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    glide or LAT glide to the lower cervical spine in subjects with acute unilateral neck pain resulted in a significant decrease (P < .001) in self-reported level of pain at worst. This reduction in pain across all subjects almost reached clinical significance. Additionally, the reduction in worst pain reported from pre- to post-treatment was significantly different (P = .027) between the two groups with the AP group experiencing a greater reduction in pain than the LAT group. Therefore, the AP glide

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    Methodology The treatment plan of mulch, compost top dressing, and compost tea application was carried out over a few weeks. During Week One, the plants were transplanted and intercropped (Figure 1). A 6-inch space was maintained between each crop to ensure room for growth. The plot was then divided into two portions, one for control plants and the other for treatment plants. Once the plot was divided, a 3-6 inch layer of straw mulch was added to the treatment portion. The total number of plants

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    was reported in the music versus the control group. Cancer patients that listened to soft music in addition to using analgesics experienced increased compared to those using analgesics alone (Huang, Good, & Zauszniewski, 2010). Furthermore, statistical difference was noticed between the groups for mood level and oxygen saturation during live saxophone performance (Burrai, Micheluzzi, & Bugani, 2014). In addition, this research indicated that music may have a more positive effect on females and

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    Abstract The current study was created to retest reproducibility of Slamecka and Graf results about participants remembering words better when they generated the words than when they read the words in a sample of undergraduate students at Texas A&M University (Slamecka and Graf, 1978). Nineteen undergraduate students at Texas A&M University participated in an experiment where one group was given a set of words and were told to memorize the words. The other group was given one word and the first

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    of athletes, which emphasises progressive overload and multiple set periodisation. To prevent confounding, several training variables detailed below were controlled in both groups. Participants followed a training frequency of three RT sessions per week, undertaken on the same, non-consecutive days, allowing approximately 48 hours between RT sessions to provide adequate recovery and reduce the effects of delayed onset muscle soreness. Sessions also occurred at the same facilities (Monday & Friday:

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    To answer Research Question 2, the researcher analyzed the responses of childcare staff on the SIS. Wage and program quality data were collected from the Supplemental Information sheet (SIS) created by the researcher (see Appendix B). Two levels of quality were: Level 1 corresponded to state licensing such as acquiring a Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) license; Level 2 corresponded to accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). There

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    Monitoring Air Pollutants Inside Vehicle During Daily Commute, San Diego County Mehdi Khalighi San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182-4162 Trends are changing with an increasing population in many metropolitan cities like San Diego, CA. Many individuals are spending more time in microenvironments like vehicles, making them more vulnerable to air pollutants and combustion by-products

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    Student Name Professor Name University Date Anxiety and Country Answer: This study examined differences in anxiety level between an industrial country and a nonindustrial country. Anxiety is assessed three ways—cognitive, affective, and behavioral—with higher scores indicating higher levels of the anxiety dimensions. Directions: Using the SPSS data file answer the following questions. NOTE: Helpful hints are provided here for you to use while answering these questions. 1 What is the

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    for primary outcomes at small to medium with several I 2 statistics greater than 50%, indicating heterogeneity, or lack of consistency. Based on a funnel plot analysis publication bias was ruled out. Attrition and drop rate may contribute to this statistical inconsistency. This stated difference is likely due to methodological quality, type of duration of exercise intervention, and training dosage. Because of this result a random effects meta-analysis model was used rather than a fixed

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    Results 3.1 Study Selection The detailed selection process of the included studies can be found in Figure 1. Each database was searched individually, but the total number of hits was 2,919, of which 2,223 articles remained after deduplication. After applying our predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria to the titles and abstracts of these papers, 38 remained for full text review by the two reviewers. The manual-search of the reference lists revealed seven more studies which did not appear during

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