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Study of a Molecular Promoter for Enhancing Cisplatin Cancer Chemotherapy
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-25)Cisplatin is one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic anti-cancer drugs due to its ability to effectively damage DNA and cause cell death. Despite this, cisplatin still suffers from two main drawbacks: toxicity and ... -
Study of a Non-Platinum-Based Antitumor Agent for Targeted Chemotherapy of Pancreatic Cancer
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-29)Cancer has been a significant impediment to human life extension. Pancreatic cancer, the third largest cause of cancer mortality, presently lacks a viable therapy and is only detectable at a late stage. The advancement of ... -
A Study of Adaptation Mechanisms for Simulation Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)The performance of a program can sometimes greatly improve if it was known in advance the features of the input the program is supposed to process, the actual operating parameters it is supposed to work with, or the ... -
Study of Arborescent Poly(L-Glutamic Acid) by Pyrene Excimer Formation
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)The biological function of a protein is determined by its amino acid sequence, structure, and internal dynamics. In turn the prediction of a protein structure from its folding pathway involves the characterization of the ... -
Study of Au Ball Bond Mechanism and Reliability on Pd/Ni/Cu Substrate
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-03)Microelectronic wire bonding is a manufacturing process used to electrically connect integrated circuits with circuit boards or other substrates. Conventionally, balls are molten at the end of a Au bonding wire and ... -
The Study of Carbon Nanotube based Chemi-resistive Portable Biosensors used for the Detection of Bacteria
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-14)The successful fabrication and characterization of a portable, disposable single walled carbon nanotube biosensor used for the detection of bacteria was demonstrated by this work. The Si/SiO2 based SWNT growth using chemical ... -
Study of Cell Nucleation in Nano Ploymer Foams: An SCFT Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-26)This thesis is about "nano-cellular" polymer foams, i.e., to understand nano-bubble nucleation and growth mechanisms, we used Self-Consistent Field Theory(SCFT) for the research.\\ Classical Nucleation Theory (CNT) ... -
A study of cellulose nanocrystal reinforcing effect in polyurethane and vitrimer system
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-24)Nanocellulose-based composites and materials have received remarkable attention due to their high mechanical performance, low weight, and environmental friendliness. However, the compatibility between CNCs and polymer may ... -
The study of corrosion behaviour of Al, Cu and Zn in some commercial beverages by chemical and electrochemical
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)The corrosion behaviour of pure copper, zinc and aluminum in selected commercial beverages was studied. Experiments were also conducted in the presence of citric and phosphoric acid to investigate their role in the corrosion ... -
Study of Effects of Design Modification in Static Mixer Geometry and its Applications.
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-08)Mixing of fluids is one of the most important industrial operations. Static mixers, also known as motionless mixers, are very efficient devices used for mixing of both single phase and multiphase fluids. With a gradual ... -
A Study of Efficiency, Accuracy, and Robustness in Intensity-Based Rigid Image Registration
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-30)Image registration is widely used in different areas nowadays. Usually, the efficiency, accuracy, and robustness in the registration process are concerned in applications. This thesis studies these issues by presenting an ... -
Study of Electrical Grid Profile & Behavior and its Impact on Design and Operation of Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)Integration of intermittent renewable energy, such as wind and solar, into the electrical grid results in risk of instability, increased cost (due to higher reserve and ancillary requirements), and inefficiency. In Ontario, ... -
A Study of Electrochemically Induced Lattice Distortions in Layered Perovskites
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-05)The intermittency of renewable electricity necessitates the development of energy storage solutions that are rapidly deployable. Solid state devices such as fuel cells, electrolyzers and batteries have could potentially ... -
A Study of Electrode Material Performance During Food Processing by Pulsed Electric Fields
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-11)Upon the application of high-field pulses across a liquid food product (such as milk, juices, or beer), electric charge accumulates across the membrane of any microbial cell present in the processing zone between the two ... -
A Study of Electronic Nematicity in Cuprate Superconductors using Resonant Soft X-Ray Scattering
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)The cuprate high-temperature superconductors involve a complex interplay between different structural and electronic symmetry-breaking phases. In the last decade, rotational and translational symmetry-breaking phases — ... -
A Study of Energy-efficient Routing Supporting Coordinated Sleep Scheduling in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)A wireless ad hoc network is a collection of wireless computing devices that self-configure to form a network independently of any fixed infrastructure. Many wireless ad hoc network devices such as smartphones and tablets ... -
A Study of Fouling on Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membranes by Model Solutions and Natural Waters
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-19)Over the last decade polymeric membranes have emerged as an economically viable treatment option to produce drinking water. Due to higher capital costs, the use of ceramic membranes has generally been limited to industrial ... -
A Study of High Frequency Voltage Effects in Medium Voltage Cable Terminations
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-22)High-power voltage sourced converters(VSC’s) are becoming increasingly prevalent in modern transmission systems. These systems primarily use switching schemes generating kHz range harmonics, which may be magnified by one ... -
A Study of Homogenization and Precipitation Hardening Behaviour of Mg-Ca-Zn Alloys
(University of Waterloo, 2008-02-21)Microstructural evolution during heat treatment and the precipitation hardening response of Mg-Ca-Zn alloys were investigated. The binary Mg-2.5Ca alloy was chosen as the base alloy and the effects of adding one and two ... -
Study of Implementation of CNN on Low-power Platform for Smart Traffic Optimization
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)Accompanied with the rise of smart city and the development of IoT (Internet of Things), people are looking forward to monitoring and regulating the traffic in a smarter way. Since the deep neural network has shown its ...