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Multi-Agent User-Centric Specialization and Collaboration for Information Retrieval
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-19)The amount of information on the World Wide Web (WWW) is rapidly growing in pace and topic diversity. This has made it increasingly difficult, and often frustrating, for information seekers to retrieve the content they are ... -
Multi-Atlas based Segmentation of Multi-Modal Brain Images
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-20)Brain image analysis is playing a fundamental role in clinical and population-based epidemiological studies. Several brain disorder studies involve quantitative interpretation of brain scans and particularly require accurate ... -
Multi-axle Vehicle Modeling and Stability Control: A Reconfigurable Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-19)Multi-axle vehicles, such as trucks and buses, have been playing a vital role in trucking industry, public transportation system, and long-distance transport services. However, at the same time, statistics suggest more ... -
Multi-Body Vehicle Dynamics Modeling for Drift Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)One area of vehicle handling performance that has been the focus of an OEM{'}s (Original Equipment Manufacturer) engineering effort is within the realm of vehicle straight-line performance. As the name implies, straight-line ... -
Multi-Class Advance Patient Scheduling
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-29)The problem of advance scheduling of service appointments for patients arriving to a healthcare facility received a lot of attentions in the literature of operations management. Broadly speaking, the main goal is on the ... -
Multi-cloud Connectivity Provisioning with Security Attributes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)In this thesis, we detail the following work: (i) the design and development of graph-based cloud management software with multiple microservices, including one that provides easy connectivity provisioning in the multi-cloud ... -
Multi-Component and Multi-Dimensional Mathematical Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2008-02-19)Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are solid-state ceramic cells, typically operating between 1073 K and 1273 K. Because of high operating temperature, SOFCs are mostly applicable in stationary power generation. Among various ... -
Multi-Component Mass Transfer and Chemical Oxidation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-17)The remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with multi-component non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) such as coal tars from former manufactured gas plants (MGPs) is associated with a number of challenges. Due to ... -
Multi-criteria suitability analysis and spatial interaction modeling of retail store locations in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-25)GIS-based decision analysis is increasingly used by retailers to address the complexity and cost of investment in retail store location decisions. This study conceptualizes and represents nine criteria in a GIS-based ... -
Multi-decade comparison of groundwater nitrate in the southern Nottawasaga River Watershed
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-25)The Nottawasaga River Watershed is host to the Lake Algonquin Sand Aquifer (LASA), an unconfined aquifer that consists of glaciolacustrine sands and provides water supply to rural residents, for household use, and for ... -
Multi-dimensional Interval Routing Schemes
(University of Waterloo, 2001)Routing messages between pairs of nodes is one of the most fundamental tasks in any distributed computing system. An Interval Routing Scheme (IRS) is a well-known, space-efficient routing strategy for routing messages ... -
Multi-Dimensional Resource Orchestration in Vehicular Edge Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-26)In the era of autonomous vehicles, the advanced technologies of connected vehicle lead to the development of driving-related applications to meet the stringent safety requirements and the infotainment applications to improve ... -
Multi-document Summarization System Using Rhetorical Information
(University of Waterloo, 2012-07-11)Over the past 20 years, research in automated text summarization has grown significantly in the field of natural language processing. The massive availability of scientific and technical information on the Internet, including ... -
Multi-Drone-Cell 3D Trajectory Planning and Resource Allocation for Drone-Assisted Radio Access Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-19)Equipped with communication modules, drones can perform as drone-cells (DCs) that provide on-demand communication services to users in various scenarios, such as traffic monitoring, Internet of things (IoT) data collections, ... -
Multi-frame Measurement Fusion for State Estimation
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-27)Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is a technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles to build up a map while operating in an unknown environment, while at the same time keeping track of a current position ... -
Multi-hop Transmission in Millimeter Wave WPAN with Directional Antenna
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications is a promising enabling technology for high rate (Giga-bit) multimedia applications. However, because oxygen absorption peaks at 60 GHz, mmWave signal power degrades significantly ... -
Multi-interface Multi-channel wireless mesh networks
(University of Waterloo, 2004)In this thesis we propose a multi-channel wireless network based on nodes that use multiple 802. 11 radio interfaces. The proposed system is singular, as it does not require new hardware or a new MAC, but instead ... -
Multi-Jurisdictional Tax Incentives and the Location of Innovative Activities
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-25)In this dissertation, I explore the effect of tax incentives on where U.S. multinationals decide to locate their innovative activities worldwide. Research and development (R&D) tax incentives offered by foreign countries ... -
Multi-level analysis of school characteristics, based on the Comprehensive School Health Framework, associated with physical activity in a large sample of Ontario and Alberta secondary school students
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-20)Physical activity (PA) has many physical and mental health benefits, but only 24.4% of youth achieve the recommended minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). Schools are an important context for changing modifiable health ... -
Multi-level Analysis of Student and School Level Characteristics Associated with Bullying Victimization in Ontario High School Students
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-27)Bullying is a subtype of aggressive behaviour that is repeated over a prolonged period of time, includes an intention to cause harm, and occurs in the context of a real or perceived power imbalance. This study determines ...