Identity status and parent-adolescent conflict among early adolescents ». The Ohio State University, 1997. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1299762136.
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Calnon, Ruth Hill. « Family involvement at home : increasing literacy achievement of diverse at-risk kindergarten students / ». ProQuest subscription required:, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=1176532791&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=8813&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Boise State University, 2005.Includes abstract. In appendices, sample participation questionnaires are in both English and Spanish. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-89). Also available online via the ProQuest Digital Dissertations database.
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Chippett, Darryl Curtis. « Early home-based interventions with developmentally delayed young children ». Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0018/MQ54870.pdf.
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Trivette, Carol M. « DEC Recommended Family Practices 2014 : How They Help Home Visitors Support Families ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4442.
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The new DEC family recommended practices provide home visitors with specific guidance about enhancing families' abilities to engage their children in learning activities. Participants will learn how to use the new DEC family practices through video demonstrations and how to use a self-reflection tool developed for the DEC family practices.
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Smith, Claudette Lendora. « Factors affecting the economic status of early childbearers (a longitudinal examination) / ». The Ohio State University, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487854314872177.
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Meyer, Richard Jonathan. « A young writer at home and in school ». Diss., The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185799.
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This study is a qualitative case study of one writer, my daughter Zoe, over a period of two years comparing her writing at home with the writing completed at school during kindergarten and first grade. This study involves descriptions, interpretations, and analyses of Zoe's writing, including the processes and products across the two settings. There are two frames through which the writer and her writing are described, analyzed, and interpreted in this study. The first frame focuses on the purposes for and functions of Zoe's writing activity at home and in school. This includes our present understanding of written language development in terms of purposes and functions, the conditions writers require in order to write, determinants of written language, and the various systems upon which writers rely to make meaning. The second frame through which Zoe's writing is described, interpreted, and analyzed in this study focuses on the nature of the two settings, the home and the school. The settings are analyzed in terms of the activities and experiences in which the writer engages within each setting. The goal of this study is to understand the nature of a young child's writing activity across the home/school settings by analyzing the writing she did in each of those settings. The impact of the social nature of the settings upon her writing activity are also considered. A theoretical framework for written language use and development is presented and discussed as a vehicle for understanding and developing writing programs and developing supportive relationships between the school and the home.
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Kearney, Rhonda Louise Lee Jessica Y. « Determinants of a dental home in Early Head Start families ». Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1348.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.Title from electronic title page (viewed Apr. 25, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the School of Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry." Discipline: Pediatric Dentistry; Department/School: Dentistry.
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Brolin, Lina, et Petersson Maria. « Women’s experiences of having an early medical abortion at home ». Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-201017.
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Sellers, Margaret. « Home-based early intervention with deaf children and their families ». Thesis, University of Reading, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.246009.
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Schrempft, S. G. « The role of the home environment in early weight trajectories ». Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1430286/.
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Dramatic increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity have prompted a focus on prevention. Weight is known to have a strong genetic basis, but the speed of change in rates of overweight and obesity against a relatively stable gene pool suggests that exposure to an ‘obesogenic’ environment is important. The home environment is thought to play a key role in early weight trajectories, providing an avenue for long-term obesity prevention. There is evidence for associations between various aspects of the home environment and energy-balance behaviours; however, evidence for associations with weight is limited, particularly in early childhood. Few studies have used comprehensive, psychometrically-tested measures of the home environment, and no studies have tested for gene-environment interaction in the home context. This thesis uses data from the Gemini twin cohort to further examine the role of the home environment. Study one describes the development of a comprehensive measure of the home environment in early childhood, including the quantification of the extent that the home is likely to be obesogenic. Study two explores the utility of a novel tool called SenseCam to examine and validate aspects of the home environment measure. Study three identifies a number of maternal characteristics associated with the obesogenic quality of the home environment. Study four shows associations between the obesogenic quality of the home environment and energy-balance behaviours; while study five finds no association with weight. Findings from study six highlight the role of gene-environment interaction, showing that the heritability of weight is higher among children living in home environments with greater obesogenic potential. Overall, the findings of this thesis further understanding on how the home environment contributes to the development of overweight and obesity. Implications, limitations, and avenues for future research are discussed.
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Marks, Lori J. « Assistive Technology Interventions for Early Childhood Home and School Environments ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3683.
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Dal-Santo, Mary Gail. « Evaluation of an early discharge service for cardiac rehabilitation at home ». Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26198.
