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Estimation of Phytoplankton Chlorophyll-a Concentration in the Western Basin of Lake Erie Using Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 Data
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-04)Worldwide phenomena called algae bloom has been recently a serious matter for inland water bodies. Temporal and spatial variability of the bloom makes it di cult to use in-situ monitoring of the lakes. This study aimed to ... -
Estimation of Pile Capacity by Optimizing Dynamic Pile Driving Formulae
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-26)Piles have been used since prehistoric times in areas with weak subsurface conditions either to reinforce existing ground, create new ground for habitation or trade, and support bridges and buildings. Originally piles were ... -
Estimation of Stochastic Degradation Models Using Uncertain Inspection Data
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-18)Degradation of components and structures is a major threat to the safety and reliability of large engineering systems, such as the railway networks or the nuclear power plants. Periodic inspection and maintenance are thus ... -
The Estimation of Stochastic Models in Finance with Volatility and Jump Intensity
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-26)This thesis covers the parametric estimation of models with stochastic volatility, jumps, and stochastic jump intensity, by FFT. The first primary contribution is a parametric minimum relative entropy optimal Q-measure ... -
An estimation theoretic approach to quantum realizability problems
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-27)This thesis seeks to develop a general method for solving so-called quantum realizability problems, which are questions of the following form: under which conditions does there exist a quantum state exhibiting a given ... -
Et si Lord Durham avait raison? L’hétérolinguisme au cœur du rap québécois contemporain
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)En prenant l’édition 2019 du gala de l’ADISQ comme point de départ, cette thèse propose une étude du rap québécois contemporain grand public et de la présence relativement soutenue de l’anglais. J’y explore les grands ... -
Eternal Recurrence: String Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-15)The work in this exhibition is the result of philosophical contemplation and the concepts that followed from these moments. The moment that we find ourselves conscious, the moment in which we inhale or exhale is the focus ... -
Ethical Leadership for Machiavellians in Business
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-13)Despite some progress in instilling ethics into business practice, businesses continue to make decisions that result in incredible harms to people and the environment around the world. Academics, the public, and the media ... -
Ethical Pluralism and Informed Consent in Canadian Health Care: Exploring Accommodations and Limitations
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-26)Vibrant and evolving diversity has become an integral part of Canadian identity. Communities are experiencing an enrichment of new ideas, and unique opportunities to learn about those with whom we share the world. At the ... -
The Ethics of Deception in Caregiving: A Patient-Centered Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-24)Deception is a central issue in bioethics. This emerges most clearly when considering ways of assisting individuals who are incapable of making their own decisions. Deception can be defined as purposefully misleading another ... -
The Ethics of Nuclear Waste in Canada: Risks, Harms and Unfairness.
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-30)The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) --- the crown corporation responsible for the long-term storage of nuclear fuel waste in Canada --- seeks to bury our nuclear fuel waste deep in the Canadian Shield, with ... -
Ethnic Constructions in the Seleucid Military
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-25)This study examines the use and meaning of ethnic denominations in Hellenistic military contexts, both in literature and epigraphy. By analyzing the epigraphic records of the settlements which provided soldiers for Hellenistic ... -
Ethnic Identity of Russian Germans in Interaction: Attitudes towards Food Habits
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-05)In this sociolinguistic study, qualitative interviews were used in examining discursive identity construction among Russian Germans. The interview group was composed of Russian German university students attending different ... -
Ethnic retailing and the role of municipal planning: four case studies in the Greater Toronto Area
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-08)The recent waves of immigration have dramatically changed the urban landscape of Canada’s metropolitan regions. One of the significant markers of this change are ethnic retail activities that manifest in ethnic shopping ... -
Ethyl Cellulose Nanoparticles in Multiphase Systems: Foams, Emulsions, and Porous Media
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-18)Adsorption-mediated self-assembly of ethyl cellulose (EC) nanoparticles at fluid interfaces, driven by reduction in interfacial energy, is shown to lead to stabilization of emulsions and foams. A multiscale approach is ... -
Ethynyl-1,1’-Biphenyl Derivatives as Amyloid Beta Aggregation Inhibitors
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-19)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder, with characteristic symptoms including memory loss and cognitive decline. AD is characterized by the formation of dense amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and ... -
An Eurhythmatic Response to Adaptive Accrual: A Rhetoric of Adaptation
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-21)This dissertation applies to the study of adaptation principles of rhetoric, transtextual analysis and visual semiotics. It posits that adaptations are imitations-with-variations and that rather than existing in binary, ... -
Evaluate Landless Farmers’ Life Satisfaction under the Compensation System for Land Acquisition: a case study of suburban Nanjing, China
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-13)The aim of the research is to add some understanding to the levels, features, and determinants of landless farmers’ life satisfaction after compensation and resettlement for land acquisition. First, it examines what are ... -
Evaluating Aerial Ku-Band Radar Altimetry over Landfast First-Year Sea Ice
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-17)Recent studies have challenged the assumption that Ku-band radar, used by the CryoSat-2 satellite altimetry platform, fully penetrates the dry snow cover of Arctic sea ice in the winter. There is also uncertainty around ... -
Evaluating and Characterizing the Performance of 802.11 Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-05)The 802.11 standard has become the dominant protocol for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). As an indication of its current and growing popularity, it is estimated that over 20 billion WiFi chipsets will be shipped ...