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Values and Co-production: Examining the Interface of Indigenous Peoples’ Understandings and Scientific Understandings
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-31)In this thesis I will examine the role values play in the co-production of knowledge between traditional knowledge and science. In order to understand the role values play, I will first develop clearer definitions of ... -
Valuing Hedge Fund Fees
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis applies a Partial Integral Differential Equation model, along with a Monte Carlo approach to quantitatively analyze the no arbitrage value of hedge fund performance fees. From a no-arbitrage point of view, ... -
(VANET IR-CAS): Utilizing IR Techniques in Building Context Aware Systems for VANET
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-18)Most of the available context aware dissemination systems for the Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET) are centralized systems with low level of user privacy and preciseness. In addition, the absence of common assessment models ... -
VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-26)Vapour Extraction (VAPEX) is an in-situ bitumen recovery technique that utilizes light hydrocarbons to reduce the viscosity of bitumen. The mechanism of VAPEX is governed by the mass transfer of light hydrocarbons into ... -
Vapour Diffusion Control in Framed Wall Systems Insulated with Spray Polyurethane Foam
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-30)The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that buildings account for 40% of the global energy use. The IPCC believes substantial improvements to building efficiency can be implemented easily by improving ... -
Varactor-Based Tunable Planar Filters and Post-Fabrication Tuning of Microwave Filters
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-25)Post-fabrication tuning of filters is usually realized by adding number of elements for tuning the frequency and/or controlling the couplings between the resonators. The task of these tuning elements is to control resonators ... -
Variability Anomalies in Software Product Lines
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-07)Software Product Lines (SPLs) allow variants of a software system to be generated based on the configuration selected by the user. In this thesis, we focus on C based software systems with build-time variability using a ... -
A Variability-Aware Design Approach to the Data Analysis Modeling Process
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-25)The massive amount of current data has led to many different forms of data analysis processes that aim to explore this data to uncover valuable insights such as trends, anomalies and patterns. These processes support ... -
Variability-Aware Design of Static Random Access Memory Bit-Cell
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-03)The increasing integration of functional blocks in today's integrated circuit designs necessitates a large embedded memory for data manipulation and storage. The most often used embedded memory is the Static Random Access ... -
Variability-Aware Design of Subthreshold Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-10)Over the last 10 years, digital subthreshold logic circuits have been developed for applications in the ultra-low power design domain, where performance is not the priority. Recently, devices optimized for subthreshold ... -
Variability-aware Neo4j for Analyzing a Graphical Model of a Software Product Line
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-21)A Software product line (SPLs) eases the development of families of related products by managing and integrating a collection of mandatory and optional features (units of functionality). Individual products can be derived ... -
Variability-Aware Performance Prediction: A Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-28)Configurable software systems allow users to form configurations by selecting and deselecting features. The process of configuration creation may directly affect performance of the system in a non-linear way because of ... -
Variability-Modelling Practices in Industrial Software Product Lines: A Qualitative Study
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-22)Many organizations have transitioned from single-systems development to product-line development with the goal of increasing productivity and facilitating mass customization. Variability modelling is a key activity in ... -
A variable material property approach for elastic-plastic analysis of proportional and nonproportional loading
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Variable pay: Is it for the worker or the firm?
(Elsevier, 2019-10)Why do firms pay their workers with variable pay? The standard explanation appeals to a problem that the worker faces, e.g., agency. We develop a model of variable pay endogenously driven by the capital structure problem ... -
Variable Ranking by Solution-path Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-20)Variable Selection has always been a very important problem in statistics. We often meet situations where a huge data set is given and we want to find out the relationship between the response and the corresponding variables. ... -
Variable selection and prediction in biased samples with censored outcomes
(Springer, 2018-01-01)With the increasing availability of large prospective disease registries, scientists studying the course of chronic conditions often have access to multiple data sources, with each source generated based on its own entry ... -
Variable Splitting as a Key to Efficient Image Reconstruction
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-25)The problem of reconstruction of digital images from their degraded measurements has always been a problem of central importance in numerous applications of imaging sciences. In real life, acquired imaging data is typically ... -
Variable-Structure Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-16)Cable-driven parallel robots (CDPR) are a special class of robotic manipulators consisting of a rigid end effector suspended, constrained, and actuated by a number of length-varying cables. Since cable mass is typically ... -
Variants of Pseudo-deterministic Algorithms and Duality in TFNP
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-18)We introduce a new notion of ``faux-deterministic'' algorithms for search problems in query complexity. Roughly, for a search problem $\cS$, a faux-deterministic algorithm is a probability distribution $\mathcal{A}$ over ...