Browsing Theses by Title
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The Impact of Glaciation and Permafrost on Groundwater Flow
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-21)Current geologic and climatic conditions need to be considered when choosing an appropriate site for a Deep Geologic Repository (DGR). However, given the million-year timeframe for the radioactivity of the used fuel to ... -
The Impact of Governance on Disaster Vulnerability
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Abstract: This thesis outlines research that was conducted on the relationship between governance, public policy and the impacts of disasters. Here, the vulnerability approach to disaster management is viewed through ... -
The Impact of Graphene Sheet Size on the Performance of Interconnected Graphene Foam-Based Supercapacitors
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-24)The increasing demand for energy and growing concerns of propagating greenhouse emissions has directed many investments towards the furtherance of benign energy storage commercialization. Unfortunately, batteries continue ... -
The Impact of Harmonics on the Power Cable Stress Grading System
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-22)With the continuous growth of non-linear power electronic components and the increasing penetration of the distributed generation (DG), the potential for degradation in the power quality of the existing grid exists. There ... -
Impact of health warning messages on smokeless tobacco products
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-30)Tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of death in the world, and 5 million people worldwide continue to smoke. Further adding to the problem is the fact that smoking cessation rates are very low, and there are some ... -
Impact of High Fidelity Battery Models for Vehicle Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-14)Automotive battery models, compared with personal electronics, are more complex as they experience a larger range of current discharge/charge rates. Electronics have a constant power demand, and thus a constant current is ... -
Impact of in vitro Tear Film Composition on Lysozyme Deposition and Denaturation
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)Purpose To study the impact of lactoferrin and lipids on the kinetic deposition and denaturation of lysozyme on contact lens materials. Methods The contact lenses investigated in this thesis included two silicone ... -
The Impact of Informal Care and Caregiver Burden on Place of Death in Palliative Home Care
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-26)BACKGROUND: Literature suggests that many palliative home care patients wish to die at home. This study investigated determinants of caregiver burden among palliative home care patients, with particular interest in its ... -
The Impact of Information on the Performance of an M/M/1 Queueing System
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-23)Reviews provided by previous customers contain information, which can be used by new customers. This research examines the impact of the user-generated reviews, on the performance of an M/M/1 queueing system. We assume ... -
The Impact of Information Quality of Job Descriptions on an Applicant's Decision to Pursue a Job
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-26)Job descriptions are one of the major mechanisms that organizations use to convey job and company information to job applicants. Consequently, job descriptions play a major role in the recruitment process to attract job ... -
The Impact of Information Technology Investments on Hospital Performance and Quality of Care
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-18)The business value of Information Technology (measuring the impact of IT investments on organizational productivity and efficiency) and quantifying Information technology’s tangible and intangible benefits havebeen significant ... -
Impact of inserting a thiol methyltransferase gene on the competition between halide methylation and ethylene production in tobacco.
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-18)Plants are exposed to a variety of environmental stresses, ranging from insects and phytopathogens known as biotic stressors, to edaphic stressors including drought and salinity - clustered under the group of abiotic ... -
The Impact of Internal Solitary Waves on the Nutrient Circulation System
(University of Waterloo, 2013-07-25)Internal waves in lakes and oceans are ubiquitous whenever a density stratification is present. These waves are relatively slow moving, can be large in extent and have long time scales. As these waves are so common, it is ... -
The Impact of Internationalization on Post-IPO Performance of Firms
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-23)This study examines the relationship between the degree of internationalization at the time of IPO (initial public offering) and post-IPO market performance of US and Canadian firms. This proposition derives its support ... -
The Impact of LFH Mineral Mix on the Function of Reclaimed Landscapes in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)The Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR), located within the Western Boreal Plains (WBP) is characterized by a mosaic of boreal uplands and peatlands that dominate the terrain. These landscapes are underlain by oil-bearing ... -
The impact of life stage on the unmet personal and or emotional needs of cancer caregivers, as mediated by other unmet needs: An application of the Life Course Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-02)The current study utilizes a life course approach in its exploration of the connection between life stage and psychological well-being, within the context of cancer caregivers. Further the study explores this connection ... -
Impact of Light Scatter on the Assessment of Retinal Arteriolar Hemodynamics
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-29)Introduction and Purpose: Vascular pathologies play an important role in the etiology and progression of number of ocular diseases. Many instruments are developed to monitor retinal hemodynamics, including the Canon Laser ... -
The Impact of Lithium Ion on the Application of Resistive Switching Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-10)With the development of the times, people have higher and higher requirements for storage equipment. Many new storage devices have emerged, such as Magnetoresistive random-access memory(MRAM) and Resistive random-access ... -
Impact of Mechanical Stress on the Electrical Stability of Flexible a-Si TFTs
(University of Waterloo, 2011-11-01)The development of functional flexible electronics is essential to enable applications such as conformal medical imagers, wearable health monitoring systems, and flexible light-weight displays. Intensive research on thin-film ... -
Impact of Mobility and Wireless Channel on the Performance of Wireless Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis studies the impact of mobility and wireless channel characteristics, i. e. , variability and high bit-error-rate, on the performance of integrated voice and data wireless systems from network, transport ...