Applied Health Sciences (Faculty of): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Gender Differences in Chronic Disease Risk Behaviours and their Association with Body Mass Index: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Multilevel Analyses Among a Large Sample of Youth.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-20)Obesity has become a worldwide concern due to the escalating number of individuals who have overweight or obesity. The prevalence of overweight/obesity among youth aged 12-17 years old was 37% in 2012-2013, as reported in ... -
The Influence of Social Engagement on Exercise-Associated Cognitive and Affective Changes in Older Adult Women
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-20)Single bouts of aerobic exercise appear to elicit improvements in cognition and affect among older adults, which are dependent on exercise dose (intensity, duration). Social engagement, not typically considered in exercise ... -
Assessing the Whole Person: Examining how Psychosocial Factors are currently considered within Frailty Screening Tools
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)Background: Many operationalisations of frailty exclude psychosocial factors, despite considerable research on the links between frailty and these factors. This study examined older adult/caregiver (OA) and healthcare ... -
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 ... -
Fatty Acyl-Specific Macrolipidomics and Microlipidomics for Nutritional Research
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-13)The field of lipidomics can further our understanding of the biochemical processes of human health and disease. Generally, lipidomics methods utilize high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for lipid separation, ... -
Rethinking drinking: an exploration of the discourses surrounding binge-drinking among first-year university students that live in residence
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-08)Over one-third of Canadian university students engage in heavy drinking, with even higher rates reported amongst those who live in on-campus residences (CAMH 2004; Kypri, Paschall, Langley, Baxter & Bourdeau, 2010). At the ... -
Spatial Analysis of Geographic Variation in Mental Health Visits and Its Association with Social and Built Environment in Toronto Neighbourhoods
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-07)Introduction: Mental health is a growing concern in Canada. Existing studies that examine mental health related factors generally focus on individual-level characteristics, which often neglect contextual and spatial effects. ... -
Contextual cues as modifiers of cTBS effects on indulgent eating
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-07)Background: Prior studies have found that continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) targeting the left dlPFC results in reliable increases in consumption of calorie-dense food items. However, it is not known to what extent ... -
Young, Wild*, and (somewhat) Free: A Narrative Exploration of Married Second- Generation East Indian Canadian Women and Their Relationship with Leisure
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-02)Stemming from my personal experiences of a second-generation East Indian (SGEI) woman living in Canada, I explore the complexities of leisure within marriages. I employ postcolonial feminist theorization to contextualize ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Tracking Denesoline Knowledge and Narratives along Ancestral Waters
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-26)The south slave region of the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada is the home of the Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation (LKDFN) (Pelly, 1996). Like many Indigenous communities across Canada, the Denesoline ... -
The Association Between Social Support Availability and Executive Function in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-20)While an aging population is a good indication of advances being made in health and life expectancy, demographic change presents new concerns for public health. An older population faces different challenges than a younger ... -
Factors Associated with the Extent of Recreation and Social Participation at Older Adult Centres in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-14)Introduction: Social participation is considered essential for successful aging and has been shown to reduce social isolation and loneliness and improve health and well-being. Older adult centres (OACs) provide recreation ... -
The Impact of Family Functioning on Child Mental Health Service Use and Access
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-31)In Canada, the prevalence of mental illness is high among young people with 13% of Canadian youth aged 15-24 years affected. This striking mental health burden warranted further investigation of the contextual (i.e., ... -
Toward Precision Medicine in Intensive Care: Leveraging Electronic Health Records and Patient Similarity
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-28)The growing adoption of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has resulted in an unprecedented amount of data. This availability of data has also opened up the opportunity to utilize EHRs for providing more customized ... -
Two-weeks of single-leg immobilization alters IMCL storage, mitochondrial content, and insulin signalling in healthy, young women
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)During limb immobilization and bed rest, there is a significant loss of muscle mass and strength, and an onset of insulin resistance (IR). Subcellular localization of intramyocellular lipids (IMCL) is suggested to regulate ... -
Exploring certification programs and organizational capacity in Canadian soccer
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Assisting member organizations to achieve certification standards is becoming an activity of interest to many governing bodies who seek to develop capacity within their sport (Van Hoecke, Schoukens & De Knop, 2013). ... -
Examining the role of autophagy and mitophagy in regulating muscle differentiation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-22)Autophagy is a degradative process that is used to eliminate intracellular organelles and protein aggregates. Further, a selective form of autophagy, termed mitophagy, is used to specifically degrade mitochondria. ...