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Exploring the Potential Application of Brownfield Redevelopment in Dalian, China, Based on Municipal Experiences in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-13)This study explores the potential of applying Canadian experiences of brownfield redevelopment to Chinese practices by investigating three cases: City of Kitchener, City of Hamilton and City of Dalian. Data collection ... -
Exploring the Potential of Wrist-Worn Gesture Sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)This thesis aims to explore the potential of wrist-worn gesture sensing. There has been a large amount of work on gesture recognition in the past utilizing different kinds of sensors. However, gesture sets tested across ... -
Exploring the Powers of Mindfulness-Based Training on Enhanced Executive Function and Improved Response Accuracy
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)Humans are flooded with a large number of visual stimuli at any waking moment, and to act efficiently, we filter information based on how relevant it is to us and avoid stimuli that may be considered distracting. Research ... -
Exploring the Relationship between Self-Regulation and Boredom
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-26)The following two studies examined the relationship between various aspects of self-regulation, boredom proneness and the experience of boredom. Prior research on trait boredom has demonstrated that it is often related to ... -
Exploring the relationship between transit-induced intensification and retail gentrification in a mid-sized Canadian city
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)Over the last two decades, the back-to-the-city movement and a shift in planning ideals towards intensification have spurred a renewed interest in rapid transit systems. Modern rapid transit systems are predominantly ... -
Exploring the Requirements for Technology Design to Support People with MCI or Early-Onset Dementia at Work
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-22)Work is an integral and meaningful part of many people’s lives. Research has shown that the consequences of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Early-Onset Dementia (EOD) before the age of sixty-five can profoundly affect ... -
Exploring the Requisites and Design Requirements for Adding ‘Reason for Use’ Information to Prescription Labels
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-01)Individuals with multiple medical conditions and polypharmacy are at higher risk of inappropriate prescribing and consequent adverse drug events. Moreover, individuals may not adequately understand the therapeutic intention ... -
Exploring the Restorative Effects of Nature: Testing A Proposed Visuospatial Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)In this thesis, the restorative effects of exposure to nature are examined through the lens of existing restoration theories. Limitations of existing theories, such as Attention Restoration Theory and Psycho-evolutionary ... -
Exploring the role of a Community Organization in the lives of Individuals who are Homeless - A Phenomenological Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-07)The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the role of the Good Shepherd, a Catholic charitable organization, in the lives of those involved in it. Data collection methods consisted of semi-structured ... -
Exploring the role of a health system navigator to support chronically ill older adults through health care transitions
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-30)Poorly executed transitions between health care settings can lead to poor outcomes and greater use of health care resources for older adults. Older adults with complex needs often receive care from many health care providers ... -
Exploring the role of electrolytes in high energy alkali metal batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-24)With the increasing importance of electrified transport, the need for high energy density storage is also increasing. Possible candidates include lithium air, sodium air and lithium sulphur batteries. One of the major ... -
Exploring the role of emotions on health decisions: Case studies in cancer screening, vaccination, and nutrition
(University of Waterloo, 2022-03-30)Introduction One of main the objectives of public health is to promote behaviors that improve mental and physical health. Consequently, public health researchers have been studying models of behaviorchange/decision-making ... -
Exploring the role of governance in supporting urban green infrastructure for sustainability transitions
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-26)Green infrastructure development in urban areas may be enhanced by governing processes that are collaborative, action-oriented, and strategically organized. Past literature has provided evidence on the performance, purpose, ... -
Exploring the Role of Public Health in Climate Change Initiatives and the Mining Industry in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-10)Background: Climate change is a global crisis that is impacting population health. With its significant expansion, the mining industry in Ontario, Canada has the potential to contribute to the development of green energy ... -
Exploring the Settlement Trajectories of Refugee Newcomers in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-27)Beginning life in a new country means adjusting to new systems of law, education, work, and health. Individuals who arrive in Canada as refugees face unique challenges during this process of re-settling due in part to ... -
Exploring the Social, Environmental and Economic Aspects of Trail Surfacing Decisions
(University of Waterloo, 2002)Visitor activities in parks often have a heavy impact on the soil, vegetation, water and wildlife. In front country areas, the most extreme damage is concentrated on and adjacent to recreational trails. Aside from ... -
Exploring the Structures and Properties of Cationic Aromatic Clusters
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-02)In this thesis, the structures and properties of protonated aromatic clusters have been investigated. The aromaticity of the phenyl ring can be influenced by the substituents. Electron withdrawing groups (EWGs) can reduce ... -
Exploring the Tight Asymptotic Bounds of the Trade-off Between Query Anonymity & Communication Cost in Wireless Sensor Network
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-18)We address query-anonymity in the context of wireless sensor networks. Query-anonymity is the property that the destination of a client’s query is indistinguishable from other potential destinations. Prior work has established ... -
Exploring the Tourism Development Trajectory in a Post-colonial Region Through the Lens of Evolutionary Economic Geography: The Case of Central Region of Ghana
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-12)Over the past decade, geographers have used an evolutionary approach to understand how path-dependent resource communities in the global north diversify by adding new tourism trajectories (e.g. Brouder, 2017; Mitchell and ... -
Exploring The Underground City
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)The inception of Montreal’s underground displayed significant inventiveness in striving for a multi-level city, however today the urban network has developed into an overly-commercialized, perfunctory series of ‘unfelt’ ...