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Associations of Moral Disengagement, Passion, and Competitive Anger and Aggressiveness with Attitudes toward Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-05)The main purpose of the study was to explore relationships between moral disengagement in sport and attitudes toward performance enhancing drugs. Additionally, the purpose was to explore specific mechanisms of moral ... -
Attention and Age-Related Components of Visual-Tactile Modulation of Somatosensory Cortex and Motor Implications
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-16)Successful interaction with the external world requires continual sensory detection, sensorimotor translations and goal-directed motor execution. Attention to task-relevant stimulation can facilitate sensory detection and ... -
Automated Histological Analysis System for Quantifying Microstructural Damage Accumulation to the Annulus Fibrosus
(Kitchener-Waterloo Vision and Imaging Society, 2016)In this paper, we proposed an automated histological analysis system for quantifying microstructural damage accumulation to the annulus fibrosus. This system takes in a digital histology image and uses Gaussian mixture ... -
Autophagy Regulates the NOTCH Signaling Pathway During Skeletal Muscle Cell Differentiation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-01)Research has indicated a crucial role for autophagy during skeletal muscle differentiation. More so, the inhibition of autophagy using 3MA (3-methyladenine), CQ (chloroquine), and shRNA against Atg7 has been shown to impair ... -
Axial twist loading of the spine: Modulators of injury mechanisms and the potential for pain generation.
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-26)There are several reasons to research the effects of axial twist exposures and the resulting loading on the spine. The lack of consensus from the limited work that has previously examined the role of axial twist moments ... -
Axial twist of the lumbar spine: Mechanical responses to twisted postures and potential factors for workplace injury
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)While a link between magnitudes of spinal axial twist motions and the various modes of associated injury, pain reporting, and lost time claims has been tentatively established, there is need for greater investigation and ... -
Baby Boomers’ and Seniors’ Domestic Travel Motivations: An Examination of Citizens in Tainan, Taiwan
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-19)The literature on the travel market has focused on the motivations and activities of different market segments, destination attributes, evaluation of well-being, travel behaviour and characteristics, and demographic ... -
Becoming-with More-than-human Protected Areas
(University of Waterloo, 2023-11-28)The planet is currently undergoing immense and permanent geological change and environmental decline, a period some scholars have referred to as the Anthropocene. Climate change and environmental events, biodiversity ... -
Beta and bolt hangers: An Actor-Network approach to storying the Niagara Escarpment
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-03)Rock climbing is a messy practice that assembles dynamic landscapes, discursive regimes, processes of defacing, and the interferences of diverse more-than-humans (Barratt, 2012; Rickly, 2017; Rossiter, 2007). This thesis ... -
Beverage consumption and energy intake among Canadians: analyses of 2004 and 2015 national dietary intake data
(BioMed Central, 2019-10-19)Background Among adults and children consuming Western diets, beverages are significant sources of free sugars, saturated fats, excess calories, and alcohol, with relevance to chronic disease risk. The impact of recent ... -
Beyond the Ice: An Exploratory Investigation into Social Responsibility within Major Junior Hockey
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-07)Major Junior hockey organizations are viewed as the rallying point for many small communities throughout North America, and as their presence in society continues to grow as does their increased ability and desire to give ... -
A BI-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH RESPECT TO ACCULTURATIVE STRESS, COPING, EGO INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN LEISURE
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-07)There have been few African studies that examined relationships between acculturation, a process where immigrants assimilate the culture of their host country, coping, acculturative stress and enduring involvement in ... -
Big Ships, Small Towns: The Impact of New Port Developments in the Cruise Tourism Industry. The case of Falmouth Jamaica
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-18)ABSTRACT The cruise sector constitutes one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry. With the continued growth of the industry comes the need to develop new ports to accommodate the increased volume of ... -
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Overestimates Fat-Free Mass in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment
(Wiley, 2020-12)Background: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is commonly used to assess fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) in breast cancer patients. However, because of the prevalence of overweight, obesity and variable hydration ... -
Biomechanical Assessment of Cycling Helmets: the Influence of Headform and Impact Velocity based on Cycling Collisions associated with Injury Claims
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-23)The goal of my thesis was to fill some of the gaps in knowledge about cyclist/motor vehicle collisions and testing guidelines for cycling helmets. Cycling collisions with motor vehicles represent a problem for the Canadian ... -
A biomechanical investigation into the link between simulated job static strength and psychophysical strength: Do they share a “weakest link” relationship?
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-17)Maximum voluntary forces and psychophysically acceptable forces are often used to set force guidelines for exertions as a means to protect against overexertion injuries in the workplace. The focus of this dissertation was ... -
Biomechanical Predictors of Functionally Induced Low Back Pain, Acute Response to Prolonged Standing Exposure, and Impact of a Stabilization-Based Clinical Exercise Intervention
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-24)Purpose: Biomechanical differences between people with low back pain (LBP) and healthy controls have been shown previously. LBP has been associated with standing postures in occupational settings. A transient pain-generating ... -
A Biomechanical-Biochemical Hypothesis for the Role of Collagen in Injury
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-25)Low back pain affects 80% of the population at some point in their lives and is the most common musculoskeletal complaint for workplace injuries. Further, it presents as episodic, with sufferers typically experiencing ... -
Biomechanics of Lateral Hip Impacts: the Influence of Measurement Technique and Contact Area
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-21)The experiments presented in this thesis provide novel insight into two scarcely studied areas in the field of lateral hip impact biomechanics. The high energy nature of hip impacts requires high sampling rates for accurate ... -
Body Mass Index and Missing Data: Examining the Levels, Patterns, and Impacts of Missing Data in a Large Cohort Study of Canadian Youth
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-19)Missing data are generally unavoidable in survey-based research. Small amounts of random missingness may not pose significant problems; however, issues arise when data are missing in large proportions or when missingness ...