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The Effect of Tangible Rewards on Perceived Organizational Support
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Using survey data from 61 employees, a regression analysis was performed to measure the effects that tangible rewards have on the employees? perception of organizational support. The analysis found that when employees ... -
The Effect of Technological Innovations on Economic Activity
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-05)In this PHD dissertation, the nature of technological shocks and their effect on economic activity are examined. The first chapter is dedicated to the analysis of general purpose technologies (GPTs) and their identification ... -
Effect of Temperature on Lithium-Iron Phosphate Battery Performance and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Range
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-21)Increasing pressure from environmental, political and economic sources are driving the development of an electric vehicle powertrain. The advent of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), ... -
Effect of the Chemical Treatment on the Inorganic Content of Kenaf Fibers and on the Performance of Kenaf-Polypropylene Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-05)Composites consisting of natural fibers and a polymer-based matrix have received considerable attention as an alternative to traditional mineral fibers such as glass-fiber. Composites containing natural fibers have the ... -
Effect of Thermal and Chemical Treatment of Soy Flour on Soy-Polypropylene Composite Properties
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-02)Soy flour (SF), a by-product of the soybean oil extraction processing, was investigated for its application in soy-polypropylene composites for interior automotive applications. The emphasis of this work was the understanding ... -
Effect of Thermal Pretreatment on Digestibility of Thickened Waste Activated Sludge and Primary Sludge in Two-stage Anaerobic Digestion
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-15)This study investigated the effect of high pressure thermal (HPTH) pretreatment on the biodegradability of a mixture of primary sludge (PS) and thickened waste activated sludge (TWAS) in single-and two-stage continues ... -
The Effect of Time-Varying Boundary Conditions on the Generation of Sum and Difference Frequency Tones in a Coaxial Loudspeaker
(University of Waterloo, 2009-06-22)A coaxial loudspeaker in which the woofer and tweeter oscillate at angular frequencies ω_1 and ω_2 respectively, is known to produce sum and difference frequencies ω_± = ω_1 ± ω_2. The generation of these can be attributed ... -
Effect of Topography, Stiffness and Biochemicals on Neuronal Differentiation
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-18)The mechanical and biochemical modifications of the hydrogel substrates play an essential role in tissue engineering research and neurodegenerative therapies. Topography, stiffness, and biochemicals are known to have ... -
The Effect of Unbalanced Dietary Methionine fed to Pregnant Rats on Maternal and Fetal One-Carbon Metabolism
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-02)Protein restriction during rodent pregnancy is a well-established model of developmental programming. Although the Southampton low-protein diet model of developmental programming has been accepted to produce hypertensive ... -
Effect of Unbalanced Moment on Punching Shear Strength of Slab-Column Joints
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-27)The design of reinforced concrete flat plate slab-column connections subjected to unbalanced moments varies greatly between national design codes. Specific to Canada and the United States (U.S.), assumptions relating to ... -
Effect of UV Radiation on the Mechanical and Rheological properties of LLDPE and HDPE films
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-10)The effect of varying the intensity, time and illumination pattern of ultraviolet radiation on the mechanical properties of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and high density polyethylnene (HDPE) has been studied. ... -
Effect of vergence adaptation and positive fusional vergence training on oculomotor parameters
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-24)Accommodation and vergence, the two important oculomotor systems, exhibit the property of adapation which maintains the response for comfortable prolonged viewing. Several mathematical models have been developed to describe ... -
Effect of vision-based treatments on visual acuity and motor function in children with amblyopia
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-19)Purpose: To investigate existing as well as novel vision-based treatments in children with amblyopia and determine the utility of motor function as a potential outcome measure. Methods: Three experiments were conducted. ... -
The Effect of Volatiles (H2O, Cl and CO2) on the Solubility and Partitioning of Platinum and Iridium in Fluid-Melt Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-01)Volatiles are a fundamental component of the Magmatic-Hydrothermal model of platinum group element (PGE) ore deposition for PGE deposits in layered mafic intrusions such as Bushveld and Stillwater. Volatiles have the ... -
The Effect of Weld Design on the Formability of Laser Tailor Welded Blanks
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-25)Tailor welded blanks (TWBs) are used in the automotive industries as a method to meet economic, environmental and governmental demands. Conventionally, TWBs incorporated mild and low strength steels such as interstitial ... -
The Effect of Wide Spread Adoption of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Emissions and Electric Generating Capacity
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-20)Effects of the wide spread adoption of PHEVs on Ontario electric generating capacity from the year 2014 to 2030 is studied. Long-term forecasting models of load demands and the number of light-duty vehicles sold are developed ... -
Effect of Woodpecker Damage and Wood Decay on Wood Utility Pole Strength
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-28)In many regions of North America, Europe, and Australia, wood utility poles are used as main and secondary structural members for the support of electrical distribution and transmission lines. In the province of Ontario ... -
The Effect of Woodpecker Damage on the Reliability of Wood Utility Poles
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)Hydro One, a major distribution of electricity in Ontario, has reported that approximately 16,000 of the wood utility poles in its network of two million poles have been damaged by woodpeckers. With a cost of replacement ... -
The Effect of Working Memory on Corticospinal Excitability
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-26)Skilled behavior is dependent upon the ability to extract and integrate sensory afference into appropriate output from motor cortex. This process is dynamic with executive control, guided by declarative knowledge (i.e. ... -
Effective and Efficient Optimization Methods for Kernel Based Classification Problems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-22)Kernel methods are a popular choice in solving a number of problems in statistical machine learning. In this thesis, we propose new methods for two important kernel based classification problems: 1) learning from highly ...