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A Journey to Shora: Expressing the Architectural Environment Behind A Door into Ocean
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)This thesis seeks to express the architectural environment behind Joan Slonczewski’s 1986 science-fiction novel, A Door into Ocean. The novel describes a water-covered planet called Shora; its inhabitants, Sharers; and ... -
Journey to the Centre of the Shield
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)The land of deep water lies in Ontario’s north, atop the boundless rock of the Shield. It holds the secret of an island once blossoming with copper ore. Here primordial elements dance in the ancient landscape and invite ... -
The Journey to the Inner Peace of Your Heart-Modernization of traditional Chinese Buddhist temples
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)This thesis aims to explore the method of designing contemporary Chinese Buddhist temples in terms of investigating how Buddhist temples should develop without repeating traditional forms nor losing the sacred sensation. While ... -
The Journey to the Other Side: Investigation into the Myth of Persephone
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-09)This thesis is an exploration of chthonian architecture, which offers qualities that guide its visitor to the gate of the unconscious mind, which has always been the starting point of the holy trip of self-discovery. This ... -
Juicy Haptic Design: Vibrotactile Embellishments Can Improve Player Experience in Games
(ACM, 2021-05)Game designers and researchers employ a sophisticated language for producing great player experiences with concepts such as juici- ness, which refers to excessive positive feedback. However, much of their discourse excludes ... -
Just Build It: Design guidelines for a tiny home community in the Region of Waterloo based on conversations with residents who have experienced homelessness
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-23)As governments in the Region of Waterloo consider implementing tiny home communities (THCs) for people experiencing homelessness, the Tiny Homes Research Project (THRP) has partnered with the City of Cambridge to design a ... -
Just-In-Time Push Prefetching: Accelerating the Mobile Web
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-19)Web pages take noticeably longer to load when accessing the Internet using high-latency wide-area wireless networks like 3G. This delay can result in lower user satisfaction and lost revenue for web site operators. By ... -
Kampung Resilience: Mitigating threats of eviction in Kampung Muara Baru
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-25)The following research investigates the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) master plan within the context of Muara Baru, Jakarta, as a neo-colonial practice that threatens to displace marginalized urban ... -
Kernel Methods and Measures for Classification with Transparency, Interpretability and Accuracy in Health Care
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)Support vector machines are a popular method in machine learning. They learn from data about a subject, for example, lung tumors in a set of patients, to classify new data, such as, a new patient’s tumor. The new tumor is ... -
Kernelized Supervised Dictionary Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-25)The representation of a signal using a learned dictionary instead of predefined operators, such as wavelets, has led to state-of-the-art results in various applications such as denoising, texture analysis, and face ... -
Key Agreement over Wiretap Models with Non-Causal Side Information
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-20)The security of information is an indispensable element of a communication system when transmitted signals are vulnerable to eavesdropping. This issue is a challenging problem in a wireless network as propagated signals ... -
Key Randomization Countermeasures to Power Analysis Attacks on Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-25)It is essential to secure the implementation of cryptosystems in embedded devices agains side-channel attacks. Namely, in order to resist differential (DPA) attacks, randomization techniques should be employed to ... -
Keyframe-based monocular SLAM: design, survey, and future directions
(Elsevier, 2017-12-01)Extensive research in the field of monocular SLAM for the past fifteen years has yielded workable systems that found their way into various applications in robotics and augmented reality. Although filter-based monocular ... -
The Keystone XL Pipeline Dispute: A Strategic Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)TransCanada Corporation has proposed the Keystone XL pipeline project to transfer crude bitumen from the oil sand fields in northern Alberta, Canada, to oil refineries located in the southern part of the United States. ... -
The Kijiji Kit: A Slum Upgrading Strategy for Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-25)This thesis is sited in Mukuru-Kwa-Njenga, a slum community in Nairobi, Kenya. Like many others around the world, this community faces issues of health, sanitation, mobility, and basic services. Through the investigation ... -
KimiaNet: Training a Deep Network for Histopathology using High-Cellularity
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-11)With the recent progress in deep learning, one of the common approaches to represent images is extracting deep features. A primitive way to do this is by using off-the-shelf models. However, these features could be improved ... -
Kinematic and three-dimensional dynamic modeling of a biped robot
(Sage, 2017-03-01)This article focuses on inverse kinematic formulation and dynamic modeling of the Nao biped robot's lower body, accompanied by verification with the joints' angles as experimental data. Dynamic modeling in two different ... -
Kinematics-Based Recovery Metrics and Inertial Measurement Units to Monitor Recovery Post-Knee Arthroscopic Surgery: A Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-05)Physiotherapy after lower-limb injury or surgery is essential for recovery of range of motion, functional movement, strength, and return to sport. Clinicians assess patients, prescribe rehabilitation exercises, and monitor ... -
Kinetic characterization and modelling of sequentially entrapped enzymes in 3D-printed PMMA microfluidic reactors for the synthesis of amorphadiene via the isopentenol utilization pathway
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-19)Recent technological developments in the field of additive manufacturing have gained researcher attention as a low cost, high resolution, method for the fabrication of microfluidic reactors. In recent years cascade immobilized ... -
Kinetic Investigation and Modelling of Multi-Component Polymer Systems with Depropagation
(University of Waterloo, 2005)The phenomenon of depropagation or reverse polymerization for multicomponent polymerizations has been studied in detail. The monomer Alpha-Methyl Styrene (AMS) has been copolymerized with Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) and ...