College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College)
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/1166
Sargent College offers both undergraduate and graduate programs to prepare students for a broad range of careers in health care and rehabilitation sciences including medicine and public health as well as professional preparation in athletic training, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech-language pathology. In addition, doctoral degree candidates can pursue an array of programs leading to a PhD or ScD.
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Engagement in agriculture protects against food insecurity and malnutrition in peri-urban Nepal
BACKGROUND: Urbanization is occurring rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries, which may affect households’ livelihoods, diet, and food security and nutritional outcomes. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of our study ... -
Impaired thermoregulatory function during dynamic exercise in multiple sclerosis
INTRODUCTION: Impairments in sudomotor function during passive whole-body heating have been reported in multiple sclerosis (MS), a demyelinating disease of the CNS that disrupts autonomic function. However, the capability ... -
Myometrial mechanoadaptation during pregnancy: implications for smooth muscle plasticity and remodelling
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2008-08-01)The smooth muscle of the uterus during pregnancy presents a unique circumstance of physiological mechanotransduction as the tissue remodels in response to stretches imposed by the growing foetus(es), yet the nature of the ... -
The prevalence of obesity in children with autism: a secondary data analysis using nationally representative data from the National Survey of Children's Health
(2010-02-23)BACKGROUND: The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased dramatically in the last two decades and numerous efforts to understand, intervene on, and prevent this significant threat to children's health are underway for ... -
Time and information in perceptual adaptation to speech
Perceptual adaptation to a talker enables listeners to efficiently resolve the many-to-many mapping between variable speech acoustics and abstract linguistic representations. However, models of speech perception have not ... -
The role of regional surveillance networks in enhancing global outbreak reporting
(Elsevier, 2018-08)BACKGROUND: The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED) is a moderated electronic reporting system dedicated to the rapid, global dissemination of outbreak reports. Its moderators are globally diverse, carefully ... -
Peer coaching through mHealth targeting physical activity in people with Parkinson disease: feasibility study
(JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC, 2018-02-01)BACKGROUND: Long-term engagement in exercise and physical activity mitigates the progression of disability and increases quality of life in people with Parkinson disease (PD). Despite this, the vast majority of individuals ... -
Biomechanical mechanisms underlying exosuit-induced improvements in walking economy after stroke
Stroke-induced hemiparetic gait is characteristically asymmetric and metabolically expensive. Weakness and impaired control of the paretic ankle contribute to reduced forward propulsion and ground clearance—walking subtasks ... -
The impact of integrated infant and young child feeding and micronutrient powder intervention on feeding practices and anemia in children aged 6-23 months in Madagascar
(MDPI AG, 2017-06-01)This study assesses the impact of an integrated infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and micronutrient powder (MNP) intervention on children's risk of anemia and IYCF practices in Madagascar. Quantitative baseline and ... -
Magnitude and determinants of inadequate third-trimester weight gain in rural Bangladesh
(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2018-04-26)OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to estimate the magnitude and determinants of inadequate weight gain in the third-trimester among rural women in Matlab, Bangladesh. METHODS: The study analyzed data on weight ...
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