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Frailty and Health Related Outcomes in Acute Care
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-08)Background: Current frailty screening tools have not been validated for day-to-day use in acute care (Binder, 2015). Many recommended tools include subjective questions and take too much time to complete in a fast-paced ... -
A Framework for Aggregation of Multiple Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-11)Aggregation of multiple Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithms is a new and effective technique to improve the quality of Sequential Decision Making (SDM). The quality of a SDM depends on long-term rewards rather than the ... -
A Framework for Assessing National Tourism Plans
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-03)An integrated framework is created to assess national-level tourism plans and is applied to the Egyptian case. To date, the assessment of tourism planning has been a tedious, expensive process and detailed evaluations have ... -
A framework for assessing the CO2 mitigation options for the electricity generation sub-sector
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-02)The primary objective of this work is to develop an approach for evaluating GHG mitigation strategies that considers the detailed operation of the electricity system in question and to ascertain whether considering the ... -
A framework for context-aware driver status assessment systems
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-22)The automotive industry is actively supporting research and innovation to meet manufacturers' requirements related to safety issues, performance and environment. The Green ITS project is among the efforts in that regard. ... -
A Framework for Coordinated Control of Multi-Agent Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Multi-agent systems represent a group of agents that cooperate to solve common tasks in a dynamic environment. Multi-agent control systems have been widely studied in the past few years. The control of multi-agent ... -
A Framework for Creating a Campus Culture of Compassion: A Participatory Action Research Approach to Equality
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-16)The presence of students with disabilities on university campuses is steadily increasing; however, their total integration and inclusion into campus life has not been as successful (Merchant & Gajar, 1997; Promis, et al., ... -
A Framework for Efficient Condition Assessment of the Building Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-21)Currently, in North America, a large percentage of infrastructure assets, including education and healthcare buildings, are deteriorating rapidly due to age and over capacity. The budget constraints under which municipalities ... -
A Framework for Ensemble Predictive Modeling
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-13)Ensemble systems have been successfully applied in many fields, such as finance, bioinformatics, medicine, cheminformatics, manufacturing, geography, information security, information retrieval, image retrieval, and ... -
A Framework for Explicit Model Predictive Control using Adjustable Robust Optimization and Economic Optimization of an Industrial-Scale Sulfuric Acid Plant
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-20)Optimization plays an important role in the operation of chemical engineering systems. Due to their typical size, different optimization tools and techniques are required to improve the efficiency in process operations. ... -
A Framework for Human Motion Strategy Identification and Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-21)The human body has many biomechanical degrees of freedom and thus multiple movement strategies can be employed to execute any given task. Automated identification and classification of these movement strategies have ... -
A Framework for Investigating Volunteered Geographic Information Relevance in Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-29)Advances in information and communication technology and the ready availability of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have made it possible for citizens to create information on the internet expressing their personal perceptions ... -
A Framework for Logical Structure Extraction from Software Requirements Documents
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-13)General purpose rich-text editors, such as MS Word are often used to author software requirements specifications. These requirements specifications contain many different logical structures, such as use cases, business ... -
A Framework for Machine-Assisted Software Architecture Validation
(University of Waterloo, 2000)In this thesis we propose a formal framework for specifying and validating properties of software system architectures. The framework is founded on a model of software architecture description languages (ADLs) and uses ... -
A Framework For Microgrid Planning Using Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
(University of Waterloo, 2015-11-10)Microgrids are local energy providers that can potentially reduce energy expenses and emissions by utilizing distributed energy resources (DERs) and are alternatives to existing centralized systems. This thesis investigates ... -
A Framework for Next Generation Enterprise Application Integration
(University of Waterloo, 2004)In addition to storing 70-75% of their data and business logic in legacy mainframe systems, global corporations have countless custom applications and off-the-shelf ERP products residing within their networks. Increasing ... -
A Framework for Quantifying Suburban Parking Maxima
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-25)The provision and pricing of parking are recognized as important tools for achieving transportation demand management (TDM) objectives. Much of the existing literature on the topic concentrates on downtown cores and calls ... -
A Framework for Records Management in Relational Database Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-14)The problem of records retention is often viewed as simply deleting records when they have outlived their purpose. However, in the world of relational databases there is no standardized notion of a business record and its ... -
A Framework for Resource Allocation in Time Critical Dynamic Environments Based on Social Welfare and Local Search and its Application to Healthcare
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-14)This thesis provides an artificial intelligence approach for the problem of resource allocation in time-critical dynamic environments. Motivated by healthcare scenarios such as mass casualty incidents, we are concerned ... -
Framework for Scheduling, Controlling, and Delivery Planning for Scattered Repetitive Infrastructure Rehabilitation Projects
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-07)Public-Sector organizations such as School Boards and Universities are faced with significant challenges to keep their aging facilities operational and reducing the large backlog in infrastructure renewal needs. The cost ...