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Early efforts addressing the social determinants of health by Ontario health units (2000-2009): an application of Kingdon’s multiple streams theory
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-30)Actions to reduce health inequities by addressing external contributory factors, which are commonly referred to as the social determinants of health (SDH), have emerged as a recommended focus of public health practice. ... -
Early Somatosensory Processing and Crossmodal Influences
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-29)Sensory stimuli from distinct modalities are continuously linked together by the brain to create a cohesive percept of the surrounding environment—a process known as multisensory integration. Furthermore, sensory information ... -
An Ecological Model Perspective of Children’s Experience of Active Play
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)Despite the many known benefits associated with active play, relatively little is known about the influences on and children’s experiences of engagement in active play. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ... -
EDUCATION AND MORTALITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER NEUROPATHOLOGY: A TEST OF THE COGNITIVE RESERVE HYPOTHESIS
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-17)Background: The cognitive reserve hypothesis describes a hypothetical mechanism to cope with brain damage: individuals with high reserve are thought to tolerate more Alzheimer neuropathology before symptom onset, show ... -
Effect of a Mobile Phone Intervention on Quitting Smoking in a Young Adult Population of Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial
(JMIR, 2018-10-23)Background: Digital mobile technology presents a promising medium for reaching young adults with smoking cessation interventions because they are the heaviest users of this technology. Objective: The aim of this study ... -
The Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on the Consolidation of Motor Memories
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-22)Previous research has shown that acute aerobic exercise performed prior to motor training can assist with motor skill acquisition through enhancement of motor cortical plasticity. Recently, studies using high intensity ... -
The Effect of Acute Docosahexaenoic Acid Intake on Left Ventricular Function and Susceptibility to Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Isolated Rat Heart
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-01)The chronic intake and myocardial incorporation of n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA), particularly docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3, DHA), is believed to protect against ischemia-reperfusion injury, possibly through ... -
The Effect of Acute Exercise on Femoral Artery Vasoconstriction: Involvement of Local Vascular Wall Renin-Angiotensin Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-02)During a single bout of aerobic exercise, blood flow is shunted to exercising tissues while blood flow is maintained or reduced to less metabolically active areas (i.e. splanchnic area and non-working muscles). Although ... -
The Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Depression Symptoms among Older Adults in China
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-24)Background Depression is not a normal part of aging. However, it is a serious, growing problem for the elderly population of China, where the world’s largest cohort of people aged 60 and over is growing rapidly. Research ... -
The effect of aging on movement characteristics and postural control during stooping and crouching tasks
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-02)Stooping and crouching (SC) postures are integral to many daily tasks, such as retrieving objects from the floor and reaching to low shelves, yet nearly one in four community-dwelling older adults (24%) report having ... -
Effect of arterial blood perfusion pressure on vascular conductance and muscle blood flow at rest and exercise
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-01)The adaptations of vessel diameter represented by vascular conductance (VC), muscle blood flow (MBF) and oxygen delivery (DO2est) were investigated during rest and exercise using the effects of gravity to manipulate ... -
Effect of Bezel Presence and Width on Visual Search
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2014-06)We investigate how the presence and width of interior bezels impacts visual search performance across tiled displays. In spite of a potential benefit from structured segmentation, we do not find significant differences in ... -
Effect of Club Selection and Clubhead Speed on the Knee Joint during the Golf Swing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-23)Golf is a sport that can be played throughout one’s lifetime providing an opportunity for competition, socialization, and improved physical activity. Golf is commonly recommended by physicians to those with knee ailments, ... -
Effect of complementary food with small amounts of freshwater fish on whole blood n-3 fatty acids in Cambodian infants age 6-15 months
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)The impact of freshwater fish consumption on the status of long-chain n-3 fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) in infants in landlocked, low-income populations is unknown. We used secondary data from a randomized, single-blinded, ... -
The effect of concussion history on relevancy-based gating of visual and tactile stimuli
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)At the cortical level, incoming sensory inputs are subject to interruption as they are transmitted to modality-specific cortical areas, in order to prevent excessive processing of task-irrelevant sensory information and ... -
Effect of Cyclic and Sustained Squatting Exposures on Hemodynamics and Subsequent Changes in Lower Limb Jumping Mechanics
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-29)Occupational exposure to high knee flexion postures such as squatting or kneeling is associated with an increased risk of developing knee osteoarthritis. The exact mechanisms behind the increased risk are currently unknown. ... -
Effect of Degrees of Freedom on Effort and Rate of Fatigue Accumulation During the Supine Chest Press
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)INTRODUCTION For workplace tool design and exercise equipment design alike, the number of the degrees of freedom to be controlled in a tool or machine has been shown to affect the biological response of the user. Studies ... -
The effect of different manual task simulation methods on hand and forearm demand estimates
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)The force exerted during manual tasks is a dominant risk factor for upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders. To identify tasks that may lead to fatigue over a shift, or increase the risk of injury, the demands placed on the ... -
The effect of different methods to identify, and scenarios used to address energy intake misestimation on dietary patterns derived by cluster analysis
(BioMed Central, 2021-05-08)Background: All self-reported dietary intake data are characterized by measurement error, and validation studies indicate that the estimation of energy intake (EI) is particularly affected. Methods: Using self-reported ... -
The Effect of Dual-Tasking on Information Processing in Contact Sport Athletes: Examining the long-term effects of Self-reported Concussion
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-24)Objective: Concussions have been linked to deficits in executive functions including, memory and attention, and oculomotor dysfunction, all of which are required to play safely and successfully at an elite level. The goal ...