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Looking for Waterloo theses and dissertations? UWSpace contains all theses and dissertations published from October 2006 on, and a subset from 1996 through 2006, when electronic submission was optional. Older theses can be accessed by searching the library catalogue by title or author last name.

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  • Reclaiming the Urban Public Realm as a Site for Children’s Play 

    Shadkam, Anahita (University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)
    Since the earliest waves of Modernist planning and the application of systematic zoning, parks and playgrounds have served as exclusive domains for children's recreational activities within the rational city. However, with ...
  • Line-Field Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography: Design and Biomedical Applications 

    CHEN, KEYU (University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)
    Corneal diseases such as keratoconus and Fuchs' dystrophy lead to the dysfunction of the cornea, which can result in vision loss. Early-stage detection at the cellular level provides the opportunity for treatment that slows ...
  • Finite Element Analysis of Multi-Material Die-Cast Tooling by Additive Manufacturing 

    Parsana, Brijesh (University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)
    The predominant challenge encountered in the high-pressure die casting of aluminum is the deterioration of casting dies because of thermal fatigue or heat checking. This issue largely stems from the inadequate thermal ...
  • Mining Memory : Three Land-Stories from Cerro de Pasco 

    Babcock, Reese (University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)
    High in the Peruvian Andes, the four hundred year old city of Cerro de Pasco is being swallowed by an open pit mine. For its entire history the city has depended on mining to fuel its growth, but the industry has displaced ...
  • Classifying Code as Human Authored or GPT-4 Generated 

    Idialu, Oseremen Joy (University of Waterloo, 2024-05-09)
    Artificial intelligence (AI) assistants such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, built on large language models like GPT-4, are revolutionizing how programming tasks are performed, raising questions about whether generative AI ...

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