University of Waterloo: Recent submissions
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Approaches and Techniques to Enhance Efficiency and Performance of Non-Contrastive Self-Supervised Learning Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-31)Self-supervised learning (SSL) methods have gained considerable attention in recent years due to their ability to learn useful representations of data without relying on labels during training. These methods have ... -
Complexity of Ck-coloring in hereditary classes of graphs
(Elsevier, 2023-06)For a graph F, a graph G is F-free if it does not contain an induced subgraph isomorphic to F. For two graphs G and H, an H-coloring of G is a mapping f : V (G) → V (H) such that for every edge uv ∈ E(G) it holds that ... -
Pure pairs. IV. Trees in bipartite graphs.
(Elsevier, 2023-07)In this paper we investigate the bipartite analogue of the strong Erd˝os-Hajnal property. We prove that for every forest H and every τ with 0 < τ ≤ 1, there exists ε > 0, such that if G has a bipartition (A,B) and does not ... -
Polynomial bounds for chromatic number VI. Adding a four-vertex path
(Elsevier, 2023-05)A hereditary class of graphs is -bounded if there is a function f such that every graph G in the class has chromatic number at most f(!(G)), where !(G) is the clique number of G; and the class is polynomially bounded ... -
If we Build it, Will they Come?: Considerations for the Creation and Maintenance of Local Learning Object Repositories
(University of Waterloo Library, 2023-03-30)Over the past few years, libraries and institutions of higher education have created a significant quantity of digital learning content. From this wealth of instructional materials has come the need to consider the sustainable ... -
A Multi-level Analysis on Implementation of Low-Cost IVF in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Uganda.
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-30)Introduction: Globally, infertility is a major reproductive disease that affects an estimated 186 million people worldwide. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of infertility is considerably high, affecting one in every four ... -
Deep decarbonization pathways, strategies, governance, actors and roadblocks in cities: Climate change mitigation perspectives from selected Sub-Saharan African Cities
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-30)The complex and multidimensional effect of climate change, coupled with low socioeconomic development in sub-Saharan Africa, makes the region vulnerable to changing climate and threatens its inhabitants' survival, livelihood ... -
Critical Reading Across the Engineering Disciplines
(Association of College and Research Libraries a Division of the American Library Association, 2023-01)Engineering students spend a significant amount of time discovering, evaluating, and reading/interpreting information. This book chapter discusses the existing knowledge around undergraduate engineering student information ... -
Both Sides Now: Growth Through Shared Learning in Mentoring Relationships
(Ontario Library Association, 2023-02-02)There is a broad recognition of the importance and value of mentoring to the library profession, especially for early career professionals (Freedman, 2009; Irwin, 2021). In Canada many new LIS graduates often work in ... -
Représentation du sujet féminin dans les romans francophones de l’Île Maurice et l’archipel des Comores de 1990 à 2020 : entre soumission et désir d’agentivité
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-29)La présente étude a pour objectif de faire connaître les auteurs moins connus de la région indianocéanique. De plus, il s’agit de démontrer que les écrivains contemporains de la région insulaire indianocéanique ont recours ... -
Surface solar radiation and lake productivity: Investigating a global relationship
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-14)In recent decades, the intensity and frequency of lake algal blooms have been increasing worldwide. In addition to potentially toxic effects for humans and wildlife, intense algal blooms negatively impact recreation and ... -
In-situ monitoring and intermittent controller for adaptive trajectory generation during laser directed energy deposition via powder feeding
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-27)Laser Directed Energy Deposition (LDED) is one of the advanced manufacturing technologies for building near-net-shaped engineering components in a layer-by-layer fashion using high-power lasers as an energy source. LDED ... -
Quantifying Aquatic Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential in Riparian Agroforestry Zones
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-27)Agricultural intensification in Canada has led to a loss of riparian areas, which has resulted in the degradation of freshwater aquatic ecosystems due to an increasing amount of fertilizer and nutrients being introduced ... -
Improving the multiscale morphological and mechanical properties of laser welded Al-Si coated 22MnB5 press-hardened steels
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-27)In the automotive industry, the demand for reduced vehicle weight, improved safety and enhanced crashworthiness qualities continues to rise which introduces the need for parts and components with tailored properties. This ... -
DeepThInk: Designing and Probing Human-AI Co-creation in Digital Art Therapy
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-27)Art therapy has been an essential form of psychotherapy to facilitate psychological well-being, which has been promoted and transformed by recent technological advances into digital art therapy. However, the potential of ... -
Designing a living barrier fortifying the coast against extreme climate events to reharmonize the identity of people, land, and water on the Island of Efate, Vanuatu
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-24)On the Pacific island of Vanuatu, the connection the islanders have nurtured with the land and water is both evident and fundamental to their conception of life and legacy -the spirits of their ancestors are thought to ... -
An integrative investigation of liquid metal embrittlement in the Fe-Zn system: From responsible mechanisms to mitigation strategies
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-23)Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) is a problematic phenomenon that results in the abrupt failure of a ductile metal that is exposed to a reactive liquid metal while simultaneously experiencing a tensile load. Despite extensive ... -
Surveilling Queerness and Queering Surveillance: The Techno-Social Making of Queer Identity in the US and Canada, 1939-Present.
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-22)This dissertation positions itself at the intersection of two disparate areas of study: Queer theory and surveillance studies. It aims to tease out the ways that technologies of surveillance and Queer lifeways evolved ... -
A structural investigation of novel fungal polyglycine hydrolases
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-22)Polyglycine hydrolases (PGH) are a family of fungal proteases that are known to cleave the polyglycine linker of Zea mays chitinase, ChitA, thwarting one mechanism of plant defense against fungal infection. Previously, ... -
Probabilistic Fretting Fatigue Analysis of Bridge Stay Cables at Saddle Supports
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-01)Saddle systems have been used on recent projects to support the cables in cable-stayed and extradosed bridge structures. A major design consideration for these anchorage systems is the in-service fretting fatigue behaviour ...