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Comparing the Functional Independence Measure and the interRAI/MDS for use in the functional assessment of older adults
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-20)Background: The rehabilitation of older persons is often complicated by increased frailty and medical complexity – these in turn present challenges for the development of health information systems. Objective investigation ... -
Comparing the Kinematic and Kinetic Outputs from Digital Human Modeling Tools to a Lab-Based Rigid-Link Model for the Investigation of Musculoskeletal Disorder Hazards During Patient Handling
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-30)Patient repositioning tasks expose healthcare providers (HCPs) to high bone-on-bone forces, resulting in the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) (Fragala,2011). Researchers have been able to estimate biomechanical ... -
Comparing the Safety and Mobility Benefits of Alternative Winter Road Maintenance Standards
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-24)In countries like Canada, driving conditions can be significantly deteriorated by adverse winter weather conditions, such as ice and snow storms. To reduce the negative effects caused by inclement winter weather conditions, ... -
Comparing the ‘Tourism Climate Index’ and ‘Holiday Climate Index’ in Major European Urban Destinations
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-21)Tourism is one of the largest economic sectors globally. It is a climate sensitive sector, with climate being one of the most important attributes for a destination. The Tourism Climate Index (TCI), developed by Mieczkowski ... -
Comparison Between CEF and HT-TGIC of Polyolefins Made by Ziegler-Natta and Metallocene Catalysts
(University of Waterloo, 2012-11-01)Polyolefins are the most important commodity polymers today. Their end use properties polymers depend primarily on their molecular weight (MWD) and chemical composition (CCD) distributions. Several characterization techniques ... -
Comparison between Optimization and Heuristic Methods for Large-Scale Infrastructure Rehabilitation Programs
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)Civil infrastructure systems are the foundation of economic growth and prosperity in all nations. In recent years, infrastructure rehabilitation has been a focus of attention in North America and around the world. A large ... -
Comparison between Static and Dynamic Modeling Approaches for Heterogeneous Cellular Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-13)In order to accommodate growing traffic demands, next generation cellular networks must become highly heterogeneous to achieve capacity gains. Heterogeneous cellular networks composed of macro base stations and low-power ... -
A Comparison of Addiction and Efficacy Oriented Messages for Smoking Cessation
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Background: Tobacco use remains a major public health issue. Population-level efforts to curb tobacco use include media to promote smoking cessation. However, these campaigns (including tobacco package warning labels) ... -
Comparison of Approximation Schemes in Stochastic Simulation Methods for Stiff Chemical Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-30)Interest in stochastic simulations of chemical systems is growing. One of the aspects of simulation of chemical systems that has been the prime focus over the past few years is accelerated simulation methods applicable ... -
Comparison of Condition Evaluation Methods for Flexible Pavement, and Exploration of Ride Quality Assessment through Vibration Frequency Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-12)This thesis reviews and compares evaluation standards, distress manifestation manuals, and key performance indices for flexible road asset management across North America. Evaluation of pavement structural and functional ... -
Comparison of Conventional and Advanced Pavement Design Methods with Ontario Case Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-14)Many methods have been used to effectively design a pavement structure that carries the required traffic loads. In Canada, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 93 (AASHTO 93), Shell Pavement ... -
Comparison of Cylindrical Boundary Pasting Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Surface pasting is an interactive hierarchical modelling technique used to construct surfaces with varying levels of local detail. The concept is similar to that of the physical process of modelling with clay, where ... -
Comparison of Exact and Approximate Multi-Objective Optimization for Software Product Lines
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-25)Software product lines (SPLs) manage product variants in a systematical way and allow stakeholders to derive variants by selecting features. Finding a desirable variant is hard, due to the huge configuration space and ... -
Comparison of Experimental Methods in the Measurement of Wind Turbine Wakes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-22)With the increasing development of wind energy, it has become essential to study the interactions of turbines within wind farms. Wind turbines create wakes when harnessing the energy in the wind for electricity. Reduced ... -
A Comparison of Five Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Governance under Ontario Provincial Parks’ Management Model
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-27)Governance is widely discussed in various government sectors or agencies such as Health Care and Education and throughout the private sector. Yet, it is only recently that reference to governance with regards to parks and ... -
Comparison of Hydraulic Tomography Survey with and without Cut-off Walls at the Narashino Site, Japan
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-12)This study investigates the performance of several different conceptualizations of inverse modeling including the effective parameter, geological zonation and geostatistical inversion approaches, on characterizing the ... -
Comparison of Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography with Dry Electrolytic Conductivity Detection for the Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Humus-Rich Soil
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-21)Ion mobility spectroscopy (IMS) has been showen to provide fast on-site analysis of coarse sandy soil for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). However the presence of humus results in instrument foaling ... -
COMPARISON OF MICRODIALYSIS WITH SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION FOR IN VIVO STUDY
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-08)Although microdialysis (MD) and solid-phase microextraction (SPME) are widely used sampling techniques, a comparison study has not been performed to date. The goal of the research presented was not only to address this ... -
A Comparison of Movement-Related Cortical Potentials and Their Application in Brain-Computer Interfaces for Autism Spectrum Disorder
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-23)Brain-computer interfaces have the potential to improve the lives of many populations who benefit from neurofeedback. Autism Spectrum Disorder is a condition experienced by many and its deficits are potentially improved ... -
The comparison of muscle function loss of the respiratory muscles and tibialis anterior
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-06)The respiratory muscles (RM) sustain life by maintaining ventilation but may atrophy faster than other skeletal muscle. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) improves RM strength and attenuates the RM metaboreflex. However, ...