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Inhibition of Defocus-Induced Myopia in Chickens
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2013-04-12)Purpose.: To determine the effect of wearing a lens with a unique peripheral optical design on the development and progression of defocus-induced myopia in newly hatched chickens.Methods.: Eighty-five newly hatched chickens ... -
Inhibition of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase with a 3-Mercaptopicolinic acid Analogue
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-01)Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) is the metabolic enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step in gluconeogenesis and glyceroneogensis. More recently, PEPCK has been implicated in the maintenance and establishment ... -
Initial Biodegradation Potential of Microcystin-LR by Biofilters Experiencing Sudden Cyanobacterial Blooms in Drinking Water Treatment
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)Cyanobacterial blooms have become a major cause of drinking water problems because certain metabolites from cyanobacteria are toxic to human health. Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is one of the most commonly detected cyanotoxins. ... -
Initial State Stabilities and Inverse Engineering in Conflict Resolution
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-23)Two original contributions are made which extend the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution: one is a new family of solution concepts, while the other is a novel methodological approach. In addition to theoretical contributions, ... -
Initialization and characterization of open quantum systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-21)In this thesis we address three topics of open quantum systems theory. The first concerns the operational characterization of an open quantum system. We develop a graphical calculus for open quantum systems and use it to ... -
Injection and autoignition of methane in diesel engines, a numerical study
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Injection and Separation Evaluation for Microfluidic Protein and DNA Separation
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-11)Electrophoresis is the separation of charged particles under an applied electric field and is applied for macromolecules such as DNA, proteins, RNA and peptides through a solvent. It has been one of the most widely used ... -
Ink-based Note Taking On Mobile Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-20)Although touchscreen mobile phones are widely used for recording informal text notes (e.g., grocery lists, reminders and directions), the lack of efficient mechanisms for combining informal graphical content with text is ... -
Inner 'Green' Space A Study of Conservationism in Atrium Spaces Using Academic Buildings in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-22)Since taking hold in the mid 1960s, the modern atrium has become prevalent in many designs and buildings within contemporary architecture. The modern day atrium has endured to find its place amidst our current technologies ... -
Inner approximation of convex cones via primal-dual ellipsoidal norms
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-13)We study ellipsoids from the point of view of approximating convex sets. Our focus is on finding largest volume ellipsoids with specified centers which are contained in certain convex cones. After reviewing the related ... -
Innovation and Competition in Standard-Based Industries: An Analysis of the High Definition U.S. Home Video Market
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-27)This paper examines the competitive dynamics in a standard-based industry through a historical examination of the U.S. home video industry. It analyzes how the Blu-ray technology wins the battle of the high definition DVD ... -
Innovation in e-Business Models: a Net-Enabled Business Innovation Cycle (NEBIC) Theory Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-10)Despite potentially increased sales and operational efficiencies, a surprising number of firms have not adopted e-business. Annual surveys of e-business use in Canada and other Organization for Economic Co-operation and ... -
Innovation Intermediaries: Practice and Use of Evidence
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-25)Governments of the G7 have relied primarily on two strategies to develop their respective economies, the commercialization of research using licensing models and new venture creation. Yet, they have acknowledged no specific ... -
Innovation-Performance relationship: the moderating role of the Degree of Internationalization
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-28)Moderator variables are typically introduced when there is an unexpectedly weak or inconsistent relationship between a predictor and a criterion variable (Baron and Kenny, 1986). Holak, Parry and Song (1991) and Zhang, Li, ... -
Innovations in Domain Knowledge Augmentation of Contextual Models
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-03)The digital transformation of our society is creating a tremendous amount of data at an unprecedented rate. A large part of this data is in unstructured text format. While enjoying the benefit of instantaneous data access, ... -
Innovations in Rotary Drill Bit Design to Reduce Vibration and Improve Durability
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-25)Well drilling is an important process for extracting oil, natural gas, water, and mineral materials. Opening wells requires boring through earth formations, which can range from very soft to very hard. Penetrating into ... -
Innovative Evaluation of Crumb Rubber Asphalt and Recycled Asphalt Pavement
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-02)Recycling asphalt pavement is consistent with the concept of sustainability and when engineered properly, it can potentially provide a more cost-effective alternative to conventional road practices. In 2011, the Centre for ... -
Innovative Methods for the Catalyzed Construction of Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)The selective transformation of carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds represents an attractive approach and rapidly developing frontier in synthesis. Benefits include step and atom economy, as well as the ubiquitous ... -
INNOVATIVE NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) FOR CONDITION ASSESSMNET OF LONGITUDINAL JOINTS IN ASPHALT PAVEMENTS
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-22)The failure of longitudinal construction joints is one of the critical factors causing accelerated pavement deterioration. Poor-quality longitudinal construction joints are often characterized by a difference in elevation ... -
Innovative Opportunistic Scheduling Algorithms for Networks with Packet-Level Dynamics
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-07)Scheduling in wireless networks plays an important role. The undeterministic nature of the wireless channel is usually considered as an undesirable property. Recently, the idea of opportunistic scheduling is introduced ...