Publications by authors named "M G Ulanday"

Article Synopsis
  • - The 2022 Philippine Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents evaluates the physical activity levels and related behaviors of young people in the Philippines, aiming to raise awareness and promote advocacy on the issue.
  • - A team of 25 specialists utilized national data to assess ten physical activity indicators, assigning grades to five indicators while noting insufficient data for the remaining five.
  • - The findings indicate that most children and adolescents in the Philippines are not meeting recommended physical activity levels, emphasizing the need for improved implementation of policies and development of better opportunities for physical activity.
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Background And Objectives: A strong dose-response relationship exists for psychosocial treatments for co-morbid substance abuse disorders; yet rates of attrition are exceedingly high for those seeking treatment in residential and hospital settings. This study examined patient characteristics, including attachment style as predictors of completing 42 contiguous days of inpatient dual-diagnosis treatment among patients with substance use disorders.

Methods: Baseline characteristics were assessed in 187 consecutively admitted patients with research diagnosis of substance use disorders.

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Methods for identifying Neisseria spp. include conventional and modified carbohydrate degradation procedures, chromogenic enzyme substrate tests, and immunologic coagglutination tests for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In this study, we evaluated the abilities of the RIM-N carbohydrate degradation system (American MicroScan, Campbell, Calif.

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