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This study evaluates the outcomes of a hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation program designed to deliver the first phase of cardiac rehabilitation services at home. The program was established in a community hospital in 1985, operating under the administration of the hospital's Medical Day Centre. Patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction (MI) are referred to the program by their physician and receive services from a cardiac nurse specialist immediately upon discharge. The services continue for a period of 6 weeks. The outcomes of importance in the study are the effects of the program on hospital services in the initial 10 month period and on patient's health related behaviour 3 months post infarction. Results of the study indicate that program goals were achieved during the initial 10 months of the study. Physicians referred 92% of the eligible patients and the average length of stay (ALOS) in hospital was satisfactorily reduced. For patients with uncomplicated MI the ALOS was 8.6 days by the tenth month. At 3 month follow up, patients reported significant improvements over their pre infarction health related behaviour. There were significant increases in the frequency of light exercise (p<-0005), in the regular use of low fat dairy products (p=.0003) and in the practice of restricting calories (p=.003) while significant decreases were reported in the frequency of consuming fried foods (p<.0005), salted foods (p<.0005) and rich foods (p<.005) and in the regular use of table salt (p=.00003). Smoking cessation was reported by 50% of the smokers at follow up. Patients reported a high level of satisfaction with the program, describing the service as well timed, informative, practical and valuable in restoring their self confidence. While these results were satisfactory with regards to the program goals, the evaluation was based on a single group design and further investigation is desirable with comparisons between hospitals and between patients with and without exposure to the program.Medicine, Faculty of
Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
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Koch, Lena von. « Early supported hospital discharge and continued rehabilitation at home after stroke / ». Stockholm, 2000. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2000/91-628-4027-4/.
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McWhinney, Heather L. « Early immersion students' first language literacy at home and at school ». Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33303.
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This study investigates students', parents' and teachers' beliefs about first language literacy experiences at home and at school. Written questionnaires and interviews were used as tools of inquiry. The students were grade five, majority language students in an early immersion program. Students, parents and teachers were asked about their beliefs on first language reading development, literacy experiences at home as well as at school, second language impact on first language and related topics.Results showed that all students in the study had similar types of literacy experiences at home, regardless of reading ability. By adhering to an Emergent Literacy perspective, parents provided many diverse opportunities for their child(ren) to engage in literacy activities at home. The school had similar views about the importance of literacy practices. Students' literacy experiences at home appear to be in synchrony with their literacy experiences at school. This finding aligns with the aims of a Social Construction of Literacy perspective.
Learning to read in a second language did not hinder a child's development of first language reading, although for students having difficulty reading in the first language, the addition of a second language seemed to pose some difficulties for some students.
Recommendations are made for future research into family literacy in immersion programs and a follow up study. Research on individual differences among siblings could provide insight into why some children appear to have difficulties reading in their first language while others do not. A follow up study on some or all of the participants would provide continuing data on immersion students' literacy at home and at school.
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HOFFMAN, TRACEY KATHLEEN. « FAMILY-CENTERED SERVICE DELIVERY IN EARLY INTERVENTION : HOME-BASED VERSUS CENTER-BASED ». University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin983221372.
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Heuston, Benjamin. « Effects of Computer-Based, Early-Reading Academic Learning Time on Early-Reading Achievement : A Dose-Response Approach ». Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2010. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd3462.pdf.
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Trivette, Carol M., et Hongxia Zhao. « Home Visiting Can Be Challenging or Inspiring for Parents : Inspire Parents by Building Parents Confidence and Competence to Promote Child Learning ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4424.
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Kohl, Kathryn L. « Identity, purpose, and change : a study of continuity and discontinuity in young literacy learners' transition from home to school ». Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.286881.
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Polson, Bilal. « Learning Your Kids| An Action Research Approach to Home Visits and Teacher Practice ». Thesis, Hofstra University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3587287.
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Due to demographic shifts suburban schools are having difficulty meeting the needs of students of immigrant, poor and working class families. Schools are forced with the difficult task of closing learning gaps with students who may have difficult circumstances. Literature indicates fostering a healthy home / school connection by conducting educational home visits may support schools ability to embrace the cultural wealth and social capital of students and their families. In a suburban elementary school, six elementary school teachers and the assistant principal formed a research team to explore the relationship between home visits and teachers' practice.
