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Trophic disruption effects on the diet and condition of Lake Whitefish
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-18)Recently, the growth and condition of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), an important commercial fishery commodity, has declined in some areas of the Great Lakes. As Lake Whitefish are benthic feeders, historically ... -
The Troubled Life and Loves of Lady Anne Lennard: Illegitimacy, sexuality, and mistressdom at the court of Charles II, 1690-1720
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-20)Despite her infamy, the life of Lady Anne Lennard, formally styled the Countess of Sussex, has never received an in-depth examination. As the natural daughter of King Charles II of England born via his mistress Barbara ... -
Troubling Dominance in Sport: Deconstructing Curling Culture(s) through Narrative Inquiry
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-26)Curling, with its deep history, colonial legacy, and quintessential “Canadianness” (Mair, 2007, 2009) offers a rich context to explore how dominant narratives within a sport may continue to affect diversity and inclusion. ... -
The Trumpets
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-07)The work of my MFA thesis exhibition comes directly out of the physical processes that constitute my studio practice. It is work that embodies the labour of my hands and the decisions that guided them in their struggle ... -
Trust Region Methods for Training Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-09)Artificial feed-forward neural networks (ff-ANNs) serve as powerful machine learning models for supervised classification problems. They have been used to solve problems stretching from natural language processing to ... -
Trust-based Incentive Mechanisms for Community-based Multiagent Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-16)In this thesis we study peer-based communities which are online communities whose services are provided by their participant agents. In order to improve the services an agent enjoys in these communities, we need to improve ... -
A Trust-based Message Evaluation and Propagation Framework in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-18)In this paper, we propose a trust-based message propagation and evaluation framework to support the effective evaluation of information sent by peers and the immediate control of false information in a VANET. More specifically, ... -
Tsirelson's problems and entanglement breaking rank
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-13)There are two main themes of this thesis. In the first part, we study the various sets of correlations arising in the study of non-local games and Tsirelson's problems. In the second part we introduce the notion of ... -
“tu_s oben DRAUFlegen”: tun-constructions as context-sensitive practices in German
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-21)There are a variety of syntactic formats available to get others to do something in German interaction. To make a request or give an instruction, speakers of German may use an imperative, a declarative, a single word, or ... -
Tuktu Past, Present, and Future: State of Torngat Mountains Caribou and their Forage in a Changing Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-20)Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations are in decline across Canada, making this charismatic species a major conservation concern. For Inuit of Northern Labrador and Quebec, caribou are a cultural keystone species with ... -
THE TULU KAPI GOLD DEPOSIT OF THE WESTERN ETHIOPIAN SHIELD: STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK, U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND PARAGENESIS
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-10)Gold production dates back millennia in the Arabian Nubian Shield. Most of the mined deposits are in the northern portions of the shield, with little know about its southern extent. Tulu Kapi is a rare example of a gold ... -
Tunable Band Pass Filters for Communication Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-08)The ever-increasing demand for high communication data rate and high-quality multi-media services; over past few decades, has ignited new avenues in radio architectures. Frequency reconfigurable (or frequency agile) ... -
Tunable Coupler in Superconducting Circuits and Impedance Engineering for Josephson Parametric Amplifier
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-04)In this thesis, we study two topics on superconducting circuits. The first topic is the tunable coupler for resonators. This coupler is implemented with a superconducting circuit coupling with resonators in the dispersive ... -
Tunable Filters and RF MEMS Variable Capacitors with Closed Loop Control
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-23)Multi-band and multi-mode radios are becoming prevalent and necessary in order to provide optimal data rates across a network with a diverse and spotty landscape of coverage areas (3G, HSPA, LTE, etc.). As the number of ... -
Tunable Permittivity Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-02)This thesis presents a novel electric permittivity sensor based on Bleustein- Gulyaev (BG) waves; waves that propagate along the surface of shear-poled piezoelectric materials. BG waves couple electromagnetic and acoustic ... -
Tunable Reflectarrays and Metasurfaces
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)Fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication networks have been rapidly expanding in recent years. However, due to the higher frequency bands used in 5G applications compared with previous generations, it is more difficult ... -
Tunable Superconducting Microwave Filters
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-20)Adaptive microwave systems can benefit from the use of low loss tunable microwave filters. Realizing these tunable filters that show low loss characteristics can be very challenging. The proper materials, tuning elements, ... -
Tunable three-body interactions between superconducting flux qubits for quantum annealing
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-03)The field of quantum information has been a fast growing field of research in the last few decades. The reason for this development is the potentially immense power of quantum computers, capable of solving hard problems ... -
Tunable Two-Color Ultrafast Yb:Fiber Chirped Pulse Amplifier: Modeling, Experiment, and Application in Tunable Short-Pulse Mid-Infrared Generation
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-04)In this thesis, I have developed a tunable two-color two-stage ultrafast Yb:fiber chirped pulse amplifier for the generation of short-pulse mid-infrared (MIR) radiation in the long-wavelength side of the "molecular ... -
Tuneable Hybrid and Multimode Squeezed States of Light
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-03)Gaussian quantum states of light have many applications in quantum technologies. Two of the most widely used Gaussian quantum states of light are the single- and two-mode squeezed states. In this thesis, we propose the ...