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Stable Isotope Ecology of Tropical Bats
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-12)Stable isotopes have been used to characterize differences in animal diet and behaviour since experimental studies by DeNiro and Epstein (1979; 1981). Examining isotopic ratios enables researchers to track how animals ... -
Stable Isotope Fractionations of Chlorinated Ethenes Associated with Physical Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-24)Chlorinated ethenes are the widespread source of groundwater contamination, which mostly originate from industrial and dry-cleaning facilities. Since chlorinated ethenes are denser than water, they sink below the water ... -
Stable isotope mass balance of the North American Laurentian Great Lakes
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-29)This thesis describes a method for calculating lake evaporation as a proportion of water inputs (E/I) for large surface water bodies, using stable isotope ratios of oxygen (18O/16O) and hydrogen (2H/1H) in water. Evaporation ... -
Stable Isotopes of Sulphur and Oxygen in Forested Catchments: Insight from New Techniques into Sulphur Cycling and Dissolved Organic Matter Alteration
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is present in all forested catchments and can be important in binding metals, absorbing UV, and the transport of nutrients (C, N, S, P). DOM is extremely heterogeneous in time and space, ... -
Stable Local Volatility Calibration Using Kernel Splines
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-01)This thesis proposes an optimization formulation to ensure accuracy and stability in the local volatility function calibration. The unknown local volatility function is represented by kernel splines. The proposed ... -
Stable polymer glasses
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-26)This thesis presents investigations on stable polymer glasses prepared through physical vapour deposition from different perspectives. This is the first time that polymers have been used in simple vapour deposition and ... -
Stable Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc Ion Battery Achieved by Cation Deficient Cathode Material and Gelatin Modified Separator
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)In this research, manganese deficient zinc manganese oxide was synthesized by oxidation-precipitation with different zinc and manganese ratio. The cathode material synthesized with 1:3 zinc to manganese ratio has the highest ... -
Stackelberg Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Hierarchical Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-14)This thesis explores the application of multi-agent reinforcement learning in domains containing asymmetries between agents, caused by differences in information and position, resulting in a hierarchy of leaders and ... -
Staff Scheduling During a Pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-30)The year 2019 revealed that some of the policies which have shaped the core structure of many organizations in different industries for a long time, could result in an absolute failure in an unprecedented crisis like the ... -
The Stage History of Goethe's Faust I in Imperial Russia: Performance and Archival Record
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-27)This dissertation is devoted to the stage history of Goethe’s Faust I in Imperial Russia with the goal of initiating academic discussion of this previously ignored topic. The significance of this study lies not only in the ... -
Stakeholder Involvement in Waterfront Planning and Development in Manado, Indonesia
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-27)Waterfront development is acknowledged as being significant to urban tourism planning and, ideally, the involvement of multiple stakeholders should be required in the development program. This research explores why and how ... -
Stakeholder Perspectives on how Tourism Development is undertaken in Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-02)Serious academic enquiry for the tourism sector may appear inconsequential, but the business of tourism is complex and fragmented. Tourism is a multi-disciplinary phenomenon facilitating research from a number of different ... -
Stakeholder Perspectives on Water Conservation Practices and Asymmetrical Power Relations in Southwestern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-04)Abstract This thesis focuses on the politics of freshwater conservation and its impacts on water access, distribution, and management in Southwestern Ontario, focusing on Waterloo Moraine. It examines the role of various ... -
Stalin’s Last Comrade: Hanna Wolf and the “Karl Marx” Party College in the German Democratic Republic
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-31)For over thirty years, the Parteihochschule Karl Marx (PHS) was under the direction of the fervent Hanna Wolf, who oversaw the training of East Germany’s Socialist Unity Party (SED) functionaries. First appointed as Director ... -
Stand Fast for Peace & Freedom: A Study of Foreign Policy of the British Labour Party in Opposition 1931 to 1940
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-21)This thesis examines the evolution of foreign policy within the British Labour Party during its years in opposition from 1931 to 1940. It argues that Labour policy was locked in a bitter divide between idealist and pragmatic ... -
Standalone DC Microgrids Improvements Towards Smarter Grids
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-26)Traditional distribution power systems are facing tremendous challenges in ensuring reliable and secure operation of the energy systems because of the new trend of using small- scale power generation and the proliferation ... -
Standard model physics and beyond from non-commutative geometry.
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-25)Non-commutative differential geometry (NCG) extends Riemannian geometry and yields a striking reinterpretation of the standard model of particle physics (SM) as gravity on a `non-commutative' manifold. The basic idea behind ... -
Standard model physics from abstract mathematical objects?
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)This thesis constitutes a first attempt to derive aspects of standard model particle physics from purely abstract mathematical objects. We begin abstractly with an algebra, and argue that physical concepts such as particles, ... -
Standardization and Certification in Lean Manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-22)Lean manufacturing is a term that we have been hearing very often in many sectors and areas. Lean started as a manufacturing system and philosophy that was first developed by Toyota using key production principles that ... -
Standardization and use of colour for labelling of injectable drugs
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-25)Medication errors are one of the most common causes of patient injuries in healthcare systems. Poor labelling has been identified as a contributing factor of medication errors, particularly for those involving injectable ...