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A Highly Active RNA-Cleaving DNAzyme with Accelerated Activity by Ethanol and by Freezing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-27)DNAzymes are functional DNA molecules with catalytic activities. The EtNa is an example of a RNA-cleaving DNAzyme that catalyzes the cleavage reaction of a phosphodiester bond in the presence of metal ions, such as Na+ or ... -
Highly Crosslinked Natural Rubber-Cellulose Nanocrystals Composites for Sustainable Material Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)In a bid to develop environmentally friendly rubber materials, the use of renewable and sustainable additives and reinforcing fillers that could provide suitable mechanical property enhancement is of great interest. In ... -
Highly Efficient Deep Intelligence via Multi-Parent Evolutionary Synthesis of Deep Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-11)Machine learning methods, and particularly deep neural networks, are a rapidly growing field and are currently being employed in domains such as science, business, and government. However, the significant success of neural ... -
Highly Efficient Planar Antenna System Based on the Planar Waveguide Technology for Low Cost Millimeter-Wave Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2011-11-11)This thesis investigates the integration of planar antennas, such as Dielectric Resonator Antennas (DRAs) to the planar waveguide structure, specifically the Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) for high radiation efficiency ... -
Highly Filled, Durable, and Sustainable Wood-Plastic Composites from Recycled Thermoplastics
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)The increasing concern for environmental sustainability and the accumulation of solid waste (e.g. single-use plastics) has led to an increased interest in the utilization of renewable feedstocks and recycling of plastics ... -
Highly Non-Convex Crossing Sequences
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-18)For a given graph, G, the crossing number crₐ(G) denotes the minimum number of edge crossings when a graph is drawn on an orientable surface of genus a. The sequence cr₀(G), cr₁(G), ... is said to be the crossing sequence ... -
Highly polarized carbon nano-architecture as robust metal-free catalyst for oxygen reduction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
(Elsevier, 2018-07-01)Metal-free electrocatalysts have eluded widespread adoption in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells due to their far inferior catalytic activity than most non-precious metal-N-C counterparts (M-Nx-C) for oxygen reduction ... -
Highly pressurized partially miscible liquid-liquid flow in a micro-T-junction. I. Experimental observations
(American Physical Society (APS), 2017-04-24)This is the first part of a two-part study on a partially miscible liquid-liquid flow (liquid carbon dioxide and deionized water) which is highly pressurized and confined in a microfluidic T-junction. Our main focuses are ... -
Highly pressurized partially miscible liquid-liquid flow in a micro-T-junction. II. Theoretical justifications and modeling
(American Physical Society (APS), 2017-04-24)This is the second part of a two-part study on a partially miscible liquid-liquid flow ( carbon dioxide and deionized water) that is highly pressurized and confined in a microfluidic T-junction. In the first part of this ... -
Highly Scalable and Secure Mobile Applications in Cloud Computing Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-25)Cloud computing provides scalable processing and storage resources that are hosted on a third-party provider to permit clients to economically meet real-time service demands. The confidentiality of client data outsourced ... -
A highly specific sodium aptamer probed by 2-aminopurine for robust Na+ sensing
(Oxford University Press, 2016-09-20)Sodium is one of the most abundant metals in the environment and in biology, playing critical ecological and physiological roles. Na+ is also the most common buffer salt for nucleic acids research, while its specific ... -
Highway Development Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Analysis, Critique and Advancement
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-20)While decision-making under uncertainty is a major universal problem, its implications in the field of transportation systems are especially enormous; where the benefits of right decisions are tremendous, the consequences ... -
Hilbert space operators with compatible off-diagonal corners
(Elsevier, 2018-08-15)Given a complex, separable Hilbert space H, we characterize those operators for which ‖PT(I−P)‖=‖(I−P)TP‖ for all orthogonal projections P on H. When H is finite-dimensional, we also obtain a complete characterization of ... -
Hillock-free and atomically smooth InSb QWs grown on GaAs substrates by MBE
(Elsevier, 2019-05-01)Comprehensive studies on the surface morphological evolution of AlInSb metamorphic buffers and InSb QWs grown on top were conducted as a function of the GaAs (0 0 1) substrate offcut angles. We confirmed our earlier ... -
Hip & Spine Mechanics - Understanding the linkage from several perspectives of injury mechanisms to rehabilitation using biomechanical modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-08)One recent megatrend in medicine is that of “precision medicine” whereby a precise diagnosis leads to a precise intervention for superior results. This thesis was undertaken to enhance the understanding of spine and hip ... -
Histopathology Image Analysis and NLP for Digital Pathology
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Information technologies based on ML with quantitative imaging and texts are playing an essential role, particularly in general medicine and oncology. DL in particular has demonstrated significant breakthroughs in Computer ... -
Historical overview of imaging the meibomian glands
(Elsevier, 2013-01)Growing knowledge of the role of the meibomian glands in dry eye disease and contact lens discomfort has resulted in a surge of interest in visualizing these glands within the eyelids. This manuscript provides an overview ... -
Historical Towns Divided by International Border Rivers – the Way to Cooperation and Integration
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-26)The topic of this thesis is divided towns, defined as the towns which once existed as unified administrative units before an international border divided them. In a time of globalization, the character of many border lines ... -
Historical Trends in Water Quality in the Grand River, Ontario: Reconstruction of Phosphorus Loadings
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-29)Phosphorus, a mineral nutrient, is an essential element in aquatic systems. It is only available for biological activity in the form of orthophosphate and soluble restrictive phosphate. Eutrophication, caused by nutrient ... -
Historical trends of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in fish and sediment associated with two bleached kraft pulp mills in northern Ontario.
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-11)In the early 1990s polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) contamination of fish was widely associated with bleached kraft pulp mills. Regulations were put into place in Canada and elsewhere to ...