Browsing University of Waterloo by Type "Doctoral Thesis"
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Actuarial Ratemaking in Agricultural Insurance
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-06)A scientific agricultural (re)insurance pricing approach is essential for maintaining sustainable and viable risk management solutions for different stakeholders including farmers, governments, insurers, and reinsurers. ... -
Acute Regulation of Vascular Tone by AMP-activated Protein Kinase in Arteries of Healthy, Hypertensive and Aged Rats
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-21)Background, Rationale and General Purpose: Several seminal observations suggest that AMPK mediates vascular tone: 1) in endothelial cell culture and in vitro isolated protein experiments, activation of AMPK stimulates ... -
Adaptation in bipedal locomotion, insights from dynamic modelling, numerical optimization, and neuro-fuzzy-genetic programming
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Adaptations of green growth and degrowth in an oil-dependent economy toward a better future
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-11)Throughout the history of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), the province has been relying on natural resources as the main sources of economic production. Consequently, NL is prone to external shocks from demand and price ... -
Adapting Evolutionary Approaches for Optimization in Dynamic Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Many important applications in the real world that can be modelled as combinatorial optimization problems are actually dynamic in nature. However, research on dynamic optimization focuses on continuous optimization ... -
Adapting to Change: The Role of Priors, Surprise and Brain Damage on Mental Model Updating
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-24)To make sense of the world, humans build mental models that guide actions and expectations. These mental models need to be receptive to change and updated when they no longer accurately predict observations from an ... -
Adaptive and Interconnected Suspension Systems for Improving Truck Stability and Ride Quality
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-08)Truck drivers are constantly exposed to undesirable vibrations caused by uneven road surfaces, especially in long-distance transportation. In addition to being at risk of repetitive motion injuries, drivers also suffer ... -
Adaptive and Maladaptive Maximizing: Identifying the Correlates, Processes, and Outcomes of Maximizing in Decision-Making
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-04)Research on the affective outcomes of maximizing has been mixed, with some research indicating that people who seek the “best” option across decisions report lower happiness and life satisfaction, and greater depression ... -
Adaptive and Optimal Motion Control of Multi-UAV Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-21)This thesis studies trajectory tracking and coordination control problems for single and multi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems. These control problems are addressed for both quadrotor and fixed-wing UAV cases. Despite ... -
Adaptive Capacity, Collaboration, and Adaptive Governance: The Galapagos small-scale fishing sector
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-19)Over the last decades, employing adaptive capacity and vulnerability terms to indicate forms of achieving more sustainable goals, particularly in the management of natural resources, has become increasingly frequent. While ... -
Adaptive Cooperative Highway Platooning and Merging
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)As low-cost reliable sensors are introduced to market, research efforts in autonomous driving are increasing. Traffic congestion is a major problem for nearly all metropolis'. Assistive driving technologies like cruise ... -
Adaptive CPU Allocation for Resource Isolation and Work Conservation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-06)Consolidating multiple workloads on the same physical machine is an effective measure for utilizing resources efficiently and reducing costs. The main objective is to execute multiple demanding workloads using no more than ... -
Adaptive Data Storage and Placement in Distributed Database Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-01)Distributed database systems are widely used to provide scalable storage, update and query facilities for application data. Distributed databases primarily use data replication and data partitioning to spread load across ... -
Adaptive digital image compression based on segmentation and block classification
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Adaptive Dual-Mode Arbitration for High-Performance Real-Time Embedded Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-25)Multi-core platforms can deliver substantial computational power together with minimum costs, compact size, weight, and power usage. However, multi-core architectures are shaking the very foundation of modern real-time ... -
An adaptive ecosystem approach to rehabilitation and management of the Cooum River environmental system in Chennai, India
(University of Waterloo, 2000) -
An Adaptive Ecosystem Approach to Rehabillitation and Management of the Cooum River Environmental System in Chennai, India
(University of Waterloo, 2000)This research investigates the application of an adaptive ecosystem approach to the problem of the Cooum River and environs in Chennai (formerly Madras), India. The Cooum River is an extremely polluted urban stream that ... -
The adaptive elements of disparity vergence: Dynamics and directional asymmetries.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-24)Vergence eye movements alter the angle between the two visual axes, creating changes in binocular fixation distance. They are primarily stimulated by retinal image disparities, but can also be driven by inputs from ocular ... -
Adaptive Formation Control of Cooperative Multi-Vehicle Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-22)The literature comprises many approaches and results for the formation control of multi-vehicle systems; however, the results established for the cases where the vehicles contain parametric uncertainties are limited. ... -
Adaptive Fractal and Wavelet Image Denoising
(University of Waterloo, 2004)The need for image enhancement and restoration is encountered in many practical applications. For instance, distortion due to additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) can be caused by poor quality image acquisition, images ...