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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 ... -
A procedure for determining parameters of a simplified ligament model
(Elsevier, 2017-11-03)A previous mathematical model of ligament force-generation treated their behavior as a population of collagen fibres arranged in parallel. When damage was ignored in this model, an expression for ligament force in terms ... -
Progressive Disc Herniation: An investigation of the mechanism using histochemical and microscopic techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Abstract Background: The process that involves the migration of the nucleus pulposus from the innermost annular layers and culminates with the final extrusion of the nucleus has been limited to a few studies. This ... -
Prolonged sitting, standing, and the sit-stand paradigm for office workers: An investigation into lumbar spine intervertebral joint load distribution
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-27)Over the past 20 years, sit-stand workstations have become more and more prevalent in the office work environment. A sit-stand workstation is any workstation that allows the user to perform their office work in either a ... -
Promoting Positive Mental Health in the Canadian Working Population: A Qualitative Review of Not Myself Today
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-01)As concerns about mental health (MH) escalate worldwide, large-scale efforts to decrease the known risks negatively impacting MH are becoming more common. Likewise, the workplace environment is becoming an important setting ... -
Protection against high fat diet induced obesity in mdx mice: is sarcolipin involved?
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-15)Sarcolipin (SLN) is a 31 amino acid proteolipid and one of the regulators of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) pumps. Previous research has shown that sarcolipin levels in muscles from wild type (WT) mice ... -
Protective Responses during a Sideways Fall: Effects of Secondary Tasks
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Falls and hip fractures are a major public health problem among the elderly. In addition to bone strength, sideways falls and direct hip impact are important determinants for hip fracture. However, few falls actually ... -
Psychological Distress and Mental Illness in Emerging Adults with Learning Disabilities
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-22)Background: Individuals with learning disabilities (LDs) have an increased risk for mental illness. The association between LDs and mental illness varies across sex, age, and among those with co-morbidities. While LDs and ... -
Psychometric correlates of multisensory integration as potential predictors of cybersickness in virtual reality
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-16)Humans are constantly presented with rich sensory information through the environment that the central nervous system (CNS) must process to form a coherent perception of the world. While the CNS may be efficient in doing ... -
Psychometric Properties and Informant Agreement of the WHODAS 2.0 in Youth with Mental Disorder and their Parents
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-21)Background: Mental disorders affect one in five youth and the impact of these disorders extend across the life course. Functional impairment moderates many of the negative effects of mental disorders; however, its assessment ... -
A psychophysical investigation of grip types with specific application to job rotation
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-09)Job rotation is recommended to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). The premise is by involving different tissues a “working rest” for other tissues is created. The possible health benefits from this relief have not ... -
Public Health Monitoring of Behavioural Risk Factors and Mobility in Canada: An IoT-based Big Data Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-06)Background: Despite the presence of robust global public health surveillance mechanisms, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the world and exposed the weakness of the public healthcare systems. Public health surveillance has ... -
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF CONSUMER GRADE WEARABLE DEVICES IN HEALTH CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-07)Background: The proliferation of wearable and mobile devices in recent years has led to the generation of unprecedented amounts of health-related data. Together with the growing population of older adults in Canada, the ... -
“Putting Quality Food on the Tray”: Assessing Patients’ Expectations and Experiences of Meals Served in Sixteen Ontario Hospitals
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)Background: Malnutrition is prevalent among hospital patients and occurs in up to 45% of Canadian medical and surgical patients. Hospital malnutrition is associated with detrimental outcomes for patients, such as further ... -
A qualitative examination of the impact of social restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic on social relations and social interactions of adolescents aged 12-18 years in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-24)Background: The novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020 (WHO, 2020). The government of Ontario declared a stay-at-home order where schools ... -
Quality of Dementia Care in the Community: Identifying Key Quality Assurance Components
(Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2016-12-01)Background: Primary care-based memory clinics (PCMCs) have been established in several jurisdictions to improve the care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. We sought to identify key quality indicators ... -
Quantification and Evaluation of Physical Shoulder Exposures in Police Mobile Data Terminal Operators
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-30)Mobile police officers perform many of their daily duties within vehicles. Combined workspace inflexibility and prolonged driving exposure creates a risk for developing musculoskeletal issues. Limited research exists that ... -
Quantification of spine stability: Assessing the role of muscles and their links to eigenvalues and stability
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-21)Approximately 50% - 80% of the population will experience disabling low back pain at some point in their life. Assessing and developing interventions based on “lumbar stability” and/or joint stiffness to reduce low back ... -
Quantification of Upper Extremity Physical Exposures of Materials Handling Tasks in Seated and Standing Configurations
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-30)Prolonged periods in sitting or standing may negatively influence worker health. Integration of sit-stand workstations has attempted to mitigate these deleterious effects, and has generated positive results in terms of ...