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An Index of Groundworks and Bearings: Architectural lessons on foundation building in Vuntut Gwitchin traditional territory
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)The foundation mediates the relationship between a building and the land. It is a connection that is particularly challenging to ground in frozen soils. Bridging the Arctic Circle in the Northern Yukon, Vuntut Gwitchin ... -
Indexing Compressed Text
(University of Waterloo, 2003)As a result of the rapid growth of the volume of electronic data, text compression and indexing techniques are receiving more and more attention. These two issues are usually treated as independent problems, but approaches ... -
India and the Neglected Development Dimensions of Bretton Woods
(2015-07-18)This paper helps correct two common misconceptions about the origins of the Bretton Woods institutions. The first is that the negotiations were primarily an Anglo-American affair in which developing countries had little ... -
India's biophysical economy, 1961-2008. Sustainability in a national and global context
(Elsevier, 2012-04-01)India's economic growth in the last decade has raised several concerns in terms of its present and future resource demands for materials and energy. While per capita resource consumption is still extremely modest but on ... -
Indications of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage recovery following wastewater treatment upgrades in the central Grand River
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)Treated effluent from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can be a source of substantial nutrient and contaminant loading, altering water chemistry and ecological conditions in receiving waters. To meet new regulations and ... -
Indicators, domains, and scoring methods for a Canadian Community Sustainability Indicator Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-23)The concept of sustainability has gained traction within Canadian planning efforts in recent years. As such, there is a need to measure progress toward sustainability goals; it was found that sustainability indicators are ... -
Indictments, Dismissals, and Obstruction – Republika Srpska: 1992 - 2011
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-10)This work details the transformation of the Republika Srpska from its foundation in 1992 to the election of Milorad Dodik as the entity's president in 2011. It covers the bloody birth of the RS and the role of its founders ... -
The Indigenous Ainu of Japan and the "Northern Territories" Dispute
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-19)This thesis re-examines the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia, the so-called “Northern Territories” issue, through a reinterpretation of the role of the indigenous Ainu of Japan. An exploration of Ainu history ... -
Indigenous Guardian programs as a model for evaluating traditional land use in post-reclaimed sites
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-08)This thesis explores Indigenous Guardian programs as a model for monitoring post-reclaimed mine sites in Treaty 8 Territory, Alberta, Canada. As a joint research project between Fort McKay First Nation (FMFN), University ... -
Indigenous institutions, a resource for environmental impact assessment and planning in Ghana
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Indigenous Intangible Cultural Heritage: Towards an Indigenous Approach to Canadian Heritage Management and Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-17)Canada’s ‘official’ heritage is overwhelmingly comprised of designated buildings, monuments, landscapes, and streetscapes that reflect notable architectural styles or historic character, celebrated places, and key agents ... -
Indirect conversion amorphous selenium photodetectors for medical imaging applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-22)The innovative design of flat panel volume computed tomography (CT) systems has recently led to the emergence of a wide spectrum of new applications for both diagnostic and interventional purposes, such as ultra-high ... -
Indirect Quantum Control: An Implementation-Independent Scheme
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-17)The ability to control quantum systems rapidly as compared to their coherence times is a central requirement for most proposed quantum technologies, such as quantum computing and quantum metrology. Improving the ratio of ... -
Indirect stochastic adaptive control using optimal joint parameter and state estimation
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Indium Antimonide Plasmonic Nanostructures for Tunable Terahertz Sources
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-23)In this work, procedures were successfully created and deployed for the development, characterization, and study of indium antimonide nanostructures as well as their terahertz plasmonic response. Using molecular beam ... -
Indium Oxide Doped Polyaniline for Detection of Formaldehyde
(Wiley, 2022-06-22)Polyaniline (PANI) and a polyaniline derivative (poly (2,5-dimethyl aniline)) were evaluated for their sensitivity towards formaldehyde. Among the two polymer backbones evaluated, polyaniline seemed more sensitive towards ... -
Indium Thin Films in Multilayer Superconducting Quantum Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-03)The superconducting quantum computer is an implementation of the quantum computer and a current leader the field in terms of performance and potential for scalability to large systems. Its two main components are the ... -
Individual differences in recogn-eye-zing faces: Behavioural and neural underpinnings of face recognition in neurotypical and autistic adults
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)Attention to another’s eyes and face recognition are necessary building blocks for efficient social communication. Neurotypical adults show an attentional bias for the eye region and strong face recognition performance. ... -
Individual differences in the emotional modulation of gaze-cuing
(Taylor and Francis, 2018-07-08)Gaze-cuing refers to the spontaneous orienting of attention towards a gazed-at location, characterised by shorter response times to gazed-at than non-gazed at targets. Previous research suggests that processing of these ... -
Individual Human Rights: Reconciling Rights with Value Pluralism
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-01)Abstract: This thesis examines the foundations of individual human rights. The general thought that informs the discussion is that rights and values are two different kinds of moral discourse. Hence, any attempt to simply ...