Search Results - "Mckay, H.A."

Older adults' quality of life – Exploring the role of the built environment and social cohesion in community-dwelling seniors on low income by Engel, L., Chudyk, A.M., Ashe, M.C., McKay, H.A., Whitehurst, D.G.T., Bryan, S.

“…The built environment and social cohesion are increasingly recognized as being associated with older adults' quality of life (QoL). However, limited research…”
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Gender-specific effects of physical activity on children's academic performance: The Active Smarter Kids cluster randomized controlled trial by Resaland, G.K., Moe, V.F., Bartholomew, J.B., Andersen, L.B., McKay, H.A., Anderssen, S.A., Aadland, E.

“…Active learning combines academic content with physical activity (PA) to increase child PA and academic performance, but the impact of active learning is…”
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All-Glass Large-Core Leakage Channel Fibers by Liang Dong, Tsai-wei Wu, McKay, H.A., Libin Fu, Jun Li, Winful, H.G.

“…Leakage channel fibers (LCFs) have demonstrated their ability to significantly extend the effective mode area of a fundamental mode while maintaining robust…”
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Does parental support influence children's active school travel? by Mah, S.K, Nettlefold, L, Macdonald, H.M, Winters, M, Race, D, Voss, C, McKay, H.A

“…Abstract Today's ‘backseat generation’ of children is more often driven to school. Active school travel (AST) can contribute up to 30% of recommended daily…”
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Extending Effective Area of Fundamental Mode in Optical Fibers by Liang Dong, Mckay, H.A., Marcinkevicius, A., Libin Fu, Jun Li, Thomas, B.K., Fermann, M.E.

“…High power fiber lasers have become well established in many commercial realms. However, the amplification of ultrafast pulses to higher pulse energies in…”
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Winning the battle against childhood physical inactivity: The key to bone strength? by McKay, H.A

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Measurement of cortical thickness in adolescents using HR-pQCT by Braid, S, Burrows, M, Liu, D, Jokihaara, J, McKay, H.A

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The triple win: Dairy, vitamin D and physical activity. How much is enough for children’s bone health? by Bianchi, M.L, Garabédian, M, McKay, H.A, Moreno, L, Rizzoli, R

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Hand Dominance and Bone Response After a Distal Radial Fracture: A peripheral QCT Study by Ashe, M.C, Khan, K.M, Davis, J.C, Guy, P, McKay, H.A

“…Abstract There are no reports on bone geometry or volumetric bone density adaptations in those who have sustained a distal radial fracture. We used peripheral…”
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Cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy studies of lattice-matched InGaAs/InP quantum wells: variations in growth switching sequence by McKay, H.A., Feenstra, R.M., Poole, P.J., Aers, G.C.

“…Cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy has been used to study variations in the source gas switching sequences in lattice-matched InGaAs/InP…”
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I’D RATHER STAY: DOCUMENTARY VIDEO AS A KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION TOOL FOR AGE-SUPPORTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS by Ottoni, C., Sims-Gould, J., McKay, H.A.

“…We created “I’d Rather Stay,” a 19-minute, evidence-informed documentary video, to engage community and government stakeholders around barriers and…”
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Is there a critical period for bone response to weight-bearing exercise in children and adolescents? a systematic review by MacKelvie, K J, Khan, K M, McKay, H A

“…This systematic review examines and compares the bone mineral changes in children and adolescents, as measured by dual energy x ray absorptiometry, reported in…”
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A CHOICE-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ACTIVE TRAVEL INTERVENTION FOR OLDER MEN by Mackey, D.C., Perkins, A., Hong Tai, K., Sims-Gould, J., McKay, H.A.

“…Low levels of physical activity contribute to loss of mobility and independence in older men. We conducted a 12-week randomized controlled feasibility trial of…”
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SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF FALLS AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN LONG-TERM CARE by Yang, Y., van Schooten, K.S., Sims-Gould, J., McKay, H.A., Feldman, F., Robinovitch, S.N.

“…Introduction: Falls are a major health concern for both older men and women. However, few studies have examined sex differences in the circumstances of falls…”
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CHANGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS AFTER A NEW GREENWAY DEVELOPMENT IN VANCOUVER, BC by Pugh, C., Hirsch, J., Voss, C., Sims-Gould, J., Lear, S., McKay, H.A., Winters, M.

“…Supportive built environments that promote walking can increase physical activity (PA), yet little work leverages construction of new infrastructure to examine…”
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IMPACT OF A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION ON PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF OLDER ADULTS’ HEALTH by Nettlefold, L., Sims-Gould, J., Hoy, C., Bauman, A., McKay, H.A.

“…Despite the many benefits of physical activity (PA), 85% of older adults in Canada do not meet PA guidelines. With community partners, we implemented a…”
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IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS: SCALE-UP OF AN OLDER ADULT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MODEL by McKay, H.A., Sims-Gould, J., Nettlefold, L., Hoy, C., Bauman, A.

“…To improve the health of populations, effective interventions from research settings must be implemented at scale. Further, physical activity reduces the risk…”
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“IT MAKES YOUR LIFE WORTHWHILE, IT GIVES YOU A PURPOSE IN LIVING”: MEANINGFUL MOBILITY EXPERIENCES by Franke, T., Sims-Gould, J., Winters, M., Chaudhury, H., McKay, H.A.

“…In the ageing literature, mobility is often aligned most closely with physical movement while the relation between older adult’s beliefs, attitudes, emotions…”
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Mechanisms of nitrogen incorporation in GaAsN alloys by Reason, M., McKay, H. A., Ye, W., Hanson, S., Goldman, R. S., Rotberg, V.

“…We have investigated nitrogen incorporation mechanisms in dilute nitride GaAsN alloys grown by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy. A comparison of nuclear…”
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Multi-core leakage-channel fibers with up to 26000 µm2 combined effective mode-field area by Hartl, I., McKay, H.A., Marcinkevicius, A., Dong, L., Fermann, M.E.

“…Hexagonally stacked all-glass multi-core leakage-channel fibers consisting of seven fused silica cores of up to 100 mum in diameter were fabricated…”
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