Browsing Environment (Faculty of) by Title
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The Safe and Sexy Project: The sexual-health needs and knowledge of street involved and homeless youth living in Hamilton, Ontario.
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-17)BACKGROUND: Youth continue to be at high risk for STI and HIV transmission and unplanned pregnancies because of their liberal approach to sexual-health and their susceptibility toward engaging in risky activities. Youth ... -
Salinity Effects on Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentration and Quality in a Constructed Fen Peatland, Fort McMurray, AB
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-05)In northern Alberta, oil sands mining disturbs the landscape; reclamation to an “equivalent land capability” is required, and industry is testing peatland construction as part of landscape reclamation. To determine if these ... -
SAR Remote Sensing of Canadian Coastal Waters using Total Variation Optimization Segmentation Approaches
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-29)The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) onboard Earth observing satellites has been acknowledged as an integral tool for many applications in monitoring the marine environment. Some of these applications include regional sea-ice ... -
Satellite observations of lake surface state to improve weather forecasting in a lake-rich region
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-30)The thermal and dynamic properties of water bodies are important factors affecting the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer which stores and transports energy and mass. The storage and heat transfer of lakes play ... -
Satellite remote sensing observations of snow cover extent during the melt-out season in the Thompson-Okanagan Region, British Columbia from 2003-2019
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-31)Snow is a critical component of the earth’s overall energy budget and it contributes significantly to water resources especially in mountainous regions, coining the term the “water towers” for downstream communities (Viviroli ... -
Satellite-based PM2.5 Exposure Estimation and Health Impacts over China
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-27)Exposure to suspended fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been proven to adversely impact public health through increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. Assessing health impacts of PM2.5 and its long-term ... -
Saturated and vadose zone fate and transport of a continuously released tracer in a sub-arctic bog peatland
(University of Waterloo, 2017-02-22)In Ontario’s James Bay Lowland, sub-arctic bog and fen peatlands make up 90% of the landscape. Increasing resource extraction operations in this area pose a risk of contaminant release into these systems, both intentional ... -
Scaling Forest Conservation: Strategic Agency and Systems Change in the Great Bear Rainforest and Canadian Boreal Forest Agreements
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-20)Transitioning resource industries towards sustainability poses system-wide innovation challenges. This manuscript-style dissertation analyzes two cases of Canadian forest sector innovation, the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement ... -
School Beverage Contracts & Childhood Obesity: A Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The objective of this study was to describe the issue of school beverage contracts and childhood obesity from the perspectives of a broad group of stakeholders. Specifically, the perspectives concerning contracts in two ... -
Sea Ice Mapping in Labrador Coast with Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-24)Sea ice mapping is crucial to Canadian coast, including marine transportation, environmental protection, resource management, disaster and emergency management, especially under current background of climate change. Canadian ... -
Sea-Ice Detection from RADARSAT Images by Gamma-based Bilateral Filtering
(University of Waterloo, 2013-03-06)Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is commonly considered a powerful sensor to detect sea ice. Unfortunately, the sea-ice types in SAR images are difficult to be interpreted due to speckle noise. SAR image denoising ... -
Seasonal and Event-based Hydrological Response in a Hillslope-Riparian Zone setting of the Temperate Beverly Swamp
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-29)Wetland ecosystems are an integral part of the landscape, providing vital habitat for species at risk, while providing important services in hydrological and biogeochemical cycling. Since many of the habitats and ... -
Seasonal and Multi-year Variability of Ice Dynamics of South Croker Bay Glacier, Devon Ice Cap, Canadian Arctic from 2015 to 2021
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-20)The effects of climate change have already been observed across the globe, impacting weather, ecosystems, and society. These effects have been most pronounced in polar regions, which experience warming at a faster rate ... -
The Second Home Phenomenon in Haikou, China
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Second home ownership is a new and booming phenomenon in China. Although it has been widely discussed in newspaper, radio and other mass media, it has not raised much academic concern. This study is a preliminary ... -
“Second Tier Cool”: Residents’ Experiences of a Mid-Size City’s Gentrifying Downtown
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)Ubiquitous depictions of life in a big city evoke images of young professionals enjoying craft beers on patios, eating out at trendy bistro-lounges, and biking on dedicated cycling lanes to work. Positive portrayals of ... -
Security and Planning: A Canadian Case Study Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-01)This thesis explores security planning policy in Canada. It provides a historical overview of the securing of cities from the threat of mass violence and demonstrates how violence affects urban populations and the form ... -
Seeking Middle Ground: Reconciling two trajectories for food system relocalization
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)As food systems expand in scale and scope, the sources of their negative externalities are less effectively identified. Globally, this diffusion has resulted in a plethora of paradoxes, as well as a decrease in overall ... -
Selection and Influence: A Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Peer and Personal Offending
(Springer, 2019-06)Objectives Whether people are affected by the criminal behavior of peers (the “influence” perspective) or simply prefer to associate with others who are similar in their offending (the “selection” perspective) is a ... -
Self-Regulatory Driving Behaviour, Perceived Abilities and Comfort Level of Older Drivers with Parkinson's disease compared to Age-Matched Healthy Controls
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-19)Introduction: Multiple studies have shown the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) can impair driving performance. Studies have also found elevated crash rates in drivers with PD, however, none have controlled for exposure ... -
SemDQ: A Semantic Framework for Data Quality Assessment
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-02)Objective: Access to, and reliance upon, high quality data is an enabling cornerstone of modern health delivery systems. Sadly, health systems are often awash with poor quality data which contributes both to adverse ...