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Let the Child Be. Children, Play, & Space
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Childhood is a time of vulnerability, unknowns, and vast potential. Children’s environments should be sensitive to these qualities. This thesis is an investigation of outdoor play environments for children. Its focus is ... -
Letters from the Boiler House: Conflict and Communication in a Second World War Canadian Internment Camp
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-30)In March of 1941, two members of the Veterans Guard of Canada were court martialled for conduct “to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline.” Their crime: passing letters, “illicit correspondence,” between a ... -
LETTY M. RUSSELL: INSIGHTS AND CHALLENGES OF CHRISTIAN FEMINISM
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-28)This study offers a critical assessment of Letty Mandeville Russell’s contributions to feminist theology with a view to gleaning wisdom for Muslim women who also wrestle with the issue of justice for women. As a liberation ... -
Let’s Make Good Stuff: Combatting planned obsolescence and junk by relearning repair, maintenance, and personal agency over the things around us
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-22)Let’s Make Good Stuff explores our relationship with the designed objects around us. Mass produced items have an increased ability to provide everyone with good design, or to fill our world with sub-par products. This ... -
Leveraged Plans for Measurement System Assessment
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-20)In manufacturing, measurement systems are used to control processes and inspect parts with the goal of producing high quality product for the customer. Modern Quality Systems require the periodic assessment of key measurement ... -
Leveraging Asymmetry and Interdependence to Enhance Social Connectedness in Cooperative Digital Games
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)Play is a fundamental component of human development and is an important means of forming healthy relationships throughout life. Research has shown that the types of digital games people play, how they play them, and who ... -
Leveraging Atmospheric-Pressure Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition and Machine Learning for Nanomaterial and Device Design
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-27)The deposition and design of nanometre-scale oxide films is an integral component of the ongoing nanomaterial revolution, from cell phones, to batteries, to photovoltaics. Atmospheric-pressure spatial atomic layer deposition ... -
Leveraging Cognitive Radio Networks Using Heterogeneous Wireless Channels
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-28)The popularity of ubiquitous Internet services has spurred the fast growth of wireless communications by launching data hungry multimedia applications to mobile devices. Powered by spectrum agile cognitive radios, the newly ... -
Leveraging Commodity Photonics to Reduce Datacenter Network Latency
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-22)Most datacenter network (DCN) designs focus on maximizing bisection bandwidth rather than minimizing server-to-server latency. They are, therefore, ill-suited for important latency-sensitive applications, such as high ... -
Leveraging Deep Learning and Advanced Statistical Methods for Investigating the Fate and Transport of Microplastics in a Waste Water Treatment Plant
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-26)Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic particulates smaller than 5mm, pose significant environmental concerns due to their widespread distribution, adverse ecological impacts, and potential human health implications. The ... -
Leveraging Machine Learning to Improve Software Reliability
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-09)Finding software faults is a critical task during the lifecycle of a software system. While traditional software quality control practices such as statistical defect prediction, static bug detection, regression test, and ... -
Leveraging RRAM to Design Efficient Digital Circuits and Systems for Beyond Von Neumann in-Memory Computing
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-22)Due to the physical separation of their processing elements and storage units, contemporary digital computers are confronted with the thorny memory-wall problem. The strategy of in-memory computing has been considered as ... -
Leveraging Software-Defined Networking to Improve Distributed Transaction Processing Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-28)Recently, software-defined networking (SDN) has been transforming network technologies while NoSQL database systems are on the rise to become the de facto database systems for cloud technologies. Despite the promising ... -
Leveraging Software-Defined Networking to Mask Partial Network Partitions
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-11)We present an extensive study focused on partial network partitioning. Partial network partitions disrupt the communication between some but not all nodes in a cluster. First, we conduct a comprehensive study of system ... -
Leveraging the Proteus Effect to Motivate Emotional Support in a Serious Game for Mental Health
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-11)Researchers have explored how online communities can be leveraged for peer support, but general disinterest and a lack of engagement have emerged as substantial barriers to their use in practice. To address this gap, we ... -
Leveraging Watermarks to Improve Performance of Streaming Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-28)Modern stream processing engines (SPEs) process large volumes of events propagated at high velocity through multiple queries. By continuously receiving watermarks, which are marker events injected into the stream to signify ... -
Lexical Affinities and Language Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Understanding interactions among words is fundamental for natural language applications. However, many statistical NLP methods still ignore this important characteristic of language. For example, information retrieval ... -
Library : A Social Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)For many centuries, the mission of the library as a civic institution has been seen as the collection and dissemination of information. Likewise, the library typology continuously responds to the dominant paradigm of ... -
Library Plus: Towards the Self-Curation of Healthcare
(University of Waterloo, 2015-11-02)Our heavily populated world is facing exponentially increasing healthcare demands that challenge existing healthcare infrastructure. Struggling to respond to the rapidly changing spatial needs of healthcare, the architecture ... -
License to Misbehave: Organizational Citizenship Behavior as a Moral License for Deviant Reactions to Abusive Supervision
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-29)Abusive supervision research has found that subordinates engage in deviance following abuse despite the negative consequences of doing so. Why do individuals engage in deviance despite the expected sanctions? To explain ...