The study focused on an overarching question: What is the relationship between home visits and teacher practice? The sub questions were: (1) What changes occur in teachers' thinking about students' contexts following home visits? (2) What changes occur in teacher practice following home visits? (3) How do teachers think these changes influences student learning?
The action research study consisted of three distinct phases of work cycles. The phases were, Phase I, Initiation, Phase II, Duration and Phase III, Conclusion. The team investigated how home visits influence teachers' practice and their perception of students' learning. The team collected data through conducting home visits, group meetings, peer classroom observations, triad discussions and maintained journal notes, audio tapes, and electronic notifications. The findings were teachers' improved practice, teachers' professionalism and professional growth. These themes emerged from the home visits, classroom applications experiences and group meetings of the action research project.
Keywords: cultural wealth, action research, home visits, teacher practice, professional development, students' home contexts
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Kawahata, Yumi. « Analysis of emergent literacy and home literacy strategies of international preschoolers in Japan ». Thesis, Boston University, 2002. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/33490.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between parent-child interaction during shared book reading and emergent reading behaviors of 4 and 5 year old bilingual children at an international preschool in Japan. More specifically, this study examines: 1) Parental beliefs held about education and literacy learning. 2) The parental structuring of time, material, and experiences in the child's home environment. 3) Emergent reading behaviors of bilingual children during storybook reading. 4) The different types of support parents provide for their children during reading that contribute to the level of reading achievement attained by preschoolers. Qualitative case study methods were used to investigate common features of the parent-child interaction during the storybook reading and the literacy environments the child experiences. The data analysis revealed the following: The Japanese mothers in the current study supported the principle of direct teaching of literacy skills and did not support the interdependency of reading and writing even though they are highly-educated and from middle and upper class families. The mediating styles and strategies they employed during the storybook reading are reflective of their beliefs. The findings reveal that the method of literacy learning is valued differently by sociocultural context, where diverse contexts adhere different values to the educational process, its immediate and long-range goals, and the kind of adults a community hopes these children will become. The results of this study indicated that storybook reading could be fostered through a most routine of family activities. Parental involvement relates the text and its background knowledge to a child's personal experience of the world since reading skills, here, are developed in the course of the reading itself, assistance from the mother by means of 'scaffolding' and through connecting the story's elements to a child's own life events. The bilingual preschoolers also developed emergent literacy strategies as a result of being immersed in a print-rich environment where they can interact with print in meaningful and purposeful ways. The results may offer suggestions for presenting a developmentally and culturally appropriate literacy-learning environment for preschoolers who are learning English outside of English-speaking countries.
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Gonzalez, Lauren. « Home Literacy Practices in Diverse Families : Parental Involvement in Kindergarten Children's Literacy Development ». Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271820/.
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Although prior research has shown that parental involvement positively affects a child's literacy development, attention should also be directed to the factors that keep parents from being involved in their children's education. The study reported in this dissertation examined five factors: socioeconomic status, level of education, employment, culture, and language that may be influential in parental assistance of their children's literacy development in the home. The data sources for this investigation included interview responses and a demographic survey. Data from 17 parents, each from a different household, and each with a child in kindergarten were obtained and used for the study. For analyses of these data, content analysis was used to identify similar themes among the interview responses and the demographic survey. Results indicated the following: (1) the time parents spent assisting their child with literacy activities was affected by long work hours, (2) parents with a yearly income of $25,000 or less were unable to provide additional literacy materials for their children, (3) lack of multicultural literature caused culturally diverse parents to feel devalued, and (4) parents who did not speak English fluently lacked the strategies to assist their children in completing English literacy homework. The findings suggest there are significant factors in the home environment that impact the quality and amount of literacy activities that parents provide for their children. In order for teachers to support parents in providing for their children's literacy development, they need to be aware of these factors. In addition, teachers should be culturally sensitive by including multicultural literature in the curriculum.
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Chik, Razmi Bin. « Early employment outcomes of home versus foreign trained graduates : a Malaysian experience ». Thesis, University of Stirling, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1922.
