Browsing Theses by Subject "Heterogeneity"
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Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Cost of Living Adjustments and Membership Heterogeneity
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-06)In this paper we explore different structures for cost of living adjustments (COLA), based on Hardy et al. (2020)’s five significant criteria: affordability, sustainability, efficiency, adequacy, and fairness. Full COLA ... -
The Effects of Macroscopic Heterogeneities of Pore Structure and Wettability on Residual Oil Recovery Using the Gravity-Assisted Inert Gas Injection (GAIGI) Process
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-18)To recover oil remaining in petroleum reservoirs after waterflooding, the gravitationally stable mode of gas injection is recognized as a promising tertiary oil recovery process. Understanding the phenomena occurring over ... -
Evolutionary Dynamics of Cancer: Spatial and Heterogeneous Effects
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-23)Despite significant advances in the study of cancer and associated combination therapeutic treatments, cancer still remains one of the most common and complex often-terminal diseases. Acquisition of high-throughput ... -
The Structure and Composition of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest Communities on St. Lucia
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-19)Dry forests of the Caribbean islands are regarded as highly disturbed ecosystems and have been characterized as having a high density of small diameter stems, a lower basal area at maturity and a lower species-richness ...