• The development of integrating number and proportion in probabilistic decision-making 

  Tawfik, Reem (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-22)

  The ability to integrate multiple pieces of information and use it to guide decision-making is an essential part of everyday reasoning. While it may not seem like it, the information in our environments is often numerical ...

• Selected Topics in Variable Annuities 

  Wang, Yumin (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-22)

  Variable annuities are long-term insurance products. They have become one of the most popular savings/investment vehicles over the past two decades due to their flexible investment options, stable long-term guarantees, and ...

• Analysis of Facial Emotional Characteristics: Impact of Culture and Gender 

  Ma, Yintao (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-22)

  Emotional expressions are considered universal for a long time. However, some evidence indicates that there are gender and cultural specific variations in emotional expressions, which leads to inaccurate recognition result ...

• Examining how changes in school-level intramurals impact physical activity among Ontario youth over time: A natural experiment evaluation from the COMPASS study 

  Burns, Kathleen Elizabeth (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-21)

  Introduction: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) has many health benefits for youth. However, the majority of Canadian youth are falling short of the recommended 60 minutes of MVPA per day. Since youth spend a ...

• Determinants of Rapid Transit Planning Processes in Ecuador 

  Arias Arellano, Juan F. (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-21)

  This research presents a novel framework for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of rapid transit planning processes based on a mixed-method approach, along with the corresponding results: the relative importance of ...

• On the Development of Fold Initiator Patterns to Promote Progressive Folding of Hot Stamped Ultra-High Strength Axial Crush Structures 

  Lee, Suh Ho (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-21)

  The effect of fold initiator design on the performance of axial crush rails fabricated using ultra high strength steels (UHSS) is examined in a combined experimental-numerical-analytical study. Of particular interest is ...

• Timing Predictable and High-Performance Hardware Cache Coherence Mechanisms for Real-Time Multi-Core Platforms 

  Kaushik, Anirudh Mohan (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-18)

  Multi-core platforms are becoming primary compute platforms for real-time systems such as avionics and autonomous vehicles. This adoption is primarily driven by the increasing application demands deployed in real-time ...

• “Are you the real police?” “No. We’re the campus police.” An examination of the way Ontario Special Constables govern risk on post-secondary campuses 

  Cook, Katie (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-17)

  This dissertation examines the role of special constables on Ontario post-secondary campuses and where they are positioned in relation to the broad range of state and non-state law enforcement entities in Canada. Through ...

• Graphene-based FET biosensors 

  Novodchuk, Inna (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-16)

  Graphene and graphene-based materials are highly attractive for field effect transistor (FET) applications because of their elevated theoretical charge carrier mobility. Graphene FETs (GFETs) are studied for biosensing ...

• Learning From Almost No Data 

  Sucholutsky, Ilia (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-15)

  The tremendous recent growth in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning has largely been tied to the availability of big data and massive amounts of compute. The increasingly popular approach of training ...

• Z3str4: A Solver for Theories over Strings 

  Berzish, Murphy (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-15)

  Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) solvers supporting rich theories of strings have facilitated numerous industrial applications with the need to reason about string operations and predicates that are present in many ...

• Perceptual Quality Assessment of High Dynamic Range & Wide Colour Gamut Images and Video 

  Costa, Thilan (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-15)

  While many successful algorithms have been proposed in the field of Image Quality Assessment (IQA) and Video Quality Assessment (VQA) through the years, High Dynamic Range (HDR) Wide Colour Gamut (WCG) technology and content ...

• Engineering the Performance of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanotransistors through Quantum Transport Simulations 

  Kaniselvan, Manasa (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-10)

  Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of stable, atomically-thin monolayer materials with unique mechanical and electronic properties, leading to several proposed applications in electronics ...

• Development and characterization of stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems to prevent HIV infection and the treatment of chronic wounds 

  Traore, Yannick Leandre (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-10)

  Patient compliance is very important and highly depends on the drug dosage form which correlates with the success of therapy. Drug delivery systems can be adapted to different pharmaceutical ingredients and to different ...

• Cannabis and Rural Land Use Conflicts in Southern Ontario 

  Boerema, Gerrit (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-08)

  With the recent introduction of the Cannabis Act, S.C. 2018, c. 16, cannabis production for recreational and medicinal purposes has significantly increased which has resulted in impacts on rural communities. This research ...

• Development of a Microfluidic Hemodialysis Device Equipped with an Antifouling Nanoporous Dialysis Membrane 

  Chu, Kyle (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-08)

  This thesis presents a microfluidic hemodialyzer and an experimental platform and demonstrates that the performance of a polycarbonate membrane used in a continuous setting that can be comparable to commercial hollow-fibre ...

• Late-universe signals in the microwave sky: extragalactic dust, electrons, and other baryonic effects 

  McCarthy, Fiona (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-07)

  This thesis collects much of the work I have done over the last four years as a PhD student. It has two focuses. Part 1 discusses gravitational radiation emitted from two maximally charged black holes in Einstein--Maxwell--dilaton ...

• Local Traditional/Country Food Processing and Food Sovereignty: Investigating the Political Challenges for an Indigenous Self-government to Self-Determine and Develop its Local Food System 

  Judge, Connor (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-07)

  Background: Climate change in tandem with previous colonial policies have severely impacted local traditional food systems, resulting in a disruption to traditional knowledge sharing, a greater reliance on market foods and ...

• Controlling Cyberwarfare: International Laws of Armed Conflict and Human Rights in the Cyber Realm 

  Jordan, W. Jim (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-04)

  Cyberwarfare, military activities in cyberspace conducted by a state against another state and intended to disrupt or destroy computing or communica­tion systems or data, is a recent addition to the warfaring arsenal. The ...

• Optimizing protein S-acylation detection in autophagy 

  Liao, Meng Qi (University of Waterloo, 2021-06-04)

  S-acylation, sometimes referred to as S-palmitoylation or simply palmitoylation, is a posttranslational protein modification involving the covalent addition of a fatty acid to cysteine residues. Since the first characterization ...

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