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This study compares the early employment outcomes of Malaysian graduates who are trained locally versus those who were trained abroad, specifically in universities in the United States and United Kingdom. The study examined the employment outcomes in terms of level of income and job satisfaction. A total of 408 graduates were surveyed for the study. The respondents who were selected randomly nation wide were of similar major of studies. One of the objectives of the study was to find out whether the amount of money spent to train student abroad which can cost up to four times the cost of training students locally is justified. Early research reported that in developing countries, foreign trained graduates were accorded higher income when compared to their counterparts who were trained locally. However, this study indicated that location of study was not significant in explaining the variation of income of graduates. Using regression techniques, the differences in income level was found to be significantly explained by the flowing variables; gender, job, duration, self-esteem, employers' ownership, academic majors and English proficiency. It was also reported that both cohorts of graduates were equally satisfied in their jobs. It was interesting to note that female graduates were also satisfied in theirjobs despite earning less than the males graduates. Job fit index, self-esteem, income, specific self-esteem and satisfaction with university facilities, were found to be significant in explaining the differences in job safisfaction. The study. also compared the attributes and experiences of the two cohorts interms of socio economic and high school background and university and job experiences. It was also reported that there is upward social mobility of graduates as a result of the heavy investment in higher education. The results of the study could be seen as useful, first, to the policy makers in making the right decision in some aspects of investing a large a mount of money in higher education. Secondly, to potential university students in Malaysia, the study will help them to plan their academic careers to suit their future employment opportunities.
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Klotz, Leah M. « A grant proposal to study the benefits of early home-school connections ». Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009klotzl.pdf.
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Perry, Joanne M. « Insights regarding early intervention from the perspective of mothers and home-visitors / ». free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3013011.
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Boardley, Graeme N. « Early discharge planning : Primiparous women's perceptions of their readiness for going home ». Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1003.
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Early discharge for women after childbirth was introduced in Australia approximately ten years ago. Early discharge involves going home from hospital within three days of giving birth. Since its introduction, early discharge has been the subject of much debate. Previous research has argued the cost effectiveness and safety of early discharge, but little has been done to examine this phenomenon from the human aspect. An exploratory study of first time mothers, in an early discharge programme was undertaken to address how these women felt in relation to their readiness for going home. A purposive sample of twenty Caucasian, English speaking women were interviewed in their homes, three weeks after the birth of their baby. Data from personal interviews, telephone follow-up interviews and the researchers observational field notes were analysed using content analysis. Significant statements were extracted from data transcriptions and were clustered into appropriate themes and sub-themes. Validity and reliability was confirmed during data analysis. The study findings revealed that the 20 participants felt ready to go home from hospital on or before day three. Four key themes emerged from the data: Getting Information and Help for Going Home; Getting Information and Help after Going Home; Caring for Baby; and Own Environment. The conceptual framework developed from the current literature on early discharge was modified to incorporate the themes drawn from the data. More exploratory-descriptive research on early discharge needs to be undertaken to examine the perceptions of other groups within the community. The experiences of non-English speaking women, single mothers, and adolescents in early discharge programmes need to be explored.
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Cai, Jinghong. « The Influence of Non-English Home Language on Kindergarteners’ Acquisition of Early Mathematical Skills : A Study Based on an Early Childhood Longitudinal Program ». Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1547124240464993.
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Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria. « Home Literacy Environment of Spanish-speaking Latino Families ». The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511992256057188.
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McLaughlin, Andrea E. Pungello Elizabeth Puhn. « The impact of early educational child care and the affective quality of the home environment on early adolescent mental health ». Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1134.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.Title from electronic title page (viewed Mar. 27, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Education School Psychology." Discipline: Education; Department/School: Education.
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Brinn, Michelle. « Exploring intercultural understanding through home-school communication in an international school ». Thesis, University of Bath, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.665419.
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This inquiry was prompted by a desire to understand ‘partnership working’ (DfE, 2012, p.3) with the diverse parental body of a British International School Pre-Nursery based in Bangkok. It was hypothesised that this necessitated the co-construction of a shared understanding between home and school about a child’s learning. Nonetheless, the manner in which this could be achieved was unclear. Consequently, an explorative case study was instigated to gain a greater understanding of home-school interactions within this context. Influenced by Early Years policy and literature, as well as concepts of dialogue and interculturalism, it was hypothesised that involving parents within the redevelopment of a reporting and assessment tool may support the co-construction of a shared understanding about the child as a learner. Accordingly, a series of parental meetings were organised to elicit parental views. The parental meetings were illuminating and prompted the adaptation of a range of tools and artefacts to scaffold parents into a greater understanding of Pre-Nursery pedagogy and to engage them in a learning dialogue with school. At the completion of the study, evidence indicated that the development of a shared understanding between home and school had been achieved. This suggested that integrating conceptions of scaffolding and co-construction within home-school communication enhanced the potential for partnership working. Nonetheless, the complexities of engaging with the diverse parental body found within international education were also highlighted. In addition, the inquiry highlighted the difficulties of sustaining and extending practice innovations. It was concluded that further research may be necessary to fully understand partnership working within this context and to develop the consistent whole school approach deemed necessary to support its implementation.
