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RF MEMS-Based Frequency Dependent Power Limiters
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-27)Microwave power limiters are passive devices that are widely used to protect receivers from large interfering signals. Conventional radio frequency (RF) power limiters attenuate both desired and undesired signals in the ... -
RF Tunable Resonators and Filters
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-25)The recent remarkable growth in the telecommunications industry has caused a huge advance in filter technology. The new communication systems demand stringent filters with high specifications, low costs, compact features, ... -
RF-QPC Charge Detector and S-T₊ Qubit in a Lateral Double Quantum Dot Device
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)A measurement system is developed for studying a lateral double quantum dot (DQD) device formed in the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) of a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure. Copper powder and RC filters are constructed to ... -
RGB-D Scene Flow via Grouping Rigid Motions
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-06)Robotics and artificial intelligence have seen drastic advancements in technology and algorithms over the last decade. Computer vision algorithms play a crucial role in enabling robots and machines to understand their ... -
RGLock: Recoverable Mutual Exclusion for Non-Volatile Main Memory Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-07-17)Mutex locks have traditionally been the most popular concurrent programming mechanisms for inter-process synchronization in the rapidly advancing field of concurrent computing systems that support high-performance applications. ... -
Rheological Modification of Polypropylene by Incorporation of Long Chain Branches Using UV Radiation
(University of Waterloo, 2014-11-21)Modification of polypropylene (PP) is important as it aims at changing the molecular structure of PP and synthesizing different grades of PP for different processing applications. These changes include narrowing of the ... -
Rheological properties of long-chain branched chlorinated poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene)-graft-polybutadiene terpolymers (CIIR-g-BR)
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Rheological Properties of Tailor-Made Metallocene and Ziegler-Natta Based Controlled Rheology Polypropylenes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-24)Controlled rheology polypropylenes (CRPP) have been produced industrially by peroxide induced degradation in post-polymerization reactive extrusion (REX) operations. This has been well developed for commodity Ziegler-Natta ... -
Rheology and Flow Behavior of Starch Nanoparticle Dispersion
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-10)With the extensive awareness of environment friendly around the world, more and more researchers are currently developing and modifying bio-based materials that have various potential applications in different fields, such ... -
Rheology and Pipeline Flow Behavior of Fumed Silica Nanoparticle Suspensions
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-08)Suspensions are used in a wide variety of industrial and household applications; some examples being paints, ink, wastewater streams, cough syrups, and sauces. Rheology of suspensions depends on various factors such as the ... -
Rheology of Cellulose Nanocrystal Dispersions and Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Cellulose Nanocrystals
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-17)Dispersions and Emulsions are prevalent in our society and can be seen in various applications and industries. These include: (a) the food industry, for various products such as mayonnaise, salad dressings, sauces, and ice ... -
A rhetoric of abandonment, the act of representation and Toni Morrison's "Beloved"
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A rhetoric of colonial exchange, time, space, and agency in Canadian exploration narratives (1760-1793)
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The rhetoric of experience, explorations in experience as a key term in feminist discourse
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The Rhetoric of Silence: John Cage, Exigence and the Art of the Commonplace
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-02)This thesis approaches the work of American avant-garde composer John Cage from an unconventional perspective by utilizing rhetorical theory to examine the intellectual history informing his collected writings in the text ... -
A rhetorical analysis of the self within an organization, the production & reception of discourse in a Canadian bank
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Rhetorical and discursive constructions of Newfoundland regionality
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Rhetorical Figures in Music
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-01)This paper looks at rhetorical figures in music, focusing on figures within the chiastic suite. It argues for a cognitive provenance of these figures, accounting for their appearance in both literature and music. It looks ... -
The Rhetorical Life of Surgical Checklists: A Burkean Analysis with Implications for Knowledge Translation
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-10)This dissertation uses the terms of Kenneth Burke’s dramatism to identify rhetorical aspects of surgical team checklists as they have been promoted, performed, studied, and surveilled. I argue that these terms can help to ... -
Rhetorics Rising: The Recovery of Rhetorical Traditions in Ralph Ellison's <em>Invisible Man</em> and N. Scott Momaday's <em>House Made of Dawn</em>
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This study suggests, through a rhetorical analysis of the role of orators and oration in Ralph Ellison's <em>Invisible Man</em> and N. Scott Momaday's <em>House Made of Dawn</em>, that literature can be a valuable resource ...