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Firm Size and Characteristics of Innovations in the Markets for Technology
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-21)This paper investigates how the size of a firm affects its licensing strategy for patented technologies through empirical analysis of the characteristics at the technological, firm, and industry levels. Only firms with ... -
Firmitas re-visited: Permanence in Contemporary Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis proposes that the concept 'permanence' is relevant at the beginning of the twenty first century. It examines why the term, while perhaps pertinent in addressing the disposability of architecture in Western ... -
First Impressions of Manager Fairness: Set in Stone or Revision-Prone?
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Manager fairness matters to employees and has important work outcomes. The current research explored whether differences exist in the rate of revision (change) of first impressions of a manager’s interactional and procedural ... -
First Nation land and well-being: Exploring the relationship of First Nation land management systems with community well-being, informality within land management, and the development of an agent-based First Nation land-use voting model for experiments on policy adoption at Curve Lake First Nation
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-15)Land management is a pressing issue for reconciling and reconnecting First Nations with their land. Many First Nations have taken more control and responsibility over the management of their land that is key to their ... -
First Principles Simulations of Vibrationally Resolved Photodetachment Spectra of Select Biradicals
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-10)Nonadiabatic dynamical processes are ubiquitous in chemistry and biology. Such events are directly connected to the treatment of energetically close lying states which gives rise to strong vibronic interactions in which ... -
A First Taste of Quantum Gravity Effects: Deforming Phase Spaces with the Heisenberg Double
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-25)We present a well-defined framework to deform the phase spaces of classical particles. These new phase spaces, called Heisenberg doubles, provide a laboratory to probe the effects of quantum gravity. In particular, they ... -
Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) as a Model of Refractive Error Development
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-13)Myopia is a common ocular condition worldwide and the mechanism of myopia is still not clear. A number of animal models of myopia and refractive error development have been proposed. The fact that form deprivation myopia ... -
Fish communities near municipal wastewater discharges in the Grand River watershed
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-19)Municipal wastewater effluent (MWWE) has the potential for aquatic degradation, as it is the largest, per volume, anthropogenic discharge in Canada and other areas in the world. With an increasing population in many areas, ... -
Fish Consumption and Mercury Exposures Among Sub-populations in Canada through Targeted Biomonitoring: Results from Dene/Métis Communities of the Northwest Territories and a Maternal-Infant Cohort Study
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-02)Fish contain many important nutrients including omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)) and essential elements (such as selenium (Se)), and fish ... -
Fish feeding variability over space and time in natural and regulated boreal rivers
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-20)Within the boreal region of Canada, river ecosystems are affected by naturally low flows in the summer months and hydropower operations, which can greatly influence the structure and function of river food webs. Few long-term ... -
Fisher Behaviour and its Implications for the Governability of the Inshore Fisheries in Atlantic Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-11-17)The purpose of this dissertation is to advance a comprehensive understanding of fisher behaviour (i.e., current and former boat owners and crew who harvest multiple species) to strengthen the governability of the inshore ... -
Fisher-cetacean interactions in a coastal social-ecological system: Bycatch impacts on vulnerability and adaptation strategies for viability
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-24)This thesis aims to understand the critical linkages between cetacean bycatch and its impact on the vulnerability and viability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) communities. Cetacean bycatch is extremely complex, having ... -
Fitness of Play: A Prototype for a Holistic Activity Space at Toronto’s Riverdale Park
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-10)The value of personal well-being and execution of fitness varies between individuals as the constant transformation of societal ideologies around fitness continually impact the macro perception. This in turn leaves the ... -
A five-country evaluation of nutrition labelling policies: consumer use, understanding, and knowledge of processed foods
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-07)Background: Poor dietary intake is a critical risk factor for non-communicable diseases – the world’s leading cause of premature death and disability. Globally, consumption of highly processed foods has increased in recent ... -
Fixational eye movements in strabismic amblyopia
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-29)Purpose: To test the hypothesis that the fixational stability (FS) of the amblyopic eye (AME) in strabismics will improve when binocular integration is enhanced through ocular alignment and inter-ocular suppression is ... -
Fixed Point Iteration Algorithms for Low-rank Matrix Completion
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-20)A lot of applications can be formulated as matrix completion problems. In order to address such problems, a common assumption is that the underlying matrix is (approximately) low-rank. Under certain conditions, the ... -
Fixing an Accident of History: Assessing a social insurance model to achieve adequate universal drug insurance
(University of Waterloo, 2020-03-27)Canada’s drug insurance system remains fragmented and expensive. The plethora of private and public plans still do not adequately cover all Canadians. Demographic changes, disease profiles and the introduction of many new ... -
Fixing others' property: Young children make exceptions to property rights when violations benefit owners
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)Property rights serve to protect owners, and to prevent them from being deprived or inconvenienced. However, perhaps modifying others’ property will be acceptable if we improve it, or modify it for the owner’s benefit. I ... -
FJMP: Factorized Joint Multi-Agent Motion Prediction
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-30)Multi-agent motion prediction is an important problem in an autonomous driving pipeline, and it involves forecasting the future behaviour of multiple agents in complex driving environments. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) should ... -
Flag fault-tolerant error correction for cyclic CSS codes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-20)Fault-tolerant quantum error correction (FTEC) protocol is one of the most important components for a fault-tolerant simulation of a quantum circuit. It helps prevent error accumulation during the process which may cause ...