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Elements of the Gothic in the Works of Judith Thompson
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-23)This thesis is an examination of the Gothic elements present in a selection of works by Canadian playwright Judith Thompson. The Gothic genre is marked by continual flux and adaptation, ensuring that its ability to inspire ... -
Eleocharis geniculata (Bent Spike-rush) Great Lakes Plains population: conservation in the face of invasion
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-28)Eleocharis geniculata is listed as endangered under the Canadian Species at Risk Act, S.C. 2002 and the Ontario Endangered Species Act, S.O. 2007. Despite these listings, the current Ontario government recovery strategy ... -
Elephant-based Volunteer Tourism: An exploration of participant experiences and reflections on captive elephant welfare in Thailand
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-18)Due to the diverse forms of interaction between humans and animals, particularly in tourism settings, it is no surprise that there has been growing scholarship evaluating its intersection (Cohen, 2009; Fennell, 2012 a,b,c, ... -
Elliptic Curves over Finite Fields and their l-Torsion Galois Representations
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-08)Let $q$ and $\ell$ be distinct primes. Given an elliptic curve $E$ over $\mathbf{F}_q$, we study the behaviour of the 2-dimensional Galois representation of $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbf{F}_q}/\mathbf{F}_q) \cong ... -
Embedded Boundaries
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-18)This thesis is an investigation of landscape as boundary: a study of its formation, inhabitation, and symbolic meaning. The study is situated in a valley located south of Jerusalem’s Old City walls; known as both Gei ... -
An Embedded Shading Language
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Modern graphics accelerators have embedded programmable components in the form of vertex and fragment shading units. Current APIs permit specification of the programs for these components using an assembly-language level ... -
Embedded Systems Security: On EM Fault Injection on RISC-V and BR/TBR PUF Design on FPGA
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-06)With the increased usage of embedded computers in modern life and the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), embedded systems security has become a real concern. Especially with safety-critical systems or devices ... -
Embedding Optical Sensors in Additively Manufactured Parts for In-Situ Performance Measurement
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-18)The aim of this project is to explore the potential of embedding sensors in additively manufactured metal parts towards smart product development. Smart product development is desirable due to its ability to detect product ... -
Embodied Depth: Re-interpreting the Park in St.James Town
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-26)The thesis reflects on the loss of slowness and experiential depth in the age of acceleration. The “contrived depthlessness” of modernity – as described by Frederic Jameson– can be traced back to contemporary culture’s ... -
Embracing or Not Enclosing
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-18)"The simultaneously archaic and hypermodern “archetypal fact” of twenty first century architecture and urbanism will be the enclosure, the wall, the barrier, the gate, the fence, the fortress." -Lieven De Cauter, The ... -
Embroidery Modelling and Rendering
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-03)Embroidery is a traditional non-photorealistic art form in which threads of different colours stitched into a base material are used to create an image. This thesis presents techniques for automatically producing embroidery ... -
Emergence and Implications of Conservation Opinion Propagation in Dynamic Coupled Socio-Ecological Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-22)Human behaviour is rarely a static phenomenon. In life, individuals are presented with choices that define the trajectories they will experience days, weeks or months later. As an example consider farmer decision-making ... -
Emergence and Influence of Expertise in Group Decision Making: A Judgmental Task
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-06)This thesis investigates the emergence and influence of expertise in group decision making while performing a judgmental task. Previous studies focused on intellective tasks or compared the group performance with the ... -
Emergence and Phenomenology in Quantum Gravity
(University of Waterloo, 2010-07-09)In this thesis we investigate two approaches to quantum gravity. The first is the emergence of gravity from a discrete fundamental theory, and the second is the direct quantisation of gravity. For the first we develop tools ... -
The Emergence of a New Human Superorganism After Organ Transplantation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)The biological human being is an emergent human superorganism consisting of the human organism physiologically integrated with other organisms. The persistence of a superorganism in space and time requires communication ... -
The Emergence of Life(?)
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-02)While emergentism is a frequently debated and contentious topic in some areas of philosophy, it is not discussed as often in the sciences. Where it does appear in scientific literature, it is usually a weak formulation ... -
Emergent Fields, Flat Bands and Phase Competition: A Study in Magnetic Pyrochlore Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)We investigate spins models on the pyrochlore and the breathing pyrochlore lattice. Specifically, we study polarized neutron scattering in classical spin ice modelled via Ising spins with anti-ferromagnetic interactions. ... -
Emergent Hybridity, Cyborgs in Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-04)This thesis examines architectural test-beds as an experimental and contemporary mode of creating architecture that realizes the potential of many of the connections and complexities found in living systems. It builds on ... -
Emergent Matter of Quantum Geometry
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-14)This thesis studies matter emergent as topological excitations of quantum geometry in quantum gravity models. In these models, states are framed four-valent spin networks embedded in a topological three manifold, and ... -
Emerging Contaminants: Artificial Sweetener Sample Preservation and Palladium Nanoparticle Transport in Porous Media
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-25)Emerging contaminants are an increasing concern for regulatory bodies: artificial sweeteners and nanoparticles (NPs) included. Artificial sweeteners are found in domestic waste waters and can be used as tracers of anthropogenic ...