Publications by authors named "M Bourne"
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- Puberty presents unique challenges for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including increased vulnerability, safety concerns, and worsened mood and behavioral issues.
- Youth with ASD require targeted education on self-care, hygiene, sexual activity, and menstruation management, but healthcare providers often lack the preparation and confidence to meet these needs.
- A pilot project demonstrated that a brief educational intervention significantly improved family nurse practitioners’ self-reported knowledge and attitudes toward caring for individuals with ASD, highlighting the importance of incorporating such training in nursing education.
Recent observations have found a large number of supermassive black holes already in place in the first few hundred million years after the Big Bang, many of which seem to be overmassive relative to their host galaxy stellar mass when compared with local relation. Several different models have been proposed to explain these findings, ranging from heavy seeds to light seeds experiencing bursts of high accretion rate. Yet, current datasets are unable to differentiate between these various scenarios.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOpenCap is a web-based markerless motion capture platform that estimates 3D kinematics from videos recorded from at least two iOS devices. This study aimed to determine the concurrent validity and inter-session reliability of OpenCap for measuring trunk and lower-limb kinematics during squatting, hopping, countermovement jumping, and cutting. Nineteen participants (10 males, 9 females; age 27.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Conversations about prognosis for genetic neurodevelopmental conditions are becoming more frequent; however, there is a lack of evidence and guidance on how to approach these conversations and frame the information being provided.
Objective: (1) To understand how parents perceive prognostic conversations with healthcare professionals and their preferences for these conversations, (2) To investigate the framing of prognostic information found online.
Methods: This was a mixed-methods study, comprising of (1) a thematic analysis of interviews with parents and (2) a quantification of prognostic information available on the internet that portrayed a negative message.