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Crystallization Studies of Highly Monodisperse Oligomeric Poly(Ethylene Oxide)
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-13)Poly(ethylene oxide) is one of the most intensively studied polymers in terms of crystallization, because of its linear structure. In this thesis the chapters are organized in a self-contained fashion, with a general ... -
Crystallizing Application Configurations
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Software applications have both static and dynamic dependencies. Static dependencies are those derived from the source code. Dynamic runtime dependencies are established at runtime and may be based on information ... -
A CSMA/CA Based MAC Layer Solution for Inter-WBAN Interference and Starvation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-21)With the advancement in wireless communication technologies, E-healthcare system has been proposed to deal with the issues such as inefficiency, high cost, and degradations in service quality in traditional health-care ... -
CUBAN DESIGN: Ingenuity and Resiliency to Subsist
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-20)Since 1959, the Cuban people have been deprived of consumer products common elsewhere due to the political and economic condition in the island, where an everlasting lack of access to basic resources prevails. Driven by ... -
Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring: Estimation of the Waveform and its Prediction Interval
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-21)Cuffless blood pressure (BP) estimation devices are receiving considerable attention as tools for improving the management of hypertension, a condition that affects 1.13 billion people worldwide. It is an approach that can ... -
Cul-de-sac Island
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-13)Cul-de-sac Island is a multimedia installation that combines personal research, lens-based strategies and performative re-enactments to camera that engage in a self-reflective investigation of identity, place and territory. ... -
Cultivating Human and Planetary Health in a Time of Social-Ecological Transformation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-17)Human health is fundamentally dependent on the health of the Earth’s biophysical systems, but continued dependence on economic growth to pursue social goods is rapidly undermining the ecological foundations of health. If ... -
Cultural Assimilation and Architecture: GuanXi and the Legacy of the Chinese Canadian Church
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Known for priding itself as a multicultural nation, Canada's multicultural attitude does not come without a cost - as immigrants establish their roots and interact with the diverse ethnic groups within their communities, ... -
Cultural Competency in Hospice Care: A Case Study of Hospice Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-18)The population demographics of the greater Toronto Area are rapidly changing, with visible minorities comprising 43% of the GTA, and 10% of the total adult population of Canada. It is incumbent upon the health care sector ... -
Cultural Connectivity: Design as a method to facilitate cultural exchange within the Gerrard Bazaar
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-07)As immigrants choose to reside within the suburbs and the city undergoes rapid geographical change, Toronto’s ethnic enclaves are facing significant transformation in terms of their neighbourhood demographics, economic ... -
Cultural Differences in Compliments
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-31)Cultural differences in compliments were examined across five studies. The results are consistent with cultural differences in self-enhancement and self-criticism and suggest that compliment responses may reflect underlying ... -
Cultural influences on Chinese parents’ selection of sports activities for their children
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-05)In spite of amble of research on parental influence on children’s sports participation, our understanding in this area is limited due to the fact that most of the research to date has been conducted in Western cultures. ... -
Cultural Influences On Video Games: players' preferences in narrative and game-play
(University of Waterloo, 2005)As an entertainment media, video games provide pleasure and enjoyment through interactions with various game elements. Some games are more successful in one part of the world than others, which sales data have clearly ... -
Cultural Interface
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-06)Architecture can be seen as humankind’s original canvas, a primary means of cultural expression and the total, sovereign art form. Public architecture and urban public spaces, in particular, are meant to be theaters for ... -
Cultural Knowledge Systems: Synthesizing our knowledge of knowledge using grounded theory
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)Many applied academics, within and outside anthropology, have called for the incorporation of cultural knowledge in public policy and decision-making, and for the “bridging” of knowledge systems in knowledge coproduction. ... -
Cultural Mosaic Scale Development: A New Approach to Multicultural Work Groups
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-22)Canadian ideology promotes the concept of a “cultural mosaic,” which encourages groups to maintain their unique cultural heritage in a pluralistic society. However, despite being a popular metaphor, to date, there are only ... -
Cultural planning as an instrument for locating Ontario provincial parks within the valuable landscape of a community: A case study of Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince Edward County, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-21)The purpose of this research was to determine if the relationship between a community and the nearby provincial park can be enhanced through the use of the cultural planning process. To address the research question a ... -
The Cultural Turn in Municipal Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-24)Urban theorists and policy makers have begun to re-evaluate the importance of culture in urban development models. Culture is now widely viewed as a critical factor in the economic and social health of cities. Notions of ... -
Culturally Competent Health Promotion as a Social Inclusion Mechanism: A Study of Ontario Community-Based AIDS Service Organizations
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-19)Ontario is a culturally diversified society. Its population composition has changed drastically in the past few decades to include large numbers of individuals with cultural norms differing from that of the majority. This ... -
Culture and Creativity: Understanding the Role of Uncertainty Avoidance and Multicultural Experience
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-07)Research on culture and creativity has shown cultural differences in creative performance among Western and Eastern individuals such that Westerners consistently outperform Easterners on certain creative tasks. Theorists ...