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Moving a Market: Impacts of Heritage Nomination on a Local Community. A Case Study of Delal Khaneh in Iraqi Kurdistan
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-28)The process of globalization has become a common factor in evolving cities in many developing countries. In Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq, current urban redevelopment plans not only involve design features imported from ... -
Moving Against the Grid: The Pursuit of Public Life during Apartheid, South Africa
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-24)The reality of cities is that, no matter how designed, controlled, or planned they are, people will do as they like. They will find ways to live and move through them that suit their purposes, even if this means going ... -
Moving beyond assumptions: The reconceptualization and measurement of workplace gossip
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-01)Despite decades of research from other academic fields arguing that gossip is an important and potentially functional behavior, organizational research has largely assumed that gossip is malicious talk. This has resulted ... -
Moving from Darkness into Light: Meanings and Experiences of Yoga for Trauma Survivors
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)Traumas such as experiences of military combat, violent personal assault, natural disasters, severe vehicle accidents, being taken as hostage or prisoner, and diagnosis of life threating disease (American Psychiatric ... -
Moving from Landscape Connectivity Theory to Land Use Planning Practice: Ontario as a Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-18)Landscape connectivity is a concept that refers to a landscape's structural and functional continuity, allowing for the flow of water, nutrients, energy, organisms, genes, and disturbances at many spatial and temporal ... -
Moving Millennials: The Transit Experiences of Young Adults Living in High-Rise Suburbs of Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-11)In light of increasing traffic congestion issues and environmental concerns, initiatives aiming towards the reduction of automobile use have been key in planning for modern communities. Strategies to encourage higher use ... -
Moving On Up: Investigating the Embodied Metaphor of Verticality and its Effect on Overconfidence
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-12)As investment in Virtual Reality (VR) continues, we sought to better understand the unique value proposition this technology has to offer by testing the impact of a virtually embodied metaphor on self-evaluation. In both ... -
Moving Towards Agroecosystem Sustainability: Safe Vegetable Production in Vietnam
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-21)Humanity is facing a series of challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, decreasing availability of cheap fossil fuel energy and social inequality that, when taken together, constitute a sustainability crisis. ... -
Moving Towards the Local: The Barriers and Opportunities for Localizing Food Systems in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-24)Increasing globalization of the food system has led to a loss of food sovereignty and security in communities throughout the world. This globalized system has adopted industrial techniques of standardization and specialization ... -
'Mr. Spiritualism' Maurice Barbanell and his Life as a Twentieth-Century Spiritualist Propagandist
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)This dissertation explores the life and career of Maurice Barbanell, British businessman, journalist, newspaper editor, medium, and long-time propagandist of Spiritualism. Spiritualism—a religion, a science, and a philosophy—is ... -
MS/MS Spectrum Prediction for MHC-Associated Peptides with a Fine-Tuned Model
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-23)To improve the quality of spectral library search, several MS/MS spectrum predictors have been developed in the last decades. After success in various fields, deep learning techniques are adopted by MS/MS spectrum predictors ... -
MT-MAG: Accurate and interpretable machine learning for complete or partial taxonomic assignments of metagenome-assembled genomes
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)We propose MT-MAG, a novel machine learning-based software tool for the complete or partial hierarchically-structured taxonomic classification of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs). MT-MAG is capable of classifying large ... -
Mucoadhesive Nanocomposite Derived from Cellulose Nanocrystal and Chitosan for the Delivery of Hydrophobic Compounds
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-19)The sea lice are a major ectoparasite of salmon aquaculture that anchor to host fish’s mucus membrane, epidermis, and vascular system, thereby compromising the fish immunity. The surging amount of sea lice has caused ... -
Mucoadhesive Nanoparticles for Treatment of Influenza A
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)Influenza A is the most pandemic-prone class of the influenza virus, with new strains emerging every year. Though vaccination is promoted as the vanguard against wide-spread infection, it is not enough to withstand mutating ... -
Mud and Cell Phones: Nonformal Learning Networks in Rural Kenya
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-08)Despite global efforts to achieve universal education, millions of people still lack access to learning, with a high concentration in sub-Saharan African countries. Like many rural communities around the world, Kenya’s ... -
Muddler: Using Oblivious RAM For A Privacy Preserving Location-Based Service
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-23)As smartphones become ever more prevalent, context aware applications are becoming increasingly popular. Location-based services such as Foursquare have been among the leaders of this trend. Some of the most popular ... -
Mudzi Owala, Village of Light – Lessons from Malawi
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-25)This thesis explores my journey to a small corner of Africa, where I lived with and learned from the communities of rural Malawi. In particular, it examines the architectural lessons that emerged from my involvement in a ... -
Mueller Matrix Confocal Scanning Laser Polarimetry and Optimal Conditions for Improved Image Quality
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-26)Alzheimer's disease (AD), a fatal neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common form of senile dementia. Five hundred thousand Canadians are living with dementia, a number predicted to double by 2030. Currently, the most ... -
Multi- Stakeholder Perspectives on Coastal and Marine (Connectivity) Management in Dominican Republic
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-04)Large-scale connectivity conservation initiatives are increasing in prevalence as a variety of benefits are continually being demonstrated through these models, such as establishing and strengthening marine protected area ... -
Multi-Actuated Vehicle Control and Path Planning/Tracking at Handling Limits
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-10)The increasing requirements for vehicle safety along with the impressive progress in vehicle actuation technologies have motivated manufacturers to equip vehicles with multiple control actuations that enhance handling and ...