Health (Faculty of): Recent submissions
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Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Motor Cortex Plasticity in Individuals With a Concussion History
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-25)The impact of concussions was previously believed to be transient, however neurophysiological tools have revealed that long-term cognitive and motor declines persist past the acute phase of injury. Through a non-invasive ... -
Neural correlates of trait anxiety in sensory processing and distractor filtering
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-25)Anxiety, generally defined as an anticipatory heightened state of arousal, has been shown to affect neural markers of cognition and executive components used in sensorimotor function; however, this has infrequently been ... -
Multisensory Integrative Processes and Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-04)Our sensory systems provide us with distinct impressions of our surroundings which are critical for perception, cognitive processing, and control of action. Indeed, input from multiple sensory stimuli compared to a single ... -
The Influence of Shared Leadership in Positive Youth Development Through Sport
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-03)Leadership research has begun to expand and develop, with scholars attempting to understand which leadership styles may be the best fit for their own specific research contexts. Currently, leadership research is starting ... -
Exploring the Powers of Mindfulness-Based Training on Enhanced Executive Function and Improved Response Accuracy
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)Humans are flooded with a large number of visual stimuli at any waking moment, and to act efficiently, we filter information based on how relevant it is to us and avoid stimuli that may be considered distracting. Research ... -
An Examination of Fish Consumption and Human Health and the Potential Role of Fish Species Diversity on Nutrient and Fatty Acid Composition
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)Fish is a major food source for the global human population and is a source of various nutrients, including unsaturated fatty acids especially n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), high-quality proteins, vitamins, and ... -
How does emotion affect the way we walk?
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-22)Gait, the way that human beings walk, is a large component and indicator of health in both young and older adults. Gait has been used in the past to identify injury and fall risk, progression of diseases and is used as a ... -
Does sex or exercise modality influence post-exercise glucose handling or insulin sensitivity?
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)Exercise has long been recognized for its beneficial effects on glucose handling in both insulin sensitive and insulin resistant populations. However, there is conflicting evidence in regards to the best type and duration ... -
A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of the Experiences of Community Reintegration for Women Leaving Prison
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-12)Women are a small, yet growing, increasingly diverse and complex group out of the overall Canadian prison population. From 2005 to 2015, the population of people in Canadian prisons rose by approximately 10% and most of ... -
The Effects of Exercise Combined with Music on Executive Functioning in Healthy Young Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)Evidence suggests that both exercise and music improve cognitive functioning. While many individuals listen to music while exercising, whether exercise combined with music produces greater effects on cognitive functioning ... -
The Contribution of Oscillatory Activity to the Modulation of Different Sensorimotor Circuits Under Varying Working Memory Load
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)Goal-directed movement requires a series of highly coordinated voluntary motor outputs, which need to adequately integrate information from the body’s internal and external environments to be executed successfully. The ... -
Risk Assessment and Interventions for Individuals at Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30)Older adults, especially with low bone mass, hyperkyphosis or vertebral fractures (OVF), and individual with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at increased risk of fragility fractures. Individuals with SCI and OVFs are subgroups ... -
Understanding Young Carers and their Leisure (UYCL): A Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR) Initiative
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30)As of 2012, Statistics Canada estimated there were a minimum 1.2 million young Canadians supporting a family member or friend with a long-term health condition, disability, or as an older adult (Statistics Canada, 2012). ... -
Acute Cardiac Responses to Respiratory Muscle Unloading at Different Exercise Intensities
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-29)Respiration is accomplished by alterations in intrathoracic pressure (ITP) and has physiological implications on the heart. For example, the negative ITP during inspiration is transmitted to the right atrium, which augments ... -
The persistent effects of sports-related concussion during adolescence on sensorimotor integration
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-26)A history of concussion increases the risk of subsequent musculoskeletal injury. However, the exact mechanism of the increased risk of injury remains unknown. Persistent alterations in sensorimotor control during periods ... -
Examining the relationship of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) with wasting and stunting status among children experiencing poverty in the Philippines: a cross-sectional study
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)Background: In the Philippines, poverty is one of the main risk factors driving acute (wasting) and chronic (stunting) undernutrition among children. Previous research has pointed to the potential of social protection and ... -
Examining Relationships between Pb and Nutrient Intake and Sources of Pb in the Sahtú, NWT
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-23)Background: The Sahtú is a subarctic region located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is comprised of five remote communities, with a total population of approximately 2600 people. Over 75% of the total population ... -
Caring in crisis: The experiences of local faith leaders meeting community food needs in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-22)Background: Unintended consequences from public health measures have inspired a wave of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Philippines, where extensive and strict community quarantines exacerbated food insecurity, ... -
Examining the bidirectional associations between adiposity and cognitive function using population-level data
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-19)Background: The association between adiposity and cognitive function has been extensively explored in previous literature, and numerous cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses suggest a reliable association. However, ... -
Does the Cost Barrier to Contraception Differentially Affect Racialized and Indigenous Women? An Intersectional Quantitative Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-11)Background: In Canada, 15% of sexually active women of reproductive age do not use any form of contraception (Black et al., 2009; Black, Guilbert, Costescu, et al., 2015; Black, Guilbert, Hassan, et al., 2015). The majority ...