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An Impact Evaluation of Clinical Pathways Management for Cerebral Infarction in a Rural Area in China
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)INTRODUCTION Given the challenge of addressing a growing non-communicable disease burden with limited health resources in developing countries, clinical pathways (CP) have been proposed as a strategy to optimize resource ... -
Impact Investing and Climate Change – An Assessment of Impact Investors Addressing Climate Change
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-17)The financing of climate change solutions is extremely urgent as countries face increasing negative impacts from climate change that pose severe threats to current and future generations. Damages from environmental disasters ... -
The Impact of Co-operation Policies on Participation in Online Learning Object Exchange: A Preliminary Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2002)This research investigates the impact of cooperation policies on participation in, and benefits from, online learning object exchanges. First, an in-depth study of issues encountered in other online contexts ... -
Impact of a Safety Valve in an Emission Trading System: A Real Options Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-22)For more than 20 years, cap-and-trade system has served as an efficient market-based mechanism to reduce emission of air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and greenhouse gas. In this system, a limited amount of emission ... -
Impact of a University Environmental Sustainability Strategy on Employees
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-27)The ever-growing trend of campus sustainability, coupled with pressure from external stakeholders (competitor actions, government regulations, etc.) induces organizations to adopt sustainability and its triple bottom line ... -
The impact of adding front-of-package sodium content labels to grocery products: an experimental study
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-29)A high sodium diet is a predominant risk factor for hypertension, which is in turn a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Canadians consume approximately twice the daily Adequate Intake of sodium, most of which ... -
Impact of Anaerobic Biofilm Formation on Sorption Characteristics of Powdered Activated Carbon
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-23)Subsurface contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) results from the leakage of petroleum products during extraction, processing or transport. It has been documented that activated carbon (AC) can effectively sorb ... -
The impact of assistive devices on community-dwelling older adults and their informal caregivers
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-12)Background Canadians are aging and living longer with chronic conditions, multimorbidity, and disabilities, which can have negative impacts on the health and quality of life of both older adults and their informal ... -
The impact of biobased residues on soil health and greenhouse gas emissions under a changing climate
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-12)The disposal of organic wastes in landfills and applying nitrogen fertilizers to agricultural land cause multiple environmental issues. However, recycling organic wastes, e.g., biobased residues for agricultural use, is ... -
Impact of Biofilter Backwashing on the Biofiltration / Ultrafiltration Process
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-01)The use of ultrafiltration membrane technology for drinking water treatment has seen a marked increase in the past few decades, however, membrane fouling remains the top technological hurdle in the way of its widespread ... -
Impact of Biological Nutrient Removal Process Operating and Design Conditions on the Removal of Micropollutants from Wastewater
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-11)The efficacy of three different wastewater treatment configurations, conventional activated sludge (CAS), nitrifying activated sludge (NAS) and biological nutrient removal (BNR) for removal of selected micropollutants from ... -
Impact of Cadmium On The Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Interrenal Axis Function in Rainbow Trout
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-30)Cadmium (Cd) is a nonessential metal present in sublethal concentrations within the aquatic environment. Cd is an endocrine disruptor and high concentrations of this metal suppress stressor-induced cortisol production in ... -
The Impact of Cartoon Characters and Front-of-Package (FOP) Nutrition Information on Parental Perceptions of Children’s Food Products
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-25)Childhood obesity is a major public health issue. Canada has one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the world. Food advertising and marketing have contributed to the rapid rise in childhood obesity. High energy and ... -
The impact of cigarette package design on young women in Brazil: brand appeal and perceptions of health risk
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-30)Tobacco use is responsible for 5.4 million deaths every year worldwide and a leading cause of preventable death. The burden of these deaths is rapidly shifting to low and middle-income countries, such as Brazil. Brazil is ... -
Impact of Climate Change on Canadian Water Resources: A Continental-Scale Hydrologic Modelling Study Using Multiple RCM Projections
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-20)Evidence of climate change is mounting and there is nowadays an increasing international scientific consensus that current climate change is, in part, induced by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Climate change ... -
The Impact of Climate Change on the Ski Industry in Colorado and California
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-24)Climate change is considered one of the primary threats to the sustainability of ski tourism around the world. Studies in several countries project the ski industry will be impacted by shorter ski seasons, greater snowmaking ... -
The Impact of Code Ownership of DevOps Artefacts on the Outcome of DevOps CI Builds
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-22)This study focuses on factors that may influence the outcomes of CI builds triggered by commits modifying and/or adding DevOps artefacts to the projects, i.e., DevOps-related CI builds. In particular, code ownership of ... -
The Impact of Culture on Relationship Repair in Negotiation.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-10)Negotiation is an emotionally charged process, in which relationship rupture can occur. While past research has focused on predictors of relationship rupture in negotiation, there has been a dearth of research focusing on ... -
The Impact of Degradation Reactions on Aprotic Metal-O2 Battery Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-18)The need for new portable energy storage technologies places increasing demand on the development of new batteries beyond Li-ion. Potential candidates to fill this necessity are the class of metal-O2 batteries. In particular, ... -
Impact of Demand Response and Battery Energy Storage System on Electricity Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-19)The calls for the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emissions from conventional electricity generation have been dramatically growing in the recent years owing to their negative environmental ...