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End-to-End Multiview Gesture Recognition for Autonomous Car Parking System
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-21)The use of hand gestures can be the most intuitive human-machine interaction medium. The early approaches for hand gesture recognition used device-based methods. These methods use mechanical or optical sensors attached ... -
End-to-end Neural Information Retrieval
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-30)In recent years we have witnessed many successes of neural networks in the information retrieval community with lots of labeled data. Yet it remains unknown whether the same techniques can be easily adapted to search ... -
End-to-End Whole Slide Image Classification and Search using Set Representations
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-31)Due to the sheer size of gigapixel whole slide images (WSIs), it is difficult to apply deep learning and computer vision algorithms for digital pathology. Traditional approaches rely on extracting meaningful patches from ... -
Ending the Stigma: How a Causal Deterministic View of Free Will Can Inform Both Healthy and Pathological Cognitive Function and Increase Compassion
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-24)Depression is the leading cause of disability around the world, and in Canada, 8% of adults will experience depression in their lifetimes. Nearly half of those with depression will not seek treatment, one of the major ... -
Endlich frei? Die Darstellung des Endes der DDR in Thomas Brussigs Helden wie wir und Wie es leuchtet
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-02)This thesis focuses on an analysis of the representation of the German Democratic Re-public (GDR) in two literary works by Thomas Brussig. The year between the summer of 1989 and the fall of 1990 was very eventful in ... -
Endocannabinoids as Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) Aggregation Inhibitors
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-13)The endocannabinoid system, including endogenous cannabinoids and their corresponding receptors, has received extensive attention in the last few years for their neuroprotective effect in the central nervous system. The ... -
Endorsement Editorials: Rhetorical Strategies of Compelling Arguments
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-30)This thesis reports on a rhetorical study of endorsement editorials published in Canadian newspapers during the spring 2011 federal election. These editorials, intended to encourage readers to support or vote for a candidate ... -
Endosomolytic arginine-rich peptides for therapeutic siRNA delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-23)At the forefront of revolutionizing medicine, gene therapy provides an effective way to treat a range of diseases by regulating defective genes at the root of the disease. Short interfering RNA (siRNA) holds great promise ... -
Endothelialisation of Polyvinyl Alcohol Small Diameter Vascular Graft
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)As one of the possible treatments for cardiovascular disease (CVD), bypass grafting in small diameter vessel (≤ 6 mm diameter) is often employed. However, maintaining the patency of this small diameter graft remains a ... -
Endothelium-Dependant Vasomotor Function in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Following Chronic Dietary Treatment with Resveratrol
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)Essential hypertension is a disease involving impaired endothelium-dependant vasomotor function which is partially mediated through an increase in reactive oxygen species. Recent evidence has demonstrated that resveratrol ... -
Endothelium-dependent vasomotor responses of hypertensive and type 2 diabetic rats: effects of sex, ageing, and therapeutic interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-26)Impaired endothelial vasomotor function is a hallmark of many chronic disease states, including essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Loss of the homeostatic role of the endothelium in large conduit arteries ... -
Enduring Gardens: Woven by Friends into the Fabric of the Urban Community
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-13)For the most part, academic literature neglects the psychological impact of public gardens and the landscape on human well-being. Literature about botanical gardening and urban landscape design provide the foundation of ... -
Energizing Sustainable Livelihoods. A Study of Village Level Biodiesel Development in Orissa, India
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-07)The present worldwide scenario is one of land-based livelihoods that are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. While being committed to environmental goals, India’s National Action Plan on Climate ... -
Energy and Matter: The design of a nature centre, tunnel, and neutrino observatory
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-16)Neutrino physics proposes radical new conceptions of matter. Contemplating the extraordinary and mysterious nature of neutrinos in architectural terms, Energy and Matter considers the ideas and implications of this exciting ... -
Energy Conservation and Security Enhancement in Wireless End-to-end Secure Connections
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-24)Wireless channels are vulnerable to interception. In some applications an end-to-end secure data transfer is required. However the use of cryptographic functions in communication over a wireless channel increases sensitivity ... -
Energy Efficiency Analysis and Implementation of AES on an FPGA
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-07)The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) was developed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rjimen and endorsed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2001. It was designed to replace the aging Data Encryption ... -
Energy efficiency analysis of selected public key cryptoschemes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-07)Public key cryptosystems in both classical and post-quantum settings usually involve a lot of computations. The amount as well as the type of computations involved vary among these cryptosystems. As a result, when the ... -
Energy Efficiency and Differentiated QoS in Next Generation PONs
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-10)Energy conservation in next generation Passive Optical Network system (NG-PON) has gained more and more attention. NG-PON system can not only deliver best-effort data traffic, but also real-time data traffic, e.g. voice ... -
Energy Efficient Cooperative Communications for Wireless Body Area Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-21)It is expected that Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) will greatly improve the quality of our life because of its myriad applications for our human beings. However, one of the challenges is to design energy efficient ... -
Energy Efficient Design for Deep Sub-micron CMOS VLSIs
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Over the past decade, low power, energy efficient VLSI design has been the focal point of active research and development. The rapid technology scaling, the growing integration capacity, and the mounting active and leakage ...