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New Opportunities from Old Foundations: 798 Art Zone a Case of Industrial Heritage Tourism
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-24)Industrial remains can be found in many regions that experienced industrialization. However, they are, in general, at risk of loss through destruction and abandonment. Promoting tourism can be a helpful tool for regional ... -
A New Optimality Measure for Distance Dominating Sets
(University of Waterloo, 2006)We study the problem of finding the smallest power of an input graph that has <em>k</em> disjoint dominating sets, where the <em>i</em>th power of an input graph <em>G</em> is constructed by adding edges between pairs ... -
New Paradigms in Medium-Term Operations and Planning of Power Systems in Deregulation
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-29)The operation of a large and complex electric power system requires meticulous and rigorous study and incessant planning. All the players involved, must plan ahead to account for the uncertainties that can affect the ... -
"A New Park, A New Opportunity": Place-Branding, Acculturation, and Cultural Diversity in Rouge National Urban Park
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-15)In 2015, the Rouge National Urban Park Act formally established the ‘newest member to the Parks Canada family’ in the form of Canada’s first-ever national urban park. Located in the eastern end of Toronto, the largest and ... -
A New Perspective for the Rationality of Fossil Fuel Divestment - the Interaction between the Shifting of Capital Flow and Stranded Assets
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-28)In recent years, fossil fuel divestment has shown increasing popularity among individual and institutional investors. Investors adopt this strategy due to two types of consideration, which are moral and financial concerns. ... -
A new perspective on loss to follow-up in failure time and life history studies
(Wiley, 2019-07-24)A framework is proposed for the joint modeling of life history and loss to follow-up (LTF) processes in cohort studies. This framework provides a basis for discussing independence conditions for LTF and censoring and ... -
A new perspective on urban form with the integration of Space Syntax and MCDA – An exploratory analysis of the city of Xi’an, China
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-07)The research on urban form and its related socio-economic activities have been undertaken for long, while the evolution of research approaches and tools are limited by the conventional medium such as maps to interpret the ... -
New Platform Designs for Enabling Atomic Interactions in Solid and Gaseous States
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-17)This dissertation is composed of two projects that explored two new platforms for measuring atomic interactions using simpler designs than in the literature. The first project of this dissertation designed a platform that ... -
New Platforms for Terahertz Silicon Waveguides and Their Application in Absorption Spectroscopy
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-15)Waveguides (components which convey electromagnetic waves between points) are essential building blocks within miniaturized systems for all ranges of frequency and applications, including those in the Terahertz (THz) ... -
New Plug-in Electric Vehicles Charging Models Based on Demand Response Programs for System Reliability Improvement
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)Recent years have seen a dramatic worldwide increase in the use of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Their tremendous social, economic, and environmental benefits have made PEVs highly promising alternatives to conventional ... -
New PNHN Pincer-Type Ligands and Their Complexes for Transfer Hydrogenation
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)The ligand tBu2PC2H4NHCH2Py (PNHN) was synthesized starting from 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde and 2-chloroethanamine. Initial attempts for coordination of the PNHN ligand to a metal center was performed using [IrCl(COE)2]2, ... -
A New Portable Digital Meniscometer
(Wolters Kluwer, 2014-01)Purpose: The aims of this study were (i) to develop a new portable slit-lamp mounted digital meniscometer (PDM) and (ii) to test its accuracy and repeatability compared to the existing Yokoi et al. videomeniscometer ... -
A NEW PUNCHING SHEAR STRENGTHENING TECHNIQUE FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS AT INTERIOR SLAB-COLUMN CONNECTIONS
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-27)In certain situations the punching strength of a connection may become inadequate after construction due to changes of connection geometry from drilling or coring, or from changes of building use, or construction and ... -
A New Regenerative Anti-Idling System for Service Vehicles: Load Identification, Optimal Power Management
(University of Waterloo, 2016-07-12)Service vehicles, such as refrigerator trucks and tour buses, are equipped with auxiliary devices, including refrigeration systems and cabin air conditioning systems, which consume significant amount of energy. The engine ... -
New Revenue and Cost-Savings through Operationalizing Sustainable Community Plans within Small Municipalities in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-28)This thesis explores the cost-saving potential of market-based instruments (MBIs) and other cost-savings mechanisms for small Ontario municipalities looking to operationalize their sustainable community plans. Market-based ... -
A New Role for Student Housing: Revitalizing a Mid-Sized City Core
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-21)Of the many urban revitalization strategies currently being implemented, one in particular is gaining in popularity. The revitalizing tactic of establishing a satellite University campus within the heart of a mid-sized ... -
New Route to Frustration by Quantum Many-Body Effects in the Spin Liquid Pyrochlore Tb$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-25)In this thesis we investigate the frustrated spin liquid Tb$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$ theoretically. The low-energy effective Hamiltonian of this compound is derived by integrating out the excited crystal field states. It is ... -
New Ruins: The Decline and Regeneration of Council Housing
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-11)The thesis explores the emergence, decline, and regeneration of council housing in the United Kingdom, and specifically London. It presents a conception of housing as a commodity derived from Arjun Appadurai’s The Social ... -
A New Segmentation Algorithm for Prostate Boundary Detection in 2D Ultrasound Images
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Prostate segmentation is a required step in determining the volume of a prostate, which is very important in the diagnosis and the treatment of prostate cancer. In the past, radiologists manually segment the two-dimensional ... -
A New Self-Contained Electro-Hydraulic Brake System
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-21)The automotive brake system plays a significant role not only in the deceleration and stopping process, but also in many stability control strategies. To overcome the limitations of conventional brake systems and to improve ...