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Extrusion-based 3D Printing and Characterization of Edible Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-19)3D printing food offers the ability to customize shapes, texture, as well as nutritional content. In addition, it can automate the cooking process to save time and produce meals on-demand to minimize waste. One potential ... -
Exurban land cover and land market evolution: Analysis, review and computational experimentation of spatial and agent heterogeneity from the bottom up
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)This dissertation investigates selected empirical and theoretical aspects of land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) in exurban areas. Two challenges – observation and monitoring of LUCC, and spatially explicit modeling, are ... -
An eye (region) sensitivity during early face perception: The N170 is modulated by facial context and featural fixation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-20)The N170 is a face-sensitive ERP component that also demonstrates a particular sensitivity to the eyes. Specifically, the N170 responds maximally to isolated eye regions (i.e., two eyes), as well as to eye fixations within ... -
Eye gaze and head orientation modulate the inhibition of return for faces
(Springer, 2015-11-01)The present study used an inhibition of return (IOR) spatial cueing paradigm to examine how gaze direction and head orientation modulate attention capture for human faces. Target response time (RT) was measured after the ... -
« Échos » et « brèches » dans la poésie de Louis-Jean Thibault
(Département de français de l'Université d'Ottawa, 2011)Résumé Autour de la décennie 1960, toute une génération de poètes prêtait sa voix au pays à venir. Mais faute de pays réel, clairement défini, cette poésie était confinée à l’abstraction, évoquant « l’âme » d’un ineffable ... -
Écrire la relation mère-fille au XXIe siècle : le roman familial au service du souvenir dans "Autour de ma mère" (2007) de Catherine Safonoff, "Décidément je t’assassine" (2010) de Corinne Hoex et "Rien ne s’oppose à la nuit" (2011) de Delphine de Vigan
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-25)Notre thèse de maîtrise se consacre à une analyse psychanalytique du roman familial, et en particulier de la relation mère-fille dans trois œuvres du XXIe siècle. Les textes, Autour de ma mère (2007) de Catherine Safonoff, ... -
Les éléments de l’existentialisme dans les pièces d’Eugène Ionesco, dramaturge du Théâtre de l’Absurde
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-01)« Est absurde ce qui n’a pas de but…Coupé de ses racines religieuses ou métaphysiques, l’homme est perdu, toute sa démarche devient insensée, inutile, étouffante ». Voilà la conception de l’absurde selon Eugène Ionesco ... -
Effective Strategies for Improving Peptide Identification with Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-21)Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) has been routinely used to identify peptides from protein mixtures in the field of proteomics. However, only about 30% to 40% of current MS/MS spectra can be identified, while many of them ... -
Efficient Hardware Realization of Convolutional Neural Networks using Intra-Kernel Regular Pruning
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have proven their success in a wide range of applications. While CNNs boast remarkable performance, they require significant computational and memory resources for operation. As research ... -
F2:F3b Ratio and BOC-Adjusted PHC F3 Approach to Resolving False Detections of Crude Oil and Diesel Drilling Waste in Clean Soils and Manure Compost
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-11)The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) endorsed the Reference Method for the Canada-Wide Standard (CWS) for Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHC) in Soil – Tier 1 Method in 2001. The purpose of the CWS is to ... -
Fabrication and Analysis of Bottom Gate Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Film Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-25)Thin film transistors (TFTs) have brought prominent growth in both variety and utility of large area electronics market over the past few decades. Nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) TFTs have attracted attention recently, ... -
The Fabrication and Characterization of a Superconducting Birdcage Resonator
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-08)In this thesis we presents the fabrication and characterization of a superconducting Birdcage style radiofrequency (RF) coil, a commonly used coil design in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers. The Birdcage was ... -
Fabrication and characterization of biomimetic dry adhesives supported by foam backing material
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-23)Using sacrificial templates to create 3D structures is commonly employed in various fields such as tissue engineering and water remediation to create complex and high surface area scaffolds. Herein, several sacrificial ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of Metal- Insulator -Metal Diode and Gray scale Lithography
(University of Waterloo, 2013-11-26)The objective of this thesis is to successfully design, fabricate, and characterize an optimum metal-insulator-metal diode that can be used as a fast switching diode in various applications such as solar energy conversion. ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of Metal-support for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (MSOFCs)
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can generate electricity with higher efficiency and reduced carbon emissions compared with conventional power generation systems. Unlike many other fuel cells, SOFCs are beneficial in terms ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of Microcrystalline Silicon Near Infrared Photodiode Detector Pixel Circuit on Glass Substrate For LargeArea Electronics
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-21)This thesis is focused on development of near infrared (NIR) photodetectors on glass substrate at low temperatures for large area electronics applications. In the first part of this thesis we study the optical properties ... -
Fabrication and characterization of nano carbon-based electrochemical double-layer capacitors
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-26)Porous electrode is a key component in electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs), also called supercapacitors, which provides effective charge storage sites and ion transport channels along the electric double-layer ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of Nanowires and Quantum Dots for Advanced Solar Cell Architectures
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-01)The commercially available solar cells suffer from low conversion efficiency due to the thermalization and transmission losses arising from the mismatch between the band gap of the semiconductor materials and the solar ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of Novel Flow Battery Electrodes using Electrospinning
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)The increase in energy demand, depletion of fossil fuel reserves and climate change has shifted our focus to using renewable energy resources. Alternative energy sources, though environmentally friendly, are intermittent ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of Novel Zinc Air Battery Cathodes Using Electrospinning and Electrospraying Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-01)High specific energy density, low cost, and relative safety make zinc air batteries a promising energy storage technology. However, to fully realize their advantages improvements must be made to increase their efficiency, ...