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Exploring the association between cannabis use, depression, anxiety and flourishing in youth: a cross-sectional analysis from year 5 of the COMPASS Mental Health pilot data
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)Cannabis use and mental health problems are highly prevalent among Canadian youth. While repercussions associated with cannabis are ubiquitous throughout the population, youth are at an increased risk as the brain is ... -
Exploring the Association between Proximity to Industrial Wind Turbines and Self-Reported Health Outcomes in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-20)Background: Wind turbines are a form of renewable energy, which generate electricity from wind energy, a practice dating back over 100 years. More recently, large-scale wind energy developments have started to employ one ... -
Exploring the association between religiosity, spirituality and cancer screening behavior: a longitudinal analysis of Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-19)Background: This thesis examined the effect of religiosity/spirituality (R/S) on breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer screening behaviour. Over two-thirds of Canadians identify with some form of religion or spirituality. ... -
Exploring the asymmetrical representation of causal relations in semantic memory
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)The current study provides evidence for the dissociation between two types of asymmetries in relations within semantic memory: those due to unidirectional associative strength (e.g., Kahan, Neely & Forsythe, 1999), and the ... -
Exploring the Benefits of Multisensory Exposure on Early Sensory-Specific Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-23)Multisensory training can improve perceptual learning, exhibited by changes in accuracy, precision and response time (Forster, Cavina-Pratesi, Aglioti, & Berlucchi, 2002; Forster, Sambo, & Pavone, 2009; Giard & Peronnet, ... -
Exploring the biopsychosocial landscape of chronic illness: A case study of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) from epigenetics to education
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-16)Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, is a chronic autoimmune condition and global public health issue. SLE is uniquely characterized as gendered, racialized, episodic, invisible and idiosyncratic. SLE primarily ... -
Exploring the Care-Control Nexus Through Police Monitoring of Vulnerable Groups: A Case Study of Project Lifesaver
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-13)Contemporary surveillance practices increasingly pursue the dual objectives of ‘care’ and ‘control.’ For instance, governments increasingly deploy surveillance to protect the health and welfare of those being monitored, ... -
Exploring the cognitive correlates of boredom in traumatic brain injury (TBI).
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)Boredom is a common human experience, yet little is known about its underlying neural mechanisms. This thesis first set out to investigate the construct of boredom and more closely examined its relationship to phenomenologically ... -
Exploring the Common Ground Between Social Innovation and Indigenous Resurgence: Two Critical Indigenist Case Studies in Indigenous Innovation in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-24)Preliminary reading and research with Anishanaabe Maamwaye Aki Kiigayewin and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (MNCFN) indicated that integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Practices into existing social ... -
Exploring the complexities of value creation: The role of engagement strength
(John Wiley & Sons, 2009-03-25)Regulatory engagement theory (Higgins, 2006; Higgins & Scholer, 2009) proposes that engagement strength plays a critical role in the creation of value intensity. We discuss the ways in which engagement, in this model, can ... -
Exploring the connections between wellbeing, non-communicable diseases and climate change: a case study of Barbados
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-05)Small island developing states (SIDS) in the Caribbean face the dual burden of climate change (manifested as increased temperatures, more intense/frequent extreme weather events, sea-level rise and higher sea surface ... -
Exploring the Cytoskeleton and Apoptosis Mechanisms in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Using In Vitro Biomimetic Models and Immortalized FECD Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-14)Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a corneal endothelium (CE) and Descemet’s membrane (DM) dysfunction symptom, which is the most common corneal endothelial disease. Despite the long history of clinical assessments ... -
Exploring the Design of Multiferroic Materials by Nanocrystal Building Block Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-22)Multiferroic materials have been extensively studied as they exhibit both magnetic and electric properties simultaneously, and could be potential candidate materials for the new generation of magnetoelectric (ME) devices. ... -
Exploring the Destination Image of China through International Urban Tourism
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-13)Literature within the tourism discipline emphasized the importance of destination image due to its effect on both supply and demand sides of marketing. Gunn’s seven-stage model illustrated the process and evolution of image ... -
Exploring the Drivers of, and Potential Interventions to Reduce, Antimicrobial Resistance in the European Food System Context
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-02)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing One Health problem that has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. AMR emerges from a complex system characterized by multiple interacting factors across the ... -
Exploring the Dynamics of Ego Involvement among Canadian Backpackers: An Achievement Goal Interpretation
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)ABSTRACT Among outdoor adventure activities, backpacking has grown in popularity among travelers, marketers, and academia in recent years. However, to date research focusing on Canadian backpacker characteristics and ... -
Exploring the Ecological Footprint of Tourism in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Once considered a 'green' industry, tourism and its associated ecological impacts are now widely acknowledged. Focus within tourism planning has aimed to reduce the ecological burden placed on a destination area, and ... -
Exploring the effect of Spd on early vascular and reproductive development in methylthioadenosine nucleosidase deficient plant embryos
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-24)Polyamines (PA) are associated with many critical developmental processes, but their mode of action is not known. Biosynthesis of polyamines, ethylene and nicotianamine produce 5’-methylthioadenosine (MTA) as a by-product. ... -
Exploring the energetic and behavioural changes associated with the immune response in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)With the world’s population continuously increasing, humanity constantly needs to figure out ways to increase food production to meet growing demands. One way to increase food production that has had exponential growth in ... -
Exploring the Environmental Impact of A Residential Life Cycle, Including Retrofits: Ecological Footprint Application to A Life Cycle Analysis Framework in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-24)The residential sector is recognized as a major energy consumer and thus a significant contributor to climate change. Rather than focus only on current energy consumption and the associated emissions, there is a need to ...