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Investigating the Feasibility of Establishing a Biosphere Reserve on the Northeast Coast of St. Lucia
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-28)The feasibility of establishing the northeast coast of St. Lucia as a UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserve was investigated. A Biosphere Reserve is a concept of sustainability that attempts to harmonize development, the ... -
Investigating the frequency of spontaneously generated social and temporal between-individual comparisons
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)Social and temporal comparison researchers to date have only looked at comparisons involving the self. The present investigation aims to extend comparison theory by examining social and temporal comparisons people make of ... -
Investigating the heat-treatment process for 316L alloy powders with the application in binder jetting metal additive manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-23)Metal binder jetting (BJ) is a manufacturing process which involves the deposition of metal powder and an adhesive liquid binder layer-by-layer to fabricate metal parts. BJ as-printed parts are in essence loose particles ... -
Investigating the Impact of 5′-Methylthioadenosine Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-08)Some reactions which use the activated form of methionine (Met), S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), as a substrate produce the by-product methylthioadenosine (MTA). In the plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), these reactions ... -
Investigating the Impact of External Passive Compression on Central and Peripheral Hemodynamics
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-22)The use of passive compression has been extended from a clinical treatment to an elective tool used by healthy individuals in an attempt to improve exercise performance. The rationale being that graduated compression socks ... -
Investigating The Impact of Multipurpose Solutions Released From Silicone Hydrogel Lenses on Corneal Epithelial Cells, in vitro
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)Cytotoxicity of Multi-Purpose Solutions (MPS) is commonly tested on cells using diluted MPS or extracts from MPS soaked contact lenses. There is evidence that lens type will affect uptake and release of compounds contained ... -
Investigating the Impact of Proximity and Visual Conation Modes on Enhancing Engagement with Public Large Interactive Displays
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-20)Deployment of large interactive displays (LIDs) to public spaces has provided new ways for passersby to gain information. This medium plays the role of transmitter for information visualizations designed to communicate ... -
Investigating the Impact of Table Size on External Cognition in Collaborative Problem-Solving Tabletop Activities
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)Tables have been used for working and studying for years, and people continue using tables to work with digital artifacts. Collaborative tabletop activities such as planning, designing, and scheduling are common on ... -
Investigating the Impact of the 2012 Canadian Graphic Health Warning Label Revisions: Findings from the ITC Canada Survey
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-28)Background: Approximately 100 Canadians die every day from smoking-related illnesses. Health warnings labels (HWLs) on cigarette packages are a highly cost-effective strategy to inform the public on the health risks of ... -
Investigating the Impact of “other foods” on Aboriginal Children’s Dietary Intake Using the Healthy Eating Index – Canada (HEI-C)
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)Introduction: The high prevalence of obesity in Aboriginal Canadian youth is a major public health concern. Although little is known about the diets of children on-reserve, it is hypothesized that high intake of low ... -
Investigating the impacts of diurnal temperature and venlafaxine exposure in zebrafish
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-29)Increased intensity and frequency of heat waves is predicted to have detrimental impacts on aquatic organisms. Thermal variability coupled with exposure to xenobiotic stress could place significant strain on the thermal ... -
Investigating the impacts of time-of-use electricity rates on lower-income and senior-headed households: A case study of Milton, Ontario (Canada).
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-23)Through the Smart Metering Initiative in the Canadian province of Ontario, all residential electricity customers will be converted from a tiered rate regime to a time-of-use (TOU) rate regime by the year 2010. Although TOU ... -
Investigating the Importance of RAB7 in C2C12 Myoblast Differentiation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-01)Prior research has shown that autophagy and mitophagy are intimately linked to skeletal muscle differentiation and myogenesis. Recent studies show that the RAB7 cycle is crucial in multiple stages of autophagy and mitophagy; ... -
Investigating the Influence of Electron Extraction Layers on the Photostability of Inverted Organic Solar Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)Decades of active research on organic solar cells (OSCs) have recently led to a significant increase in their power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, large-scale commercialization of the technology has not yet been ... -
Investigating the influence of the transcription factor Hindsight in a Notch-induced tumour model
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-24)In Drosophila development, the adult salivary gland and hindgut are derived from populations of undifferentiated cells that are found in the larval stages and are known as the salivary gland imaginal ring (SGIR) and hindgut ... -
Investigating the Influences of Tree Coverage and Road Network Density on Property Crime: A Case Study in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-18)With the development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), crime mapping becomes an effective approach to investigate the spatial pattern of crime in a defined area. Understanding the relationship between crime and its ... -
Investigating the Interactions of Fatty Acids, Amyloid Beta & SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Fragment
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-16)There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and the negative implications of having AD were further exacerbated in recent years, as patients with dementia are at the highest risk for mortality upon contracting COVID-19. ... -
Investigating the involvement of FHA domain lateral surfaces in DNA damage and cell cycle checkpoint responses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-30)Since the discovery of the Forkhead-associated (FHA) domain in 1995, research groups have pursued the characterization of FHA domains and the interactions that they regulate through the lens of their pThr-epitope binding ... -
Investigating the localization and functional significance of adenine phosphoribosyltransferase1 in Arabidopsis chloroplasts
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-02)Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APT) is a housekeeping enzyme that catalyses the principal route of adenine recycling in plants. Of the five APT genes encoded in the Arabidopsis genome, APT1 is the most highly expressed. ... -
Investigating the Location Pattern of Information and Communication Technology Firms: Case of Vancouver
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-24)Despite the volume of literature examining the role of producer amenities (e.g., highways and airports) in firms’ selection of a location, almost no quantitative studies regard the impact of consumer amenities (e.g., ...