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Transposition of Joy in C.S. Lewis
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-09)C.S. Lewis’s lifelong pursuit of ‘Joy,’ in addition to being the focus of two autobiographical texts (Surprised by Joy and The Pilgrim’s Regress) is also manifested throughout his fiction writing. His earliest poetry ... -
Transtextual Narratives about the European Union. A qualitative research on structuring, sense-making constructions of reality from a linguistic perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-28)Narratives are never finished products, but constantly evolving linguistic constructs. Actors use them to position themselves and develop the narratives further in the process. In this respect, narratives are to be understood ... -
Transversal Problems In Sparse Graphs
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)Graph transversals are a classical branch of graph algorithms. In such a problem, one seeks a minimum-weight subset of nodes in a node-weighted graph $G$ which intersects all copies of subgraphs~$F$ from a fixed family ... -
Trapping of Ba+ using an Autoionizing Resonance and Construction of an Academic Ba+ Testbed
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-21)Trapped ions are at the forefront of the quantum information processing field. This platform has demonstrated some of the highest native gate fidelities, in addition to offering fully connected qubits with incredibly long ... -
Traps and Transformations of Grenadian Water Management
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-25)The adaptive cycle metaphor provides insight into how and why social-ecological systems change. Literature on 'resilience thinking' has built upon this foundation and further developed the concepts of resilience, adaptation, ... -
“Trash is just treasure in the wrong place”: The social metabolism of waste in Grenada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)Within a modern, globalized world, islands face evolving and complex development constraints related to managing scarce resources, maintaining fragile natural environments, reducing consumption and waste within bounds of ... -
Trauma and Beyond: Ethical and Cultural Constructions of 9/11 in American Fiction
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-19)My dissertation focuses on a set of Anglo-American novels that deal with the events of 9/11. Identifying thematic and stylistic differences in the fiction on this topic, I distinguish between novels that represent directly ... -
Travel Lifestyle and Behaviour of New Canadians
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-30)Immigration has become a common phenomenon of modern society in numerous countries around the world, including Canada. Despite this, tourism research has mainly focused on specific behaviours of travellers from a particular ... -
Traveler Centric Trip Planning: A situation-Aware System
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-27)Trip planning is a well cited problem for which various solutions have been reported in the literature. This problem has been typically addressed, to a large extent, as a shortest distance path planning problem. In some ... -
The Traveling Tournament Problem
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-17)In this thesis we study the Traveling Tournament problem (TTP) which asks to generate a feasible schedule for a sports league such that the total travel distance incurred by all teams throughout the season is minimized. ... -
Treadmill Walking Capacity among Older Adults in Assisted Living Settings: A pilot, feasibility study
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)Background: Decreased physical activity levels are an increasing concern, specifically for the aging population. Older adults (>65 years) are able to achieve health benefits from participating in a regular exercise program ... -
Treatment of a PHC Source Zone using Land Application of Sulfate
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-23)This pilot-scale experiment was performed in the sand pit area at the University of Waterloo Groundwater Research Facility at CFB Borden located near Alliston, ON. A multicomponent PHC source zone (3 m x 3 m) was emplaced ... -
The Treatment of Accounting Changes in Covenants and Debt Contracting Efficiency
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-04)Debt contracts contain accounting-based covenants that could be affected by changes in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). There are three types of contractual treatment of GAAP changes: excluding GAAP changes ... -
Treatment of Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater using Oxidation and Membrane Filtration
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Arsenic is a known carcinogen, causing cancers of the skin, lungs, bladder and kidney. Current research suggests that drinking water is the most common pathway for long-term low dose exposure. Arsenic contaminated ... -
The Treatment of High Hardness Waters by Electrocoagulation: Factors Affecting Contaminant Removal, Electrode Fouling, and Precipitate Separation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-15)Electrocoagulation (EC) is an emerging electrochemical technology for the treatment of contaminated waters and wastewaters. EC involves the application of electric current to metal electrodes to release metal ions into the ... -
Treatment of the Cyanotoxin Anatoxin-a via Activated Carbon Adsorption
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-22)Cyanobacteria are bloom-forming aquatic microorganisms that impact many drinking water sources and can produce a variety of toxins, eponymously termed cyanotoxins. Three cyanotoxins are of particular concern in a North ... -
Treatment of the Cyanotoxins Cylindrospermopsin, Microcystin-LR, and Anatoxin-a by Activated Carbon in Drinking Water
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-23)Cyanotoxins are known to cause human and animal illness, in some cases resulting in death, and their presence in drinking water is a potential risk to public health. Cylindrospermopsin (CYL), microcystin-LR (MC-LR), and ... -
Treatment of Water-borne Nutrients, Pathogens, and Pharmaceutical Compounds using Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)Phosphorus (P) is one of the essential nutrients for living organisms; however, excess P in aquatic systems often causes environmental and ecological problems including eutrophication. Removal of P from domestic wastewater, ... -
TreeGen: a monotonically impure functional language
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-19)We present TreeGen, an impure functional language designed to express, consume, and validate JSON-like documents, as well as generate text files. The language aims to provide a more reliable and flexible way to create ... -
Tremor in Parkinson's Disease: Loading and Trends in Tremor Characteristics
(University of Waterloo, 2010-11-01)Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neuro-degenerative chronic disorder with cardinal signs of bradykinesia, resting tremor, rigidity, and postural abnormality/instability. Tremor, which is a manifestation of both normal and ...