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Les thèmes nationalistes dans la chanson folk et la chanson québécoise pendant les années 1960 et 1980 au Canada: Une étude de Stan Rogers et de Gilles Vigneault.
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-14)Les chansons folk de Stan Rogers et les chansons de Gilles Vigneault reflètent les tensions nationalistes pendant les années 60 et 80 au Canada. Pour ce projet, j’ai choisi de comparer les textes de Rogers et Vigneault ... -
Less is More: Restricted Representations for Better Interpretability and Generalizability
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-22)Deep neural networks are prevalent in supervised learning for large amounts of tasks such as image classification, machine translation and even scientific discovery. Their success is often at the sacrifice of interpretability ... -
Lessons Learned from Tobacco Control: A Multilevel Analysis of School Characteristics and Adolescent Physical Activity
(University of Waterloo, 2007-11-16)Background: The high prevalence of physical inactivity among children and adolescents (youth) and the associated negative health consequences make it critical to increase physical activity levels. Social-ecological models ... -
Lest the Taps Run Dry: Urban Infrastructure, Water Demands and Drought
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-05)Hydrologically-driven urban water shortage situations (urban droughts) are becoming increasingly widespread under the combined forces of urbanization and global climate change. Canadian cities are not exempted from these ... -
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 ...