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Within the Ruin is Colour: making with twenty-eight chromatic encounters
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-23)Through twenty-eight encounters, this thesis explores site history differently; colour becomes a lens of site analysis that traces social, economic, and environmental accounts of materials, while challenging the familiarity ... -
Within These Walls
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-22)The Cork Good Shepherd Magdalen Asylum opened in the summer of 1872, and was abandoned in 1994. The number of women who passed through its walls remains unknown. Ireland’s Magdalen Laundries, a system of religious-run ... -
WKB Analysis of Tunnel Coupling in a Simple Model of a Double Quantum Dot
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-16)A simplified model of a double quantum dot is presented and analyzed, with applications to spin-qubit quantum computation. The ability to trap single electrons in semiconductor nanostructures has led to the proposal of ... -
WLAN Interface Management on Mobile Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-15)The number of smartphones in use is overwhelmingly increasing every year. These devices rely on connectivity to the Internet for the majority of their applications. The ever-increasing number of deployed 802.11 ... -
WO3/SnO2-Modified Graphite Felts as Novel Carbon-Based Positive Electrodes for Zinc-Cerium Redox-Flow Battery (RFB)
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-21)Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are promising large-scale energy storage devices that are potentially cost-effective, easily scaled up in size, safe and versatile. RFBs use the chemical reactions of redox species which are ... -
Women and (dis)interest in government: How the status quo affects attitudes toward female politicians and intentions to participate in politics
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)When people are motivated to justify their socio-political systems they come to view the current status quo as the most desirable status quo--a process termed injunctification (Kay et al., 2009). Here, two studies suggest ... -
Women and Environmental Change: A Case Study of Small-Scale Fisheries in Chilika Lagoon
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-24)In recent decades, many lagoons around the world have experienced environmental degradation resulting from impacts of various drivers of change (e.g., natural disasters and aquaculture). This has created adverse consequences ... -
Women and tourism in White Harbour, Newfoundland: Filling the Gap between Tradition, Innovation, and Globalization
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-26)Rural communities, often called outports, throughout Newfoundland are currently experiencing important socio-economic changes. External forces, such as the ever-growing oil industry in Alberta and provincial planning based ... -
Women and Weights: Lived Experiences of Women Within a Mixed-Gendered Gym
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-18)The gym has the potential to be a valuable resource for adult physical activity. Yet, despite this, the gym environment remains a particularly underdeveloped area of study. Women’s gym experiences in particular is an area ... -
"Women Don't Belong to Prison, They Belong to Communities": Governing the Criminalized Mother under the Auspices of Canada's Institutional Mother-Child Program
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)Since its inception in 1996, the institutional mother-child program has suffered from a lack of funding, increased restrictiveness in eligibility for participation, and in some cases has been cancelled entirely. Over the ... -
Women in Management: A Canadian Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)The gender distribution in the Canadian labour force has changed significantly over the course of the past few decades. Women have gained employment in areas of industry and occupational sectors where they were previously ... -
A Women's Place: The Design of a Transitional Housing Comminuty for Women and Children
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-30)Transition homes are critical sources of support for women and children fleeing domestic violence or facing difficulties with housing and poverty. More than just a safe place to stay, transition homes offer residents ... -
Women's Shelters: Governance, Neoliberalism, and the Creation of the “Shelter-Citizen”
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-12)In this thesis, I expand upon existing governance research by examining the strategies deployed in women's shelters and theorize them as neoliberal mechanisms of governance intended, through “gentle coercion” (Cruikshank, ... -
Wood Fiber Polyamide Composites for Automotive Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-13)The automotive industry is currently experiencing environmental, legislative, and consumer pressure to improve the environmental sustainability of passenger vehicles. Just one of the approaches being taken to address this ... -
Woodchip Biofilters for Treatment of Particulate Phosphorus in Agricultural Runoff
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-07)Woodchip filters have received attention in recent years for their ability to sustain denitrification activity across multiyear time frames. However, in most freshwater aquatic ecosystems, phosphorus (P) rather than nitrogen ... -
Word Birds
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-14)This paper is intended to serve as a supporting document for the exhibition Word Birds that was held at the Render Gallery at the University of Waterloo, April 22-27, 2008. The drawing and sculpture in this exhibition ... -
The Work of Wealthy Women: Female Discipleship in Luke 8:1-3
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-01)Luke 8:1-3 is the only explicit indicator in scripture that Jesus receives financial provision during his ministry. Interestingly, the donors are wealthy women. From a social historical perspective who are these women who ... -
Work Zone Safety Assessment and Throughput Analysis for High Volume Highways Using Random Parameter Models
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-12)Highways and freeways could be considered the most important transportation infrastructure in North America; these vital routes are necessary for the efficient haulage of huge amounts of goods and services. Several factors ... -
Work-related psychosocial stress and allostatic load within firefighters
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-10)The aim of this study was to investigate the nature and type of psychosocial stress experienced by firefighters through investigating the cumulative effects of work-related factors on their health by reviewing current ... -
Working Smarter and Working Harder: Combining Learning and Performance Goals to Improve Performance in a High-Complexity Task Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-20)In a high-complexity task environment individual productivity can be improved through exerting more effort (i.e., working harder) as well as by learning improved task strategies. I examine the productivity effects of both ...