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Developing a set of criteria for defining the roles and responsibilities of the different types of heart failure disease management programs in Ontario: A mixed methods study
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-12)As part of the provincial strategy for heart failure (HF) management proposed by the Cardiac Care Network (CCN), an environmental scan survey was conducted to determine the current state of heart failure management in ... -
Developing a Suitability Index for Residential Land Use: A case study in Dianchi Drainage Area
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The conflict between residential land and agriculture land in China is increasingly sharpened, especially when some urban development began to sprawl to the suburban and rural areas. In order to plan land resources ... -
Developing a Thermometallurgical Model and Furnace Optimization for Austenitization of Al-Si Coated 22MnB5 Steel in a Roller Hearth Furnace
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-25)Lightweighting of vehicles while preserving crash-worthiness, in order to satisfy stringent restrictions imposed by the government on the automotive industry, has become a sought after solution which can be realized via ... -
Developing a Web Tool To Support Youth Tobacco Control
(University of Waterloo, 2006)<strong>Objective:</strong> This study was designed to inform the development of a web tool to simplify access to and analysis of available evidence for youth tobacco control. This tool will support planning, evaluation ... -
Developing algorithms for the analysis of retinal Optical Coherence Tomography images
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Vision loss, with a prevalence loss greater than 42 million in the United States is one of the major challenges of today's health-care industry and medical science. Early detection of different retinal-related diseases ... -
Developing an integrated geriatric care planning approach in home care
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-29)Introduction The demand for home care services in Canada is on the rise, as older adults wish to remain in their own homes as long as possible and deinstitutionalization of care continues to promise significant savings ... -
Developing an Objective Definition of Simulation Fidelity for Enroute Air Traffic Control
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-28)The domain of enroute Air Traffic Control (ATC) relies heavily on simulation for a variety of purposes. However, little research has been conducted in this particular domain to determine the link between fidelity and how ... -
Developing an Understanding for Wastewater Treatment in Remote Communities in Nunavut, Canada: Investigating the Performance, Planning Practice and Function of Tundra and Constructed Treatment Wetlands
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-30)Since humans began to permanently settle locations for extended periods of time there has been the challenge to safely dispose of, or treat human effluent. In specific to the communities of Nunavut and Arctic Canada, the ... -
Developing and characterizing a salmonid intestinal epithelial cell line for use in studies of inflammation in the fish gastrointestinal tract
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-05)An intestinal cell line from rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, was developed and challenged against several bioactive components. Primary cultures initiated from the distal segment produced the cell line, RTgutGC. ... -
Developing and evaluating an integrated rehabilitative model of care for stroke patients in the home and community care sector
(University of Waterloo, 2020-11-02)Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of mortality in Canada. Access to evidence-based rehabilitative care can reduce the risk of disability and improve health outcomes of stroke ... -
Developing and Improving a Thermometallurgical Model for 22MnB5 Steel in a Roller Hearth Furnace
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)Ultra-high strength steel (UHSS) such as Al-Si coated 22MnB5 are commonly used in the hot forming die quenching (HFDQ) process to produce light-weight automotive parts while maintaining good crashworthiness. The steel blank ... -
Developing and refining the use of water isotope tracer in hydrology and paleohydrology
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-27)This thesis investigates stable isotope signals (i.e. δ18O and δ2H) in various information carriers such as lake water and lacustrine sediments, aiming to develop and refine the use of isotope tracers in hydrology and ... -
Developing Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy in Cellular Imaging and Mechanical Property Measurement
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-10)Health of human body is strongly associated with the mechanical properties of living cells. Here, atomic force microscope (AFM) was applied to obtain surface microscopy of individual and non-individual biological cells, ... -
Developing Control Strategies to Regulate Dissolved Oxygen Levels in a Biological Fermenter
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-16)Vaccine development comprises multiple stages, the first of which typically involves cultivating an organism in a microbial fermenter to produce a vaccine product. In order to ensure the optimal synthesis of the vaccine ... -
Developing Cost-Effective Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Schedules: Application of MEPDG-Based Distress Models and Key Performance Index
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-26)Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation (M&R) are the most critical and expensive components of infrastructure asset management. Increasing traffic load, climate change and resource limitations for road maintenance accelerate ... -
Developing design option assessment methods for high-rise residential building adaptation projects
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-01)Adapting existing buildings is complex, but it can reduce the ratio of operating-to-embodied energy and the amount of demolition and construction waste. There has been a growing interest in the adaptation of existing ... -
Developing Effective Rule-Based Training Using the Cognitive Work Analysis Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-26)Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) is a framework for the analysis of complex systems that involve technological tools and human operators who must operate the systems in sometimes-unexpected situations. CWA consists of five ... -
Developing Efficient Strategies for Automatic Calibration of Computationally Intensive Environmental Models
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-25)Environmental simulation models have been playing a key role in civil and environmental engineering decision making processes for decades. The utility of an environmental model depends on how well the model is structured ... -
Developing Knowledge of Polysemous Vocabulary
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-08)This study investigated the development of knowledge of vocabulary including multiple meanings of words during the school years. Twenty children from each of Grades 2, 5, 8, and 11 were tested for their knowledge of all ... -
Developing Macrolipidomics Profiling Methods for Dietary Food Samples
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-19)Diet has a major impact on health and disease and poor nutrition increases the risk of chronic disease. The amount and type of dietary fat has been a key target for dietary guidelines and health policy. Dietary fat in ...