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Post-Hackathon Learning Circles: Supporting Lean Startup Development
(ACM, 2020-04-25)Hackathons provide rapid, hands-on opportunities to explore innovative solutions to problems, but provide little support to teams in moving those solutions into practice. We explore the use of post-hackathon Learning Circles ... -
Postural Effects on Brain Blood Flow and Cognition in Heart Failure
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-06)With the aging population on the rise, the prevalence of heart failure is expected to increase in the coming years. Heart failure is independently correlated with cognitive decline and has a negative impact on quality of ... -
Postural motor learning and the effects of age on practice-related improvements in compensatory posture control
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-27)The purpose of this thesis was to examine the capacity for acquisition and retention of practice-related improvements in compensatory posture control and the nature of postural motor learning among healthy young and older ... -
Postural state modulation of cortical balance reactions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)Safe and effective walking is a crucial part of daily human life, but the number of injuries and resulting financial burden from falls during walking is increasing. As a result, it continues to be important to advance ... -
Precision based guidelines for sub-maximal normalisation task selection for trunk extensor EMG
(Elsevier, 2017-07-01)Aim The object of this study was to quantify the contribution of sub-maximal normalisation to the overall variance of exposure parameters describing erector spinae (ES) activity, and to provide guidelines for task selection ... -
Predicting Cervical Spine Compression and Shear in Helicopter Helmeted Conditions Using Artificial Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Introduction: Military helicopter pilots around the globe experience a high prevalence of neck pain. The requirement for pilots to use night vision goggles (NVGs) has been linked to increases in neck pain and injury ... -
Predicting Overweight and Obesity Among Youth in Ontario, Canada: Evidence from Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analyses
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-13)The percentage of Canadian children and adolescents that are overweight or obese has increased dramatically since the 1980s, with approximately 25% of youth in Canada now characterised as overweight or obese. Canadian youth ... -
Predicting Resource Use of Community Mental Health Services at the Transition from Inpatient Psychiatry
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-17)Mental health is a major health problem for many Canadians. Methods to predict expected mental health care resource use are an essential component in balancing the needs of the population and equitable allocation of limited ... -
Predicting the potential health and economic impact of a sugary drink tax in Canada: a modelling study
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-23)BACKGROUND Consistent with global trends, high body mass index (BMI) and high blood glucose have risen at rapid rates among Canadians. The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is a well-established and important ... -
The Prediction of Nociceptive Neural Activity in Passive Tissues following Lumbar Spine Flexion
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-26)Low back pain is a costly and debilitating disorder; however, most cases are categorized as being non-specific: low back pain without an identifiable origin or cause. Non-specific low back pain can be broadly considered ... -
Prediction of Oxygen Uptake and its Dynamics by Wearable Sensors During Activities of Daily Living
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-21)The evaluation of the aerobic response to a new energetic demand provides valuable information regarding the functional capabilities of the aerobic system. Abnormal, or impaired aerobic responses may occur before the ... -
Predictors of Alternate Level of Care within Mental Health Inpatient Units across Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-04)Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to identify clinical predictors of alternate level of care (ALC) status within inpatient mental health units across Ontario. In addition, the distribution of ALC days among ... -
Predictors of Loneliness and Transitions in Loneliness in Ontario Home Care Clients: Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-11)Background Older adults over the age of 65 receiving home care services are particularly vulnerable to experiencing loneliness and social isolation. Loneliness and social isolation have been associated with adverse health ... -
Predictors of Palliative Home Care Costs in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-21)Background: The demand for palliative care in Canada is expected to grow in coming years due to a confluence of factors that include population aging, a more gradual dying process, emphasis on the early provision of ... -
Premotor and prefrontal contributions to modulating upper limb somatosensory input into non-primary motor areas
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-15)Upper limb motor control requires the use and integration of afferent somatosensory input from peripheral receptors to help plan and prepare movements. Cortical surface electroencephalography can be used to measure the ... -
Prevalence and Determinants of Poor Food Intake of Residents Living in Long-Term Care
(Elsevier, 2017-06-28)Poor food intake is known to lead to malnutrition in long-term care homes (LTCH), yet multilevel determinants of food intake are not fully understood, hampering development of interventions that can maintain the nutritional ... -
Primary care providers' observations on diabetes management for young adults in Ontario: Barriers and enablers to care and patient-provider communication
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-18)Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global epidemic that is only projected to impact more people in the coming years. In Canada, there has been a steady increase of people living with T2DM, including an increase ... -
Privacy and Trust in Healthcare IoT Data Sharing: A Snapshot of the Users’ Perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-17)Background: Healthcare services in Canada are slowly shifting from in-hospital care to more patient-centred, home-care services. Collecting and sharing personal data from individuals via Internet of Things (IoT) devices ... -
Privileging Indigenous voices: Narratives of travel experiences of Tibetans
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-11)In 2012, Peters and Higgins-Desbiolles, wrote “What is wholly absent [from the tourism literature] …is any recognition of Indigenous peoples as tourists” (p.78). Chambers and Buzinde (2015) acknowledged that “tourism ... -
The Problem with Too Much Fear: Testing the Interaction between Fear Appeals, Message Framing and Visual Metaphors
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-28)In Canada, recreational activities account for 60% of all drowning related deaths (LSS, 2012). How can we influence people to adopt safe behaviours while engaging in recreational activity around the water? One popular ...