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The Hygrothermal Performance of Exterior Insulated Wall Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-23)As energy certification programs and mandatory governmental building codes demand better building energy performance, the development of durable, highly insulated wall systems has become a top priority. Wood framed walls ... -
Hygrothermal Performance of Insulated, Sloped, Wood-Framed Roof Assemblies
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)Roofs are the single enclosure element common to artificial shelters constructed by all cultures in all climate regions. The hygrothermal performance of insulated, sloped, wood-framed roof assemblies has long been of ... -
Hyperpfaffians in Algebraic Combinatorics
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The pfaffian is a classical tool which can be regarded as a generalization of the determinant. The hyperpfaffian, which was introduced by Barvinok, generalizes the pfaffian to higher dimension. This was further ... -
Hypothesis Testing in Finite Mixture Models
(University of Waterloo, 2007-12-14)Mixture models provide a natural framework for unobserved heterogeneity in a population. They are widely applied in astronomy, biology, engineering, finance, genetics, medicine, social sciences, and other areas. An ... -
Hypoxic Methane Oxidation Coupled to Denitrification in a Membrane Biofilm Reactor
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)Nitrate removal has become a necessity in Canada and around the globe as a means to mitigate harmful effects from nitrogen compounds, such as eutrophication, which pose toxic hazards to both aquatic life as well as human ... -
H₂¹⁸O and H₂¹⁶O in Intermediate Mass Star Formation Regions
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)While the process of low mass (LM) star formation is a well studied area of astrophysics, the formation of high mass (HM) stars is much more complicated. The study of intermediate mass (IM) star formation is expected to ... -
“I could never live without a dog”: Re-storied narratives of persons living with dementia and their companion animals
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)More than half of Canadians choose to share their homes with companion animals, and for some people an animal may be one of the most important companions in their life. Most research on human-animal companionship highly ... -
I Have No Home But Me
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)I Have No Home But Me explores themes of home and duality through personal narratives embedded in my paintings and artists’ books. A duality that exists within a body does not necessarily exist as a pair of oppositions. ... -
I Just Want to Take Pictures
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-30)Life is to be lived, savoured and engaged. Photography gives us permission to do that – to stop and simply look at something. As we hurry on with our day, it says, “Wait - over there! Look at that! Look how great that ... -
I love my house. I am my house.
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-28)My first experience of architecture, a nearly universal case, was that of the house I grew up in. A century old, black & white clapboard farmhouse out- side of Kingston, Ontario was where I called home. Having grown up and ... -
"I must become something else": Identitätskonstruktion und die Superheldenrolle in der Fernsehserie Arrow
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)This thesis deals with how the protagonist of the CW superhero TV series Arrow constructs his identity. Arrow tells the story of Oliver Queen, who returns home after being shipwrecked and assumed dead, to start working as ... -
I ought-to learn a language, but it’s not ideal: Motivation in learners of German
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)Abstract This study aids in understanding language learning motivation and its interaction with multilingualism. In light of both rising levels of multilingualism in Canada and falling enrollment in language courses, I ... -
I Went for a Drive
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-03)The place is a Tower much like the ones in Cambridge I’ve been so fascinated by, the ones I’m drawn to when I need a break. What makes this Tower of interest is that it just so happens to be the tallest thing in the western ... -
"I Would Just Want to Know What It's Being Used for and Who's Using It": Barriers to the Adoption of SmartSurveys
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-09)Objective: Smartphones stand to transform the manner healthcare services gather patient experience information. However, there is still limited guidance on the context and circumstances which are appropriate for patients ... -
"I'm finally there": An examination of a feminist program working to change the dynamics of women's poverty
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-11)One in seven Canadian women lives in poverty. There is a considerable body of research on the factors that cause women’s poverty in Canada and on how poverty affects women’s lives. There are also a number of programs and ... -
"I'm not alone in that battle": Designing Immersive Visualizations for Community Awareness and Connectedness
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-22)Community connectedness is a concept used by health practitioners and researchers to understand perceptions of: support from the community, belonging and issues, and as a protective measure for many individual health ... -
I/Q Imbalance Identification and Compensation for Millimeter-wave MIMO Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-20)Today’s fourth generation (4G) cellular mobile communication networks are tasked with providing service for an ever increasing number of mobile users and their demand for increased data rates. The fifth generation (5G) ... -
An iBeacon-Based Location-Aware Advertising System
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-10)The billboard market near its end for the development of electric commerce, especially with the maturing of online advertising systems. Traditional billboards demand innova- tive ways to attract and categorize users; and ... -
Ice Flow Shift, Drumlin, and Bedrock Topography Effects on Glacial Dispersal from Kimberlites in the Lac de Gras Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-20)Glaciations of the Quaternary Period have had a profound impact on the Canadian landscape and surficial sediments. Understanding glacial landforms and sediments has thus helped develop fundamental knowledge of past glaciations ... -
"Ich glaube, ich bin viele Dinge" – Gender, Sexuality and Nationality in Angelina Maccarone‘s UNVEILED and Faraz Shariat‘s NO HARD FEELINGS
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-18)This thesis examines the connection of the identity aspects gender, sexuality, and nationality in Angelina Maccarone’s Unveiled (2005) and Faraz Shariat’s No Hard Feelings (2020). Both films feature queer protagonists who ...