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The Normal Distribution of ω(φ(m)) in Function Fields
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-28)Let ω(m) be the number of distinct prime factors of m. A celebrated theorem of Erdös-Kac states that the quantity (ω(m)-loglog m)/√(loglog m) distributes normally. Let φ(m) be Euler's φ-function. Erdös and Pomerance ... -
Normal Mode Wave-Vortex Decompositions of Mesoscale Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-18)The kinetic energy spectrum of the atmosphere has been well observed to exhibit a k^(-3) power law at synoptic scales with a transition to a shallower k^(-5/3) power law at the mesoscale. To better understand the mesoscale ... -
Normalizing the Ideal: Psychology, the School, and the Family in Post-World War II
(University of Waterloo, 1996)'Psychology and the Construction of the 'Normal' Family in Postwar Canada, 1945-1960,' investigates the manner in which psychological discourse constructed notions of the normal postwar family in Canada. Despite their ... -
Normative Age-Related Individual Differences in Executive Functioning and its Impact on Quality of Life and Mood in Aging Couples
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-29)With the aging of society and increased longevity, understanding the factors that contribute to declines in quality of life and mood, such as normative health declines and cognitive declines is progressively more important. ... -
North End Narratives: Grid-Group Analysis for Environmental Justice in Hamilton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-21)This paper explores environmental inequality and perceptions of environmental risk among people living in proximity to the industrial sector of Hamilton, Ontario (Canada). This sector is adjacent to Hamilton’s lower city, ... -
The North House as Component Based Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-19)The North House is a proof-of-concept prefabricated solar powered home designed for northern climates, and intended for the research and promotion of high-performance sustainable architecture. Led by faculty at the University ... -
The North House as Responsive Architecture: Designing for Interaction between Building, Inhabitant, and Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)The North House is a proof-of-concept prefabricated solar-powered home designed for northern climates, and intended for the research and promotion of high-performance sustainable architecture. Led by faculty at the ... -
Northern Vision: Northern Development during the Diefenbaker Era
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-19)At the inauguration of John G. Diefenbaker’s 1958 election campaign, the Prime Minister announced his ‘Northern Vision,’ a bold strategy to extend Canadian nationhood to the Arctic and develop its natural resources for the ... -
Northern Visions: Inuit Health Care, Vocational Training, and Social Change during the Early DEW Line Era
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-05)The history of government-Inuit relations is complex and multifaceted. Military megaprojects have played a significant role in the development of government-Inuit relations and in the development of the North socially, ... -
Nostalgie et messages sociopolitiques révolutionnaires chez Amin Maalouf
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-20)L’objectif de cette thèse est de comprendre l’expression de la nostalgie et les représentations de la révolution des mentalités dans quatre ouvrages de l’écrivain libanais francophone Amin Maalouf. Il s’agit d’abord ... -
Not all syllogisms are created equal: Varying premise believability reveals differences between conditional and categorical syllogisms
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)Deductive reasoning is a fundamental cognitive skill, and consequently has been the focus of much research over the past several decades. In the realm of syllogistic reasoning—judging the validity of a conclusion given two ... -
Not Just Along for the Ride: Work, Justice, and Municipal Regulation of Ridehailing Platforms
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-11)Digital platforms are a package of information and communications technologies that bring together buyers and sellers onto proprietary markets. These platforms have come to dominate services like for-hire vehicles that are ... -
Notions of Complexity Within Computable Structure Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-28)This thesis covers multiple areas within computable structure theory, analyzing the complexities of certain aspects of computable structures with respect to different notions of definability. In chapter 2 we use a new ... -
Notions of Dependence with Applications in Insurance and Finance
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-02)Many insurance and finance activities involve multiple risks. Dependence structures between different risks play an important role in both theoretical models and practical applications. However, stochastic and actuarial ... -
A Novel 8x8 CMOS Sensor Array for Thermal Compression Bonding with in-situ XYZ Force and Temperature Measurement
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-09)Flip chip is an electronic packaging technology that is becoming more popular in first level electronic packaging as the need for high density electrical interconnects becomes more relevant. The parallel nature of flip ... -
Novel Applications of the Waterloo Membrane Sampler (WMS) in Volatile Organic Compound Sampling from Different Environmental Matrices
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-28)The Waterloo Membrane Sampler (WMS) is a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based permeation passive sampler developed at the University of Waterloo. This sampler has found numerous applications in the sampling of volatile organic ... -
A Novel Approach for Performance Assessment of Human-Robotic Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2012-03-21)Robots have always been touted as powerful tools that could be used effectively in a number of applications ranging from automation to human-robot interaction. In order for such systems to operate adequately and safely in ... -
A novel approach to restoration of Poissonian images
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-18)The problem of reconstruction of digital images from their degraded measurements is regarded as a problem of central importance in various fields of engineering and imaging sciences. In such cases, the degradation is ... -
Novel Approaches and Architecture for Survivable Optical Internet
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-22)Any unexpected disruption to WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) based optical networks which carry data traffic at tera-bit per second may result in a huge loss to its end-users and the carrier itself. Thus survivability ... -
Novel Approaches to Gravity Scattering Amplitudes
(University of Waterloo, 2014-03-14)Quantum Field Theory (QFT) provides the essential background for formulating the standard model of elementary particles and, moreover, practically all other theories attempting to explore the physical laws of nature at the ...