Kinesiology
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's Department of Kinesiology .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
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Wearable Hip Protectors: Validation of a Novel Test System and Evaluation Utilizing Pressure Sensing Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-14)Hip fractures are strongly associated with sideway falls to the hip, poor response time, lack of soft tissue energy absorption, and subpar proximal femur strength (Cummings and Nevitt, 2001). Hip protectors are a common ... -
The Neural Processes of Perceived Simultaneity and Temporal Order in Younger and Older Adults using EEG.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-02)In order to make sense of the world, the central nervous system (CNS) must determine the temporal order of events and integrate cues that belong together. The process of integrating information from multiple sensory ... -
Prevalence and Determinants of Poor Food Intake of Residents Living in Long-Term Care
(Elsevier, 2017-06-28)Poor food intake is known to lead to malnutrition in long-term care homes (LTCH), yet multilevel determinants of food intake are not fully understood, hampering development of interventions that can maintain the nutritional ... -
A Comprehensive Assessment of Nutritional Status and Factors Impacting Nutrition Recovery in Hospitalized, Critically Ill Patients Following Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)Disease related malnutrition is a concern for the critically ill, however there is a paucity of research examining nutrition recovery in survivors of critical illness. Prior to the development of nutrition interventions ... -
Effect of Degrees of Freedom on Effort and Rate of Fatigue Accumulation During the Supine Chest Press
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)INTRODUCTION For workplace tool design and exercise equipment design alike, the number of the degrees of freedom to be controlled in a tool or machine has been shown to affect the biological response of the user. Studies ... -
Factors influencing bilateral interactions in the human motor cortex: investigating transcallosal sensorimotor networks
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-01)All daily activities require the precise interaction and coordination of several brain regions to facilitate purposeful movements of the upper limbs. The mechanisms responsible for cross facilitation between the primary ... -
Dining Environments in Long Term Care: Prevalence of Features and Construct Validity of Two Measures
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-27)Background: Previous research suggests that the physical and psychosocial environments can improve outcomes for residents living in long term care (LTC). However, research has inconsistently implemented interventions that ... -
Knee power is an important parameter in understanding medial knee joint load in knee osteoarthritis.
(Wiley, 2014-05-01)Objective To determine the extent to which knee extensor strength and power explain variance in knee adduction moment (KAM) peak and impulse in clinical knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Fifty-three adults (mean ± SD age ... -
The impact of compressive force magnitude on the in vitro neutral zone range and passive stiffness during a flexion–extension range of motion test
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-02-23)The objective of this work was to examine the influence of compressive force magnitude on a functional spinal unit’s (FSU) flexion–extension neutral zone measured during pure moment (PM) tests. Each porcine cervical FSU ... -
Effect of obesity on knee joint biomechanics during gait in young adults
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-04-26)While there are many comorbidities associated with obesity, one of the more poorly understood is knee osteoarthritis through obesity. The purpose of this study was to compare the kinematics and kinetics of gait and cumulative ... -
Automated Histological Analysis System for Quantifying Microstructural Damage Accumulation to the Annulus Fibrosus
(Kitchener-Waterloo Vision and Imaging Society, 2016)In this paper, we proposed an automated histological analysis system for quantifying microstructural damage accumulation to the annulus fibrosus. This system takes in a digital histology image and uses Gaussian mixture ... -
Persistent perceptual delay for head movement onset relative to sound onset with and without vision
(University of Waterloo, 2017-02-15)Knowing when the head moves is crucial information for the central nervous system in order to maintain a veridical representation of the self in the world for perception and action. Our head is constantly in motion during ... -
The Development of a Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter System for Apoptosis Repressor with Caspase Recruitment Domain Promoter Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-31)Apoptosis is a form of controlled cell death that is important to tissue homeostasis. There are a variety of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins that play an important role in the regulation of cell death. Apoptosis repressor ... -
The Contribution of Visual & Somatosensory Input to Target Localization During the Performance of a Precision Grasping & Placement Task
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-31)Objective: Binocular vision provides the most accurate and precise depth information; however, many people have impairments in binocular visual function. It is currently unknown whether depth information from another ... -
The Effects of a Calcineurin Inhibitor on Muscle Fibre Type and the Pathology of Centronuclear Myopathy in PlnOE Mice
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-27)The sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) pump is responsible for pumping calcium from the cytosol back into the lumen of the sarcoplasmic reticulum post contraction. SERCA activity can be reduced by an inhibitory ... -
Effects of a Chronic Mental Stress Intervention Protocol on Vasomotor Function in Common Carotid Artery from Wistar-Kyoto and Spontaneously- Hypertensive Rats
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-23)ABSTRACT Chronic mental stress is emerging as a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor; however, the underlying physiological mechanisms to explain how chronic mental stress may be causing CVD are still under ... -
Upper extremity kinematic changes and shoulder muscle fatigue during a repetitive goal directed task
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-20)Repetitive workplace tasks are associated with fatigue induced changes to shoulder muscular behavior, which can alter glenohumeral joint kinematics and lead to chronic injury. However, accessible and reliable methods to ... -
Modified Texture Diet and Long Term Care: A Secondary Data Analysis of Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) Project
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)Background: Research has suggested that modified texture diets (MTDs) are prevalent among older adults living in long term care (LTC). Additionally, previous research has also suggested that modified texture food, especially ... -
Prediction of Oxygen Uptake and its Dynamics by Wearable Sensors During Activities of Daily Living
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-21)The evaluation of the aerobic response to a new energetic demand provides valuable information regarding the functional capabilities of the aerobic system. Abnormal, or impaired aerobic responses may occur before the ... -
Cortical activations underlying human bipedal balance control
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-25)Human bipedal balance is a complex sensorimotor task controlled by the central nervous system. Balance impairments, caused by aging or neuromuscular diseases, often lead to falls which are one of the leading causes of ...
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