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Probability distribution of the seismic damage cost over the life cycle of structures
(Elsevier, 2018-05-01)In the life-cycle analysis, the total cost of damage caused by earthquakes is a significant but highly uncertain component. In the current literature, the seismic risk analysis is largely limited to the evaluation of the ... -
Probing Accretion Turbulence in the Galactic Centre with EHT Polarimetry
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-09)We explore the origin and the influence of the interstellar scattering on the observation of Sgr A*, and the method to mitigate this scattering via Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) polarimetry. Interstellar scattering is due ... -
Probing Dark Matter from the Galaxy to the Cosmic Web
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)Dark matter, although invisible, accounts for the majority of matter of the universe. How this invisible component affects cosmic structure formation is one of the primary lines of inquiry in physical cosmology, and the ... -
Probing High Energy Physics Through Gravitational Waves
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-22)Over the last few years, gravitational wave detections have become ubiquitous, giving the physics community vast information about fundamental physics. As some of the universe’s highest energy events, neutron mergers ... -
Probing Ising Superconductivity and Light-Induced Phase Transitions in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-23)2H-NbSe2 is a superconducting transition metal dichalcogenide that retains its superconductivity in its two-dimensional (2D) form. Owing to strong spin orbit coupling, 2D 2H-NbSe2 demonstrates unconventional superconductivity ... -
Probing Long-Range Polymer Chain Dynamics of Poly(L-lysine) in Aqueous Solution by Fluorescence
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-24)Information about long-range polymer chain dynamics (LRPCD) can be obtained by attaching a luminophore and its quencher onto a polymer and monitoring the rate at which the luminophore is quenched. Since a quenching event ... -
Probing Quantum Fields: Measurements and Quantum Energy Teleportation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-10)Quantum Energy Teleportation provides a testbed for modern ideas involving the interplay between quantum correlations and energy in the quantum thermodynamical regime. In this work, we provide a new class of Quantum Energy ... -
Probing Side Chain Dynamics of Branched Macromolecules by Pyrene Excimer Fluorescence
(American Chemical Society, 2016-01-12)Four different pyrene-labeled polymers were prepared by radical copolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate (BMA) and 1-pyrenemethyl methacrylate (PyEG(0)-MA), 1-pyrenemethoxyethyl methacrylate (PyEG(1)-MA), 1-pyrene-methox ... -
Probing Surface Spin Interaction Dynamics using Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Quantum Sensors with High-Fidelity State-Selective Transition Control
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-21)As a demand from developing nanotechnology and quantum information technology based on mesoscopic material, quantum sensors with better spatial resolution and sensitivity are required. However, few material meets the ... -
Probing the dark universe with gravitational lensing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-17)Since its early success as an experimental test of the theory of general relativity in 1919, gravitational lensing has come a long way and is firmly established as an indispensable element for many astrophysical applications. ... -
Probing the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transparent Semiconductor Nanowires using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-16)Control of electron spins in individual magnetically doped semiconductor nanostructures has considerable potential for quantum information processing and storage. The manipulations of dilute magnetic interactions have ... -
Probing the Environmental Dependence of Star Formation in Satellite Galaxies using Orbital Kinematics
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)(Abridged) Physical processes regulating star formation in satellite galaxies represent an area of ongoing research, but the projected nature of observed coordinates makes separating different populations of satellites ... -
Probing the Interactions between Mimics of Pour Point Depressants (PPDs) and Viscosity Index Improvers (VIIs) in Engine Oil Using Fluorescently Labeled PPDs
(American Chemical Society, 2019-03-18)The level of interpolymeric interactions experienced by a pyrene-labeled poly(octadecyl methacrylate) labeled with 6.7 mol% of 1-pyrenebutanol (Py(6.7)-PC18MA) was characterized by fluorescence in the presence of an amorphous ... -
Probing the interactions that drive RNA binding and self-association of hnRNPA1 implicated in neurodegeneration
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-17)The heteronuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNPA1 or A1) is associated with the pathology of different diseases, including neurological disorders and cancers. In particular, the aggregation and dysfunction of A1 has been ... -
Probing the large-scale clustering of fast radio bursts with CHIME/FRB
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-23)Explaining the nature of extragalactic fast radio bursts (FRBs) has puzzled astrophysicists since 2007. In this thesis, we introduce the CHIME/FRB instrument, an FRB search engine that could solve this puzzle through FRB ... -
Probing the Role of Internalized Geometric Strain on Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis
(American Chemical Society, 2019-09-09)The chemistry underlying the activation of nickel hydroxide toward electrocatalytic oxygen evolution by incorporation of iron remains a subject of debate. We extract insights into the role of geometric strain on the ... -
Probing the Unruh and Hawking effects using Unruh-DeWitt detectors
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-18)Quantum field theory is so far the best description of the fundamental laws of Nature, yet it does not fully incorporates gravitation. The first attempt toward unifying the quantum field theory and gravity is a semi-classical ... -
Probing universality with entanglement entropy via quantum Monte Carlo
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-30)Our understanding of physical phenomena hinges on finding universal core mechanisms that unite them. The concept of universality is deeply ingrained in the study of quantum many-body systems. At zero temperature, microscopically ... -
Problem Determination In Message-Flow Internet Services Based On Statistical Analysis of Event Logs
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-23)In a message-flow Internet service where messages travel through multiple nodes, event log analysis is one of the most important methods to identify the root causes of problems. Traditional approaches for event log analysis ... -
The Problem of History in the Age of Abundance
(The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2016-12-11)Our collective cultural heritage faces a serious problem: In the digital age, we can document and "remember" more than ever before. But the scale of historical material is so huge that it will decisively change how scholars ...