University of Waterloo: Recent submissions
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Transtextual Narratives about the European Union. A qualitative research on structuring, sense-making constructions of reality from a linguistic perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-28)Narratives are never finished products, but constantly evolving linguistic constructs. Actors use them to position themselves and develop the narratives further in the process. In this respect, narratives are to be understood ... -
CO2 Conversion to Syngas and Hydrocarbons over Transition Metal-Based Catalysts Synthesized via Reverse Microemulsion Method
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-28)This thesis offers a comprehensive exploration into the development, exploration, and practical implications of various catalysts, with a particular focus on their performance and critical roles in the efficient and ... -
Exploring Art as a Communication Interface for Watershed System Resiliency
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-27)Art has shown promise as a method of communicating the science and attendant need for watershed restoration work to both practitioners and the public. My thesis is exploratory; it explored whether art can convey concepts ... -
Methane Cycling in Northern Peatlands Following Wildfire
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-26)Peatlands are an important component of the global carbon (C) cycle, they operate as long-term global sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and sources of methane (CH4). However, they are becoming increasingly ... -
Maternal ezetimibe concentrations measured in breast milk and its use in breastfeeding infant exposure predictions
(Springer, 2024-01-26)Background: Lactating mothers taking ezetimibe, an antihyperlipidemic agent, may be hesitant to breastfeed despite the known benefit of breastfeeding to both mother and infant. Currently, no data exist on the presence or ... -
A Centralized System Performance Monitoring Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-22)In this thesis, we introduce a centralized performance monitoring infrastructure. In the current computing landscape, performance monitoring architectures are becoming more and more important for different academic and ... -
A Journey into Jamming: Phase Transitions and Edge-to-Edge Heterostructures in Langmuir Blodgett Films of Exfoliated Two-Dimensional Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-21)Two-dimensional (2D) materials hold significant promise as new electronic materials, and could enable high mobility devices, and flexible electronics. In particular, graphene and few-layer molybdenum disulfide have been ... -
Sustainability-Enhancing Initiatives in the Ontario Greenbelt: Evaluation of Three Exemplary Cases
(University of Waterloo, 2024)The overwhelmingly complex challenge of intensifying environmental issues and rising social inequities at all scales, community to global, and the lack of impactful policy and action, contributes to the negative narrative ... -
Study of Performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pavements by Full-Scale Field Study, Laboratory Testing, and Numerical Modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-19)This study provides a comprehensive understanding of geosynthetic-reinforced pavements from different perspectives including small-scale laboratory testing, a full-scale field study, and numerical simulation. This study ... -
German Heritage Language Attitudes in Ontario: A Case Study about the German Language in German-Canadian Families
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-19)This thesis aims at investigating language attitudes expressed by members of German-Canadian families (n=12) in semi-structured interviews. The analysis draws on methods from the field of Interactional Linguistics and ... -
University Students’ Gynecology Care Experiences in the US and Canada: Implications for Equitable Access to Person-Centered Care
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-18)Introduction: The United States (US) and Canada (CA) have differing healthcare systems that play a central role in how reproductive care is accessed and delivered. Yet, their shared patriarchal history and culture contribute ... -
First Nation land and well-being: Exploring the relationship of First Nation land management systems with community well-being, informality within land management, and the development of an agent-based First Nation land-use voting model for experiments on policy adoption at Curve Lake First Nation
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-15)Land management is a pressing issue for reconciling and reconnecting First Nations with their land. Many First Nations have taken more control and responsibility over the management of their land that is key to their ... -
Corporate Power and Changes to Provincial Environmental Regulation During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-14)How have Canada’s largest oil producing provinces altered key environmental policies since the onset of COVID-19, in response to the dual pressures of an oil sector in distress and the imperative to reduce emissions? ... -
Process Optimization, Numerical Modelling, and Microstructure Control in Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Ti-5553 Parts
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-14)Additive manufacturing (AM) is an advanced production technique that creates components by depositing material layer by layer. AM has been deployed industrially for producing metallic parts from alloys which pose challenges ... -
Evolution of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in north-central Ontario from subglacial sediments
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-12)Till stratigraphic analysis of 10 sediment bluffs near Ogoki Post in the Hudson and James Bay Lowlands. -
The ordinary Niagara Falls
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-11)Tourism is a practice traditionally geared away from the ordinary; by virtue of its opposition from everyday life tourism is an act through which we see and do extraordinary things (Urry, 1992). Over time, tourism scholars ... -
Arylbenzamide and Arylcarboxamide Derivatives as Modulators of Amyloid-Beta Aggregation
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-11)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease with increasing incidence and prevalence globally. The current AD therapies based on small molecules offer only symptomatic relief and are not curative ... -
“Vital acts of transfer”: Affective economies and embodied knowledge in #MeToo
(Intellect, 2021-01-22)This book chapter situates the #MeToo movement as a live, ongoing performance within the digital media sphere. It argues that performance theory offers a unique means of grasping at the movement’s significance and on-going ... -
Back to the Future of Postfeminist Film: Hallmark, Netflix, and the ‘New’ Woman’s Holiday Film
(Routledge, 2024)Within the context of shifting dialogues around feminism and women’s roles at work and home, and an increasing recognition of racial and sexual diversity within these conversations, this chapter considers the resurgent ... -
Connecting the Dots in the Sky: Website Fingerprinting in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Internet
(Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS), 2024-03-01)Despite the implementation of encrypted channels, such as those offered by anonymity networks like Tor, network adversaries have demonstrated the ability to compromise users’ browsing privacy through website fingerprinting ...