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Chemical Modification of Poly-α-1,3-Glucan
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-09)Sustainability is becoming a primary consideration in the development of new materials. Specifically, renewability and biodegradability are desirable properties for materials in a variety of applications, including packaging ... -
Chemical Modification of Polybutene-1 Resins
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-07)Controlled rheology polybutene (CRPB) resins have been produced by peroxide induced degradation during reactive processing in a batch mixing operation. Two grades of commodity polybutene-1 (PB-1) resins were selected for ... -
Chemical Modification of Polypropylene with Organo-functional Silanes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-05)Conventional polypropylene (PP) suffers at higher service temperatures and its poor melt strength limits its application in some processes. PP also lacks functional groups necessary for good adhesion to synthetic or natural ... -
Chemical Tailoring of Lignin for Functional and Sustainable Material Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-01)Lignin, being the second most abundant natural biopolymer after cellulose, constitutes between 18 wt.% and 35 wt.% of wood. Due to its abundance, sustainability, renewability, and the amenability to undergo numerous ... -
Chemical-Looping Technology: Application of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control and Reactor Network Modelling Using Biomass as a Fuel
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-11)As climate change becomes a more pressing issue, there is increasing research being performed to investigate greenhouse gas reduction strategies such as carbon capture technology and sustainable fuels. To this end, ... -
Chemotherapy Treatment Models: Incorporating Tumor Growth and Stochastic Cancer Staging
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-13)Cancer is a deadly disease causing a heavy health burden worldwide throughout the recorded history. Chemotherapy is widely used to treat any type of cancer. With an enormous effort to improve cancer chemotherapy treatment ... -
The Chester 'Command' System c. 71-96 C.E.
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-13)This thesis centres on the operations of the Chester ‘command’ system in the region of North Wales, roughly from the first year in which Petilius Cerialis served as the governor of Britain to the death of Emperor Domitian. ... -
The Chicken Is Just Dead First
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)My thesis exhibition encapsulates my lived experience as a Black woman from Barbados who moved to Guelph, Ontario at eighteen. My studio and artistic research is focused on the ways that food, ritual, hair, and colonialism ... -
The Children in “Orange”
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-19)Behind an increasing rate of parental incarceration, the public is encountering a significant amount of the children of incarcerated parents. The children who experienced the imprisonment of parents become the hidden victims ... -
Children prefer to acquire information from unambiguous speakers
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)Detecting ambiguity is essential for successful communication. Two studies investigated whether preschool- (4- to 5-year-old) and school-age (6- to 7-year-old) children show sensitivity to communicative ambiguity and can ... -
Children use ownership to understand actions and preferences
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-19)Actions are often dictated by an individual’s desires. While this may be appropriate in many situations, there are important exceptions, such as when an individual desires someone else’s property. Across three papers, this ... -
Children use probability to infer other people’s emotions
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-09)People’s emotional reactions often depend on probability. However, it is unknown whether children consider probability when inferring other people’s emotions. Across three papers, this dissertation shows that children (N ... -
Children's Ability to Navigate Competitive Contexts- The Role of Gender and Socio-Cognitive Skills
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-22)A crucial aspect of children’s development is learning to navigate the diverse contexts within their social world. Competitive contexts are unique in that individuals must attempt to perform well or win, but also maintain ... -
Children's and Adults' Reasoning in Property Entitlement Disputes
(University of Waterloo, 2011-07-20)An understanding of ownership is an important aspect of child development because it helps to promote harmonious social interactions. People are typically restricted from using objects belonging to others. Respecting others’ ... -
Children's Competence with Listener Dependent Prosodic Modifications
(University of Waterloo, 2016-11-04)A key component of communicative development is learning that different listeners are spoken to in different ways. Mature communicators not only adjust what they say when addressing children versus adults, for example, but ... -
Children's Selective Trust in Informants: The Role of Speech Characteristics
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-01)The main way children learn new information is through other people. However, not all people have information that is valuable and useful to them. Research suggests that children pay attention to many cues to help them ... -
Children’s social perceptions and metaperceptions during an initial interaction with an unfamiliar peer
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-31)Background. Interacting with an unfamiliar social partner is a critical first step in forming a relationship (Hinde & Stevenson-Hinde, 1987). During these initial interactions, individuals tend to be more positive than ... -
Chimera Obscura
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-30)Across diverse territories - that might otherwise be considered separate from one another - similar morphogenetic and emergent processes appear to be at play. The continuous re-inscription of the world, and its inner ... -
Chinatown as Heterotopia: Culture and the Crisis of Commodification in Toronto's Chinatown(s)
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-09)This thesis studies the historical and present roles that culture plays in the formation of cities by analyzing the evolution of North American Chinatowns as heterotopias within the city throughout the cultural and social ... -
China’s Path in Developing Organic Agriculture: Opportunities and Implications for Small-scale Farmers and Rural Development
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-15)With the growing awareness of food safety and environmental sustainability, organic agriculture is developing rapidly worldwide. Previous studies on the issue of organic agriculture and small-scale farms have mainly focused ...