Browsing Theses by Subject "stress"
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Architecture: An Introspective Look at the Pedagogical Culture
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-20)In North America, to become an architect, students must acquire a wide range of knowledge, create designs in studio, and spend some time working in an architecture firm. There are various lessons that they need to learn, ... -
The Consequences of Everyday Inattention
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-29)Beginning with a series of several self-report questionnaire studies I examine the potential for everyday attention lapses to create an inability to form connections to the external world, particularly through the experience ... -
Demonstrating relationships between workplace demands and exposures related to musculoskeletal disorders and stress-related health outcomes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-15)Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and outcomes related to stress, such as mental health disorders, are important sources of pain, distress, disability, and costs in Canadian workplaces. Recent initiatives have highlighted ... -
Design of Ultrasonic Processing Device for Aluminum Surfaces
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-19)The work in this thesis examines the design possibility of a device capable of harnessing ultrasonic oscillations through resonance such that it can be applied onto an aluminum surface to produce a compressive residual ... -
Developmental and Situational Factors Contributing to Changes in Eating Behaviour in First-Year Undergraduate Women
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-28)The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the importance of developmental history and current life events in predicting changes in eating behaviour in undergraduate women. The developmental variables tested were ... -
Do primary and secondary psychosocial stressors vary in their effect upon plasticity-related proteins?
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-01)The generous distribution of glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) is a primary reason for the widespread effects of stress on all biological systems. The prefrontal cortex (PFC), which is crucial in executive functioning, ... -
Effect of phosphorus doping on Young's modulus and residual stress of polysilicon thin films
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)On-chip characterization devices have been used to extract the Young’s modulus, average stress and stress gradient of polysilicon doped with phosphorus using thermal diffusion. Devices for extracting the Young’s modulus, ... -
Examining the relationship between social position, spatial learning, and memory in adult male and female rats.
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-05)Decades of neuroscience research has established the modulating role of stress in cognitive function, such as learning and memory, namely from severe stressors that invoke fear or physical stress. The effect on cognition ... -
Exploring interactions between force, repetition and posture on low back joint loading and intervertebral disc injury
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-26)Low back pain (LBP) affects approximately 80% of the population at some point in their lives, with 65% of cases becoming chronic pain sufferers. Approximately 40% of LBP cases are attributed to intervertebral disc (IVD) ... -
Generational Effects of Bisphenol A on Growth and Stress Performance in Rainbow Trout
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-25)The aquatic environment is severely impacted by xenobiotics that are released due to anthropogenic activities, threatening ecosystem health. Some of these contaminants accumulate in lipophilic fish tissues and are maternally ... -
GPCR and RTK Regulation in Neurons: The Impact of Stress on GPCR and RTK signalling and Crosstalk
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-14)Crosstalk between receptors allows for the integration of diverse and complex signalling pathways. Transactivation is a form of crosstalk between G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). ... -
Impact of Mechanical Stress on the Electrical Stability of Flexible a-Si TFTs
(University of Waterloo, 2011-11-01)The development of functional flexible electronics is essential to enable applications such as conformal medical imagers, wearable health monitoring systems, and flexible light-weight displays. Intensive research on thin-film ... -
Impact of the antidepressant venlafaxine on the hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal axis function in rainbow trout
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-27)Over the recent years, venlafaxine has become the predominant antidepressant drug detected in municipal wastewater effluents (MWWE) and aquatic systems. However, very little is known about the effect of this drug in the ... -
An Investigation into the Consequences of Performing Emotional Labour in Mental Health Care
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-28)Performing emotional labour in health care has been widely studied. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding mental health care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify (1) the method of emotional labour ... -
MicroRNAs and their role within the teleost (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stress response
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-26)The stress response is a highly conserved signalling cascade that signals between tissues to increase energy availability. Changes in glucose regulation are studied extensively due to the glucose intolerant phenotype of ... -
Multi-stressor impacts on fish energetics and stress response: a comparison between lab and field studies
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)Aquatic organisms are continuously exposed to multiple environmental stressors that work cumulatively and synergistically to alter ecosystems. The objective of this study was to investigate the impacts of multiple stressors ... -
Physiological and Affective Responses to Immersion in Virtual Reality: Effects of Nature and Urban Settings
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-16)With the rapid advancements in technology, researchers are seeking new ways to incorporate modern high-tech solutions such as virtual reality into treatment paradigms for stress. The current experiment explores the beneficial ... -
Religion in the Ranks: Religion in the Canadian Forces in the 21st Century
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)Religion in the Ranks offers insights into the role of religion in the modern bureaucratic institution of the Canadian Forces and the nature of religious identity among its personnel. This study of religion in a modern ... -
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 ... -
Stress Physiology of Bears: Cortisol Dynamics and Identification of Novel Serum Proteins
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-19)There is a need to understand how free-ranging animals respond and adapt to stress. However, little is currently known regarding the physiologic adaptations to stress in bears, and there are few tools available to wildlife ...