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Lopes, Brandao Areosa Rodrigues Luis Paulo. « Development and validation of the AHEMD-SR (Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Self Report) ». Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2471.
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A contemporary view of early childhood motor development considers
environmental influences as critical factors in optimal growth and behavior, with the
home being the primary agent. However, minimal research exists examining the
relationship between motor development and the home. The present dissertation
addresses this gap with the goal of creating an innovative parental self-report instrument
for assessing the quality and quantity of factors (affordances and events) in the home
that are conducive to enhancing motor development in children ages 18-to-42 months. In
Study 1, following initial face validity determination, expert opinion feedback and
selective pilot-testing, construct validity was examined using 381 Portuguese families.
Factor analysis techniques were used to (1) compare competing factorial models
according to previous theoretical assumptions, and to (2) analyze the fit of the preferred
model. Of the five plausible models tested, the 5-factor solution provided the best fit to
the data. Reliability was established through the scale reliability coefficient with a value
of .85. Study 2 tests for the content validity of the instrument, examining the
relationship between the inventory and level of motor development. Fifty-one (51)
participants from the original sample were assessed for motor development using the
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales II (PDMS2). Comparisons were made between
the PDMS2 classifications of the AHEMD-SR quartile groups. Results supported the
primary hypothesis, that is, less favorable motor development was associated with less
availability of home affordances. Furthermore, the interaction of (factors) Inside Space
and Variety of Stimulation was significantly related to both Gross and Total Motor
Development scores.
The findings of these two studies suggest that the AHEMD-SR is a valid and
reliable instrument for assessing how well home environments afford movement and
potentially promote motor development.
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Lau, Gay-lei Carrie, et 劉姬莉. « Home and school influences on the English vocabulary development of Chinese preschoolers in Hong Kong ». Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208573.
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The teaching and learning of English is pervasive in Hong Kong, and children begin to learn English as a second language from as early as when they enter kindergarten at the age of three. Early vocabulary development (i.e., the knowledge of word meanings) is one of the important building blocks for reading development in English. This thesis portrayed two contexts, namely the home and the school, within which the teaching and learning of English vocabulary occurred for young children in Hong Kong. Two studies were conducted to (i) describe the home literacy environment and the English vocabulary skills of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds; (ii) explore the relationship between the home literacy environment and children’s English vocabulary skills; (iii) describe the contexts in which English vocabulary instruction occurred; and (iv) identify the teaching strategies adopted by teachers during English vocabulary instruction in early childhood classrooms.
In Study 1, participants were 65 Chinese children (including 40 girls) and their mothers or fathers from four kindergartens. Children’s nonverbal IQ and receptive and expressive vocabulary were assessed. Parents completed a questionnaire which tapped family demographics and the home literacy environment. There were significant differences in home literacy practices and English vocabulary skills as a function of socio-economic status. The home literacy environment, as measured by book reading practices and the teaching of print-related skills, accounted for unique additional variance in English receptive and expressive vocabulary after controlling for the effects of child age, nonverbal IQ and maternal education.
In Study 2, English vocabulary instruction was observed in six early childhood classrooms from three kindergartens over the course of a week. From 23 sessions of observations and 535 minutes of data, field notes were coded to identify the contexts of vocabulary instruction and the strategies used in teaching words. The teaching of vocabulary occurred in 12 out of 23 sessions and words were taught within the context of theme-based learning, systematic phonics instruction and storybook read-aloud. Teachers predominantly used certain strategies that promoted children’s recognition and memorization of words, such as the use of visuals, the emphasis on the pronunciation and written form of words, and pointing and labeling of words.
This thesis provides an account of the home and school context for the English vocabulary development of Chinese children learning English as a second language. The findings highlight the importance of a rich home literacy environment for the support of second language vocabulary development and reflect the instructional strategies used in early childhood classrooms to facilitate word learning. Implications of these findings are discussed.published_or_final_version
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Fraser, Val. « Literacy begins at home : a case study approach to the examination of the storybook interactions between parents and their pre-school children ». Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324720.
