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Influence of Temperature on the Catalytic Function of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-22)Enzymes are well known for their importance in biological systems. One of these enzymes, PEPCK, has been well studied and characterized over the years. Successful catalysis in PEPCK is very dependent on mobile loop elements ... -
Influence of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability on the climate response to external forcing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-29)Internal climate variability has been found to influence the climate response to an external forcing such as CO2. This thesis investigates the influence of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV), a mode of internal ... -
The Influence of the Tensile Material Properties of Single Annulus Fibrosus Lamellae and the Interlamellar Matrix Strength on Disc Herniation and Progression
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-30)Low back pain is highly prevalent in the developed world, with 80% of the population being affected at some point in their lives. Herniation, a common injury to the intervertebral disc, is characterized as the posterior ... -
The Influence of Timing on the Hemodynamic Effects of Compression Devices and Development of Sensor Driven Timing Mechanisms
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-19)Long periods of reduced mobility are associated with formation of blood clots in the deep veins of the legs, referred to as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT has been noted as a large factor of morbidity and mortality in ... -
Influence of Trust Concerns and Benefits of Visibility on Participation in Green Electricity Programs: a Case-Study of Residential Solar-PV Systems in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-22)This study examines two of the reasons that prevent people from taking part in green electricity programs: trust concerns that these programs may raise, and lack of benefits that come with visibility of participants’ ... -
The Influence of Weather and Climate Change on Pedestrian Safety
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-06)Although walking is one of the most sustainable means of transportation with a number of related health benefits to human life, in a number of regions, walking on roads can lead to increased chances of injury and death ... -
The influence of winter time boreal forest tree transmissivity on tree emission and passive microwave snow observations
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-17)Forest cover significantly attenuates natural upwelling ground microwave emission from seasonal terrestrial snow. This presents a major challenge for the accurate retrieval of snow from airborne or spaceborne passive ... -
The influence of winter weather on high-crash days in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)Traffic crashes tend to occur at relatively greater frequencies at particular locations, at particular time periods, and for particular subsets of drivers and vehicles. It is well recognized among the road safety community ... -
The influences of spatially variable rainfall and localized infiltration on groundwater recharge in a water management context
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-27)Water management involves monitoring, predicting, and stewarding the quality and quantity of groundwater recharge at the watershed scale. Recharge sustains baseflow to streams and replenishes water extracted by pumping at ... -
Influences on the Quality of Impact Investor Disclosure Statements
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) currently have a funding gap of roughly 2.5 trillion dollars. This funding gap requires the help of private institutions to reduce the current gap. Impact investing, a form of ... -
Informal Progressions. A comparative analysis of Lima and Medellin informal settlements
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-21)Latin American cities have seen significant demographic growth during the second half of the 20th century. As this expansion was unable to find a formal apparatus for its incorporation into the city, much of it was established ... -
Informal Social Relationships in a Newly Mixed Income Community: A Regent Park Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-18)Regent Park is Canada’s oldest and largest public housing project and is currently in the midst of undergoing a fifteen to twenty year phased redevelopment. It opened in the 1950s and was celebrated as family housing. Over ... -
Information Access Using Neural Networks For Diverse Domains And Sources
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-05)The ever-increasing volume of web-based documents poses a challenge in efficiently accessing specialized knowledge from domain-specific sources, requiring a profound understanding of the domain and substantial comprehension ... -
The Information Age? Resource Accessibility for African Immigrant Women
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-27)There has been an influx in the number of African people entering North America since the 1960's. Despite the fact that women who emigrate from Africa tend to be more highly educated compared to the rest of Canada's ... -
Information and Knowledge: A Duality in the Communication Process
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-24)Communication is very common in human life. In fact, we take communication for granted and do not think about the challenges involved except when miscommunication happens. When two people communicate, information is ... -
Information flow at the quantum-classical boundary
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)The theory of decoherence aims to explain how macroscopic quantum objects become effectively classical. Understanding this process could help in the search for the quantum theory underlying gravity, and suggest new schemes ... -
Information Flow In Black Hole Equilibration
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-11)We study black hole evaporation and equilibration in the doubly holographic AEM4Z model, which consists of a double sided black hole in JT gravity with holographic matter. At t=0, the right side of the black hole is coupled ... -
Information Fusion Methodology for Enhancing Situation Awareness in Connected Cars Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)This dissertation introduces novel approaches to develop a comprehensive model to address situation awareness in the Internet of Cars, called Attention Assist Framework (AAF). The proposed framework utilizes both Low-Level ... -
Information Fusion of Magnetic Resonance Images and Mammographic Scans for Improved Diagnostic Management of Breast Cancer
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Medical imaging is critical to non-invasive diagnosis and treatment of a wide spectrum of medical conditions. However, different modalities of medical imaging employ/apply di erent contrast mechanisms and, consequently, ... -
Information Matrices in Estimating Function Approach: Tests for Model Misspecification and Model Selection
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-26)Estimating functions have been widely used for parameter estimation in various statistical problems. Regular estimating functions produce parameter estimators which have desirable properties, such as consistency and ...