Browsing Theses by Title
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Passive sampling to understand and predict sources of wastewater and agricultural contamination in rural watersheds
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-12)Passive sampling techniques have emerged as valuable tools in environmental monitoring, offering distinct advantages over traditional discrete sampling methods. Discrete sampling techniques are only representative of the ... -
Patent Technological Diversity and Examination Outcomes in China
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-07)This study examines how the duration of patent examination is affected by technological diversity of patent applications, using a sample of all pharmaceutical patent applications filed between 1985 and 2017 at State ... -
Path Following and Output Synchronization of Homogeneous Linear Time-Invariant Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-20)This thesis examines two aspects of the path following control design problem for Linear Time-Invariant (L.T.I.) systems assigned closed curves in their output space. In the first part of the thesis we define a path ... -
Path Following and Stabilization of an Autonomous Bicycle
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-26)In this thesis we investigate the problem of designing a control system for a modern bicycle so that the bicycle is stable and follows a path. We propose a multi-loop control architecture, where each loop is systematically ... -
Path Following for Mechanical Systems Applied to Robotic Manipulators
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-01)Many applications in robotics require faithfully following a prescribed path. Tracking controllers may not be appropriate for such a task, as there is no guarantee that the robot will stay on the path. The objective of ... -
Path Following for Robot Manipulators Using Gyroscopic Forces
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-23)This thesis deals with the path following problem the objective of which is to make the end effector of a robot manipulator trace a desired path while maintaining a desired orientation. The fact that the pose of the end ... -
A Path Home
(University of Waterloo, 2006-12-06)With the shift in perspective from temporary to permanent residence in this country, Sikhs are caught in between two polar ends of homeland and diaspora. This thesis attempts to illuminate a third – a universal permanence ... -
Path Integral Approaches and Graphics Processing Unit Tools for Quantum Molecular Dynamics Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-21)This thesis details both the technical and theoretical aspects of performing path integrals through classical Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations. In particular, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) computing is used to augment ... -
Path integral ground state approaches for the study of weakly bound clusters and confined molecules
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)This thesis presents the study of weakly bound clusters in the ground state (or the zero-temperature limit) using path integral molecular dynamics. Specifically, we look individually at the quantum properties of small ... -
Path integral Langevin dynamics of complex molecular systems: from low-temperature quantum clusters to biomolecules
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)This thesis presents an implementation of path integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) for sampling equilibrium and dynamical properties within the molecular modelling toolkit (MMTK) [J. Comp. Chem. 21, 79 (2000)], an open ... -
A path integral Monte Carlo method for obtaining thermodynamic properties of nonadiabatic systems
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-22)The calculation of thermochemical properties is an important goal of quantum chemistry. Calculation techniques are well established for stable molecules. They are used routinely to calculate Gibbs energy (G) for stable ... -
Path Integrals in the Sky: Classical and Quantum Problems with Minimal Assumptions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-24)Cosmology has, after the formulation of general relativity, been transformed from a branch of philosophy into an active field in physics. Notwithstanding the significant improvements in our understanding of our Universe, ... -
The Path Less Taken: the Intersection of Narratives and the Icelandic Landscape
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-27)Of the many lenses through which the value of landscape is evaluated, the lens most prevalently used is profitability. This thesis rejects that simplistic view and instead offers an alternative: evaluating a landscape via ... -
Path Planning Framework for Unmanned Ground Vehicles on Uneven Terrain
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-23)In this thesis, I address the problem of long-range path planning on uneven terrain for non-holonomic wheeled mobile robots (WMR). Uneven terrain path planning is essential for search-and-rescue, surveillance, military, ... -
Path Queries in Weighted Trees
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-24)Trees are fundamental structures in computer science, being widely used in modeling and representing different types of data in numerous computer applications. In many cases, properties of objects being modeled are ... -
Path Tableaux and the Combinatorics of the Immanant Function
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-29)Immanants are a generalization of the well-studied determinant and permanent. Although the combinatorial interpretations for the determinant and permanent have been studied in excess, there remain few combinatorial ... -
A Path to DOT: Formalizing Scala with Dependent Object Types
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-13)The goal of my thesis is to enable formal reasoning about the Scala programming language. To that end I present a core calculus that formalizes Scala's i) essential features in a ii) type-safe way and is iii) easy to extend ... -
Pathways of Crime and Delinquency: A life-course analysis of informal social control of antisocial behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-29)The aim of this dissertation is to provide a comprehensive examination of crime and delinquency over the early life-course through an informal social control perspective. Specifically, the dissertation examines how sources ... -
Pathways to Social-Ecological Viability for Mangrove Dependent Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)It is well described in the literature that mangrove-dependent small-scale fisheries (MDSSF) are increasingly vulnerable to drivers of change. However, the survivability of many MDSSF communities indicates that there are ... -
Patient compliance with contemporary contact lenses: Impact on successful contact lens wear
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-15)Purpose: Contact lens (CL) materials, modalities of wear and replacement, and care systems have changed considerably since the early studies of CL compliance were first conducted. Silicone hydrogel (SiHy) and daily disposable ...