Search Results - "Nykiforuk, C"

Can targeted policies reduce obesity and improve obesity‐related behaviours in socioeconomically disadvantaged populations? A systematic review by Olstad, D. L, Ancilotto, R, Teychenne, M, Minaker, L. M, Taber, D. R, Raine, K. D, Nykiforuk, C. I. J, Ball, K

“…Summary This review synthesized evidence from controlled studies pertaining to the impact of targeted policies on anthropometric, dietary and physical activity…”
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Can policy ameliorate socioeconomic inequities in obesity and obesity-related behaviours? A systematic review of the impact of universal policies on adults and children by Olstad, D. L., Teychenne, M., Minaker, L. M., Taber, D. R., Raine, K. D., Nykiforuk, C. I. J., Ball, K.

“…Summary This systematic review examined the impact of universal policies on socioeconomic inequities in obesity, dietary and physical activity behaviours among…”
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Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for tobacco consumption, alcohol misuse, and physical inactivity: an equity-informed rapid review by Adhikari, K., Teare, G.F., Belon, A.P., Lee, B., Kim, M.O., Nykiforuk, C.

“…This rapid review systematically synthesizes evidence of the effectiveness of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral (SBIR/T) approach for tobacco…”
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Qualities of robust systematic reviews and theoretical frameworks: a response to Backholer and Peeters by Olstad, D. L., Teychenne, M., Minaker, L. M., Taber, D. R., Raine, K. D., Nykiforuk, C. I. J., Ball, K.

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Changes in BMI over 6 years: the role of demographic and neighborhood characteristics by Berry, T R, Spence, J C, Blanchard, C, Cutumisu, N, Edwards, J, Nykiforuk, C

“…Objective: To undertake a 6-year longitudinal investigation of the relationship between the built environment (perceived and objectively measured) and change…”
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The impact of school smoking policies and student perceptions of enforcement on school smoking prevalence and location of smoking by Lovato, C. Y., Sabiston, C. M., Hadd, V., Nykiforuk, C. I. J., Campbell, H. S.

“…The purpose of this study was to comprehensively assess the impact of school tobacco policy intention, implementation and students' perceptions of policy…”
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How perceptions of community environment influence health behaviours: using the Analysis Grid for Environments Linked to Obesity Framework as a mechanism for exploration by Nieuwendyk, L M, Belon, A P, Vallianatos, H, Raine, K D, Schopflocher, D, Spence, J C, Plotnikoff, R C, Nykiforuk, C I

“…Overweight and obesity are influenced by a complex interplay of individual and environmental factors that affect physical activity and healthy eating…”
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Characterization of cDNAs encoding diacylglycerol acyltransferase from cultures of Brassica napus and sucrose-mediated induction of enzyme biosynthesis by Nykiforuk, Cory L, Furukawa-Stoffer, Tara L, Huff, Phillip W, Sarna, Magdalena, Laroche, André, Moloney, Maurice M, Weselake, Randall J

“…cDNAs encoding acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3.1.20), designated BnDGAT1 and BnDGAT2, were obtained from a microspore-derived cell…”
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Permissive Cytomegalovirus Infection of Primary Villous Term and First Trimester Trophoblasts by Hemmings, D G, Kilani, R, Nykiforuk, C, Preiksaitis, J, Guilbert, L J

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Construct Validation of 4 Food-Environment Assessment Methods: Adapting a Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix Approach for Environmental Measures by MINAKER, Leia M, RAINE, Kim D, WILD, T. Cameron, NYKIFORUK, Candace I. J, THOMPSON, Mary E, FRANK, Lawrence D

“…Few studies have assessed the construct validity of measures of neighborhood food environment, which remains a major challenge in accurately assessing food…”
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Improved preventive care in family practices with outreach facilitation: understanding success and failure by Hogg, William, Baskerville, Neil, Nykiforuk, Candace, Mallen, Dan

“…To understand why some family practices with a facilitator improved preventive performance more than others. Sustainability of practice improvements one year…”
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Expression and properties of diacylglycerol acyltransferase from cell-suspension cultures of oilseed rape by Weselake, R J, Nykiforuk, C L, Laroche, A, Patterson, N A, Wiehler, W B, Szarka, S J, Moloney, M M, Tari, L W, Derekh, U

“…The expression of diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3.1.20) with predicted molecular mass of 56.9. kDa (BnDGAT1) was examined using microspore-derived…”
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Storage reserve mobilization during low temperature germination and early seedling growth in Brassica napus by Nykiforuk, Cory L., Johnson-Flanagan, Anne M.

“…In western Canada, oilseed rape ( Brassica napus L. var. oleifera cv. Westar) is seeded during the early months of spring, when ambient temperatures are well…”
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Why public health matters today and tomorrow: the role of applied public health research by McLaren, Lindsay, Braitstein, Paula, Buckeridge, David, Contandriopoulos, Damien, Creatore, Maria I., Faulkner, Guy, Hammond, David, Hoffman, Steven J., Kestens, Yan, Leatherdale, Scott, McGavock, Jonathan, Norman, Wendy V., Nykiforuk, Candace, Ridde, Valéry, Smylie, Janet

“…Public health is critical to a healthy, fair, and sustainable society. Realizing this vision requires imagining a public health community that can maintain its…”
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A qualitative investigation of smoke-free policies on hospital property by Schultz, Annette S H, Finegan, Barry, Nykiforuk, Candace I J, Kvern, Margaret A

“…Many hospitals have adopted smoke-free policies on their property. We examined the consequences of such polices at two Canadian tertiary acute-care hospitals…”
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Key stakeholder perspectives on the development of walkable neighbourhoods by Clark, Marianne I., Berry, Tanya R., Spence, John C., Nykiforuk, Candace, Carlson, Marie, Blanchard, Christopher

“…Evidence supports the link between the built environment and physical activity. This study investigated factors that influence the decisions made by key…”
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Exploring the process of capacity-building among community-based health promotion workers in Alberta, Canada by MONTEMURRO, GENEVIEVE R., RAINE, KIM D., NYKIFORUK, CANDACE I.J., MAYAN, MARIA

“…Community capacity-building is a central element to health promotion. While capacity-building features, domains and relationships to program sustainability…”
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Community Health and the Built Environment: examining place in a Canadian chronic disease prevention project by NYKIFORUK, CANDACE I. J., SCHOPFLOCHER, DONALD, VALLIANATOS, HELEN, SPENCE, JOHN C., RAINE, KIM D., PLOTNIKOFF, RONALD C., VANSPRONSEN, ERIC, NIEUWENDYK, LAURA

“…The Community Health and the Built Environment (CHBE) project investigated the role of place in interventions for chronic disease prevention in order to…”
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“Walkable by Willpower”: Resident perceptions of neighbourhood environments by Montemurro, Genevieve R., Berry, Tanya R., Spence, John C., Nykiforuk, Candace, Blanchard, Chris, Cutumisu, Nicoleta

“…Resident perceptions of neighbourhood walkability, physical activity opportunities, food choice and factors influencing choice of neighbourhood were examined…”
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Frost, abscisic acid, and desiccation hasten embryo development in Brassica napus by Johnson-Flanagan, A.M. (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta), Huiwen, Z, Geng, X.M, Brown, D.C.W, Nykiforuk, C.L, Singh, J

“…Seed development in canola (Brassica napus) following a mild nonlethal freeze was examined with respect to abscisic acid (ABA) levels, desiccation, and…”
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