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DsRNA-mediated antiviral immunity in fish cells: visualization, sensors, and innate immune responses
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-15)The global aquaculture industry is a multibillion dollar business that is threatened by pathogens, including a wide array of aquatic viruses. Currently there are no antiviral treatments available to combat viral outbreaks, ... -
dstlr: Scalable Knowledge Graph Construction from Text Collections
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-06)In recent years, the amount of data being generated for consumption by enterprises has increased exponentially. Enterprises typically work with structured data, but oftentimes the data being generated is semi-structured ... -
Dual Conditions for Local Transverse Feedback Linearization
(IEEE, 2019-01-21)Given a control-affine system and a controlled invariant submanifold, the local transverse feedback linearization problem is to determine whether or not the system is locally feedback equivalent to a system whose dynamics ... -
Dual network extraction algorithm to investigate multiple transport processes in porous materials: Image-based modeling of pore and grain scale processes
(Elsevier, 2019-04-06)Image processing of 3D tomographic images to extract structural information of porous materials has become extremely important in porous media research with the commoditization of x-ray tomography equipment to the lab ... -
Dual Oxidant System for In Situ Treatment of Organic Contaminants
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-01)Recently, the potential catalytic properties of manganese dioxide have attracted attention as a means to activate persulfate. This focus of this research was on the potential ability of MnO2(s) solids synthesized through ... -
Dual Pore Network Model of Electrical Resistivity for Carbonate Rocks
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-19)Extreme variability of carbonate depositional environments and susceptibility of carbonate sediments to a host of post-depositional (diagenetic) processes involving mineral dissolution and precipitation, result in complex ... -
A Dual Toll Policy for Regulating the Transportation of Hazardous Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-03)The transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) has drawn significant attention from various stakeholders due to the undesirable impacts on the environment and public health. Focusing on the connection between the traffic ... -
Dual-band Power Amplifier for Wireless Communication Base Stations
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)In wireless communication systems, multiple standards have been implemented to meet the past and present demands of different applications. This proliferation of wireless standards, operating over multiple frequency bands, ... -
Dual-Parameter Opto-Mechanical Fiber Optic Sensors for Harsh Environment Sensing: Design, Packaging, Calibration, and Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-22)This thesis concerns with the development of a dual-parameter sensor based on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) and a packaging design for high pressure sensing in harsh environment. This thesis starts by introducing a novel ... -
Dual-polarization (HH/HV) RADARSAT-2 ScanSAR Observations of New, Young and First-year Sea Ice
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Observations of sea ice from space are routinely used to monitor sea ice extent, concentration and type to support human marine activity and climate change studies. In this study, eight dual-polarization (dual-pol) (HH/HV) ... -
Dual-task effects of concurrently coupling aerobic exercise with virtual navigation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-01)Aerobic exercise is a modifiable lifestyle factor that is important for maintaining or improving both physical health and brain health. Maintaining or improving executive function throughout the lifespan is a prominent ... -
Duality relations in finite queueing models
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-21)Motivated by applications in multimedia streaming and in energy systems, we study duality relations in fi nite queues. Dual of a queue is de fined to be a queue in which the arrival and service processes are interchanged. ... -
Dually Crosslinked Composite Membrane as Cation Conducting Solid Electrolyte for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage System
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-30)Ion exchange membrane (IEM) is a key component of redox flow batteries (RFB) that heavily influences the electrochemical performances, energy efficiency and long term stability of the system. Ionic conductivity, ionic ... -
Duetto: Latency Guarantees at Minimal Performance Cost
(IEEE Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE), 2021-02-05)The management of shared hardware resources in multi-core platforms has been characterized by a fundamental trade-off: high-performance arbiters typically employed in COTS systems offer no worst-case guarantees, while ... -
Dum Vivimus Vivamus: The Lost Identity of the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War Dead
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-09)This thesis examines the adolescent and wartime experiences of the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War dead and how they were commemorated after the war. The memorial plaques on the walls of the ... -
Dunhuang Tectonic Belt in northwestern China as a part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Structural and U-Pb geochronological evidence
(Elsevier, 2018-11-13)The Dunhuang Tectonic Belt (DTB) is located about 100 km south of the Beishan–Tianshan orogen in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt in NW China. It was previously considered as a part of the Tarim or North China craton. ... -
Dunning-Kruger effects in reasoning: Theoretical implications of the failure to recognize incompetence
(Springer, 2017-12)The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to the observation that the incompetent are often ill-suited to recognize their incompetence. Here we investigate potential Dunning-Kruger effects in high-level reasoning and, in particular, ... -
DuoMC: Tight DRAM Latency Bounds with Shared Banks and Near-COTS Performance
(ACM International Symposium on Memory Systems (MEMSYS 2021), 2021-09-27)DRAM memory controllers (MCs) in COTS systems are designed primarily for average performance, offering no worst-case guarantees, while real-time MCs provide timing guarantees at the cost of a significant average performance ... -
Dup-boug-a-dad
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-16)Dup-boug-a-dad is a video installation that is curious about different ways of being in the world. Its form and content address the body and some of the many ways of being bodied. In parts intervention, documentary, document, ... -
The Durability of Airfield Concrete Exposed to Aircraft De-icers
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-01)A large portion of an airport property is occupied by runways and taxiways, which must be kept in excellent condition to ensure the safety of the airplanes, and the people on board. Any free objects on the airfield can ...