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Awakening Beauty: Meaning in Contemporary Catholic Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)A Catholic church is unique among other places of worship because the space of a church forms the central place for the sacramental life of the Church, as Body of Christ, while also being an expression of it. With the ... -
Rites et activités de deuil dans la littérature française au masculin
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)La présente étude a pour objectif de mettre en évidence les stratégies textuelles mises en place par des écrivains français contemporains pour revisiter le décès de leur enfant, et plus particulièrement les activités de ... -
Monte Carlo Simulation of Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)The goal of this thesis is to describe, implement and analyse Monte Carlo (MC) algorithms for simulating the mechanism of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI). As the inverse problem of mapping the sub-voxel ... -
Mathematical Modeling of C elegans L1 aggregation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)First-stage larvae (L1s) of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans aggregate after starvation. I develop a mathematical model of this behavior based on the classic Keller-Segel model. In the Keller-Segel model, organisms ... -
Next Babylon: A Virtual Cartography of Utopia
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Migration is one of the defining issues of our time. Over the duration of writing this thesis, the total population of forcibly displaced people has increased from 65 million to more than 70 million people worldwide.[i] ... -
The Heritage Inquisition: A Comparative Analysis of Archaeological Heritage Legislation from Around the World
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Around the world, archaeological sites and their excavation are governed by laws. These laws regulate things such as what must occur when land that may contain archaeological sites is going to be disturbed, as well as who ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Power Amplifiers’ Nonlinearity using a 3.5 GHz 2×2 RF Front-end Prototype
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Next generation communication systems will demand extremely high system capacity. Ap-proaches such as complex digital modulation schemes, widening of the instantaneous band-width and massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) ... -
Let the Child Be. Children, Play, & Space
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Childhood is a time of vulnerability, unknowns, and vast potential. Children’s environments should be sensitive to these qualities. This thesis is an investigation of outdoor play environments for children. Its focus is ... -
Rejection and Integration: State Reactions to the Evolution of Dionysian Mystery Cult in Greece and Rome
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)This thesis examines the integration of Dionysian mystery cults into the state religions of Greek polis and the Roman Republic. The cults are often portrayed as controversial and immoral in myth and literature, but the ... -
Pavement Flooding Risk Assessment and Management in the Changing Climate
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)Flooding, which can cause substantial infrastructure damages resulting in adverse social, environmental, and economical consequences, is a rising concern in the changing climate. Road networks consisting of interconnected ... -
Development of Low-cost Organic Solar Cells Using Polythiophenes as Donors
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)The need to develop sustainable, eco-friendly energy sources is a major driving force in the development of efficient photovoltaic cells. Organic solar cells are a relatively new solar energy technology compared to their ... -
Port Place Reconsidered: Genius Loci and the Renewal of Port Dalhousie
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)Port Dalhousie, a neighbourhood of St. Catharines located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, has in recent years experienced an economic, cultural, and social decline. Once the northern terminus of the Welland Canal, ... -
The Impact of Spatial Decision Variables Influencing Crop Rotation on Phosphorus Load Reduction: A Hydrologic Modeling Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)Non-point source anthropogenic nutrient loading through intensive farming practices is a global source of water quality degradation by creating harmful algal blooms in aquatic ecosystems. Phosphorus, as the key nutrient ... -
Characterization of Langmuir-Blodgett Films by Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films built up with amphiphilic molecules have well-known optical, electrical and magnetic properties. For most applications, it is fundamentally important to understand the structure of the films. ... -
Aural Landscape Composing an Urban Park
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)As a culture, the Western World has placed a negative stigma on noise, which has lead to the disregard of the urban soundscape. Researchers have been studying and theorizing ways of understanding the urban sound environment ... -
The Effect of De-icing Salts on the Chemistry of the Pore Solution in Cement Pastes and Their Influence on Rebar Corrosion
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)Anti-icing and de-icing salts are an important tool used to increase traction and prevent the formation of black ice. Municipalities may choose to use any of a variety of salts including NaCl, CaCl2 and MgCl2. While all ... -
"Feeling out of place suddenly, and you haven't even moved": Food gentrification, alternative foods, and sociospatial justice in Downtown Kitchener, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)In recent years, alternative food practices have gained popularity among urban sustainability planners as a way to promote environmentalism and attract affluent residents to the city core. As Slocum (2006) describes, ... -
Darkness Encountered in Light
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)The old axiom that history is doomed to repeat itself seems to be true in the contemporary world. Ideologies of hate and division are having something of a resurgence, despite our common cries of ‘never again.’ We can trace ... -
Test Methods for Characterization of Antibacterial Silver Organometallic Solutions on Textile Fabrics
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)Antimicrobial agents have been incorporated into textile fabrics to inhibit the growth of undesirable odor-producing bacteria. In recent years, a variety of consumer textiles have been commercially released that utilize ... -
When Nature Goes to School: A Green School Design for Milton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)It is generally agreed upon that environmental education has an important place in 21st century schools, as the need to educate the current and future generations of young people on how to live in a sustainable way grows ...