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Optimization of Best Management Practices to Reduce Phosphorus Runoff in the Grand River Watershed Using a Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithm
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-17)As water quality issues become an increasingly global concern, public administrators are looking for new ways to reduce water pollution from different sources, including agricultural runoff. Best management practices are ... -
Optimization of Capillary Electrophoresis With Imaging Detection for Estimation of Diffusion Coefficients
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-19)The diffusion coefficient, D, is an important physico-chemical property of the proteins. While it can be measured using various analytical techniques, capillary electrophoresis (CE) is widely used for this purpose. CE ... -
Optimization of Forged Magnesium Structural Automotive Components
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-25)In an ongoing search for better vehicle fuel economy, the automotive industry has put significant emphasis on the reduction of vehicle weight while retaining stringent safety, quality and performance standards. With its ... -
Optimization of Heat Sinks with Flow Bypass Using Entropy Generation Minimization
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Forced air cooling of electronic packages is enhanced through the use of extended surfaces or heat sinks that reduce boundary resistance allowing heat generating devices to operate at lower temperatures, thereby improving ... -
Optimization of Laminated Dies Manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-24)Due to the increasing competition from developing countries, companies are struggling to reduce their manufacturing costs. In the field of tool manufacturing, manufacturers are under pressure to produce new products as ... -
Optimization of lipid production in Chlorella vulgaris for biodiesel production using flux balance analysis
(Elsevier, 2019-01-15)Microalgae, the world’s largest group of photosynthetic organisms, convert atmospheric CO2 to polar and neutral lipids using sunlight, which after esterification can be utilized for biodiesel production. In the present ... -
Optimization of Material and Energy Integration in Eco-Industrial Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-27)This work develops a generalized modeling framework using several techniques for assessing the feasibility of an eco-industrial network or ‘eco-park’ in order to demonstrate the environmental and economic benefits of ... -
Optimization of MBE growth of a high-quality 2-Dimensional Electron Gas in InAs/AlGaSb material system for pursuing a top-down approach towards realization of topological qubits.
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-04)Two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in InAs quantum wells grown on nearly lattice-matched GaSb substrates is an ideal platform towards the realization of topological quantum computing with Majorana fermions, due to its low ... -
Optimization of Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene-based Composite
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-04)Polypropylene-based composites are widely used in the industrial field, especially in automotive applications, due to their excellent mechanical properties and low cost. This research is directed towards obtaining the ... -
Optimization of Mucoadhesive Polymer Micelles for Drug Delivery and Ophthalmic Formulations
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-29)Nanotechnology enable medicine (nanomedicine) is expected to be the next advent of the health care market, facilitating efficient, safe, and personalized therapies. But there has been limited success penetrating the market. ... -
Optimization of Multiple Wells in Carbon Sequestration
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-15)Injection of CO2 in saline aquifers is considered as one of the best strategies for the reduction of greenhouse gases. In order to select a potential saline aquifer storage site for carbon sequestration, many parameters ... -
Optimization of muscle activation schemes in a finite element neck model simulating volunteer frontal impact scenarios
(Elsevier, 2020-03-07)Neck muscle activation is increasingly important for accurate prediction of occupant response in automotive impact scenarios and occupant excursion resulting from active safety systems such as autonomous emergency braking. ... -
Optimization of Neck Musculature Activation for Head Kinematics in Frontal, Lateral and Rear Impact Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-21)The activation of the neck musculature plays an important role in the response of the head and neck and can affect the risk of injury under impact conditions. Yet, the role of the level (i.e., magnitude) and timing of the ... -
Optimization of power systems with voltage security constraints
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Optimization of Recombinant Protein Production by a Fungal Host
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-05)The natural ability of filamentous fungi to synthesize, glycosylate, and secrete high levels of protein products has made them potentially attractive hosts for heterologous protein production. Advances in fungal genetics ... -
Optimization of Recombinant Protein Production by Streptomyces lividans Host
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-26)Interleukin-3 is a cytokine, which acts on many target cells within the haemopoietic system, often in synergy with the other cytokines. Streptomyces lividans NCIMB 11416/IL3 p002 secreting human interleukin-3 was used as ... -
Optimization of Rooftop Delineation from Aerial Imagery with Deep Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-21)High-definition (HD) maps of building rooftops or footprints are important for urban application and disaster management. Rapid creation of such HD maps through rooftop delineation at the city scale using high-resolution ... -
Optimization of Solid Phase Microextraction for Determination of Disinfection By-products in Water
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-17)A new technique for sample preparation and trace analysis of organic pollutants in water using mixed-phase thin film (MPTF) devices, combined with direct thermal desorption, cold trapping, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry ... -
Optimization of SPME coating characteristics for metabolomics and targeted analysis with LC/MS
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-23)Metabolomics data provides complementary information to proteomics, genomics, and transcriptomics, in addition to enabling the tracking of the dynamic reactions in living systems. Metabolomics is widely used in various ... -
Optimization of Sweep Visually Evoked Potential (sVEP) in Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-01)Purpose and hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to optimize and standardize the following parameters of sweep Visually Evoked Potential (sVEP) in adults: criteria for fitting the regression line to estimate threshold, ...