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Developing Efficient Strategies for Automatic Calibration of Computationally Intensive Environmental Models
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-25)Environmental simulation models have been playing a key role in civil and environmental engineering decision making processes for decades. The utility of an environmental model depends on how well the model is structured ... -
Developing Knowledge of Polysemous Vocabulary
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-08)This study investigated the development of knowledge of vocabulary including multiple meanings of words during the school years. Twenty children from each of Grades 2, 5, 8, and 11 were tested for their knowledge of all ... -
Developing Macrolipidomics Profiling Methods for Dietary Food Samples
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-19)Diet has a major impact on health and disease and poor nutrition increases the risk of chronic disease. The amount and type of dietary fat has been a key target for dietary guidelines and health policy. Dietary fat in ... -
Developing measures of muscle health in women diagnosed with breast cancer and in a healthy, young adult reference cohort
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-12)Skeletal muscle health is an important predictor of survival, treatment toxicity, and physical function in cancer patients and survivors. While accelerated rates of muscle wasting are often observed in patients with advanced ... -
Developing Models Using Game Theory for Analyzing the Interaction of Various Stakeholders in Energy Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Air pollution, global warming, climate change, and economic development are all reasons for governments around the world to incentivize the development of renewable energy generation technologies and plan for a transition ... -
Developing Novel Synthetic Methodologies Using Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents and Diazonium- or Iodonium Ylides
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-14)Hypervalent iodine compounds have been established as useful reagents in synthetic chemistry due to their ease of handling and wide range of chemical reactivity under mild reaction conditions. Reported within are studies ... -
Developing Parameter Constraints for Radar-based SWE Retrievals
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-28)Terrestrial snow is an important freshwater reservoir with significant influence on the climate and energy balance. It exhibits natural spatiotemporal variability which has been enhanced by climate change, thus it is ... -
Developing Parsimonious and Efficient Algorithms for Water Resources Optimization Problems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-11-20)In the current water resources scientific literature, a wide variety of engineering design problems are solved in a simulation-optimization framework. These problems can have single or multiple objective functions and their ... -
Developing Practical Guidelines for Sense of Place Using Visual Simulations: A Case Study at Pier 21
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-22)Sense of place is important because it enhances the user experience in a setting, promotes well maintained public places and encourages public participation in planning. In addition, sense of place has recently been ... -
Developing pre-industrial baselines from floodplain lake sediment cores to quantify the extent of metals pollution within the Alberta Oil Sands Region
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-28)Oil sands mining operations began in 1967, but the onset of a monitoring program to assess water and sediment quality in the Athabasca River watershed began 30 years later. Consequently, no knowledge of pre-industrial, ... -
Developing Publics: Opportunities for the Community in the Mississauga Employment Areas
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-26)The post-war suburbs were not designed to be cities. As they mature and grow, these places need to adapt to take on the roles of new urban centres. However, increasingly it seems these places are inflexible to change in ... -
Developing the Hydrologic Model of the Laurel Creek Watershed Including the Water Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)Continued growth of the Canadian economy has led to an increased population, which resulted in the progressive urbanization of Canada’s watersheds. Additionally, as infrastructure ages, an increasing percentage of drinking ... -
Developing the Patient Falls Risk Report: A tool for sharing falls-related clinical information from home care with primary care providers
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-27)Background. Due to inadequate information sharing systems, primary care and home care providers in Ontario have some of the lowest rates of communication in Canada and among all OECD countries. As a result, clinicians are ... -
Developing theoretical and experimental tools for a hybrid quantum simulator based on trapped ions
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)Quantum simulation is the process of using a highly controllable quantum system to simulate another less controllable system. Quantum simulation can provide insights into the properties and dynamics of complex many-body ... -
Developing Up and not Out: Understanding the Barriers to and Opportunities for Reurbanization along Waterloo’s Central Transit Corridor
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-05)This thesis assesses factors affecting Region of Waterloo’s progress toward key reurbanization objectives mandated in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, and the Regional Official Plan, 2010. While ... -
Developing Virtual Field Experiences to Promote Student Learning and Bridge Knowledge Gaps between the Classroom and the Field
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-01)In 2020, a specific type of Virtual Reality (VR), Virtual Field Experiences (VFE), was identified as a proof-of-concept for positively contributing to student learning by the University of Waterloo's Department of Earth ... -
Development and analysis of molecular methods for functional metagenomics of the human gut microbiome
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-21)Interest in the human microbiome has risen quickly in recent years as the microbes that live in and on our body have been implicated in a growing number of human health and disease states. This interest has been supported ... -
Development and Application of a Chemical Degradation Model for Reinforced Electrolyte Membranes in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-19)Fuel cells are electrochemical devices being developed for a variety of consumer applications including homes and vehicles. Before customers will accept this technology fuel cells must demonstrate suitable durability and ... -
Development and Application of a Consumable-Free Modulator for Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-16)Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC), is a separation method recognized as offering far greater peak capacity than conventional one-dimensional separations. Today, the most frequently used GC×GC systems ... -
Development and application of a new Attended Field of View (AFOV) test
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)Purpose: An important challenge for eye care practitioners is meeting the needs of an ever-increasing elderly population. Standard vision tests are inadequate for determining performance in real life situations. One test ...