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Design of Thumb Keyboards: Performance, Effort and Kinematics
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)Mobile hand-held communication device (smart phone) use is very prevalent and growing rapidly. In addition, there is empirical support for heavy use to be associated with musculoskeletal disorders. This study therefore ... -
Designing an Adaptive Video Game for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Learning Proportional Reasoning through Play
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-30)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity. Many children with ADHD suffer from poor reasoning and decision-making ... -
Destination and Event Marketing: a Case Study in the 2007 C&D Xiamen International Marathon, Xiamen, China
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-24)Events have been recognized as one of three contributors to destinations. Event tourism has become a new tourism alternative in recent years. This research examines the relationships between the marketing and organizing ... -
Detecting subject-specific fatigue related changes in lifting kinematics using a machine learning approach
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-07)Background. Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) are used to determine a worker’s capacity for return to work (RTW) or for job matching purposes. FCEs are completed using a subjective approach, where a trained evaluator ... -
Determinants And Strategies For The Alternate Foot Placement
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Undesirable landing area (e. g. , a hole, a fragment of glass, a water puddle, etc) creates the necessity for an alternate foot placement planning and execution. Previous study has proposed that three determinants are ... -
Determinants of fracture risk among individuals with spinal cord injury: a case control study
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-02)Background/Objectives: Low areal bone mineral density (aBMD) of the hip and knee region has been associated with fracture risk in individuals with SCI; however the contribution of bone micro-architecture to fracture risk ... -
The Determinants of Reaction Times: Influence of Stimulus Intensity
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-07)The central nervous system has the ability to generate very rapid ‘temporally urgent’ sensory motor reactions in response to stimuli under certain conditions. For example, temporally urgent reactions have been shown to ... -
Determining Knowledge, Understanding, Perception and Attitudes Towards Climate Change-related Health Risks by Public Health Actors in Ontario to Better Inform Climate Mitigation, Adaptation and Risk Communication Strategies
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-08)While majority of Canadians believe that climate change has the potential to harm them, many have a limited understanding of the associated health risks. Public health actors play an important role in communicating these ... -
Determining mercury and selenium in vitro bioaccessibility in country foods collected from Nunavik, Québec
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-12)Country food is a cornerstone of cultural, social, and spiritual life for Inuit communities (Gombay, 2005; Van Oostdam et al., 2005). Country foods refer to marine mammals, fish, plants, berries, seabirds and wild game ... -
Determining the Effects of Force Intensity, Postural and Force Direction Constraints on Off-Axis Force Production during Static Unilateral Pushing and Pulling Manual Exertions
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)Proactive ergonomics is generally considered to be a more efficient and cost effective way of designing working environments than reactive ergonomics. It often requires preemptively selecting working postures and forces ... -
Developing a More Culturally Appropriate Approach to Surveying Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-22)Introduction: Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are (in a dose-dependent manner) associated with both health-risk behaviours and the development of chronic disease, and thus pose a significant threat to health and ... -
Developing a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Cardiovascular Control during Orthostatic Challenge Considering the Limitation of the FinometerTM
(University of Waterloo, 2009-03-25)Sensations of dizziness or fainting (pre-syncope or syncope) on standing up from a lying or a seated position are usually associated with impaired blood pressure regulation leading to inadequate perfusion of the brain. The ... -
Developing a process of risk-stratified care coordination for older adults in primary care
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-04)BACKGROUND Older Canadians with chronic diseases are the highest users of the health care system. Primary health care (PHC) could play a central, coordinating role in assessing older adults and managing their care, but ... -
Developing an integrated geriatric care planning approach in home care
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-29)Introduction The demand for home care services in Canada is on the rise, as older adults wish to remain in their own homes as long as possible and deinstitutionalization of care continues to promise significant savings ... -
Developing and evaluating an integrated rehabilitative model of care for stroke patients in the home and community care sector
(University of Waterloo, 2020-11-02)Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of mortality in Canada. Access to evidence-based rehabilitative care can reduce the risk of disability and improve health outcomes of stroke ... -
Developing Macrolipidomics Profiling Methods for Dietary Food Samples
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-19)Diet has a major impact on health and disease and poor nutrition increases the risk of chronic disease. The amount and type of dietary fat has been a key target for dietary guidelines and health policy. Dietary fat in ... -
Developing measures of muscle health in women diagnosed with breast cancer and in a healthy, young adult reference cohort
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-12)Skeletal muscle health is an important predictor of survival, treatment toxicity, and physical function in cancer patients and survivors. While accelerated rates of muscle wasting are often observed in patients with advanced ... -
Developing the Patient Falls Risk Report: A tool for sharing falls-related clinical information from home care with primary care providers
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-27)Background. Due to inadequate information sharing systems, primary care and home care providers in Ontario have some of the lowest rates of communication in Canada and among all OECD countries. As a result, clinicians are ... -
Development and Application of a Probabilistic/Mechanistic Model to Investigate the Influence of Safety Flooring on Population-Level Hip Fracture Risk
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-28)Hip fractures are a devastating injury in the older adult population. They are almost exclusively sustained during a fall-related event, with lateral falls resulting in an impact to the proximal femur most highly associated ... -
The Development and Assessment of Rapid Methods for Fatty Acid Profiling
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)Fatty acid profiling provides information on dietary intakes and an understanding of lipid metabolism. High throughput techniques such as fingertip prick (FTP) sampling has gained popularity in recent years as a simplified ...