Applied Health Sciences (Faculty of): Recent submissions
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Local Traditional/Country Food Processing and Food Sovereignty: Investigating the Political Challenges for an Indigenous Self-government to Self-Determine and Develop its Local Food System
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-07)Background: Climate change in tandem with previous colonial policies have severely impacted local traditional food systems, resulting in a disruption to traditional knowledge sharing, a greater reliance on market foods and ... -
Characterizing site-specific body composition of older adults and their associations with strength, functional capacity, and metabolic health
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-03)Background: Ageing is associated with skeletal muscle atrophy and increased intramuscular adipose tissue. Emerging evidence indicates that specific muscle groups may be largely responsible for the ageing-related degradation ... -
Characterization of a novel truncated isoform of murine AGPAT4 arising from predicted splice variants
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)The acylglycerophosphate acyltransferase (AGPAT)/lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) family of enzymes is responsible for the conversion of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) to phosphatidic acid (PA), a precursor of ... -
Investigating the effects of exercise on attentional correlates in those with a history of concussion
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)The current understanding of changes that occur neurophysiologically and neurocognitively in the brain following concussion are considerably debated among researchers. Even more largely debated are the long-lasting changes ... -
The Association Between Functional Social Support and Memory: A Prospective Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-01)Identifying modifiable psychosocial factors that influence age-related outcomes is important for healthy aging. Functional social support (FSS), or the perceived availability of support from others, appears to delay memory ... -
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 ... -
Investigating the Importance of RAB7 in C2C12 Myoblast Differentiation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-01)Prior research has shown that autophagy and mitophagy are intimately linked to skeletal muscle differentiation and myogenesis. Recent studies show that the RAB7 cycle is crucial in multiple stages of autophagy and mitophagy; ... -
Family Functioning and Health-Related Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Mental Illness
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-31)Background: When a child suffers from mental illness, their family, and particularly, their parents are adversely affected. Existing research suggests that parents of children with mental illness have significantly lower ... -
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 ... -
Mapping the way to healthier cities: A qualitative case study of food environment mapping tools
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-19)Background: Evidence-based decision-making (EBDM) stems from evidence-based medicine (EBM) and involves integrating up to date, valid, and best available research into the decision-making process. Where EBM relies on ... -
Trends in youth cannabis use across cannabis legalization: Data from the COMPASS prospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2021-06)Canada legalized recreational cannabis use for adults on October 17, 2018 with decision-makers emphasising the need to reduce cannabis use among youth. We sought to characterise trends of youth cannabis use before and after ... -
Using Long Term Risk Factors from the Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS) dataset to predict suicide admission and suicide severity among acute psychiatric inpatients in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-04)The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between multidimensional long term suicide risk factors (LTRF) and short-term suicide related outcomes known as early warning signs (EWS) among a cross-section ... -
Understanding the effect of objective function weightings on posture prediction: application to predicting lifting postures in un-fatigued and fatigued states
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-28)Physical prototyping is often required when developing new equipment and workspaces so that human-systems integration can be considered. Digital human modelling facilitates more efficient, upstream assessment of human ... -
Accessing Indigenous Foods in Urban Northwestern Ontario: Women’s Stories of Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Resistance to Policy
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-28)Indigenous populations living in urban northern Ontario have been repeatedly ignored in research regarding Indigenous Peoples food insecurity and food systems, despite the large proportion of Indigenous Peoples living in ... -
Examining trends, predictors, and mediators of e-cigarette use and smoking among Canadian youth: Findings from the COMPASS study
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-19)Abstract The objectives of this dissertation were to (1) examine trends and predictors of youth e-cigarette use and cigarette smoking, (2) explore potential mediators of the association between initial e-cigarette use ... -
Gender Differences in Control Intervention Use: A Population-Based Cohort Study of Acute Psychiatric Hospital Patients in Ontario, Canada between 2006-2018
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-09)Background: Both gender differences (GDs) have been explored in various areas of mental health including disease epidemiology, treatment, risk factors and community engagement. However, few articles examine GDs in quality ... -
An Exploration of Context, Food and Diet among Indigenous Youth Across Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-01)INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a critical stage in the life course and inadequate cognitive, physical and social development during this time can have long-term, adverse effects on individuals, groups, and societies. The ... -
Dual-task effects of concurrently coupling aerobic exercise with virtual navigation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-01)Aerobic exercise is a modifiable lifestyle factor that is important for maintaining or improving both physical health and brain health. Maintaining or improving executive function throughout the lifespan is a prominent ... -
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 ... -
Developing measures of muscle health in women diagnosed with breast cancer and in a healthy, young adult reference cohort
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-12)Skeletal muscle health is an important predictor of survival, treatment toxicity, and physical function in cancer patients and survivors. While accelerated rates of muscle wasting are often observed in patients with advanced ...