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Potential of surface modified exosomes for extended intravitreal drug delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)Diabetic retinopathy is a serious condition affecting retinal cells that can lead to blindness. Intravitreal injection is the only feasible method of drug delivery to the retina. However, intravitreal injections are only ... -
Potential Roles for the Neurotrophic Molecules Agrin and Neuregulin in Regulating Aspects of the Inflammatory Response
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-22)Agrin and neuregulin are neurotrophic molecules well known for their roles at synapses in the peripheral and central nervous systems. The expression of these two molecules is not restricted to these sites however, as they ... -
Potential use of the Oncorhynchus mykiss checkpoint proteins Rad1 and Hus1 as genotoxicity biomarkers
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-13)Cell-cycle checkpoint proteins help maintain genomic integrity by sensing damaged DNA and initiating DNA repair or apoptosis. Checkpoint protein activation to cell-cycle damaging agents can involve post-translational ... -
Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Conservation through adoption of Appropriate Housing Improvement Technologies (AHITs): a case study of the Appropriate Housing Improvement Technologies developed by Building and Construction Improvement Program in the Northern Areas of Pakistan
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-20)This paper is an attempt to determine the impacts of Appropriate Housing Improvement Products (AHITs) on poverty alleviation and environmental conservation with special reference to the housing improvement technologies/techniques ... -
Powder Spray Laser Additive Manufacturing of Zirconium
(University of Waterloo, 2016-11-29)Zirconium is commonly used in nuclear, chemical processing and biomedical applications due to its low thermal neutron cross-section, relatively high corrosion resistance and great biocompatibility. Although it is an ideal ... -
Powder-fed Laser Directed Energy Deposition of Near-β Titanium Alloy: A Comprehensive Analytical and Experimental Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-12)Laser directed energy deposition through powder feeding (LDED-PF), a class of metal additive manufacturing (AM), is a promising technique that enables the repair and refurbishment of metallic components with a variety of ... -
Powell Lens-based Line-Scan Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Cellular Resolution Imaging of Biological Tissues
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)A line-scan spectral-domain optical coherence tomography system was developed for corneal imaging. It utilizes a Powell lens to achieve a better line illumination power distribution than the conventional use of cylindrical ... -
Power Analysis of Sub-threshold Logics for Security Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)Requirements of ultra-low power for many portable devices have drawn increased attention to digital sub-threshold logic design. Major reductions in power consumption and frequency of operation degradation due to the ... -
Power and Fuel Economy Optimization of Unthrottled Spark-Ignition Engines Using Highly Flexible Hydraulic Variable Valve Actuation System
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-16)Variety of technologies along with the mechanisms for their implementations have been developed in order to pursue possible improvements in the performance and efficiency of gasoline engines. Yet, most of the commonly used ... -
Power Characterization of a Digit-Online FPGA Implementation of a Low-Density Parity-Check Decoder for WiMAX Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-17)Low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes are a class of easily decodable error-correcting codes. Published parallel LDPC decoders demonstrate high throughput and low energy-per-bit but require a lot of silicon area. Decoders ... -
Power Characterization of a Gbit/s FPGA Convolutional LDPC Decoder
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)In this thesis, we present an FPGA implementation of parallel-node low-density-parity-check convolutional-code (PN-LDPC-CC) encoder and decoder. A 2.4 Gbit/s rate-1/2 (3, 6) PN-LDPC-CC encoder and decoder were implemented ... -
Power Generation and Blade Flow Measurements of a Full Scale Wind Turbine
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-31)Experimental research has been completed using a custom designed and built 4m diameter wind turbine in a university operated wind facility. The primary goals of turbine testing were to determine the power production of the ... -
Power Generation Shortage in Developing Countries: Causes, Challenges and Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-14)Electricity consumers in developing countries are seeking reliable electricity services to subsidize the economy and assist the rising population. Underprivileged electricity services are major concerns for these consumers ... -
The Power Landmark Vector Learning Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-12)Kernel methods have recently become popular in bioinformatics machine learning. Kernel methods allow linear algorithms to be applied to non-linear learning situations. By using kernels, non-linear learning problems can ... -
Power Management for Deep Submicron Microprocessors
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-18)As VLSI technology scales, the enhanced performance of smaller transistors comes at the expense of increased power consumption. In addition to the dynamic power consumed by the circuits there is a tremendous increase in ... -
Power Module Packaging in Automotive Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-02)In this study, nano silver paste was used as die attach material with the aim of increasing reliability of joints in power modules in automotive applications. Prior to joining, nano silver paste was spread on the interface ... -
The Power of Optimal Encoding: Distinctiveness and Differentiation Defeat Directed Forgetting
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-25)The goal of this dissertation is to examine circumstances that encourage optimal encoding in memory. To accomplish this, several encoding manipulations were examined in the context of intentional forgetting. The typically ... -
The Power of Social Connections: Feelings of Connectedness Result in Sharing Goals, Emotions, and Intergroup Empathy
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-15)The purpose of the following research was to test the prediction that a sense of social connectedness to a stranger would result in the tendency to share psychological states with him/her. An overview of the literature on ... -
Power, Architecture, Transition: Creating a Safe Space for Victims of Domestic Violence.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)This thesis examines issues of poverty and homelessness in Toronto, specifically focusing on the needs of women and children who are the most vulnerable group and are homeless as a result of being victims of domestic ... -
A Power-Efficient Smart Lighting System: Modeling, Implementation and Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-03)Lighting load accounts for approximately one third of overall energy consumption in modern office buildings. To reduce this load, we have designed a smart lighting control system that attempts to minimize power consumption, ...