University of Waterloo: Recent submissions
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Engineering the Performance of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanotransistors through Quantum Transport Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-10)Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of stable, atomically-thin monolayer materials with unique mechanical and electronic properties, leading to several proposed applications in electronics ... -
Development and characterization of stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems to prevent HIV infection and the treatment of chronic wounds
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-10)Patient compliance is very important and highly depends on the drug dosage form which correlates with the success of therapy. Drug delivery systems can be adapted to different pharmaceutical ingredients and to different ... -
Cannabis and Rural Land Use Conflicts in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-08)With the recent introduction of the Cannabis Act, S.C. 2018, c. 16, cannabis production for recreational and medicinal purposes has significantly increased which has resulted in impacts on rural communities. This research ... -
Development of a Microfluidic Hemodialysis Device Equipped with an Antifouling Nanoporous Dialysis Membrane
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-08)This thesis presents a microfluidic hemodialyzer and an experimental platform and demonstrates that the performance of a polycarbonate membrane used in a continuous setting that can be comparable to commercial hollow-fibre ... -
Effects of beam axial deformations on storey-based critical gravity loads in tension-only semi-braced steel frames
(Elsevier, 2021-04-01)If the beams in a structural frame are not connected to slabs or other rigid diaphragms, the beams will axially deform when the frame is subjected to lateral loads, reducing the critical loads and increasing local deflections ... -
Storey-based stability of multi-storey steel semi-braced and unbraced frames with semi-rigid connections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021-01)A simplified method is proposed for evaluating the stability of multi-storey, steel semi-braced and unbraced frames with semi-rigid connections. The proposed method decomposes a frame into individual storeys and evaluates ... -
The Role of pH, Ionic Strength and Monomer Concentration on the Terpolymerization of 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane Sulfonic Acid, Acrylamide and Acrylic Acid
(Elsevier, 2019-08-26)The current study examines the effects of important factors (namely, pH, ionic strength and monomer concentration) on the terpolymerization of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS), acrylamide (AAm) and acrylic ... -
Late-universe signals in the microwave sky: extragalactic dust, electrons, and other baryonic effects
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-07)This thesis collects much of the work I have done over the last four years as a PhD student. It has two focuses. Part 1 discusses gravitational radiation emitted from two maximally charged black holes in Einstein--Maxwell--dilaton ... -
Integrating Equity and Reconciliation Work into Archival Descriptive Practice at the University of Waterloo
(Archivaria, 2021-06)Despite sustained calls for a critical review of harmful content within archival descriptive records, there remains much to be explored by way of implications for Canadian academic archives. This article addresses the ... -
Local Traditional/Country Food Processing and Food Sovereignty: Investigating the Political Challenges for an Indigenous Self-government to Self-Determine and Develop its Local Food System
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-07)Background: Climate change in tandem with previous colonial policies have severely impacted local traditional food systems, resulting in a disruption to traditional knowledge sharing, a greater reliance on market foods and ... -
Controlling Cyberwarfare: International Laws of Armed Conflict and Human Rights in the Cyber Realm
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-04)Cyberwarfare, military activities in cyberspace conducted by a state against another state and intended to disrupt or destroy computing or communication systems or data, is a recent addition to the warfaring arsenal. The ... -
Optimizing protein S-acylation detection in autophagy
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-04)S-acylation, sometimes referred to as S-palmitoylation or simply palmitoylation, is a posttranslational protein modification involving the covalent addition of a fatty acid to cysteine residues. Since the first characterization ... -
Social Interaction and the Built Environment: A case study of university students in Waterloo, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-03)In recent years, there have been rising calls for universities to develop policies that support student well-being due to the growing concern for mental health on campuses. One area of concern is the influence of the built ... -
Comparing Distributions with the Probability of Agreement
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-03)In this thesis we adapt the probability of agreement (PoA) methodology for the comparison of distributions. Most of the commonly used methods for comparing distributions are rooted in hypothesis testing where decisions are ... -
Characterizing site-specific body composition of older adults and their associations with strength, functional capacity, and metabolic health
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-03)Background: Ageing is associated with skeletal muscle atrophy and increased intramuscular adipose tissue. Emerging evidence indicates that specific muscle groups may be largely responsible for the ageing-related degradation ... -
A Floating Ball and Two Asymptotic Problems in Capillarity
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)The study of capillary phenomena can be traced back to the age of Aristotle. In this thesis, a floating ball and two asymptotic problems in capillarity are considered, all of which include surface tension and gravity. The ... -
Efficient Nested Simulation of Tail Risk Measures for Variable Annuities
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)Estimating tail risk measures for portfolios of complex Variable Annuities (VA) is an important enterprise risk management task which usually requires nested simulation. In the nested simulation, the outer simulation stage ... -
Modified Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC) for Functional Foods
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)In recent years, food safety has attracted increasing attention, as consumers desire a healthier lifestyle and a prolonged lifespan. The interests in food to satisfy hunger have taken a shift towards providing more functional ... -
Characterization of a novel truncated isoform of murine AGPAT4 arising from predicted splice variants
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)The acylglycerophosphate acyltransferase (AGPAT)/lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) family of enzymes is responsible for the conversion of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) to phosphatidic acid (PA), a precursor of ... -
Continuous Spatial and Temporal Representations in Machine Vision
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)This thesis explores continuous spatial and temporal representations in machine vision. For spatial representations, we explore the Spatial Semantic Pointer as a biologically plausible representation of continuous space ...