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Development of a Wearable Sensor-Based Framework for the Classification and Quantification of High Knee Flexion Exposures in Childcare
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-19)Repetitive cyclic and prolonged joint loading in high knee flexion postures has been associated with the progression of degenerative knee joint diseases and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Despite this association, high flexion ... -
Diabetes among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Prevalence and Predictors, 1991-2011
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-17)Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is one of several prevalent chronic diseases that has severely impacted Aboriginal Canadians. In addition to high prevalence rates, the characteristics of diabetes among Aboriginal peoples ... -
Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure: An Investigation to Evaluate a Device to Measure Jugular Venous Pressure
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-14)Diagnosing and managing heart failure (HF) can be challenging as patients sometimes present atypically with non-specific signs and symptoms. Effective management hinges upon an accurate, timely diagnosis. An important ... -
Diagnostic data for neurological conditions in interRAI assessments in home care, nursing home and mental health care settings: a validity study
(BioMed Central, 2013-11-01)Background: The interRAI suite of assessment instruments can provide valuable information to support person-specific care planning across the continuum of care. Comprehensive clinical information is collected with these ... -
Diapers and Dissertations: An Exploration of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Trainee Decision-Making Surrounding First-Time Parenthood
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-06)While published literature over the past several decades has related the perspectives of established academic mothers, decidedly less attention has been devoted to the topic of parenthood among trainees at the doctoral and ... -
Diet-induced changes in iron and n-3 fatty acid status and associations with cognitive performance in 8-11-year-old Danish children: secondary analyses of the Optimal Well-Being, Development and Health for Danish Children through a Healthy New Nordic Diet School Meal Study
(Cambridge University Press, 2015-11-28)Fe and n-3 long-chain PUFA (n-3 LCPUFA) have both been associated with cognition, but evidence remains inconclusive in well-nourished school-aged children. In the Optimal Well-Being, Development and Health for Danish ... -
Dietary assessment is a critical element of health research – Perspective from the Partnership for Advancing Nutritional and Dietary Assessment in Canada
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2016-10)Challenges and complexities associated with assessing dietary intakes are numerous, but not insurmountable. This opinion paper from Canadian researchers draws attention to the importance of building capacity and providing ... -
Dietary Exposure Assessment and Contaminants Biomonitoring in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories: Exploring the Relationship Between Mercury Exposure, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status, and Fish Consumption
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-29)Background: Fish are often rich in essential micronutrients including omega-3 fatty acids (FA), and are a cultural and dietary staple in traditional food systems of First Nations communities in the Canadian subarctic. ... -
Dieting and health-related behaviours among adolescent girls: A longitudinal analysis of data from a school-based study
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-30)Objective: Dieting to lose weight is extremely common among adolescents, especially girls, and is driven by multiple factors, including individual traits and societal standards regarding body weight and shape. Dieting is ... -
The Diets of On-reserve First Nations Youth: An Exploration of the Factors Associated with Healthy Food Choices and the Impact of School and Community Programs
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)Background. In Canada, First Nations (FN) people experience poorer health outcomes and shorter life expectancies than non-Aboriginal people. Of particular concern are the high and rising prevalence rates of overweight and ... -
The Difference in Peripheral Chemosensitivity Between Trained and Untrained Individuals during Exercise
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-10)Hypercapnic chemosensitivity is the ventilatory response to increased partial pressure of CO2 and is the result of central and peripheral chemosensor stimulation. The hypercapnic chemosensitivity of the peripheral ... -
Differential regional pectoralis major activation indicates functional diversity in healthy females
(Elsevier, 2022-01)Pectoralis major activation enables the performance of several upper extremity movements. Its regional activation, however, is not documented in healthy females. This work used high-density surface electromyography to ... -
A differential role for the posterior cerebellum in the adaptive control of convergence eye movements
(Elsevier, 2020-02)Introduction The vergence oculomotor system possesses two robust adaptive mechanisms; a fast “dynamic” and a slow “tonic” system that are both vital for single, clear and comfortable binocular vision. The neural substrates ... -
Differentiating Gait Behaviors between Early-Stage Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-20)Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be difficult to differentially diagnose, given the overlap in clinical and pathological features. Evidence suggests gait may be a sensitive and selective ... -
Digital tracking algorithm reveals the influence of structural irregularities on joint movements in the human cervical spine
(Elsevier, 2018-07-01)Background Disc height loss and osteophytes change the local mechanical environment in the spine; while previous research has examined kinematic dysfunction under degenerative change, none has looked at the influence of ... -
The Dilemma of Proxy-Agency in Exercise: a Social-Cognitive Examination of the Balance between Reliance and Self-Regulatory Ability
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Social Cognitive Theory (SCT: Bandura, 1997) has been used successfully in understanding exercise adherence. To date, the majority of the exercise research has focused on situations of personal agency (i. e. , self ... -
Dining Environments in Long Term Care: Prevalence of Features and Construct Validity of Two Measures
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-27)Background: Previous research suggests that the physical and psychosocial environments can improve outcomes for residents living in long term care (LTC). However, research has inconsistently implemented interventions that ... -
Disparities in knowledge about the health effects of smoking among adolescents following the release of new pictorial health warning labels
(Elsevier, 2018-06-01)This paper examined knowledge about the health effects of smoking among health equity groups following the 2012 introduction of refreshed pictorial health warning labels (HWLs) in Canada. Data are from the 2012/2013 Youth ... -
Distortions in the digital looking glass: Information and communication technologies and bodily self-conceptions in men seeking men
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-10)Internet-enabled information and communication technology (ICT) use has become so diffuse as to be considered a hallmark of modern life. Between 2000 and 2019, the proportion of US adults who reported using some kind of ... -
Do East Asians Achieve Greater Knee Flexion than Caucasian North Americans, and are East Asian Kneeling and Squatting Styles Kinetically Different from North American Norms?
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-20)High flexion postures (specifically, kneeling and squatting) are used with greater regularity in East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese) cultures for many activities of daily living (ADL). Furthermore, the ...