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Fast pH-assisted functionalization of silver nanoparticles with monothiolated DNA
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012-10-18)Attaching monothiolated DNA to silver nanoparticles has been achieved at pH 3.0 in 30 minutes and difficulties associated with DNA attachment to AgNPs at neutral pH have been revealed by studying DNA adsorption kinetics. -
Fast Prefix Adders for Non-uniform Input Arrival Times
(Springer Nature, 2017)We consider the problem of constructing fast and small parallel prefix adders for non-uniform input arrival times. In modern computer chips, adders with up to hundreds of inputs occur frequently, and they are often embedded ... -
Fast quantitation of opioid isomers in human plasma by differential mobility spectrometry/mass spectrometry via SPME/open-port probe sampling interface
(Elsevier, 2017-10-23)Mass spectrometry (MS) based quantitative approaches typically require a thorough sample clean-up and a decent chromatographic step in order to achieve needed figures of merit. However, in most cases, such processes are ... -
Fast Quantitation of Target Analytes in Small Volumes of Complex Samples by Matrix-Compatible Solid-Phase Microextraction Devices
(Wiley, 2017-06-20)Herein we report the development of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) devices designed to perform fast extraction/enrichment of target analytes present in small volumes of complex matrices (i.e. V <= 10 mu L). Micro-sampling ... -
Fast Ray Tracing Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-02)In the past, ray tracing has been used widely in offline rendering applications since it provided the ability to better capture high quality secondary effects such as reflection, refraction and shadows. Such effects are ... -
Fast Recognition of BCI-Inefficient Users Using Physiological Features from EEG Signals: A Screening Study of Stroke Patients
(Frontiers, 2018-02-21)Motor imagery (MI) based brain-computer interface (BCI) has been developed as an alternative therapy for stroke rehabilitation. However, experimental evidence demonstrates that a significant portion (10% to 50%) of subjects ... -
A Fast Sphere Decoding Algorithm for Rank Deficient MIMO Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-26)The problem of rank deficient multiple input multiple out (MIMO) systems arises when the number of transmit antennas M is greater than number of receive antennas N or when the channel gains are strongly correlated. Most ... -
Fast Stochastic Global Optimization Methods and Their Applications to Cluster Crystallization and Protein Folding
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Two global optimization methods are proposed in this thesis. They are the multicanonical basin hopping (MUBH) method and the basin paving (BP) method. <br /><br /> The MUBH method combines the basin hopping (BH) ... -
Fast Stress Detection via ECG
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Nowadays stress has become a regular part of life. Stress is difficult to measure because there has been no definition of stress that everyone accepts. Furthermore, if we do not get a handle on our stress and it becomes ... -
Fast Switchable Ultrastrong Coupling Between Superconducting Artificial Atoms and Electromagnetic Fields
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-23)This thesis consists of two parts: the main part is a theoretical investigation of the ultrastrong coupling regime for atom-light coupling in superconducting circuits, and the second part is concerned with the development ... -
A fast variational framework for accurate solid-fluid coupling
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2007-07)Physical simulation has emerged as a compelling animation technique, yet current approaches to coupling simulations of fluids and solids with irregular boundary geometry are inefficient or cannot handle some relevant ... -
A Faster Algorithm for Recognizing Edge-Weighted Interval Graphs
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-27)Interval graphs—the intersection graphs of one-dimensional intervals—are considered one of the most useful mathematical structures to model real life applications. Interval graphs have been widely studied since they first ... -
Faster Algorithms for Sparse Decomposition and Sparse Series Solutions to Differential Equations
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-09)Sparse polynomials are those polynomials with only a few non-zero coefficients relative to their degree. They can appear in practice in polynomial systems as inputs, where the degree of the input sparse polynomial can be ... -
Fate and Transport of Land Applied Waste Greenhouse Feed Water During Field Infiltration Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-29)Because of the high concentration of greenhouses in Essex County, greenhouse feed water discharges are considered as a potential contributor to nuisance and harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in western Lake Erie. Waste ... -
Fate and Transport of Naphthenic Acids in Glacial Aquifers
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Naphthenic acids (NAs) are carboxylated alkanes and cycloalkanes concentrated in wastewater during oil sands processing. The general chemical formula is C{n}H{n+Z}O{2}, where n represents the number of carbon atoms and ... -
Fate and Transport of Synthetic DNA in Surface Water
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-29)Unlike conventional salt or dye tracers, artificial/synthetic DNA hydrologic tracers are essentially non-toxic and several can be used simultaneously. These features have implications for DNA to be used to better understand ... -
Fate Modeling of Xenobiotic Organic Compounds (XOCs) in Wastewater Treatment Plants
(University of Waterloo, 2013-11-15)Xenobiotic Organic Compounds (XOCs) are present in wastewater and wastewater-impacted environmental systems. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products are a broad and varied category of chemicals that are included among ... -
Fate of Adsorbed U(VI) during Sulfidization of Lepidocrocite and Hematite
(American Chemical Society, 2017-02-21)The impact on U(VI) adsorbed to lepidocrocite (gamma-FeOOH) and hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) was assessed when exposed to aqueous sulfide (S(II)(aq)) at pH 8.0. With both minerals, competition between S(-II) and U(VI) for surface ... -
Fate of Chlorinated Compounds in a Sedimentary Fractured Rock Aquifer in South Central Wisconsin
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-22)A study was carried out in a sedimentary fractured rock site located in south central Wisconsin, US, which was impacted by DNAPL releases estimated to occur in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The majority of the DNAPL has accumulated ... -
Fate of Select Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in the Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge Process
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-23)Based on a diverse consortia of research completed within the last 15 years, it has been found that Pharmaceutical Compounds (PCs) are present in detectable levels within a variety of environmental matrices, including tap ...