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Geometric Optimization of Solar Concentrating Collectors using Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-01)This thesis is a study of the geometric design of solar concentrating collectors. In this work, a numerical optimization methodology was developed and applied to various problems in linear solar concentrator design, in ... -
Geometric Ramifications of the Lovász Theta Function and Their Interplay with Duality
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)The Lovasz theta function and the associated convex sets known as theta bodies are fundamental objects in combinatorial and semidefinite optimization. They are accompanied by a rich duality theory and deep connections ... -
Geometrical Frustration and Static Correlations in a Simple Glass Former
(American Physical Society, 2012-01-18)We study the geometrical frustration scenario of glass formation for simple hard-sphere models. We find that the dual picture in terms of defects brings little insight and no theoretical simplification for the understanding ... -
Geometrical frustration and static correlations in hard-sphere glass formers
(American Institute of Physics, 2013-03-28)We analytically and numerically characterize the structure of hard-sphere fluids in order to review various geometrical frustration scenarios of the glass transition. We find generalized polytetrahedral order to be correlated ... -
Geometry and Anchoring Effects on Elliptic Cylinder Domains of Nematic Phases
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-20)Compounds which exhibit liquid crystal phases have been widely used in display technology. The majority of display applications utilize the nematic liquid crystal phase, which is a liquid-like phase which has partial ... -
Geometry of convex sets arising from hyperbolic polynomials
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-09)This thesis focuses on convex sets and convex cones defined using hyperbolic polynomials. We first review some of the theory of convex sets in $\R^d$ in general. We then review some classical algebraic theorems concerning ... -
Geometry of Quantum States from Symmetric Informationally Complete Probabilities
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-06)It is usually taken for granted that the natural mathematical framework for quantum mechanics is the theory of Hilbert spaces, where pure states of a quantum system correspond to complex vectors of unit length. These vectors ... -
Geometry-based Constraint Generation for Large-scale Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-17)Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is a high precision radiotherapy with many beams that have different intensities to accurately irradiate a tumor/cancerous cells considering minimization of the dose to surrounding ... -
Geophysical Methods for Detecting Permafrost Discontinuities
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-04)Global climate change has sparked various concerns over the future of the Arctic. One of the major concerns around the environmental and ecological health of the Arctic is directly related to the deterioration of the ... -
Geophysical response to simulated methane migration in groundwater based on a controlled injection experiment in a sandy unconfined aquifer
(Elsevier, 2019-09)Geophysical methods have the capacity to detect and characterize gas-phase dynamics in groundwater. Suitable methods can be deployed at surface or within boreholes depending on the required depth of investigation, ... -
Georgian Britishness: How "Britishness" was Defined During the Reigns of the First Three Hanoverian Kings (1714-1820)
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-27)This thesis explores the development of “Britishness” or a British identity during the “long” eighteenth century in Great Britain during the reigns of the first three Hanoverian kings, also known as the “Georgian Kings”, ... -
Geotechnics and hydrology of landslides in Thompson River Valley, near Ashcroft, British Columbia
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-21)Landslides in Pleistocene sediments along the Thompson River, south of Ashcroft, British Columbia have been known since before the Canadian Pacific (CP) railway was built through the valley in the 1880s. The Canadian ... -
The Geoweb for community-based organizations: Tool development, implementation, and sustainability in an era of Google Maps
(Community Informatics Journal, 2017-03-22)Recent advances in web-based geospatial tools (the Geoweb) show promise as low-cost and easy-to-use methods to support citizen participation. This research presents two case studies of Geoweb implementation set in ... -
Gerber-Shiu analysis in some dependent Sparre Andersen risk models
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-11)In this thesis, we consider a generalization of the classical Gerber-Shiu function in various risk models. The generalization involves introduction of two new variables in the original penalty function including the surplus ... -
Geriatric Medicine Leadership of Health Care Transformation: To Be or Not To Be?
(Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2013-12-03)Geriatric Medicine is well-suited to inform and lead healthcare system redesign to address the needs of seniors with complex conditions. We posit that geriatricians must urgently consider how to “brand” Geriatric Medicine ... -
German Accent Bias – The negative Connotation of the German Accent in English among German Speakers.
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-26)In a globalized world, multilingualism is prevalent, with English as one of its major lingua franca. However, a German accent in English is often perceived as a lack of linguistic competence. An accent is seen as an indicator ... -
German as a foreign language: Fostering intercultural and symbolic competence in integration courses in Germany
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-09)In the globalized 21st century, frequently rising international and intercultural encounters, mass migrations, and growing displacements happen to increase the necessity of intercultural language teaching, especially in ... -
German Heritage Language Attitudes in Ontario: A Case Study about the German Language in German-Canadian Families
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-19)This thesis aims at investigating language attitudes expressed by members of German-Canadian families (n=12) in semi-structured interviews. The analysis draws on methods from the field of Interactional Linguistics and ... -
German-Canadian identity negotiation. A comparitive study about ‚Selbst(er)findung‘ in Margaret Atwood’s "Cat's Eye" (1988) and Felicitas Hoppe’s "Hoppe" (2012)
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)This thesis examines the identity construction, or rather negotiation, of the protagonists of the novels „Cat’s Eye“ (1988) by Margaret Atwood and „Hoppe“ (2012) by Felicitas Hoppe, who are both prize-winning authors of ... -
Germanisms in the Upper Silesian ethnolect in Poland: Commodification and Revitalization Germanismen im oberschlesischen Ethnolekt in Polen: Kommodifizierung und Revitalisierung
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-30)In this thesis, I examine how commodification of the Upper Silesian ethnolect may contribute to the revitalization of the ethnolect. This project focuses specifically on the Germanisms, which are German loanwords in the ...