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Questioning the Unquestioned: Scale Development to Assess Ecotourist Ethics
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-30)While most ecotourist definitions and typologies have relied on concepts ingrained in traveler behaviours or destinations, none has benefited from a consideration of personal ethics. The study of ecotourism has virtually ... -
Radiographic Examination of Humeral Head Migration after Fatiguing the Rotator Cuff
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-04)Undesirable work factors, such as awkward upper body postures and repetitive arm motion, in the workplace can lead to upper extremity pain. Research suggests that these work-related factors, and subsequent rotator cuff ... -
The Raging Grannies: Understanding the Role of Activism in the Lives of Older Women
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Guided by feminist gerontology, this qualitative study explored the role of activism in the lives of older women. More specifically, it examined the involvement of older women in one particular group of activists, the ... -
Raising Healthy Females: Parental perceptions of roles and responsibilities
(University of Waterloo, 2007-11-22)Within North America, more children are being classified as overweight and obese than ever before. Despite this alarming finding, limited research has been conducted on parents’ views of their children’s health in addition ... -
Readability and Coherence of Canadian Provincial Department/Ministry of Health HPV Information Intended for the Lay Population
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)Background: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a prime factor in the development of many cancers and genital warts in Canada. A majority of sexually active Canadians are likely to have a HPV infection during their lifetime. ... -
Reconceptualising relationships in the dementia context: Imagining the caring process as fertile ground for friendship between persons living with dementia and paid care partners
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-02)Increasing concerns about the task-oriented, disease focused, and impersonal culture of Long Term Care (LTC) have led to calls for the adoption of relational caring, advocating for relationships to be at the centre of all ... -
Refining the relationship between the mechanical demands on the spine and injury mechanisms through improved estimates of load exposure and tissue tolerance
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-09)The low back loading to which an individual is exposed has been linked to injury and the reporting of low back pain. Despite extensive research on the spine and workplace loading exposures, statistics indicate that efforts ... -
Reflections on Our Human-Centred Qualitative Data Science Journey
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-28)We are HCI researchers from the University of Waterloo’s School of Public Health Sciences. Many of our colleagues are social science researchers, and are tackling important issues like vaccine hesitancy, mental health, and ... -
The REFRESH Study Recreation Environment and Food Research: Experiences from Hockey
(University of Waterloo, 2017-03-03)Introduction Unhealthy dietary behaviours are prevalent among adolescents who participate in organized sports. This may be putting them at risk of obesity and chronic disease, since adolescent eating behaviours have been ... -
Regional activation of anterior and posterior supraspinatus differs by plane of elevation, hand load and elevation angle
(Elsevier, 2018-12-01)The supraspinatus is one of the muscles of the rotator cuff, and growing research on fibre type composition and mechanical advantages in specific postures suggest this muscle may have distinct anterior and posterior regions. ... -
Regional activation of supraspinatus and infraspinatus sub-regions during dynamic tasks performed with free weights
(Elsevier, 2022-02)Growing evidence supports the existence of distinct anatomical sub-regions within supraspinatus and infraspinatus, but only recently has attention turned to exploring their potential functional differences. Using indwelling ... -
Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Differences Between the Middle Cerebral Artery and the Basilar Artery
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Much of the research that has investigated cerebral circulation has used the MCA and has assumed that it is an indicator of what is happening in all regions of the brain. Yet little research exists to validate this notion. ... -
Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Adverse Events Following Discharge from Ontario Complex Continuing Care Hospitals
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation was to characterize rehabilitative care in Ontario Complex Continuing Care hospitals and to examine the association of patient, structure, and process factors on functional outcomes ... -
Reimagining health services and policy research: Embedding environmental sustainability into our research priorities and practice
(Elsevier, 2021-05)The health impacts of the climate crisis demand that health systems adapt their practices and mitigate their carbon emissions. Health services and policy research (HSPR) is crucial for the transformation of these systems. ... -
Reinvestigating Access to Healthcare Services and Unmet Healthcare Needs Among Immigrants in Canada: Results from the 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-17)Objective: To compare the differences in the reported experience of unmet healthcare needs of recent immigrants (i.e. immigrants living in Canada for five years or less) and Canadian-born adults and to determine if the ... -
Relational Mealtimes in Long-Term Care: Understanding the context of care at mealtimes for residents with eating and other mealtime challenges
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-21)Background: Mealtimes in long-term care (LTC) are essential to resident health and well-being, as eating with others helps to reinforce relationships between those who live and work in these homes and their relationships ... -
The relationship between adolescent physical activity, brain health, and academic achievement
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-03)Background: In addition to the numerous physical and mental health benefits attributable to regular physical activity, physical activity has more recently been hypothesized to improve academic performance via its beneficial ... -
The Relationship between Class and Reading: An Examination of the Cultural Omnivore Hypothesis
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-01)The relationship between socio-economic status (SES), and breadth of book genre readership was tested utilizing Canadian secondary data. Grounded in the cultural omnivore hypothesis, higher levels of SES were expected to ... -
The Relationship Between Heart Rate and Self-reported Sickness in Commercially Available Virtual Reality Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)Virtual reality (VR), while beneficial in research, training, and entertainment has the tendency of causing cybersickness (CS). The symptoms range from mild to severe depending on the individual. There exists a gap in the ... -
Relationship between Mercury Concentrations in Hair and Blood in Dene/Métis Communities of the Northwest Territories
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-27)Background: Mercury (Hg) is a global environmental pollutant as well as a growing concern to public health. Indigenous populations in the Northwest Territories (NWT) may experience elevated Hg exposures due to higher ...