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Patterns of nest survival, movement and habitat use of sagebrush-obligate birds in an energy development landscape
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-09)The sagebrush ecosystem in western North America provides habitat for approximately 350 plant and animal species, many of which are species of conservation concern. The sage-grouse and several species of sagebrush associated ... -
Patterns of Search Result Examination: Query to First Action.
(ACM, 2019-11-03)To determine key factors that affect a user's behavior with search results, we conducted a controlled eye-tracking study of users completing search tasks using both desktop and mobile devices. We focus our investigation ... -
Patterns of use and biomarkers of exposure among ‘dual’ tobacco cigarette and electronic cigarette users in Canada.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-23)Background: Tobacco use remains the leading risk factor for preventable disease in Canada. Although tobacco smoke is the direct cause of smoking-induced diseases, nicotine addiction sustains the use of tobacco. Electronic ... -
Paved Paradise: Municipal Parking Policy and Surface Parking in Downtown Urban Growth Centres
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-17)In 2006, the Province of Ontario introduced the “Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe” (“Growth Plan”) with the goal of managing the significant population and employment growth projected for the Greater Toronto–Hamilton ... -
Pavement and bridge cost allocation analysis of the Ontario intercity highway network
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Pavement Deterioration and PE Pipe Behaviour Resulting from Open-Cut and HDD Pipeline Installation Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-17)The damaging impact of continuous utility cuts on flexible pavement performance has been shown to be a major problem for urban roads and pavement mangers due to high reconstruction and maintenance costs. Horizontal Directional ... -
Pavement Flooding Risk Assessment and Management in the Changing Climate
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)Flooding, which can cause substantial infrastructure damages resulting in adverse social, environmental, and economical consequences, is a rising concern in the changing climate. Road networks consisting of interconnected ... -
Pavement Performance Modeling of Unique Crosswalk Designs
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)Interlocking Concrete Pavements also known as block pavements are one of the integral parts of the pavement system in Europe. The use of ICP slowly extended to other countries including North America. As the usage increased ... -
Pavement Performance Prediction Using Machine Learning and Instrumentation in Smart Pavement
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-19)The optimization of pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation (M&R) planning and costs has been historically proven as a complex task. In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications in ... -
A PCE plume discharging to a river, investigations of flux, geochemistry, and biodegradation in the streambed
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PDF Accessibility: Considerations and Best Practices for Learning Objects and Other Library Materials
(University of Waterloo Library, 2022-03-30)Despite concerns raised about accessibility compliance, libraries and vendors still commonly create and use PDFs for information sharing and information literacy instruction, a trend heightened by the recent increase in ... -
Peculiar Velocities and Large Scale Flows as Probes of Gravity, ΛCDM and the Growth of Structure over Cosmic Time
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)Peculiar velocities are possibly the most powerful probes of very large-scale mass density fluctuations in the nearby Universe. When coupled with a density field they also can constrain the growth factor of the universe ... -
Pedestrian Activity Model for prioritizing investment – A case study of sidewalk snow clearing in the City of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-07)This research emphasizes the needed integration for the empirical field of pedestrian modeling and the practical field of public works services. This is illustrated by focusing on the winter sidewalk maintenance delivery ... -
Pediatric Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling to Advance Knowledge of Breastfeeding Infant Exposure to Maternal Medications
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-04)While there are benefits of breastfeeding to the maternal-infant pair, mothers taking medication may decide not to breastfeed amid unclear risks of exposing the infant to the drug through milk. Uncertainty arises mainly ... -
Pedicle Screw Insertion Surgical Simulator
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-16)Scoliosis is a sideway spinal deformity. If the curvature is measured to be more than 50 degrees, the patient can feel significant discomfort. In such cases, surgery is required to straighten the spine. Pedicle screw ... -
Peer Language Use and Criminal Decision-Making: An Experimental Study Testing Framing Effects of Peer Messages
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-25)Criminal decision-making tends to occur in social contexts. There is evidence that the decision to commit a crime is often preceded by verbal communication, however, relatively little is known about the mechanisms through ... -
Peer-Based Intelligent Tutoring Systems: A Corpus-Oriented Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-11)In this thesis, we present an artificial intelligence approach for tutoring students in environments where there is a large repository of possible learning objects (e.g. texts, videos). In particular, we advocate that ... -
PEGylated MoSe2 Nanomaterials with Limited Oxidation via Femtosecond Laser Ablation for Photothermal Therapy
(American Chemical Society, 2024)MoSe2 nanomaterials are promising photothermal agents for non-invasive cancer treatment. Their surfaces usually need to be functionalized with biocompatible polymers to improve their biocompatibility and colloidal stability ... -
Penalized Regression for Interval-Censored Times of Disease Progression: Selection of HLA Markers in Psoriatic Arthritis
(Wiley, 2015-09)Times of disease progression are interval-censored when progression status is only known at a series of assessment times. This situation arises routinely in clinical trials and cohort studies when events of interest are ... -
Pencil Light Transport
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Global illumination is an important area of computer graphics, having direct applications in architectural visualization, lighting design and entertainment. Indirect illumination effects such as soft shadows, color ...