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Expected utility of the drawdown-based regime-switching risk model with state-dependent termination
(Elsevier, 2018-03-01)In this paper, we model an entity’s surplus process X using the drawdown-based regime-switching (DBRS) dynamics proposed in Landriault et al. (2015a). We introduce the state-dependent termination time to the model, and ... -
The Expendable Citizen:Patriotism, Sacrifice, and Sentiment in American Culture
(University of Waterloo, 2007-12-18)This study argues that the American citizen’s choice to perform or not perform sacrificial national duties has been heavily mediated by sentimental representations of sacrifice in popular narratives. Through an analysis ... -
The experience of hosting friends and relatives for immigrants
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-15)A substantial amount of travel decisions are influenced to a varying degree by personal relationships between visitors and residents. Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel is a term commonly used to refer to this ... -
The Experience of Ontario Farm Families Engaged in Agritourism
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-23)This phenomenological study explored the experiences of farm families starting and operating agritourism. Many extant studies of agritourism have privileged positivistic methodologies and quantitative approaches. To better ... -
Experiences at Lollapalooza: Theorizing About Belonging, Group Norms, and the Role of the Trickster in Liminal Community Space
(University of Waterloo, 2017-03-03)Literature written on music festivals focuses on motivations, crowds, drug use, and marketing. This study tried to understand the experiences of music festival participants at a large scale international music festival. ... -
Experiences of Food Insecurity Among Undergraduate Students: “You Can’t Starve Yourself Through School”
(Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, 2019-03)Canadian post-secondary students are vulnerable to food insecurity, yet lack of examination of this issue has prevented identification of policy and program solutions. This mixed-methods study aimed to characterize the ... -
The Experiences of Muslim Women Employed in the Tourism Industry: The Case of Oman
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-27)The purpose of this thesis is to understand the experiences and meanings of tourism employment for Muslim women in the Middle East, including the positive and negative aspects of this form of employment. The study was ... -
Experiences with Prefabrication and Habitat for Humanity
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-12)This thesis chronicles my experiences with developing a panelized wall system for use by Habitat for Humanity and with testing that system in the design and construction of a house. Presented as a series of narratives, it ... -
Experiencing Learn-to-Curl Leagues: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of Adult Introductory Sport Programs
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-02)Understanding the new sport experiences of adults is key to addressing declining Canadian sport participation and physical activity levels. Specifically, well-organized and engaging introductory sport programs may increase ... -
Experiential Learning and New Institutionalism in Ontario Higher Education: A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiential Learning Certificate at the University of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-24)Recent events in the field of higher education have resulted in experiential learning becoming an institutional priority in many post-secondary institutions. In Ontario, the Premier’s Highly Skilled Workforce Expert Panel ... -
Experiential Learning with Respect to Model Based Design Applied to Advanced Vehicle Development
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-10)With the need for greener powertrains every more present, automakers and part suppliers are lacking skill staff to fulfill design roles. It is estimated there are over 20 million lines of software code in vehicles today ... -
Experimental Analysis and Computational Modeling of Annealing in AA6xxx Alloys
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-02)Microstructural evolution in a naturally-aged and cold-rolled AA6451 aluminum alloy during a non-isothermal annealing process, which leads to significant grain refinement, is investigated through: (a) conducting a comprehensive ... -
Experimental Analysis and Modeling Investigation of Precipitation Kinetics and Hardening in two Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-21)The effects of various thermal processing routes on the precipitation hardening behavior and microstructural characteristics of AA7075 and a developmental AA7xxx alloy (D-7xxx) are investigated using multi-scale characterization ... -
Experimental analysis of coherent structures in a plane confined jet
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)Confined jets are commonly employed in several industrial applications such as propul-sion systems in the aerospace industry and environmental control systems. In the presentstudy, the flow development of a high ... -
An Experimental Analysis of Multi-Perspective Convolutional Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-16)Modelling the similarity of sentence pairs is an important problem in natural language processing and information retrieval, with applications in tasks such as paraphrase identification and answer selection in question ... -
Experimental Analysis of Opportunistic Communication for Vehicular Internet Access
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-18)This thesis examines the problem of using 802.11 hotspots for vehicular Internet access. In this access paradigm, a user in a vehicle performs batch transfers by opportunistically communicating with roadside 802.11 access ... -
Experimental Analysis of Smart Tires
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-17)A novel smart tire monitoring system was designed and implemented on a fully functional car tire. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based piezo-electric sensors were embedded inside rubber tire to measure strain related data. ... -
Experimental and Analytical Analysis of Perimeter Radiant Heating Panels
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In recent years the U. S. and Canada have seen a steady increase in energy consumption. The U. S. in particular uses 25% more energy than it did 20 years ago. With declining natural resources and an increase ... -
Experimental and Analytical Investigation of the Cavity Expansion Method for Mechanical Characterization of Soft Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-17)In biomedical engineering, the mechanical properties of biological tissues are commonly determined by using conventional methods such as tensile stretching, confined and unconfined compression, indentation and elastography. ... -
Experimental and Computational Micromechanical Investigations for Developing Mechanically Competent 3D Printable Nanocomposite Biomaterials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-19)The development of mechanically competent biomaterials that can also facilitate new bone formation is a major challenge in the field of bone repair, especially critically-sized bone defect reconstruction. 3D printed synthetic ...