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Cultural Influences On Video Games: players' preferences in narrative and game-play
(University of Waterloo, 2005)As an entertainment media, video games provide pleasure and enjoyment through interactions with various game elements. Some games are more successful in one part of the world than others, which sales data have clearly ... -
Cultural Interface
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-06)Architecture can be seen as humankind’s original canvas, a primary means of cultural expression and the total, sovereign art form. Public architecture and urban public spaces, in particular, are meant to be theaters for ... -
Cultural Knowledge Systems: Synthesizing our knowledge of knowledge using grounded theory
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)Many applied academics, within and outside anthropology, have called for the incorporation of cultural knowledge in public policy and decision-making, and for the “bridging” of knowledge systems in knowledge coproduction. ... -
Cultural mosaic beliefs as a new measure of the psychological climate for diversity: Individual distinctiveness and synergy in culturally diverse teams
(Sage Publishing, 2017-12-11)This article introduces the concept of cultural mosaic beliefs (CMBs) as a component of effective multicultural work groups. Building on theories of group diversity and self-verification, and responding to calls to understand ... -
Cultural Mosaic Scale Development: A New Approach to Multicultural Work Groups
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-22)Canadian ideology promotes the concept of a “cultural mosaic,” which encourages groups to maintain their unique cultural heritage in a pluralistic society. However, despite being a popular metaphor, to date, there are only ... -
Cultural planning as an instrument for locating Ontario provincial parks within the valuable landscape of a community: A case study of Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince Edward County, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-21)The purpose of this research was to determine if the relationship between a community and the nearby provincial park can be enhanced through the use of the cultural planning process. To address the research question a ... -
The Cultural Turn in Municipal Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-24)Urban theorists and policy makers have begun to re-evaluate the importance of culture in urban development models. Culture is now widely viewed as a critical factor in the economic and social health of cities. Notions of ... -
Culturally Competent Health Promotion as a Social Inclusion Mechanism: A Study of Ontario Community-Based AIDS Service Organizations
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-19)Ontario is a culturally diversified society. Its population composition has changed drastically in the past few decades to include large numbers of individuals with cultural norms differing from that of the majority. This ... -
Culture and Creativity: Understanding the Role of Uncertainty Avoidance and Multicultural Experience
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-07)Research on culture and creativity has shown cultural differences in creative performance among Western and Eastern individuals such that Westerners consistently outperform Easterners on certain creative tasks. Theorists ... -
Culture of Female Leadership in a Business Case for Gender Diversity
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-05)Globally, just under half of the workforce is currently comprised of women, and yet, upper management and executive positions in the corporate world continue to be dominated by men (Terjesen & Sealy, 2016). For example, ... -
Culture, carbon pricing and its impacts on CO₂ emissions and economic growth
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-22)Energy is one of the most relevant factors for economic growth, which is the main cause of CO₂ emissions. Currently, CO₂ accounts for 90% of emissions associated with human-induced climate change. Additionally, the potential ... -
Culture-in-interaction: Using idiomatic-sounding membership categorizations in German interactions
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-29)Understanding (Verstehen) and establishing common understanding (Verständigung) are foundational to human communication. Interactants not only work to understand their conversational partners, but they also act to ensure ... -
Cumulative Effects Assessment and Sustainability: Diamond Mining in the Slave Geological Province
(University of Waterloo, 2001)The pace of development in Canada's North has renewed concerns about the potential cumulative effects of increasing industrial growth on fragile northern ecosystems. Recent developments in the diamond industry in the ... -
Curating Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)The number and profile of exhibitions centred on architecture has increased dramatically in the past decade. Curating architecture can now be seen as a distinct field. In the current practice, architectural curation has ... -
Curating the Cinematic Muse: The Role of Programming in the Film Festival Experience - The 40th Toronto International Film Festival
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-05)International film festivals are clearly about something beyond the appreciation of cinema; they are forums for the collective exploration and celebration of films, showcasing the newest films, the exotic and forgotten ... -
Curation: Representation in the Reclamation of Sudbury, Ontario Landscapes
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-22)An operating mine can last as many as several decades, though individual projects have an average lifespan between 15 and 20 years. (1) This is a relatively short amount of time, and may result in the misconception that ... -
Curbing Enthusiasm: Examining Canadian Cities’ Proactive Responses to Evolving Curbside Pressures
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-26)Transportation planning is increasingly concerned with the role the curb plays in urban environments. As the primary boundary separating mobility, accessibility, and amenity activities along a street, it is a highly contested ... -
Curbside Organic Waste Collection and the 60 percent Waste Diversion Goal: A Case Study of Select Municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-25)Ontario has provided an interesting canvas for waste management planning. As the home of the world’s first blue box program, a successful deposit return system, an extended producer responsibility initiative, and recently ... -
Curdlan 1,3-Beta-Glucans: A New Platform for Polymer Drug Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-25)1,3-β-glucans are a class of natural polysaccharides with unique pharmacological properties and the ability to form triple helical structures and resilient gels. Curdlan and other 1,3-β-glucans have found application ... -
Cure and Conductivity: Investigation of Thermal Processing of Silver Nanobelt - Epoxy Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-28)Electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) composites based on diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A / triethylenetetramine (DGEBA/TETA) epoxy, including a hybrid nanocomposite containing newly developed silver nanobelts, have been ...