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Early efforts addressing the social determinants of health by Ontario health units (2000-2009): an application of Kingdon’s multiple streams theory
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-30)Actions to reduce health inequities by addressing external contributory factors, which are commonly referred to as the social determinants of health (SDH), have emerged as a recommended focus of public health practice. ... -
Early Flame Detection System Using Real-Time Machine-Vision and Image Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-04)From 2010 to 2019, 110,811 fires with losses have been reported to the Office of Fire Marshall and Emergency Management in Ontario. In The USA, the local fire departments responded to 1,338,500 fires in 2020. These fires ... -
Early Language Learning is a Good Model for Studying Early User Interface Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2005)To date, the self-revealing interface has been the elusive holy grail of the user interface community. This research advocates the use of early language learning as a model for early user interface learning. This model ... -
Early Paleozoic Ocean Redox Dynamics: Perspectives from Uranium Isotopes of Sedimentary Rocks
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-23)The trajectory of global ocean oxygenation could have greatly influenced the metazoan evolutions because O2 could provide valuable energy to support biological activities. Remarkable metazoan diversifications occurred ... -
The Early Post-restoration Population Dynamics and Community Interactions of a Former Agricultural Field in the Carolinian Canada Life Zone
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)Monitoring ecological restoration at the community scale provides insight into how the population dynamics and community interactions are progressing through time in comparison to a restoration’s goals and reference ... -
Early Somatosensory Processing and Crossmodal Influences
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-29)Sensory stimuli from distinct modalities are continuously linked together by the brain to create a cohesive percept of the surrounding environment—a process known as multisensory integration. Furthermore, sensory information ... -
The Early Universe: New Aspects of Cuscuton Theory, Modified Dispersion Relations and Pulsar Constraints on Vacuum Noise
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-26)The modern cosmology started blossoming in the early 1900s, with the theoretical framework provided by Einstein's general relativity. Soon after that, with observational discoveries such as expansion of cosmos by Hubble ... -
Early Warning Signals of Vaccine Scares.
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-26)There exists strong evidence that vaccines are extremely effective in the prevention of pediatric infectious disease, yet despite this evidence, vaccine refusal is still popular amongst some parents. Existing mathematical ... -
Early-rearing Environment and Mate Choice in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Aquaculture: Effects on the Immune System
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-09)Canada is the fourth largest producer of farmed salmon in the world, with Atlantic salmon being the major species cultivated. Paradoxically British Columbia (BC), which borders the Pacific Ocean, is the major producer ... -
The Eberlein Compactification of Locally Compact Groups
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-24)A compact semigroup is, roughly, a semigroup compactification of a locally compact group if it contains a dense homomorphic image of the group. The theory of semigroup compactifications has been developed in connection ... -
ECG Noise Filtering Using Online Model-Based Bayesian Filtering Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-26)The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a time-varying electrical signal that interprets the electrical activity of the heart. It is obtained by a non-invasive technique known as surface electromyography (EMG), used widely in ... -
Echoes of decolonization | From North Africa to Europe: questioning the trip back home
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-26)The Colonial Modern enterprise in North Africa produced unique architectural responses in the twentieth century, oscillating between rupture with the past and continuity of the tradition, negotiation of indigenous expression ... -
Echoes of Industry: Reinterpreting Artifacts of the Lachine Canal
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)Montreal’s Lachine Canal, once the cradle of Canadian industry, is now riddled with industrial ruins, testaments to its productive past. Since the canal’s closing in the 1970’s, different attempts were made to reinterpret ... -
Ecological Assessment of Re-flooded Mesopotamian Marshes (Iraq)
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-17)Assessing the ecological characteristics (water quality and the biological functions) of the Mesopotamian marshes is necessary to evaluate their recovery. Mesopotamian marshes have been affected by several anthropogenic ... -
Ecological Control and Coordination of Connected and Automated PHEVs at Roundabouts under Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-20)During the last decade, comprehensive research efforts were concentrated on autonomous driving. Annually, many car accidents happen as a result of human faults. Extreme traffic congestion prolongs commute time, increase ... -
ECOLOGICAL CRISIS AND HUMAN NATURE: The Green and Liberal Approaches
(University of Waterloo, 2003)The concept of human nature profoundly shapes our understanding of how political and social life ought to be organised. This thesis examines the concept of human nature developed by the Green political perspective and ... -
Ecological Economic Development Goals: Reincorporating the social sphere in ecological economic theory and practice
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)The various approaches and methods within ecological economics all have their benefits, limitations, and internal debates. In this dissertation, I focus on macro-social theoretical ecological economics which seeks to find ... -
The Ecological Economics of Resilience: Designing a Safe-Fail Civilization
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-29)There is mounting evidence that sustainable scale thresholds are now being exceeded worldwide and environmental resource shocks (e.g. climate change, water and oil shortages) may be inevitable in some regions of the world ... -
The ecological effects of the cleared boundaries of Bruce Peninsula National Park
(University of Waterloo, 2009-11-19)Bruce Peninsula National Park (BPNP) clears a 2 m swath of trees on the boundary in order to make it clear when one is entering the park from any neighbouring land; this in particular aims to protect the park and its ... -
Ecological Factors Controlling Microcystin Concentrations in the Bay of Quinte, Maumee Bay, and Three Grand River Reservoirs
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-25)Certain types of cyanobacteria have the potential to produce toxins including microcystin, a hepatotoxin. Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are becoming increasingly common worldwide. They are a concern in the Great Lakes and ...