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Food waste generation at households and the resulting life cycle environmental impacts: A case study of fresh and frozen broccoli
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-01)Food waste has serious environmental and economic consequences, making it a global issue with growing attention from academia, industry and policy makers. The key to reduction or better management of food waste is understanding ... -
Food, Identity and Symbolic Metaphors in the Bengali South Asian- Canadian Community
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)Migration is a process that allows people to circulate from one place to another as they seek resources and search for new beginnings. The study of the South-Asian Bengali community in Canada, conducted in Southern Ontario ... -
A Foot Placement Strategy for Robust Bipedal Gait Control
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)This thesis introduces a new measure of balance for bipedal robotics called the foot placement estimator (FPE). To develop this measure, stability first is defined for a simple biped. A proof of the stability of a simple ... -
For Every Line Casts A Shadow
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-08)The blank page represents a void, an open area of space that holds the potential for architecture. Through a process of drawing points, lines and planes, the void of the paper is cut to become an arrangement of curated, ... -
"For the Freedom of the Black People": Case Studies on the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Canada, 1900-1950
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-09)Using a case study approach, this dissertation examines the history of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in Canada in the early twentieth century. The UNIA, a secular organization intended to unite people ... -
Foraging for Meaning: Harvesting Wild Plants as the Basis for an Ecological Worldview
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-01)Redeveloping a meaningful connection between people and the Earth may serve to heighten our ecological awareness, foster environmental values, and promote a more sustainable cultural worldview. Various environmental ... -
Foraging in internal and external environments: developing behavioural assays for boredom proneness.
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)Previous research has shown that boredom proneness is associated with failures of self-regulation. As yet few studies have directly explored the behavioural consequences of this relationship. The goal of this study was to ... -
Forays into Mathematical Physics
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-27)Two different works in mathematical physics are presented: A construction of conformal infinity in null and spatial directions is constructed for the Rainbow-flat space-time corresponding to doubly special relativity. ... -
Force Control of a Unilateral Master-Slave System Using a SCARA Robot Arm
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-15)Industrial manipulators have several applications in a multitude of disciplines. The use of industrial manipulators has increased rapidly, and they are more refined in many applications due to advances such as fast response ... -
Forecasting northern polar stratospheric variability using a hierarchy of statistical models
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-02)The northern polar stratosphere plays an important role in modulating the wintertime near-surface temperature conditions in midlatitudes. Forecasting northern polar stratospheric variability will have the potential to ... -
Forecasting Pavement Surface Temperature Using Time Series and Artificial Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-19)Transportation networks play a significant role in the economy of Canadians during winter seasons; thus, maintaining a safe and economic flow of traffic on Canadian roads is crucial. Winter contaminants such as freezing ... -
Forecasting seat sales in passenger airlines: introducing the round-trip model
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-13)This thesis aims to improve sales forecasting in the context of passenger airlines. We study two important issues that could potentially improve forecasting accuracy: day-to-day price change rather than price itself, and ... -
Forecasting the Local Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and the Effects of Prevention Programs Using Spatial Microsimulation: Development and Use of the TropISM Model
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-17)Simulation modelling has become an important tool in social science research, though such models are less commonly used in population health. Spatial microsimulation models provide a unique way to estimate health outcomes ... -
Foreign travellers’ recommendation of culinary tourism in India based on cuisine image and satisfaction with experiences at culinary establishments: an exploratory study
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-01)The role of food in tourism has recently received increased attention within the spheres of destination marketing, tourism development, and academia. Cuisine appreciation is an indelible aspect of the holistic, polysensual ... -
Forensic Analysis in Access Control: a Case-Study of a Cloud Application
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-27)We discuss a case-study we have conducted on forensic analysis in access control. The case-study is an application in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud provider. Forensic analysis is the investigation and analysis of ... -
Forest Fire Prediction Using Heterogeneous Data Sources and Machine Learning Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-18)Forest fires pose a significant and urgent threat to ecosystems and human lives, necessitating accurate prediction for effective mitigation strategies. Predicting forest fires has been a longstanding challenge due to the ... -
Forest health based scenario building as an accessible tool for climate change management in Bruce Peninsula National Park
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-22)The global climate is changing; there are many predictions about the ecological impacts, and even more uncertainty. Predicted ecological impacts include northward shifting biomes, invasive species, decoupling of biotic ... -
The forest transition and ecological thresholds: resilience, recovery, and predictions
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-19)A central topic in modeling land use change is to understand the forest transition from deforestation to net reforestation. Agricultural land use change is the main driver of this phenomenon; classically, agricultural ... -
Forested Watersheds and Water Supply: Exploring Effects of Wildfires, Silviculture, and Climate Change on Downstream Waters
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-13)Drinking water supplies for much of society originate in forests. To preserve the capability of these forests to produce clean and easily treatable water, source water supply and protection strategies focus in particular ... -
Forging links between innovation and sustainability:An empirical examination of the effects on a firm’s financial performance
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-29)Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the North American energy and energy-intensive materials production sectors account for more than 50 percent of total GHG emissions. Based on the argument that CO2 emissions need to be ...