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Development and pilot of a survey to build capacity for examining interactions of constraints to sport participation among adolescent girls
(2019-11-01)
Sport participation (SP) declines among girls during adolescence, and though many constraints to SP have been identified, it is not known whether or how they interact. The purpose of this thesis was to develop a survey ...
A feasibility study of an eHealth intervention for dietary sodium reduction in primary care
(2019-08-01)
This thesis assessed the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocol to implement a Sodium Calculator (SC) into primary care settings to determine if it improves quality of sodium reduction advice provided ...
The effect of neck muscle fatigue on shoulder humeral rotation proprioception
(2019-11-01)
Fatigue of the cervical extensor muscles (CEM) is thought to disrupt afferent feedback from postural mechanoreceptors as it has been observed to cause decrements in upper limb proprioceptive accuracy. There has been limited ...
The development and evaluation of a mHealth nutrition education intervention
(2019-08-01)
An environmental scan of the app marketplace evaluated publicly available mHealth nutrition apps targeted to children and found that there were few high-quality evidence-based apps available to educate children on healthy ...
Exploring the acute affect of de-coupled batting drills on the gaze behaviour and decision-making of elite baseball players
(2019-07-01)
Expert batters utilize context-specific information and gaze behaviour to aid decision-making and performance. However, typical practice and warm-up activities often lack relevant context-specific information and visual ...
Characterizing the physiological and physical correlates to performance in highly trained artistic swimmers
(2019-08-01)
Artistic swimming (AS) is a unique sport which is characterized by prolonged and repeated bouts of apnea, often while performing vigorous movements. AS made its Olympic debut in 1984 and has changed considerably since then. ...
Annual incidence of traumatic brain injury among Ontario adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities and 30-day readmissions
(2019-07-01)
This thesis examines Ontario adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), to identify traumatic brain injury (TBI) incidence and the impact of TBI history on 30-day readmissions.
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Is non-medical use of prescription sedatives and sleeping pills associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in undergraduate university students
(2019-07-01)
Introduction: Mental health is a public health concern on university campuses. However, little is understood about the etiology of mental health in this population.
Purposes: To measure the association between the non-medical ...
Acute cardiopulmonary responses to different intensities of exercise in healthy older adults
(2019-12-01)
The overall purpose of this thesis was to study the acute cardiopulmonary responses to different intensities of exercise in healthy older adults. Thirty healthy older males and females (69.6 ǂ 6.2 yrs.; males n = 15) ...
Compensation in movement behaviours following exercise of different intensities in older adults
(2019-08-01)
The overall purpose of this thesis was to assess compensation in movement behaviours of older adults following exercise. Participants (n=28, 69.7±6.5 years) completed the following exercise protocols in random order, one ...