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Computational Investigation of Role of Platelets In Cancer Metastasis
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-21)Recent studies suggest that platelets have a significant role in improving the survival of circulating tumor cells and aggravating cancer metastasis. The main function of platelets, as a blood constituent, is to bind to ... -
Computational Mechanisms of Language Understanding and Use in the Brain and Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-15)Linguistic communication is a unique characteristic of intelligent behaviour that distinguishes humans from non-human animals. Natural language is a structured, complex communication system supported by a variety of ... -
Computational Methods for Combinatorial and Number Theoretic Problems
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-27)Computational methods have become a valuable tool for studying mathematical problems and for constructing large combinatorial objects. In fact, it is often not possible to find large combinatorial objects using human ... -
Computational Methods for Compositional Epistasis Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-19)In genetics, the term “epistasis” refers to the phenomenon that the effect of one gene or single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is dependent on the presence of others. Various possibilities of epistasis exist, and the ... -
Computational Methods for Maximum Drawdown Options Under Jump-Diffusion
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)Recently, the maximum drawdown (MD) has been proposed as an alternative risk measure ideal for capturing downside risk. Furthermore, the maximum drawdown is associated with a Pain ratio and therefore may be a ... -
Computational Methods for the Measurement of Entanglement in Condensed Matter Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-19)At the interface of quantum information and condensed matter physics, the study of entanglement in quantum many-body systems requires a new toolset which combines concepts from each. This thesis introduces a set of ... -
Computational Methods in Finance Related to Distributions with Known Marginals
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-30)Model uncertainty and the dependence structures of various risk factors are important components of measuring and managing financial risk, such as market, credit and operational risks. In this thesis we provide a systematic ... -
A Computational Model for Predicting Visual Acuity from Wavefront Aberration Measurements
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-14)The main purpose of this thesis is to create and validate a visual acuity model with experimentally obtained aberrations of human eyes. The other motivation is to come up with a methodology to objectively predict the ... -
A computational model of lexical cohesion analysis and its application to the evaluation of text coherence
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A computational model of turn-taking in discourse
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Computational Modeling of Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Meniscus Strain During Stop-Jump Landings
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most critical joint stabilizers in the knee. Stop-jump landings are a particularly common maneuver that result in ACL injuries due to the large impact forces on the knees ... -
Computational Modeling of Hard Tissue Response and Fracture in the Lower Cervical Spine under Compression Including Age Effects
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-21)Almost half of motor vehicle accident (MVAs) victims experience traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI), which are often associated with rollover accidents. Specifically, rollovers have the highest incidence rate of AIS2+ ... -
Computational Modeling of Propeller Noise: NASA SR-7A propeller
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-14)The aerospace industry has been concerned with propeller noise levels for years. This interest is two-fold: government regulation and comfort in cabin. This report attempts to create a simulation mechanism needed to evaluate ... -
Computational Modeling of the Cervical Spinal Cord: Integration into a Human Body Model to Investigate Response to Impact
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-19)Acute spinal cord injuries (SCI) have a global annual occurrence rate of 14 to 40 per million population with considerable societal cost. The primary mechanism of injury involves physical damage to the nervous tissues, ... -
Computational Modelling of Knee Tissue Mechanics During Single-Leg Jump Landing
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) plays a crucial role in stabilising the knee joint in anterior tibial translation and internal tibial rotation. Non-contact ACL injuries are a major concern in sport-related activities ... -
Computational Polarimetry: A Bayesian Framework for Polarimetric System Design
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-10)In this thesis, we propose a novel polarimetric system design framework that computationally evaluates a design to solve an optical problem. It does this by explicitly formulating the logical connections and dependencies ... -
The computational power of many-body systems
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)Many-body systems are well known throughout physics to be hard problems to exactly solve, but much of this is folklore resulting from the lack of an analytic solution to these systems. This thesis attempts to classify the ... -
Computational Problems Related to Open Quantum Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-22)A quantum system that has interaction with external resources, such as probability distribution, dissipation, and noise, is referred to as an open quantum system. Not only do open quantum systems play a vital role in the ... -
Computational Redundancy in Image Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-19)This research presents a new performance improvement technique, window memoization, for software and hardware implementations of local image processing algorithms. Window memoization combines the memoization techniques ... -
A computational study of practical issues arising in short-term scheduling of a multipurpose facility
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)This thesis focuses on two important considerations when solving short term scheduling problems for multipurpose facilities: deciding when rescheduling should be performed and choosing efficient time representations for ...