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The NDP and the Third Party Curse in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-05)This thesis evaluates the position of the NDP as Canada’s third party in federal electoral politics. It analyzes three external factors, the electoral system, the party finance system and the effects of voter behaviour and ... -
NDT Applications for the Assessment of Asphalt Pavements, Plate Thickness, and Steel-Grout Coupling
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-20)Nondestructive testing (NDT) uses different wave propagation modes to evaluate the internal structure of materials, revealing internal damage such as corrosion and fracturing that cannot be detected by traditional methods. ... -
Near addition lenses as a tool to investigate vergence adaptation in myopic children
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-12)Accommodation and vergence are two interacting ocular motor systems that function to maintain clear and single vision across a wide range of distances. Sustained fixation results in the adaptation of these ocular motor ... -
Near Optimal H-Infinity Performance in the Decentralized Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-15)In this thesis we consider the use of a linear periodic controller (LPC) for the control of linear time-invariant (LTI) plants in the decentralized setting with an H-infinity performance criterion in mind. If a plant has ... -
Near-field Probing Array for Enhancing 5G mm-wave Beamforming Transmitter Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-10)As sub-6 GHz fifth-generation (5G) communication networks begin to deploy commercially, the industry is seeing a paradigm shift towards the millimeter wave (mm-wave) bands as they provide multi-gigahertz of frequency ... -
Near-Field Scattering Tomography System for Object Imaging and Material Characterization
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-18)Electromagnetic inverse scattering based permittivity profile estimation is one of the most promising techniques for object imaging and material characterization. Electromagnetic scattering tomography at the microwaves and ... -
Near-field Vortex Dynamics of Flows Emerging from a Rectangular Duct
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-26)Shear layers and jets have motivated many researches to use experimental, theoretical and numerical methods for the better understanding of the fundamental physics and optimizing the flow characteristics that best suit ... -
Near-optimal quantum strategies for nonlocal games, approximate representations, and BCS algebras
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-04)Quantum correlations can be viewed as particular abstract states on the tensor product of operator systems which model quantum measurement scenarios. In the paradigm of nonlocal games, this perspective illustrates a ... -
Near-Term Quantum Algorithms for Classical Sampling
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-14)In the current era of noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices, quantum sampling algorithms have been of great interest as they permit errors in their execution while maintaining their advantage over classical counterparts ... -
Necessary Fiction
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-03)While documenting the Old Spitalfields Market in London, UK prior to its renovation in 2006, I happened across a simple yet provocative statement- 'this will all be fields again'- inscribed into the existing pavement in ... -
Neck Response in Out of Position Rear Impact Scenarios
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-27)Whiplash injuries occur in automotive crashes and may cause long term health issues such as headache, neck pain, and visual and auditory disturbance. Whiplash-Associated Disorders are very costly and can impair the quality ... -
Needle Trap Device and Solid Phase Microextraction Combined with Portable GC-MS for On-Site Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-21)Needle trap device (NTD) is a technique that is useful for a wide variety of applications involving the sample preparation of compounds with a wide range of chemico-physico properties, and varying volatilities. A newly ... -
Negative Correlation Properties for Matroids
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-23)In pursuit of negatively associated measures, this thesis focuses on certain negative correlation properties in matroids. In particular, the results presented contribute to the search for matroids which satisfy $$P(\{X:e,f\in ... -
Negative Encoding Contexts Create a Downstream Memory Advantage for Foils
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)Research has suggested that during a recognition test, we re-enter the mode of processing engaged at encoding to help constrain our memory search during retrieval (Jacoby, Shimizu, Daniels, & Rhodes, 2005). A by-product ... -
Negative Material Inspired Microwave Water Heating System
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-10)Microwave heating is considered as a very beneficial heating methodology for liquids because it can provide non-contact delivery of energy. Recent studies are focusing on the use of an electrically small resonator, such ... -
Negative Quasi-Probability in the Context of Quantum Computation
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-09)This thesis deals with the question of what resources are necessary and sufficient for quantum computational speedup. In particular, we study what resources are required to promote fault tolerant stabilizer computation to ... -
Negative Spaces: Bringing Indigenous women to the forefront of archaeological research in the lower Great Lakes region
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-15)Indigenous women are underrepresented and/or stereotyped in the archaeological record with cultural remains often being interpreted as being inherently male. Previous to contemporary decolonial and feminist research, ... -
Negotiating Boundaries, The Veil: The Appearance of the Invisible
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-29)The chador is more than a matter of taste in clothing or a religious regulation; it is the incarnation of a belief, a culture, and a tradition. Intermingled with it are the profound emotions of the women who have been ... -
Negotiating Varying Ground Terrain during Locomotion: Insights into the Role of Vision and the Effects of Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2006-12-18)We continually encounter different ground terrain such as slippery, compliant, uneven, rocky, and irregular terrain when walking, yet we know very little about how individuals safely negotiate this type of complex environment. ... -
Negotiation Support System with Third Party Intervention
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-21)A flexible methodology is developed to specify how a desired outcome can be reached in a given conflict by determining the preference structures required for the decision makers to find it stable. The objective of this ...