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Novel Volt/Var Control Strategies for Active Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-07)Power distribution networks are rapidly evolving as active distribution systems, as a result of growing concerns for the environment and the shift towards renewable energy sources (RESs). The introduction of distributed ... -
Novelty and Diversity in Retrieval Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-11)Queries submitted to search engines rarely provide a complete and precise description of a user's information need. Most queries are ambiguous to some extent, having multiple interpretations. For example, the seemingly ... -
Novelty Detection by Latent Semantic Indexing
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-23)As a new topic in text mining, novelty detection is a natural extension of information retrieval systems, or search engines. Aiming at refining raw search results by filtering out old news and saving only the novel messages, ... -
Novelty Detection for SilGeo Hardware Assurance
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-05)In today's world, electronic hardware-level threats have become increasingly common. These threats can range from the infiltration of counterfeit or malicious hardware in the supply chain to the use of electronic attack ... -
Novelty Seeking Preferences of Chinese and Indian Overseas Tourists in Canada Using the International Tourist Role (ITR) Scale: An Exploratory-Comparative Study
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-30)The concept of novelty seeking has been used by over decades to study consumer behaviour in tourism. Cohen (1972) differentiated international tourists based on the degree to which they seek novelty in their travel experience, ... -
Novice, Generalist, and Expert Reasoning During Clinical Case Explanation: A Propositional Assessment of Knowledge Utilization and Application
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-28)Objectives: The aim of the two exploratory studies presented here, was to investigate expert-novice cognitive performance in the field of dietetic counseling. More specifically, the purpose was to characterize the knowledge ... -
Novice-Centric Visualizations for Machine Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-26)This thesis focuses on visualizations for machine learning tasks. More specifically, we create a taxonomy for existing machine learning visualizations, and design a system to help machine learning novices perform labelling ... -
Nuclear Spin Dynamics Under Above-Bandgap Optical Pumping in Silicon
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-26)Phosphorus defects in silicon have been proposed as candidates for quantum information and quantum sensing applications, with proposals utilizing both the donor electron spin as well as the 31P nuclear spin. Initialization ... -
Nudging Toward Sustainability: A Pilot Study on Promoting Pro-Environmental Behavior and Reducing Carbon Emissions in a Net-Zero Carbon Building
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-13)As the building industry grapples with the challenges of sustainability and climate change, the role of individual behavior in resource and energy conservation practices has received less attention than technical options. ... -
Nuisance to Crisis: Conceptualizing Terrorism During the Nixon Administration
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-03)The study of terrorism has gained attention and prominence post-September 11, 2001. Much of the literature on terrorism is teleological, and many authors focus their research on America’s involvement with terrorism in the ... -
The Number Field Sieve for Barreto-Naehrig Curves: Smoothness of Norms
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-20)The security of pairing-based cryptography can be reduced to the difficulty of the discrete logarithm problem (DLP) in finite fields of medium characteristic. The number field sieve is the best known algorithm for this ... -
Numerical analysis and simulation of graphene assisted silicon-nitride waveguide
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-20)To address the increased demand for high performance nonlinear integrated photonic devices, this thesis investigates a potential solution to the intrinsic low nonlinear response of silicon nitride waveguides by integrating ... -
Numerical Analysis of Crack Induced Debonding Mechanisms in FRP-Strengthened RC Beams
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-22)The continual deterioration of infrastructure has motivated researchers to look for new ways of repairing and monitoring existing structures. A particularly challenging problem confronting engineers in the revival of the ... -
Numerical Analysis of Debonding Mechanisms of Externally Bonded FRP Reinforcement in RC Beams
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-16)There is an urgent need to develop economic and efficient methods to repair and strengthen existing reinforced concrete structures. This demand is motivated by several factors including the aging of concrete structures, ... -
Numerical analysis of divergence-free discontinuous Galerkin methods for incompressible flow problems
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)In the first major contribution of this thesis, we present analysis of two lowest-order hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin methods for the Stokes problem, while making only minimal regularity assumptions on the exact ... -
Numerical Analysis of Natural Convection Heat Transfer for Windows with Porous Screening Material
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-26)A numerical study of natural convection across a window cavity with an insect screen was performed in order to investigate the effects of changing several variables on the heat transfer through the system. A two-dimensional, ... -
Numerical analysis of space-time hybridized discontinuous Galerkin methods for incompressible flows
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-09)Many industrial problems require the solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on moving and deforming domains. Notable examples include the simulation of rotating wind turbines in strong air flow, wave impact ... -
Numerical Analysis of Transpiration Cooling on a Turbulent Flat Plate
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-14)Transpiration cooling is a promising thermal protection system for gas turbines, atmospheric re-entry heat shields, and rocket engine combustion chambers. Design of transpiration cooling systems must rely on numerical ... -
Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Thermally Coupled Catalytic Hydrogen Combustion - Reverse Water Gas Shift Reactor for CO2 Conversion to Synthesis Gas
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-21)From technological, societal, and political perspectives, the optimization of energy utilization, reduction of CO2 emissions, and mitigation of global environmental challenges have emerged as paramount concerns. In this ... -
A numerical and experimental study on a prototype "fish-friendly" water turbine swirl injector
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-20)The ever increasing demands for energy world-wide has prompted research into and implementation of devices to harvest power from renewable sources of energy, such as hydroelectricity. Large-scale hydroelectric plants have ...