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The role of executive functioning and perspective-taking in facilitating children's socially competent behaviours
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)Behaving in a socially competent manner (i.e., interacting with other social actors in an effective manner by adjusting one’s goals and behaviours according to the demands of various social situations) is a complex process ... -
The Role of Executive Functions and Emotion Knowledge in Children’s Communication Repair
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-18)Young children often provide insufficient information when speaking with others, making the ability to identify miscommunications and repair inadequate messages essential skills within their set of communicative abilities. ... -
The Role of Executive Functions in Children’s Communication Repair
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)Young children often provide ambiguous referential statements for their listeners. Thus, the ability to identify when miscommunication has occurred and subsequently repair messages is an essential component of communicative ... -
The Role of Food in Tourists' Experiences
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-26)The preparation, marketing and consumption of food are complex social-economic processes that still require an extensive amount of original research, and this is perhaps especially true in cross-cultural contexts. To gain ... -
The Role of Functional Social Isolation in Mediating the Association Between Baseline Depression and Subsequent Executive Function in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Comprehensive Cohort
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)Background: Depression is a risk factor for decline in executive function. One mechanism that may link depression to executive function is functional social isolation, which pertains to the qualitative and behavioural ... -
The Role of Germicidal Ultraviolet Light in the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-26)Ultraviolet (UV) light with a wavelength of 254 nm has proven to be effective at inactivating microorganisms, and thus has been increasingly employed as a method of disinfection of indoor environments. UV light with ... -
The Role of Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling in Zebrafish Development
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-28)These studies present a series of novel roles for glucocorticoid signaling in the developing zebrafish embryo. The best-characterized roles of cortisol, the primary circulating corticosteroid in teleost fish, are known to ... -
The role of glutathione depletion in skeletal muscle apoptotic signalling in young and old rats
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-27)There is substantial evidence that oxidative stress causes negative outcomes in many cell and tissue types. This is especially true of skeletal muscle, as it is continually subjected to various sources of reactive oxygen ... -
The Role of Gold-Graphene Hybrid Nanostructure on Promoting Localized Surface Plasmonic Resonance Sensor Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-10)Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensors have a wide range of applications, from medical diagnostics to environmental monitoring. In addition, the simplicity of the excitation method leads to simplicity in the ... -
The Role of Graphics in Video Lectures
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-22)With the increase in online course use (Allen & Seaman, 2017), there is an increasing need to determine the most effective (i.e., the most conducive for learning) way to present lectures online (e.g., video lectures). ... -
The Role of Heat Shock Protein 70 in Protecting Muscle Mechanical Function & SERCA Function in Human Skeletal Muscle
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-23)Two studies were conducted to determine if Hsp70 is able to protect human skeletal muscle from muscle mechanical damage and alterations in SERCA activity associated with prolonged concentric exercise. In the first study, ... -
The Role of Heritage Conservation Districts in Achieving Community Improvement
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-20)Heritage assets and the values associated with their protection deserve recognition as they represent a reference point from which cities can look to their past, understand the present, and plan for the future. To strengthen ... -
The role of hindsight in the transient stem cell niche of the Drosophila melanogaster larval midgut
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)The composition of the larval Drosophila midgut includes cells known as adult midgut precursors (AMPs) that represent the founder cells for the adult midgut. During the first and second larval instar stages, AMPs are ... -
The role of hindsight in transcriptional regulation during Drosophila melanogaster development
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-16)In Drosophila melanogaster, hindsight (hnt) encodes a putative Zinc-finger transcription factor that is expressed in a highly complex pattern during development. Despite an apparent wealth of information regarding the ... -
The Role of Impression Management in Goal Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This paper examines the effect of impression management on goal level and commitment to the goal. Participants involved in a goal-setting program in the United States were asked to complete a web survey regarding their ... -
The Role of Institutions on R&D, FDI, and Economic Growth
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-24)This thesis broadly consists of three essays examining the impact of institutions on firm R&D, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) activity, and economic growth. The focus of each paper is unique in its contribution. The first ... -
The role of knowledge co-production in climate smart agriculture in Pakistan
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-13)To address the challeges of climate change in Pakistan, new ways of practicing agriculture and mobilizing agricultural research are required. Climate smart agriculture (CSA) is one proposed solution with implications for ... -
The Role of Leisure for Chinese Immigrants at the First Chinese Senior Association of Vaughan
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)There is a gap in our field regarding leisure research on specific ethnic groups. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to understand the experience of leisure and of involvement in the First Chinese Senior Association ... -
The Role of Leisure in Coping with the Death of a Spouse among Women Participating in Bereavement Support Groups
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-19)ABSTRACT Over the life course, most people will have multiple encounters with bereavement, one of which is the death of a spouse. Ongoing research on issues associated with bereavement indicates that such a loss is ... -
Role of Loading Direction on Fatigue Behavior of Smooth and Notched ZK60 Extrusion
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)In spite of the increasing trend of magnesium (Mg) application over the last decade, numerous technical restrictions still limit Mg alloy’s extensive implementation in industry. For instance, many mechanical behaviors of ...