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Factors associated with study completion in patients with premature acute coronary syndrome
(Public Library of Science, 2017-03-16)Background Factors associated with study completion in younger adults are not well understood. This study sought to describe psychosocial, clinical, and demographic features associated with completion of a study of men and ... -
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 ... -
Factors Influencing Measures of Trochanteric Soft Tissue Thickness
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-02)Introduction: Trochanteric soft tissue thickness (TSTT), which attenuates the force applied to the hip upon impact, has emerged as a potential factor that may improve the assessment of the risk of a hip fracture. However, ... -
Factors that Influence Short-term Learning of Visual-Tactile Associations: An Investigation of Behavioural Performance and the Associated Electrophysiological Mechanisms
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-29)Neuroplasticity is a mechanism whereby the brain changes its configuration and function through experience. Short-term learning (i.e. minutes to hours) is associated with early phases of neuroplasticity whereby the cortical ... -
Fatigue at the Workplace: Measurement and Temporal Development
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-12)Fatigue at the workplace has been described as a multidimensional construct, affecting the overall state of the whole organism, which may be a consequence of prolonged work and various psychological, socioeconomic, and ... -
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, ... -
Firefighter fitness, movement qualities, occupational low-back loading demands and injury potential
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-21)BACKGROUND and OBJECTIVES: Low-back overexertion injuries represent a large proportion of fireground “strains, sprains and muscular pains” and are a leading cause of disability and early retirement in firefighters. Given ... -
Fish Oil-Derived Fatty Acids in Pregnancy and Wheeze and Asthma in Offspring
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2016-12-29)BACKGROUND Reduced intake of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) may be a contributing factor to the increasing prevalence of wheezing disorders. We assessed the effect of supplementation with n-3 LCPUFAs ... -
Frailty and Health Related Outcomes in Acute Care
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-08)Background: Current frailty screening tools have not been validated for day-to-day use in acute care (Binder, 2015). Many recommended tools include subjective questions and take too much time to complete in a fast-paced ... -
Frontal and parietal contributions to the modulation of somatosensory cortex by relevance and modality
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-21)Afferent somatosensory inputs ascend from the periphery to the cortex carrying information about touch that is critical for planning motor responses. At the cortical level, this information is subject to modulation from ... -
Functional characterization of murine 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 4 (AGPAT4)
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-30)The human genome project has allowed for the rapid identification of a large number of protein families based on similarities in their genetic sequences. The acyl-glycerol phosphate acyltransferase (AGPAT) family of enzymes ... -
Gait Characteristics Change Following an Acute Exposure to Kneeling and Filtering Considerations for Gait Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-03)Following sustained kneeling in young adults, kinetic and kinematic changes at the knee and ankle during gait have been observed (Gaudreault et al., 2013; Kajaks & Costigan., 2015a; Tennant et al., 2014). It is possible ... -
Global survey of the omega-3 fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid in the blood stream of healthy adults
(Elsevier, 2016-07-01)Studies reporting blood levels of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), were systematically identified in order to create a global map identifying countries ... -
Glucose Metabolism in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients throughout the Acute Disease Trajectory
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-16)Background: Hyperglycemia and insulin resistance are associated with obesity, physical inactivity, and poor diet, and may be related to hyperinsulinemia, disrupted lipid and adipokine signaling, and pro-inflammation. The ... -
Glutamate increases glucose uptake in L6 myotubes in a concentration- and time-dependent manner that is mediated by AMPK
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-29)The majority of studies that have examined the interactions between glutamate, insulin and glucose are in vivo and have focused on the insulin response that is elicited when glutamate is elevated in circulation or in a ... -
Hand preference after stroke: The development and initial evaluation of a new performance-based measure
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-21)Functional recovery of the upper limb after stroke is influenced by many factors, one being amount of affected arm and hand use following stroke. In the healthy population, amount of hand use is influenced by degree of ... -
Health-Related Quality of Life in Premature Acute Coronary Syndrome: Does Patient Sex or Gender Really Matter?
(Wiley, 2014-08-01)Background-Limited data exist as to the relative contribution of sex and gender on health-related quality of life (HRQL) among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study aims to evaluate the effect of sex and ... -
Hemodynamic effects of intermittent compression as a countermeasure to orthostatic stress
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-05)Upright posture can be associated with symptoms of dizziness, light-headedness and blurred vision, which are fundamentally caused by impaired cerebral hemodynamics. As gravity acts along the body’s longitudinal axis, pooling ... -
Higher intake of fish and fat is associated with lower plasma s-adenosylhomocysteine: a cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2017-10-02)Several B-vitamins act as co-factors in one-carbon metabolism, a pathway that plays a central role in several chronic diseases. However, there is a lack of knowledge of how diet affects markers in one-carbon metabolism. ... -
Hip & Spine Mechanics - Understanding the linkage from several perspectives of injury mechanisms to rehabilitation using biomechanical modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-08)One recent megatrend in medicine is that of “precision medicine” whereby a precise diagnosis leads to a precise intervention for superior results. This thesis was undertaken to enhance the understanding of spine and hip ...