Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Title
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Environmental Influences on the Development of Child-Directed Speech Modifications in Young Children
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-30)Background. Siblings play a big role in our early lives. Having an older sibling has been shown to contribute to later-born children’s socio-emotional understanding and prosocial skill development (Barr & Hayne, 2003; ... -
The Episodic Nature of "Blessedness" in Spinoza's Ethics
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-26)The final chapter of Spinoza’s Ethics has elicited numerous interpretations, and in this work, I discuss Jonathan Bennett’s and Harry Wolfson’s. Bennett claims that the doctrine of blessedness is unintelligible, while ... -
Equations for deriving effect sizes for individual predictors and sets of predictors under specified conditions in multiple regression analysis: A technical report
(2022-05-27)This technical report provides equations for deriving effect sizes for individual predictors and sets of predictors under specified conditions in multiple regression (MR) analyses. The effect size metric being obtained in ... -
Equity financing restrictions and the asset growth effect: International vs. Asian evidence
(Elsevier, 2019-10)This paper investigates the driver of asset growth to explain the cross-country variation of the asset growth effect. We find that institutional restrictions on equity financing constrain firms' abilities to grow assets, ... -
Erzählen über Genozid in der neusten deutschsprachigen Afrikaliteratur am Beispiel von Lukas Bärfuss' "Hundert Tage" und Rainer Wocheles "Der General und der Clown"
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)In this thesis, I set out to examine how Lukas Bärfuss’ Hundert Tage and Rainer Wochele’s Der General und der Clown represent the Rwandan genocide. I argue that narrative structures foreground the protagonists, their ... -
“Es kommt nur naturally”: Language use of sixth grade students in an English-German bilingual program
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-17)This thesis discusses language use by sixth grade students in the English-German bilingual program in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This bilingual program started out as a heritage language program in the early 1980s, and continues ... -
Escaping the woes through flow
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-24)Recently there has been concern surrounding the relation between flow (a state of deep and effortless concentration) and the development of problematic gaming among players who game to escape noxious mood states (Hull et ... -
Esquisse des chemins de la création chez Robert Melançon et Jacques Brault
(Lécole des langues et littératures de l'Université de Guelph., 2017)Résumé Cette étude s’intéresse au discours portant sur la création poétique dans les œuvres de Robert Melançon et de Jacques Brault, faisant ressortir certains de leurs points communs et de leurs différences. Chez Robert ... -
Essays in Consumer Debt, Personal Saving Rate, and Household Insolvency in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-24)This thesis consists of three essays attempting to determine the key determinants of spending-saving behaviour and financial stability of Canadian households from both micro and macro economics. In the first chapter, we ... -
Essays in Earnings, Academic Productivity, and School Competition
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)This thesis consists of three self-contained essays evaluating current issues in earnings, academic productivity, and school competition. The first chapter, coauthored with Anindya Sen, looks at returns to post-secondary ... -
Essays in Risk Management for Crude Oil Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-22)This thesis consists of three essays on risk management in crude oil markets. In the first essay, the valuation of an oil sands project is studied using real options approach. Oil sands production consumes substantial ... -
Essays in Wealth Effect, Family Structure, and Female Labour Supply
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-27)This thesis consists of three self-contained essays evaluating topics in family structure, household wealth, and married women's labour decisions using Canadian data. The twentieth century has seen significant changes ... -
Essays on Empirical likelihood for Heaviness Estimation, Outlier Detection and Clustering
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)Empirical likelihood (EL) is a non-parametric likelihood method of inference. There are a large number of studies about the extensions and applications of EL. Most studies discuss the EL ratio for constructing confidence ... -
Essays on Innovation, Patents, and Econometrics
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-03)This thesis investigates the impact of fragmentation in the ownership of complementary patents or patent thickets on firms' market value. This question is motivated by the increase in the patent ownership fragmentation ... -
Essays on Portfolio Selection, Continuous-time Analysis, and Market Incompleteness
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-05)This thesis consists of three self-contained essays evaluating topics in portfolio selection, continuous-time analysis, and market incompleteness. The two opposing investment strategies, diversification and concentration, ... -
Establishing the Construct of Boredom as Distinct From Apathy, Anhedonia and Depression
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)Boredom is a common human experience that has received little attention in the literature. To date, researchers have been unable to agree on a unified theory and definition of the construct. The present study investigated ... -
Et si Lord Durham avait raison? L’hétérolinguisme au cœur du rap québécois contemporain
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)En prenant l’édition 2019 du gala de l’ADISQ comme point de départ, cette thèse propose une étude du rap québécois contemporain grand public et de la présence relativement soutenue de l’anglais. J’y explore les grands ... -
Eternal Recurrence: String Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-15)The work in this exhibition is the result of philosophical contemplation and the concepts that followed from these moments. The moment that we find ourselves conscious, the moment in which we inhale or exhale is the focus ... -
Ethical Leadership for Machiavellians in Business
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-13)Despite some progress in instilling ethics into business practice, businesses continue to make decisions that result in incredible harms to people and the environment around the world. Academics, the public, and the media ... -
Ethical Pluralism and Informed Consent in Canadian Health Care: Exploring Accommodations and Limitations
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-26)Vibrant and evolving diversity has become an integral part of Canadian identity. Communities are experiencing an enrichment of new ideas, and unique opportunities to learn about those with whom we share the world. At the ...