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Zaki, Hossam M. « Language as a Mediator between Home Environment and Prefrontal Functioning in Early Childhood ». Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33256.
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The purpose of the current study was to examine the mediating role of language in explaining the relation between home environment and prefrontal functioning. Participants were 30 children from two preschool centers (Virginia Tech Lab School and Radford Head Start Center) representing a wide range of socio-economic status. Childrenâ s working memory was assessed through performing two verbal tasks, namely the Day/Night task and the Yes/No task and a non-verbal task, the Tapping task. Language, in turn, was assessed through the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-III). The criteria proposed by Baron and Kenny (1986) were followed to test for the mediational hypothesis, as well as an alternative hypothesis stating that working memory might mediate the relation between home environment and language. Results indicated that language did mediate the relation between home environment and prefrontal functioning, particularly working memory. The alternative hypothesis did not prove to be successful. Theoretical and educational implications of these findings are discussed.Master of Science
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Brown, James R. « The landscape of drink : inns, taverns and alehouses in early modern Southampton ». Thesis, University of Warwick, 2007. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2925/.
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This thesis represents the first urban case study of public houses at all levels of the victualling hierarchy (inns, taverns and alehouses) in an early modern English context. Moving beyond representational economies, and emphasising social practice, the study mobilises the administrative, judicial and fiscal records of the borough and port of Southampton to reconstruct a ‘landscape of drink’ in all its institutional variety: its geographical and physical dispositions; the agents who made livelihoods and joined company in it; a full range of social, economic and political functions; and its relationship to public order and urban stability. The study emphasises the local particularity of the topographical, socio-economic and jurisdictional frameworks that structured public drinking spaces and cultures, and, drawing on interdisciplinary impulses from cultural geography and architectural theory, pays particular attention to the constitutive role of the material and spatial properties of early modern public houses in determining the range and meaning of the activities which they enclosed. Far from being regarded as problematic or marginal spatial constituents of the early modern port, these distinctive urban locales emerge as central to the imaginative, economic and social worlds of early modern town-dwellers and visitors as well as to the governing strategies of the corporation itself.
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Marshall, Charlotte. « Neonatal early discharge with home gavage feeding : implications for families of preterm infants / ». Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2001. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARPS/09arpsm3674.pdf.
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Khomais, S. F. « Children's early understanding of number in home and preschool contexts in Saudi Arabia ». Thesis, University of Exeter, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494440.
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Stuart, Shirley Eleanor. « Quality of naps in infants across home and early childhood education centre settings ». Thesis, University of Canterbury. Health Sciences Centre, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6235.
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Limited research has been done on naps, particularly in early childhood education centres (ECECs). The present study followed a study by Torok (2009) with sleep-disturbed infants in ECECs. The objective of the current study was to examine the quality of naps in infants described as “typical sleepers” across two settings: the home and the early childhood education centre (ECEC). Two males and two females, ranging in age from 15- to 17-months contributed to four case studies. These were: i) an infant transitioning to the ECEC; ii) and iii) infants described as “settled” in an ECEC; and iv) an infant reported to have sleeping difficulties at home after the occurrence of a major earthquake. Observations from digital recordings were coded to determine sleep states and patterns. The findings across each case study were: i) naps varied in both settings during the infant’s transition to an ECEC but settled in both settings once the infant was “settled” at the ECEC; ii) naps tended to be consistent across both settings in the “typical sleepers” who were settled at the ECEC; and iii) naps at home were varied in the infant reported to have reacted to the earthquake while her naps at the ECEC were consistent. Overall findings suggested that total nap periods tended to be longer at home, sleep efficiency tended to be higher at the ECEC, and that participants tended to engage in more active sleep than quiet sleep. Caregiver presence was a major difference between the home and ECEC setting. This study demonstrated differences and similarities across both settings with infants described as “typical sleepers”. This is an important area due to the increasing number of infants attending ECECs (Statistics NZ, 2010). Several directions for future research have been presented.
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Rector, Edna J. « Early Head Start : home visiting and parenting group program uptake : an implementation study / ». Thesis, Connect to this title online ; UW restricted, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8132.
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JANJUA, ZAFFAR HAIDER. « SENSOR-BASED BEHAVIORAL MONITORING FOR EARLY DETECTION OF COGNITIVE DECLINE ». Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/391782.
