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Baring Your Soul: The Good, the Bad, and the Bad Again
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-06)People with lower self-esteem (LSEs) exhibit a paradoxical pattern of self-disclosure (Wood & Forest, 2016). On one hand, they self-disclose less overall than people with higher self-esteem (HSEs), seemingly to protect ... -
Barking at Emotionally-Laden Words: The Role of Attention
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-02)It has long been held that processing at the single word level during reading is automatic. However, research has recently begun to emerge that challenges this view. The literature surrounding the processing of emotion ... -
Barriers and Enablers to the Adoption of Sustainability Initiatives at the Municipal Level in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-26)Over the past few decades, there has been increasing importance given to local action to achieve global sustainability goals. Cities and human settlements have been recognized as crucial sites for achieving these common ... -
Barriers to Change: Environmental Blockades as Radical Spatial Practice
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-22)Space carries a fundamental role in the pursuit of societal change. Recently, the relationship between space and change has constantly been revealed, challenged, and advanced at diverse sites of resistance. Amidst a multitude ... -
Barriers to Growth Management: Local Challenges Implementing the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-15)To combat urban sprawl and its negative effects on ecosystem services and human health, regional growth management and containment policies have been used with increased frequency to manage urban growth. Yet, local ... -
Barriers to Intensification: A Case Study of Regina's Warehouse District
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-19)This thesis examines the barriers that impede intensification (infill and redevelopment) within Regina’s Warehouse District (The District). In addition this study provides recommendations to overcome said barriers in order ... -
Barriers to the Conservation of Pre-World War II Residential Wood Windows
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-01)The decision to practise conservation or replacement of deteriorated building components is a highly polarised issue between many building owners, product suppliers, contractors and heritage advocates. Many stakeholders ... -
Based on a True Story
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-19)The paintings in Based on a True Story are at once illogical and concrete – implying both failure and the hope of figurative and architectural construction. Developed as a kind of psychological landscape, they suggest a ... -
Basic Processes in Reading: Spatial Attention as a Necessary Preliminary to Lexical/Semantic Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-21)The question of whether words can be identified without spatial attention has been a topic of considerable interest over the last five and a half decades, but the literature has yielded mixed conclusions. Some studies show ... -
Basic Processes in Reading: The Role of Spatial Attention in Visual Word Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-01)The present thesis is concerned with the role of spatial attention in visual word processing. Eleven experiments are reported each of which consists of the combination of a manipulation of spatial attention (i.e., cue ... -
Basin-wide Water Demand Management: Transfers and Compensation among Competing Users
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-02)Water demand management is incorporated into a two-step water allocation process in order to motivate water users to implement water demand management strategies. In the first step, the initial allocation of water is based ... -
Batch Ordering and Batch Replenishment Policies for MTS-MTO Manufacturing Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-10)Hybrid Make-To-Stock (MTS)-Make-To-Order (MTO) manufacturing is a well known policy that captures the benefits of both MTS and MTO policies. This manufacturing policy is adopted by many manufacturing firms because it allows ... -
Batch Verification of Elliptic Curve Digital Signatures
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-20)This thesis investigates the efficiency of batching the verification of elliptic curve signatures. The first signature scheme considered is a modification of ECDSA proposed by Antipa et al.\ along with a batch verification ... -
Battery Degradation Modeling For Vehicle Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-19)Fuel efficiency is a fundamental part of the automotive industry and its impact on the global environment. This is a direct result of the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) standards imposing a 70% improvement of ... -
Battery-Free Water Leak Detector Design Towards High-Scale Production
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-11)Water leaks can be a significant destructive environmental phenomenon that can result in extensive damage if not addressed promptly. Internet of Things (IoT) sensors help connect objects to the Internet for recording and ... -
Bayesian Analysis of Intratumoural Oxygen Data
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)There is now ample evidence to support the notion that a lack of oxygen (hypoxia) within the tumour adversely affects the outcome of radiotherapy and whether a patient is able to remain disease free. Thus, there is increasing ... -
Bayesian Contact Tracing for Communicable Respiratory Diseases
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)Purpose: The purpose of our work is to develop a system for automatic contact tracing with the goal of identifying individuals who are most likely infected, even if we do not have direct diagnostic information on their ... -
Bayesian Deep Learning and Uncertainty in Computer Vision
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-17)Visual data contains rich information about the operating environment of an intelligent robotic system. Extracting this information allows intelligent systems to reason and decide their future actions. Erroneous visual ... -
Bayesian Experimental Design Framework Applied to Complex Polymerization Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-29)The Bayesian design approach is an experimental design technique which has the same objectives as standard experimental (full or fractional factorial) designs but with significant practical benefits over standard design ... -
Bayesian Federated Learning in Predictive Space
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-10)Federated Learning (FL) involves training a model over a dataset distributed among clients, with the constraint that each client's data is private. This paradigm is useful in settings where different entities own different ...