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Quantifying the Level of Intermacromolecular Interactions in Ethylene-Propylene Copolymers by Using Pyrene Excimer Formation
(American Chemical Society, 2015-07-14)A unique methodology based on fluorescence measurements is introduced to quantitatively measure the actual level of interpolymeric association between ethylene-propylene (EP) copolymers used as viscosity index improvers ... -
Quantifying the Mobility Benefits of Winter Road Maintenance – A Simulation Based Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-30)A good understanding of the relationship between highway performance, such as crash rates and travel delays, and winter road maintenance activities under different winter weather and traffic conditions is essential to ... -
Quantifying the Performance of Explainability Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-26)Given the complexity of the deep neural network (DNN), DNN has long been criticized for its lack of interpretability in its decision-making process. This 'black box' nature has been preventing the adaption of DNN in ... -
Quantifying the role of reservoirs in altering phosphorus dynamics using a combination of data analysis and process modeling
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)Excess phosphorus (P) from agricultural watersheds promotes eutrophication in downstream aquatic systems. Reservoirs retain P generated from farm fields and protect downstream waters. Reservoirs also act as hotspots for P ... -
Quantifying the role of shade on microclimate conditions and water use efficiency of a subalpine wetland in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Kananaskis, Alberta
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-17)Alpine regions contribute 60 % of annual surface runoff, playing an important role in regulating the global water balance. Many of the world’s major river networks originate from alpine headwater basins, popularizing ... -
Quantifying the Shoulder Rhythm and Comparing Non-Invasive Methods of Scapular Tracking for Overhead and Axially Rotated Humeral Postures
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-27)The present research quantified the shoulder rhythm for arm postures that represent the right-handed reachable workspace and compared 3 methods of scapular tracking: acromion marker cluster (AMC), stylus and scapular ... -
Quantifying the soil organic carbon sequestration performance and carbon emissions offset potential of the City of Calgary’s Willow Biomass and Marginal Land Reclamation Demonstration Project
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-10)The primary objective of this study was to measure the soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration performance of The City of Calgary Dewatered Biosolids Land Application Program – Willow Biomass and Marginal Land Reclamation ... -
Quantifying the Technical Efficiency of Canadian Paratransit Systems Using Data Envelopment Analysis Method
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Paratransit service operators in Canada are under increasing pressure to improve the operational productivity of their services due to increased demand and tightening financial constraints. To achieve this, Paratransit ... -
Quantifying trailing edge flap control capability on wind turbines in a controlled environment
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2021-08)As wind turbine diameters continue to increase, the cyclic loading experienced by the turbine blade due to wind shear and yaw misalignment increases dramatically hindering the development of larger more efficient turbines. ... -
Quantifying Tree Community Assemblages on Habitation sites in the Great Bear Rainforest
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-31)Identifying how past human actions have influenced their environment is important for understanding how current ecosystems function. Heavy intertidal resource use by Indigenous Peoples for the past several millennia has ... -
Quantifying Upper-Limb Bimanual Coordination Performance Using Machine Learning Techniques for Concussion Screening
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-16)Current concussion screening and diagnosis tools rely on symptom checklist scores, along with subjective assessments performed by a clinician. This introduces high variability and bias, and increases the chances of missed ... -
Quantifying Variation in Wetland Composition and Configuration for Landscape-Scale Reclamation Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-06)Widespread loss and degradation of wetland ecosystems resulting from human land use highlights the need for a reclamation strategy (i.e converting developed land back to its original state) that can sustain ecosystem ... -
Quantifying water use and rainfall partitioning of dominant tree species in a post-mined landscape in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-08)Large-scale oil sands mining has caused significant disturbances to forest and wetland ecosystems in the Western Boreal Plains of Northeastern Alberta. Provincial and federal laws mandate restoration of these systems in ... -
Quantifying, Characterizing, and Leveraging Cross-Disciplinary Dependencies: Empirical Studies from a Video Game Development Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-05)Continuous Integration (CI) is a common practice adopted by modern software organizations. It plays an especially important role for large corporations like Ubisoft, where thousands of build jobs are submitted daily. The ... -
Quantitative Analyses of Software Product Lines
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-18)A software product-line (SPL) is a family of related software systems that are jointly developed and reuse a set of shared assets. Each individual software system in an SPL is called a software product and includes a set ... -
Quantitative analysis of biofluid spots by coated blade spray mass spectrometry, a new approach to rapid screening
(Springer Nature, 2017-11-23)This study demonstrates the quantitative capabilities of coated blade spray (CBS) mass spectrometry (MS) for the concomitant analysis of multiple target substances in biofluid spots. In CBS-MS the analytes present in a ... -
Quantitative Analysis of Extreme Risks and Extremal Dependence in Insurance and Finance
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)In this thesis, we aim at a quantitative understanding of extreme risks and extremal depen- dence in insurance and finance. We use regularly varying distribution functions in extreme value theory (EVT) to model extreme ... -
Quantitative Analysis of Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHC) in Soils and Chemically Augmented Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Enhanced Phytoremediation Systems.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-15)Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC) are a complex mixture of organic compounds, which can negatively impact terrestrial ecosystems. The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) provides recommendations on the ... -
A Quantitative and Qualitative Empirical Evaluation of a Test Refactoring Tool
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-18)Reducing the gap between what practitioners want vs. what researchers assume they want is one of the vital challenges in software projects. When it comes to software tools, many people develop tools, but only some tools ... -
Quantitative Approaches to the Cancer Stem Cell Hypothesis
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-08)In this thesis, phenotype switching in cancer cell populations is modeled. We focus on the behavior of cells at the phenotypic level and present mathematical models to capture the results of available experiments. The ...