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The impact of biobased residues on soil health and greenhouse gas emissions under a changing climate
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-12)The disposal of organic wastes in landfills and applying nitrogen fertilizers to agricultural land cause multiple environmental issues. However, recycling organic wastes, e.g., biobased residues for agricultural use, is ... -
Impact of Biofilter Backwashing on the Biofiltration / Ultrafiltration Process
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-01)The use of ultrafiltration membrane technology for drinking water treatment has seen a marked increase in the past few decades, however, membrane fouling remains the top technological hurdle in the way of its widespread ... -
Impact of Biological Nutrient Removal Process Operating and Design Conditions on the Removal of Micropollutants from Wastewater
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-11)The efficacy of three different wastewater treatment configurations, conventional activated sludge (CAS), nitrifying activated sludge (NAS) and biological nutrient removal (BNR) for removal of selected micropollutants from ... -
Impact of Cadmium On The Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Interrenal Axis Function in Rainbow Trout
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-30)Cadmium (Cd) is a nonessential metal present in sublethal concentrations within the aquatic environment. Cd is an endocrine disruptor and high concentrations of this metal suppress stressor-induced cortisol production in ... -
The Impact of Cartoon Characters and Front-of-Package (FOP) Nutrition Information on Parental Perceptions of Children’s Food Products
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-25)Childhood obesity is a major public health issue. Canada has one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the world. Food advertising and marketing have contributed to the rapid rise in childhood obesity. High energy and ... -
The impact of cigarette package design on young women in Brazil: brand appeal and perceptions of health risk
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-30)Tobacco use is responsible for 5.4 million deaths every year worldwide and a leading cause of preventable death. The burden of these deaths is rapidly shifting to low and middle-income countries, such as Brazil. Brazil is ... -
Impact of Climate Change on Canadian Water Resources: A Continental-Scale Hydrologic Modelling Study Using Multiple RCM Projections
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-20)Evidence of climate change is mounting and there is nowadays an increasing international scientific consensus that current climate change is, in part, induced by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Climate change ... -
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 ...