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The Impact of Training on Naming and Producing Actions to Novel Objects
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-06)Visual object similarity, action similarity and semantic information are believed to influence both object naming and action production. The Naming and Action Model (NAM) developed by Yoon, Heinke, and Humphreys (2002) ... -
Impact of Vehicle Charge and Discharge Cycles on the Thermal Characteristics of Lithium-ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-07)The performance, life-cycle cost, and safety of electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EVs and HEVs) depend strongly on the vehicle’s energy storage system. Advanced batteries such as lithium-ion (Li-ion) polymer batteries ... -
Impact of water activity on microbial growth in bentonite clay
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-11)Canada is in the process of designing and implementing a deep geological repository (DGR) for long-term storage of used nuclear fuel. This proposed storage structure will be a multi-barrier system placed 500-800 metres ... -
Impact of Wavefront-Guided Laser in situ Keratomileusis on Monochromatic Higher Order Aberrations and Vision
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-04)Wavefront-guided (WFG) laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) differs from conventional surgery by applying a refined algorithm for tissue removal, based on information from preoperative wavefront aberration data. Since the ... -
Impact of Winter Road Conditions on Highway Speed and Volume
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-29)Several past studies have attempted to quantify the impact of winter weather conditions on highway mobility in terms of traffic volume, speed, and capacity. While consistent in their general findings, these studies have ... -
Impact of Winter Soil Processes on Nutrient Leaching in Cold Region Agroecosystems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-25)High-latitude cold regions are warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, with the greatest warming occurring during the winter. Warmer winters are associated with shorter periods of snow cover, resulting ... -
Impact of Youth Service Program Design on Youth Engagement, Communities and Organizations
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-02)Youth service and volunteerism support healthy development and financial prosperity for youth while providing solutions to community issues. Previous studies have highlighted that engaging youth in intergenerational ... -
Impacts of acute and anthropogenic stress on fish microRNA
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-21)Fishes play crucial roles in the ecology of aquatic environments and contribute to the multi-billion-dollar fisheries industry. The integrity of their populations and health needs to be maintained for future generations ... -
The impacts of cash transfer programs on rural livelihoods: a study of Caboclos in the Brazilian Amazon estuary region
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-25)Rural households that rely on agricultural and natural resources for their livelihoods have been exposed to increasing socio-economic and climatic challenges over the past few decades, which requires urgent scientific ... -
The Impacts of China’s ETS on Firm Competitiveness; Evidence from the Power and Heat Production Sector
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-25)Carbon emissions are one of the primary causes of climate change. In the coming decades, the economic costs to deal with climate change are estimated to be 10% of the global GDP. To mitigate the threats, Emission Trading ... -
Impacts of Climate Change and Controlled Tile Drainage on Water Quality and Quantity in Southern Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-06)Within the Great Lakes region, agricultural non-point source nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) contamination contribute to algal blooms and decreased water quality, particularly from tile-drained landscapes. These water ... -
Impacts of Climate Change on Canadian Airport Pavements
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-20)Greenhouse gasses (GHG) emitted by the burning of fossil fuels and supplementary anthropogenic activities are on the rise since the industrial revolution. The world is becoming warmer and more polluted with such gases, ... -
The Impacts of Climate Change via Robust Optimization: Two Applications in Land Investment and Electricity Storage Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-03)Effectively adapting to a changing climate involves making appropriate operational decisions based on long-term climate forecasts. This dissertation presents a comprehensive framework that combines climate data, regression ... -
The Impacts of Climate Investment Funds on Multilateral Adaptation Finance
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) is a global agreement between 194 countries to stabilize greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere to avoid dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on Municipal Solid Waste Systems in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Reflection of Learnings from Municipalities
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-20)Over the last decade, Ontario’s waste management industry has been under immense strain that could be considered a crisis. Between high waste generation, rapidly depleting landfill space, and land availability to replenish ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on Ontario's Electricity Market
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)The COVID-19 outbreak has not only threatened global health but has also significantly affected the energy sector. Most countries around the world have faced sudden changes in the electricity load as a result of the strict ... -
The Impacts of Diamond Mining to Peatlands in the James Bay Lowlands
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-21)Approximately 7000 to 8000 years ago when Hudson Bay became ice-free the Tyrrell Sea flooded the Hudson basin and deposited fine grained marine sediments overlaying the previous glacial tills. Coincident with the ablation ... -
Impacts of Dredging and Brush Cutting of Paired Agricultural Drainage Ditches on GHG Emissions and Nutrient Filtration Capacity
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-04)Agriculture provides many beneficial and essential ecosystem services. Along with these beneficial services, the conversion of natural ecosystems into heavily modified agricultural ecosystems is also a source of ... -
Impacts of Ethanol in Gasoline on Subsurface Contamination
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-09)The increasing use of ethanol as a gasoline additive has raised concerns over the potential impacts ethanol might have on groundwater contamination. In North America, 10% ethanol is commonly being added to gasoline (termed ... -
Impacts of freeze-thaw processes on phosphorus release from a variety of cover crop species in a temperate climate
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)Cover crops (CC) are grown by farmers as an agricultural best management practice (BMP) to improve soil health during the non-growing season (NGS), and potentially reduce soil erosion. Some managers have cautioned against ...