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Assessing the Sampling Design of the Community Aquatic Monitoring Program (CAMP)
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-16)The Community Aquatic Monitoring Program (CAMP) is a community based monitoring program that involves local stakeholders to monitor estuaries and bays in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (sGSL). Implemented in 2003, CAMP ... -
Assessing the suitability of economic policy instruments for urban flood risk management
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-14)Although modern technology has improved stormwater management practices, municipalities remain susceptible to urban flooding. One common method for addressing flood risk is through the application of economic policy ... -
Assessing the Trainability of the Variational Quantum State Diagonalization Algorithm at Scale
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-28)Quantum algorithm development is a famously difficult problem. The lack of intuition concerning the quantum realm makes constructing quantum algorithms which solve partic- ular problems of interest difficult. In addition, ... -
Assessing the use of biotic and abiotic soil remediation for the restoration of temperate meadow ecosystems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-03-28)While the extent of grasslands in Southern Ontario has been greatly reduced, urban and suburban areas provide numerous potential sites for their restoration. Grassland restoration in cities can provide ecological and ... -
Assessing the use of Flood Risk Management in High Risk Zones in Canada. A Case Study in New Hamburg, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-07)Flooding is Canada’s most significant source of natural disaster risk. Development in high risk areas, aging infrastructure and climate change all contribute to increasing frequency of flooding in Canada. The traditional ... -
Assessing the Use of Government Open Data and the Role of Data Infomediaries The Case of Nova Scotia’s Community Counts Program
(Center for E-Government, 2016)This study examines the Nova Scotia Community Counts program, a common platform that aggregates data from many sources mirroring what is generally considered as government open data. The role of Community Counts as a data ... -
Assessing the use of δ18O-PO4 analysis for tracing source inputs and the cycling of phosphorus: Applications to the Grand River
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-01)The use of δ18O- PO4 analysis was assessed for the Grand River, a highly impacted river in Southern Ontario that receives inputs from 30 WWTPs. Significant nutrient inputs within the watershed have led to prolific aquatic ... -
Assessing the Utility of Hydrologic Model Diagnostics for Decision Support
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-27)Theoretical, computational and experimental advances have led to easier access to more complex and robust hydrologic models. These hydrologic models may be used to support decision making by water managers and stakeholders. ... -
Assessing the utility of passive sampling for building-scale SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based surveillance to inform public health action
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-21)Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) is an effective public health tool that has been used to detect human viruses for decades. Most recently it has been applied to monitor SARS-CoV-2 RNA in municipal wastewater to track ... -
Assessing the Whole Person: Examining how Psychosocial Factors are currently considered within Frailty Screening Tools
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)Background: Many operationalisations of frailty exclude psychosocial factors, despite considerable research on the links between frailty and these factors. This study examined older adult/caregiver (OA) and healthcare ... -
Assessing user specifications of robot behaviour for material transport tasks
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)Robots are an established component of many existing manufacturing processes. In the majority of cases, these robots operate in segregated areas, separated from human workers. However, as robots' capabilities in sensing ... -
Assessing Visitors' Satisfaction at Parks Canada Sites
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-08)This study addresses the measurement of satisfaction. In doing so, it proposes a hypothetical conceptual framework for examining visitors’ satisfaction with their experiences in nature-based settings. Visitors’ overall ... -
Assessing Workers’ Ability to Recognize Lifting Risk Factors for Low Back Pain: Investigating the Efficacy of a Simple Educational Message.
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-21)Introduction: Participatory ergonomic approaches have been shown to be an effective method for identifying work place hazards. Since in many workplaces, expertise in ergonomics is not available, simple educational messages ... -
Assessment and Comparison of Continuous Measurement Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-10)In this thesis we critically examine the assessment and comparison of continuous measurement systems. Measurement systems, defined to be the devices, people, and protocol used to make a measurement, are an important tool ... -
Assessment and validation of liquid breakup models for high-pressure dense diesel sprays
(Springer, 2016-06-01)Liquid breakup in fuel spray and atomization significantly affects the consequent mixture formation, combustion behavior, and emission formation processes in a direct injection diesel engine. In this paper, different models ... -
Assessment Methods for Advanced Masonry Work Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-19)The physically strenuous and demanding nature of construction tasks exposes workers to injury risks, can reduce productivity, and contributes to undesirable early retirement. In spite of these risks, human performance in ... -
Assessment of Affordable Housing Options using Collaborative Geospatial Software
(University of Waterloo, 2007-12-03)The scale of the affordable housing problem in Canada is enormous and the situation is worsening due to a number of recent social trends. Continued wealth inequality, an aging population, increased immigration, changing ... -
Assessment of Battery Capacity Fading in Partially-Decoupled Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System Topologies for Electric Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-16)Battery energy storage system (ESS) is a major component of an electric vehicle (EV), as it supplies the entire propulsion power, constitutes a significant share of the EV’s cost and weight, and plays a key role in EV ... -
An assessment of community-based climate change planning practice in Nova Scotia
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-08)Climate change poses serious threats to Canadian communities. Are communities prepared to manage the impacts of climate change? Are they ready? This research set out to explore and analyze how communities in Nova Scotia ... -
Assessment of corrosion defects in pipelines
(University of Waterloo, 2000)