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The Impact of LFH Mineral Mix on the Function of Reclaimed Landscapes in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)The Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR), located within the Western Boreal Plains (WBP) is characterized by a mosaic of boreal uplands and peatlands that dominate the terrain. These landscapes are underlain by oil-bearing ... -
The impact of life stage on the unmet personal and or emotional needs of cancer caregivers, as mediated by other unmet needs: An application of the Life Course Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-02)The current study utilizes a life course approach in its exploration of the connection between life stage and psychological well-being, within the context of cancer caregivers. Further the study explores this connection ... -
Impact of Light Scatter on the Assessment of Retinal Arteriolar Hemodynamics
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-29)Introduction and Purpose: Vascular pathologies play an important role in the etiology and progression of number of ocular diseases. Many instruments are developed to monitor retinal hemodynamics, including the Canon Laser ... -
The Impact of Lithium Ion on the Application of Resistive Switching Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-10)With the development of the times, people have higher and higher requirements for storage equipment. Many new storage devices have emerged, such as Magnetoresistive random-access memory(MRAM) and Resistive random-access ... -
Impact of Mechanical Stress on the Electrical Stability of Flexible a-Si TFTs
(University of Waterloo, 2011-11-01)The development of functional flexible electronics is essential to enable applications such as conformal medical imagers, wearable health monitoring systems, and flexible light-weight displays. Intensive research on thin-film ... -
Impact of Mobility and Wireless Channel on the Performance of Wireless Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis studies the impact of mobility and wireless channel characteristics, i. e. , variability and high bit-error-rate, on the performance of integrated voice and data wireless systems from network, transport ... -
The Impact of Near-Duplicate Documents on Information Retrieval Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-21)Near-duplicate documents can adversely affect the efficiency and effectiveness of search engines. Due to the pairwise nature of the comparisons required for near-duplicate detection, this process is extremely costly in ... -
The Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) on Health and Wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A Case Study of Kenya
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-20)Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) remain endemic to many regions of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) left behind by socioeconomic progress. As such, these diseases are a proxy for extreme poverty and inequitable access in the ... -
The Impact of NOD Reaction Kinetics on Treatment Efficiency
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-18)In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) with permanganate is a remedial technology that has been prevalent over the last decade. Permanganate is injected into the subsurface to oxidized reduced organic contaminants with the ... -
Impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the adaptive responses to stress in rainbow trout
(University of Waterloo, 2007-06-19)Pharmaceutical drugs are used extensively by humans and domestic animals. The detection of compounds such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in effluents of sewage treatment plants and surface waters has ... -
Impact of Occupational Hassles and Supervisory Style on Perceived Occupational Stress
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-15)The study of occupational stress and its effect on health has been the subject of increasing research and public awareness in the last twenty years. Research has identified a number of significant factors related to a ... -
Impact of Operational and Design Parameters on Natural Organic Matter Removal and its Correlation with NDMA Precursor Removal or Formation during Biofiltration in Drinking Water Treatment
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-21)NOM is a complex mixture of organic compounds that are present in all natural waters and is mainly originating from plant and aquatic organism degradation products. Therefore, the specific composition of NOM is site-specific. ... -
Impact of Pedestrian Volumes on the Operational Performance of Modern Roundabouts
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-29)Modern roundabouts are increasingly being considered as a preferred intersection design within urban street networks in North America due, in large part, to the increased safety provided by roundabout. In the last decade, ... -
Impact of PEV Charging Loads on Distribution System Operations and Optimal Siting and Sizing of PEV Charging Stations
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-11)Smart grid has emerged as a promising paradigm to promote and deliver a clean, modern and efficient electricity grid to all customers, and it allows Local Distribution Companies (LDC) to integrate renewable sources more ... -
The Impact of Portland Cement on the Performance of Cold In-Place Recycled Pavement
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-06)In place recycling of existing asphalt pavement is a rehabilitation strategy, which the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) adopted decades ago. Asphalt emulsion is the most common type of bitumen stabilizing agent ... -
Impact of Powdered Activated Carbon on Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors Treating Municipal Wastewater under Psychrophilic Conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-06)The anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) is an emerging technology, which has the potential for anaerobic digestion of wastewaters (WW) at high efficiency while generating biogas as a by-product (Harb et al., 2017). One ... -
The impact of prescription medication cost coverage on optimal adherence to Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus oral medications
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-26)Background: It can be difficult for patients who do not have prescription medication cost coverage to adhere to their medications. No previous study has examined the time-trend and impact of absence of coverage on adherence ... -
Impact of Residential Prosumer Ownership of Plug-in Electric Vehicles on Voltage Quality and Transformer Aging: Modeling, Assessment and Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-28)In the context of increasing concerns related to climate change, there has been a substantial change to both the transportation and residential sectors. While the transportation sector has previously been limited to ... -
Impact of Second-Life Batteries on Enhancing the Integration of Renewable Energy Resources
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-02)The current distribution systems are typically not designed to accommodate a high level of renewable sources. Customer impact assessment studies are usually required by the distribution utility prior to the connection of ... -
The Impact of Shared and Personal Devices on Collaborative Process and Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)On a daily basis humans interact with an increasing variety of personal electronic devices, ranging from laptops, tablets, smartphones, and e-readers to shared devices such as projected displays and interactive, digital ...