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Cats, Rotating Waves and Photons: An Excursion into Light-Matter Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-27)This thesis hopes to achieve two modest goals. The primary goal is to formulate a practical theory for generating cat states by employing a resonant or detuned strong drive on a qubit coupled to a resonator. An incidental ... -
Caught Between the Imperatives of Sustainability and Good Parenting: Eco-Conscious Parenting in the Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-06)Current levels of consumption in modern society are at odds with sustaining our planet, yet not sustaining the planet is a threat to our children and future generations. Eco-conscious parents are aware of environmental ... -
Cauldron of Forces: Designing a Lightning Observatory on Lake Maracaibo
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-22)There are storms in the world, and the world is a storm, and we ourselves are weather. Earth and the universe are continually emerging and dissolving: geological, meteorological, and biological forces interact to create ... -
Causal Discovery of Photonic Bell Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-13)A causal understanding of a physical theory is vital. They provide profound insights into the implications of the theory and contain the information required to manipulate, not only predict, our surroundings. Unfortunately, ... -
Causal Inference and Matrix Completion with Correlated Incomplete Data
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-19)Missing data problems are frequently encountered in biomedical research, social sciences, and environmental studies. When data are missing completely at random, a complete-case analysis may be the easiest approach. However, ... -
Causal Inference with Covariate Balance Optimization
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-04)Causal inference is a popular problem in biostatistics, economics, and health science studies. The goal of this thesis is to develop new methods for the estimation of causal effects using propensity scores or inverse ... -
Causal Inference with Measurement Error
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-04)Causal inference methods have been widely used in biomedical sciences and social sciences, among many others. With different assumptions, various methods have been proposed to conduct causal inference with interpretable ... -
Causal Inference with Recurrent Data via Propensity Score Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-07)Propensity score methods are increasingly being used to reduce estimation bias of treatment effects for observational studies. Previous research has shown that propensity score methods consistently estimate the marginal ... -
Causal Models for a Quantum World
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-18)Quantum mechanics has achieved unparalleled success as an operational theory, describing a wide range of experiments to remarkable accuracy. However, the physical foundations on which it rests remain as puzzling as they ... -
Causal Sensitivity Analysis for Decision Trees
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-15)Ventilator assignments in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are made by medical experts; however, for some patients the relationship between ventilator assignment and patient health status is not well understood. ... -
Cause or Consequence? The Interrelationship Between Physical Activity and Fractures
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-30)Our study characterized the physically active and non-active circumstances during which fractures occur and explored long-term effects on physical activity following one or more fractures of the hip or pelvis, spine, upper ... -
The Causeway, the Landfill, and the River: shaping Moncton's Environs
(University of Waterloo, 2005)The decommissioned Riverside Landfill, located on the Petitcodiac River in Moncton, New Brunswick, has been closed for over ten years. Lack of proper dumping and closure procedures has left the ground and the water ... -
CBKR+: A Conceptual Framework for Improving Corpus Based Knowledge Representation
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In Corpus Based Knowledge Representation [CBKR], limited association capability, that is, no criteria in place to extract substantial associations in the corpus, and lack of support for hypothesis testing and prediction ... -
CDCL(Crypto) and Machine Learning based SAT Solvers for Cryptanalysis
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)Over the last two decades, we have seen a dramatic improvement in the efficiency of conflict-driven clause-learning Boolean satisfiability (CDCL SAT) solvers over industrial problems from a variety of applications such as ... -
CDM Robust & Low Noise ESD protection circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-20)In spite of significant progress during last couple of decades, ESD still affects production yields, manufacturing costs, product quality, product reliability and profitability. The objective of an ESD protection circuit ... -
CDMA Channel Selection Using Switched Capacitor Technique
(University of Waterloo, 2001)CDMA channel selection requires sharp as well as wide-band Filtering. SAW Filters which have been used for this purpose are only available in IF range. In direct conversion receivers this has to be done at low frequencies. ... -
cDNA?GFP Fusion Libraries for Analyses of Protein Localization in Mouse Stem Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Stem cells have great potential value for treating a number of diseases and conditions, including diabetes, Parkinson's, and spinal cord injuries. Applying stem cells for therapeutic purposes will require an in-depth ... -
Ceci n'est pas un parc: Reconsidering the Island Site of Expo 67
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-16)This thesis examines the landscape of Expo 67, in both its original and current state, and diagnoses a set of design and programming issues. In the mid-1960s, the city of Montreal undertook a vast construction project in ... -
Celastrol, a proteasome inhibitor, can induce the expression of heat shock protein genes in Xenopus cultured cells
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-25)Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are stress-inducible and evolutionarily conserved molecular chaperones that are involved in protein binding and translocation. As molecular chaperones, HSPs bind to denatured proteins, inhibit ... -
Celebrating Community: Local Music Festivals and Sustainable Relocalization in Southern Manitoba
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-23)Sustainable relocalization aims to increase resilience and wellbeing in local communities as a response to interrelated social-ecological threats emerging on a global-scale. This grassroots social and environmental movement ...