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Transcriptional regulation of North American wood frog (Rana sylvatica) dorsal skin during development and in response to chronic exposure to a microplastics mixture
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-09)Amphibian populations have been experiencing declines globally for decades due to factors such as habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, overexploitation, pollution, and disease. Skin is an important immune organ ... -
Transfer Cavity Stabilization Using the Pound-Drever-Hall Technique with Noise Cancellation
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-24)A system for exciting Rubidium atoms to Rydberg states has been constructed to study the interactions between them and metal surfaces. This thesis describes a method to reach the f Rydberg series using diode lasers. Since ... -
Transfer of Mass and Heat in the Cathode of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(University of Waterloo, 2007-07-30)The need for alternative sources of energy with low to zero emissions has led to the development of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. PEM fuel cells are electro-chemical devices that convert chemical energy to ... -
Transferring Pareto Frontiers across Heterogeneous Hardware Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-14)Configurable software systems provide options that affect functional and non-functional system properties. Selection of options forms system configurations with corresponding properties values. Nowadays configurable software ... -
The Transformation of a Medieval Sussex Vineyard into a Deer Park, a Case Study: The Arundel "Little Park" 1150-1400
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-24)This thesis examines medieval deer parks in West Sussex from 1150-1400 with a thorough case study of Arundel’s “Little Park”. This paper sheds light on the common medieval English practice of imparking to understand its ... -
The transformation of one-dimensional and two-dimensional autoregressive random fields under coordinate scaling and rotation
(University of Waterloo, 2008-11-05)A practical problem in computer graphics is that of representing a textured surface at arbitrary scales. I consider the underlying mathematical problem to be that of interpolating autoregressive random fields under arbitrary ... -
Transformational Tourism: The Example of Backpackers in Tibet
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-25)Hannam (2009) stated that travel played an important role in helping people, especially young people, to develop their inner self. Experiences, relationships and memories continue to influence ongoing journeys, including ... -
Transformations in Water Governance: An Examination of the Lake Simcoe Watershed
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-10)Individuals, communities, non-government organizations and governments are in constant pursuit of intelligent responses to the complex socio-environmental challenges they encounter. The capacity to respond effectively to ... -
The Transformative City
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-09)The issue of downtown revitalization has been much studied over the past several decades. However, much of the existing knowledge base pertains to our largest urban centres. This leaves a significant information gap with ... -
Transformative Tenements; Strategies for urban renewal in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-24)The hardened inner city community of trench town represents one of several impoverished communities that form the heart of the Jamaican capital city, Kingston. As wealth and influence have moved inland, off the coastal ... -
Transformer health assessment and techno-economic end of life evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-14)Electrical power systems play a key role in production and services in both the industrial and commercial sectors and significantly affect the private lives of citizens. A major asset of any power delivery system is the ... -
Transforming electrical energy systems towards sustainability in a complex world: the cases of Ontario and Costa Rica
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-19)Electrical energy systems have been major contributors to sustainability-associated effects, positive and negative, and therefore are considered as key components in pursuing overall sustainability objectives. Conventional ... -
Transforming Suburbia : The Networked Pedestrian Village of Bayview Hills
(University of Waterloo, 2004)The ubiquitous North American suburban model has created devastating challenges for successful community life in the twenty-first century. This thesis addresses those challenges through the transformation of the existing ... -
Transforming the Gardiner Expressway: A Vision for Personal Rapid Transit in 2015
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Urban infrastructure has long been regarded as the lifeblood to any city, essential to urban communities. A successful city cannot exist without a successful infrastructure, and as a city matures, its system must adapt. ... -
Transforming the Reading Experience of Scientific Documents with Polymorphism
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-07)Despite the opportunities created by digital reading, documents remain mostly static and mimic paper. Any improvement in the shape or form of documents has to come from authors who contend with current digital formats, ... -
Transforming theory and practice of environmental governance – A case study of Ayubia National Park, Pakistan
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-19)Parks and protected areas are long-regarded as effective measures for conservation of biodiversity. More recently, they are also recognized as a means to provide social and economic benefits and indefinite ecological and ... -
Transient Dynamics of Continuous Systems with Impact and Friction, with Applications to Musical Instruments
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-24)The objective of this work is to develop mathematical simulation models for predicting the transient behaviour of strings and beams subjected to impacts. The developed models are applied to study the dynamics of the ... -
Transit Benefit Index: A Comprehensive Index for Capturing Externalities in Transit Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-30)Transportation externalities plague all members of society with delays during travel, as well as healthcare costs associated with crashes, unwanted noise, and air pollutants. While attempts have been made to correct these ... -
Transit-Induced Gentrification in Weston and Mount Dennis: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-31)As Toronto commits to increase investments in rapid transit across the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA), there is an increasing need to ensure existing residents are able to benefit from these new connections. Weston ... -
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) for Urban Sustainability: A Comparative Case Study of Beijing and Shenzhen, China
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-18)A number of urban problems pose ongoing challenges to sustainable development, which includes urban sprawl, low rates of land utilization and increases in private vehicular ownership and related traffic congestion. ...