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Nonparametric Neighbourhood Based Multiscale Model for Image Analysis and Understanding
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-28)Image processing applications such as image denoising, image segmentation, object detection, object recognition and texture synthesis often require a multi-scale analysis of images. This is useful because different features ... -
Nonprehensile Manipulation via Multisensory Learning from Demonstration
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-04)Dexterous manipulation problem concerns control of a robot hand to manipulate an object in a desired manner. While classical dexterous manipulation strategies are based on stable grasping (or force closure), many human-like ... -
Nonribosomal Peptide Analog Identification with Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-29)Nonribosomal peptides (NRP) are a class of peptide secondary metabolites, usually produced by microorganisms like bacteria and fungi. NRP antibiotics, cytostatics, and immunosuppressants are in commercial use. ... -
Nonribosomal Peptide Identification with Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Searching Structural Database
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)Nonribosomal peptides (NRP) are highlighted in pharmacological studies as novel NRPs are often promising substances for new drug development. To effectively discover novel NRPs from microbial fermentations, a crucial step ... -
Nonrigid Image Registration Using Physically Based Models
(University of Waterloo, 2006)It is well known that biological structures such as human brains, although may contain the same global structures, differ in shape, orientation, and fine structures across individuals and at different times. Such ... -
Nonsmooth Newton Methods for Solving the Best Approximation Problem; with Applications to Linear Programming
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-19)In this thesis, we study the effects of applying a modified Levenberg-Marquardt regularization to a nonsmooth Newton method. We expand this application to exact and inexact nonsmooth Newton methods and apply it to the ... -
Nordic Interventions in African Sustainable Water Development: Addressing Participation Deficits as a Primary Success Factor
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-29)Aligning with the beginning of a new sustainable development paradigm in 2000 and the introduction of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the international community has developed more collaborative ... -
The Normal Distribution of ω(φ(m)) in Function Fields
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-28)Let ω(m) be the number of distinct prime factors of m. A celebrated theorem of Erdös-Kac states that the quantity (ω(m)-loglog m)/√(loglog m) distributes normally. Let φ(m) be Euler's φ-function. Erdös and Pomerance ... -
Normal Mode Wave-Vortex Decompositions of Mesoscale Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-18)The kinetic energy spectrum of the atmosphere has been well observed to exhibit a k^(-3) power law at synoptic scales with a transition to a shallower k^(-5/3) power law at the mesoscale. To better understand the mesoscale ... -
Normalizing the Ideal: Psychology, the School, and the Family in Post-World War II
(University of Waterloo, 1996)'Psychology and the Construction of the 'Normal' Family in Postwar Canada, 1945-1960,' investigates the manner in which psychological discourse constructed notions of the normal postwar family in Canada. Despite their ... -
Normative Age-Related Individual Differences in Executive Functioning and its Impact on Quality of Life and Mood in Aging Couples
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-29)With the aging of society and increased longevity, understanding the factors that contribute to declines in quality of life and mood, such as normative health declines and cognitive declines is progressively more important. ... -
North End Narratives: Grid-Group Analysis for Environmental Justice in Hamilton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-21)This paper explores environmental inequality and perceptions of environmental risk among people living in proximity to the industrial sector of Hamilton, Ontario (Canada). This sector is adjacent to Hamilton’s lower city, ... -
The North House as Component Based Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-19)The North House is a proof-of-concept prefabricated solar powered home designed for northern climates, and intended for the research and promotion of high-performance sustainable architecture. Led by faculty at the University ... -
The North House as Responsive Architecture: Designing for Interaction between Building, Inhabitant, and Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)The North House is a proof-of-concept prefabricated solar-powered home designed for northern climates, and intended for the research and promotion of high-performance sustainable architecture. Led by faculty at the ... -
Northern Vision: Northern Development during the Diefenbaker Era
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-19)At the inauguration of John G. Diefenbaker’s 1958 election campaign, the Prime Minister announced his ‘Northern Vision,’ a bold strategy to extend Canadian nationhood to the Arctic and develop its natural resources for the ... -
Northern Visions: Inuit Health Care, Vocational Training, and Social Change during the Early DEW Line Era
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-05)The history of government-Inuit relations is complex and multifaceted. Military megaprojects have played a significant role in the development of government-Inuit relations and in the development of the North socially, ... -
Nostalgie et messages sociopolitiques révolutionnaires chez Amin Maalouf
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-20)L’objectif de cette thèse est de comprendre l’expression de la nostalgie et les représentations de la révolution des mentalités dans quatre ouvrages de l’écrivain libanais francophone Amin Maalouf. Il s’agit d’abord ... -
“Not a Question of Trust, but of Proof”: Malcolm Hay, A Chain of Error in Scottish History, and the History Wars of 1920s Scotland
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)The publication of A Chain of Error in Scottish History by Malcolm Hay in 1927, which concerned anti-Catholic bias in Scottish historical literature sparked controversy in Britain and Ireland. Negative reviews posted in ... -
Not All Pull Request Rejections Are The Same
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-06)In the Open Source Software (OSS) development landscape, evaluating pull requests extends beyond code quality assessment. Recent research has revealed the significant influence of social dynamics and perceptions on pull ... -
Not all syllogisms are created equal: Varying premise believability reveals differences between conditional and categorical syllogisms
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)Deductive reasoning is a fundamental cognitive skill, and consequently has been the focus of much research over the past several decades. In the realm of syllogistic reasoning—judging the validity of a conclusion given two ...