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Toward the Interested Investigator: Examining the Epistemic Dimensions of Relational Theory in Zoology
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-28)I argue in this thesis that a research approach that is based on a meaningful relationship between a zoologist and their study subject holds unique epistemic value. It has been well established by feminist and social ... -
Toward Ultracold Atoms for Quantum Thermalization Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-02)Ultracold atoms are a great platform to understand one of the most interesting open problems in physics: quantum thermalization. Building a new lab for ultracold atoms is a challenging task for the various tools that ... -
Toward Understanding Human Expression in Human-Robot Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Intelligent devices are quickly becoming necessities to support our activities during both work and play. We are already bound in a symbiotic relationship with these devices. An unfortunate effect of the pervasiveness ... -
Towards a Better Understanding of Activated Carbon-Based Amendments for In Situ Treatment of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Anaerobic Groundwater Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-11)Injected activated carbon (AC) particulate amendments for the in situ treatment of groundwater impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) is relatively new, and relies on a combination of AC sorption and biodegradation. ... -
Towards a Better Understanding of the Na-O2 Battery System
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)The electrification of transportation requires cost-effective energy storage systems with high energy densities. Aprotic sodium-oxygen batteries offer great promise for advanced energy storage as these batteries possess ... -
Towards a Better Understanding of Variability Evolution
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-07)Highly-configurable software systems often leverage variability modeling to achieve systematical reuse and mass customization. Although facilitating variability management, variability models do not eliminate the variability ... -
Towards a Chemically Defined Medium for Sf-9 Cell Culture: Micronutrients Reduce Dependence on Yeast Extract
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-08)Spodoptera frugiperda clonal isolate 9 (Sf-9) insect cells in conjunction with recombinant baculovirus are an industrially relevant system for producing biologics. Sf-9 cells are capable of robust high-density growth in ... -
Towards a comprehensive framework for foam concrete mix design
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)Foam concrete is a low-density, highly workable cementitious material, created by blending a fine-aggregate paste with a foaming agent. Properties of foam concrete suggest potential for commercial exploitation of the ... -
Towards a Cyber Jus ad Bellum: Bridging Legal Gaps within Cyberwar Governance
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-24)While the capabilities of cyberweapons surge forward, our ability to effectively evaluate and govern their deployment has lagged behind. There are presently no internationally binding laws of cyberwar. In their absence, ... -
Towards a Diverse Vision of Aging: An Exploration of LGBTQ Aging Experiences and Perceptions
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-14)How do you envision the later years of your life? How do you feel about aging? For many LGBTQ individuals, the later years of their life are a time of isolation, invisibility, harassment, and depression (Butler, 2004). The ... -
Towards a Healthy Architecture. Lustica Peninsula
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis attempts to create an architectural <em>vision</em> for the future <em>healthy evolution</em> of the Lu?tica peninsula, a very <em>potent</em> and <em>unique</em> site along the <em>Adriatic coast</em> in ... -
Towards a Management Plan for the Waterloo Moraine: A Comprehensive Assessment of its Current State within the Region of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2009-11-05)The Region of Waterloo (ROW) and Oxford County contain a significant landscape unit called the Waterloo Moraine that provides multiple ecological and water resource functions to surrounding communities. These functions ... -
Towards a more sustainable water future: water governance and Sustainable Development Goal 6 achievability in India
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-03)Humans and the environment in which we live are deeply connected to one another. These interconnections allow for many positive benefits and are foundational to our ability to live on Earth, but also pose many challenges. ... -
Towards a New Generation of Permissioned Blockchain Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-14)With the release of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin system in 2008 a new decentralized computation paradigm, known as blockchain, was born. Bitcoin promised a trading network for virtual coins, publicly available for anyone to ... -
Towards a new implementation of ‘MREOM-CC’, with application to MO+ dimers (M = V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni)
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-24)Multi Reference Equation of Motion Coupled Cluster (MREOM-CC) is an electronic structure method that allows the calculation of many electronic states simultaneously. A sequence of transformations are ... -
Towards a Plural History of 'Impact Investing'
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-02)Conceived in 2007, ‘impact investing’ is an activity whereby investors intentionally pursue social and/or environmental return alongside financial return. It has attracted increasing interest, including from transnational ... -
Towards a Posthumanist Eco-Zoopoetics: Kafkas‘ Tiergeschichten and Yoko Tawadas Etüden im Schnee
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-09)The burgeoning trans-disciplinary field of (post-humanist) eco-zoopoetics is concerned with the question of how the human can represent animals and nature without ignoring their otherness. My thesis argues that literature ... -
Towards A Reparations Ecology: Ecosystem design narratives for rewilding and regenerating desecrated lacustrine landscapes in Tláhuac-Xico, Mexico City
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-22)For centuries, built environments have been instrumental in imposing an anthropocentric system that has separated nature from human civilization. In retrospect, this dualist structuring of man and nature stems from land ... -
Towards a Strategic Communications Plan: Providing Community-Informed Insight into the Role of the Biosphere Reserve on the Oak Ridges Moraine
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-27)The implementation of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BR) in Canada is strongly dependent on grassroots community-based support and understanding. The recent calls for the Oak Ridges Moraine and adjacent Greenbelt lands (ORMGB) ... -
Towards a Suburban Agora: Expanding an intermodal node into a community marketplace
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-30)This thesis investigates the condition of the contemporary suburban landscape and the potential of transit infrastructure in re-establishing the continuity of the fragmented social fabric. It follows the emerging discourse ...