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Pressure Sensor Placement for Leak Diagnosis under Demand Uncertainty in Water Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-24)Leakages in concealed pipes in urban water distribution systems (WDS) can cause losses of up to 25% of potable water supply in municipalities. These losses are not only a tremendous waste of water but also the energy spent ... -
Pressure Wave Velocity Using High-Frame-Rate Ultrasound Imaging for Urodynamic Study
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-16)Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous urologic condition in aging males where an overgrowth of the prostate gland occurs. It notably leads to lower urinary tract symptoms ranging from inconvenient nocturia ... -
The Prevalence and Impact of Persistent Ambiguity in Software Requirements Specification Documents
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-21)Despite a large amount of research in methods and tools for avoiding and detecting requirements ambiguity, recent studies have indicated that requirements ambiguity seems to be resolved through multiple inspections and ... -
Prevalence and perceptions of food insecurity and coping strategies in Fort Albany First Nation, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-23)Background: Food insecurity has been described as an urgent and pervasive public health issue for Aboriginal people (First Nations [FN], Métis, and Inuit) in Canada. However, national health surveys have generally excluded ... -
Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Use Among Recently Admitted Geriatric Patients in Rural Hospitals
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-11)Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are prescribed most often to elderly patients and can cause serious adverse effects. Older adults tend to use multiple medications, and age-related physiological changes can ... -
PREVENTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURY: AN EXAMINATION OF TWO PARTICIPATORY WORKPLACE HEALTH PROGRAMS
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-01)Attempting to enhance their productivity or improve working conditions, many businesses have adopted organizational change programs that involve a participatory component. To attain a comprehensive understanding of these ... -
Price Forecasting and Optimal Operation of Wholesale Customers in a Competitive Electricity Market
(University of Waterloo, 2006-12-05)This thesis addresses two main issues: first, forecasting short-term electricity market prices; and second, the application of short-term electricity market price forecasts to operation planning of demand-side Bulk ... -
Pricing and Hedging of Emerging Products in Finance and Insurance
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-12)This thesis addresses the pricing and hedging issues on the newly-developed financial and insurance products, including simplified hedges for path-dependent options, variable annuities tied with state-dependent fees, and ... -
Pricing and Hedging the Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits in Variable Annuities
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)The Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits (GMWBs) are optional riders provided by insurance companies in variable annuities. They guarantee the policyholders' ability to get the initial investment back by making periodic ... -
Pricing Asian Options by the Method of Moments Matching
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-16)This Master's Thesis explores the method of moments matching for pricing Asian options. In this thesis, the underlying asset is assumed to be non-dividend paying and its price process either follows the standard geometric ... -
Pricing CPPI Capital Guarantees: A Lagrangian Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-28)A robust computational framework is presented for the risk-neutral valuation of capital guarantees written on discretely-reallocated portfolios following the Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance (CPPI) strategy. Aiming ... -
Pricing derivatives using Gram-Charlier Expansions
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-22)In this thesis, we provide several applications of Gram-Charlier expansions in derivative pricing. We first give an exposition on how to calculate swaption prices under the the CIR2 model. Then we extend this method to ... -
Pricing in a Multiple ISP Environment with Delay Bounds and Varying Traffic Loads
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-15)In this thesis, we study different Internet pricing schemes and how they can be applied to a multiple ISP environment. We first take a look at the current Internet architecture. Then the different classes that make up the ... -
Pricing Strategy of eBooks in a Two-Sided Market under the Threat of Piracy
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-07)This thesis analyzes the effect of piracy on the price of eBook when the publisher uses the market platform for the sale of eBook. Under the traditional sales mechanism, called “resale model”, the market platform or an ... -
Pricing Virtual Goods: Using Intervention Analysis and Products’ Usage Data
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-13)The rapid growth of online games enables firms to charge players for virtual goods they sell for use within their online game environments. Determining prices for such virtual goods is inherently challenging due to the ... -
Pride: Implications for Leader Behaviors and Effectiveness
(University of Waterloo, 2017-03-03)Although scholars have increasingly recognized the role of affect in leadership processes, research to date has mostly focused on generalized affect rather than discrete emotions. In the current study, we focus on the ... -
Primal Cutting Plane Methods for the Traveling Salesman Problem
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-26)Most serious attempts at solving the traveling salesman problem (TSP) are based on the dual fractional cutting plane approach, which moves from one lower bound to the next. This thesis describes methods for implementing ... -
A Primal Dual Algorithm On 2-Steiner Graphs
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)The Steiner Tree Problem is a fundamental network design problem, where the goal is to connect a subset of terminals of a given network at minimum cost. A major open question regarding this problem, is proving that the ... -
Primary and Auxiliary Subunits of Sodium Channel Nav1 in Lymnaea Stagnalis
(University of Waterloo, 2014-11-24)Voltage gated sodium channels (Nav ) are major contributors in the neuronal signal transduction, responsible for the action potential upstroke. They are members of the large 4x6 ion channel family, which also include the ... -
Primary and Secondary Frequency Control Techniques for Isolated Microgrids
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)Isolated microgrids have been shown to be a reliable and efficient solution to provide energy to remote communities. From the primary control perspective, due to the low system inertia and fast changes in the output power ...