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The Impact of Climate Change on the Ski Industry in Colorado and California
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-24)Climate change is considered one of the primary threats to the sustainability of ski tourism around the world. Studies in several countries project the ski industry will be impacted by shorter ski seasons, greater snowmaking ... -
The Impact of Code Ownership of DevOps Artefacts on the Outcome of DevOps CI Builds
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-22)This study focuses on factors that may influence the outcomes of CI builds triggered by commits modifying and/or adding DevOps artefacts to the projects, i.e., DevOps-related CI builds. In particular, code ownership of ... -
The Impact of Culture on Relationship Repair in Negotiation.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-10)Negotiation is an emotionally charged process, in which relationship rupture can occur. While past research has focused on predictors of relationship rupture in negotiation, there has been a dearth of research focusing on ... -
Impact of data quality on ML models: Improving data quality with Outlier Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-15)In the dynamic landscape of Machine Learning (ML) applications, data quality comes out to be an important factor that impacts the performance of ML models. Through this thesis, we present a study that proposes innovative ... -
The Impact of Degradation Reactions on Aprotic Metal-O2 Battery Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-18)The need for new portable energy storage technologies places increasing demand on the development of new batteries beyond Li-ion. Potential candidates to fill this necessity are the class of metal-O2 batteries. In particular, ... -
Impact of Demand Response and Battery Energy Storage System on Electricity Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-19)The calls for the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emissions from conventional electricity generation have been dramatically growing in the recent years owing to their negative environmental ... -
Impact of Design and Operational Parameters on Rapid, Deep Bed Biological Filtration of Drinking Water
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-21)A series of pilot and full-scale experiments were carried out at the Mannheim Water Treatment Plant in Kitchener, Ontario to examine the impact of backwash technique, filter media characteristics, and combinations thereof ... -
Impact of Distributed Battery Energy Storage on Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-07)The penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in electricity grids has increased worldwide over the past decade because of their decreasing costs, especially of Photovoltaic (PV) and wind generation resources with ... -
The Impact of Domain Knowledge on the Effectiveness of Requirements Engineering Activities
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)One of the factors that seems to influence an individual’s effectiveness in requirements engineering activities is his or her knowledge of the problem being solved, i.e., domain knowledge. While in-depth domain knowledge ... -
THE IMPACT OF EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AND EXPECTATIONS MANAGEMENT ON THE USEFULNESS OF EARNINGS AND ANALYST FORECASTS IN FIRM VALUATION
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-16)In this dissertation, I examine the impact of earnings management and expectations management on the usefulness of earnings and analyst forecasts in firm valuation. Earnings and analyst forecasts are important inputs into ... -
Impact of Elasticity in Domestic Appliances on Aggregate Residential Power Demands
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-05)Power grids in today's developed societies are designed to meet consumer demands in a highly reliable manner. In order to guarantee reliability to consumers, the grid is required to be sized for infrequently occurring ... -
The Impact of Family Functioning on Child Mental Health Service Use and Access
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-31)In Canada, the prevalence of mental illness is high among young people with 13% of Canadian youth aged 15-24 years affected. This striking mental health burden warranted further investigation of the contextual (i.e., ... -
The Impact of Food Insecurity and Diet on Obesity among Métis and Off-Reserve First Nations Children in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-29)Objective: Aboriginal children are disproportionately affected by obesity, as they are twice as likely to be classified as obese compared to their non-Aboriginal Canadian counterparts. Research indicates that income, food ... -
The Impact of Foreign Aid in Access to Clean Water : A Case Study in Dhaka
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-24)Dhaka, the most densely populated megacity in Bangladesh, has been a major contributor to the country’s economic growth. To keep the city livable and its economy in motion, access to clean, drinkable, and adequate water ... -
Impact of Free Transit Passes on Youth Travel Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)Young adults are often restricted in their activity participation and mobility by parental constraints and driving age restrictions. Public transit can, however, be a viable option for youth to accomplish their trips ... -
IMPACT OF FREEZE-THAW AND DE-ICER ON THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF CANADIAN AIRPORT ASPHALT MATERIALS
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-03)Asphalt pavement is widely used on roadways and airside pavement across Canada. Despite various benefits including smooth driving experience, rapid construction, as well as the high recyclability of asphalt pavement, common ... -
The Impact of Gaming on Rural Heritage Communities: A Case Study of Elora, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-18)Since the early 1990s, rural decline has led many communities to begin social and economic restructuring. Several locales are seeking alternative approaches to the primary sector to support their declining industrial base ... -
Impact of Geological Conceptualization on the Calibration of Groundwater Models at the Mannheim Wellfield, Kitchener, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-10)This study investigates the importance of geological data on the calibration of groundwater models using long term pumping/injection and monitoring well records at a wellfield in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario. Four ... -
Impact of Geometric Uncertainties on Dose Calculations for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-29)IMRT uses non-uniform beam intensities within a radiation field to provide patient-specific dose shaping, resulting in a dose distribution that conforms tightly to the planning target volume (PTV). Unavoidable geometric ... -
The Impact of Glaciation and Permafrost on Groundwater Flow
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-21)Current geologic and climatic conditions need to be considered when choosing an appropriate site for a Deep Geologic Repository (DGR). However, given the million-year timeframe for the radioactivity of the used fuel to ...