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Examining determinants of health numeracy and processing of numeric health information by English-as-a-second language immigrants to Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-28)Health numeracy is a necessary skill for accessing health services. Immigrants have lower levels of health numeracy compared to host populations which constrains their access to health information necessary to make quality ... -
Examining Place-based Governance Principles in Two Atlantic Canada Protected Areas
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-22)A historical approach to preserving biodiversity throughout the world is the establishment of protected areas, with the underlying philosophy that the greatest public benefit is achieved by protecting natural resources, ... -
Examining the ecosystem service and social well-being contributions of beach grass (Ammophila breviligulata) and the implications for integrated coastal planning along the southeastern shoreline of Lake Huron, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-21)Beach grass (Ammophila breviligulata) is a key component in maintaining the stability of the prominent beach-dune ecosystems of the Lake Huron shoreline, with benefits to dependent species (e.g., piping plover) and those ... -
Examining the Hospital Elder Life Program in a Rehabilitation Setting: A Mixed Methods Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-19)Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that is common among older adults in various care settings. It is consistently associated with increased rates of morbidity, mortality, long-term care placement and longer, costlier ... -
Examining the Potential of Inuit Art and Artistic Processes to Facilitate Knowledge System Bridging About Environmental Change
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-26)Art and artistic processes have an important role to play to bridge knowledge systems about environmental change and to inform governance action. Inuit and western knowledge systems contribute to understanding and governance ... -
Examining the Potential Use of Geospatial -Informatics Technologies to Engage Northern Canadian First Nation Youth in Environmental Initiatives
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-23)Having experienced climatic warming before, First Nations people of the Albany River basin in sub-arctic, Canada, have already shown the ability to be adaptable to external influences. However, societal changes and the ... -
Examining the Social Acceptability of Cisterns in Rainwater Harvesting for Residenital Use in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)As water infrastructure in urban Ontario strains to meet the demands of a growing population, alternatives to the conventional water supply approach that complement demand management strategies are important to enable more ... -
Exergy analysis and resource accounting
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-08)The objective of this thesis is to establish the utility and limitations of using exergy (a thermodynamic measure of energy quality, or ability to perform work) as a resource consumption metric, and to investigate what ... -
Exploring factors that constrain and enable sustainable transboundary water governance in the Mackenzie River Basin
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-19)Governance of transboundary water systems is complicated by factors such as institutional fragmentation, social and environmental change, competing values for and uses of water and power dynamics. These challenges exist ... -
Exploring Householders' Interest in Home Energy Goal-Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)The deployment of advanced metering infrastructure, most notably in the residential electricity sector, and the development of energy monitoring technology, has enabled and justified the exploration of more sophisticated ... -
Exploring links between citizen environmental monitoring and decision making: three Canadian case examples
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Environmental decision making processes are subject to diverse and at times conflicting pressures. On one hand, an enlightenment perspective places high value on scientific information about complex environmental ... -
Exploring Local Economic Development: The Challenges of Cape Breton Island
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-13)Economic development in the declining Maritime Provinces has proven to be an intractable problem over the last 70 years. Efforts have ranged from capitalist industrial resource extraction to worker-owned producer co-operatives. ... -
Exploring long-stay seniors’ transitions from home care services to self-management
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-05)As a result of longer life expectancies and below-replacement fertility rates, the Canadian population is aging. Approximately 14.8% of the Canadian population was aged 65 years or older in 2011. The senior population is ... -
Exploring recreation impacts on Franklin Island and collaborative management options for eastern Georgian Bay
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-02)This research focuses on recreation impacts and management options for the eastern coast of Georgian Bay, a popular destination for summer tourism. Georgian Bay has a rugged coastline of barren rock islands and wind sept ... -
Exploring the Association between Proximity to Industrial Wind Turbines and Self-Reported Health Outcomes in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-20)Background: Wind turbines are a form of renewable energy, which generate electricity from wind energy, a practice dating back over 100 years. More recently, large-scale wind energy developments have started to employ one ... -
Exploring the Common Ground Between Social Innovation and Indigenous Resurgence: Two Critical Indigenist Case Studies in Indigenous Innovation in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-24)Preliminary reading and research with Anishanaabe Maamwaye Aki Kiigayewin and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (MNCFN) indicated that integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Practices into existing social ... -
Exploring the Importance of Saproxylic Beetles (Coleoptera) as Indicators of Forest Biodiversity and Available Resources in Kitchener, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-23)Across North America insects have generally taken a backseat to more conspicuous animals (e.g. birds, mammals) and are not regularly monitored by ecosystem managers. They commonly enter the spotlight when an insect is an ... -
Exploring the Influences of Institutions on Water Governance and Management: A First Nation Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-20)Water is vital for the lives of First Nations people, but many First Nations’ communities are persistently dealing with unsafe drinking water. Over the years studies have repeatedly conveyed the deplorable drinking water ... -
Exploring the possibility of transforming food crops for salinity tolerance using the TMT gene encoding thiol methyltransferase enzyme
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Soil salinity is a serious environmental stress threatening productivity of major crops worldwide. Among the various biotic and abiotic strategies that exist, transgenic technologies provide a promising avenue to reduce ... -
Exploring the role of a health system navigator to support chronically ill older adults through health care transitions
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-30)Poorly executed transitions between health care settings can lead to poor outcomes and greater use of health care resources for older adults. Older adults with complex needs often receive care from many health care providers ...