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The advancement in medical science has increased life expectancy in developed countries, which results in a rise in the elderly population. Consequently, age related health issues are also increasing and aging societies are continuously searching for new technologies to provide better healthcare services to the elderly population. One of the prominent health issues relates to the elderly population is cognitive impairment. The decline in cognitive health does not only affect day to day matters of the individual, but also creates difficulties for clinicians and caregivers in terms of providing necessary support to individuals suffering from cognitive disorder. Therefore, an early detection of cognitive impairment is very important, so that clinicians, caregivers, and individuals can take necessary measures to support a cognitively impaired person.
In medical literature, the term Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is recognized as a transitional phase between normal aging and dementia. Several studies show that in early stages of the disorder, signs are quite subtle. Hence, it is difficult to capture subtle signs through episodic medical workups. Studies in this domain also conclude that the deteriorated cognitive health significantly affects the ability of an elderly person to correctly perform routine life activities. Therefore, a continuous monitoring of the daily routine of the elderly can be helpful for clinicians to diagnose the early onset of MCI. Thanks to the recent advancement in the pervasive technology, which allows us to develop such systems which can continuously monitor daily routine of the elderly through a smart space.
This thesis focuses on the detection of fine-grained anomalies found in the daily behavior of the subject; an elderly person who lives independently in a smart home. We particularly focused on those anomalies which reflect early onset of MCI. In order to model abnormal behavior, we have collaborated with neuro-science experts and clinicians. The medical model provides natural language descriptions of fine-grained anomalies.
We proposed FABER, a novel technique for Fine Grained Abnormal BEhavior Recognition (FABER). FABER is a modular architecture and relies on artificial intelligence techniques for the recognition of abnormal behavior. FABER is developed with the objective to support clinicians for a proper diagnosis of MCI. In FABER, we have exploited a combination of statistical, symbolic, and hybrid techniques to infer fine-grained anomalies. Complex human activities are characterized by wide variability; a person can adopt several different patterns of simple actions to perform an activity. Simple actions are detected by various multi-modal sensors deployed in a smart space. For the sake of privacy, we do not consider audio and visual sensors. The data stream from multimodal sensors contain several activities performed by a smart home resident. FABER recognizes boundaries of activities i.e., the start and end time instants of an activity. We have considered various techniques to recognize boundaries of activities. These techniques include supervised machine learning such as Random Forest and hybrid techniques such as Markov logic network (MLN).
After recognizing activities, the next step is the detection of fine-grained anomalies. We constructed a knowledge-base to recognize these fine-grained anomalies. For this purpose, we have represented knowledge using a symbolic technique: first-order logic. Knowledge is acquired from various sources: 1) experts provide us knowledge of abnormal behavior and other necessary information required for the detection of fine-grained anomalies such as a medical prescription to detect an anomaly missed medicine; 2) contextual information is acquired from multi-modal sensors which includes spatio-temporal information; 3) recognized activities are obtained from activity recognition module.
In order to infer anomalies, natural language descriptions of fine-grained anomalies are translated into first-order logic rules. In an if-then rule, the antecedent is based on conditions defined by the clinical model for an anomaly and the consequent is a single class of fine-grained anomaly to be recognized. The clinical model also specifies seriousness level of each anomaly such as a critical anomaly or a non-critical anomaly. The critical anomaly alerts clinicians for a serious behavioral modification, whereas the non-critical anomaly indicates routine life errors that may occur due to negligence, hastiness or personal habits.
In general, knowledge representation is a challenging task and depends on several factors. These factors include smart home layout, environmental conditions, personal habits of the subject, and physical health of the subject. In order to formulate rules, a knowledge engineer must understand the hidden relationship between these factors and the relevant anomaly class. Moreover, manually formulated rules are not seamlessly portable to different environments. In order to solve these issues, we have considered a rule induction technique, RIPPER, which automatically learns rules from a set of features. In this way, we can automatically generate anomaly detection rules for different environments while using same feature set for each environment.
In order to evaluate the proposed framework, we have conducted experiments with two datasets: 1) a smart home lab data set in which actors simulated daily behavior of MCI patients; 2) a real home dataset in which a real patient performed activities. According to the directions of clinicians, we have selected three activities for the experimentation which includes taking medicines according to a medical prescription, preparing a meal during mealtime, and eating a meal during mealtime. The system periodically infers fine-grained anomalies, in our case we infer anomalies at the end of each day i.e., by 12:00 a.m. midnight. We have used k-fold cross validation to validate the performance of the system. In each fold, the data acquired for exactly one day serve as test set, whereas data acquired for the rest of days serve as training set.
