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High-Order Numerical Methods in Lake Modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-18)The physical processes in lakes remain only partially understood despite successful data collection from a variety of sources spanning several decades. Although numerical models are already frequently employed to simulate ... -
High-order pattern discovery and analysis of discrete-valued data sets
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High-Performance Concurrent Memory Allocation
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-25)Memory management takes a sequence of program-generated allocation/deallocation requests and attempts to satisfy them within a fixed-sized block of memory while minimizing the total amount of memory used. A general-purpose ... -
High-Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Based on Hybrid Perovskite Nanomaterials for Energy-Harvesting
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-21)With the increasing drive to create self-powering nano/micro-electromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS), maximizing the output performance of piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) is essential. Organic-inorganic halide perovskites ... -
High-Performance Polymer Semiconductors for Organic Thin-Film Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)A novel polymer semiconductor with side chains thermally cleavable at a low temperature of 200 °C was synthesized. The complete cleavage and removal of the insulating 2-octyldodecanoyl side chains were verified with TGA, ... -
High-Performance Reconfigurable Piezoelectric Resonators and Filters for RF Frontend Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-08)A conventional RF frontend module consists of many filters where each filter is allocated for a specific frequency band. These filters are connected through multiplexing switch networks to support multi-band wireless ... -
A High-Performance Three-Phase Grid-Connected PV System Based On Multilevel Current Source Inverter
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-22)Current Source Inverter (CSI) topology is gaining acceptance as a competitive alternative for grid interface of renewable energy systems due to its unique and advantageous features. Merits of CSI over the more popular ... -
High-Performance, Energy-Efficient CMOS Arithmetic Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-16)In a modern microprocessor, datapath/arithmetic circuits have always been an important building block in delivering high-performance, energy-efficient computing, because arithmetic operations such as addition and binary ... -
High-precision Sediment Tracking for Characterization of Sediment Transport of a Rural Stream in Southern Ontario Conditioned by Glacial Legacy Deposits
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-30)Semi-alluvial rivers are common in Southern Ontario and are characterized by sections of exposed highly consolidated glacial till and other sections of mobile sediment. Such rivers are typically characterized by a series ... -
High-Q Millimeter Wave RF Filters and Multiplexers
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-04)For a long period of time, millimeter waves (mm-Wave) were considered unsuitable for wireless data transmission due to high attention while propagating in the atmosphere. Over the past few years, due to the vigorous ... -
High-Q Multi-band Filters
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-05)Recent development of multifunctional communication systems capable of processing large amount of data has triggered the demand for novel payload configurations with advanced filtering functions. To increase the payload ... -
High-Resolution Analysis of Snow Albedo Interactions in the Arctic
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-23)The Snow Albedo Feedback (SAF) is an important contributor to Arctic warming, however models disagree significantly on the strength of this effect. Previous work has investigated the influence of vegetation on surface ... -
A High-Resolution CMOS Single-Photon-Counting Spectrographic X-Ray Imager
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-01)Digital X-ray imagers for clinical mammography and computed tomography (CT) have been recently taking advantage of the noise-rejection properties of single-photon-counting (SPC) architectures. However, conventional SPC ... -
A High-Resolution Direct-Conversion CMOS X-Ray Imager with Code-Division-Multiplexed Readout
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)This thesis presents the design and characterization of a high-spatial-resolution direct-conversion X-ray imager built using complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology integrated with an amorphous-selenium ... -
High-Resolution Geophysical Characterization of an Ethanol Release into an Existing Gasoline-Impacted Zone
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-09)This study aims to evaluate the ability of high-frequency (450 and 900 MHz) ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to monitor the effects of an ethanol release over an existing gasoline-contaminated zone. In September 2009, 184L ... -
A High-Resolution Hydrodynamic Investigation of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Redds
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-28)High-resolution velocity measurements were undertaken over a series of redds and riffles on a gravel-bed stream to quantify the hydrodynamics preferred by spawning brown trout (Salmo trutta) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus ... -
High-resolution infrared emission spectroscopy of diatomic and triatomic metal hydrides
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Several hydrides of Group 2 and 12 elements were generated in the gas phase using an emission source that combines an electrical discharge with a high temperature furnace, and their high-resolution infrared emission spectra ... -
High-resolution laboratory spectroscopy of transient metal-containing molecules
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-14)Ten gaseous transient metal-containing molecules have been synthesized and studied by high resolution spectroscopy. Transient molecules are molecules with a short lifetime, and they play an important role in chemistry ... -
High-resolution laser excitation spectroscopy of metal-containing free radicals using a supersonic molecular beam spectrometer
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High-Resolution Numerical Simulations of Wind-Driven Gyres
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)The dynamics of the world's oceans occur at a vast range of length scales. Although there are theories that aid in understanding the dynamics at planetary scales and microscales, the motions in between are still not yet ...