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The Perspectives and Roles of Multinational Enterprises in Local Sustainable Development
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-27)As the rate of urbanization increases, cities face mounting socio-ecological challenges. At the local level, businesses are essential for developing cities and livelihoods and providing services to local communities. Local ... -
Perspectives écopoétiques dans le récit québécois contemporain
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)La présente étude a pour objectif de mettre en évidence les multiples perspectives que la littérature contemporaine québécoise offre sur la nature et les problématiques environnementales. Si le Québec fait figure de proue ... -
Perspectives from Pharmacists, Prescribers and Patients on Sharing Medication Reason for Use
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-05)Pharmacists rarely receive the reason a medication was prescribed, often referred to as reason for use (RFU). Pharmacists can use this information to better counsel patients, support patients in taking medications safely, ... -
Perspectives of Older Adult Cyclists on E-bikes As a Way to Prolong Mobility
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-13)In Canada, population aging will become an increasingly challenging issue as the proportion of the senior population is rapidly growing where it is expected to increase from 15.6% to 23% of Country’s total population by ... -
Perspectives on software-defined networks: interviews with five leading scientists from the networking community
(SpringerOpen, 2015-10-30)Software defined Networks (SDNs) have drawn much attention both from academia and industry over the last few years. Despite the fact that underlying ideas already exist through areas such as P2P applications and active ... -
Perspectives on the Formalism of Quantum Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)Quantum theory has the distinction among physical theories of currently underpinning most of modern physics, while remaining essentially mysterious, with no general agreement about the nature of its principles or the ... -
Perspectives on the Municipal Role in Effectuating Sustainable Industrial Park Development and Operations: The Hamilton, Ontario Case
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-28)Within the greater movement of sustainable development, industrial practices have been identified as a key area in which much improvement is both necessary and possible. The development and operation of industrial parks ... -
Persulfate Oxidation Coupled With Microbial Sulfate Reduction as a Combined Remedy
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-20)Groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) compounds including the high impact and persistent aromatic compounds such as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene (BTEX) poses serious risk to human health ... -
Persulfate Persistence and Treatability of Gasoline Compounds
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-06)Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) such as gasoline are ubiquitous organic compounds present at contaminated sites throughout the world. Accidental spills and leakage from underground storage tanks results in the formation of ... -
Perturbations to nutrient and carbon cycles by river damming
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-30)The damming of rivers represents one of the most far-reaching human modifications to the flows of water and associated matter from land to sea. Globally there are over 70 000 large dams whose reservoirs store more than ... -
Pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol-water systems using chitosa membranes
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Pessimistic Hazmat Network Design Problem with Emergency Team Location Considering Uncertain Response Time
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-24)Focusing on a road network where hazmat shipments need to be transported from the origins to destinations, this thesis proposes a pessimistic approach to mitigate the risk associated with the transportation of hazardous ... -
Petabase-scale Data Mining Identifies Novel Clostridial Species and Neurotoxins Associated with Ancient Human DNA
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-08)Analyzing microbial genomes found in archaeological samples can provide insights into the origins of modern infectious diseases. A large-scale metagenomic analysis of archeological samples discovered bacterial species ... -
Petrogenesis of Archean granitoids: Insights from inverse and forward modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-24)Archean granitoids are the earliest representation of continental crust on Earth. The Archean geological record is dominated by rocks of the tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) suite, which are thought to have formed ... -
The Petrogenesis of Pseudocarbonatites in Bancroft Region, Southwestern Grenville Province
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-15)Carbonatites are rare igneous rocks that form from fractionation of carbonate-rich, silica undersaturated magma. The petrogenesis of pseudocarbonatites (rocks that are similar to carbonatites, but without a clear mantle ... -
Petrogenesis of the Bissett Creek flake graphite deposit: Implications for regional graphite mineralization models in the Grenville Province, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-16)Graphite is a critical component of green and renewable energy technologies. In Ontario, graphite deposits are scattered throughout the pre-Grenvillian Laurentian Margin and the Composite Arc Belt of the Grenville Province. ... -
Petroleomic analysis of the treatment of naphthenic organics in oil sands process-affected water with buoyant photocatalysts
(Elsevier, 2018-09-15)The persistence of toxicity associated with the soluble naphthenic organic compounds (NOCs) of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) implies that a treatment solution may be necessary to enable safe return of this water ... -
Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Industry Integration and Coordination under Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-20)Petroleum refining and the petrochemical industry account for a major share in the world energy and industrial market. In many situations, they represent the economy back-bone of industrial countries. Today, the volatile ... -
PETROLOGY, TECTONIC SETTING, AND REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE OPHIOLITIC LIUYUAN COMPLEX, NW CHINA
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-03)Located along the southern margin of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), the mafic 290-280 Ma Liuyuan Complex stratigraphy and tectonic setting have been controversial for decades. Here, the results of a detailed field ... -
PEV Charging Infrastructure Integration into Smart Grid
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-05)Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) represent a huge step forward in a green transportation system, contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emission, and reduce the dependence on fossil fuel. With the increasing popularity ...