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Micromechanics Based Model for Long Fibre Polymer Matrix Composite Materials using a Functionally Graded Interphase
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-11)In order to incorporate more composite materials in mass production vehicles within the automotive industry, compression moulding manufacturing techniques have been de- veloped. Using processes such as Sheet Moulding ... -
Micromechanics of Fiber Networks Including Nonlinear Hysteresis and its Application to Multibody Dynamic Modeling of Piano Mechanisms
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-11)Many engineering applications make use of fiber assemblies under compression. Unfortunately, this compression behavior is difficult to predict, due to nonlinear compliance, hysteresis, and anelasticity. The main objective ... -
Micromeda: a genome property prediction pipeline and web visualization tool
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-07)Understanding the distribution of biochemical pathways across microorganisms is critical to understanding these organism's evolution, ecology, and industrial applicability. Advances in genome sequencing and pathway databases ... -
Micronization of Polyethylene Wax in an Extrusion Process using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)Supercritical fluid technology is a well documented and emergent technology used in many industries today for the formation of micro- and nano- particles. The use of supercritical fluids allows synthesis of various types ... -
Micronutrients in Long-Term Care (LTC): Issues and opportunities for improvement
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-22)BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is common among long-term care (LTC) residents, yet there is limited research on micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) malnutrition in the LTC setting. Micronutrient deficiencies may exacerbate ... -
MicroRNAs and their role within the teleost (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stress response
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-26)The stress response is a highly conserved signalling cascade that signals between tissues to increase energy availability. Changes in glucose regulation are studied extensively due to the glucose intolerant phenotype of ... -
Microscopic Overtaking Model to Simulate Two-lane Highway Traffic Operation and Safety Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2013-11-14)Rural two-lane highways make up a large portion of road networks around the world. The special geometric and traffic attributes of these highways pose special challenges to safety and traffic operation. In recent years, ... -
Microstructural Development and Weldability Optimization in the Resistance Spot Welding of Quenched and Partitioned Steels
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-16)Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) have been widely used in the automotive industry to meet the demand for reduced fuel consumption and environmental emissions. Quenching and Partitioning (Q&P) is a heat-treatment method ... -
Microstructure and texture evolution during hot deformation of AZ80 magnesium alloy
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)The research investigates the hot deformation behaviour of the AZ80 alloy, with special emphasis on obtaining the flow stress data for a variety of deformation conditions (in range of 300 – 450 °C, and 0.001/s to 1/s) based ... -
MICROSTRUCTURE REFINEMENT AND MECHANICAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT OF AZ31 MAGNESIUM ALLOY RESISTANCE SPOT WELDS DUE TO INOCULANTS
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)Microstructure refinement was observed in the fusion zone of AZ31 magnesium (Mg) alloy resistance spot welds when an inoculant was added, either Ti, Al8Mn5, or Mn. The dependence of inoculant potency on the lattice disregistry ... -
Microwave Medical Imaging Using Inverse Radon Transform and Quasi-Static Simulator
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)The features of Microwave Imaging (MI) drive its potential to be widely implemented in different fields. Its high penetration depth, comfortable usage, non-ionizing nature, and low-cost operation have attracted researchers ... -
Microwave Near-Field Imaging and Material Characterization
(University of Waterloo, 2020-03-27)In recent years, microwave imaging has attracted many researchers from various fields such as medical imaging, remote sensing, and industrial ones because of its high degree of penetration, non-ionizing and safe nature, ... -
Microwave near-field probes to detect electrically small particles
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-22)Microwave near-field probes (MNPs) confine evanescent fields to regions that are substantially smaller than the wavelength at the operation frequency. Such probes are able to resolve subwavelength features, thus providing ... -
Microwave Photonic Characterization of High Temperature Superconducting Optoelectronic Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-22)The increasing demand for high performance communications systems and signal processing is constantly driving researchers to develop novel devices in both the microwave and optical domains. The possibility of using high ... -
Microwave plasma synthesis of graphene and its laser-optical in situ characterization
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-27)Graphene and its derivatives possess exceptional electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties, which enable the use of these materials in numerous existing and emerging applications. Accordingly, large-scale graphene ... -
Microwave Quantum Optics using Giant Artificial Atoms and Parametrically Coupled Superconducting Cavities
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-28)Artificially engineered atoms, built using superconducting electrical circuits, have had a broad impact on the field of quantum information and quantum computing. Based on the Josephson effect, superconducting qubits have ... -
Midwives, Medicine, and the Reproductive Female Body in Manosque, 1289-1500
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)This paper examines midwives and their practice in the criminal and notarial records from the later-medieval Provencal town of Manosque. This town counted amongst its 5,000 Jewish and Christian inhabitants a relatively ... -
Migrants, Urban Village, and An Open Community - A Case of Yangji, Guangzhou, China
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-12)Massive migration is one the most significant phenomena of China’s urbanization. In the thirty years since the "Reform and Open Up" policy began, Guangzhou, as the center of the Pearl River Delta, has experienced significant ... -
Migration and Adolescence: The (Im-)Possibility of Transnational Agency in Alina Bronsky’s "Scherbenpark" (2008), Steven Uhly’s "Adams Fuge" (2011) and Martin Horváth’s "Mohr im Hemd oder wie ich auszog, die Welt zu retten" (2012)
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)This dissertation project examines the depiction of migration experience and adolescence in Alina Bronsky’s "Scherbenpark" (2008), Steven Uhly’s "Adams Fuge" (2011) and Martin Horváth’s "Mohr im Hemd oder wie ich auszog, ... -
Migration and Integration in Nairobi, Kenya: Refugee Rights, Social Capital, and Livelihoods in an Urban Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-27)Kenya has been a major hosting nation for refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa for the past two decades. Since the early 1990s, Kenya has operated under an encampment policy that mandates all refugees reside ...