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Effects of visual supports on the performance of the Test of Gross Motor Development (Second Edition) by children with autism spectrum disorder 

Breslin, Casey (2009-05-13)
Daily physical education should be included as a direct service in the individualized education plan of each child with a documented disability as mandated by PL 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. ...

Effects of Water Flow, Distance, and Male Density on the Fertilization Success of Freshwater Mussels 

Mosley, Tyler (2012-07-23)
Previous studies suggest that fertilization of female freshwater mussels is dependent on the distance between mates and may fail at low mussel density. This has critical implications for conservation of sparse populations. ...

The Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Low Back Pain During and After a Military Foot March and Foot March Performance 

Lyons, Kaitlin (2020-04-16)
Background: Military foot marches are a critical part of operational missions and military training. However, increases in load carriage weight has increased the amount of musculoskeletal injuries (MSI) sustained. MSI from ...

The Effects of Workplace Weight Discrimination on Social Pain Minimization and Interpersonal and Organizational Experiences 

Johnson, Brielle (2023-11-27)
Although a majority of employees in the United States are considered medically overweight or obese, workplace weight discrimination is a pervasive and harmful experience that negatively impacts employees and organizations. ...

Effects on Water Quality of Additional Mechanical Aeration in the Waste-Treatment Cells in Split-Pond Aquaculture Systems for Hybrid Catfish Production 

Jescovitch, Lauren (2017-04-20)
Split-pond aquaculture is a new, innovative system for intensification of pond aquaculture in the southeastern USA. Split ponds have a fish cell and a waste cell, approximately 20% water surface area and 80% water surface ...

Efficacy and Antagonism of Pinoxaden Alone and in Combination with Other Pesticides for Annual Grass Control 

Peppers, John (2019-11-14)
Pinoxaden is an acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) inhibiting herbicide in the phenylpyrazoline chemical family. Recently, pinoxaden was labelled for turfgrass use with a limited number of labelled susceptible weeds. ...

The Efficacy of a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Coaching Program for the Ongoing Management of Type 2 Diabetes in North Alabama 

Stanley Chester, Brittannie (2022-05-02)
According to the latest 2020 National Diabetes Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34.2 million people have diabetes in the United States (10.5% of the population).1 This number has ...

Efficacy of bacteriophage treatment in reduction of Salmonella populations on poultry parts 

Deitch, Kristin (2014-12-04)
In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated statistics detailing foodborne illness occurrence and attribution in the United States. From this compilation of data, the CDC concluded that ...

The Efficacy of DL-Methionine Methylsulfonium Chloride on Performance Characteristics and Intestinal Tract Integrity in Broilers 

Hendricks, Ashley (2007-05-15)
DL-methionine methylsulfonium chloride (MMSC) is a methionine derivative previously shown to modulate the immune system and to protect intestinal membrane cells in humans and swine. It has also been shown to improve body ...

Efficacy of Essential Oils and Cold Plasma to Improve Food Safety of Produce, Raw Beef and Ready-to-eat Meat by 

Qin, Shijie (2021-08-02)
Foodborne diseases remain problematic in the U.S., resulting in illness, financial losses, and in some circumstances, death. Food processors have used traditional methods of chemical additives and thermal processes to ...

Efficacy of Liquid Smoke as an Ingredient in Hotdogs against Listeria monocytogenes and its Effects on the Microbial Shelf-life and Quality Attributes 

Morey, Amit (2012-04-02)
Research was conducted to study the efficacy of a commercial liquid smoke as an ingredient in hotdog manufacture against L. monocytogenes as well as its effect on the microbial shelflife and quality attributes during ...

Efficacy of Long-Term and Short-Term Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Modalities 

Burgess, John (2005-12-15)
The overall purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of two drug treatment modalities: (1) long-term residential treatment extended care and (2) short-term residential treatment and their effectiveness in serving ...

The Efficacy of No-Suicide Contracts with Clients in Counseling on an Outpatient Basis 

Bartlett, Mary (2006-08-15)
Clients at two outpatient facilities who self-identified as having expressed suicidal thoughts or engaged in suicidal behaviors during some point in their counseling treatment were invited to participate in a survey to ...

Efficacy of Price Interventions for Mitigating Childhood Obesity by Promoting Healthy Food Choices: An fMRI Study in Parents with Low Socioeconomic Status 

Zou, Hao (2016-12-07)
Childhood obesity has been a rising problem among rural and low income populations. Childhood obesity increases the risk of various diseases later in life. Government has tried several price interventions such as lowering ...

Efficacy of Purified Amino Acids in Practical Diets for Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei 

Swanepoel, Anneleen (2018-07-18)
Shrimp growth and nitrogen loading is influenced by the quantity and quality of protein supplied to the diet. Protein is also the main cost component of the diet, and, therefore, feed formulations need to be cost effective. ...

Efficacy of U.S. Antidumping Duties: The Case of Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat 

sebaq, Mohamed (2017-04-17)
Quantity-dependent and price-dependent Rotterdam conditional demand systems are estimated using annual data for 1990-2014 to determine whether an antidumping duty levied by the United States on crawfish imports from China ...

The Efficiency of Enzymatic L-Cysteine Oxidation in Mammalian Systems Derives from the Optimal Organization of the Active Site of Cysteine Dioxygenase 

Njeri, Catherine (2014-04-22)
Intracellular concentrations of free cysteine in mammalian organisms are maintained within a healthy equilibrium by the mononuclear iron-dependent enzyme, cysteine dioxygenase (CDO). CDO catalyzes the oxidation of L-cysteine ...

The Efficiency of Modified Canola Oil as a Replacement of Menhaden Fish Oil in Practical Diet for Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei 

Vo, Linh (2019-04-17)
Lipids are an essential component of the diet serving as source of energy and components of cell structures. Marine species require a certain level of specific fatty acids in their diet as they have limited ability to ...

Efficiency of Surveying, Baiting, and Trapping Wild Pigs at Fort Benning, Georgia 

Williams, Brian Lee (2009-12-16)
This study, conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia, sought to develop more efficient ways of surveying for and trapping wild pigs (Sus scrofa), an abundant, destructive invasive species found on Fort Benning. Game cameras set ...

Efficient Acquisition and Reconstruction for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging 

Deng, Wenting (2013-01-08)
Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI), combining both magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, has proven to be a powerful approach to reveal information about ...