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Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Get me Ouddah Here: The Role of Attachment in Developmental Outcomes at Summer Camp
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-02)From a psychosocial perspective this work examines the role of attachment (Bowlby, 1973; 1988) in the nature of developmental outcomes related to participation in residential summer camp in Canada. Attachment theory posits ... -
Help-Seeking Behaviour in Computer-Mediated Communication
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-19)Often when an individual decides to seek help, several communication media are available to him or her (e.g., email, phone, in-person), which means the help-seeker faces a media selection decision. To make this decision, ... -
Helping in a Random World: Evidence that Prosocial Intentions and Behavior can Satiate Compensatory Control Needs
(University of Waterloo, 2011-07-07)The present research examines a unique motivator of prosocial intentions and behavior: the need to believe that the world is an orderly, predictable place. Previous social psychological research has explained helping ... -
Hemi-Isoindigo Polymers and Oligomers for Temperature Sensing Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-09)Organic semiconductors are extensively used for electronic applications such as OFETs and OPVs due to their low-cost and well-defined manufacturing processes. This includes vacuum deposition, solution processing, and ... -
Hemispheres in conflict, when the left is mad, but the right is sad
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Hemodynamic effects of intermittent compression as a countermeasure to orthostatic stress
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-05)Upright posture can be associated with symptoms of dizziness, light-headedness and blurred vision, which are fundamentally caused by impaired cerebral hemodynamics. As gravity acts along the body’s longitudinal axis, pooling ... -
Henrik Latrope
(University of Waterloo, 2018-03-20)This is a parody on Albert Camus’ The Fall, and it satirizes Contemporary Architecture’s Dystopic Marginalizations. It takes place one fateful night between a frustrated middle-aged architect, Henrik Latrope, and his ... -
Hepatic Proteome Analysis of Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Exposed to Municipal Wastewater in the Bow River
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-27)Large quantities of contaminants enter Canadian waterways through municipal wastewater effluent (MWWE) each year. MWWE exposure can have a myriad of effects on aquatic organisms, including inducing chronic stress response ... -
Hepatic Steatosis and TNF-α Signaling
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-24)The overall objective of this research was to investigate the status of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and molecules associated with its signaling, in the pathological state of hepatic steatosis. The effect of NSAID ... -
Heralding Photonic Qubits for Quantum Communication
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)Quantum communication attempts to harness the unique rules of quantum mechanics to perform communication tasks that are difficult or impossible using classical rules. To realize these benefits, information must be carried ... -
Heritage and hospitality links in hotels in Siwa, Egypt: Towards the provision of authentic experiences
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)The link between heritage and hospitality dates back hundreds of years. However, there are no firm rules that manage this old relationship. The research tackles the concept of ‘heritage hospitality’ as a new concept; ... -
The Heritage Inquisition: A Comparative Analysis of Archaeological Heritage Legislation from Around the World
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Around the world, archaeological sites and their excavation are governed by laws. These laws regulate things such as what must occur when land that may contain archaeological sites is going to be disturbed, as well as who ... -
Heritage Languages: The Case of German in Kitchener-Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2002)This thesis investigates the assimilation and/or integration of German families in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario into Anglo-Canadian culture. By administering questionnaires to and interviewing members in three three-generational ... -
Heritage Tourism in Daxu and Yangshuo, Guangxi, China
(University of Waterloo, 2009-11-25)Heritage tourism is employed by many countries to facilitate economic development as well as to assist in the preservation of heritage. Different stakeholders have different and sometimes conflicting expectation in the ... -
Hermite form computation of matrices of differential polynomials
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-27)Given a matrix A in F(t)[D;\delta]^{n\times n} over the ring of differential polynomials, we first prove the existence of the Hermite form H of A over this ring. Then we determine degree bounds on U and H such that UA=H. ... -
Hermite Forms of Polynomial Matrices
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-23)This thesis presents a new algorithm for computing the Hermite form of a polynomial matrix. Given a nonsingular n by n matrix A filled with degree d polynomials with coefficients from a field, the algorithm computes the ... -
Heroism "at a Pinch:" The Story of the Structures of Middle-earth
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-15)Discussions of the heroic element in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings generally focus on Frodo and/or Aragorn. But Sam Gamgee is in some ways the best representative of the sort of heroism that Tolkien most admired, ... -
Heroism, Gaming, and the Rhetoric of Immortality
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-08)This dissertation examines rhetorics of heroism and immortality as they are negotiated through a variety of (new) media contexts. The dissertation demonstrates that media technologies in general, and videogames in particular, ... -
A Herschel/HIFI study of Water in Two Intermediate-Mass Star Forming Regions: Vela IRS 17 and Vela IRS 19
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-27)While the single core accretion model for low mass star formation is well developed, it cannot simply be extended into the high mass star formation regime where clustered star formation dominates. The study of intermediate-mass ... -
Hesitant Belonging: Understanding Generational Traumas of Forced Migration in Black and Palestinian Diaspora Contemporary Transnational Fiction
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-17)This dissertation explores the concept of "hesitant belonging" within the context of Black and Palestinian Diaspora Contemporary Transnational Fiction. The study investigates how forced migration, identity formation, and ...