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Older Adults Seeking Emergency Care: An Examination of Unplanned Emergency Department Use, Patient Profiles, and Adverse Patient Outcomes Post Discharge
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-19)
Purpose:
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the determinants of unplanned emergency department (ED) use by home care clients, the profile of older ED patients, their transitions from the ED, as well as the ...
The High German of Russian Mennonites in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-20)
The main focus of this study is the High German language spoken by Russian Mennonites, one of the many groups of German-speaking immigrants in Canada. Although the primary language of most Russian Mennonites is a Low German ...
Novel Polymer Electrolyte Nano-Composite Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices which have been established to lead in the transition to clean energy technology and will become the energy efficient power source of the future. Among all the fuel cell systems, anion ...
Associations of Moral Disengagement, Passion, and Competitive Anger and Aggressiveness with Attitudes toward Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-05)
The main purpose of the study was to explore relationships between moral disengagement in sport and attitudes toward performance enhancing drugs. Additionally, the purpose was to explore specific mechanisms of moral ...
Genesis and hydrological function of an African mire: understanding the role of peatlands in providing ecosystem services in semi-arid climates
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)
The effects of changes in climate or landscape on wetland ecosystems in drier regions need to be considered within the context of natural processes. Hydrological processes are a key component in the development and maintenance ...
Fatigue Life Prediction Based on the Advanced Fatigue Crack Growth Model and the Monte-Carlo Simulation Method
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-05)
It is well-known that loss of the structural stability due to propagation of the dominant
crack is one of the main sources of fatigue failures. Therefore, computationally feasible
fatigue crack growth model is essential ...
The Role of Social Capital in Community-Based Urban Solid Waste Management: Case Studies From Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria
(University of Waterloo, 2012-07-31)
Urban solid waste management (USWM) problems facing cities in the developed and developing world are well documented; however, progress in tackling them is very slow in the latter. There are still many communities, ...
Teachers' subjective perspectives on foreign language vocabulary learning and teaching
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-09)
This study examines the beliefs and subjective theories teachers hold about vocabulary learning and teaching. Recent research into teacher cognition has repeatedly shown that teachers’ perspectives on languages, language ...
Fundamentals of Protein Adsorption at the Solid-Liquid Interface over Short Time Periods
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-16)
Purpose: To directly measure the quantity and degree of denaturation of biomaterial- adsorbed proteins over short time periods.
Methods: Contact lenses were used as model biomaterials as they are widely used, readily ...
Examining the Role of Autophagy in Skeletal Muscle Cell Death and Differentiation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-08)
Autophagy is catabolic process which sequesters large portions of cytoplasm as well as selected organelles and proteins for degradation. Recently, autophagy has been a topic of much debate owing to conflicting evidence ...