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Altiparmak, Sevil. « Parental Perceptions On Emerent Literacy In Early Childhood Years ». Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612271/index.pdf.
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The aim of the study is to investigate parents&rsquoperceptions on emergent literacy. More specifically, the present study examined the perceptions of parents on emergent literacy and the frequency rates of the home literacy activities that parent engage in spending with their children at home to encourage emergent literacy through a questionnaire, which was developed by Nebrig (2007). Translation and reliability checks and a pilot study were implemented before the actual study was conducted. Parents were asked to complete the &ldquo
Home Literacy Activities&rdquo
questionnaire which consisted of 45 home literacy activities that parents can engage in or provide for their children to encourage emergent literacy. Participants of the study were 677 parents who had children between zero to seven years old were reached through home visits and schools. And who were living in Ankara. Results of this study revealed that the majority of participants believed that home literacy activities were important for emergent literacy development of their children. It was reported that parents gave more importance to the structured activities, such as using new and interesting words in conversations with the child more than unstructured activities that can be arranged during daily routines such as pointing out different types of printed materials around the house and in the community. Parents did not prefer spending time in rhyming and phonological awareness related activities as much as the other types of home literacy activities.
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Crilly, Julia. « Program Evaluation of the Aged Care Early Intervention Management Strategy ». Thesis, Griffith University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367530.
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In 2001, there were an estimated 2.4 million Australians aged 65 and over, or 12.5% of the total population of 19.4 million. Over the next 50 years is it expected that one quarter of the total population will be aged 65 or over (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2002). In recent years, the priority attached to ageing issues has increased substantially in Australia and in most first world countries at both a national and international level. Concerns over the implications of population ageing have prompted responses to ensure the sustainability of economic, health and social support systems that are directly influenced by the changing age structure of the population.
Older Australians are the largest consumers of health care. As a result of the general ageing process, older adults are at risk of developing iatrogenic complications associated with hospital admission. Services that have been implemented overseas and in Australia that aim to provide care for patients in their own environment include hospital in the home (HIH) and, more recently hospital in the nursing home (HINH). The ability to be able to deliver acute care within the Aged Care Facility (ACF) has not previously been evaluated extensively within Australia. Further, it is not known whether the HINH model utilised in a Queensland demonstration contained sufficient components to benefit patient care. Therefore, an evaluation of the structure, processes and outcomes of this model was conducted in order to inform all stakeholders involved and allow for further refinement.
Thus, the aims of this research study were to:
1. Determine which factors predict poor outcomes for all older people who present to the ED and are admitted to hospital;
2. Determine whether HINH enrolment was a predictor for better outcomes for ACF residents;
3. Evaluate the structures involved in the HINH program; and
4. Evaluate the processes involved in the HINH program.
In addressing these aims three phases of research were undertaken. The first was a precursor to the evaluation. It involved conducting a cohort study that described the clinical characteristics and outcomes of all acutely unwell older adults who presented to an Emergency Department (ED) in south-east Queensland. The second and third phases evaluated the HINH program that was implemented in order to improve the care pathway for ACF residents who presented to hospital. A structure, process and outcomes approach was used to do this. The second phase focussed on evaluating outcomes. A case control study was used to compare outcomes of ACF residents enrolled into the HINH program (cases) with ACF residents who were not enrolled into the program (controls). The third phase of this research evaluated the structures and processes of the HINH program using semi-structured interviews with doctors, nurses and HINH patients.
This research has provided the first comprehensive evaluation of a HINH program within Australia utilising a structure, process and outcomes approach. Results from Phase 1 highlighted that negative outcomes occurred for ACF residents as well as the health care organisation when ACF residents presented to the ED and were admitted to hospital. Results from Phase 2 identified that enrolment into the HINH program had a significant positive impact on patient and health care organisation outcomes. Furthermore, by providing hospital care in the ACF, the HINH program, was a cheaper alternative to the standard in-hospital treatment, allowed for more in-hospital bed days to be available and reduced the risk of hospital related complications such as death for patients. Findings from Phase 3 showed that for this HINH program to operate, effective referral and communication strategies were integral. Given the current political climate that is concerned over the implications of population ageing, this evaluation is timely. The HINH program is one innovative model of health care delivery that benefits the economic, health and social support systems for ACF residents and the health care organisation.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Health
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