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Communicating health information in primary care: a multidisciplinary exploration of patient, pharmacist, and physician decision-making
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-27)Research has yet to clearly define how health care professionals’ (HCPs) use and sharing of information influences how health decisions are made, both independently and collaboratively. Similarly, the manner in which ... -
Communication: Molecular-level insights into asymmetric triblock copolymers: Network and phase development
(AIP publishing, 2014-10-01)Molecularly asymmetric triblock copolymers progressively grown from a parent diblock copolymer can be used to elucidate the phase and property transformation from diblock to network-forming triblock copolymer. In this ... -
Community Surveillance of Omicron in Ontario: Wastewater-based Epidemiology Comes of Age
(Research Square, 2022-03-15)Wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA has been implemented at building, neighbourhood, and city levels throughout the world. Implementation strategies and analysis methods differ, but they all aim to provide rapid ... -
Community-partnered research on subsistence char fisheries near Kugluktuk, Nunavut: novel insights from traditional knowledge and western science
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-26)Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and Dolly Varden (S. malma) are the two most closely related species in the genus Salvelinus. Both species show substantial intraspecific variation in ecology, life history, morphology, and ... -
Compact Sparse Coulomb Integrals using a Range-Separated Potential
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-24)The efficient calculation of so-called two-electron integrals is an important component for electronic structure calculations on large molecules and periodic systems at both mean field and post-HF, correlated, levels. In ... -
Compact Two-color Ultrafast Yb:fiber Chirped Pulse Amplifiers and Mid-infrared Generation Based on Difference Frequency Generation
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-18)A powerful mid-infrared frequency comb in the 2-20 μm range plays a very important role in the development of optical frequency metrology, spectroscopy and other fields of technology. However, there is a big gap in the ... -
Comparative analysis and visualization of microbial gene neighborhoods: applications to pathogen genomics
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-20)Gene neighborhoods are clusters of genes that are encoded together within the same genomic region, and may share similarity in expression and/or function. Bioinformatic analysis of gene neighborhoods is a powerful approach ... -
A Comparative Analysis of 4 Shallow Urban Impoundments
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-11)Shallow urban impoundments are known for low water transparency, and generally low water quality. This thesis investigates the effects of land use, management regime, and carp density on the water quality in 4 shallow urban ... -
Comparative Clinical Performance of Scleral Lenses with Varying Limbal Clearance in a Keratoconic Population
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-10)PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact varying the limbal clearance (LC) has on the clinical performance of scleral lenses and the levels of inflammatory mediators in the tear film of keratoconic ... -
Comparative functional analysis of two alpha-glucosidases, Family 31 Glycoside Hydrolases from the human gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-18)The human gut is home to a significant number of microorganisms including the dominant symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. This microbe is predicted to possess an array of glycoside hydrolases, majority of which are ... -
Comparative metagenomics of PHA synthase genes in soil
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-19)Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolymers produced naturally by bacteria. They are of considerable scientific interest as fundamental components of bacterial carbon metabolism and have biotechnological applications as ... -
Comparative Phylogeography of North American Diporeia hoyi and Gammarus lacustris (order: Amphipoda)
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-06)This thesis examines the phylogeographic distribution of both Diporeia hoyi and North American populations of Gammarus lacustris. The first section of this thesis investigates the genetic distribution and species composition ... -
Comparative risk of cardiac arrhythmias associated with acetylcholinesterase inhibitor use
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-19)Background: Acquired long-QT syndrome (ALQTS) and its associated condition, torsades de pointes (TdP – a malignant cardiac arrhythmia), are associated with the use of certain medications. Case reports and pharmacodynamic ... -
A comparative study of gemini surfactants 16-3-16 and 16-7NH-16 as possible microbubble gene carriers
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-17)Gene therapy holds great promise to treat a variety of human diseases, including diabetes. The development of a new gene delivery system called Ultrasound Targeted Microbubble Destruction (UTMD) has been developed to enhance ... -
Comparative study of transient hydraulic tomography with varying parameterizations and zonations: Laboratory sandbox investigation
(Elsevier, 2017-11-01)Transient hydraulic tomography (THT) is a robust method of aquifer characterization to estimate the spatial distributions (or tomograms) of both hydraulic conductivity (K) and specific storage (Ss). However, the ... -
The Compared Effects of Lithium Isotopes ⁶Li and ⁷Li on GSK-3-β Activity and the Biochemistry of HT22 Neuronal Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-09)The use of lithium in treatment of mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia dates to the mid 20th century. Some research also indicates that the symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease ... -
Comparing habitat use and mercury accumulation in Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) from two northern ecosystems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-27)An improved understanding of the distribution and habitat requirements for mountain stream populations of Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) is necessary to assess their vulnerability to environmental stressors, establish ... -
Comparing Paleohydrograph Reconstructions from Subsurface Stratigraphy and Topography at the Sault Ste. Marie Strandplain
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-01)The Great Lakes are currently at high water levels, which are negatively impacting coastal infrastructure, coastal ecosystems, and stakeholders that rely on the lakes. To better understand natural fluctuations, which ... -
Comparing thallium isotopes to paleosalinity and Mo-U isotope paleoredox proxies: A case study of the Upper Devonian Kettle Point Formation, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-22)Black shale formations are utilised to reconstruct ancient global ocean redox conditions by analyzing and inferring their geochemical and isotopic compositions. However, the accuracy of these reconstructions can decrease ... -
Comparison of a new portable digital meniscometer and optical coherence tomography in tear meniscus radius measurement
(Wiley, 2013-10-07)Purpose: Non-invasive measurement of tear meniscus radius (TMR) is useful in the assessment of tear volume for dry eye diagnosis. This study investigates the agreement between a new, portable, slit-lamp mounted, digital ...