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Learning-based Image Scale Estimation for Quantitative Visual Inspection of Civil Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-25)The number of assets of civil infrastructure (e.g., bridges or roads) have been increasing to meet the demands of growing populations around the world. However, they degrade over time due to environmental factors and must ... -
Learning-Free Methods for Goal Conditioned Reinforcement Learning from Images
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-27)We are interested in training goal-conditioned reinforcement learning agents to reach arbitrary goals specified as images. In order to make our agent fully general, we provide the agent with only images of the environment ... -
"The Least Possible Fuss and Publicity": The Politics of Immigration in Postwar Canada, 1945-1963.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-31)This thesis examines immigration policy in postwar Canada. Its focus is on the changes to immigration policy implemented between 1945 and 1963 by the governments of Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, and John Diefenbaker, ... -
Least Squares Based Adaptive Control and Extremum Seeking with Active Vehicle Safety System Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)On-line parameter estimation is one of the two key components of a typical adaptive control scheme, beside the particular control law to be used. Gradient and recursive least squares (RLS) based parameter estimation ... -
A Least-Cost Strategy for Evaluating a Brownfields Redevelopment Project Subject to Indoor Air Exposure Regulations
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)Over the course of the past several decades the benefits of redeveloping brownfields have been widely recognized. Actions have been taken to foster sustainable redevelopment of brownfields by government, policy makers and ... -
Least-Privilege Identity-Based Policies for Lambda Functions in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-21)We address least-privilege in a particular context of public cloud computing: identity-based policies for callback functions, called Lambda functions, in serverless applications of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud ... -
Least-Squares Based Adaptive Source Localization with Biomedical Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-22)In this thesis, we study certain aspects of signal source/target localization by sensory agents and their biomedical applications. We first focus on a generic distance measurement based problem: Estimation of the location ... -
Legacy Forest Harvesting Impacts on Phosphorus Transport Dynamics in Hardwood Dominated Canadian Shield Catchments: Evaluating Changing Source Availability and Source Channel Connectivity
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-08)Forests are critical to the safe provision of drinking water across the globe and provide over 4.1 trillion USD per year in savings to drinking water treatment costs. These supplies are threatened by climate change-exacerbated ... -
The Legacy of 48 Abell: Tales From A Gentrifying Neighbourhood
(University of Waterloo, 2010-03-01)Constructed in 1886 by Mr. John Abell, the former engine and machine works factory at 48 Abell Street is located near Queen and Dufferin Streets in Toronto, Ontario. This 100,000 square foot heavy timber and red brick ... -
Lehmer Numbers with at Least 2 Primitive Divisors
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-24)In 1878, Lucas \cite{lucas} investigated the sequences $(\ell_n)_{n=0}^\infty$ where $$\ell_n=\frac{\alpha^n-\beta^n}{\alpha-\beta},$$ $\alpha \beta$ and $\alpha+\beta$ are coprime integers, and where $\beta/\alpha$ is ... -
Leisure in a time of transition: A qualitative investigation into the leisure involvement of first-year university students
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-26)Every September, tens of thousands of students enter the world of higher education for the first time, and face numerous new challenges without their traditional support systems. The literature indicates that leisure ... -
Leisure Patterns and Constraints Reported by Selected Chinese University Students
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-11)Leisure constraints research has been well established in the past three decades. However, the dominant studies have been conducted in the western settings, and are based on the western cultures and values. Hence, the ... -
A Leisurely Experience (Sometimes): Understanding Sexual Experiences for Couples in a Committed Relationship
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-25)Sexual experiences are an important part of everyday life, yet little research has taken place to understand it’s implication in the leisure realm. As leisure scholars adopt a holistic view of the individual, one’s sexual ... -
Les anecdotes dans les récits de voyage français aux Indes orientales (XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles)
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-21)Nous étudions, dans le cadre de cette thèse de doctorat, les récits de voyage français aux Indes orientales durant les XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. Nous analyserons ainsi les œuvres du Père Pierre Du Jarric, de François ... -
Les mécanismes de la paraphrase chez Théodore de Bèze
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-20)La présente étude examine la construction et plus particulièrement les mécanismes de la paraphrase chez le poète et réformateur français Théodore de Bèze, et ce, à partir de quatre paraphrases psalmiques. Tous les Psaumes ... -
Les personnages autochtones dans trois romans québécois contemporains : une représentation stéréotypée
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-22)Le racisme et l’appropriation des cultures autochtones sont des problèmes dont on parle de plus en plus dans les médias canadiens. La Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada (2007-2015) et l’Enquête nationale sur ... -
Les religieuses et la transgression dans un choix de nouvelles françaises des XVe et XVIe siècles (1460-1558): un discours en marge de la Renaissance
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-21)Nous proposons une analyse, dans la présente thèse, de la représentation de la religieuse dans un choix de nouvelles de la fin du Moyen Âge à la Renaissance (env.1460-1558). Nous voyons que depuis la parution des Cent ... -
Les thèmes nationalistes dans la chanson folk et la chanson québécoise pendant les années 1960 et 1980 au Canada: Une étude de Stan Rogers et de Gilles Vigneault.
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-14)Les chansons folk de Stan Rogers et les chansons de Gilles Vigneault reflètent les tensions nationalistes pendant les années 60 et 80 au Canada. Pour ce projet, j’ai choisi de comparer les textes de Rogers et Vigneault ... -
Less is More: Restricted Representations for Better Interpretability and Generalizability
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-22)Deep neural networks are prevalent in supervised learning for large amounts of tasks such as image classification, machine translation and even scientific discovery. Their success is often at the sacrifice of interpretability ... -
Lessons Learned from Tobacco Control: A Multilevel Analysis of School Characteristics and Adolescent Physical Activity
(University of Waterloo, 2007-11-16)Background: The high prevalence of physical inactivity among children and adolescents (youth) and the associated negative health consequences make it critical to increase physical activity levels. Social-ecological models ...