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Friction-induced Vibration in Lead Screw Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-13)Lead screw drives are used in various motion delivery systems ranging from manufacturing to high precision medical devices. Lead screws come in many different shapes and sizes; they may be big enough to move a 140 tons ... -
Friend or Foe? Memory and Expectancy Biases for Faces in Social Anxiety
(University of Waterloo, 2011-07-08)Previous studies examining memory biases for threatening faces in social anxiety (SA) have yielded inconclusive results. In the present study, memory and expectancy biases were tested within the context of a novel face ... -
Fringe Benefits
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-21)The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is in a state of constant and massive growth in terms of population, development and economic investment. This growth has generated pressures both within and at the peripheries ... -
The Frobenius Problem in a Free Monoid
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-21)Given positive integers c1,c2,...,ck with gcd(c1,c2,...,ck) = 1, the Frobenius problem (FP) is to compute the largest integer g(c1,c2,...,ck) that cannot be written as a non-negative integer linear combination of c1,c2,...,ck. ... -
From Alpha Athlete to Regretful Spectator: The Gendered and Heteronormative Story of My Sporting Experience
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-13)Much research has demonstrated the positive impact sport plays in individuals’ lives; however, there are gendered rates of participation. In particular, adolescent girls participate in sport at a lower rate than their male ... -
From Astrophysics of Galaxies to Binary Black Hole Mergers: Theoretical Modelling of the Gravitational-Wave Bias Parameter
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-04)In the past few decades, the field of cosmology has become a fascinating field of study in physics. The computational advances and precision observational measurements such as Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) measurements ... -
From Atoms to the Solar System: Generating Lexical Analogies from Text
(University of Waterloo, 2006)A <em>lexical analogy</em> is two pairs of words (<em>w</em><sub>1</sub>, <em>w</em><sub>2</sub>) and (<em>w</em><sub>3</sub>, <em>w</em><sub>4</sub>) such that the relation between <em>w</em><sub>1</sub> and <em>w</em>< ... -
From Bayonets to Stilettos to UN Resolutions: The Development of Howard Green’s Views Regarding War
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-09)This thesis follows the development of Howard Charles Green’s (1895-1989) views on war and disarmament as both a private citizen and as a Member of Parliament. It draws its conclusions from a large archival base. Beginning ... -
From Bilateral Investment Treaties to Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreements: A Study of the Brazilian Experience
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-06)Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) provide rules to the flow of foreign direct investment between two countries. This type of agreement establishes the main terms and conditions under which individuals and companies ... -
From Competition to Caregiving: Alleviating the Negative Effects of Appearance-Focused Social Comparisons
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Social comparison theory (Festinger, 1954) suggests that individuals compare themselves to others in order to determine their standing in various life domains (e.g., wealth, intelligence, popularity). These social comparisons ... -
From Conflict to Collaboration: Atewa Forest Governance
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-09)Many countries are addressing the problem of deforestation through sustainable ecosystem management collaborations. Successful ones have recognized local participation as being essential to any conservation effort. In ... -
From Console Wars to Flame Wars: The Evolution of Masculinity in Video Games
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-01)Today, gaming culture stands at a critical junction. Either it must adapt to house new diverse voices within its community, or be stationary in its old norms and mores. Specifically, female gamers are excluded from having ... -
From Formulation to Implementation: Investigating the Environmental Policy Process in Nairobi
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-02)An examination of the environmental policy process provides insight into the mechanisms of decision-making that create and implement policies, which in turn affect planning outcomes and development directions. Such in-depth ... -
From Fundamentals to Spectroscopic Applications of Density Functional Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-29)Density functional theory (DFT) and its time-dependent counterpart (TDDFT) are crucial tools in material discovery, drug design, biochemistry, catalysis, and nanoscience. However, despite its exact theoretical basis, ... -
From genomes to metagenomes: Development of a rapid-aligner for genome assembly and application of macroecological models to microbiology
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)Since the development of the modern computer, many scientific fields have undergone paradigm shifts due to an increasing facility in data collection and analysis. Microbiology has been impacted by computational advances, ... -
From Gravity to Hopf Algebra Lattice Models
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-02)This thesis addresses three different problems related to quantum gravity. In the first problem we will discuss the two natural ways to encode gravity through geometric structures. One is the much acclaimed Einstein's ... -
From Houses to Hillsides: Support for Adaptive Housing on Hong Kong's Slopes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-22)Hong Kong’s urban development is governed by the mountainous terrain of the city. The city is growing, and easily developable low-lying flat land is becoming increasingly scarce. As a result, Hong Kong’s development is ... -
From Industrial District to Interface City: Re-imagining the Corrugated Metal Sheds of Taiwan
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-07)Manufacturing industries are on the decline in Taiwan, leaving many of the island’s corrugated metal warehouses and factories at the risk of being replaced by more profitable high-rise towers. The result is a gentrification ... -
From Isomorphism-Based Security for Graphs to Semantics-Preserving Security for the Resource Description Framework (RDF)
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-17)Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a graph-like data model designed for the web. One of its compelling features is a precise, model-theoretic semantics. We address security in the context of the RDF. We first observe ... -
From Less Invisible to More Transparent: Need for and Outcomes of Formal Personal Support Services in Long-Stay and Short-Stay Home and Community Care
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)Background: Home and community care is a critical part of an effective health care system. For many clients and families, home and community care services provide the necessary supports so they can manage various short- ...